GAME NOTES STEAK HOUSE & GRILL 2020-2021 SIUE Cougars (8-12, 6-8 OVC) Vs
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2020-2021 presented by: COLTON’S GAME NOTES STEAK HOUSE & GRILL 2020-2021 SIUE Cougars (8-12, 6-8 OVC) vs. Austin Peay Governors (13-9, 9-7 OVC) Schedule and Results Date Opponent Time/Score NOVEMBER Thu., February 18, 7:30 p.m. Wed. 25 at Saint Louis L, 89-52 Game Thu. 26 vs. LSU (at St. Louis, Mo.) L, 94-81 Dunn Center (7,257), Clarksville, Tennessee Sat. 27 vs. UHSP (at St. Louis, Mo.) W, 80-45 21 WINTER BREAK DECEMBER FOLLOW THE GAME Wed. 2 at Northern Illinois W, 73-53 SIUE postponed nine games between Dec. 18 and Jan. Sat. 5 Omaha L, 65-63 21, making 33 full days between games. TV: None Wed. 9 at Valparaiso L, 80-58 Radio: 887 the Sound (Joe Pott) Sun. 13 at Northwestern Canceled GAUNTLET Fri. 18 at Morehead State * W, 69-65 Live Video: ESPN+ Mon. 21 Eastern Illinois * Postponed Since returning to play Jan. 21, SIUE has played 13 Live Stats: SIUEStats.com games in those 23 days. Live Audio: SIUECougarNetwork.com JANUARY Sat. 2 Jacksonville State * Postponed LAST GAME THE SERIES Tue. 5 at Eastern Illinois * Postponed Murray State used an extended run down the stretch Thu. 7 Austin Peay * Postponed to win going away Monday, defeating SIUE 86-57 at Series Record: Austin Peay leads 14-4 Sat. 9 Murray State * Postponed Last Meeting: L, 74-59, 2/1/21 at SIUE Tue. 11 Eastern Illinois * Postponed First Community Arena. After a pair of free throws Thu. 14 Eastern Kentucky * Postponed from Iziah James with 5:57 to play made it 72-56, First Meeting: L, 66-53, 1/19/12 at SIUE Sat. 16 Morehead State * Postponed Murray State closed out the game on a 14-1 run. The Record at SIUE: 2-9 Mon. 18 Jacksonville State * Postponed Record at APSU: 2-5 Thu. 21 at Tennessee State * W, 67-65 Cougars missed their last nine attempts. Murray State was 31-58 (53 percent) from the field and knocked Neutral: 0-0 Sat. 23 at Belmont * L, 114-62 Largest SIUE win: 15, 83-68, 2/15/14 at APSU Tue. 26 at Eastern Illinois * W, 87-74 down 12 of 23 (52 percent) three-point attempts. The Thu. 28 at Southeast Missouri * L, 64-62 Racers knocked down seven three-pointers in the first Largest APSU win: 35, 80-45, 2/7/19 at APSU Sat. 30 at UT Martin W, 76-60 half and led 46-30 at halftime. Tevin Brown was 6 for Current Streak: Lost 12 FEBRUARY 9 from three-point range and finished with 18 points. SIUE PROBABLE STARTERS (based on previous game) Mon. 1 Austin Peay * L, 74-59 K.J. Williams scored a career-high 28 points to lead Tue. 2 Eastern Illinois * L, 70-61 Murray State. He grabbed 14 rebounds for his seventh No. Name Pos. Yr. PPG RPG Thu. 4 Tennessee State * W, 68-60 double-double of the year. Mike Adewunmi paced 1 Mike Adewunmi G Sr. 13.6 6.3 Sat. 6 Belmont * L, 94-62 Mon. 8 Eastern Kentucky L, 78-74 SIUE with 17 points and seven rebounds. 2 Desmod Polk G Fr. 3.0 1.3 Thu. 11 at Tennessee Tech * W, 81-63 11 Courtney Carter G Jr. 6.9 3.8 Sat. 13 at Jacksonville State * L, 80-60 BARONE SIGNED THROUGH 2024 42 Shamar Wright G So. 8.3 4.8 Mon. 15 at Jacksonville State * Postponed On September 3, SIUE Director of Athletics Tim Hall Mon. 15 Murray State * L, 86-57 55 Lamar Wright F So. 6.0 3.1 Thu. 18 at Austin Peay * 7:30 PM announced the option on Head Coach Brian Barone’s Sat. 20 at Murray State * 7:30 PM contract had been picked up, extending Barone COMPARISON Mon. 22 Morehead State * 5:00 PM through the 2023-2024 season. Thu. 25 UT Martin * 5:00 PM Sat. 27 Southeast Missouri * 5:00 PM BARONE’S PEDIGREE MARCH Brian’s father is the late Tony Barone, Sr., who played SIUE APSU Wed. 3 OVC Tournament First Round^ TBA at Duke before beginning his coaching career. After 67.6 Points/G 75.0 Thu. 4 OVC Tournament Quarterfinal^ TBA stops at Duke and Bradley as an assistant, Tony was 73.7 Opp Points/G 69.6 Fri. 5 OVC Tournament Semifinal^ TBA the head coach at Creighton (1985-91) and Texas A&M .451 FG% .458 Sat. 6 OVC Championship^ TBA (1991-1998). He also coached the NBA’s Memphis .452 Opp FG% .465 Grizzlies during the 2006-07 season. *Ohio Valley Conference Game All times CT .338 3FG% .354 ^ Ohio Valley Conference Tournament, Evansville, Indiana BLOCK PARTY .335 Opp 3FG% .342 Home Games in Bold played at SIUE blocked 10 shots in the home win over Tennessee .667 FT% .739 First Community Arena at the Vadalabene Center State. It was SIUE’s third game this year with at least .678 Opp FT% .675 10 blocks. With 11 blocks against UHSP, SIUE matched 33.7 Reb/G 34.7 For More Information, Contact: the school record, set in 2006. At 5.1 blocks per game, 35.0 Opp Reb/G 31.6 the Cougars lead the OVC and are 15th nationally. 