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- game 17: TENNESSEE TECH • FEB. 6 • ELAM CENTER 5-11 OVERALL • 3-9 OVC MBB SID CONTACT: Ryne Rickman Email: [email protected] Office Phone: (731) 881-7632 Cell Phone: (270) 703-2601 Website: www.UTMSports.com Facebook: /UTMSports 2020-21 MEN’S BASKETBALL Twitter: @UTMSports SCHEDULE SKYHAWKS LOOK TO GET BACK TO WINNING WAYS Date .......... Opponent ...................................... Time AGAINST IN-STATE OVC RIVAL TENNESSEE TECH Dec. 2 ........ EVANSVILLE ..................W 93-87 (2OT) Dec. 15 ....... BETHEL .....................................W 95-60 ALL-TIME SERIES Dec. 18 ........ at Southeast Missouri* .............W 69-67 Tennessee Tech leads 38-15 Last Meeting ............................Feb. 20, 2020 Dec. 20 ....... WESTERN ILLINOIS .............. L 81-63 Game Result ..................@TTU 78, UTM 65 Dec. 22 ........ at Ole Miss .................................. L 90-43 Series Streak ...................................TTU W1 Dec. 30 ........ at Jacksonville State* ................. L 80-70 First Meeting .......................... Dec. 14, 1968 UTM vs. TTU in Martin .......................9-15 Jan. 2 ......... BELMONT* ............................... L 90-69 UT MARTIN TENNESSEE TECH Streak in Martin ...........................UTM W3 Jan. 7 ......... at Tennessee State* ..................... L 74-62 SKYHAWKS GOLDEN EAGLES Record: 5-11 Record: 2-17 Jan. 9 ......... at Belmont* ................................. L 89-69 Ohio Valley: 3-9 Ohio Valley: 2-10 PLAYER TO WATCH Jan. 16 ........ MURRAY STATE* .................... L 79-57 Home: 4-5 Away: 0-13 #4 Jaron Williams Jan. 21 ........ at Eastern Kentucky* ............... L 113-73 Last 5: 2-3 Last 5: 1-4 Junior Forward Last 10: 2-8 Last 10: 2-8 Rock Hill, SC Jan. 23 ........ at Morehead State* .................... L 76-44 Avg. PPG: 66.1 Avg. PPG: 63.9 Jan. 26 ........ SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* ...W 69-66 Elevating his Def. PPG: 78.2 Def. PPG: 76.8 game over the last Jan. 28 ........ EASTERN ILLINOIS* ............W 51-41 Top Scorer Top Scorer two weeks has been Williams, who is Jan. 30 ........ SIUE* ........................................... L 76-60 #15 Cameron Holden #4 Jr. Clay averaging 17.8 points 15.2 PPG 15.6 PPG Feb. 4 ......... JACKSONVILLE STATE* ....... L 82-70 per outing over the Top REBOUNDER Top REBOUNDER last four games. Feb. 6 ......... TENNESSEE TECH* ..................4 p.m. #15 Cameron Holden #12 Amadou Sylla During that span, he Feb. 8 ......... AUSTIN PEAY* ...........................6 p.m. 7.7 RPG 5.4 RPG has paced UT Martin in scoring on three Top PASSER ToP PASSER Feb. 11 ........ at Austin Peay* ........................7:30 p.m. different occasions - Feb. 13 ........ at Murray State* ......................7:30 p.m. #33 Kenton Eskridge #3 Keishawn Davidson including a career-best 3.6 APG 4.0 APG 21 points (including Feb. 18 ........ EASTERN KENTUCKY* ...........8 p.m. INTERIM HEAD COACH HEAD COACH a career-high five 3-pointers in seven Feb. 20 ........ MOREHEAD STATE* ................4 p.m. Montez Robinson John Pelphrey attempts) last time out Feb. 25 ........ at SIUE* .........................................5 p.m. North Georgia, 2002 Kentucky, 1992 against Jacksonville State. Feb. 27 ........ at Eastern Illinois* ........................4 p.m. First Season Second Season In Ohio Valley Conference play, Williams Overall: 74-97 Overall: 160-165 ranks seventh in the league with a sizzling .462 March 3-6 .... OVC Tournament$ .........................TBA three-point field goal percentage. At UTM: 5-11 At TTU: 11-39 HOME GAMES IN ALL CAPS AND BOLD SETTING THE STAGE * Ohio Valley Conference Game The University of Tennessee at Martin goes for its fourth consecutive home $ Ford Center - Evansville, Ind. victory in the all-time series against Tennessee Tech when the two squads collide in Times are listed in Central time an Ohio Valley Conference men’s basketball showdown. The Skyhawks have not lost to the Golden Eagles in the Kathleen and Tom All dates/opponents subject to change Elam Center since Feb. 20, 2014 - winning their last three matchups by an average of 12.3 points per outing. This game marks the first meeting between UT Martin and Tennessee Tech PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS this season. Although the Golden Eagles are one of the Skyhawks’ four in-state OVC opponents, they have faced Tennessee Tech the least amount of times (10) out TENNESSEE TECH UT MARTIN of any league foe since the start of the 2011-12 season. #0 Demaria Franklin #3 Eman Sertovic UT Martin is coming off an 82-70 setback to Jacksonville State on Thursday. 