2007-08 Schedule Sat. 11/3 Oakland City (ex.) W 82-43 Sun. 11/11 Samford L 50-49 Sat. 11/17 #25 Butler L 60-47 Tue. 11/20 at S.E. Missouri L 87-77 Sat. 11/24 at Ball State W 51-50 Sat. 12/1 at Buffalo L 81-60 Wed. 12/5 Princeton W 53-32 Sat. 12/8 Austin Peay W 72-62 Tue. 12/11 at Valparaiso L 75-67 U. Of Evansville Purple Aces (5-7, 0-2) Sat. 12/15 Hanover W 57-44 Vs. Sat. 12/22 Norfolk State W 80-71 Sat. 12/29 Indiana State * L 70-56 Drake U. Bulldogs (11-1, 2-0) Wed. 1/2 at Northern Iowa * L 64-51 Sun. 1/6 Drake * 2:05 Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008 • 2:05 CST Wed. 1/9 at Creighton * 7:05 Sat. 1/12 at Illinois State * 7:05 Roberts Stadium (11,600) • Evansville, IN Tue. 1/15 Southern Illinois * 7:05 Sat. 1/19 at Bradley * 7:05 Bulldogs (11-1, 2-0) Wed. 1/23 at Indiana State * 6:05 PPG RPG Sat. 1/26 Missouri State * 7:05 2 Alex White F 6-6 235 Jr. Albuquerque, N.M. (Cochise College) 3.8 3.1 Tue. 1/29 at Southern Illinois * 7:05 4 Brent Heemskerk F 6-8 225 Jr. Grand Rapids, Mich. (Christian) 7.1 3.4 5 Leonard Houston G 6-3 175 Sr. Holland, Mich. (West Ottawa) 14.9 4.0 Sat. 2/2 Bradley * 7:05 11 Jacob Baryenbruch G 6-0 170 Jr. Spring Green, Wis. (River Valley) 1.6 0.7 Wed. 2/6 Wichita State * 7:05 13 Kit Avery G 6-2 185 Fr. Deephaven, Minn. (Southwest Chrisitian) 0.0 0.7 Sat. 2/9 at Drake * 7:05 15 G 6-1 189 Sr. Saginaw, Mich. (Arthur Hill) 3.6 4.3 Wed. 2/13 Creighton * 7:05 20 Josh Young G 6-1 170 So. Lawton, Okla. (Lawton Christian) 17.9 2.8 Sat. 2/16 at Missouri State * 7:30 22 Bill Eaddy F 6-5 215 So. Ypsilanti, Mich. (Massanutten Military Academy) 1.8 0.6 Wed. 2/20 Illinois State * 7:05 23 Josh Parker G 6-0 165 Fr. Harvey, Ill. (Thornton) 2.7 1.3 Sat. 2/23 at ESPN BracketBusters TBA 24 Klayton Korver F 6-5 210 Sr. Pella, Iowa (Pella) 8.7 3.8 Tue. 2/26 at Wichita State * 7:05 31 Jonathan Cox C/F 6-8 225 Jr. Barrington, Ill. (Barrington) 10.8 8.6 Sat. 3/1 Northern Iowa * 7:05 32 Ryan Daniels G 6-1 165 So. Albuquerque, N.M. (Butler CC) 0.0 0.0 3/6-9 at MVC Tournament TBA 34 Tyson Dirks G 6-2 185 Fr. Reinbeck, Iowa (Gladbrook Reinbeck) 0.0 0.2 (St. Louis, Mo.) 50 John Michael Hall G 6-5 205 Jr. Moultrie, Ga. (Abraham Baldwin College) 4.3 2.0 Probable Starters In Bold *MVC game All Times Central Head Coach: (Iowa ‘95) 1st year at DU, 11-1; 1st year overall, 11-1 2007-08 MVC Standings Sunday’s game will be broadcast by the UE Radio Network (Through Jan. 4) (WUEV 91.5 FM./wuev.evansville.edu, WJLT 105.3 FM, WSJD 110.5 FM, WNTC 103.9 FM) MVC Overall and televised by the MVC on FSN Midwest, FSN Indiana, Comcast Chicago, Metro Sports K.C. Drake 2-0 11-1 Illinois State 2-0 10-3 Sunday’s Officials: John Higgins, Mark Whitehead, Tom Eades Northern Iowa 2-0 10-3 Indiana State 2-0 7-5 U. of Evansville Purple Aces (5-7, 0-2) Missouri State 1-1 8-6 PPG RPG Southern Illinois 1-1 6-7 Creighton 0-2 9-3 2 Kavon Lacey G 6-1 190 Fr. Alton, Illinois (Alton) 1.8 1.2 Wichita State 0-2 7-6 3 Jon Van Hoose G 6-4 167 Fr. Ashland, Kentucky (Russell) 0.0 0.3 Bradley 0-2 7-7 4 Nate Garner F 6-5 224 Jr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Washington/Tyler JC) 7.1 5.8 Evansville 0-2 5-7 5 Shy Ely F 6-4 197 Jr. Indianapolis, Indiana (Speedway) 11.5 5.4 Upcoming MVC Games 10 Taylor Morrow G 6-2 163 So. Wadesville, Indiana (North Posey) 1.3 0.7 Saturday, Jan. 5 11 Victor Gomez F 6-6 210 Sr. San Francisco, D.R. (Chipola CC) 7.3 5.7 Creighton at Missouri State 7:05 14 Trent Wargel G 5-7 160 Jr. Ridgway, Illinois (Gallatin County) 0.0 0.0 Southern Illinois at Illinois State 7:05 15 Jay Couisnard G/F 6-6 190 So. Houston, Texas (Yates) 5.2 1.8 Northern Iowa at Indiana State 7:05 20 Trevor Gregory G 6-2 193 So. Evansville, Indiana (Harrison) 0.0 0.0 Wichita State at Bradley 7:05 21 Darin Granger G 6-2 175 So. Indianapolis, Ind. (Lawrence Central) 7.5 1.8 Sunday, Jan. 6 22 Jason Holsinger G 5-11 177 Jr. Lapel, Indiana (Lapel) 13.2 2.9 Drake at Evansville 2:05 Tuesday, Jan. 8 23 Jason Switzer G 6-3 175 Fr. Huntingburg, Indiana (Southridge) 0.0 0.0 Wichita State at Missouri State 6:00 40 Zach House C 7-0 218 Fr. Rock Falls, Illinois (Rock Falls) 0.0 0.0 Bradley at Southern Illinois 6:00 41 Pieter van Tongeren C 6-11 229 Fr. Driehuis, The Netherlands (Ichthus College) 8.3 6.3 Northern Iowa at Illinois State 7:05 52 Clint Hopf F 6-8 237 Fr. Birdseye, Indiana (Forest Park) 3.3 1.9 Wednesday, Jan. 9 Probable Starters In Bold Indiana State at Drake 7:05 Evansville at Creighton 7:05 Head Coach: Marty Simmons (Evansville ‘87) 1st year at UE, 5-7; 7th year overall, 103-79 www.GoPurpleAces.com ANOTHER FIRST PLACE OPPONENT EVANSVILLE FACTS Drake is Evansville’s third Missouri Valley Conference opponent, and those •Nickname: Purple Aces three (Indiana State, UNI, Drake) are each 2-0 in the MVC going into this •Colors: Purple, White, Orange weekend’s games. Illinois State is the only other 2-0 team in the Valley, and •UE Enrollment: 2,421 that’s Evansville’s opponent next Saturday. Evansville leads Drake 15-12 in •Conference: Missouri Valley Conference their series, but Drake has won seven of the last nine. •Arena: Roberts Municipal Stadium (11,600) •President: Dr. Stephen Jennings WHAT A START •Director of Athletics: John Stanley At 11-1, Drake comes into Sunday’s MVC TV game with 10 straight victo - •Head Coach: Marty Simmons (1st year at Evansville; 7th ries, the first time the Bulldogs have done that since the 1969-70 team under year as a head coach). legendary won 11 straight. Drake ended a 17-game losing •2006-07 Record: 14-17 (6-12 MVC T7th) streak against Southern Illinois with its most recent victory, 61-51 at Des •Assistant Coaches: Marcus Belcher, Jimmy Elgas, Ben Moines on Wednesday. Wierzba •Director of Basketball Operations: Sean Sweeney GOOD DEFENSE AGAINST A STRUGGLING OFFENSE •Basketball Trainer: Troy Coppus Drake has held its last 10 opponents to a combined 38.8 percent shooting •Strength & Conditioning Coach: Brady Holt (199-for-512). The Bulldogs will be facing an Evansville team that shot just •Basketball Admin. Assistant: Jennifer Balentine 29 percent in Wednesday’s 64-51 loss at UNI. The Aces have scored less •Student Managers: Paul Bragin, Wilfredo Delgado, Chad than 60 points in seven of their 11 games this season. UE is averaging 60 Harmon, Franklin Kinkaid, Robert Moreland, Alex Vetter, points per game this season, compared to Drake’s 75 points per game. Ben Wallace •Team Chaplain: Pastor Larry Rascoe •D-I NCAA Tournaments: 5 (1982, ‘89, ‘92, ‘93, ‘99) MAYBE HOLSINGER CAN HEAT UP THE ACES •NIT Appearances: 2 (1988, ‘94) Evansville junior guard Jason Holsinger had two of his biggest games late •Conference Regular Season Championships: 6 (1982, ‘87, last season against Drake. He scored a career-high 29 points on Feb. 21 at ‘89, ‘92, ‘93, ‘99) Drake, hitting 8 of 12 3-pointers in an 82-79 loss. Then in the MVC •Conference Tournament Titles (MVC): 3 (1982, ‘92, ‘93) Tournament, Holsinger was 8-for-15 from 3-point range and scored 26 points REACHING THE ACES in Drake’s 101-96 overtime victory. Holsinger was the MVC Player of the •SID Bob Boxell: 812-488-2285 (o); 812-760-4273 (cell); Week last month, on Dec. 24, and twice was the Prairie Farms/MVC Male 812-488-2090 (fax); [email protected] Scholar-Athlete of the Week in December. Jason leads the Aces in scoring •Roberts Stadium Office: (812) 476-1383 this season at 13.2, and is shooting 47 percent from 3-point range (29-for- •Roberts Stadium Press Row: (812) 488-1405 62). ON THE AIR THE SENIOR FORWARD IS PLAYING WELL... All UE fans in the Tri-State can tune in to the Purple Evansville’s lone senior is 6-6 forward Victor Gomez, who tied his career Aces’ Radio Network . 