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2015-16 MEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS (Through Dec. 30) |------CONFERENCE------| |------OVERALL------| TEAM W-L PCT. HOME AWAY W-L PCT. HOME AWAY NEUTRAL L10 STREAK LOUISIANA TECH 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 11-2 .846 8-0 3-2 0-0 8-2 W3 UAB 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 10-3 .769 7-0 3-2 0-1 8-2 W7 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 8-4 .667 4-1 2-2 2-1 7-3 W1 UTEP 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 8-5 .615 6-3 0-2 2-0 5-5 W2 WKU 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 8-5 .615 7-0 0-3 1-2 6-4 W2 OLD DOMINION 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 7-6 .538 7-0 0-4 0-2 4-6 W3 FIU 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 6-7 .462 4-3 1-3 1-1 4-6 W2 NORTH TEXAS 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 5-8 .385 5-4 0-4 0-0 3-7 W1 RICE 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 5-8 .385 4-4 1-4 0-0 5-5 L2 MARSHALL 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 4-9 .308 3-2 0-5 1-2 4-6 L2 SOUTHERN MISS 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 3-8 .273 2-4 1-4 0-0 3-7 W1 CHARLOTTE 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 3-9 .250 2-4 1-2 0-3 3-7 W1 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 2-11 .154 1-2 1-6 0-3 2-8 L6 UTSA 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 2-11 .154 1-4 1-5 0-2 2-8 L2
RECENT RESULTS HOW TO WATCH C-USA BASKETBALL Wednesday, December 30 Date Game Coverage Time Middle Tennessee 82, Trevecca 67 Fri., January 1 North Texas at UTSA ASN 6:00p Rice at UTEP ASN 8:00p Tuesday, December 29 UAB 76, Stephen F. Austin 66 Sat., January 2 Charlotte at Old Dominion ASN 11:00a Charlotte 111, Citadel 93 Southern Miss at Louisiana Tech C-USA DN 6:00p FIU 65, Florida A&M 45 Old Dominion 68, Norfolk State 57 Sun., January 3 WKU at Marshall ASN 12:00p North Texas 69, Sam Houston State 64 Florida Atlantic at FIU FSN 2:00p Incarnate Word 82, Rice 76 Middle Tennessee at UAB ASN 2:00p Southern Miss 66, SE Oklahoma State 52 Rice at UTSA C-USA DN 3:00p UTEP 85, UT Rio Grande Valley 64 North Texas at UTEP ASN 4:00p Tennessee-Martin 57, Florida Atlantic 48 Thu., January 7 Florida Atlantic at Marshall ASN 6:00p UTEP at Middle Tennessee ASN 6:00p Monday, December 28 Charlotte at Southern Miss C-USA DN 7:00p Louisiana Tech 77, Prairie View A&M 58 FIU at WKU FCS 7:00p WKU 93, Brescia 66 UTSA at UAB C-USA DN 7:00p Old Dominion at Louisiana Tech CBS SN 8:30p Sunday, December 27 (4) Maryland 87, Marshall 67 Sat., January 9 Rice at North Texas ASN 1:00p South Dakota State 65, Middle Tennessee 61 UTEP at UAB CBS SN 1:00p Florida Atlantic at WKU FCS 2:00p UTSA at Middle Tennessee ASN 3:00p Charlotte at Louisiana Tech C-USA DN 6:00p FIU at Marshall C-USA DN 6:00p Old Dominion at Southern Miss C-USA DN 7:00p
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WEEKLY AWARDS - DECEMBER 28 THIS WEEKEND IN CONFERENCE USA Marshall senior forward James Kelly earned C-USA Player of the Week hon- The 21st season of Conference USA men’s basketball opens on New Year’s ors, while Rice’s Marcus Evans claimed this fourth C-USA Freshman of the Day with a pair of games, and all 14 teams will have at least one conference Week honor of the season for games through Dec. 27. Kelly averaged 21.7 game under their belts by the end of the weekend. points and 9.0 rebounds for the Herd this week, including a 38-point, 13-re- bound performance in a neutral court win over Wyoming. Evans currently sits The four Texas teams make their debuts Friday with North Texas at UTSA and atop the C-USA scoring chart and is the top freshman scorer in the nation, Rice at UTEP. The games tip at 6 and 8 p.m. CT, respectively, for a double- averaging 19.9 points per game this season. He scored a game-high 22 points header that can be seen on ASN. They will then swap opponents for Sunday and grabbed seven rebounds at South Alabama on Dec. 22. Awards are cho- contests. sen by a vote from a media panel representing the 14 member schools. UTSA is in the midst of a six-game homestand. Senior Ryan Bowie continues PLAYER OF THE WEEK to lead the Roadrunners, averaing 18.2 points and 7.6 rebounds per game to JAMES KELLY / MARSHALL / Senior / 6-8 / F / Ann Arbor, Michigan rank among the top seven in C-USA for both categories. The Mean Green is Kelly led Marshall in scoring and rebounding in three games this week, aver- coming off a 69-64 win over Sam Houston State behind a career-high 27 aging 21.7 points and 9.0 rebounds per game. The Herd split a pair of games points from junior Deckie Johnson. In last year’s regular-season fi nale, UTSA in Las Vegas to fi nish as runners up in the Global Sports Challenge, before won an exciting 69-68 tilt in San Antonio. closing the week with a true road contest at No. 4 Maryland. He posted a career-high 38 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in the Herd’s 90-82 win over UTEP won both its meetings with Rice a year ago, but this season the Owls Wyoming in Las Vegas. Kelly also grabbed 13 rebounds to record his C-USA- boast the top two scorers in the conference in freshman Marcus Evans (19.8 leading fi fth double-double of the year against the Cowboys. His 38 points ppg) and sophomore Egor Koulechov (19.0 ppg). UTEP has 10 newcomers, were the most for a Herd player since DeAndre Kane scored 40 in a triple but they enter league play with eight wins and four Miners averaging double- overtime win over Tulsa in the 2012 C-USA Championship quarterfi nals. It fi gure points. is the best MU off ensive performance in a regulation game since 2003. He added 17 points in the title game of the Global Sports Challenge and earned A pair of games are also on Saturday’s schedule, with Charlotte squaring off a spot on the all-tournament squad with teammate Ryan Taylor. Kelly has with Old Dominion in a noon ET matinee. Southern Miss also visits its travel scored in double fi gures in every game this season, a 13-game streak. For the partner Louisiana Tech for a 6 p.m. CT tip. week, he shot 52.9 percent (27-of-51) from the fi eld and 100 percent from the line (7-of-7). This is Kelly’s fi rst C-USA Player of the Week honor of the Six teams open conference play Sunday. WKU is at Marshall for a 1 p.m. ET tip season and his career. that also begins a C-USA tripleheader on ASN. UAB hosts Middle Tennessee at 2 p.m. CT, followed by that North Texas at UTEP game at 4 p.m. CT. FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK Florida Atlantic and FIU open their league slate Sunday at 3 p.m. ET. The MARCUS EVANS / RICE / 6-2 / G / Chesapeake, Virginia game will be televised on FSN from FIU Arena. Evans scored a game-high 22 points and grabbed seven rebounds at South Alabama on Dec. 22. He also had three assists, three steals and tied a career- Ten teams picked up non-conference wins earlier this week. Louisiana Tech high with three three-pointers against the Jaguars. It is the freshman’s fi fth- (8-0), Old Dominion (7-0), UAB (7-0) and WKU (7-0) closed out their non- straight 20-point game and seventh overall and fourth game with at least conference regular seasons undefeated at home. LA Tech and ODU’s overall three steals. Evans opened the second half with a three-pointer and a layup, home court win streaks of 38 and 31 games, respectively, remain among the both of which tied the game. He also twice got the Owls within a basket top fi ve nationally. UAB rides a seven-game win streak into conference play. before falling just short, 74-67. Evans is Conference USA’s leading scorer and the NCAA’s leading freshman scorer with 19.9 points per game. He also leads On Tuesday, Charlotte tossed in a season-high 111 points in a victory over the league in steals (2.2) and minutes played (33.7) per game this season. The Citadel. Senior Joseph Uchebo registered his third double-double of the This is the fourth C-USA Freshman of the Week accolade for Evans, repeat- season with a career-high 19 points and 15 rebounds, while a trio of freshmen ing the honor from last week and earning back-to-back acknowledgement also posted big nights. North Texas’ Johnson registered the top individual of- on Nov. 30 and Dec. 7. fensive performance of the night with 27 points against Sam Houston State. Southern Miss senior Kourtlin Jackson tossed in 25 points in the Golden Eagles’ win, while UTEP junior Dominic Artis drained a career-best seven three-pointers. FIU junior Elmo Stephen also scored a career-high with 18 points to lead the Panthers to a 76-66 win over Florida A&M.
In Wednesday’s lone game, Middle Tennessee won its non-conference fi nale as junior F Reggie Upshaw Jr. registered his fourth double- double of the season with 32 points and 12 rebounds against Trevecca.
