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SETTING THE SCENE 2008-09 SCHEDULE & RESULTS TV/Web: Lakeshore Public Television/ESPN Full Court/ UIC vs. DEPAUL ESPN360.com/Horizon League Network (live) TALE OF THE TAPE November Joe Arredondo (P-B-P) & Kenny McReynolds (Analyst) 14 at Bradley L, 67-61 Radio: WIND 560 AM (live) Stats UIC DEP (live streaming audio also on uicfl ames.com) 19 UNI W, 84-77 Points Per Game 72.5 75.0 22 DEPAUL 7 p.m. Adam Levinson (P-B-P) & Kenny Williams (Analyst) 25 at Howard 6 p.m. Quick Notes: Points Allowed Per Game 72.0 64.0 29 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 7 p.m. UIC hosts crosstown foe DePaul inside the UIC Pavilion Field Goal % .422 .387 for the fi rst time ever this Saturday night...Saturday is the Opponent Field Goal % .410 .407 December fourth meeting between the two schools since UIC became Three-Point % .436 .273 3 at Vanderbilt 7 p.m. a Division I program in 1981-82 and the third matchup 6 LOYOLA# 7 p.m. Opponent Three-Point% .255 .357 14 at Georgia Tech 1 p.m. since 2004-05...UIC defeated DePaul last season at the 17 LEWIS 7 p.m. , 85-80...That win over the Demons was Free Throw % .783 .700 20 at State 7 p.m. UIC’s fi rst over a member in the current confi guration of Opponent FT % .758 .688 the BIG EAST since defeating Marquette in 1994-95...The 23 at Toledo 6 p.m. Rebounds Per Game (Avg.) 34.0 35.0 30 MILWAUKEE# 7 p.m. last time a member of one of the “big six” conferences came to the Pavilion was SEC school Ole Miss in 2005-06... Rebound Differential -1.0 -10.0 January Senior guard Josh Mayo is averaging a team-best 20.0 ppg Assists Per Game (Avg.) 15.5 8.0 3 GREEN BAY# 7 p.m. through two games...Dating back to last season, UIC has Steals Per Game (Avg.) 6.0 7.0 8 at Youngstown State# 6:30 p.m. won two straight at home and six of its last seven at the 10 at Cleveland State# 6 p.m. Blocks Per Game (Avg.) 2.5 4.0 Pavilion...Sophomore forward Tori Boyd is coming off a 15 VALPARAISO# 7 p.m. Turnovers Per Game (Avg.) 12.5 6.0 17 BUTLER# 1 p.m. career-high 17-point effort against UNI this past Wednes- 22 at Detroit# 6:30 p.m. day, draining a career-best four 3PT FG. 24 at Wright State# 6 p.m. 28 at Green Bay# 7 p.m. 31 at Milwaukee# 7 p.m. UIC FLAMES - ON THE SIDELINES

February PROBABLE STARTERS (starters last game; subject to change) 5 CLEVELAND STATE# 7 p.m. # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Hometown 7 YOUNGSTOWN STATE# 7 p.m. 1 Josh Mayo G 5-11 175 Sr. 20.0 3.0 Merrillville, Ind. 10 DETROIT# 7 p.m. 3 Robo Kreps G 6-0 185 So. 15.0 3.0 Forsyth, Ill. 13 at Butler# 6 p.m. 21 Rob Eppinger F 6-8 240 Jr. 5.0 3.0 Rockford, Ill. 15 at Valparaiso# 2 p.m. 22 Kris Harris G 6-3 185 Jr. 3.5 2.5 , Ill. 18 WRIGHT STATE# 7 p.m. 41 Scott VanderMeer C 7-0 255 Sr. 11.5 7.0 Dyer, Ind. 21 ESPNU BRACKETBUSTER TBA 27 at Loyola# 8 p.m. OFF THE BENCH # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Hometown March 2 Austin Hood G 6-2 185 So. 0.0 0.0 Chicago, Ill. 2009 Tournament 14 DeMarkus Isom-Jones F 6-5 200 Fr. 0.0 0.0 Chicago, Ill. 3 Opening Round 7 p.m. 15 Jimmy Harding G 6-5 175 So. 0.0 0.0 Minooka, Ill. 6 Quarterfi nals TBA 23 Zavion Neely G 6-1 175 Fr. 3.0 0.0 Chicago, Ill. 7 Semifi nals TBA 25 Spencer Stewart G 6-4 185 Jr. 4.0 1.0 Edwardsville, Ill. 10 Championship 8 p.m. 31 Chris Buchanan G 6-3 190 Jr. 1.5 0.0 Joliet, Ill. 32 Jovan Ignjatovic F 6-9 240 Jr. 0.0 2.0 Belgrade, Serbia # Horizon League Contest 33 Jeremy Buttell F 6-7 235 Jr. 1.0 4.5 Colleyville, Texas Home game in BOLD CAPS 35 Jelani Poston F 6-7 220 Fr. 0.0 3.0 Chicago, Ill. All times Central 42 Tori Boyd F 6-5 215 So. 9.5 4.0 Rockford, Ill. Head Coach: Jimmy Collins Associate Head Coach: Mark Coomes; Assistant Coaches: Tracy Dildy, Bryant Lowe Athletic Trainer: Mike Gilmartin