91.5 FM-WUEV will serve as the scoring high with 12 points and pulled down a career-high 11 rebounds in flagship station, with 105.3 FM-WJLT in Evansville, 100.5 Wednesday’s loss at UNI. Gomez also had a double-double in a November FM-WSJD in Mt. Carmel, Illinois and 103.9 FM-WNTC in exhibition game against Oakland City (14/10), but suffered a fractured foot Madisonville, Kentucky on board to expand UE’s coverage two days later. He has played in only the last three games since recovering throughout the Tri-State. NEWS 25 televises Inside Aces from the injury. Basketball on Sunday night at 10:35, hosted by News 25’s Lance Wilkerson. Aces All-Access (Triple A) allows fans to ...AND SO IS THE FRESHMAN CENTER watch UE’s MVC road games live on your home computer. Redshirt freshman center Pieter van Tongeren continues with his consistent The TripleA sign-up link is at GoPurpleAces.com. play. The 6-11 native of The Netherlands totaled 13 points and seven Fans can take part in the Marty Tuesdays from 6:30-7:00 on the rebounds at UNI on Wednesday. He had 13 points and six rebounds in last Simmons Show on Mondays Purple Aces’ Radio Network. Saturday’s loss to Indiana State. from 6-7 p.m. CST, the Tricia Just e-mail your questions to: Cullop Show on Tuesdays from [email protected] ELY’S COMING, WE HOPE 6-6:30, and the Aces Sports [email protected] It’s been a tough early-winter span for junior forward Shy Ely, the co-captain Report with John Stanley on [email protected] m along with Jason Holsinger. Ely scored 22, 12, 16 and 17 points from Dec. 1 through Dec. 11. In the four games since then, he has scored 6, 15, 3 and 7 UE’s D-I Record : Here is UE’s year-by-year record at the points. Ely is second on the squad in scoring at 11.5. Division I level, plus the above or below .500 number. COACH MARTY SIMMONS ‘78 1-3 -2 ‘90 17-15 +2 ‘02 7-21 -14 Evansville’s Dec. 5 victory over Princeton was the 100th in first-year coach ‘79 13-16 -3 ‘91 14-14 0 ‘03 12-16 -4 Marty Simmons’ career. Simmons goes into the Drake game with a career ‘80 18-10 +8 ‘92 24-6 +18 ‘04 7-22 -15 record of 103-79. He was head coach one year at Wartburg (Iowa) ‘81 19-9 +10 ‘93 23-7 +16 ‘05 11-17 -6 University and five years at Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, compiling a ‘82 23-6 +17 ‘94 21-11 +10 ‘06 10-19 -9 ‘83 13-16 -3 ‘95 18-9 +9 ‘07 14-17 -3 record of 98-73 in those six years. Simmons played two years at UE after ‘84 15-14 +1 ‘96 13-14 -1 ‘08 5-7 -2 transferring from Indiana University, and led the Aces to a conference cham - ‘85 13-16 -3 ‘97 17-14 +3 pionship in 1987 and the second round of the NIT in 1988, when he was the ‘86 8-19 -11 ‘98 15-15 0 UE’s 31-year D- nation’s sixth leading scorer at 25.9. He was an assistant coach at UE for 11 ‘87 16-12 +4 ‘99 23-10 +13 I record is: years under head coach , and helped lead UE to three NCAA ‘88 21-8 +13 ‘00 18-12 +6 466-393 +73 Tournaments (1992, 1993, 1999) and one NIT (1994). ‘89 25-6 +19 ‘01 14-16 -2 Purple Aces’ Career Records Points 2. Parrish Casebier (1991-93) 509 Assists (beginning 1973-74) 1,000 Point 1. Larry Humes (1964-66) 2,236 FT Percentage (min. 300 att.) 1. Jeremy Stanton (1998-01) 601 2. Marcus Wilson (1996-99) 2,053 1. Marcus Wilson (1996-99) .8869 2. Scott Shreffler (1989-93) 521 Scoring Average 2. Scott Haffner (1987-89) .8866 Blocked Shots (beginning 1977-78) Club 1. Larry Humes (1964-66) 26.4 Rebounds 1. Dan Godfread (1986-90) 226 1. Larry Humes 2,236 2. Marty Simmons (1987-88) 24.3 1. Dale Wise (1959-61) 1,197 2. Sascha Hupmann (1990-93) 193 FG Percentage (min. 100 FGs/year) 2. Jerry Sloan (1963-65) 1,053 Steals (beginning 1977-78) 2. Marcus Wilson 2,053 1. Brian Hill (1987-90) .631 Rebounding Average 1. Reed Jackson 150 3. Ed Smallwood 1,898 2. Dan Godfread (1986-90) .600 1. Dale Wise (1959-61) 14.6 2. Jeremy Stanton 129 Free Throws Made 2. Jerry Sloan (1963-65) 12.4 4. Andy Elkins 1,761 1. Matt Webster (2004-07) 533 5. Scott Haffner 1,686 6. Brad Leaf 1,605 3-Point Shooting Records Highs/Lows This Season 7. Parrish Casebier 1,535 Team, Single Game Most Points By Evansville: 8. Craig Snow 1,530 Most attempts by UE: 35 vs. Southern Illinois 1-7-97 80 vs. Norfolk State (12/22) Most attempts by OPP: 39 by Western Kentucky 12-3-02 9. John Harrawood 1,479 Fewest Points By Evansville: Most shots made by UE: 17 vs. Southern Illinois 1-7-97 10. Scott Shreffler 1,454 Most shots made by OPP: 15 by Drake 3-1-07 & Clemson 12-27-93 47 vs. Butler (11/17) Best pct. by UE (min. 10 attempts): .833 (10-12 vs. Butler 2-9-91, Most Points By Opponent: 11. Matt Webster 1,451 10-12 vs. Southern Illinois 2-24-96) 87 by Southeast Missouri (11/20) 12. Don Buse 1,426 Individual, Single Game Most attempts by UE: 15, Stuart Sullivan vs. Wichita State 12-9-95 Fewest Points By Opponent: 13. Dan Godfread 1,386 Most attempts by OPP: 16, Lou Richie of Clemson 12-27-93 32 by Princeton (12/5) 14. Bob Barnett 1,356 Most shots made by UE: 11, Scott Haffner vs. Dayton 2-18-89 UE’s Biggest Winning Margin: Most shots made by OPP: 9, Darrin Fitzgerald of Butler 1-17-87, 15. Buster Briley 1,335 21 vs. Princeton (12/5 53-32) Dedric Taylor of Fla. International 1-2-96 16. Bubby Mukes 1,327 Best pct. by UE (min. 8 attempts): 1.000 (9-9) Marcus Wilson vs. UE’s Biggest Losing Margin: Tennessee-Martin 11-18-98 21, at Buffalo (12/1 81-60) 17. Jeff Frey 1,324 Team, Season Top ‘07-08 Scoring Totals By UE: 18. Jerry Sloan 1,320 Most attempts by UE: 602, 2004-05 Most attempts by OPP: 669, 2006-07 1. Jason Holsinger vs. Norfolk State (12/22) 24 19. Clint Cuffle 1,307 Most shots made by UE: 244, 1993-94 2. Shy Ely at Southeast Missouri (11/20) 23 20. Sam Watkins 1,287 Most shots made by OPP: 231, 2006-07 3. Shy Ely at Buffalo (12/1) 22 Best pct. by UE: .444 (213-480) 1988-1989 21. Richie Johnson 1,282 Last UE Player To Score 30+ Points: 22. Marty Simmons 1,265 Individual, Season Matt Webster 33 vs. Lipscomb (12/16/06) Most attempts: 214, Scott Haffner 1988-89 23. John Wellemeyer 1,200 Most shots made: 98, Scott Haffner 1988-89 Last UE Player To Score 35+ Points: Best pct. (min. 75 attempts): .558 (53-95) Brian Jackson 1994-95 A ndy Elkins 36 vs. LaSalle (94/95) 24. Dale Wise 1,197 Top ‘07-08 Scoring Total By Opponent: 25. Gus Doerner 1,182 Top 10 3-Point Shooters 22, A.J. Graves of Butler (11/17) 26. Adam Seitz 1,155 Single Game 1. Scott Haffner 11 2-18-89 7. Jason Holsinger 8 3-1-07 22, Peyton Stovall of Ball State (11/24) 27. Mike Platt 1,135 2. Kyle Anslinger 9 2-11-06 Jason Holsinger 8 2-21-07 22, Gabe Moore of Indiana State (12/29) 28. Marv Pruett 1,122 Marcus Wilson 9 11-18-98 Marcus Wilson 8 12-16-98 Stuart Sullivan 9 12-9-95 Andy Elkins 8 1-9-94 Top ‘07-08 Rebounding Total By UE: 29. Mel Lurker 1,114 Brent Kell 9 1-31-94 Parrish Casebier 8 3-9-92 13, Pieter van Tongeren (twice) 30. Theren Bullock 1,107 Marty Simmons 9 3-6-88 Scott Haffner 8 1-21-87 Top ‘07-08 Assist Total By UE: 8, Jason Holsinger at Ball State (11/24) 31. Reed Jackson 1,101 Single Season Top ‘07-08 3-Pt. FG Total By UE: 32. Jerry Conrad 1,075 1. Scott Haffner 98 1988-89 6. Scott Haffner 74 1987-88 2. Andy Elkins 88 1993-94 7. Scott Haffner 73 1986-87 6, Jason Holsinger vs. Norfolk State (12.22) 33. Brian Hill 1,069 3. Jason Holsinger 87 2006-07 8. Jason Holsinger 69 2005-06 Top ‘07-08 Steal Total By UE: 34. Bradley Strickland 1,068 4. Marcus Wilson 85 1998-99 9. Clint Cuffle 67 2002-03 5. Scott Shreffler 75 1989-90 10. Andy Elkins 65 1994-95 3, Shy Ely at Southeast Missouri (11/20) 35. Steve Welmer 1,059 Top ‘07-08 Block Total By UE: 36. Kyle Anslinger 1,045 1, Shy Ely; Jason Holsinger; Jay Couisnard; Nate 37. Bob Walker 1,044 Career Garner 38. Hugh Ahlering 1,032 1. Marcus Wilson 250 1996-99 6. Jason Holsinger 185 2006- Top ‘07-08 Free Throw Total By UE: 2. Scott Haffner 245 1987-89 7. Clint Cuffle 184 2001-04 39. Howard Pratt 1,030 3. Scott Shreffler 211 1989-93 8. Kyle Runyan 177 1998 -01 8, Shy Ely at Southeast Missouri (11/20) 4. Kyle Anslinger 213 2004-07 9. Craig Snow 176 1998 -01 40. Chris Hollender 1,029 5. Andy Elkins 199 1992-95 10. Todd Cochenour 153 1991-94 41. Clyde Cox 1,010

