Game Notes 2-11-07
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2007-08 Schedule Sat. 11/3 Oakland City (ex.) W 82-43 Sun. 11/11 Samford L 50-49 Sat. 11/17 #25 Butler L 60-47 Tue. 11/20 at S.E. Missouri L 87-77 Sat. 11/24 at Ball State W 51-50 Sat. 12/1 at Buffalo L 81-60 Wed. 12/5 Princeton W 53-32 Sat. 12/8 Austin Peay W 72-62 Tue. 12/11 at Valparaiso L 75-67 U. Of Evansville Purple Aces (7-15, 2-10) Sat. 12/15 Hanover W 57-44 Sat. 12/22 Norfolk State W 80-71 Vs. Sat. 12/29 Indiana State * L 70-56 Wed. 1/2 at Northern Iowa * L 64-51 #15 Drake U. Bulldogs (21-1, 12-0) Sun. 1/6 Drake * L 71-68 Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008 • 7:05 CST Wed. 1/9 at Creighton * L 77-59 Sat. 1/12 at Illinois State * L 74-66 Drake Knapp Center (7,002) • Des Moines, Iowa Tue. 1/15 Southern Illinois * L 80-67 Sat. 1/19 at Bradley * L 77-76 #15 Drake University Bulldogs (21-1, 12-0) Wed. 1/23 at Indiana State * L 72-42 PPG RPG Sat. 1/26 Missouri State * W 84-65 Tue. 1/29 at Southern Illinois * L 59-39 2 Alex White F 6-6 235 Jr. Albuquerque, N.M. (Cochise College) 3.7 2.9 Sat. 2/2 Bradley * L 72-59 4 Brent Heemskerk F 6-8 225 Jr. Grand Rapids, Mich. (Christian) 5.7 3.7 5 Leonard Houston G 6-3 175 Sr. Holland, Mich. (West Ottawa) 14.7 3.9 Wed. 2/6 Wichita State * W 64-56 11 Jacob Baryenbruch G 6-0 170 Jr. Spring Green, Wis. (River Valley) 2.2 0.8 Sat. 2/9 at #15 Drake * 7:05 13 Kit Avery G 6-2 185 Fr. Deephaven, Minn. (Southwest Chrisitian) 0.0 0.6 Wed. 2/13 Creighton * 7:05 15 Adam Emmenecker G 6-1 189 Sr. Saginaw, Mich. (Arthur Hill) 7.5 4.5 Sat. 2/16 at Missouri State * 7:30 20 Josh Young G 6-1 170 So. Lawton, Okla. (Lawton Christian) 16.2 2.6 Wed. 2/20 Illinois State * 7:05 22 Bill Eaddy F 6-5 215 So. Ypsilanti, Mich. (Massanutten Military Academy) 1.8 0.6 Sat. 2/23 at ESPN BracketBusters TBA 23 Josh Parker G 6-0 165 Fr. Harvey, Ill. (Thornton) 2.0 1.2 Tue. 2/26 at Wichita State * 7:05 24 Klayton Korver F 6-5 210 Sr. Pella, Iowa (Pella) 9.7 3.8 Sat. 3/1 Northern Iowa * 7:05 31 Jonathan Cox C/F 6-8 225 Jr. Barrington, Ill. (Barrington) 11.4 8.5 3/6-9 MVC Tournament, St. Louis, Mo. TBA 32 Ryan Daniels G 6-1 165 So. Albuquerque, N.M. (Butler CC) 0.0 0.0 *MVC game All Times Central 34 Tyson Dirks G 6-2 185 Fr. Reinbeck, Iowa (Gladbrook Reinbeck) 0.0 0.1 2007-08 MVC Standings 50 John Michael Hall G 6-5 205 Jr. Moultrie, Ga. (Abraham Baldwin College) 4.2 1.5 (Through Feb. 8) Probable Starters In Bold MVC Overall Head Coach: Keno Davis (Iowa ‘95) 1st year at DU, 21-1; 1st year overall, 21-1 #15 Drake 12-0 21-1 Illinois State 8-4 16-7 Saturday’s game will be broadcast by the UE Radio Network – Bradley 7-5 14-10 WUEV 91.5 FM./wuev.evansville.edu, WJLT 105.3 FM, WSJD 110.5 FM, WNTC 103.9 FM Creighton 7-5 16-6 Southern Illinois 7-5 12-11 Northern Iowa 6-6 14-9 Indiana State 5-7 10-12 Missouri State 4-8 11-13 U. of Evansville Purple Aces (7-15, 2-10) PPG RPG Evansville 2-10 7-15 Wichita State 2-10 9-14 2 Kavon Lacey G 6-1 190 Fr. Alton, Illinois (Alton) 2.7 1.1 3 Jon Van Hoose (Inj.) G 6-4 167 Fr. Ashland, Kentucky (Russell) 0.0 0.3 Upcoming MVC Games 4 Nate Garner F 6-5 224 Jr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Washington/Tyler JC) 6.1 5.5 Saturday, Feb. 9 5 Shy Ely F 6-4 197 Jr. Indianapolis, Indiana (Speedway) 14.0 5.5 Evansville at #15 Drake 7:05 Bradley at Illinois State 7:05 10 Taylor Morrow G 6-2 163 So. Wadesville, Indiana (North Posey) 1.5 0.5 Indiana State at Wichita State 7:05 11 Victor Gomez F 6-6 210 Sr. San Francisco, D.R. (Chipola CC) 4.5 3.9 Northern Iowa at Missouri State 7:35 14 Trent Wargel G 5-7 160 Jr. Ridgway, Illinois (Gallatin County) 0.8 0.5 Sunday, Feb. 10 15 Jay Couisnard G/F 6-6 190 So. Houston, Texas (Yates) 3.5 1.6 Southern Illinois at Creighton 6:00 20 Trevor Gregory G 6-2 193 So. Evansville, Indiana (Harrison) 1.0 1.0 Tuesday, Feb. 12 Bradley at Indiana State 6:05 21 Darin Granger G 6-2 175 So. Indianapolis, Ind. (Lawrence Central) 7.5 2.1 Wednesday, Feb. 13 22 Jason Holsinger G 5-11 177 