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UIC BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION: DePaul Blue Demons Location: Chicago, Ill. 2008-09 Record: 1-0 Founded: 1896 Enrollment: 24,541 2007-08 Record: 11-19, 6-1 BIG EAST Nickname: Flames Head Coach: Jerry Wainwright (44-48 in fourth season at DePaul) Colors: Navy Blue and Fire Engine Arena (Capacity): UIC Pavilion (8,000) Projected Starting Lineup: Affi liation: NCAA Division I # Name Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG Hometown Conference: Horizon League Interim Chancellor: Dr. Eric Gislason 1 Jabari Currie G 6-4 Sr. 11.0 6.0 Detroit, Mich. Chancellor Designate: Dr. Paula Allen-Meares 2 Dar Tucker F 6-5 So. 23.0 3.0 Saginaw, Mich. Director of Athletics: James W. Schmidt 13 Mac Koshwal C 6-10 So. 8.0 10.0 Chicago, Ill. Head Coach: 30 Will Walker G 6-0 Jr. 19.0 3.0 Bolingbrook, Ill. Jimmy Collins (New Mexico State, ‘70) 31 Matija Poscic C 6-10 Sr. 4.0 4.0 Opatija, Croatia Record at UIC/Years: 195-172/12 years Overall Record/Years: Same Associate Head Coach: Blue Demon Notes: DePaul won its season opener this past Monday against Albany by a score of 75-64 at Mark Coomes (Western Illinois, ‘74) McGrath Arena in . Dar Tucker scored 23 while Mac Koshwal contributed eight points and 10 Assistant Coaches: rebounds. The Blue Demons, a member of what many pundits consider the best conference in the country this Tracy Dildy (UIC, ‘91); year in the BIG EAST, were picked to fi nish 15th in the league’s preseason coaches poll. Jerry Wainwright is in Bryant Lowe (UIC, ‘98) 2007-08 Overall Record: 18-15 his fourth season as DePaul’s head coach with a record of 44-48 and an overall record of 230-192 in 15 seasons 2007-08 Horizon League Record/Finsh: 9-9/4th ( as a head coach. Postseason Appearances: NCAA (1998, 2002, 2004) UIC AND DEPAUL, THE SERIES: NIT (2003) While just fi ve miles separate the two campuses, UIC and DePaul have met on just fi ve prior occasions. The two Postseason Record: 0-3 teams had a pair of meetings in the 1940s when UIC was located at , and since the Flames became a Division I program in 1981-82, UIC and DePaul have had just three encounters (all of which have taken place inside what is now known as Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill.). Last year was UIC’s fi rst-ever victory over DePaul; UIC MEDIA SERVICES UIC is 1-4 all-time against the Blue Demons. The Schedule UIC hosts DePaul at the UIC Pavilion on Saturday LAST TIME WE MET: night. Please contact John Jaramillo for all interview UIC 85, DePaul 80 - Dec. 15, 2007 (Allstate Arena - Chicago, Ill.) arrangements or other items to assist in your coverage Paced by a potent three-guard attack, UIC knocked off city rival DePaul, 85-80, in a back-and-forth affair at of UIC basketball. Allstate Arena.The win was the Flames’ fi rst-ever against the Blue Demons. UIC’s backcourt trio of Robo Kreps, Josh Mayo and Spencer Stewart led the way for the Flames, combining for 53 points and 12 assists. Kreps On The Internet Media covering UIC basketball this season should posted a season- and team-high 19 points, going 7-for-9 from the fi eld. Stewart also reached a personal-best scor- frequent the Flames’ website - uicfl ames.com - for ing number with 16 points while adding seven rebounds and four assists. Mayo shook off a cold start (0-6 FG-FGA updated game notes, bios and statistics. In addition, to begin the game) to the contest to fi nish with 18 points and a team-high six assists. Scott VanderMeer provided you can fi nd a link to listen live to every UIC game UIC with plenty of production out of the post with 13 points and seven boards, while Jeremy Buttell came off the both at home and on the road. All UIC basketball bench to pull down a team-best 10 rebounds for the Flames.The two squads traded runs throughout the second home games are available to view live on the Horizon League Network at horizonleaguenetwork.tv (free half, but UIC made the fi nal surge as a 9-2 spurt, propelled by six points from Stewart, staked the Flames to registration required). a 78-70 lead with 1:49 left. Three-pointers by Draelon Burns and Dar Tucker and a lay-up by Cliff Clinkscales sandwiched between a VanderMeer dunk cut the Flames’ lead to just 80-78 with 43 seconds remaining, but E-Mail Mayo would sink four straight clutch free throws on UIC’s next two possessions to put the Flames ahead to stay. Releases, game notes, advisories and stats can be Tucker led DePaul with a game-high 26 points e-mailed to media that cover the Flames on a regular basis. Media wishing to be added to the basketball e-mail list should contact John Jaramillo at FLAMES vs. BLUE DEMONS SERIES NUGGETS: [email protected]. * The fi rst meeting between the two schools occurred during the 1947-48 season. UIC, then located at Navy Pier, dropped a pair of contests against DePaul that year. How To Contact Us * The two teams resumed their rivalry during the 1981-82 season. DePaul won 78-53 on Dec. 1, 1981 at Director of Information & Media Relations (Basketball Contact): the Rosemont Horizon (now Allstate Arena) in what was supposed to be the fi rst-ever men’s basketball game at John Jaramillo the UIC Pavilion. Construction on the Pavilion was not completed due to a two-month operating engineers strike, Offi ce: 312-996-5880 forcing the change of venue. Cell: 773-820-1820 * The game between UIC and DePaul during the 1981-82 season pitted legendary Blue Demon coach Ray Fax: 312-996-5882 Meyer against his son, then-UIC head coach Tom Meyer. E-Mail: [email protected] * While this is the fi rst time DePaul will play UIC at the Pavilion, this is not DePaul’s fi rst game at the Pavilion. The Blue Demons beat UIC’s fellow Horizon League school Loyola, 84-65, on Jan. 15, 1987, a season when the Ramblers played home games at the Pavilion due to Alumni Gym renovations. * UIC is 2-1 all-time against Jerry Wainwright-led teams. In addition to last year’s win over DePaul, the Flames defeated Wainwright’s UNC Wilmington squad during the 1998-99 season, 72-55, and fell by two points,