4. Larry Humes 46 Valparaiso H 2-9-66 Aces Who Scored 40 Points 5. Larry Humes 45 Louisiana St. H 12-19-64 John Harrawood 42 Ky. Wesleyan A 2-20-57 Or More In A Game 6. Larry Humes 44 Purdue H 12-18-65 13. Parrish Casebier 41 Notre Dame H 3-9-92 Ed Smallwood 44 Tennessee Tech H 12-27-58 Ed Smallwood 41 American H 3-9-60 Name Pts. Opponent Site Date Parrish Casebier 44 Illinois St. H 12-12-93 Ed Smallwood 41 Wheaton H 3-14-58 1. Scott Haffner 65 Dayton H 2-18-89 9. Dan Godfread 43 Loyola A 2-25-89 16. Larry Humes 40 DePauw A 1-26-66 2. Larry Humes 48 Ball State A 1-2-65 10. Buster Briley 42 Los Angeles St. H 12-23-61 Buster Briley 40 N. Carolina A&T H 3-8-62 3. Ed Smallwood 47 Butler H 2-10-60 Ed Smallwood 42 Wabash H 3-4-60 PURPLE ACES’ PLAYER PROFILES KAVON LACEY 1,499 points...second team selection on •Born July 27, 1989 in Alton, Ill. IBCA all-state team, third team selection 6-1 freshman guard on AP all-state squad CAREER HIGHS Alton, Illinois •Averaged 16.2 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.4 5 points twice (Alton H.S.) steals as a senior...set school record with 4 rebounds vs. Princeton Dec. 5 176 3-pointers 4 assists vs. Princeton Dec. 5 •Pronounced kuh-VONN •Belleville News-Democrat Player of the 1 3-pointer vs. Princeton Dec. 5 •Made his second start of the season Year...chosen as one of top five players in 1 steal twice Wednesday at UNI, and played 15 min - metro St. Louis by the St. Louis Post- utes...tied his season high with 5 points Dispatch Dec. 15 against Hanover...also scored 5 2 •Member of Upward Bound, Student vs. Princeton Dec. 5...made his first start Ambassador, Peer Leader and Good Kavon Nov. 20 at Southeast Missouri. Friend Mentor organizations in high Lacey •Alton’s all-time leading scorer with school

