2017-18 SIUE BASKETBALL Contact: Joe Pott, 618-650-2860, [email protected], @Joe Pott
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50th Season of Cougar Basketball 2017-18 SIUE BASKETBALL Contact: Joe Pott, 618-650-2860, [email protected], @Joe_Pott 2017-18 SIUE Cougars SIUE Cougars (4-8, 0-1 OVC) Schedule and Results Date Opponent Time/Score vs. Murray State Racers (9-3, 1-0 OVC) NOVEMBER Game No. 13 Sun. 5 Brescia (Exh.) W, 95-75 Sat., Dec. 30, 7 p.m. , CFSB Center (8,600), Murray, Kentucky Fri. 10 at Purdue | BTN Plus L, 105-74 Wed. 15 Valparaiso | FS Midwest L, 94-69 Sat. 18 at Stetson | ESPN3 W, 80-75 COMPARISON FOLLOW THE GAME Wed. 22 Western Illinois L, 69-67 Sat. 25 at Creighton | FS2 L, 103-66 TV: None Wed. 29 at SIU Carbondale | ESPN3 L, 86-59 7 SIUE MUR Radio: 88 the Sound (Joe Pott) 70.2 Points/G 81.8 Live Video: OVCDigitalNetwork.com DECEMBER Live Stats: SIUEStats.com Sun. 3 at Fort Wayne L, 86-71 83.2 Opp Points/G 65.9 Live Audio: SIUECougarNetwork.com Wed. 6 at IUPUI | ESPN3 W, 82-81 .409 FG% .485 Sun. 10 South Alabama | FS Midwest W, 76-75 .477 Opp FG% .391 Tue. 19 Chicago State | FS Midwest W, 88-76 .330 3FG% .369 THE SERIES Fri. 22 at Central Michigan | ESPN3 L, 70-52 .373 Opp 3FG% .322 Series Record: MUR leads 17-3 Thu. 28 at Austin Peay* L, 78-58 .681 FT% .743 Last Meeting: L, 84-73, 2/16/17 at MUR Sat. 30 at Murray State* 7:00 p.m. .737 Opp FT% .768 First Meeting: W, 83-81, 12/13/75 at SIUE 34.6 Reb/G 39.0 Record at SIUE: 2-6 JANUARY 38.8 Opp Reb/G 31.2 Record at MUR: 1-11 Thu. 4 at Eastern Kentucky* 7:00 p.m. 12.4 Assists/G 16.4 Neutral: 0-0 Sat. 6 at Morehead State* 3:15 p.m. Thu. 11 Belmont* | FS Midwest 7:00 p.m. 13.9 Turnovers/G 11.8 Largest SIUE win: 7, 67-60, 1/18/14 at SIUE Sat. 13 Tennessee State* 7:00 p.m. 4.7 Steals/G 6.3 Largest MUR win: 37, 86-49, 12/27/10 at MUR Thu. 18 Southeast Missouri* 7:00 p.m. 3.5 Blocks/G 4.0 Current Streak: Lost 7 Sat. 20 UT Martin* | FS Midwest 1:00 p.m. Thu. 25 at Tennessee State* 7:30 p.m. SIUE PROBABLE STARTERS (based on previous game) Sat. 27 at Belmont* 5:00 p.m. No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Hometown FEBRUARY 13 Christian Ellis G 6-2 190 So. 9.6 4.1 Oakland, California Thu. 1 Tennessee Tech* 7:00 p.m. 22 Justin Benton G 6-4 195 So. 7.9 2.8 Memphis, Tennessee Sat. 3 Jacksonville State* | FS Midwest 1:00 p.m. 25 Jaylen McCoy G 5-11 180 Jr. 6.5 1.0 Montgomery, Alabama Thu. 8 Eastern Illinois* 7:00 p.m. 32 Brandon Jackson F 6-7 215 So. 3.7 2.3 East St. Louis, Illinois Sat. 10 Murray State* | FS Midwest 1:00 p.m. 45 Keenan Simmons F 6-6 210 Jr. 4.2 4.9 Michigan City, Indiana Thu. 15 at UT Martin* 7:00 p.m. Sat. 17 at Southeast Missouri* 4:15 p.m. Thu. 22 Austin Peay* | FS Midwest 7:00 p.m. GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY LAST TIME Sat. 24 at Eastern Illinois* 3:15 p.m. The 2017-18 season marks the 50th season of SIUE Austin Peay used a 28-9 run to end the first half Wed. 28 OVC Tournament | Evansville, Ind. TBA men’s basketball. The men’s basketball program began to pull away from SIUE and cruise to a 78-58 win with the 1967-68 season, the first of three under the Thursday in the Ohio Valley Conference opener MARCH late Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Harry Gallatin. for both teams. Despite playing without starters Thu. 1 OVC Tournament | Evansville, Ind. TBA Jalen Henry and David McFarland, SIUE got off to Fri. 2 OVC Tournament | Evansville, Ind. TBA THIRD SEASON a hot start, hitting its first four shots of the game Sat. 3 OVC Tournament | Evansville, Ind. TBA SIUE Head Coach Jon Harris is in his third season at to lead 8-3. After a three-pointer from Daniel the helm of the Cougars. The native of Edwardsville, Kinchen with 9:39 left in the half, the Cougars’ *Ohio Valley Conference Game All times CST Illinois, is 16-54 overall. lead was 17-14. From there Austin Peay, went Home Games in Bold played at Vadalabene Center on its run. Henry missed the contest with an TONIGHT ankle injury. Travel issues kept McFarland from SIUE opens its seventh Ohio