13.9 Assists/G 13.5 Joe Pott, Media Relations and Broadcasting Lamar Wright leads the OVC and is No. 32 nationally 16.3 Turnovers/G 15.0 O: 618-650-2860 at 1.80 blocks per game. Shamar Wright (ninth) and 6.2 Steals/G 6.9 Sidney Wilson (10th) also appear in the OVC top 10 in 5.1 Blocks/G 2.0 C: 314-707-1712 blocks. E: [email protected]; Twitter: @Joe_Pott @siuehoops #FindAWay @SIUEMBB 2020-21 Game Notes Season & Career Leaders/Notes 2020-21 Season / Career Leaders ROAD WARRIORS LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON With six road wins, SIUE has already set a new mark Brian Barone is one of 16 current Division I head Scoring Leader 20-21 Career for road wins in a season in the Division I era. Mike Adewunmi 7 10 coaches whose fathers also were Division I head Cam Williams 0 8 coaches. The full list: Sidney Wilson 7 7 SHARP SHOOTERS Carlos Curtis 3 3 SIUE is sixth in the OVC with a shooting percentage Brian Barone, SIUE (Tony Barone, Sr.) Shamar Wright 1 3 of .451. The Cougars shot a season-best 58 percent Tony Bennett, Virginia (Dick Bennett) Courtney Carter 1 1 against Tennessee Tech, the eighth time this year Jeff Capel III, Pitt (Jeff Capel II) Iziah James 0 1 they have shot at least 50 percent in a game. Keno Davis, Central Michigan (Tom Davis) Bryce Drew, Grand Canyon (Homer Drew) Double-Digit Scoring 20-21 Career THREE FOR THE E Scott Drew, Baylor (Homer Drew) Cam Williams 3 33 SIUE hit 12 three-pointers at Tennessee Tech. It is the Mike Adewunmi 16 27 Baker Dunleavy Quinnipiac, (Mike Dunleavy) third time this season that the Cougars have drained Brian Dutcher, San Diego State (Jim Dutcher) Shamar Wright 9 18 at least 10 three-pointers in a game. They followed Sidney Wilson 11 11 Kermit Davis, Jr., Ole Miss (Kermit Davis, Sr.) Carlos Curtis 6 6 with nine threes at Jacksonville State. Mark Gottfried, CS Northridge (Joe Gottfried) Courtney Carter 5 5 Eric Musselman, Arkansas (Bill Musselman) Lamar Wright 3 3 YOUR ASSISTANCE PLEASE Richard Pitino, Minnesota (Rick Pitino) Philip Pepple, Jr. 1 1 SIUE recorded 20 assists against Eastern Kentucky Mark Prosser, Western Carolina (Skip Prosser) Iziah James 0 1 and followed that up with a season-best 25 assists at Will Ryan, Green Bay (Bo Ryan) Tennessee Tech. The Cougars are fifth in the league Jay Spoonhour, EIU (Charlie Spoonhour) 20-Point Games 20-21 Career at 13.9 assists per game. Mike Adewunmi 3 6 Kevin Willard, Seton Hall (Ralph Willard) Sidney Wilson 2 2 WRIGHT TIME EARLY ENTRY Cam Williams 0 3 Shamar Wright has scored in double figures in four Carlos Curtis 1 1 Guard Zane Butler had originally signed to join Shamar Wright 0 1 straight games and in six of his last seven games. He SIUE for the 2021-22 season. The freshman guard is averaging 10.6 points per game in those seven. has forgone his second semester at Link Year Prep 5+ Three-Pointers 20-21 Career in Branson, and made his SIUE debut at Belmont, WILLIAMS TO MISS REMAINDER OF SEASON scoring four points. He was an Arkansas 5A All-State Rebounding Leader 20-21 Career Junior guard Cam Williams sustained a torn anterior selection in 2019 and 2020. He also landed on the Mike Adewunmi 8 19 cruciate ligament (ACL) Jan. 30 at UT Martin. He Arkansas Basketball Coaches Association Top Five. Shamar Wright 5 9 will be out indefinitely and his return to the court Cam Williams 0 5 will depend on how he responds to treatment and Caros Curtis 4 4 ALL IN THE FAMILY rehabilitation. the Cougars’ most experienced player, Lamar and Shamar Wright are the sons of former Philip Pepple, Jr. 2 2 Williams has appeared in 71 games, while making 48 Sidney Wilson 2 2 NBA player, the late Lorenzen Wright. The brothers’ Courtney Carter 1 1 starts in his career. He currently is the third-leading jersey numbers (42 and 55) are the numbers their Iziah James 1 1 scorer this year, averaging 8.9 points per game. father wore in the NBA. Older brother, Lorenzen, Jr. played at UT Martin during the 2017-18 season.