JON VAN HOOSE American...four-time Eastern Kentucky •Born Sept. 15, 1987 in Ashland, Ky. Conference all-league player...two-time 6-4 freshman guard EKC Offensive Player of the Year CAREER HIGHS Ashland, Kentucky •Averaged 22 points, 8 rebounds for 0 points (Russell H.S.) Russell High School as a senior 1 rebound vs. Princeton Dec. 5 0 assists •Suffered a season-ending knee injuy in •Suffered a shoulder injury in practice 0 3-pointers last week, and did not suit up at UNI March and underwent surgery later in the spring...almost back to full strength by 0 steals •Made his first regular season appearance the start of practice at UE in October Dec. 1 at Buffalo, playing the final four •Led Russell to its first trip in the last 34 minutes...got in 2 minutes vs. Princeton years to the Kentucky state finals at Rupp 3 on Dec. 5, 1 minute at Valparaiso Dec. 11 Arena in his junior year...averaged 19.7 Jon •First team Kentucky all-state...Street & ppg as a junior and made nine 3-pointers Smith’s Honorable Mention All- in one game Van Hoose

NATE GARNER rebounds in season opener vs. Samford •Born June 22, 1987 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa •Now second at UE in rebounding at 5.8 6-5 junior forward CAREER HIGHS •Second team all-region, all-conference, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 15 points vs. Austin Peay Dec. 5 and team’s MVP at Tyler Junior College (Geo. Washington H.S.) last season 10 rebounds twice (Tyler, Texas J.C.) 2 assists twice •Averaged 14 points, 8 rebounds and shot 0 3-pointers 62 percent in 2006-07 at Tyler 1 steal five times •Starter in six straight games, then came •First team all-state as a senior at George off the bench at UNI Wednesday Washington H.S. in Cedar Rapids, Iowa... 4 •Co-leading scorer with 11 points Dec. 15 qualified academically to attend a four- vs. Hanover...big factor in Dec. 8 win year college out of high school, but elect - Nate over Austin Peay, with 15 points and 5 ed to follow AAU teammate Tyrone rebounds...totaled 10 points and 10 Cole-Scott to Tyler J.C. Garner