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COACHING RECORDS PRICE A NOMINEE FOR HALL OF FAME ENSHRINEMENT C-USA boasts some tremendous head coaches, combining for more than Charlotte 49ers men’s basketball coach Mark Price, who was a four-time 2,500 career wins. UTEP head coach Tim Floyd has 439 wins within the col- NBA All-Star during his stellar NBA playing career, has been nominated lege ranks and another 90 in the NBA. WKU’s Ray Harper reached career for enshrinement into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in win No. 400 on Dec. 29, 2014. Old Dominion’s Jeff Jones earned his 400th Springfi eld, Mass. The list of candidates has a 49ers fl avor joining Price as a career victory during the 2015 NIT, while Middle Tennessee’s Kermit Davis, candidate is former 49ers head coach Lee Rose, who guided the 49ers to who picked up his 250th win with the Blue Raiders during the semifi nals of the 1976 NIT Finals and the 1977 NCAA Final Four. the 2015 C-USA Championship, needs only fi ve more to reach No. 400. Price, who is in his fi rst season as the 49ers head coach, enjoyed a stellar Many coaches were also outstanding student-athletes themselves. Jones 12-year NBA career. He fi nished his career as one of the greatest shooters helped his alma mater Virginia to the 1981 NCAA Final Four. Charlotte’s Mark in NBA history; he ranks second on the NBA’s all-time career free-throw Price enjoyed a stellar 12-year NBA career and fi nished his career as one of percentage list (.904) and 29th in three-point fi eld goal percentage (.402). the greatest shooters in NBA history. UTSA’s Brooks Thompson joins Price He is also the NBA’s all-time leader in playoff free-throw percentage (.944). in exclusive company as one of just nine D-I head coaches that were former Price led the NBA in free throw percentage three times during his career NBA fi rst-round draft selections. Florida Atlantic head coach Michael Curry and he ranked in the league’s top 10 four other times. also played in the NBA. UAB’s Jerod Haase was a Naismith and Wooden Price was the 25th overall pick in the 1986 NBA Draft and played in 772 Award fi nalist in 1997, his senior year at Kansas. North Texas’ Tony Benford regular-season games for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Washington Bullets, was named the 1986 SWC Tournament MVP as a senior at Texas Tech. Golden State Warriors and Orlando Magic. He averaged 15.2 points and 6.7 assists in his career. Price, who played nine seasons for the Cavaliers, is Coach (School) School Career C-USA second in franchise history for career assists (4,206), was named fi rst-team Mark Price (CHA) 3-9 3-9 0-0 All-NBA in 1992-93 and third-team All-NBA three times (1988-89, 1991-92 Anthony Evans (FIU) 37-40 136-134 15-19 and 1993-94). He played in four NBA All-Star games and captured the 1993 Michael Curry (FAU) 11-31 11-31 2-16 and 1994 NBA three-point shootout titles. Price was also a member of Dream Eric Konkol (TECH) 11-2 11-2 0-0 Team II, which won the gold medal at the 1994 FIBA World Championship. Dan D’Antoni (MAR) 15-30 15-30 7-11 The Cleveland Cavaliers and Georgia Tech have retired his #25 jersey. Kermit Davis (MT) 259-169 396-244 21-12 Tony Benford (NT) 47-61 47-61 14-20 ODU’S JONES MANAGES HEALTH Jeff Jones (ODU) 52-32 409-319 22-12 Old Dominion head coach Jeff Jones announced in June that he had been Mike Rhoades (RICE) 17-28 214-104 8-10 diagnosed with prostate cancer. He spent the summer in treatment and his Doc Sadler (USM) 12-28 161-135 15-17 assistants handled his recruiting duties on the road so he could focus on his Jerod Haase (UAB) 64-49 64-49 26-24 health. Jones has been on the sidelines for the Monarchs and is expected to Tim Floyd (UTEP) 111-68 439-248 53-29 maintain his role as head coach throughout the season. Jones also serves as Brooks Thompson (UTSA) 130-162 185-176 12-22 the NABC First Vice President. Ray Harper (WKU) 79-53 421-116 12-6 Samaritan’s Feet International selected Jones as the 2015 “Barefoot Coach of the Year.” Jones has coached a game barefoot for the past seven basket- KONKOL JOINS DUNKIN’ DOGS ball seasons as head coach at both ODU and American University. Jones Eric Konkol became the 18th head coach at Louisiana Tech and is off to an has demonstrated the fi ve pillars: giving a voice to the voiceless, creating 11-2 start this season through nonconference play. Konkol arrived in Ruston awareness for Samaritan’s Feet, providing shoes to impoverished children after spending the past four seasons on Jim Larranaga’s staff at Miami. (both domestically and internationally), enhancing the image for coaches, Prior to that, he was with Larranaga for seven years at George Mason and schools and athletes, and providing multiple opportunities to engage has assisted in all aspects including recruiting, practices, individual player people in a life of service. workouts and game preparation. Known as the team’s off ensive coordinator, he aided the 2014-15 Hurricanes team to a 25-13 record, the second most STAFF OF A CENTURY wins in program history, and an appearance in the NIT Championship game. The North Texas staff collectively owns over 100 years of collegiate coaching Miami snapped two impressive winning streaks along the way, defeating experience, and still features associate head coach Rob Evans, who has 205 eventual national champion Duke, 90-74, at Cameron Indoor Stadium, head coaching wins and 14 postseason appearances at Arizona State and ending the Blue Devils’ 41-game home winning streak which was the longest Ole Miss. Assistant coach David Anwar spent six seasons at Nebraska and is active streak in Division I at the time. The Canes also downed then-No. 8/7 a 14-year collegiate coaching veteran. Scott Monarch has been in coaching Florida in a non-conference battle which snapped the Gators’ 33-game since 1990 and spent fi ve years alongside Buzz Williams at New Orleans home winning streak, which was the third longest in the country. and Marquette. Director of Operations Todd Shelton was a part of the St. John’s NCAA Tournament team in 2003 and has numerous experience coaching high school basketball.
