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2008-09 JACKSONVILLE STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL - GAME 18 Jacksonville State (8-9, 2-6 OVC) at Austin Peay (11-7, 7-1 OVC) January 24, 2009 - 7:30 p.m. CT Clarksville, Tenn. Dunn Center (7,875) Schedule/Results Jax State Searching For Win At First-Place Govs Home: 4-3 Away: 4-6 Neutral: 0-0 As the first half of the Ohio Valley Conference November schedule officially wraps up, the Jacksonville State men’s 1 WEST GEORGIA (exhibition) W, 83-76 basketball team travels to Clarksville, Tenn., where it will 14 at South Carolina (SportSouth) L, 89-76 run into a red-hot Austin Peay team in a battle between 18 WEST ALABAMA W, 69-48 two teams headed in different directions. 22 at Georgia State W, 80-73 (2OT) The Gamecocks have dropped their last five games and are 24 at UMass W, 75-74 looking to get things going in the right direction, while the Govs have won their 29 VMI W, 95-67 last five and are looking to remain in sole possession of first place in the OVC standings. December Jacksonville State is coming off of a heartbreaking 59-57 loss at Tennessee 2 at Norfolk State W, 80-61 State on Thursday night that saw a late TSU rally and a tip-in at the buzzer negate 6 *at Tennessee Tech W, 82-66 a valiant second-half comeback attempt by the Gamecocks. TSU led by as many 13 REINHARDT (exhibition) W, 88-56 as 12 early in the second half, only to watch the Gamecocks build a nine-point 17 at UAB L, 75-48 advantage of their own, but JSU went 0-for-5 and TSU went 5-for-6 from the floor 20 at Iowa State L, 66-60 in the final 4:30. 30 BERRY COLLEGE W, 98-49 The Governors defeated Tennessee Tech, 87-71, on Thursday in Clarksville January in a game that was dominated by Peay’s duo of Drake Reed and Wes Channels, 3 *EASTERN ILLINOIS (ESPNU) L, 78-69 who combined for 51 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists. 5 *SE MISSOURI (TV24) W, 71-66 Reed is the Govs leading scorer on the year, but it has 8 *at Eastern Kentucky L, 75-67 been Channels who has led his team in OVC play. He 10 *at Morehead State L, 76-61 is averaging a team-best 21.3 points per game in eight 15 *MURRAY STATE L, 63-56 league games. Reed is scoring 19.4 points per game, 17 *UT MARTIN L, 92-73 19.8 per outing in league play,play, while pulling in a team- 22 *at Tennessee State L, 59-57 high 7.2 rebounds per game. 24 *at Austin Peay 7:30 p.m. The game will be the fifth between the two in the 29 *at Southeast Missouri 7:45 p.m Dunn Center,Center, with APSU winning the previous four meetings. 31 *at Eastern Illinois 7 p.m. February ABOUT TODAY’S GAME 5 *MOREHEAD STATE 7:30 p.m. Probable Starters for the Gamecocks 7 *EASTERN KENTUCKY 4 p.m. Pos. # Player Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown Pts/G Reb/G 9 *TENNESSEE STATE 7 p.m. F 1 Brandon Crawford 6-6 205 Fr. Montgomery, Ala. 11.1 3.3 G 3 Jonathan Toles 6-2 180 Sr. Montgomery, Ala. 11.1 4.2 apg 12 *at UT Martin 7:30 p.m. PG 5 DeAndre Bray 5-6 160 Sr. Atlanta, Ga. 4.0 5.2 apg 14 *at Murray State 7:30 p.m. F 13 Nick Murphy 6-4 195 So. Bronx, N.Y. 10.4 4.8 17 *AUSTIN PEAY 7 p.m. G 14 Jeremy Bynum 6-2 170 So. Oxford, Ala. 11.6 3.4 21 at ESPNU BracketBusters TBA 28 *TENNESSEE TECH 4 p.m. Off the Bench March Pos. # Player Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown Pts/G Reb/G 3 OVC Tournament 1st Round TBA F 2 Stephen Hall 6-6 225 Fr. Birmingham, Ala. 7.1 4.8 6 OVC Tournament Semifinals TBA G 10 Keynan Jackson 5-9 162 Fr. Alabaster, Ala. -- -- 7 OVC Tournament Finals TBA F 11 Geddes Robinson 6-5 230 Fr. Bronx, N.Y. 9.5 5.2 G 15 Erwin Staten 6-4 175 Jr. Huntsville, Ala. -- -- All Times CT - Home Games ALL CAPS BOLD G 21 John Barnes 6-0 185 Fr. Fort Walton Beach, Fla. 2.7 1.2 * denotes OVC Game F 22 Amadou Mbodji 6-11 225 Jr. Dakar, Senegal 4.8 5.9 F 33 Jacques Leeds 6-8 220 Jr. Baltimore, Md. 2.5 1.8 JSU Sports Information Asst. Director/MBKB Contact . Josh Underwood Office Phone . (256) 782-5915 Series Breakdown Head Coaches: On The Air: Cell Phone . (256) 453-0545 APSU leads, 9-1 JSU: ..................James Green Radio: e-mail: . [email protected] at JSU: ............APSU, 4-1 Mississippi, ‘83 - JSU Sports Network at JSU ................. 