USI announces 2016-17 men’s basketball schedule Screaming Eagles will play an exhibition game at Purdue

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Southern Indiana 2016-17 USI Men’s Basketball Schedule men’s basketball team announces the exciting, action packed 2016-17 schedule that includes 28-regular Date Opponents season games and begins at Purdue University for an November 1 at Purdue University GLVC/GLIAC Challenge exhibition game on November 1. University of ; Indianapolis, IN November 12 vs. Lake Erie "This is a great opportunity to play a Big-Ten team with November 13 vs. Ashland such great tradition," said USI Head Coach Rodney Small College Basketball Hall of Fame Classic Watson. "We also are grateful for this chance to play in Ford Center; Evansville, IN Mackey Arena where renovations have been completed November 18 Florida Southern November 19 Kentucky Wesleyan since the Eagles last played an exhibition game there." December 1 at McKendree* December 3 at Illinois Springfield* USI begins the regular season on the road for the Bill Joergens Memorial Classic second-straight season when the Screaming Eagles Physical Activities Center; Evansville, IN travel up the road to Indianapolis, Indiana, to play in the December 10 Ohio Valley GLVC/GLIAC Challenge November 12-13. USI is slated December 11 Lees-McRae to face Lake Erie College and Ashland University in the December 14 Bluefield College two-day event. Louisville Airport East Classic Hosted by Bellarmine University; Louisville, KY December 16 vs. Kentucky State The GLVC/GLIAC Challenge starts a six-game slate December 17 vs. TBA away from the Physical Activities Center to start the January 2 Bluefield State season. Following the challenge, the Eagles return to January 5 Willliam Jewell* Evansville for the Small College Basketball Hall of Fame January 7 Rockhurst* Classic November 18-19 at the Ford Center. USI will play January 12 at Truman State* Florida Southern College, which won the 2015 NCAA January 14 at Quincy* Division II national championship at the Ford Center, and January 16 Bellarmine* Kentucky Wesleyan College, the Eagles long-time rival January 19 Wisconsin-Parkside* January 21 Lewis* and former GLVC member. January 26 at Saint Joseph’s* January 28 at Indianapolis* The final third of the six-game road slate begin the 2016- February 2 Missouri S&T* 17 GLVC campaign by traveling to McKendree University February 4 Drury*> (December 1) and the University of Illinois Springfield February 9 at Missouri-St. Louis* (December 3). February 11 at Maryville* February 16 Illinois Springfield* Eagle fans will get their first view of the 2016-17 USI February 18 McKendree*# February 23 at Bellarmine* squad December 10-11 when Ohio Valley University Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament (December 10) and Lees-McRae College (December 11) First Round: February 26 in the shortened Bill Joergens Memorial Classic. Site to be announced Semifinals and Finals: March 2-5 Ford Center; Evansville, IN USI stays at the PAC to play Bluefield College NCAA Division II Midwest Regional Tournament (December 14) before going on the road to play in the March 11-14 Louisville Airport East Classic that is hosted by Site to be announced Bellarmine University. NCAA Division II Elite Eight March 22-25 Sanford Pentagon; Sioux Falls, SD After a home game with Bluefield State University on January 2 to start the 2017 calendar, USI resumes GLVC *GLVC games; #Senior Night; >Homecoming action by hosting William Jewell College (January 5) and Rockhurst University (January 7). The home conference schedule for the Eagles also includes Bellarmine (January 16); the University of Wisconsin-Parkside (January 19); Lewis University (January 21); Missouri University of Science & Technology (February 2); Drury University (February 4; Homecoming); Illinois Springfield (February 16); and McKendree University (February 18; Senior Day).

The remainder of the GLVC road slate includes visits to Truman State University (January 12); Quincy University (January 14); Saint Joseph’s College (January 26); University of Indianapolis (January 28); University of Missouri-St. Louis (February 9); Maryville University (February 11); and Bellarmine University (February 23).

“The GLVC regular season will be as strong of a test for us as it is every year,” said Watson. “The conference has produced our region’s representative in the NCAA II Elite Eight each of the last six seasons and we need to join that group.”

The GLVC Tournament is slated to begin February 26 at campus sites before returning to the Ford Center in Evansville for the first time since 2014 for the final three rounds March 2-5. The NCAA II Midwest Regional is set for March 11-14, while the NCAA II Elite Eight moves to Sioux Falls, , March 22-25.

USI series Schedule Notes: 2015-16 Team Post –Season record Record USI has won 20-or-more games in 20 vs. opp. of the last 24 seasons and has reached Ashland 25-6 NCAA II Midwest Regional 19-13 25-or-more wins six of the last 15 Lake Erie 10-18 3-0 years. Florida Southern 10-19 Sunshine State Conf. Tour. 1-3 Kentucky Wesleyan 27-4 NCAA II Midwest Regional 40-49 USI has a record of 158-49 (.763) and Ohio Valley 8-19 G-MAC Tour. 6-0 won a pair of GLVC championships Lees-McRae 16-15 Carolinas Conference Tour. 2-0 under the direction of Head Coach Bluefield College 22-14 NAIA Final Eight 0-0 Rodney Watson since 2009-10. Kentucky State 11-15 SIAC Tour. 19-3 Bluefield State 8-18 0-0

McKendree 13-14 GLVC Tour. 7-7 USI has six teams on the schedule that Illinois Springfield 11-18 GLVC Tour. 8-3 appeared in the 2016 NCAA Division II Rockhurst 12-15 GLVC Tour. 16-1 Tournament (Ashland University, William Jewell 9-17 4-0 Bellarmine University, Kentucky Quincy 20-10 GLVC Tour. 29-10 Wesleyan College, University of Truman State 21-9 GLVC Tour. 3-1 Indianapolis, Lewis University, and the Bellarmine 23-7 NCAA II Midwest Regional 50-38 University of Wisconsin-Parkside). Lewis 24-9 NCAA II Midwest Regional 44-24 Wis.-Parkside 25-6 NCAA II Midwest Regional 28-12 A total of 18 teams on the schedule Indianapolis 21-8 NCAA II Midwest Regional 54-21 Saint Joseph’s 8-19 54-20 were in their respective conference Drury 19-8 NCAA II Midwest Regional 10-9 tournaments. Missouri S&T 8-19 14-2 Maryville 10-18 8-2 The schedule includes teams with Missouri-St. Louis 12-16 GLVC Tour. 35-11 winning records.

USI’s all-time record against teams on the schedule is 454-229 (.665).

The Eagles have opened the last 30 seasons with a victory.

The Eagles have won each of the last 32 home openers.

USI has a home record of 506-86 (.855) since moving into the PAC in 1980-81.

Ticket prices for 2016-17: Season Chairbacks - $140.00; Season Bench - $85.00. (Ticket prices now include a GLVC Tournament first round game(s) at the PAC, if necessary)