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CHARLOTTEFIUFLORIDA ATLANTICLOUISIANA TECHMARSHALLMIDDLE TENNESSEE NORTH TEXASOLD DOMINIONRICESOUTHERN MISSUABUTEPUTSAWKU SHOOTING STARS BLOCKINGHAM EVANS TOPS FRESHMAN CHART C-USA BASKETBALL SIDs UAB has taken on the #Blockingham hashtag Rice freshman guard Marcus Evans has already Brent Stastny, Charlotte as the Blazers currently rank fourth nationally, established himself as one of the top rookies in (704) 687-1021 / [email protected] stopping an average of 6.8 shots per game this the nation. Evans tops the C-USA scoring chart, season. Sophomore William Lee ranks sixth on averaging 19.8 points per game, and is a four- Mike Hogan, FIU the NCAA Division I individual chart with 3.15 time C-USA Freshman of the Week selection. (305) 348-1496 / mihogan@fi u.edu blocks per game himself, while teammates Tosin He is also currently the most prolifi c freshman Justin Johnson, Florida Atlantic Mehinti and Chris Cokley are averaging around scorer in NCAA Division I this season and ranks (561) 302-0461 / [email protected] one each per game. Mehinti, a junior, is currently 37th nationally overall. ranked fi fth on the UAB career blocks chart and Kane McGuire, Louisiana Tech Lee sits in seventh place in just his second sea- GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY (318) 257-5071 / [email protected] son. Texas Western College -- now known as the Uni- Carly Wesisenbach, Marshall versity of Texas at El Paso -- captured the 1966 The current NCAA individual leader in blocked (304) 696-2418 / [email protected] NCAA championship with a 72-65 upset of top- shots also resides in Conference USA. FIU se- ranked Kentucky. The game bore tremendous Alex Mitchell, Middle Tennessee nior Adrian Diaz is averaging 3.77 blocks in 12 historical signifi cance as the legendary Don (615) 904-8115 / [email protected] games to date. Last season, Diaz tied the league Haskins became the fi rst coach to start fi ve black single-game record for blocked shots when he Justin Glover, North Texas players in the title game. To this day, UTEP re- cleared 13 shots in the Panthers’ 70-66 win over (940) 369-8548 / [email protected] UAB in the regular-season fi nale for both teams mains the only Division I school in the state of on March 7. He tied the record held by former Texas to win a national championship in men’s Grant Gardner, Old Dominion Marshall standout and 2010 C-USA Freshman basketball. The 50th anniversary of the 1965-66 (757) 683-3395 / [email protected] of the Year Hassan Whiteside. Diaz became just Miners will be celebrated this season. UTEP will offi cially commemorate that anniversary with a Tim Andrzejewski, Rice the 19th player in Division I history to block 13 or (713) 348-3929 / [email protected] more shots in a game. number of events around the men’s basketball game against WKU on Feb. 6. The game will be Jack Duggan, Southern Miss nationally televised on FOX Sports 1 with a tip-off (601) 266-5947 / [email protected] time of 3 p.m. Mountain. Jay D’Abramo, UAB (205) 934-7920 / [email protected]
HOME COOKIN’ Jeff Darby, UTEP Louisiana Tech is riding an impressive home court win streak of 38 games, which currently ranks as (915) 747-6652 / [email protected] the second-longest nationally. The Bulldogs have also won 28 consecutive home conference games and have never lost a C-USA game at home. Old Dominion’s win streak at the Ted Constant Convo- Jordan Korphage, UTSA cation Center improved to 31 in a row. ODU now ranks as the fi fth-longest home court win streak in (210) 458-4930 / [email protected] the country. In C-USA play last year, the Bulldogs, Monarchs and UAB all fi nished the 2014-15 regular season with perfect 9-0 records at home against conference foes. UAB’s win streak of 15 games at Michael Schroeder, WKU Bartow Arena is tied for 14th nationally. (270) 745-5045 / [email protected] Team Venue Record Pct. Streak Charlotte Halton Arena 2-3 .400 W1 FIU Lime Court at FIU Arena 4-3 .571 W1 Florida Atlantic FAU Arena 1-2 .333 L1 Louisiana Tech Thomas Assembly Center 8-0 1.000 W38 FOLLOW US, LIKE US Marshall Cam Henderson Center 3-2 .600 W3 Middle Tennessee Murphy Center 3-1 .750 W3 Conference USA Online North Texas UNT Coliseum/Super Pit 5-4 .556 W3 www.ConferenceUSA.com Ted Constant Facebook Old Dominion Convocation Center 7-0 1.000 W31 ConferenceUSA Rice Tudor Fieldhouse 4-4 .500 L1 Twitter Southern Miss Reed Green Coliseum 2-4 .333 W1 @Conference_USA / @CUSAMBK UAB Bartow Arena 7-0 1.000 W16 UTEP Don Haskins Center 6-3 .667 W2 Instagram / Snapchat UTSA UTSA Convocation Center 1-4 .200 L2 ConferenceUSA WKU E.A. Diddle Arena 7-0 1.000 W9 Tag Us TOTAL 60-30 .667 #CUSAMBK #BeTheNext
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CHARLOTTEFIUFLORIDA ATLANTICLOUISIANA TECHMARSHALLMIDDLE TENNESSEE NORTH TEXASOLD DOMINIONRICESOUTHERN MISSUABUTEPUTSAWKU BY THE NUMBERS NCAA STATISTICS DOUBLE-DOUBLES SUPERLATIVES Here are the NCAA statistical rankings for games Player (Team) Season Career 20-POINT SCORING GAMES through Dec. 28: Adrian Diaz (FIU) 5 12 Player (Team) Number TEAM Justin Johnson (WKU) 5 5 Marcus Evans (RICE) 7 Winning Percentage James Kelly (MAR) 5 5 Ryan Bowie (UTSA) 6 24. Louisiana Tech 11-2 84.6 Reggie Upshaw Jr. (MT) 4 9 Chris Cokley (UAB) 5 Scoring Defense Ryan Bowie (UTSA) 4 8 Erik McCree (TECH) 5 7. Old Dominion 766 58.9 Jeremy Combs (NT) 3 6 Aaron Bacote (ODU) 4 Field Goal Percentage 32. UAB 364-753 48.3 Erik McCree (TECH) 3 6 Trey Freeman (ODU) 4 33. North Texas 356-737 48.3 Chris Cokley (UAB) 3 5 Alex Hamilton (TECH) 4 Field Goal Percentage Defense Alex Hamilton (TECH) 3 5 Justin Johnson (WKU) 4 17. Old Dominion 262-692 37.9 Denzell Taylor (ODU) 3 4 Donte Mcgill (FIU) 4 26. FIU 308-808 38.1 Egor Koulechov (RICE) 3 3 James Kelly (MAR) 3 Three-Point FG Defense C.J. Turman (FAU) 3 3 Egor Koulechov (RICE) 3 13. UAB 74-267 27.7 Joseph Uchebo (CHA) 3 3 Austin Loop (MAR) 3 19. FIU 89-313 28.4 Ryan Taylor (MAR) 2 23 Robert Brown (UAB) 2 Free Throw Percentage Daviyon Draper (FIU) 2 3 Aaron Cosby (WKU) 2 28. Florida Atlantic 174-234 74.4 Qiydar Davis (TECH) 2 2 Kourtlin Jackson (USM) 2 Assists Per Game William Lee (UAB) 1 6 Deckie Johnson (NT) 2 8. UAB 250 19.2 Tosin Mehinti (UAB) 1 3 Braxton Ogbueze (CHA) 2 Assist-to-Turnover Ratio 25. UAB 250-166 1.55 Dominic Artis (UTEP) 1 1 Khari Price (USM) 2 Blocks Per Game Keljin Blevins (USM) 1 1 J-Mychal Reese (NT) 2 4. UAB 88 6.8 Rickey Brice Jr. (NT) 1 1 Curran Scott (CHA) 2 27. FIU 72 5.5 Fredrick Edmond (WKU) 1 1 Nigel Snipes (WKU) 2 Steals Per Game Marquez Letcher-Ellis (RICE) 1 1 Ryan Taylor (MAR) 2 17. Louisiana Tech 116 8.9 Giddy Potts (MT) 1 1 Andrien White (CHA) 2 INDIVIDUAL Khari Price (USM) 1 1 1 - Dominic Artis (UTEP), Perrin Buford (MT), C.J. Points Per Game Cameron Smith (FIU) 1 1 Burks (MAR), Jeremy Combs (NT), Adrian Diaz (FIU), 37. Marcus Evans, RICE 257 19.8 Hooper Vint (UTEP) 1 1 Fredrick Edmond (WKU), Adonis Filer (FAU), Dayon 48. Egor Koulechov, RICE 247 19.0 Andrien White (CHA) 1 1 Griffi n (TECH), Darnell Harris (MT), J.R. Harris Field Goal Percentage Terry Winn (UTEP) 1 1 (UTSA), Jesse Hill (FAU), Marquez Letcher-Ellis 11. Adrian Diaz, FIU 81-124 65.3 Norville Carey (USM) 0 4 (RICE), LeAntwan Luckett (TECH), Victor Mbachu 12. Justin Johnson, WKU 86-133 64.7 Trey Freeman (ODU) 0 2 (UTEP), Lee Moore (UTEP), Earvin Morris (UTEP), 13. Chris Cokley, UAB 84-131 64.1 Max Guercy (RICE) 0 2 Giddy Potts (MT), Bernard Sullivan (CHA), Lewis Three-Point FG Percentage Terrence Williams (CHA) 0 2 Sullivan (UAB), Reggie Upshaw Jr. (MT), Dirk 9. Giddy Potts, MT 23-47 48.9 Hakeem Baxter (UAB) 0 1 Williams (UAB) Three-Point FG Made Per Game Andrew Drone (RICE) 0 1 20. Austin Loop, MAR 43 3.31 15-REBOUNDING GAMES Phillip Jones (UTSA) 0 1 Rebounds Per Game Player (Team) Opponent (Date) 46t. Jeremy Combs, NT 119 9.2 SUPERLATIVES 18-Adrian Diaz (FIU) Binghamton (12/22) James Kelly, MAR 119 9.2 30-POINT GAMES 18-Denzell Taylor (ODU) Delaware State (12/4) Assists Per Game 18-Joseph Uchebo (CHA) Washington (11/27) 28. Alex Hamilton, TECH 77 5.9 Player (Team) Opponent (Date) 17-Egor Koulechov (RICE) Incarnate Word (12/29) 39. Max Guercy, RICE 73 5.6 38-James Kelly (MAR) Wyoming (12/21) Blocked Shots Per Game 33-Ryan Bowie (UTSA) Southern Utah (11/21) 15-Justin Johnson (WKU) Campbellsville (11/14) 1. Adrian Diaz, FIU 49 3.77 32-Marcus Evans (RICE) St. Thomas (12/17) 15-Chris Cokley (UAB) Georgia State (12/1) 6. William Lee, UAB 41 3.15 32-Egor Koulechov (RICE) New Mexico (12/19) 15-Joseph Uchebo (CHA) The Citadel (12/29) 10. Ben Lawson, WKU 39 3.00 32-Reggie Upshaw Jr. (MT) Trevecca (12/30) 10-ASSIST GAMES Steals Per Game 30-Aaron Bacote (ODU) Rhode Island (12/22) Player (Team) Opponent (Date) 50t. Alex Hamilton, TECH 26 2.0 30-Alex Hamilton (TECH) UL-Lafayette (12/12) Marcus Evans, RICE 26 2.0 11-Robert Brown (UAB) Auburn (11/13) Assist-to-Turnover Ratio 10-Nick Norton (UAB) Troy (11/19) 3. Nick Norton, UAB 62-12 5.17 10-Alex Hamilton (TECH) Prairie View A&M (12/28) 12. Trey Freeman, ODU 43-11 3.91