Jr. Lapel, Indiana (Lapel) 13.3 2.5 Creighton at Evansville 7:05 23 Jason Switzer G 6-3 175 Fr. Huntingburg, Indiana (Southridge) 0.0 0.0 Drake at Southern Illinois 7:05 40 Zach House C 7-0 218 Fr. Rock Falls, Illinois (Rock Falls) 0.0 0.0 Missouri State at Illinois State 7:05 41 Pieter van Tongeren C 6-11 229 Fr. Driehuis, The Netherlands (Ichthus College) 7.0 4.7 Wichita State at Northern Iowa 7:05 Saturday, Feb. 16 52 Clint Hopf F 6-8 237 Fr. Birdseye, Indiana (Forest Park) 3.5 2.5 Drake at Northern Iowa 1:00 Probable Starters In Bold Illinois State at Indiana State 1:05 Head Coach: Marty Simmons (Evansville ‘87) 1st year at UE, 7-15; 7th year overall, 105-87 Creighton at Bradley 1:05 Southern Illinois at Wichita State 6:05 Evansville at Missouri State 7:35 www.GoPurpleAces.com AN AMAZING SEASON EVANSVILLE BASKETBALL FACTS A 21-1 record creates a remarkable season for any team, especially for a •Nickname: Purple Aces Drake program with only one winning season (17-15 last season) in the past •Colors: Purple, White, Orange 20 years. The Bulldogs are 21-1 overall and 12-0 in the MVC despite being •UE Enrollment: 2,421 picked in October by MVC coaches, media and sports information directors •Conference: Missouri Valley Conference to finish ninth among the 10 teams. Drake has won 20 in a row, and is •Arena: Roberts Municipal Stadium (11,600) ranked 15th nationally in the latest AP and ESPN polls. UE’s most recent •President: Dr. Stephen Jennings win over a team ranked that high was in 2002-03, over #9 Creighton 74-66. •Director of Athletics: John Stanley All of Drake’s last seven victories have come by 10 points or less. •Head Coach: Marty Simmons (1st year at Evansville; 7th year as a head coach). ACES ALMOST BEAT THE BULLDOGS •2006-07 Record: 14-17 (6-12 MVC T7th) Drake needed a crucial bucket in the last minute to beat the Aces on Jan. 6 at •Assistant Coaches: Marcus Belcher, Jimmy Elgas, Ben Roberts Stadium, 71-68. The Aces were within three in the final minute, but Wierzba Jonathan Cox hit a three-pointer with 23 seconds remaining to give the •Director of Basketball Operations: Sean Sweeney Bulldogs a 71-65 lead and seal the win. Cox had 19, and Adam •Basketball Trainer: Troy Coppus Emmenecker totaled 10 points and 10 assists for Drake. Jason Holsinger •Strength & Conditioning Coach: Brady Holt (20), Clint Hopf (12) and Victor Gomez (11) led the Aces in scoring. •Basketball Admin. Assistant: Jennifer Balentine •Student Managers: Paul Bragin, Wilfredo Delgado, Chad THE SERIES Harmon, Franklin Kinkaid, Robert Moreland, Alex Vetter, Evansville still has a 15-13 lead over the Bulldogs in a series that began in Ben Wallace 1994-95. Evansville has won two of the last five games against Drake--at •Team Chaplain: Pastor Larry Rascoe Des Moines on Feb. 11, 2006 by the score of 69-68, and the next season at •D-I NCAA Tournaments: 5 (1982, ‘89, ‘92, ‘93, ‘99) Roberts Stadium, on Dec. 28, 2006, by the score of 78-57. •NIT Appearances: 2 (1988, ‘94) BACK TO IOWA •Conference Regular Season Championships: 6 (1982, ‘87, Evansville first-year coach Marty Simmons is making his second trip this ‘89, ‘92, ‘93, ‘99) season to Iowa, a state he knows well. His first head coaching position was •Conference Tournament Titles (MVC): 3 (1982, ‘92, ‘93) REACHING THE ACES in Waverly, Iowa at Division III Wartburg College in 1996-97. •SID Bob Boxell: 812-488-2285 (o); 812-760-4273 (cell); MOST IMPROVED MVC PLAYER? 812-488-2090 (fax); [email protected] Junior forward Shy Ely has built the numbers to make him a candidate for •Roberts Stadium Office: (812) 476-1383 the MVC Most Improved Team. He’s averaging 14.0 points and an even bet - •Roberts Stadium Press Row: (812) 488-1405 ter 15.1 in the 12 MVC games. Ely is also the Aces’ co-leader in rebounding at 5.5. Last season, he averaged 6.9 points and 2.9 rebounds. Ely has scored ON THE AIR at least 13 points in each of the last eight MVC games. All UE fans in the Tri-State can tune in to the Purple Aces’ Radio Network .