13.2 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 1.2 apg 4.8 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 1.3 apg In that game, Jaron Williams went off for a career-best 21 points (including a career- high five trifectas) while Kenton Eskridge posted a final stat line of 16 points, six #3 Keishawn Davidson #4 Jaron Williams rebounds and six assists. Eman Sertovic’s season-high 13 points provided the 10.4 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 4.0 apg 10.9 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 1.4 apg Skyhawks with their third double-digit scorer as UT Martin splashed a season-best 13 three-pointers on 50 percent shooting behind the arc. #4 Jr. Clay #12 Ajani Kennedy Williams has been on a scoring tear for the Skyhawks lately, topping the 15.6 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 3.6 apg 6.8 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 1.1 apg squad in scoring in three of the last four games (averaging 17.8 points per contest over that span). #5 Marcus Hopkins #15 Cameron Holden The Golden Eagles are in search of their first road victory of the season after a narrow 68-64 setback at Southeast Missouri on Thursday. After connecting 3.1 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 0.3 apg 15.2 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 1.6 apg on seven 3-pointers (on 11 tries) in the first half on its way to a 39-26 halftime advantage, Tennessee Tech went 0-for-7 from three-point range over the final 20 #23 Austin Harvell #33 Kenton Eskridge minutes. Damaria Franklin and Jr. Clay shared the team lead in scoring with 14 4.9 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 0.6 apg 5.8 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 3.6 apg points apiece while Keishawn Davidson pitched in 13 points for the Golden Eagles. 1 game 17: TENNESSEE TECH • FEB. 6 • ELAM CENTER 5-11 OVERALL • 3-9 OVC ROSTER Front Row (L to R): Eden Holt (no longer with team), Kenton Eskridge, Trey Fort, Eman Sertovic, Parker Stewart (no longer with team), Jaron Williams, Jonte Coleman, Vinnie Viana, Malik Mooving (no longer with team). Back Row (L to R): Dante Gonzales, Jeremiah Harris, Zavon Godwin, La-Quiem Walker, Hannes Polla, Eric Rustin, Ajani Kennedy, K’suan Casey (no longer with team), Anthony Thomas, Cameron Holden. No. ......Name ..................................Pos. ........Ht. .........Wt. ...... Class ........Hometown (Previous School) 2 .........Anthony Thomas .................G ........... 6-7 .......... 175 ..........Fr.............Silver Spring, Md. (Olympus Preparatory Academy) 3 .........Eman Sertovic .......................G ........... 6-5 .......... 195 ......... So. ...........Bosanska Krupa, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bella Vista Prep) 4 .........Jaron Williams ...................... F ............ 6-6 .......... 210 .......... Jr. ............Rock Hill, SC (College of Central Florida) 5 .........Jonte Coleman ......................G ........... 6-4 .......... 195 .......... Jr. ............Champaign, Ill. (Kankakee CC) 10 ........Eric Rustin .............................C ........... 7-1 .......... 185 ......... So. ...........Richmond, Va. (Tennessee Prep Academy) 11 ........Jeremiah Harris .................... F ............ 6-4 .......... 205 .......... Jr. ............Bessemer, Ala. (Gadsden State CC) 12 ........Ajani Kennedy ...................... F ............ 6-9 .......... 225 ........ R-Jr. ..........Moreno Valley, Calif. (UC Riverside) 13 ........Zavon Godwin ..................... F ............ 6-6 .......... 215 .......... Jr. ............Detroit, Mich. (Schoolcraft College) 15 ........Cameron Holden ................. F ............ 6-5 .......... 200 .......... Jr. ............Forsyth, Ga. (Gulf Coast State College) 21 ........Dante Gonzales ....................G ........... 6-4 .......... 170 ....... R-So. .........Gilbert, Ariz. (Mesa CC) 22 ........La-Quiem Walker ................. F ............ 6-9 .......... 240 .......... Jr. ............Jersey City, NJ (Kaskaskia College) 23 ........Vinnie Viana .........................G ........... 6-1 .......... 170 .......... Jr. ............Atlanta, Ga. (Albany Technical College) 24 ........Trey Fort ................................G ........... 6-4 .......... 195 ..........Fr.............Jackson, Miss. (DME Sports Academy) 33 ........Kenton Eskridge ..................G ........... 6-1 .......... 195 .......... Jr. ............Atlanta, Ga. (Ranger College) 44 ........Hannes Polla .........................C .......... 6-11 ......... 270 ..........Sr. ............Lahti, Finland (Oklahoma) Interim Head Coach: Montez Robinson (North Georgia, 2002), First Season at UTM, Sixth Overall PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Assistant Coach: DeAndre Walker (Fairmont State, 2004), Seventh Season 3...........E-mon Sir-toe-vich 4...........Jur-ron Williams Assistant Coach: Zach Carpenter (Lee University, 2006), Fourth Season 5...........Jon-tay Coleman Assistant Coach: Jackson Hayzlett (Bowling Green State, 2014), Second Season 12..........Uh-jon-nee Kennedy 13..........Zay-von Godwin Director of Basketball Operations: Dillion Sneed (ETSU, 2006), First Season 21..........Don-tay Gone-zah-les Video Coordinator: Ross Fleming (Howard, 2020), First Season 22..........Luh-Kwim Walker 23..........Vinnie Vee-ah-na Player Development: Deonte Johnson (UT Martin, 2018), First Season 44..........Hahn-nes