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ASSOCIATED PRESS USA TODAY SPORTS NCAA RPI (Dec. 31) VS. CONFERENCE W-L (Dec. 28) COACHES POLL (Dec. 28) # School America East 2-0 # School # School 57. Louisiana Tech American 1-6 1. Michigan State (64) 1. Michigan State (27) 72. Middle Tennessee ACC 0-6 Atlantic Sun 2-4 2. Kansas (1) 2. Oklahoma (3) 99. WKU Atlantic 10 1-6 3. Oklahoma 3. Kansas (1) 140. UAB Big East 0-4 4. Maryland 4. Maryland 178. Old Dominion Big Sky 1-1 5. Virginia 5. Virginia 182. Marshall Big South 1-1 6. Xavier 6. Xavier 226. Charlotte Big Ten 1-5 7. North Carolina 7. Arizona 231. UTEP Big 12 0-2 8. Arizona 8. North Carolina 246. Rice Big West 1-1 9. Butler 9. Iowa State 279. Florida Atlantic Colonial 0-8 10. Kentucky 10. Butler 289. FIU Horizon 1-0 Ivy 0-0 11. Iowa State 11. Kentucky 294. Southern Miss MAAC 1-0 12. Providence 12. Duke 297. North Texas Mid-American 4-3 13. Miami (Fla.) 13. Providence 348. UTSA MEAC 8-1 14. Purdue 14. Purdue Missouri Valley 3-5 15. Duke 15. Miami (Fla.) SAGARIN RATINGS (Dec. 31) Mountain West 3-1 16. Villanova 16. Villanova 92. Louisiana Tech Northeast 1-0 17. SMU 17. West Virginia 95. UAB Ohio Valley 7-6 18. Louisville 18. Louisville 97. Middle Tennessee Pac-12 0-4 19. West Virginia 19. Texas A&M 99. Old Dominion Patriot 0-0 20. Texas A&M 20. South Carolina 137. WKU SEC 1-5 Southern 2-1 21. Utah 21. Baylor 192. UTEP Southland 5-4 193. Marshall 22. Cincinnati 22. Utah SWAC 8-2 23. Baylor 23. Cincinnati 248. FIU Summit 1-2 24. South Carolina 24. Gonzaga 254. Charlotte Sun Belt 8-10 25. UCLA 25. Pittsburgh 258. Rice West Coast 0-1 274. North Texas WAC 2-4 281. Southern Miss Non-Division I 17-3 291. Florida Atlantic TOTAL 82-96 (.461) 340. UTSA TEAM-BY-TEAM NONCONFERENCE RECORDS Charlotte 3-9 FIU 6-7 POLL TRACKER Florida Atlantic 2-10 Follow the progress of C-USA teams in the national polls (Associated Press/USA Today Sports Coaches) Louisiana Tech 11-2 Marshall 4-9 PRE N16 N23 N30 D7 D14 D21 D28 J4 J11 Middle Tennessee 8-4 LA TECH --/-- --/-- --/-- RV/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- North Texas 5-8 Old Dominion 7-6 ODU RV/RV RV/RV --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- Rice 5-8 UTEP --/-- --/-- --/-- RV/RV --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- Southern Miss 3-8 J18 J25 F1 F8 F15 F22 F29 M7 POST FINAL UAB 10-3 LA TECH UTEP 8-5 UTSA 2-11 ODU WKU 8-5 UTEP TOTAL 82-96
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CHARLOTTEFIUFLORIDA ATLANTICLOUISIANA TECHMARSHALLMIDDLE TENNESSEE NORTH TEXASOLD DOMINIONRICESOUTHERN MISSUABUTEPUTSAWKU AWARDS C-USA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM Conference USA names a Player of the Week Coaches from Conference USA’s 14 schools voted a 10-man preseason All-Conference USA team, and Freshman of the Week for men’s basketball featuring fi ve seniors, four juniors and a sophomore. Defending regular-season champion Louisiana each Monday through March 7. The awards are Tech and defending tournament champion UAB placed two apiece on the squad. selected by a media panel with one representa- Name Team Year Pos. Hometown tive in each league city. Adrian Diaz FIU Senior F Miami, Fla. Alex Hamilton Louisiana Tech Senior G Chipley, Fla. C-USA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Erik McCree Louisiana Tech Junior F Orlando, Fla. N16 Chris Cokley, UAB Ryan Taylor Marshall Junior F Indianapolis, Ind. N23 Adrian Diaz, FIU Reggie Upshaw Jr. Middle Tennessee Junior F Chattanooga, Tenn. N30 Earvin Morris, UTEP Trey Freeman Old Dominion Senior G Virginia Beach, Va. D7 Adrian Diaz, FIU Marcus Jackson Rice Junior G Acton, Calif. D14 Alex Hamilton, Louisiana Tech Robert Brown UAB Senior G Clermont, Fla. D21 Erik McCree, Louisiana Tech William Lee UAB Sophomore F Plantersville, Ala. D28 James Kelly, Marshall Earvin Morris UTEP Senior G Memphis, Tenn. J4 J11 FIVE NAMED TO ALLSTATE NABC GOOD WORKS TEAM J18 Following their outstanding commitment to helping others and their local communities, fi ve Conference J25 USA men’s basketball student-athletes have been nominated to the Allstate National Association of F1 Basketball Coaches (NABC) Good Works Team. F8 F15 Rice senior guard Max Guercy is a repeat selection after earning a nomination last season as well. Guercy F22 is representing Conference USA, along with fellow seniors Jackson Trapp of Florida Atlantic, Trey Free- F29 man of Old Dominion, Nigel Snipes of WKU and junior Reggie Upshaw Jr. of Middle Tennessee. M7 In its fourth year, the Allstate NABC Good Works Team® recognizes players at all levels of college bas- ketball who have made outstanding contributions in the areas of volunteerism and civic involvement. C-USA FRESHMEN OF THE WEEK From the nominations across the country, special voting panels will select a 10-member team comprised N16 Ja’Michael Brown, North Texas of fi ve student-athletes from the NCAA Division I level and fi ve student-athletes from Divisions II, III and N23 Andrien White, Charlotte the NAIA. The fi nal roster of 20 award recipients will be unveiled in February. Members of the Allstate N30 C.J. Burks, Marshall NABC Good Works Team will be invited by Allstate, an offi cial corporate partner of the NCAA, to the Marcus Evans, Rice 2016 NABC Convention and 2016 NCAA Men’s Final Four in Houston, where they will participate in a D7 Marcus Evans, Rice community project benefi tting the host city. D14 C.J. Burks, Marshall D21 Marcus Evans, Rice D28 Marcus Evans, Rice FREEMAN NAMED PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA J4 Old Dominion senior point guard Trey Freeman was named to the to 2015-16 Lute Olson Preseason All- J11 America Team. Freeman, last year’s C-USA Newcomer of the Year and fi rst team All-League selection, J18 averaged 16.9 ppg and 3.57 apg last season. He led the 2014-15 Monarch squad to a 27-8 overall record, a 13-5 mark in conference play and a berth in the NIT semifi nals at Madison Square Garden. In the NIT J25 victory against Charleston Southern, Freeman recorded the fi rst triple-double by an ODU player since F1 1982 with 14 points, 11 rebs and 10 assists. He was also named to C-USA’s All-Academic Team in 2014-15. F8 F15 The award is named in honor of Hall of Fame coach Lute Olson, who won 780 games in 34 seasons, F22 24 of which were spent at the University of Arizona. During that stretch, he led the Wildcats to 11 Pac- F29 10 Conference titles, 23 consecutive NCAA Tournaments, four Final Four appearances and a National M7 Championship in 1997.