SHY ELY rebound game Dec. 22 vs. Norfolk State ‘07-08 SEASON HIGHS 6-4 junior forward/guard •Suffered a chipped bone in his kneecap 23 points at Southeast Missouri Nov. 20 early in the fall; came back to play in 9 rebounds twice Indianapolis, Indiana Nov. 3 exhibition game vs. Oakland City 5 assists vs. Indiana State Dec. 29 (Speedway) •UE’s sixth man most of last season... 2 3-pointers at Buffalo Dec. 1 averaged 6.9 points and 2.9 rebounds... 3 steals at Southeast Missouri Nov. 20 •Pronounced E-lie scored a season-high 18 points last year CAREER HIGHS •Team co-captain...UE’s second leading •Member of five-man 2006 MVC All- 23 points 11/20/07 at S.E. Missouri scorer this season at 11.5...has been held Freshman Team along with teammate to 6, 15, 3 and 7 points in last four Jason Holsinger 10 rebounds 2/4/06 vs. Illinois State 5 games...fourth leading rebounder at 5.4 6 assists 3/1/07 vs. Drake •Born July 16, 1987 in Washington, Pa. •Scored a career-high 23 at SE Missouri, 2 3-pointers five times Shy added 22 at Buffalo...had a 15-point, 7- 3 steals four times Ely PURPLE ACES’ PLAYER PROFILES TAYLOR MORROW son, and scored a total of 11 points ‘07-08 SEASON HIGHS •Redshirted in 2005-06. 6-2 sophomore guard 4 points at Southeast Missouri Nov. 20 •All-district guard in 2004-05 at North 2 rebounds twice Wadesville, Ind. Posey High School...averaged 17 ppg 3 assists at Ball State Nov. 24 (North Posey) •Father, John, played basketball at USI 0 3-pointers 1 steal at Ball State Nov. 24 •Starter at guard Nov. 24 at Ball State •Born July 31, 1986 in Evansville and Dec. 1 at Buffalo...has played rela - tively little since then...scored his first CAREER HIGHS four points of the season Nov. 20 at 7 points 11/27/06 vs. SE Missouri Southeast Missouri...has scored four 2 rebounds three times 10 points since then...one of the quickest 4 assists 11/19/06 vs. Buffalo players on the team 1 3-pointer 11/27/06 vs. SE Missouri Taylor •Played in 29 of the 31 games last sea - 2 steals Nov. 27 vs. SE Missouri Morrow

VICTOR GOMEZ then suffered a fractured right foot three ‘07-08 SEASON HIGHS days later that sidelined him for 6 weeks 6-6 senior forward 12 points at UNI Jan. 2 •UE’s lone senior in 2007-08...reserve 11 rebounds at UNI Jan. 2 San Francisco, D.R. forward last season who played a total of 0 assists (Central Park Christian) only 69 minutes 1 3-pointer at UNI Jan. 2 (Chipola College) •Underwent arthroscopic knee surgery in 1 steal at UNI Jan. 2 September of 2006...missed 11 games during 2005-06 season with a foot injury CAREER HIGHS •UE’s lone senior tied his career high 12 points twice with 12 points, added a career-high 11 •Starting forward in five consecutive rebounds at UNI Wednesday, in just his games in ‘05-06 from Nov. 26 through 11 rebounds 1/2/08 at UNI 11 third game this season Dec. 17 1 assist 13 times 2 3-pointers three times Victor •Totaled 14 points and 10 rebounds in •Transfer from Chipola (Fla.) College 1 steal six times Nov. 3 exhibition game vs. Oakland City, •Born Oct. 14, 1983 in Domin. Republic Gomez