8-9/1st year Asst. AD/Sports Information . Greg Seitz at APSU: .........APSU, 4-0 PBP: Mike Parris Overall: ... 175-169/12th year Assistant SID . .Fred Sington Neutral: ..........APSU, 1-0 airtime: prior to APSU: .................Dave Loos Green vs. APSU: ...... 0-0 women’s game Sports Information FAX . (256) 782-5958 Memphis, ‘70 Last Meeting: .... 1/24/08 www.JSUGamecockSports.com at APSU: .306-255/19th year Television: .......... APSU 73, @JSU 62 Overall: ...388-307/23rd year - None 2008-09 JACKSONVILLE STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL - GAME 18 MEDIA INFORMATION 2008-09 JSU Numerical Roster # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown/Previous Scool Interviews 1 Brandon Crawford F 6-6 205 Fr. HS Montgomery, Ala./Lee HS Head Coach James Green and 2 Stephen Hall F 6-6 225 Fr. HS Birmingham, Ala./Erwin HS player interviews should be arranged 3 Jonathan Toles G 6-2 180 Sr. 1L Montgomery, Ala./Bevill State-Sumiton (Ala.) CC through Josh Underwood of the JSU 5 DeAndre Bray G 5-6 160 Sr. 3L Atlanta, Ga./Mays HS Sports Information office. The best time to reach coaches and student-athletes 10 Keynan Jackson G 5-9 162 Fr. HS Alabaster, Ala./Thompson HS at once is before or after practice. The 11 Geddes Robinson F 6-5 230 Fr. RS Bronx, N.Y./God’s Academy (Dallas) Gamecocks generally practice from 13 Nick Murphy F 6-4 195 So. 1L Bronx, N.Y./Harmony Prep (Cincinnati) either 5:30-7:30 a.m. or 3:30-5:30 p.m. 14 Jeremy Bynum G 6-2 170 So. 1L Oxford, Ala./Oxford HS daily at Pete Mathews Coliseum. Please 15 Erwin Staten G 6-4 175 Jr. 2L Huntsville, Ala./J.O. Johnson HS contact Josh Underwood for practice 21 John Barnes G 6-0 185 Fr. HS Fort Walton Beach, Fla./Fort Walton Beach HS times. 22 Amadou Mbodji F 6-11 235 Jr. 2L Dakar, Senegal/Limamou Laye HS Under no circumstances will a stu- 24 Brylle Kamen F 6-7 220 Fr. HS Paris, France/Stoneridge Prep dent-athlete’s home phone number be 33 Jacques Leeds F 6-8 220 Jr. TR Windsor Mill, Md./Seminole (Fla.) CC given to the media. Head Coach: James Green (Mississippi, ’83, First Season) Post-game Procedures Assistant Coaches: Kyle Roane, Mike Smith, Rob Brooks JSU head coach James Green will Student Assistants: Courtney Bradley, Masaki Ishizaki, Brian Miller, be made available in the Media Room Nick Smith, Justin Whisante, Garland Wilson down the hallway off the Southeast corner of the court immediately fol- lowing his post-game radio show. Requested players will be available in Pronunciation Guide the media room after the NCAA-man- DeAndre Bray . .dee-AHN-dray Amadou Mbodji . AH-mah-doo MOJE dated 10-minute “cooling off” period Keynan Jackson . .KEY-nun Geddes Robinson . .GEH-dis Brylle Kamen . .BRILL KAY-men Erwin Staten . STAY-tuhn has been enforced. Jacques Leeds . like JOCK The JSU locker room is closed to media members at all times. Any player interviews should be coordinated Around the Ohio Valley through Josh Underwood, Assistant Sports Information Director, and will Current Standings (Through Jan. 22) be conducted in the media room. No CONFERENCE OVERALL interviews are allowed on the court. W L Pct. Streak W L Pct. Streak Austin Peay 7 1 .875 W5 11 7 .611 W5 JSU Sports Network Morehead State 6 2 .750 L1 10 10 .500 W1 All JSU men’s basketball games UT Martin 6 3 .667 W5 13 6 .684 W5 are broadcast on the JSU Sports Eastern Illinois 5 3 .625 L1 8 10 .444 L1 Network, whose flagship station is Eastern Kentucky 4 4 .500 W1 11 8 .579 W2 WLJS 91.9 FM in Jacksonville. In his 26th season as the play-by- Murray State 4 4 .500 W1 9 9 .500 W1 play voice of the Gamecocks is Mike Tennessee State 4 4 .500 W1 6 12 .333 W1 Parris. Select games will be carried on Tennessee Tech 3 5 .375 L1 9 9 .500 L1 Sirius Satellite Radio. Check sirius.com Jacksonville State 2 6 .250 L5 8 9 .471 L5 for an updated broadcast schedule. Southeast Missouri 0 9 .000 L9 3 17 .150 L9 JSU On The World Wide Web Recent Results Upcoming Games Extensive information on the JSU Saturday, Jan. 17 Saturday, Jan. 24 men’s basketball team, including statis- *UT Martin 92, at Jacksonville State 73 *Eastern Illinois at UT Martin, 6 p.m. tics, updated notes, rosters and sched- *at Eastern Illinois 67, Morehead State 61 *Eastern Ky at Morehead State, 6:30 p.m.