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CHARLOTTEFIUFLORIDA ATLANTICLOUISIANA TECHMARSHALLMIDDLE TENNESSEE NORTH TEXASOLD DOMINIONRICESOUTHERN MISSUABUTEPUTSAWKU UPCOMING TELEVISION SCHEDULE (ALL TIMES EASTERN)
FOX SPORTS 1 Saturday, February 27 FIU at Florida Atlantic 2:00 p.m. Thursday, January 28 UAB at WKU 7:30 p.m. Saturday, February 27 UTSA at Old Dominion 8:00 p.m. Saturday, February 6 WKU at UTEP 5:00 p.m. Thursday, March 3 Louisiana Tech at Marshall 7:00 p.m. Saturday, March 12 C-USA Championship Final 2:30 p.m. Thursday, March 3 Southern Miss at WKU 9:00 p.m. Saturday, March 5 UAB at Florida Atlantic 12:00 p.m. FOX SPORTS NETWORKS (FSN) Saturday, March 5 Old Dominion at Rice 2:00 p.m. Sunday, January 3 Florida Atlantic at FIU 3:00 p.m. Saturday, March 5 UTSA at UTEP 4:00 p.m. Saturday, January 16 Middle Tennessee at Old Dominion 4:00 p.m. Saturday, March 5 Middle Tennessee at FIU 6:00 p.m. Sunday, January 31 UTEP at Louisiana Tech 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 8 C-USA Men’s First Round 4:00 p.m. Saturday, February 13 UAB at Louisiana Tech 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 9 C-USA Championship Second Rounds Thursday, February 25 UTEP at Old Dominion 7:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. / 3:30 p.m. / 7:00 p.m. / 9:30 p.m. Saturday, February 27 WKU at UAB 12:00 p.m. Thursday, March 10 C-USA Championship Quarterfi nals 1:00 p.m. / 3:30 p.m. / 7:00 p.m. / 9:30 p.m. CBS SPORTS NETWORK (CBSSN) Thursday, January 7 Old Dominion at Louisiana Tech 9:30 p.m. FOX COLLEGE SPORTS (FCS) Saturday, January 9 UTEP at UAB 2:00 p.m. Thursday, January 7 FIU at WKU 8:00 p.m. Thursday, January 14 UAB at Old Dominion 7:00 p.m. Saturday, January 9 Florida Atlantic at WKU 3:00 p.m. Thursday, January 21 Rice at UAB 9:30 p.m. Saturday, January 23 WKU at Charlotte 6:00 p.m. Saturday, January 30 UAB at Marshall 12:00 p.m. Saturday, January 30 Middle Tennessee at WKU 8:00 p.m. Saturday, February 20 Louisiana Tech at UTEP 4:00 p.m. Saturday, February 13 Marshall at WKU 8:00 p.m. Sunday, February 21 UAB at Middle Tennessee 6:00 p.m. Thursday, February 18 Old Dominion at WKU 8:00 p.m. Friday, March 11 C-USA Championship Semifi nals 4/6:30 p.m. Saturday, February 20 Charlotte at WKU 3:00 p.m. Saturday, March 5 Louisiana Tech at WKU 8:00 p.m. AMERICAN SPORTS NETWORK (ASN) Friday, January 1 North Texas at UTSA 7:00 p.m. MT10 Friday, January 1 Rice at UTEP 9:00 p.m. Thursday, February 4 Florida Atlantic at Middle Tennessee 7:30 p.m. Saturday, January 2 Charlotte at Old Dominion 12:00 p.m. Sunday, January 3 WKU at Marshall 1:00 p.m. Sunday, January 3 Middle Tennessee at UAB 3:00 p.m. C-USA DIGITAL NETWORK Sunday, January 3 North Texas at UTEP 5:00 p.m. Non-televised coverage of C-USA basketball will be available online through Thursday, January 7 UTEP at Middle Tennessee 7:00 p.m. the C-USA Digital Network, available exclusively on the league’s offi cial web- Thursday, January 7 Florida Atlantic at Marshall 9:00 p.m. site www.ConferenceUSA.com. C-USA school home games will be off ered live Saturday, January 9 Rice at North Texas 2:00 p.m. and archived for All-Access subscribers, along with weekly highlights and fea- Saturday, January 9 UTSA at Middle Tennessee 4:00 p.m. ture programming. Thursday, January 14 Southern Miss at Florida Atlantic 7:00 p.m. Thursday, January 14 WKU at Rice 9:00 p.m. The C-USA DN also produces the C-USA Showcase, a 30-minute program that Saturday, January 16 UTEP at UTSA 4:00 p.m. runs weekly in the fall and bi-monthly in Janaury, February and March on Fox Saturday, January 16 Marshall at Rice 8:00 p.m. Thursday, January 21 WKU at Old Dominion 7:00 p.m. Sports Network and ASN. Saturday, January 23 Marshall at Old Dominion 2:00 p.m. The Digital Network also launched the audio podcast “Talking Conference USA Saturday, January 23 Louisiana Tech at Southern Miss 8:00 p.m. Thursday, January 28 Charlotte at FIU 7:00 p.m. Basketball” four years ago. The fi rst show of the 2015-16 season will air Thurs- Saturday, January 30 Charlotte at Florida Atlantic 2:00 p.m. day, January 7, following the fi rst weekend of conference play. The program is Thursday, February 4 FIU at UAB 7:00 p.m. syndicated throughout the conference’s radio markets and is also available on Thursday, February 4 Southern Miss at North Texas 9:00 p.m. the league’s offi cial web site, www.ConferenceUSA.com. Host Bill Hazen will Saturday, February 6 Marshall at UTSA 2:00 p.m. also feature basketball news throughout the season on the “Today in Confer- Saturday, February 6 Louisiana Tech at North Texas 4:00 p.m. ence USA” - a two-minute program every Monday through Friday. Thursday, February 11 North Texas at Old Dominion 7:00 p.m. Thursday, February 11 Middle Tennessee at Louisiana Tech 9:00 p.m. Saturday, February 13 Rice at Old Dominion 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 13 North Texas at Charlotte 4:00 p.m. Saturday, February 13 UTEP at Florida Atlantic 6:00 p.m. Thursday, February 18 Charlotte at Marshall 7:00 p.m. Thursday, February 18 Louisiana Tech at UTSA 9:00 p.m. Saturday, February 20 FIU at Rice 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 20 Southern Miss at UTSA 4:00 p.m. Thursday, February 25 WKU at Middle Tennessee 7:00 p.m. Thursday, February 25 North Texas at Louisiana Tech 9:00 p.m.
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CHARLOTTE 49ERS FIU PANTHERS (3-9, 0-0 C-USA) (6-7, 0-0 C-USA) Head Coach: Mark Price Head Coach: Anthony Evans Twitter: @49ersBasketball / @Charlotte49ers Twitter: @FIUHoops / @FIUathletics Facebook: Charlotte49ers Facebook: FIUSports Arena: Halton Arena (9,105) Arena: FIU Arena (5,000) Date Opponent Time/Result Date Opponent Time/Result N13 ELON (ASN) L/74-85 N13 TRINITY BAPTIST W/71-39 N16 at East Carolina (ESPN3) L/74-88 N16 FLORIDA MEMORIAL W/67-51 N19 FURMAN W/77-68 Nov. 20-22 at Men Against Breast Cancer Classic, Harrisonburg, Va. Nov. 25-27 at Battle 4 Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas N20 at James Madison L/61-64 N25 vs. Syracuse (ESPN2) L/70-83 N21 vs. UT-Martin W/69-62 N26 vs. (RV) Michigan (AXS) L/47-102 N22 vs. Oral Roberts L/70-76 N27 vs. (RV) Washington (AXS) L/66-71 N25 LIU Brooklyn (ASN) W/80-72 D1 (RV) DAVIDSON L/74-109 N30 STETSON L/75-81 D5 at (21) Miami (ESPN3) L/60-88 D4 ELON L/71-77 D9 CAMPBELL (TWC 22) L/70-76 D6 FLORIDA GULF COAST (ASN) L/76-84 (ot) D19 at Appalachian State (ESPN3) W/82-66 D14 at North Florida (ESPN3) L/72-94 D22 vs. Georgetown (at TWC Arena) (CBS SN) L/59-62 D19 at Northern Illinois (ESPN3) L/75-78 (2ot) D29 CITADEL W/111-93 D22 at Binghamton W/66-49 J2 at Old Dominion (ASN) 12 p.m. D29 FLORIDA A&M W/65-45 J7 at Southern Miss 8 p.m. J3 FLORIDA ATLANTIC (FSN) 3 p.m. J9 at Louisiana Tech 7 p.m. J7 at WKU (FCS) 8 p.m. J14 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 7 p.m. J9 at Marshall 7 p.m. J16 UAB 7 p.m. J14 LOUISIANA TECH 7 p.m. J21 MARSHALL (TWC 22) 7 p.m. J16 SOUTHERN MISS 7 p.m. J23 WKU (FCS) 7 p.m. J21 at UTSA 8 p.m. J28 at FIU (ASN) 7 p.m. J23 at UTEP 9:05 p.m. J30 at Florida Atlantic (ASN) 2 p.m. J28 CHARLOTTE (ASN) 7 p.m. F3 at North Carolina A&T 7 p.m. J30 OLD DOMINION 7 p.m. F6 OLD DOMINION (TWC 22) 7 p.m. F4 at UAB (ASN) 8 p.m. F11 RICE 7 p.m. F6 at Middle Tennessee 7 p.m. F13 NORTH TEXAS (ASN) 4 p.m. F11 UTEP 7 p.m. F18 at Marshall (ASN) 7 p.m. F13 UTSA 7 p.m. F20 at WKU (FCS) 3 p.m. F18 at North Texas 8 p.m. F25 UTSA 7 p.m. F20 at Rice (ASN) 2 p.m. F27 UTEP (TWC 22) 7 p.m. F27 at Florida Atlantic (ASN) 2 p.m. M3 at Rice 8 p.m. M3 UAB 7 p.m. M5 at North Texas 8 p.m. M5 MIDDLE TENNESSEE (ASN) 6 p.m. March 8-12 at Conference USA Championship, Birmingham, Ala. March 8-12 at Conference USA Championship, Birmingham, Ala.