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54-52, to UNCW the following year. UIC’S RECORD WHEN... * UIC assistant coach Tracy Dildy was an assistant coach (1997-2000), associate head coach (2000-02) and acting head coach (2001) at DePaul, where he signed and coached the likes of current NBA players Quentin Leading at the half ...... 0-1 Richardson, Bobby Simmons and Steven Hunter. Trailing at the half ...... 1-0 * DePaul sophomore forward Mac Koshwal was a prep teammate of UIC freshman forward Jelani Poston at Tied at the half ...... 0-0 Chicago’s Boys to Men Academy in 2006-07. Leading with 5:00 remaining ...... 1-0 Trailing with 5:00 remaining ...... 0-1 LAST TIME OUT: Tied with 5:00 remaining ...... 0-0 UIC 84, UNI 77 - Nov. 19, 2008 (UIC Pavilion) In Overtime ...... 0-0 Josh Mayo scored a game-high 27 points and Tori Boyd hit four three-pointers in a career-high 17-point effort Shooting under 40% ...... 0-1 to pace UIC to an 84-77 victory over UNI in the Flames’ 2008-09 home opener on Wednesday night. In the fi rst Shooting 40-44.9% ...... 0-0 regular season game at the revamped UIC Pavilion, the Flames (1-1) picked up where they left off last season by Shooting 45-49.9% ...... 0-0 displaying red-hot shooting from their home fl oor. UIC shot 50 percent (26-for-52) from the fi eld, including a 62.5 Shooting 50% or better...... 1-0 percent (10-for-16) clip from downtown, after fi nishing near 50 percent in both categories as a team at home in Opponent shoots under 40% ...... 0-1 2007-08. Mayo hit three of his four attempts from downtown and was a perfect 12-for-12 from the free throw Opponent shoots 40-44.9% ...... 0-0 line, while Boyd nailed a career-high four treys in addition to pulling down seven rebounds. UIC rallied from a fi ve- Opponent shoots 45-49.9% ...... 1-0 point defi cit early in the second half with a pair of big runs, using a 10-2 run to take the lead for good and using a Opponent shoots 50% or better ...... 0-0 15-0 eruption to build a lead of as many as 17. Mayo scored nine of those points during the latter spurt. Outrebounding opponent ...... 1-0 Outrebounded by opponent...... 0-1 FLAMES AT THE PAVILION UNDER COLLINS: Rebounds are equal ...... 0-0 Since taking over the reigns in the 1996-97 season, head coach Jimmy Collins has seen plenty of good things at Committing fewer turnovers ...... 1-1 the UIC Pavilion. UIC is 117-46 at the Pav under Collins, with the Flames winning 10 of his 13 home openers. Committing more turnovers ...... 0-0 Turnovers are equal ...... 0-0 THAT’S THE JOSH WE KNOW: Scoring less than 60 points ...... 0-0 After scoring 13 points and hitting just one of his seven three-point attempts against Bradley on Nov. 14, Josh Scoring 60-69 points ...... 0-1 Mayo was back to his high-scoring ways against UNI this past Wednesday. Mayo scored a game-high 27 points, hitting 6-of-9 fi eld goal attempts and 3-of-4 from long range. It was the 32nd time in his career that he has led Scoring 70-79 points ...... 0-0 UIC in scoring and moved him into sole possession of 11th place on UIC’s career scoring charts (1,247). Scoring 80-89 points ...... 1-0 Scoring 90 or more points ...... 0-0 PAVILION A JOSH PIT: Opponent scoring under 60 points ...... 0-0 In his fourth season at UIC, Josh Mayo has become very comfortable shooting on the Flames’ home court. For Opponent scoring 60-69 points ...... 0-1 his career Mayo is shooting 48.3 percent (188-for-389) from the fl oor and 47.7 percent (103-for-216) from Opponent scoring 70-79 points ...... 1-0 downtown. With an increased scoring load on his shoulders last season, Mayo delivered at home by shooting 55.4 Opponent scoring 80-89 points ...... 0-0 percent (93-for-168) from the fi eld and 57.8 percent (52-for-90) from beyond the arc. Opponent scoring 90 or more points ...... 0-0 Game decided by less than 5 points ...... 0-0 TORI TAKES CHARGE AGAINST UNI: Game decided by 5-10 points ...... 1-1 After a short night plagued by foul trouble against Bradley on Nov. 14, Tori Boyd rebounded with the best game Game decided by 11-20 points ...... 0-0 of his young career against UNI this past Wednesday night. He scored a career-best 17 points thanks to a red-hot Game decided by 20+ points ...... 0-0 4-for-5 evening from behind the three-point line. It was his best-ever output from downtown. Boyd also added a Wearing white uniforms ...... 1-0 career-high seven rebounds to lead the Flames in that category. Wearing red uniforms ...... 0-1 Wearing black uniforms ...... 0-0 EPPINGER STOUT IN FIRST START: Playing on Monday...... 0-0 Newcomer Rob Eppinger made a nice impression in front of the home fans against UNI on Nov. 19, scoring 10 Playing on Tuesday ...... 0-0 points on 5-for-7 shooting during a 28-minute outing that was his fi rst Division I start. Playing on Wednesday ...... 1-0 Playing on Thursday...... 0-0 KREPS KEEPS SCORING: Playing on Friday ...... 0-1 Robo Kreps continued where he left off in 2007-08 when he scored a career-high 24 points in UIC’s season opener Playing on Saturday ...... 0-0 at Bradley on Nov. 14 . His effort against the Braves was the third straight game that he scored in double digits Playing on Sunday ...... 0-0 dating back to last season, with a team-high 15 points in a Horizon League semifi nal loss to Butler on Mar. 8 and a In November ...... 1-1 14-point outing in a quarterfi nal win over Loyola on Mar. 7. In December...... 0-0 VANDERMEER DOES THE DOUBLE-DOUBLE AGAIN: In January ...... 0-0 Senior center Scott VanderMeer opened 2008-09 with his ninth career double-double by scoring 15 points and In February ...... 0-0 taking down 11 boards against Bradley on Nov. 14. In March ...... 0-0 On Lakeshore Public Television ...... 1-1 USE UIC: On 560 WIND ...... 1-0 Please use UIC in all references. “Illinois-Chicago” and all other references are incorrect and unacceptable. UIC is On ESPN2 ...... 0-0 the correct and only name that should be used at all times. Thank you for your cooperation. On ESPNU ...... 0-0

www.uicflames.com 2008-09 UIC FLAMES MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES DON’T HOLD THE MAYO: 2008-09 Senior guard Josh Mayo proved he was more than able of taking the reigns as the Flames’ go-to guy last season. HORIZON LEAGUE STANDINGS The 5-foot-11 guard averaged 17.1 points per game, the second-best scoring average in the Horizon League in (as of Nov. 20, 2008) 2007-08. Mayo, a 2008 All-Horizon League First Team selection, scored in double-fi gures in all but two of the Flames’ 33 contests last year, including nine 20-plus point performances and a pair of 30-plus point outbursts. League Overall He enters his fi nal college season as the Horizon League’s Preseason Player of the Year, a Preseason All-Horizon W L W L League First Team pick and a collegeinsider.com Preseason Mid-Major All-American. He is the fi rst UIC player to Butler 0 0 2 0 have earned all three honors since Cedrick Banks pulled the same trifecta prior to 2004-05. Valparaiso 0 0 2 0 Milwaukee 0 0 3 1 UIC 0 0 1 1 THE THREE WAS KEY: Cleveland State 0 0 1 1 One of the Flames’ biggest weapons last season was the three-point shot. UIC shot 39.1 percent (237-for-606) as Loyola 0 0 1 2 a team from downtown in 2007-08, led by Josh Mayo’s 47.0 percent (94-for-200) shooting from beyond the arc. Wright State 0 0 0 1 Mayo led the nation in three-point fi eld goal percentage for six consecutive weeks before fi nishing the year seventh Green Bay 0 0 0 1 nationally in the category last season, while the Flames ranked 25th as a team in the fi nal three-point percentage Youngstown State 0 0 0 2 listing. In 18 wins last year the Flames shot 45.0 percent (141-for-313) from behind the three-point line, while Detroit 0 0 0 2 UIC has posted a 32.8 (96-for-293) three-point fi eld goal percentage in 15 defeats.