TRENT WARGEL •Transferred to UE after one year at ‘07-08 SEASON HIGHS Southeastern Illinois College...redshirted 5-7 junior guard 0 points as a freshman at Southeastern 0 rebounds Ridgway, Illinois •In his third season on the team at 0 assists (Gallatin County H.S.) UE...played in a total of 13 games 0 3-pointers through his first two seasons (Southeastern Ill. College) 0 steals •Greater Egyptian Conference MVP in •Pronounced WAR-gull 2004-05, averaging 19 points per game as CAREER HIGHS a senior at Gallatin County 3 points 11/19/06 vs. Buffalo •Played his first 2 minutes Dec. 5 vs. 0 rebounds Princeton...played a total of nine minutes •Born July 3, 1986 in Evansville 14 0 assists in five games last season...scored four Trent points 1 3-pointer 11/19/06 vs. Buffalo 1 steal 12/9/06 vs. Illinois State Wargel

‘07-08 SEASON HIGHS JAY COUISNARD •Has already totaled 25 field goals, sur - 12 points at S.E. Missouri Nov. 20 6-6 soph. forward/guard passing his 23 in all of ‘06-07 3 rebounds four times Houston, Texas •Second in assists this season with 22 5 assists vs. Austin Peay Dec. 8 (Yates H.S.) •Spent first two prep years at Westbury 2 3-pointers at S.E. Missouri Nov. 20 Christian in Houston, Texas, leading team 2 steals vs. Princeton Dec. 5 •Pronounced COOZ-nard to two state titles CAREER HIGHS •Starter in first 11 games...did not start •Older brother P.J. plays at MVC rival Wednesday at UNI...foul-prone lately (his Wichita State and was chosen for the pre- 12 points 11/20/07 at S.E. Missouri 42 are 7 more than nearest teammate)... season all-MVC team 5 rebounds twice scored a career-high 12 points and made 5 assists 12/5/07 vs. Austin Peay 15 •Born April 10, 1988 in Houston, Texas a team-high 4 assists Nov. 20 at S.E. 2 3-pointers 11/20/07 at S.E. Missouri Missouri...had a 7-point, 3-rebound, 3- Jay assist game Dec. 22 vs. Norfolk State 4 steals 1/13/07 at Wichita State Couisnard PURPLE ACES’ PLAYER PROFILES TREVOR GREGORY •Averaged 9.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.5 ‘07-08 SEASON HIGHS steals at Harrison High School as a senior 6-2 soph. guard 0 points in 2005-06... academic all-city in basket - 0 rebounds ball and football Evansville, Indiana 0 assists (Harrison H.S.) •Helped lead Harrison to back to back 0 3-pointers sectional titles 0 steals •Has played a total of three minutes, •Harrison High School valedictorian against Butler and Princeton CAREER HIGHS •Born January 17, 1988 in Evansville •Joined the Aces’ squad last summer, 0 points prior to 2006-07 season 1 rebound twice 20 0 assists •Played in a total of five games last sea - Trevor son as a freshman 0 3-pointers 1 steal 11/19/06 vs. Buffalo Gregory

DARIN GRANGER behind the arc in last 2 games...21 of his ‘07-08 SEASON HIGHS 30 field goals have been 3-pointers 6-2 soph. guard 17 points vs. Austin Peay Dec. 8 •Led UE’s newcomers in scoring with 3.3 5 rebounds vs. Austin Peay Dec. 8 Indianapolis, Indiana points per game last season...one of UE’s 3 assists at Valparaiso Dec. 11 (Lawrence Central H.S.) first players off the bench most of the 4 3-pointers twice season...broke into the starting lineup in 1 steal three times •Led UE with a career-high 17 points in February, and started in six of the final CAREER HIGHS Dec. 8 win over Austin Peay...also led eight games UE in scoring with 16 points Nov. 24 at 17 points 12/8/07 vs. Austin Peay •All-conference, all-Marion County as a Ball State...added 13 points and key FGs 5 rebounds 12/8/07 vs. Austin Peay senior at Lawrence Central, where he late in the game in Dec. 22 win over 3 assists 12/11/07 at Valparaiso averaged 18.1 points 21 Norfolk State 4 3-pointers three times •AAU teammate of national player of the •Hit 17-of-28 from 3-point range in seven 2 steals 1/30/07 at Illinois State Darin year Greg Oden recent games before going 1-for-8 from •Born July 17, 1987 in Indianapolis Granger

JASON HOLSINGER are already the 6th most in UE history •Born July 22, 1986 in Anderson, Ind. 5-11 junior guard •Third in MVC last season in assist-to- ‘07-08 SEASON HIGHS turnover ratio (+2.57), fourth in 3-point - 24 points vs. Norfolk State Dec. 22 Lapel, Indiana ers per game (2.8), fifth in assists (5.0), (Lapel H.S.) sixth in 3-point percentage (.437) 5 rebounds three times 8 assists at Ball State Nov. 24 •2006-07 MVC Men’s Basketball •Team co-captain...MVC Player of the 6 3-pointers vs. Norfolk State Dec. 22 Scholar-Athlete...majoring in both eco - Week Dec. 26...Prairie Farms/MVC male nomics and social studies education 1 steal four times Scholar-Athlete of the Week Dec. 18 and Dec. 27...scored a season-high 24 in Dec. •Member of 25-man CollegeInsider.com CAREER HIGHS 22 win over Norfolk State, hitting 6 of 8 Freshman All-America Team in 2005-06 29 points 2/21/07 at Drake 3-pointers...19-for-34 in 3-point shooting •Set the UE Division I freshman scoring 7 rebounds 1/19/06 vs. Wichita State 22 lately after starting the season 10-for-28 record in 2005-06 with 365 points 10 assists twice Jason 8 3-pointers twice •Goes into Sunday’s game with 881 •Indiana All-Star in 2005...led Lapel to Holsinger career points...his 185 career 3-pointers 2005 class A state title 2 steals nine times JASON SWITZER 16-8 record...sectional MVP as a senior CAREER HIGHS 6-3 freshman guard •Head coach at Southridge is Gary Has not played through first 12 games Duncan and assistant is former UE All- Huntingburg, Indiana American Don Buse, who played for (Southridge H.S.) Indiana Pacers and Phoenix Suns. •Lettered four years in basketball, four in •Pronounced SWITE-zer track, two in cross country and two in •Newest member of the team...joined the football squad in September, 2007 •Born July 9, 1988 in Jasper, Indiana •First team all-Pocket Athletic 23 Conference as a junior and senior at Southridge High School Jason •Averaged 15.1 ppg and 5.1 rpg as a sen - Switzer ior, and led Raiders to sectional title and PURPLE ACES’ PLAYER CAPSULES ZACH HOUSE •Averaged 16 points, 10 rebounds, 6 CAREER HIGHS blocked shots as a senior 7-0 freshman center Has not played through first 12 games •Signed national letter of intent last Rock Falls, Illinois November with Northern Illinois, but was (Rock Falls H.S.) released from the letter of intent after NIU’s coaching staff changed following the 2006-07 season •Coaching staff has said he is likely to redshirt this season...the only scholarship •Born Nov. 13, 1988 in Clinton, Iowa player who has not played •Second team all-state last season by the 40 Illinois Basketball Coaches Association... Special Mention all-state by AP...Sauk Zach Valley Newspaper Player of the Year House