C-USA Game All times Eastern C-USA Game All times Eastern CHARLOTTE NOTES FIU NOTES Senior C Joseph Uchebo scored a career-high 19 points and grabbed Junior F Elmo Stephen scored a career-high 18 points to lead the Pan- 15 rebounds to lead the 49ers to a 111-93 victory over The Citadel on Dec. thers to a 76-66 win over intrastate foe Florida A&M. Stephen’s shot 6-of- 29. Uchebo was 9-of-11 from the fi eld as he registered his third double- 10 from the fi eld – all coming from three-point range – and his six three- double of the season. Freshmen guards Andrien White and Curran Scott point shots made also marked a career-high. Joining Stephen in double added 20 points apiece, while classmate Jon Davis chipped in with 17 fi gures was senior Adrian Diaz with 13 points and junior G Donte points and matched his career-best seven assists. Mcgill with 12 points. Diaz, the nation’s leading shot blocker (3.77 bpg), Junior Braxton Ogbueze poured in 25 points to lead Charlotte to an rejected three shots in the win. Sophomore F Cameron Smith 82-66 victory over in-state foe Appalachian State Dec. 19. Ogbueze hit grabbed a team-high nine rebounds. a career-best seven three-pointers and, as a team, the 49ers were 11-of- Mcgill netted a game-high 22 points and FIU snapped a fi ve- 18 from behind the arc. He was 6-of-6 from three in the fi rst half for 20 game skid with a 66-49 road win at Binghamton Dec. 22. Diaz points at the break. Sophomore C Benas Griciunas and junior F Anthony chipped in with 16 points and a career-high 18 rebounds for his Vanhook chipped in 14 points each, while sophomore G Ridell Camidge fi fth double-double of the season and 12th of his career. It added 10. was Mcgill’s fourth 20-point game in his last eight outings. @Conference_USA / @CUSAMBK ConferenceUSA MEN’S BASKETBALL 2015-16 SEASON C-USA NOTEBOOK Dec. 31, 2015 Contact: Courtney Morrison Archer [email protected]
FLORIDA ATLANTIC OWLS LOUISIANA TECH BULLDOGS (2-12, 0-0 C-USA) (11-2, 0-0 C-USA) Head Coach: Michael Curry Head Coach: Eric Konkol Twitter: @FAU_Hoops / @FAUCoachCurry Twitter: @LATechHoops / @CoachKonkol Facebook: FAU Athletics Facebook: LA TECH Athletics Arena: FAU Arena (2,980) Arena: Thomas Assembly Center (8,000) Date Opponent Time/Result Date Opponent Time/Result N13 at (13) Michigan State (ESPN3) L/55-82 N13 MILLSAPS COLLEGE W/95-33 N17 #WARNER L/72-75 N17 # UT ARLINGTON W/80-68 Nov. 20-22 at #Men Against Breast Cancer Challenge, Oxford, Ohio N21 # at Grambling State W/86-67 N20 vs. Northeastern L/58-60 N24 # at Ohio State (BTN) W/82-74 N21 at Miami (Ohio) W/75-69 N27 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL W/71-50 N22 vs. Lipscomb L/65-79 D1 # at Memphis (CBS SN) L/68-94 D1 at East Carolina (ASN) L/48-74 D4 JACKSON STATE W/91-83 (2ot) D10 AVE MARIA W/72-59 D8 LSU-SHREVEPORT W/82-49 D12 at UCF (ESPN3) L/61-75 D12 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE (ASN) W/91-79 D15 at Eastern Kentucky L/73-80 D15 at Ole Miss (SEC Network) L/80-99 D16 at Tennessee (SEC Network+) L/62-81 D18 SOUTHERN W/83-76 Dec. 19 at Orange Bowl Classic, Sunrise, Fla. D22 at Florida Gulf Coast (ESPN3) W/66-63 D19 vs. Florida State (FSN) L/59-64 D28 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M W/77-58 D22 at Hofstra L/54-68 J2 SOUTHERN MISS 6 p.m. D29 TENNESSEE-MARTIN L/48-57 J7 OLD DOMINION (CBS SN) 8 p.m. J3 at FIU (FSN) 3 p.m. J9 CHARLOTTE 6 p.m. J7 at Marshall (ASN) 7 p.m. J14 at FIU 6 p.m. J9 at WKU (FCS) 3 p.m. J16 at Florida Atlantic 6 p.m. J14 SOUTHERN MISS (ASN) 7 p.m. J23 at Southern Miss (ASN) 7 p.m. J16 LOUISIANA TECH 7 p.m. J28 UTSA (ASN) 6:30 p.m. J21 at UTEP 9:05 p.m. J31 UTEP (FSN) 3 p.m. J23 at UTSA 2 p.m. F4 at Rice 7 p.m. J28 OLD DOMINION 7 p.m. F6 at North Texas (ASN) 3 p.m. J30 CHARLOTTE (ASN) 2 p.m. F11 MIDDLE TENNESSEE (ASN) 8 p.m. F4 at Middle Tennessee 7:30 p.m. F13 UAB (FSN) 1 p.m. F6 at UAB 8 p.m. F18 at UTSA (ASN) 8 p.m. F11 UTSA 7 p.m. F20 at UTEP (CBS SN) 5 p.m. F13 UTEP (ASN) 6 p.m. F25 NORTH TEXAS (ASN) 8 p.m. F18 at Rice 8 p.m. F27 RICE 6 p.m. F20 at North Texas 8 p.m. M3 at Marshall (ASN) 6 p.m. F27 FIU (ASN) 2 p.m. M5 at WKU (FCS) 7 p.m. M3 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 7 p.m. March 8-12 at Conference USA Championship, Birmingham, Ala. M5 UAB (ASN) 12 p.m. March 8-12 at Conference USA Championship, Birmingham, Ala.
C-USA Game All times Eastern C-USA Game # Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational All times Central FLORIDA ATLANTIC NOTES LOUISIANA TECH NOTES Junior transfer Adonis Filer was credited with more than a third of The Bulldogs extended their home court win streak to 38 games - the Florida Atlantic’s points in a 57-48 loss to Tennessee-Martin on Dec. 29. second-longest in the nation - with a 77-58 victory over Prairie View A&M. Filer scored 17 points and added nine rebounds to come just shy of his Senior G Alex Hamilton scored 23 points and assisted on 10 baskets for fi rst double-double as an Owl. his third double-double of the season and fi fth of his career. Hamilton FAU closed out a fi ve-game road swing at Hofstra on Dec. 22. Jackson leads C-USA in assists, averaging 5.9 per game this season. Trapp led the Owls with 14 points, while Marquan Botley chipped in 10. LA Tech improved to 10-2 on the season with a 66-63 road win at Trapp made four three-pointers on the evening, giving him 146 for his Florida Gulf Coast Dec. 22. Hamilton scored a team-high 26 points as career, passing Paul Graham for seventh place all-time in program history. the Chipley, Florida, native returned to his home state. He is one of Senior Solomon Poole led the Owls with 10 points, but FAU could not fi ve Bulldogs who hail from Florida. Redshirt junior Erik McCree overcome a slow defensive start and fell to Tennessee, 81-62, on Dec. 16. (Orlando) added 12 points in the win. Freshman G Nick Rutherford had nine points, six assists and fi ve steals LA Tech defeated ULL, 91-79, on Dec. 12. Hamilton strung against the Volunteers. The fi ve steals were the most by an FAU player together an impressive stat line with 30 points, 11 rebounds, since Raymond Taylor had fi ve on Nov. 13, 2009, against Florida Tech. eight assists, three steals and a blocked shot. @Conference_USA / @CUSAMBK ConferenceUSA MEN’S BASKETBALL 2015-16 SEASON C-USA NOTEBOOK Dec. 31, 2015 Contact: Courtney Morrison Archer [email protected]
MARSHALL THUNDERING HERD MIDDLE TENNESSEE BLUE RAIDERS (4-9, 0-0 C-USA) (8-4, 0-0 C-USA) Head Coach: Dan D’Antoni Head Coach: Kermit Davis Twitter: @HerdMBB / @HerdZone Twitter: @MT_MBB / @MT_CoachDavis Facebook: Marshall University Athletics Facebook: Blue Raider Athletics Arena: Cam Henderson Center (9,043) Arena: Murphy Center (11,520) Date Opponent Time/Result Date Opponent Time/Result N19 at Tennessee (SEC Network+) L/74-84 N17 at Murray State (ASN) L/65-76 N24 at Morehead State L/61-85 N21 at Tennessee State W/69-66 N27 JAMES MADISON L/75-89 Nov. 26-28 at CGI Great Alaska Shootout, Anchorage, Alaska D1 at Ohio (ESPN3) L/70-85 N26 at Alaska Anchorage (CBS SN) W/75-72 D4 AKRON L/65-75 N27 vs. UNC Asheville (CBS SN) W/63-61 D6 at James Madison L/84-107 N28 vs. Toledo (CBS SN) W/78-70 D9 #EASTERN ILLINOIS W/82-76 D2 VCU (FSN) L/56-62 D12 EASTERN KENTUCKY W/96-72 D5 SOUTH ALABAMA W/68-55 D14 #NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL W/92-73 D12 vs. Auburn (in Nashville, Tenn.) (MT 10) W/88-81 (ot) Dec. 17 at Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic, Charleston, West Virginia D17 BELMONT (ASN) W/83-62 D17 vs. (20/16) West Virginia (ESPNU) L/68-86 D22 at Georgia State (ESPN3) L/62-64 Dec. 21-22 at Global Sports Classic, Las Vegas, Nevada D27 vs. South Dakota State (FSN) L/61-65 D21 vs. Wyoming W/90-82 D30 TREVECCA W/82-67 D22 vs. Grand Canyon L/81-85 J3 at UAB (ASN) 2 p.m. D27 at (4) Maryland (BTN) L/67-87 J7 UTEP (ASN) 6 p.m. J3 WKU (ASN) 1 p.m. J9 UTSA (ASN) 3 p.m. J7 FLORIDA ATLANTIC (ASN) 7 p.m. J14 at Charlotte 6 p.m. J9 FIU 7 p.m. J16 at Old Dominion (FSN) 3 p.m. J14 at North Texas 8 p.m. J21 NORTH TEXAS 6:30 p.m. J16 at Rice (ASN) 8 p.m. J23 RICE 5 p.m. J21 at Charlotte 7 p.m. J28 at Marshall 6 p.m. J23 at Old Dominion (ASN) 2 p.m. J30 at WKU (FCS) 7 p.m. J28 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 7 p.m. F4 FLORIDA ATLANTIC (MT 10) 6:30 p.m. J30 UAB (CBS SN) 12 p.m. F6 FIU 6 p.m. F4 at UTEP 9:05 p.m. F11 at Louisiana Tech (ASN) 8 p.m. F6 at UTSA (ASN) 2 p.m. F13 at Southern Miss 7 p.m. F13 at WKU (FCS) 8 p.m. F21 UAB (CBS SN) 5 p.m. F18 CHARLOTTE (ASN) 7 p.m. F25 WKU (ASN) 6 p.m. F20 OLD DOMINION 7 p.m. F27 MARSHALL 5 p.m. F25 at UAB 8 p.m. M3 at Florida Atlantic 6 p.m. F27 at Middle Tennessee 6 p.m. M5 at FIU (ASN) 5 p.m. M3 LOUISIANA TECH (ASN) 7 p.m. March 8-12 at Conference USA Championship, Birmingham, Ala. M5 SOUTHERN MISS 7 p.m. March 8-12 at Conference USA Championship, Birmingham, Ala.