HELPING EACH OTHER OUT: Upcoming Action: Through two games the Flames have been assisting each other well, with 31 assists credited on 46 made baskets.

Saturday, Nov. 22 SCOTT THE KING OF SWAT: DePaul at UIC 7-foot senior center Scott VanderMeer has made his name turning away opponents’ shots. VanderMeer already Indiana-South Bend at Butler owns the single-season (111 in 2006-07) and career (200) blocks records at UIC in just over two seasons, getting Loyola at Western Michigan to 200 blocked shots with four swats against Bradley on Friday. He needs just 27 blocked shots from setting a Green Bay vs. Marshall new Horizon League career record. Wednesday’s game against UNI was just the third time in VanderMeer’s career Kansas State at Cleveland State that he did not register a single block in a home game in 29 career outings at the Pavilion. Wright State at Central Michigan Alleghany at Youngstown State Milwaukee at Marquette MY KIND OF CLASS, CHICAGO: Valparaiso vs. Wisconsin or Iona UIC’s 2008-09 class of newcomers has more of a Chicago feel than recruiting hauls of years past. Freshmen Jelani Poston, Zavion Neely and DeMarkus Isom-Jones, along with junior Kris Harris, are from the city of Chicago and UIC AMONG THE LEAGUE LEADERS competed in the Chicago Public League during their prep careers. The Flames now feature 7 players who were raised in Chicago and its surrounding suburbs, including Scott VanderMeer, who graduated from Lake Central High Individual School in Dyer, Ind. but was originally from Chicago’s south suburbs (Tinley Park). Scoring ...... Mayo/2nd Rebounding...... VanderMeer/6th ROBO A MACHINE: Assists ...... Mayo/1st Sophomore guard Robo Kreps had a rookie campaign to remember as a true freshman in 2007-08. Kreps appeared Field Goal % ...... N/A in all 33 games and averaged 8.1 points per game, the third-best scoring mark on the team last year. He shot 48.7 Free Throw % ...... Mayo/1st percent (92-for-189) from the fl oor and 46.2 percent (49-for-106) from behind the three-point line. Kreps’ given 3PT FG % ...... Boyd/1st fi rst name is Robert, which is what he went by last year, but prefers to go by his life-long nickname Robo. 3PT FG Per Game ...... Kreps/1st Steals ...... Stewart/9th HOME COOKIN’: Blocks ...... VanderMeer/2nd UIC took care of its home court last season, accumulating a sparkling 12-2 record at the UIC Pavilion that was the Assist-to-Turnover Ratio ...... Kreps/1st Flames’ best home mark since a 13-1 record in 1997-98. The Flames shot 49.8 percent (381-for-765) as a team at home, including a team season clip of 47.7 (125-for-262) from downtown, while outscoring opponents by an average of 12.9 ppg. Team Ranks Scoring ...... 3rd JOSH AS MONEY AS BANKS: Rebounding ...... 7th Josh Mayo is the Flames’ most prolifi c scorer since Cedrick Banks donned a UIC uniform from 2001-2005. Banks Assists ...... 2nd fi nished his career as UIC’s all-time leading scorer with 2,097 points in four seasons. Here is how Merrillville native Field Goal % ...... 3rd Mayo, who earned the same trifecta of accolades (league Preseason POY, Preseason All-League First Team, col- Free Throw % ...... 3rd legeinsider.com Mid-Major All-American) this preseason that Banks garnered prior to his senior season in 2004-05, 3PT Field Goal % ...... 1st stacks up to the former pride of Westinghouse High School after each played 93 games at UIC: 3PT Field Goals Per Game ...... 1st Steals ...... 7th Mayo Banks Blocks ...... 4th Total Points/Avg 1,247 pts/13.4 ppg 1,579 pts/16.9 ppg Assist-to-Turnover Ratio ...... 1st Rank on school scoring list 11th 5th FG shooting 378-875, 43.2% 594-1329, 44.7% 3PT FG shooting 198-475, 41.7% 185-463, 39.9% High-point game 34 vs. Bradley, 11/10/07 36 vs. Green Bay, 1/24/04

www.uicflames.com 2008-09 UIC FLAMES MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES WHAT WE GAINED: 2008-09 HORIZON LEAGUE This year’s crop of newcomers to UIC has brought in plenty of size and athleticism. 6-foot-8 Rob Eppinger, 6-foot- PRESEASON POLL 7 Jelani Poston and 6-foot-5 DeMarkus Isom-Jones enhance a frontcourt anchored by returning 7-foot center Scott VanderMeer, while 6-foot-1 freshman Zavion Neely, 6-foot-3 freshman and 6-foot-3 junior college transfers Team Points Kris Harris and Chris Buchanan add signifi cant depth to the Flames’ experienced backcourt. 1. Cleveland State (40) 478 WHAT WE LOST: 2. Wright State (3) 412 Guards Robert Bush and Karl White Jr., a pair of veterans who spent four years at UIC, and two-year letterwinner 3. UIC (2) 361 Jermaine Dailey, an athletic 6-foot-7 forward who came on as the 2007-08 season wound down, are the three 4. Green Bay 335 letterwinners that the Flames lost to graduation. Bush averaged 7.4 ppg and 3.1 rpg, while White scored 8.1 ppg. 5. Butler 326 Dailey led the team in fi eld goal shooting (62.8 percent) last year and averaged 7.8 ppg and 7.0 rpg in UIC’s fi nal 6. Milwaukee 216 seven games, including a double-double (12 points, 10 rebounds) in the Horizon League semifi nals against eventual 7. Valparaiso 207 champion Butler. Senior Ebenezer Noonoo, a reserve who served as the team’s spiritual leader, also exhausted his 8. Loyola (1) 189 eligibility last season. 9. Detroit 98 10. Youngstown State 73 UIC INKS LOUIS GREEN IN EARLY SIGNING PERIOD: UIC head men’s basketball coach Jimmy Collins announced on Wednesday, Nov. 12 that Louis Green (Hillside, Ill./St. Joseph H.S.) has signed a National Letter of Intent to play for the Flames beginning in the 2009-10 cam- 2008-09 PRESEASON paign. Green is a 6-foot-9, 240-pound center who plays for legendary head coach Gene Pingatore at St. Joseph ALL-HORIZON LEAGUE TEAMS High School in Westchester. A varsity starter since his sophomore season, Green was a teammate of current First Team NCAA Division I student-athletes Demetri McCamey (Illinois) and Evan Turner (Ohio State) on the Chargers’ 2007 Josh Mayo (Sr., G) UIC - Preseason POY IHSA Sectional championship squad. Green played this past summer with the Illinois Flames AAU team under J’Nathan Bullock (Sr., F) Cleveland State coach Dedrick Shannon. Cedric Jackson (Sr., G) Cleveland State Vaughn Duggins (Jr., G) Wright State COACH COLLINS ON LOUIS GREEN: Matt Howard (So., F) Butler “Louis is a young man who likes to be aggressive around the basket. However, he is not limited to that. He can step out and hit the 15-footer, he handles the ball well, he can pass it well, and he fi ts into our program in Second Team terms of being a smart player who is very coachable, and he is only going to get better. He is also learning from Scott VanderMeer (Sr., C) UIC a legend and a man I really respect in Gene Pingatore, who is known across the coaching profession as a great Mike Schachtner (Sr., F) Green Bay developer of talent.” J.R. Blount (Sr., G) Loyola Urule Igbavboa (Sr., F) Valparaiso Todd Brown (Jr., G) Wright State