Valley Conference returning from Christmas break on time. schedule this week. Including Thursday’s loss, the The Governors had 13 offensive rebounds in the Cougars have a 30-67 record in six previous seasons in first half and 17 for the game, which led to 22 the league. second chance points. @ @SIUEMBB #eVILLEution #SIUENation 50th Season of Cougar Basketball 2017-18 Game Notes SIUE Men’s Basketball Season & Career Leaders/Notes 2017-18 / Career Leaders SERIES STUFF ALL-TIME SCORING LIST - TOP 50 Scoring Leader 17-18 Career Murray State leads the all-time series 17-3. SIUE has No. Points Player (Games) Years Jalen Henry 6 16 won twice in the series since the move to Division I 1. 1,949 Jason Holmes (103) 1993-97 Christian Ellis 4 5 and the OVC. The Cougars’ only win at Murray State 2. 1,824 Keil Peebles (105) 1975-79 Daniel Kinchen 3 3 came in 1975, in the first-ever meeting. 3. 1,467 Mark Yelovich (102) 2008-13 Keenan Simmons 0 2 4. 1,305 Kris Davis (111) 2011-15 Justin Benton 1 1 Jaylen McCoy 1 1 TORRES LEAVES TEAM 5. 1,267 John Edwards (58) 1985-87 Harris announced that Julian Torres is no longer with 6. 1,186 J.B. Jones (119) 2004-08 the program following the close of the first semester. 7. 1,171 Kenny Stanley (81) 1984-87 Double-Digit Scoring 17-18 Career “We have decided, with Julian’s input, that it is in his 8. 1,116 Keith McFarland (52) 1973-75 Jalen Henry 9 37 best interest to leave our program in order to better 9. 1,110 Frankie Williams (93) 1985-89 Christian Ellis 6 17 Keenan Simmons 0 16 focus on his future and his family,” Harris said. “We 10. 1,082 Rich Essington (65) 1968-71 Daniel Kinchen 8 8 fully support Julian’s decision and wish him the best 11. 1,057 Bill Branz (98) 1976-80 Justin Benton 3 4 in his future endeavors.” 12. 1,045 Nathan Kreke (102) 1994-98 Jaylen McCoy 3 3 13. 1,043 Travis Wallbaum (106) 1996-00 Brandon Jackson 1 3 OH HENRY! 14. 1,020 Denny Throneburg (73) 1970-73 David McFarland 1 1 Henry is SIUE’s leading scorer at 16.5 points a 15. 1,013 Marty Perry (77) 1999-02 game, which ranks sixth in the OVC. He had scored 16. 981 Tony Johnson (51) 1971-73 20-Point Games 17-18 Career in double figures in nine straight games before 17. 947 Justin Ward (117) 2001-06 Jalen Henry 4 8 the Central Michigan game and has three double- 18. 945 James Jappa (59) 1985-87 Daniel Kinchen 3 3 doubles this season. He ranks fifth in the OVC with 19. 913 John Strubberg (82) 1972-76 Julian Torres 1 1 Keenan Simmons 0 1 8.5 rebounds per game. 20. 910 Anthony Jones (119) 2004-08 21. 888 Nikola Bundalo (115) 2007-11 TOP 50 22. 887 Michael Messer (109) 2010-15 5+ Three-Pointers 17-18 Career Henry’s six points vs. Central Michigan pushed him 23. 883 Tim Brown (59) 1988-90 Daniel Kinchen 3 3 to 772 for his career. He now sits 31st at SIUE in 24. 850 Bennie Lewis (51) 1977-79 career scoring. The entire list is included to the right. 25. 831 Ty Margenthaler (52) 1992-94 Rebounding Leader 17-18 Career 26. 830 Tim Bauersachs (113) 2001-05 Keenan Simmons 0 20 DANDY DAN 27. 793 Burak Eslik (58) 2015-17 Jalen Henry 8 19 Daniel Kinchen earned his second OVC Newcomer of 28. 787 Mike Hardiek (60) 2005-07 Christian Ellis 3 8 the Week honor Dec. 11. Kinchen set career highs in 29. 786 Tim Holloway (105) 1994-98 Bill Awet 1 1 Justin Benton 1 1 scoring in each of his first four games this season. He 30. 775 Antwan Stallworth (48) 1991-93 D.J. Jackson 1 1 is 13th in the OVC in scoring at 14.1 points per game. 31. 772 John Summers (41) 1969-71 Brandon Jackson 0 2 His 2.7 three-pointers per game ranks sixth. 772 Jalen Henry (95) 2014-17 33. 747 Ted Smith (53) 1979-81 ON POINT 34. 742 Edgar Wilson (58) 1987-89 10-Rebound Games 17-18 Career Keenan Simmons 0 7 Ellis scored a career-high 19 points and added a 35. 731 Ron Jones (55) 2002-04 Jalen Henry 3 5 career-best eight assists against Chicago State. He 36. 707 Bernie Pitts (39) 1968-70 Christian Ellis 0 1 is averaging 11.9 points and 4.6 assists over his last 37. 700 Greg Payne (78) 1975-77,78-80 six games. 38. 698 Ron Heflin (52) 2001-03 39.