PIETER van TONGEREN •UE’s leading rebounder at 6.3, third in •Born August 27, 1987 in Amsterdam, scoring at 8.3 The Netherlands 6-11 freshman center •Totaled 13 rebounds in opening game Driehuis, The Netherlands Nov. 11 vs. Samford, and again on Dec. CAREER HIGHS (Ichthus College) 15 vs. Hanover...the 13 rebounds are the 14 points at Valparaiso Dec. 11 most by a UE player since Ian Hanavan 13 rebounds twice •Pronounced ‘Peter von Tahn-guh-run’ grabbed 14 against Bradley in 2002-03 1 assist three times 0 3-pointers •Starting center in all 12 games...scored a •Redshirted in 2006-07...played a total of career-high 14 Dec. 11 at Valpo, added 13 5 minutes in an exhibition game in 2006- 1 steal twice pts. in each of his first two MVC games... 07...did not play in any regular season 1 blocked shot vs. Hanover Dec. 15 41 had 13 points, 7 rebounds Wednesday at games last season UNI...scored the winning bucket with 10 •Averaged 19 points, 8 rebounds two Pieter van seconds to go at Ball State, and totaled 9 years ago in Dutch second league points, 9 rebounds in that game Tongeren

CLINT HOPF points in each of his last six games. •Born February 6, 1989 in Jasper, Indiana 6-8 freshman forward •Pulled down a career-high 6 rebounds in 19 minutes Dec. 1 at Buffalo CAREER HIGHS Birdseye, Indiana 8 points at Southeast Missouri Nov. 20 •IBCA all-state selection in 2006 and 6 rebounds at Buffalo Dec. 1 (Forest Park H.S.) 2007...led Forest Park to 2A state cham - pionships in 2005 and 2006...2007 team 0 assists •Pronounced ‘Hopef’ was on track to win its third straight title 0 3-pointers •Solid freshman reserve who plays center before Hopf went down with the knee 1 steal at Buffalo Dec. 1 or power forward...almost fully recovered injury in post-season play 1 blocked shot vs. Princeton Dec. 5 from a knee injury last March that required surgery in the spring •Totaled 1,330 career points and 799 52 rebounds at Forest Park...averaged 18 •Scored a season-high 8 points Nov. 20 at points and 9.7 rebounds in 2006-07 and Clint Southeast Missouri...has scored at least 3 led Rangers to 20-2 record Hopf

EVANSVILLE’S 2007-08 RECORD WHEN THE ACES... Play At Home 4-3 Shoot A Higher FG Percentage 5-1 Make Fewer Turnovers 4-2 Play On The Road 1-4 Shoot A Lower FG Percentage 0-6 Make More Turnovers 1-5 Play At A Neutral Site 0-0 Attempt More FTs Than Opponent 3-4 Make Same Number of Turnovers 0-0 Play A Non-Conference Opponent 5-5 Attempt Fewer FTs Than Opponent 2-1 Lead At Halftime 5-1 Play An MVC Opponent 0-2 Attempt Same Number of FTs 0-2 Trail At Halftime 0-5 Make More 3-Pointers 4-1 Tied At Halftime 0-1 Score 70 Points Or More 2-1 Make Fewer 3-Pointers 1-6 Score 69 Points Or Fewer 3-6 Lead With 5 Minutes To Play 3-0 Make Same Number 0-0 Trail With 5 Minutes To Play 2-7 Shoot 50 Percent Or Better 2-1 Outrebound Opponent 4-3 Shoot Less Than 50 Percent 3-6 Get Outrebounded 1-4 Games Decided By 5 Points Or Less 1-1 2007-08 GAME-BY GAME POINTS-REBOUNDS-ASSISTS Van van OPPONENT Couisnard Ely Garner Gomez Granger Gregory Holsinger Hopf Lacey Morrow Switzer Hoose Tongeren Wargel 11/3...UE 82, Oakland City 43 (Ex.) 7-1-1 11-2-3 8-6-4 14-10-1 7-0-1 DNP 11-4-5 DNP 9-3-3 0-0-2 DNP 3-1-0 12-5-0 DNP 11/11...Samford 50, UE 49 6-0-1 4-1-0 10-10-0 Inj. 3-0-0 DNP 19-2-1 DNP 3-0-1 0-0-0 DNP DNP 4-13-0 DNP 11/17...#25 Butler 60, UE 47 4-2-0 4-5-1 6-2-2 Inj. 7-1-0 0-0-0 16-4-4 0-0-0 0-2-0 DNP DNP DNP 10-6-0 DNP 11/20...S.E. Missouri 87, UE 77 12-3-4 23-9-3 0-1-0 Inj. 5-1-1 DNP 13-4-2 8-4-0 3-2-1 4-2-1 DNP DNP 9-3-1 DNP 11/24...UE 51, Ball State 50 2-3-0 9-2-0 4-10-2 Inj. 16-4-1 DNP 5-2-8 2-0-0 2-0-0 2-2-3 DNP DNP 9-9-1 DNP 12/1...Buffalo 81, UE 60 9-3-3 22-5-0 8-8-0 Inj. 5-2-1 DNP 11-0-5 1-6-0 2-0-1 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 2-3-0 DNP 12/5...UE 53, Princeton 32 8-2-0 12-8-2 5-5-1 Inj. 3-3-2 0-0-0 11-3-2 0-0-0 5-4-4 0-0-0 DNP 0-1-0 9-1-0 0-0-0 12/8...UE 72, Austin Peay 62 8-2-5 16-4-1 15-5-1 Inj. 17-5-2 DNP 8-5-6 4-3-0 2-1-1 DNP DNP DNP 2-2-0 DNP 12/11...Valparaiso 75, UE 67 0-0-2 17-6-0 10-5-1 Inj. 9-1-3 DNP 14-4-5 3-2-0 0-1-0 DNP DNP 0-0-0 14-7-1 DNP 12/15...UE 57, Hanover 44 4-0-3 6-4-3 11-2-0 Inj. 5-1-2 DNP 11-2-6 6-2-2 5-2-0 2-0-0 DNP DNP 7-13-0 DNP 12/22...UE 80, Norfolk State 71 7-3-3 15-7-2 6-8-0 4-0-0 13-2-0 DNP 24-3-7 4-2-0 0-0-1 DNP DNP DNP 7-5-0 DNP 12/29...Indiana State 70, UE 56 2-1-1 3-9-5 8-7-1 6-6-0 2-1-0 DNP 17-3-5 5-1-0 0-1-1 DNP DNP DNP 13-6-0 DNP 1/2...Northern Iowa 64, UE 51 0-3-0 7-5-1 2-7-0 12-11-0 5-0-2 DNP 9-3-5 3-1-0 0-1-2 DNP DNP Inj. 13-7-0 DNP