2008-09 UIC Flames Men’s Basketball Roster 2008-09 HORIZON LEAGUE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK ## Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/Last School 11/17 - J.R. Blount, Loyola 1 Josh Mayo G 5-11 175 Sr. Merrillville, Ind./Merrillville H.S. 11/24 - 2 Austin Hood G 6-2 185 So. Chicago, Ill./York H.S./Kellogg C.C. 12/1 - 3 Robo Kreps G 6-0 185 So. Forsyth, Ill./Maroa-Forsyth H.S. 12/8 - 14 DeMarkus Isom-Jones F 6-5 200 Fr. Chicago, Ill./Englewood H.S. 12/15 - 15 Jimmy Harding G 6-5 170 So. Minooka, Ill./Minooka H.S. 21 Rob Eppinger F 6-8 240 Jr. Rockford, Ill./Highland C.C. 12/22 - 22 Kris Harris G 6-3 185 Jr. Chicago, Ill./South Suburban College 12/29 - 23 Zavion Neely G 6-1 175 Fr. Chicago, Ill./Hope College Prep 1/5 - 25 Spencer Stewart G 6-4 185 Jr. Edwardsville, Ill./Edwardsville H.S. 1/12 - 31 Chris Buchanan G 6-3 190 Jr. Joliet, Ill./Joliet Junior College 1/19 - 32 Jovan Ignjatovic F 6-9 240 Jr. Belgrade, Serbia/Young H.S. 1/26 - 33 Jeremy Buttell F 6-7 235 Jr. Colleyville, Texas/Texas Tech 2/2 - 35 Jelani Poston F 6-7 220 Fr. Chicago, Ill./Harmony [Cincinnati, OH] 2/9 - 41 Scott VanderMeer C 7-0 255 Sr. Dyer, Ind./LBowling Green 2/16 - 42 Tori Boyd F 6-5 215 So. Rockford, Ill./Boylan Catholic H.S 2/23 - Head Coach: Jimmy Collins 3/2 - Associate Head Coach: Mark Coomes; Assistant Coaches: Tracy Dildy and Bryant Lowe Pronunciations: Tori Boyd: Tor-E Jovan Ignjatovic: Yo-VON Ig-NOT-o-vich Jelani Poston: juh-LON-e Jeremy Buttell: Byou-TELL DeMarkus Isom-Jones: EYE-some Rob Eppinger: EP-pin-jur Zavion Neely: ZAY-v-on www.uicflames.com 2008-09 UIC FLAMES MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES UIC HEAD COACH Jimmy Collins - Record vs. Opponents Akron ...... 1-1 Jimmy Collins Alabama State ...... 2-0 American Univ. of Puerto Rico...... 1-0 Boston College ...... 0-1 (195-172, 13th season) Bowling Green ...... 2-2 Bradley ...... 1-2 Butler ...... 7-20 Head Coach Jimmy Collins is in his 13th season at the helm of the UIC men’s basketball program. The veteran California-Irvine ...... 1-0 mentor is not only the winningest coach in school history with 195 career wins, but is also the longest tenured Division I Central Michigan ...... 2-2 Chicago State ...... 2-2 men’s basketball coach in the state of Illinois and the Horizon League. He has captured a conference regular season title Cleveland State ...... 17-11 Davidson ...... 1-1 (1998) and two league tournament crowns (2002, 2004) during his tenure, and has guided the Flames to four 20-win Denver ...... 0-1 seasons, including a school-record 24 victories in 2003-04. DePaul ...... 1-1 Detroit ...... 10-17 Named co-conference coach of the year after his fi rst season with the Flames, Collins has also guided UIC to its Drake...... 1-1 only three NCAA Tournament appearances in school history, taking the team to the Big Dance in 1998 , 2002 and 2004. Duke ...... 0-1 Eastern Illinois ...... 2-0 He also guided the Flames to their fi rst-ever NIT bid in 2003. Eastern Washington ...... 1-0 Evansville...... 3-1 Collins, who served as an assistant coach at Illinois for 13 years prior to his arrival at UIC, earned All-American Florida A&M ...... 1-0 honors as a player at New Mexico State, averaging 20.1 ppg while leading the Aggies to the Final Four during his senior Florida International ...... 1-1 Georgia Southern ...... 1-1 season. Georgia Tech ...... 1-1 Grambling ...... 0-1 Hofstra ...... 1-0 JIMMY COLLINS FAST FACTS Howard...... 1-0 Iowa State...... 0-1 Illinois ...... 0-5 * Jimmy Collins was introduced as the ninth head coach in UIC history on March 27, 1996. Illinois-Springfi eld ...... 1-0 Illinois State ...... 5-4 Indiana ...... 0-1 * Collins has propelled UIC to its fi rst three NCAA Tournament bids (1998, 2002, 2004) and fi rst NIT berth (2003) in Indiana State ...... 1-1 school history. IUPUI ...... 1-0 IPFW...... 2-0 Jackson State ...... 0-1 * Collins has led UIC to four 20-win seasons is his 12 years on the sidelines: 22 (1997-98); 20 (2001-02); 21 (2002-03); Kansas ...... 0-1 24 (2003-04). Louisiana Tech ...... 2-0 Loyola ...... 20-8 Marquette...... 0-2 * Collins is the program’s all-time winningest coach with 195 career victories. Mercer ...... 1-0 Miami (OH)...... 0-1 Michigan State ...... 1-3 * Collins has guided UIC to a league regular-season (1998) and two league tournament titles (2002, 2004) during his Mississippi ...... 1-1 Mississippi State ...... 0-1 tenure. Montana ...... 1-1 Montana State...... 1-0 Murray State ...... 1-1 * Collins is the longest tenured Division I men’s basketball coach in the state of Illinois and the longest tenured coach Norfolk State ...... 1-0 in the Horizon League. UNC Charlotte ...... 0-3 UNC Wilmington...... 3-1 North Central ...... 1-0 * Collins was an assistant coach at the University of Illinois under Lou Henson for 13 years, including the 1989 season Northeastern Illinois ...... 0-1 in which the Fighting Illini advanced to the Final Four. Northern Illinois ...... 9-3 Northern Iowa ...... 2-0 Northwestern ...... 3-0 * As Illinois’ top recruiter, Collins’ high-profi le Illini signees included: Kendall Gill, Nick Anderson, Marcus Liberty, Deon Oakland ...... 0-1 Ohio ...... 0-1 Thomas, Kiwane Garris and Lowell Hamilton. Oklahoma ...... 0-1 Old Dominion ...... 1-1 * Collins is the co-chairman of the Chicago Special Olympics. Oral Roberts ...... 1-1 Oregon ...... 0-2 Penn ...... 1-1 * Collins and his family are heavily involved with the Lupus Foundation of America Illinois Chapter. His daughter, Erica, Purdue ...... 0-2 St. Edward’s ...... 1-0 serves on the Board of Directors for the Illinois Chapter. St. Francis (Pa.) ...... 1-0 St. Joseph’s (Ind.) ...... 1-0 St. Xavier (Ill.) ...... 0-1 * Collins, as well as the rest of his 1970 New Mexico State Final Four squad, were inducted into the school’s Hall of Saginaw Valley State ...... 1-0 Fame on Feb. 7th, 2004. Saint Louis ...... 0-1 Samford...... 1-0 San Diego State ...... 1-0 * Collins is a former fi rst-round draft pick of the (1970). Santa Clara...... 1-0 South Dakota State ...... 1-0 South Florida ...... 0-2 * Collins served as a hearing offi cer for the Cook County Probation Department prior to his appointment as an assistant Southern Illinois ...... 2-3 coach at Illinois. SW Missouri State ...... 1-0 Texas A&M ...... 1-1 Texas San Antonio ...... 2-0 Toledo ...... 1-0 Valparaiso ...... 2-2 Western Illinois ...... 1-0 Western Michigan ...... 0-1 Wichita State ...... 0-1 UW-Green Bay ...... 13-12 UW-Milwaukee ...... 15-13 UW-Parkside ...... 0-1 Winthrop ...... 0-1 Wright State ...... 14-12 Youngstown State ...... 14-2 Total ...... 195-172