C-USA Game # Global Sports Challenge All times Eastern C-USA Game All times Central MARSHALL NOTES MIDDLE TENNESSEE NOTES Senior James Kelly poured in 38 points to lead the Herd to a 90-82 vic- Junior Reggie Upshaw Jr. registered his fourth double-double of the tory over Wyoming in Las Vegas at the Global Sports Classic. Kelly also added season and ninth of his career with 32 points and 12 rebounds in the Blue 13 rebounds for his conference-best fi fth double-double of the season. The Raiders 82-67 win over Trevecca Dec. 30. It was the Blue Raiders’ fi nal non- 38 points were the most scored by a Herd player in regulation since 2003. conference game of the regular season. The Herd fell just short of a title in Las Vegas, dropping an 85-81 decision Senior F Perrin Buford scored a season-high 20 points as the Blue to Grand Canyon in the championship game. Kelly and junior Ryan Taylor Raiders defeated Belmont, 83-62, Dec. 17. It was the largest margin of were named to the All-Tournament Team. victory over the in-state rival since 1985. Senior F Darnell Harris, who Taylor eclipsed the 1,000-point mark for his career, but Marshall lost to No. received stitches after suff ering a laceration over his left eye, dropped 16 West Virginia, 86-68, in the annual Capital Classic at the Charleston Civic 13 points and tallied team-highs in blocks (four) and rebounds (eight). Center on Dec. 17. Taylor was named Marshall’s MVP with 15 points, includ- Head coach Kermit Davis earned his 250th victory at the helm ing 11-of-14 from the line. Charleston native Jon Elmore, a sophomore guard of the Blue Raiders during the 2015 C-USA quarterfi nals. He is just playing in just his second game at MU, had a season-high 14 points. four victories away from career win No. 400.
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NORTH TEXAS MEAN GREEN OLD DOMINION MONARCHS (5-8, 0-0 C-USA) (7-6, 0-0 C-USA) Head Coach: Tony Benford Head Coach: Jeff Jones Twitter: @MeanGreenMBB Twitter: @ODUMBB / @ODUsports Facebook: MeanGreenMBB Facebook: Old Dominion University Athletics Arena: UNT Coliseum/The Super Pit (10,040) Arena: Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,472) Date Opponent Time/Result Date Opponent Time/Result N13 JARVIS CHRISTIAN W/112-82 N13 NIAGARA W/67-50 N16 TEXAS COLLEGE W/110-61 N16 BUFFALO W/77-58 Nov. 23-25 hosts Mean Green Challenge, Denton, Texas N18 MORGAN STATE W/79-48 N23 IDAHO L/63-65 Nov. 21-22 at Hall of Fame Classic, Uncasville, CT N24 SAMFORD L/72-74 N21 vs. (21/23) Purdue (ESPN3) L/39-61 N25 TROY L/74-86 N22 vs. St. Joseph’s (ESPN3) L/64-66 N30 at (RV) Northern Iowa (ESPN3) L/70-93 N28 at VCU (CSN) L/67-76 D3 at UT-Arlington L/67-90 D1 at William & Mary L/48-55 D5 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS L/63-95 D4 DELAWARE STATE W/82-38 D12 at Southern Illinois (ESPN3) L/66-74 D12 at Georgia State (ESPN3) L/64-68 D14 NICHOLLS STATE W/78-60 D16 at Richmond (ASN) L/61-77 D17 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE W/87-74 D18 MARYLAND-EASTERN SHORE W/77-47 D21 at Creighton (FS1) L/82-105 D22 RHODE ISLAND (ASN) W/71-65 D29 SAM HOUSTON STATE W/69-64 D29 NORFOLK STATE W/68-57 J1 at UTSA (ASN) 6 p.m. J2 CHARLOTTE (ASN) 12 p.m. J3 at UTEP (ASN) 4 p.m. J7 at Louisiana Tech (CBS SN) 9 p.m. J9 RICE (ASN) 1 p.m. J9 at Southern Miss 8 p.m. J14 MARSHALL 7 p.m. J14 UAB (CBS SN) 7 p.m. J16 WKU 7 p.m. J16 MIDDLE TENNESSEE (FSN) 4 p.m. J21 at Middle Tennessee 6:30 p.m. J21 WKU (ASN) 7 p.m. J23 at UAB 7 p.m. J23 MARSHALL (ASN) 2 p.m. J30 at Rice 7 p.m. J28 at Florida Atlantic 7 p.m. F4 SOUTHERN MISS (ASN) 8 p.m. J30 at FIU 7 p.m. F6 LOUISIANA TECH (ASN) 3 p.m. F6 at Charlotte 7 p.m. F11 at Old Dominion (ASN) 6 p.m. F11 NORTH TEXAS (ASN) 7 p.m. F13 at Charlotte (ASN) 3 p.m. F13 RICE (ASN) 2 p.m. F18 FIU 7 p.m. F18 at WKU (FCS) 8 p.m. F20 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 7 p.m. F20 at Marshall 7 p.m. F25 at Louisiana Tech 7 p.m. F25 UTEP (FSN) 7 p.m. F27 at Southern Miss 7 p.m. F27 UTSA (ASN) 8 p.m. M3 OLD DOMINION 7 p.m. M3 at North Texas 8 p.m. M5 CHARLOTTE 7 p.m. M5 at Rice (ASN) 2 p.m. March 8-12 at Conference USA Championship, Birmingham, Ala. March 8-12 at Conference USA Championship, Birmingham, Ala.