Sun. 1/6 Drake * 2:05 Wed. 1/9 at Creighton * 7:05 Sat. 1/12 at Illinois State * 7:05 Tue. 1/15 Southern Illinois * 7:05 Sat. 1/19 at Bradley * 7:05 Wed. 1/23 at Indiana State * 6:05 Sat. 1/26 Missouri State * 7:05 Tue. 1/29 at Southern Illinois * 7:05 Sat. 2/2 Bradley * 7:05 Wed. 2/6 Wichita State * 7:05 Sat. 2/9 at Drake * 7:05 Wed. 2/13 Creighton * 7:05 Sat. 2/16 at Missouri State * 7:30 Wed. 2/20 Illinois State * 7:05 Sat. 2/23 at ESPN BracketBusters TBA Tue. 2/26 at Wichita State * 7:05 Sat. 3/1 Northern Iowa * 7:05 3/6-9 at MVC Tournament TBA (St. Louis, Mo.) *MVC game All Times Central University of Evansville At U. of Northern Iowa Jan. 2, 2008

Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS Evansville vs UNI 1/2/08 7:05 CST at McLeod Center -- Cedar Falls, Iowa

Evansville 51 • 5-7, 0-2 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 11 Gomez, Victor f 5-12 1-4 1-2 4 7 11 4 12 0 0 0 1 21 41 van Tongeren, Pieter f 4-8 0-0 5-6 2 5 7 5 13 0 2 0 0 24 02 Lacey, Kavon g 0-1 0-0 0-2 1 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 1 15 05 Ely, Shy g 2-6 0-2 3-4 1 4 5 3 7 1 3 0 0 28 22 Holsinger, Jason g 2-13 1-3 4-4 2 1 3 2 9 5 2 0 1 38 04 Garner, Nate 0-5 0-0 2-4 5 2 7 2 2 0 1 0 1 23 15 Couisnard, Jay 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 15 21 Granger, Darin 2-4 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 24 52 Hopf, Clint 1-3 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 5 3 0 1 0 0 12 Team 2 3 5 Totals 16-55 3-12 16-24 17 26 43 25 51 10 13 0 4 200

FG%1stHalf: 8-26 30.8% 2nd half: 8-29 27.6% Game: 16-55 29.1% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 1-4 25.0% 2nd half: 2-8 25.0% Game: 3-12 25.0% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 7-10 70.0% 2nd half: 9-14 64.3% Game: 16-24 66.7% 4 UNI 64 • 10-3, 2-0 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 7-8 0-0 6-9 0 5 5 3 20 0 3 1 0 29 53 Eglseder, Jordan c 4-10 0-1 2-2 1 6 7 3 10 1 0 3 0 18 14 Josten, Jared g 3-5 2-4 0-0 0 0 0 1 8 2 2 0 1 33 21 Brown, Travis g 2-3 2-3 0-1 1 2 3 4 6 1 2 0 1 31 22 Dunham, Kerwin g 0-4 0-3 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 32 02 Coleman, Eric 3-6 0-0 6-8 1 9 10 4 12 3 2 0 1 19 04 Green, Joe 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 Haak, Brian 1-2 0-1 1-2 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 1 7 15 Montgomery, Jon 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 10 25 Reed, Carlton 0-3 0-2 0-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 32 O'Rear, Lucas 2-3 0-0 1-1 1 3 4 1 5 1 0 0 0 11 Team 0 0 0 Totals 22-46 4-15 16-24 4 27 31 24 64 10 12 4 6 200

FG%1stHalf: 12-26 46.2% 2nd half: 10-20 50.0% Game: 22-46 47.8% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 3-10 30.0% 2nd half: 1-5 20.0% Game: 4-15 26.7% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 6-8 75.0% 2nd half: 10-16 62.5% Game: 16-24 66.7% 2 Officials: Tom Eades, Randy Heimerman, Kip Kissinger Technical fouls: Evansville-None. UNI-None. Attendance: 4407 fouled out: van Tongeren Hopf

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Evansville 24 27 51 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench UE 14 10 4 0 10 UNI 33 31 64 UNI 30 12 7 2 20

Last FG - UE 2nd-02:52, UNI 2nd-02:22. Score tied - 6 times. Largest lead - UE by 3 1st-17:01, UNI by 16 2nd-11:47. Lead changed - 6 times.