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RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 1-1 1-0 0-1 0-0 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 1-1 1-0 0-1 0-0

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 01 MAYO, Josh 2-2 74 37.0 11-23 . 4 7 8 4-11 . 3 6 4 14-14 1.000 2 4 6 3.0 4 0 11 6 0 2 40 20.0 03 KREPS, Robo 2-2 70 35.0 9-20 . 4 5 0 6-11 . 5 4 5 6-8 . 7 5 0 0 6 6 3.0 4 0 6 0 0 1 30 15.0 41 VANDERMEER, Scott 2-2 54 27.0 8-17 . 4 7 1 0-0 . 0 0 0 7-11 . 6 3 6 5 9 14 7.0 9 1 3 1 4 0 23 11.5 42 BOYD, Tori 2-1 39 19.5 7-14 . 5 0 0 4-5 . 8 0 0 1-3 . 3 3 3 3 5 8 4.0 8 1 1 3 1 2 19 9.5 21 EPPINGER, Rob 2-1 35 17.5 5-9 . 5 5 6 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2 4 6 3.0 5 0 1 1 0 1 10 5.0 25 STEWART, Spencer 2-1 40 20.0 1-6 . 1 6 7 1-5 . 2 0 0 5-6 . 8 3 3 0 2 2 1.0 6 1 5 5 0 3 8 4.0 22 HARRIS, Kris 2-1 23 11.5 3-6 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-1 1.000 1 4 5 2.5 2 0 2 5 0 0 7 3.5 23 NEELY, Zavion 1-0 9 9.0 1-3 . 3 3 3 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2 0 2 1 0 0 3 3.0 31 BUCHANAN, Chris 2-0 13 6.5 1-3 . 3 3 3 1-3 . 3 3 3 0-1 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 2 3 1.5 33 BUTTELL, Jeremy 2-0 28 14.0 0-3 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 2 7 9 4.5 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.0 35 POSTON, Jelani 1-0 4 4.0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 3 3 3.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 32 IGNJATOVIC, Jovan 2-0 11 5.5 0-4 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 3 4 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.0 Team 235 Total...... 2 400 46-109 . 4 2 2 17-39 . 4 3 6 36-46 . 7 8 3 18 50 68 34.0 46 3 31 25 5 12 145 72.5 Opponents...... 2 400 41-100 . 4 1 0 12-47 . 2 5 5 50-66 . 7 5 8 20 50 70 35.0 39 - 20 32 3 12 144 72.0

TEAM STATISTICS UIC OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 145 144 11-14-08 at L 61-67 10034 Points per game 72.5 72.0 11/19/08 UNI W 84-77 3399 Scoring margin +0.5 - * - Conference game FIELD GOALS-ATT 46-109 41-100 Field goal pct . 4 2 2 . 4 1 0 3 POINT FG-ATT 17-39 12-47 3-point FG pct . 4 3 6 . 2 5 5 3-pt FG made per game 8.5 6.0 FREE THROWS-ATT 36-46 50-66 Free throw pct . 7 8 3 . 7 5 8 F-Throws made per game 18.0 25.0 REBOUNDS 68 70 Rebounds per game 34.0 35.0 Rebounding margin -1.0 - ASSISTS 31 20 Assists per game 15.5 10.0 TURNOVERS 25 32 Turnovers per game 12.5 16.0 Turnover margin +3.5 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.2 0.6 STEALS 12 12 Steals per game 6.0 6.0 BLOCKS 5 3 Blocks per game 2.5 1.5 ATTENDANCE 3399 10034 Home games-Avg/Game 1-3399 1-10034 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals UIC 59 86 145 Opponents 53 91 144 2008-09 UIC FLAMES BASKETBALL UIC Season/Career Statistics (as of Nov 21, 2008) All games

