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@USFMBB FEB. 24, 2018 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA BASKETBALL TAMPA, FLORIDA 2017-18 USF MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES FEB. 24, 2018 vs. TULANE GAME INFORMATION USF BULLS (8-20, 1-14 AAC) Date: Feb. 24, 2018, 12:00 p.m. Place: Tampa, Fla. HEAD COACH LAST TIME OUT LEADERS Site: USF Sun Dome (10,411) TV: ESPNU (Roy Philpott, Mark Wise) Brian Gregory L, 73-61 P: Stephan Jiggetts, 12.3 Radio: USF Radio Network (Jim Lighthall, Joey Johnston) at USF: 8-20 (1st) at Tulsa (2/18) R: Malik Martin, 4.7 820 AM // USF Bulls Unlimited Overall: 256-200 (14th) A: Stephan Jiggetts, 3.1 Live Stats: GoUSFBulls.com Series: Tulane leads, 20-14 In Tampa Tied, 8-8 In New Orleans Tulane leads, 11-6 TULANE GREEN WAVE (13-14, 4-11 AAC) Neutral Site Tulane leads, 1-0 First Meeting Feb. 6, 1992 (Tulane, 78-70 (OT)) HEAD COACH LAST TIME OUT LEADERS Last Meeting Jan. 25, 2018 (USF, 80-75) Mike Dunleavy Sr. L, 93-86 P: Melvin Frazier, 16.2 Streak USF W1 at School: 19-39 (2nd) at Wichita State (2/21) R: Cameron Reynolds, 6.6 2017-18 SCHEDULE Overall: 19-39 (2nd) A: Ray Ona Embo, 3.3 N3 FLAGLER (EXH.) W, 94-66 N10 FAU W, 60-59 ESPN3 NOTABLE N13 MORGAN STATE L, 63-53 ESPN3 N15 at Stetson W, 75-72 ESPN3 GOING FOR TWO: The Bulls will be going for the season sweep of the Green Wave today at the Sun Dome. USF N19 at Indiana % L, 70-53 BTN and Tulane met on Jan. 25 in New Orleans, an 80-75 victory that was Brian Gregory’s first conference win with USF. Graduates Payton Banks and Terrence Samuel each recorded their first career double-doubles at Fogelman Arena. N22 HOWARD % W, 75-52 ESPN3 Banks scored 14 points with 10 rebounds, while Samuel had 16 points with 12 rebounds. The game marked the first time N24 ARKANSAS STATE % W, 72-61 since March 4, 2015 that two Bulls had a double-double in the same game. Stephan Jiggetts led the Bulls in scoring N26 EASTERN MICHIGAN % L, 65-47 ESPN3 in the game with 23 points on 6-of-11 from the field. N30 at Elon L, 79-78 (OT) EXTENDED BREAK: USF last played on Sunday, Feb. 18 at Tulsa, a 73-61 loss for the Bulls. David Collins led the Bulls in scoring for the second straight game with 17 points. Stephan Jiggetts had 16, Payton Banks had 11, all in the D2 at Appalachian State L, 84-61 second half, and Malik Martin had 10 to round out the Bulls in double figures. D11 FIU L, 65-53 ESPN3 COLLINS ROLLING: Freshman David Collins has scored double figures in six straight games, the longest such streak D14 BETHUNE-COOKMAN W, 83-63 of his career. One more game in double figures would tie the season-long streak by any Bull, set by both Payton Banks D18 NORTHERN ARIZONA W, 70-56 and Stephan Jiggetts earlier this season. Over that span, Collins is averaging a team-high 14.2 points per game. He D21 CHARLOTTE W, 78-76 ESPN3 is shooting 50.9 percent (27-for-53) from the field, 50 percent (8-for-16) from three and 92.0 percent (23-for-25) from the free throw line during the streak. He is also 3.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.5 steals per game in the last six games D28 HOUSTON* L, 79-60 ESPNews MORE COLLINS: Since the start of conference play, Collins is averaging 10.8 points, 2.9 rebounds, and a team-high 2.6 D31 at SMU* L, 79-39 ESPNU assists per game. His 10.8 points is second only to Stephan Jiggetts on the team. He is shooting 46.7 percent (49-for- J3 ECU* L, 67-65 ESPN3 105) from the field in AAC play. He is second among conference freshmen in scoring in conference play, behind only J7 at #9 Wichita State* L, 95-57 CBSSN Shawn Williams of ECU, who averages 14.5 points per game. Collins’ 2.6 assists per game are best among freshmen in conference play, while his 46.7 mark from the field is the fifth best in the conference. J13 #14 CINCINNATI* L, 78-55 ESPNews FREE POINTS: The Bulls shot above 90 percent from the free throw line for the third time in the last six games against J17 at ECU* L, 90-52 ESPN3 Tulsa. In Oklahoma, the Bulls were 13-of-14 from the charity stripe (92.9 percent), which ties the eighth best performance J20 UCF* L, 71-69 ESPNU from the free throw line in team history. The Bulls now have two performances this season on the all-time top 10, as J25 at Tulane* W, 80-75 ESPNU the 93.3 percent effort at UConn is tied