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GAME 8 | #USFvsBAMA UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA BULLS MEN’S BASKETBALL Steven Schoon, Assistant Director of Athletic Communications | Email: [email protected] O: 813-974-4087 | C: 620-218-1693 | Twitter:@USFMBB | Website: www.GoUSFBulls.com GAME INFORMATION MATCHUP Date .................................................................... Saturday, December 7 Time .............................................................................................. 9 p.m. ET Site ....................................................Tampa, Fla./Sun Dome (10,411) TV ........................................ ESPNU (Rich Hollenberg/Carolyn Peck) Radio ........ USF IMG Sports Network (Jim Lighthall/Todd Kalas) Live Stats ..................................................................... GoUSFBulls.com COMPARISON Alabama Twitter Updates ....................................................................@USFMBB USF Crimson Tide Series......................................................................... Alabama leads 1-0 Bulls 72.1 ppg Scoring Off. 78.4 ppg 5-2, 0-0 The American 4-3, 0-0 SEC In Tuscaloosa .................................................................Alabama, 1-0 67.9 ppg Scoring Def. 68.0 ppg In Tampa .............................................................................................N/A +4.3 Scoring Mar. +10.4 LAST TIME OUT Neutral.................................................................................................N/A LAST TIME OUT W, 76-48 vs. North Florida First Meeting .......................................Alabama 123-97 (12/9/71) W, 68-66 at George Mason 44.4% FG % 48.0% 12/4/13 Last Meeting ........................................Alabama 123-97 (12/9/71) 12/4/13 39.8% FG% Def. 40.8% Streak .......................................................................................... USF - L1 LEADERS 70.4% FT % 70.9% LEADERS SCHEDULE P Victor Rudd, 14.3 37.3 RPG 39.3 P Trevor Releford, 16.3 R John Egbunu, 6.1 -0.6 Reb Mar. +5.6 R Rodney Cooper, 5.6 N4 BARRY UNIVERSITY (EXH.) W, 88-53 A Anthony Collins, 5.0 A Retin Obasohan, 3.0 N9 TENNESSEE TECH W, 72-62 ESPN3 3.9 3FG Per Game 5.0 N12 BETHUNE-COOKMAN W, 91-65 ESPN3 HEAD COACH 27.9% 3FG% 32.7% HEAD COACH N15 at Bowling Green W, 75-61 ESPN3 Stan Heath 35.3% 3FG % Def. 27.8% Anthony Grant N22 STETSON W, 72-63 ESPN3 Overall: 202-189 (13th) Overall: 166-80 (8th) 12.6 Assists 12.1 N25 #5/8 OKLAHOMA STATE L, 93-67 ESPNNEWS at School: 93-112 (7th) at School: 90-55 (5th) N30 DETROIT L, 65-60 ESPN3 6.1 Blocks 5.3 D4 at George Mason W, 68-66 MASN TWITTER 8.4 Steals 8.6 TWITTER D7 ALABAMA 9 p.m. ESPNU @USFMBB @AlabamaMBB D17 FLORIDA GULF COAST ^ 7 p.m. ESPNU 12.7 Turnovers 14.4 D19 FLORIDA A&M ^ 7 p.m. ESPN3 D22 vs. Mississippi State ^ 8 p.m. PROJECTED STARTERS D23 at UNLV or Santa Clara ^ TBA CBSSN D28 at Bradley 8 p.m. # Name Pos Ht/Wt Cl PPG RPG APG Hometown D31 MEMPHIS* 7 p.m. ESPN2 11 Anthony Collins G 6-1/175 JR 7.4 2.5 5.0 Houston, Texas J4 HOUSTON* 4 p.m. CBSSN 4 Corey Allen Jr. G 6-1/152 JR 14.0 5.9 3.6 St. Louis, Mo. J9 at Temple* 7 p.m. ESPNU 2 Victor