SEASON STATISTICS CAREER STATISTICS

SUMMARY gp-gs min/g fg% 3fg% ft% r/g a/g stl blk pts/g gp-gs min/g fg% 3fg% ft% r/g a/g stl blk pts/g MAYO, Josh 2-2 37.0 . 4 7 8 . 3 6 4 1.000 3.0 5.5 2 0 20.0 93-84 30.5 . 4 3 2 . 4 1 7 . 8 5 7 2.2 3.0 109 1 13.4 KREPS, Robo 2-2 35.0 . 4 5 0 . 5 4 5 . 7 5 0 3.0 3.0 1 0 15.0 35-4 21.2 . 4 8 3 . 4 7 0 . 7 4 5 2.3 1.5 28 1 8.5 VANDERMEER, Scott 2-2 27.0 . 4 7 1 . 0 0 0 . 6 3 6 7.0 1.5 0 4 11.5 67-62 26.0 . 4 3 9 . 0 0 0 . 6 3 9 6.6 0.9 34 200 7.4 BOYD, Tori 2-1 19.5 . 5 0 0 . 8 0 0 . 3 3 3 4.0 0.5 2 1 9.5 32-3 14.9 . 3 7 1 . 3 2 0 . 7 7 6 1.9 0.8 15 7 4.6 EPPINGER, Rob 2-1 17.5 . 5 5 6 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 3.0 0.5 1 0 5.0 2-1 17.5 . 5 5 6 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 3.0 0.5 1 0 5.0 STEWART, Spencer 2-1 20.0 . 1 6 7 . 2 0 0 . 8 3 3 1.0 2.5 3 0 4.0 53-37 22.5 . 3 0 5 . 3 3 6 . 7 3 0 2.2 3.5 48 4 4.8 HARRIS, Kris 2-1 11.5 . 5 0 0 . 0 0 0 1.000 2.5 1.0 0 0 3.5 2-1 11.5 . 5 0 0 . 0 0 0 1.000 2.5 1.0 0 0 3.5 NEELY, Zavion 1-0 9.0 . 3 3 3 . 5 0 0 . 0 0 0 0.0 2.0 0 0 3.0 1-0 9.0 . 3 3 3 . 5 0 0 . 0 0 0 0.0 2.0 0 0 3.0 BUCHANAN, Chris 2-0 6.5 . 3 3 3 . 3 3 3 . 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 0 1.5 2-0 6.5 . 3 3 3 . 3 3 3 . 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 0 1.5 BUTTELL, Jeremy 2-0 14.0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 1.000 4.5 0.0 0 0 1.0 35-15 16.1 . 4 5 8 . 2 5 0 . 6 9 0 4.4 0.5 13 11 3.6 IGNJATOVIC, Jovan 2-0 5.5 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 2.0 0.0 1 0 0.0 49-0 7.6 . 3 5 2 . 0 5 3 . 7 8 6 1.3 0.1 10 14 1.7 POSTON, Jelani 1-0 4.0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 3.0 0.0 0 0 0.0 1-0 4.0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 3.0 0.0 0 0 0.0

SCORING fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% pts pts/g fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% pts pts/g MAYO, Josh 11-23 . 4 7 8 4-11 . 3 6 4 14-14 1.000 40 20.0 378-875 . 4 3 2 198-475 . 4 1 7 293-342 . 8 5 7 1247 13.4 KREPS, Robo 9-20 . 4 5 0 6-11 . 5 4 5 6-8 . 7 5 0 30 15.0 101-209 . 4 8 3 55-117 . 4 7 0 41-55 . 7 4 5 298 8.5 VANDERMEER, Scott 8-17 . 4 7 1 0-0 . 0 0 0 7-11 . 6 3 6 23 11.5 201-458 . 4 3 9 0-1 . 0 0 0 92-144 . 6 3 9 494 7.4 BOYD, Tori 7-14 . 5 0 0 4-5 . 8 0 0 1-3 . 3 3 3 19 9.5 46-124 . 3 7 1 16-50 . 3 2 0 38-49 . 7 7 6 146 4.6 EPPINGER, Rob 5-9 . 5 5 6 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 10 5.0 5-9 . 5 5 6 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 10 5.0 STEWART, Spencer 1-6 . 1 6 7 1-5 . 2 0 0 5-6 . 8 3 3 8 4.0 81-266 . 3 0 5 49-146 . 3 3 6 46-63 . 7 3 0 257 4.8 HARRIS, Kris 3-6 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-1 1.000 7 3.5 3-6 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-1 1.000 7 3.5 NEELY, Zavion 1-3 . 3 3 3 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 3 3.0 1-3 . 3 3 3 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 3 3.0 BUCHANAN, Chris 1-3 . 3 3 3 1-3 . 3 3 3 0-1 . 0 0 0 3 1.5 1-3 . 3 3 3 1-3 . 3 3 3 0-1 . 0 0 0 3 1.5 BUTTELL, Jeremy 0-3 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 2 1.0 49-107 . 4 5 8 7-28 . 2 5 0 20-29 . 6 9 0 125 3.6 IGNJATOVIC, Jovan 0-4 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0.0 31-88 . 3 5 2 1-19 . 0 5 3 22-28 . 7 8 6 85 1.7 POSTON, Jelani 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0.0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0.0