for the sixth-best mark ever. Entering this season, the Bulls last shot above 90 J28 at Houston* L, 63-40 ESPN3 percent from the free throw line on March 3, 2013 vs. DePaul. WITH A WIN...: With a victory over Tulane, the Bulls would reach nine wins on the season, which would be the most J31 MEMPHIS* L, 86-74 ESPNews since the program won nine in 2014-15. USF would also surpass its conference win total for the 2016-17 season. A win F4 TULSA* L, 63-54 ESPN3 over Tulane would mark the first time since the 2011-12 NCAA tournament season that the Bulls defeated a team twice F7 at UConn* L, 68-65 ESPNU in the same season. The Bulls beat Big East foes Villanova, Pitt, and Providence twice each in that season. JIGGETTS FROM THREE: Stephan Jiggetts is currently seventh in the conference in three point field goal percentage, F10 TEMPLE* L, 73-55 ESPNU shooting 40.0 percent (52-for-130) from beyond the arc. He leads the Bulls in made threes. F14 at UCF* L, 72-57 ESPNews CLOSING IN ON 1K: Payton Banks needs 26 more points to reach 1,000 in his career. Banks has 974 career points, F18 at Tulsa* L, 73-61 ESPN3 including 290 this season through 25 games. F24 TULANE* Noon ESPNU PROBABLE STARTERS M1 at Memphis* 9 p.m. ESPNews M4 SMU* 2 p.m. ESPNews M8-11 Conference Championships & STEPHAN JIGGETTS DAVID COLLINS TERRENCE SAMUEL PAYTON BANKS NIKOLA SCEKIC 0 - GUARD 11 - GUARD 2 -GUARD 4 - FORWARD 41 - CENTER Home Games in ALL CAPS * - American Athletic Conference Game % - Hoosier Tip-Off Classic & - American Athletic Conference Championship (Amway Center // Orlando, Fla.) #LiveLikeMike PPG RPG APG PPG RPG APG PPG RPG APG PPG RPG APG PPG RPG BPG 12.3 2.7 3.1 8.6 2.4 2.3 6.8 3.8 2.8 11.6 3.5 1.1 2.3 2.6 0.6 2017-18 USF MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES FEB. 24, 2018 VS. TULANE UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS ROSTER Location: Tampa, Fla. Enrollment: 50,577 NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL.-EXP. HOMETOWN (HS/PREVIOUS SCHOOL) Nickname: Bulls Colors: Green & Gold 0 Stephan Jiggetts G 6-1 195 Gr.-TR Forestville, Md. (Fairleigh Dickinson) Conference: American Athletic Note: Named to AAC Honor Roll on 1/29 after his 23 point, no turnover effort at Tulane (1/25)...Surpassed 1,000 career President: Dr. Judy Genshaft points in 20-point effort vs. Bethune-Cookman (12/14). Athletic Director: Mark Harlan 1 Isaiah Manderson F 6-10 247 Sr.-1L Bronx, N.Y. (Texas Tech) Arena: USF Sun Dome Note: Scored a career-high 18 points with 8 rebounds vs. Temple (2/10)..Recorded first career double-double (12 p, 10 r) vs. Northern Arizona (12/18). Capacity: 10,411 2 Terrence Samuel G 6-3 208 Gr.-TR Brooklyn, N.Y. (Penn State) Ticket Office Phone: 1-800-GoBulls Note: Recorded first career double-double at Tulane (1/25)...Tied career high in points (16) and set career high in rebounds Website: GoUSFBulls.com (12) at Tulane (1/25)...Scored 15 second half points vs. ECU (1/3)...Won NCAA Tournament as a freshman at UConn. Twitter: @USFMBB 3 Laquincy Rideau G 6-1 210 Jr.-TR West Palm Beach, Fla. (Gardner-Webb) Instagram: @USFMBB Note: Transfer from Gardner-Webb...Will sit out this season due to NCAA transfer rules. Facebook: Facebook.com/USFMBB 4 Payton Banks Wing 6-6 223 Gr.-TR Orange, Calif. (Penn State) Note: Scored 11 second half points at Tulsa (2/18)...Had first career double-double at Tulane (1/25) with 14 points and 10 rebounds...Scored 22 points off the bench against Cincinnati (1/13). USF COACHING STAFF 5 Malik Martin F 6-11 214 RJr.-TR Miami, Fla. (USC) Head Coach: Note: Named to AAC Honor Roll on 11/27...Set career highs in points (24) and rebounds (10) vs. Arkansas State (11/24) Brian Gregory (Oakland, 1990) 10 T.J. Lang G 6-7 210 Sr.-TR Mobile, Ala. (Auburn) Note: Transfer from Auburn...Will sit out this season due to NCAA transfer rules. Record at USF 8-19 (1st season) 11 David Collins G 6-3 200 Fr.-HS Youngstown, Ohio (First Love Christian Acad. [Pa.]) Career Record: 256-199 (14th season) Note: Has started nine straight games...Has scored double-figures in six straight...Led the Bulls in scoring in two Assistant Coaches: straight...Scored career high 21 points vs. Memphis (1/31)...Made first career start vs. UCF (1/20). Tom Herrion (1st season, Merrimack, 1989) 13 Justin Brown G/F 6-6 210 Fr.-HS Birmingham, Ala.