2013-14 GAME NOTEBOOK Men's Basketball 2013-14 Watch the Bucs
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2013-14 GAME NOTEBOOK 2013-14 Schedule and Results (2013-14 Season • All Times EST) Date Opponent Time/Score 10/29 MILLIGAN ^ (ASun.TV) W, 118-83 11/2 MARS HILL ^ (ASun.TV) W, 119-83 11/8 at Charlotte L, 75-80 11/12 MOREHEAD STATE (ASun.TV) L, 63-71 11/16 at Western Kentucky L, 50-57 11/19 WINTHROP (ASun.TV) L, 66-76 11/21 SAMFORD # W, 89-75 11/23 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN # W, 66-58 11/27 at Tennessee Tech L, 83-98 11/30 MARSHALL # W, 88-78 12/4 at Austin Peay W, 80-74 12/7 at Georgia Tech (ESPN3) L, 57-87 12/16 TUSCULUM (ASun.TV) W, 108-87 12/21 AUSTIN PEAY (ASun.TV) W, 84-79 12/29 VALPARAISO (ASun.TV) W, 73-62 1/4 at Kennesaw State * (ESPN3) W, 71-55 1/6 at Mercer * (ASun.TV) 7 p.m. 1/9 LIPSCOMB *(ASun.TV) 7 p.m. 1/11 N. KENTUCKY * (ASun.TV) 4 p.m. 1/16 at Stetson * (ASun.TV) 7 p.m. 1/18 at FGCU * (ESPN3) 7:35 p.m. 1/23 NORTH FLORIDA * (ASun.TV) 7 p.m. 1/25 JACKSONVILLE * (ASun.TV) 4 p.m. 1/30 MERCER * (ASun.TV) 7 p.m. 2/1 KENNESAW STATE * (ASun.TV) 4 p.m. 2/3 USC UPSTATE * (ASun.TV) 7 p.m. 2/6 at N. Kentucky * (ASun.TV) 7 p.m. 2/8 at Lipscomb * (ESPN3) 5 p.m. 2/13 FGCU * (ASun.TV) 7 p.m. 2/15 STETSON * 4 p.m. 2/20 at Jacksonville * (ASun.TV) 7:15 p.m. 2/22 at North Florida 7 p.m. 2/28 at USC Upstate (ESPN3) 7 p.m. ETSU 3/1 A-Sun Tournament TBA Home games in BOLD CAPS ^ Exhibition games; * A-Sun Conference game; Men’s Basketball 2013-14 # First Bank and Trust Company Roundball Show- case at Freedom Hall $ A-Sun Tournament Broadcast games in (parenthesis): The Buccaneers at Mercer — Comcast SportsSoutheast (CSS) — ASun.TV live video stream (ASun.TV) — ESPN3.com live video stream (ESPN3) Jan. 6, 2014 -- Hawkins Arena (Macon, Ga.) -- 7 p.m. (EST) Radio: Buc Sports Network -- Web: ASun.TV -- TV: None ETSU (2013-14 Record: 8-6 Overall, 1-0 A-Sun) Watch the Probable Starters (Note: 2012-13 statistics) No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. G/GS PPG RPG APG Min/G Bucs LIVE on 1 Petey McClain G So. 6-0 185 14/13 4.1 1.8 3.3 22.1 4 Rashawn Rembert G Jr. 6-3 195 14/14 15.1 2.7 1.7 34.6 13 A.J. Merriweather G Fr. 6-2 185 14/13 11.5 6.8 1.1 28.2 ASun.TV 20 Hunter Harris F Sr. 6-7 235 13/12 8.1 5.5 0.2 23.2 Once again this season, ETSU fans around 35 Kinard Gadsden-Gilliard F Sr. 6-6 250 14/12 11.6 4.7 2.6 31.1 the globe will have the opportunity to watch Reserve the Bucs play via Internet video streaming at 0 Ron Giplaye F Jr. 6-6 250 3/0 2.3 1.3 0.7 6.3 ASun.TV. All home games as well as most 2 Devin Harris G Fr. 6-4 200 8/1 0.6 1.0 0.3 8.5 road games in A-Sun play will be broadcast 5 Jalen Riley G Jr. 6-0 150 14/0 11.8 2.1 1.2 17.4 on A-Sun.TV FOR FREE. 10 Isaac Banks F Fr. 6-7 215 12/0 2.0 2.0 0.5 7.3 11 Todd Halvorsen G Sr. 6-3 190 4/0 0.0 0.0 0.5 3.3 15 Lester Wilson F So. 6-4 215 14/3 8.7 2.4 0.6 18.6 21 Tyler Ailshie G Jr. 6-1 195 1/0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 32 Adam Denison F Fr. 6-3 190 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 34 Lukas Poderis F Sr. 6-8 250 13/2 2.3 2.9 0.2 14.1 Head Coach: Murry Bartow (Alabama-Birmingham, ’85) Assistant Coaches: Bob Bolen (Bluefield State, ’86), Thomas Carr (Pfeiffer, ’08) NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES ... 1968, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010 ETSU vs. Mercer Media Information We are “ETSU” East Tennessee State’s Athletic Media Relations Offi ce is The ETSU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics would like available to assist members of the media with their questions to ask both the print and broadcast media to honor our re- and requests about Buccaneer basketball. Contact Associate quest to be called “ETSU” ... East Tennessee State University Athletic Director Michael White with any questions about the in first reference is acceptable, but subsequent references Bucs. should be ETSU ... On TV graphics please use ETSU ... Our nickname is the Buccaneers, but Bucs is also acceptable. Michael White, Assoc. AD ........(423) 439-4220 (W) Buc bits (Basketball Contact) ...................(423) 956-1461 (C) The ETSU men’s basketball program was glad to see the Kevin Brown, Asst. Director. ..(423) 439-5612 (W) 2012-13 campaign come to an end, following a season Lance Rinker, GA ......................(423) 439-5612 (W) which saw the team face multiple obstacles and challeng- Drew Weber, GA ........................ (423) 439-8212 (W) es -- such as a brutal schedule that featured the likes of North Carolina, Arizona, Ole Miss, Virginia Tech, Georgia Media Relations Fax ........................(423) 439-6138 and Hawaii ... Press Row Phone ............................ (423) 439-5329 Other issues for ETSU’s Record vs. A-Sun Media Relations Mailing Address . P.O. Box 70707 the team includ- ed senior post ...........................................Johnson City, TN., 37614 School Overall Tourn. Lukas Poderis Florida Gulf Coast 9-3 N/A Overnight Address ....Memorial Center, Rm. 146-W (Port Richey, Fla.) Corner of State of Franklin and John Rober Bell missing the Jacksonville 12-6 1-0 Johnson City, TN., 37614 season with Kennesaw State 16-1 1-0 ankle injury that Lipscomb 31-12 2-0 he suffered in Mercer 12-5 1-0 the preseason, Quick Facts for ETSU Hoops North Florida 15-2 1-1 senior guard GENERAL I NFORMATION Jarvis Jones USC Upstate 8-4 N/A Location ...........................................................Johnson City, Tenn. (Memphis) being Stetson 11-8 2-1 Founded ................................................................................. 1911 academically Northern Kentucky 1-1 0-0 Nickname.....................................................................Buccaneers ineligible for the Enrollment ...........................................................................15,100 first two months of the year, and two other senior guards who were ex- Colors ..........................................................Navy Blue & Old Gold pected to be major contributors were dismissed from the Arena ....................................ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (5,740) team in early November for violations of team rules … Affi liation ................................................................NCAA Division I This left head coach Murry Bartow and his coaching staff Conference ..................................................................Atlantic Sun with a young, inexperienced group of underclassmen, President .............................. Dr. Brian Noland (West Virginia, ’91) several true freshmen, one redshirt freshman and a pair Athletics Director .............. Dr. Richard Sander (Chattanooga, ’68) of junior college transfers … Those obstacles proved to Athletics Phone...................................................... (423) 439-4343 be tough to overcome, as the Buccaneers posted a 10-22 Ticket Offi ce Phone ............................................... (423) 439-5371 record and finished 8-10 in Atlantic Sun Conference play … It was the toughest campaign in Bartow’s 10 seasons Athletic Website ............................................www.ETSUBucs.com H at ETSU, a tenure that has produced many champion- ISTORY ships, postseason tournament appearances and 20-win First year of basketball ......................................................1918-19 campaigns … In all, Bartow’s teams have earned three Overall all-time record ....................................................1,225-981 NCAA Tournament invitations (2004, 2009 and 2010), NCAA Tournament appearances/last ..................................9/2010 one NIT appearance (2007), and one CIT berth (2011), NCAA Tournament record ........................................................2-10 and the Bucs have eclipsed 20 wins five times. … NIT appearances/last ..........................................................2/2007 Last post-season opponent ................Iona in CIT semifi nals, 2011 The series vs. Mercer The Bucs lead the all-time series over Mercer 12-5, but ETSU Result ................................................................................L, 83-80 C S has lost three straight in the series, including a 71-54 deci- OACHING TAFF sion in Johnson City back on Feb. 16, 2013. Head Coach...................Murry Bartow (Alabama-Birmingham ‘85) Record at ETSU .....................................197-141 (.583), 11th year Last time out vs. Mercer Career Record .........................................300-224 (.573), 17 years JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 16, 2013) – Having rallied back BUCCANEER BASKETBALL Overall NCAA Tournament Record .................................0-4 (.000) to get within three points midway through the second half, NCAA Tournament Record at ETSU ...............................0-3 (.000) the ETSU men’s basketball team was unable to complete another Saturday comeback and dropped a 71-54 decision Basketball Offi ce Phone ........................................ (423) 439-4207 to Atlantic Sun Conference rival Mercer inside the ETSU/ Best Time To Reach Coach .........................................Contact SID MSHA Athletic Center. ... The Buccaneers (9-19 overall, 7-8 Assistant Coaches .......................................................................... A-Sun) played a dismal first half offensively, shooting just Bob Bolen (Bluefi eld State, ’82), 1st year at ETSU 16 percent from the floor and falling behind by as many Thomas Carr (Pfeiffer, ’08), 1st year at ETSU as 16 points before the intermission. After the break, ETSU Trainer .......................................................................... Brett Lewis managed to get to within three at 41-38 after a technical foul call on Mercer head coach Bob Hoffman, but looked on as T I the Bears (18-9, 11-3) outscored them 30-16 the rest of the EAM NFORMATION game. ... As in several games so far this season, the Bucs 2012-13 Record .................10-22 overall, 8-10 conference record struggled early on in the contest and only had four made Home: 5-8 Away: 5-11, Neutral: 0-3 field goals by halftime.