TOTALS o-reb d-reb t-reb pf fo ast to a/to o-reb d-reb t-reb pf fo ast to a/to MAYO, Josh 2 4 6 4 0 11 6 1.8 39 170 209 135 0 280 187 1.5 KREPS, Robo 0 6 6 4 0 6 0 0.0 15 64 79 45 0 51 40 1.3 VANDERMEER, Scott 5 9 14 9 1 3 1 3.0 142 299 441 179 4 60 50 1.2 BOYD, Tori 3 5 8 8 1 1 3 0.3 21 40 61 52 1 24 50 0.5 EPPINGER, Rob 2 4 6 5 0 1 1 1.0 2 4 6 5 0 1 1 1.0 STEWART, Spencer 0 2 2 6 1 5 5 1.0 5 112 117 98 2 184 112 1.6 HARRIS, Kris 1 4 5 2 0 2 5 0.4 1 4 5 2 0 2 5 0.4 NEELY, Zavion 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 2.0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 2.0 BUCHANAN, Chris 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.0 BUTTELL, Jeremy 2 7 9 3 0 0 0 0.0 45 109 154 59 0 17 31 0.5 IGNJATOVIC, Jovan 1 3 4 2 0 0 1 0.0 24 42 66 54 0 4 17 0.2 POSTON, Jelani 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 0.0 Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics UNI vs UIC 11/19/08 7:00pm at Chicago, Ill. (UIC Pavilion)

UNI 77 • 1-1 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 34 Koch, Adam f 3-5 0-0 6-7 044412230232 05 Farokhmanesh, Ali g 6-14 6-14 2-2 0 2 2 4 20 1 3 0 0 32 11 Ahelegbe, Kwadzo g 3-9 1-4 1-2 0005 8430035 13 Moran, Johnny g 4-10 1-7 0-0 2 2 4 0 9 5 3 0 1 34 22 Dunham, Kerwin g 0-2 0-0 5-5 1233 5200022 10 Haak, Brian 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 21 Brown, Travis 0-1 0-0 0-0 0111 0020011 53 Eglseder, Jordan 10-13 0-1 3-3 4 6 10 1 23 0 3 1 1 26 Team 0 3 3 Totals 26-54 8-26 17-19 7 20 27 19 77 14 17 1 5 200

FG % 1st Half: 13-26 50.0% 2nd half: 13-28 46.4% Game: 26-54 48.1% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 3-12 25.0% 2nd half: 5-14 35.7% Game: 8-26 30.8% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 4-5 80.0% 2nd half: 13-14 92.9% Game: 17-19 89.5% 1 UIC 84 • 1-1 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 21 EPPINGER, Rob f 5-7 0-0 0-0 134210110128 41 VANDERMEER, Scott c 3-7 0-0 2-3 1 2 3 5 8 2 1 0 0 22 01 MAYO, Josh g 6-9 3-4 12-12 112127640134 03 KREPS, Robo g 2-5 1-2 1-2 0 2 2 0 6 4 0 0 1 36 22 HARRIS, Kris g 2-4 0-0 1-1 0220 51100 8 25 STEWART, Spencer 1-3 1-2 5-6 0 1 1 1 8 4 3 0 2 27 31 BUCHANAN, Chris 1-2 1-2 0-0 0000 30000 4 32 IGNJATOVIC, Jovan 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 33 BUTTELL, Jeremy 0-2 0-1 0-0 0111 00000 6 35 POSTON, Jelani 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 42 BOYD, Tori 6-12 4-5 1-2 347317121227 Team 1 2 3 Totals 26-52 10-16 22-26 7 22 29 14 84 19 13 1 7 200

FG % 1st Half: 12-29 41.4% 2nd half: 14-23 60.9% Game: 26-52 50.0% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 5-8 62.5% 2nd half: 5-8 62.5% Game: 10-16 62.5% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 2-3 66.7% 2nd half: 20-23 87.0% Game: 22-26 84.6% 3 Officials: Gerry Pollard, Brad Gaston, Randy Heimerman Technical fouls: UNI-None. UIC-VANDERMEER, Scott. Attendance: 3399

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total UNI 33 44 77 UIC 31 53 84 Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics UIC vs Bradley Braves 11-14-08 7:05 p.m. at Peoria, Ill. - Carver Arena

UIC 61 • 0-1 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 42 BOYD, Tori f 1-2 0-0 0-1 0115 2010012 41 VANDERMEER, Scott c 5-10 0-0 5-8 4 7 11 4 15 1 0 4 0 32 01 MAYO, Josh g 5-14 1-7 2-2 134313520140 03 KREPS, Robo g 7-15 5-9 5-6 0 4 4 4 24 2 0 0 0 34 25 STEWART, Spencer g 0-3 0-3 0-0 0115 0120113 21 EPPINGER, Rob 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 22 HARRIS, Kris 1-2 0-0 0-0 1232 2140015 23 NEELY, Zavion 1-3 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 2 3 2 1 0 0 9 31 BUCHANAN, Chris 0-1 0-1 0-1 0001 00102 9 32 IGNJATOVIC, Jovan 0-4 0-1 0-0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 7 33 BUTTELL, Jeremy 0-1 0-0 2-2 2682 2000022 Team 1 1 2 Totals 20-57 7-23 14-20 11 28 39 32 61 12 12 4 5 200

FG % 1st Half: 9-30 30.0% 2nd half: 11-27 40.7% Game: 20-57 35.1% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 3-12 25.0% 2nd half: 4-11 36.4% Game: 7-23 30.4% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 7-8 87.5% 2nd half: 7-12 58.3% Game: 14-20 70.0% 2 Bradley Braves 67 • 1-0 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 12 Wilson, Theron f 2-9 0-1 8-13 4 9 13 3 12 320131 04 Collins, David c 1-2 0-0 2-2 1 1 2 4 4 0 1 1 0 15 02 Dunson, Dodie g 4-11 3-7 10-12 134121010137 05 Maniscalco, Sam g 4-9 0-5 6-8 1 3 4 4 14 1 4 0 2 33 23 Roberts, Chris g 4-9 1-4 3-3 257412120122 01 McCain, Eddren 0-2 0-1 0-3 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 22 03 Norris, Darian 0-1 0-1 0-0 0001 00200 8 13 Brown, Taylor 0-2 0-2 2-4 1 2 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 9 54 Singh, Sam 0-1 0-0 2-2 3472 2021123 Team 0 1 1 Totals 15-46 4-21 33-47 13 30 43 20 67 6 15 2 7 200

FG % 1st Half: 3-17 17.6% 2nd half: 12-29 41.4% Game: 15-46 32.6% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% 2nd half: 2-12 16.7% Game: 4-21 19.0% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 12-17 70.6% 2nd half: 21-30 70.0% Game: 33-47 70.2% 4 Officials: Frank Spencer, Brad Gaston, Dave Draucker Technical fouls: UIC-None. Bradley Braves-None. Attendance: 10034

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total UIC 28 33 61 Bradley Braves 20 47 67