Rudd F 6-9/235 SR 14.3 5.3 *1.0 Los Angeles, Calif. J15 at SMU* 7 p.m. ESPNU 23 Chris Perry F/C 6-8/266 FR 8.7 5.0 *1.4 Bartow, Fla. J18 CINCINNATI* 5 p.m. ESPNU 5 John Egbunu C 6-10/245 FR 7.6 6.1 *2.1 Bauchi, Nigeria J22 LOUISVILLE* 7 p.m. ESPNU * blocks per game J26 at Memphis* 2 p.m. CBSSN J28 SMU* 7 p.m. ESPNNews/3 NEED TO KNOW F2 at Cincinnati* Noon CBSSPORTS » Senior Martino Brock played two years in the state of Alabama with South Alabama. F5 at UCF* 7 p.m. ESPNNews » Victor Rudd leads the American Conference in free throw percentage at 91.7 percent (33-of-36). F8 RUTGERS* 8 p.m. ESPNNews » Corey Allen’s game-winning 10-footer at George Mason was No. 6 on SportsCenter’s Top 10. F12 at Connecticut* 7 p.m. ESPN2 » 42 percent of USF’s scoring has come from three newcomers: Corey Allen Jr., John Egbunu and F15 UCF* 1:30 p.m. ESPNNews Chris Perry. F18 at Louisville* 7 p.m. CBSSN » USF is 2-0 on the road for the first time since 2006-07. F26 CONNECTICUT* 7 p.m. CBSSN » USF has used five different starting lineups this season M1 at Rutgers* 12 p.m. ESPNNews » USF started the season 4-0 for the first time since 2006-07 and the eighth time in its 43 seasons M4 at Houston* 8:30 p.m. ESPNNews of men’s basketball. M8 TEMPLE* 2 p.m. ESPNNews » Preseason all-conference guard Anthony Collins played for the first time this season against M12-15 AAC Championship% TBA TBA BGSU and started for the first time this season against Stetson after missing the first two games of Home Games in ALL CAPS the season with swelling in his left knee. ^ - Las Vegas Classic , D22 & D23 in Las Vegas, Nev. » Anthony Collins, Martino Brock and Victor Rudd are the three starters returning for USF * - Amercian Athletic Conference Game » USF’s freshman class was ranked 12th nationally by HoopScoop.com and 21st by ESPN % - American Athletic Conference Championship Recruiting News, Stan Heath’s best recruiting class at USF. (FedExForum Memphis, Tenn.) » Victor Rudd and Anthony Collins were named to The American Preseason All-Conference Second Team. » USF’s non-conference schedule was rated the third toughest by ESPN.com among American When referring to the University please be aware of the following policy regarding usage. First references to the school Athletic Conference members. and its intercollegiate athletics program should always be the UP NEXT University of South Florida. The only secondary reference used should be USF or Bulls. Please refrain from using South Florida, USF will have nine days without a game, the next one coming against Sweet 16 participant S. Florida, South Fla. or any other similar combination. Florida Gulf Coast on Dec. 17 at 7 p.m. as part of the Las Vegas Classic. PRONUNCIATION ROSTER Players No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 1 MUSA Abdul Aleem Moo-Sah 0 Martino Brock G 6-5 205 Sr.-TR Memphis, Tenn. (Maine Central Institute/South Alabama) 5 John EGBUNU Egg-Boo-New 1 Musa Abdul-Aleem G 6-5 221 Sr.-1L Atlanta, Ga. (W.D. Mohammed HS/Georgia Perimeter College) 35 Jordan OMOGBEHIN oh-MOG-bee-in 2 Victor Rudd F 6-9 235 Sr.-2L Los Angeles, Calif. (Findlay Prep- Nev./Arizona State) 15 SHEMIYE McLendon Sheh-My-Yay 3 Zach LeDay F 6-7 245 So.-1L The Colony, Texas (The Colony) 4 Corey Allen Jr. G 6-1 152 Jr..-TR St. Louis, Mo. (Ritenour HS/Mt. San Antonio College) 5 John Egbunu C 6-10 245 Fr.-HS Bauchi, Nigeria (Ft. Walton Beach HS - Fla.) BY STATE/COUNTRY 10 Josh Heath G 6-2 165 Fr.-HS Tampa, Fla. (Tampa Prep) California (1): Victor Rudd 11 Anthony Collins G 6-1 175 Jr.-2L Houston, Texas (Westbury Christian School) Florida (5): Dre Clayton, John Egbunu, Josh Heath, 15 Shemiye McLendon G 6-3 217 Jr.-RS Vero Beach, Fla. (IMG Academy/Hofstra) Shermiye McLendon, Chris Perry 21 Javontae Hawkins G 6-5 205 So.-1L Flint, Mich. (Huntington Prep) Georgia (1): Musa Abdul-Aleem 23 Chris Perry F/C 6-8 266 Fr.-HS Bartow, Fla. (Bartow Senior HS) Michigan (2): Javontae Hawkins, Bo Zeigler 24 Dre Clayton F 6-6 245 Fr. -HS Orlando, Fla. (Orlando Christian Prep) Missouri (1): Corey Allen Jr. 30 Bo Zeigler G/F 6-6 198 Fr.-HS Detroit, Mich. (Community HS) 35 Jordan Omogbehin C 7-3 315 So.-1L Lagos, Nigeria (Atlantic Shores Christian Academy-Va.) Nigeria (1): Jordan Omogbehin Tennessee (1): Martino Brock Head Coach: Stan Heath Texas (2): Anthony Collins, Zach LeDay Assistant Coaches: Steve Roccaforte, Donnie Marsh, Mike Wells Director of Basketball Operations: Chris Howard BY CLASS Senior (3): Musa Abdul-Aleem, Martino Brock, Victor LAST GAME Rudd Jr. » The Bulls moved to 2-0 on the road for the first time since the 2006-07 season. Junior (3): Corey Allen Jr., Anthony Collins, Shemiye » Chris Perry recorded USF’s first double-double of the season with 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting and 11 rebounds. McLendon » John Egbunu recorded one block and has had at least one in every game Sophomore (3): Javontae Hawkins, Zach LeDay, Jordan Omogbehin INSIDE THE COMEBACK Freshman (4): Dre Clayton, John Egbunu, Josh Heath, » USF trailed by 17 points, 53-36 with 12:19 remaining, its largest deficit of the game and led by five points, 59-54 with 4:57 to play. Chris Perry, Bo Zeigler » 18 unanswered points scored by USF from 11:21 to 6:16 » 23-1 run by USF from 11:21 to 4:33 BY POSITION » Amidst the run was a technical foul committed by George Mason’s Anali Okoloji with 8:55 to play and the Patriots leading 53-41. Anthony Guard (7): Musa Abdul-Aleem, Corey Allen Jr., Martino Collins made four consecutive free throws and then threw and alley-oop dunk to Javontae Hawkins for six points in a span of seven seconds. Brock, Anthony Collins, Javontae Hawkins, Josh Heath, » The score was then 53-47 with 8:48 to play. Shemiye McLendon » George Mason FG drought: 12:19 – 4:33 (7:46) Forward (3): Dre Clayton, Zach LeDay, Victor Rudd Jr. » USF ended the game outscoring George Mason 30-13 in the final 12:19 Center (2): John Egbunu, Jordan Omogbehin » It took USF 21:47 to score its first 30 points and 12:17 to score its final 30 points. Guard/Forward (1): Bo Zeigler In the final 13 minutes: Forward/Center (1): Chris Perry » USF: Shot 60 percent from the field (9-15), 18 rebounds, 78.9 percent from the free throw line (15-19) » GMU: Shot 27.8 percent from the field (5-18), 8 rebounds, 37.5 percent from the free throw line (3-8) » Corey Allen Jr.