C-USA Game All times Central C-USA Game All times Eastern NORTH TEXAS NOTES OLD DOMINION NOTES Junior G Deckie Johnson scored a career-high 27 points to lead North Seniors Aaron Bacote and Trey Freeman combined for 39 points to Texas to a 69-64 victory against Sam Houston at the Super Pit. Johnson lead Old Dominion to its 31st consecutive win at the Ted Constant Con- has scored in double fi gures for the last fi ve games and surpassed his pre- vocation Center. In front of a sellout crowd, the Monarchs defeated cross- vious career high of 26 points scored on Dec. 17 against Mississippi Valley town foe Norfolk State, 68-57, Dec. 29. Although the two schools are less State. On Tuesday, he hit three 3-pointers and made a career-high eight than four miles apart, it was the fi rst meeting between them in 15 years. free throws. Bacote tossed in 20 points and Freeman added 19, while sophomore F Sophomore Jeremy Combs grabbed 12 rebounds and moved into a tie Brandon Stith pulled down a season-high 13 rebounds. for the top spot on the C-USA rebounding chart (9.2 rpg) and ranks among Bacote scored 30 points to lead the Monarchs to a 71-65 victory the top 50 rebounders nationally. over Rhode Island on Dec. 22. The 30 points was one shy of Bacote’s North Texas has won three of its last four games as the Mean Green career high. Freeman netted 22 points, while junior F Denzell enters Conference play on New Year’s Day Taylor grabbed 10 rebounds and dished out three assists. ODU’s Johnson scored a career-best 26 points, with six three-pointers, in an 87- bench outscored Rhode Island, 36-10, for the ballgame. 74 victory over Mississippi Valley State Dec. 17. Combs registered his third Old Dominion currently ranks seventh nationally in team double-double of the season with 13 points and 11 rebounds in the game. defense, holding opponents to 58.9 points per game. @Conference_USA / @CUSAMBK ConferenceUSA MEN’S BASKETBALL 2015-16 SEASON C-USA NOTEBOOK Dec. 31, 2015 Contact: Courtney Morrison Archer [email protected]
RICE OWLS SOUTHERN MISS GOLDEN EAGLES (5-8, 0-0 C-USA) (3-8, 0-0 C-USA) Head Coach: Mike Rhoades Head Coach: Doc Sadler Twitter: @RiceBasketball / @CoachRhoades Twitter: @CoachDocSadler / @SouthernMissMBB Facebook: Rice Owls Basketball Facebook: Southern Miss Athletics Arena: Tudor Fieldhouse (5,208) Arena: Reed Green Coliseum (8,095) Date Opponent Time/Result Date Opponent Time/Result N13 at (14) California (Pac-12 Network) L/65-97 N14 at Memphis (ESPN3) L/49-67 N16 #at San Francisco (theW.tv) L/54-80 N17 JACKSON STATE L/60-78 N19 OREGON STATE (ASN) L/69-77 N23 WILLIAM CAREY L/78-84 N22 #FRESNO STATE L/65-82 N28 at Morehead State L/46-61 N25 #LAMAR W/92-84 D1 at Troy L/59-69 N27 UC RIVERSIDE W/87-81 D4 ALABAMA (FS1) L/75-78 N29 UT ARLINGTON L/74-92 D6 NORTH DAKOTA STATE W/74-62 D2 at Houston Baptist L/73-77 D14 at South Alabama W/57-54 D5 ST. EDWARD’S W/93-72 D19 GEORGIA STATE (ASN) L/46-66 D17 ST. THOMAS W/67-54 D22 at Tulane (ESPN3) L/40-59 D19 at New Mexico (ROOT) W/90-89 D29 SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE W/66-52 D22 at South Alabama L/67-74 J2 at Louisiana Tech 6 p.m. D29 INCARNATE WORD L/76-82 J7 CHARLOTTE 7 p.m. J1 at UTEP (ASN) 8 p.m. J9 OLD DOMINION 7 p.m. J3 at UTSA 3 p.m. J14 at Florida Atlantic (ASN) 6 p.m. J9 at North Texas (ASN) 1 p.m. J16 at FIU 6 p.m. J14 WKU 7 p.m. J23 LOUISIANA TECH (ASN) 7 p.m. J16 MARSHALL (ASN) 7 p.m. J28 UTEP 7 p.m. J21 at UAB (CBS SN) 8:30 p.m. J30 UTSA 7 p.m. J23 at Middle Tennessee 5 p.m. F4 at North Texas (ASN) 8 p.m. J30 NORTH TEXAS 7 p.m. F6 at Rice 7 p.m. F4 LOUISIANA TECH 7 p.m. F11 UAB 7 p.m. F6 SOUTHERN MISS 7 p.m. F13 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 7 p.m. F11 at Charlotte 6 p.m. F18 at UTEP 8:05 p.m. F13 at Old Dominion (ASN) 1 p.m. F20 at UTSA (ASN) 3 p.m. F18 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 7 p.m. F25 RICE 7 p.m. F20 FIU (ASN) 1 p.m. F27 NORTH TEXAS 7 p.m. F25 at Southern Miss 7 p.m. M3 at WKU (ASN) 8 p.m. F27 at Louisiana Tech 6 p.m. M5 at Marshall 6 p.m. M3 CHARLOTTE 7 p.m. M5 OLD DOMINION (ASN) 1 p.m. March 8-12 at Conference USA Championship, Birmingham, Ala. C-USA Game # Roundball Showcase All times Central C-USA Game All times Central RICE NOTES SOUTHERN MISS NOTES Sophomore Egor Koulechov matched his season average of 19 points Senior Kourtlin Jackson tied a season-high with 25 points to lead the and grabbed a career-best 17 rebounds for his third double-double of the Golden Eagles past Southeastern Oklahoma State, 66-52, Dec. 29. Jack- season on Dec. 29 against Incarnate Word. Reigning C-USA Freshman of son went 8-of-9 from the fi eld for the night. The Golden Eagles won for the Week Marcus Evans added 18 points and lone Rice senior Max Guercy the third time in the last fi ve contests entering C-USA play Saturday. contributed 17 points. Jackson also scored 25 points Dec. 14 in a 57-54 victory over South Evans currently tops C-USA’s scoring chart (19.8 ppg) and is the most Alabama. The Golden Eagles trailed the Jaguars by as many as nine in prolifi c freshman scorer in NCAA Division I this season. His average ranks the second half but outscored USA 11-to-4 in the fi nal 4:30 to post 37th overall nationally. their second consecutive win. As a team, the Golden Eagles connected Koulechov scored a career-high 32 points, including 24 in the second on 10 three-pointers. half, to lead the Owls to a 90-89 come-from-behind road win at New Southern Miss shot a season-best 51 percent from the fl oor to Mexico on Dec. 19. post its fi rst victory of the campaign - a 74-62 decision over North Guercy needs just 16 more points to become the 32nd player at Rice Dakota State on Dec. 6. Junior transfer Quinton Campbell led the with 1,000 for his career. Guercy ranks second in C-USA and ranks 39th Golden Eagles with a season-high 17 points. nationally in assists (5.6 per game).
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UAB BLAZERS UTEP MINERS (10-3, 0-0 C-USA) (8-5, 0-0 C-USA) Head Coach: Jerod Haase Head Coach: Tim Floyd Twitter: @UAB_MBB / @CoachJerodHaase Twitter: @UTEPAthletics Facebook: UABMensBasketball Facebook: UTEP Basketball Offi cial Page Arena: Bartow Arena (8,500) Arena: Don Haskins Center (12,000) Date Opponent Time/Result Date Opponent Time/Result N13 at Auburn (SEC Network+) L/74-75 N14 LOYOLA (N.O.) W/96-49 N16 ALABAMA STATE (ASN) W/72-70 N21 TEXAS STATE W/77-62 N19 at Troy W/79-63 Nov. 22-28 Corpus Christi Coastal Classic, El Paso & Corpus Christi, Texas N22 JACKSONVILLE STATE (ASN) W/61-55 N22 ALCORN STATE W/88-66 Nov. 27-28 at Emerald Coast Classic, Niceville, Fla. N24 FLORIDA A&M W/72-54 N27 vs. Illinois (CBS SN) L/58-72 N27 vs. Southern Illinois (ASN) W/71-66 N28 vs. Virginia Tech L/77-82 (ot) N28 vs. (RV) Colorado State (ASN) W/99-90 (2ot) D1 GEORGIA STATE (ASN) W/64-57 D2 at New Mexico State (ESPN3) L/59-74 D5 at Illinois State W/74-61 D5 UT ARLINGTON L/62-76 D13 SEATTLE W/79-73 D13 at Washington State (Pac-12 Network) L/68-84 D16 USC UPSTATE W/96-54 D19 NEW MEXICO STATE L/53-73 D19 at South Florida (ASN/ESPN3) W79-68 Dec. 21-22 WestStar Bank Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational, El Paso, TX D22 HIWASSEE COLLEGE W/116-43 D21 NORFOLK STATE L/68-75 D29 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (ASN) W/76-66 D22 SAM HOUSTON STATE W/87-68 J3 MIDDLE TENNESSEE (ASN) 2 p.m. D29 UT RIO GRANDE VALLEY W/85-64 J7 UTSA 7 p.m. J1 RICE (ASN) 7 p.m. J9 UTEP (CBS SN) 1 p.m. J3 NORTH TEXAS (ASN) 3 p.m. J14 at Old Dominion (CBS SN) 6 p.m. J7 at Middle Tennessee (ASN) 5 p.m. J16 at Charlotte 6 p.m. J9 at UAB (CBS SN) 12 p.m. J21 RICE (CBS SN) 8 p.m. J16 at UTSA (ASN) 2 p.m. J23 NORTH TEXAS 7 p.m. J21 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 7:05 p.m. J28 at WKU (FS1) 6:30 p.m. J23 FIU 7:05 p.m. J30 at Marshall (CBS SN) 11 a.m. J28 at Southern Miss 6 p.m. F4 FIU (ASN) 7 p.m. J31 at Louisiana Tech (FSN) 2 p.m. F6 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 7 p.m. F4 MARSHALL 7:05 p.m. F11 at Southern Miss 7 p.m. F6 WKU (FS1) 3 p.m. F13 at Louisiana Tech (FSN) 1 p.m. F11 at FIU 5 p.m. F21 at Middle Tennessee (CBS SN) 5 p.m. F13 at Florida Atlantic (ASN) 4 p.m. F25 MARSHALL 7 p.m. F18 SOUTHERN MISS 7:05 p.m. F27 WKU (FSN) 11 a.m. F20 LOUISIANA TECH (CBS SN) 4 p.m. M3 at FIU 6 p.m. F25 at Old Dominion (FSN) 5 p.m. M5 at Florida Atlantic (ASN) 11 a.m. F27 at Charlotte 5 p.m. March 8-12 at Conference USA Championship, Birmingham, Ala. M5 UTSA (ASN) 2 p.m. March 8-12 hosts Conference USA Championship, Birmingham, Ala. C-USA Game All times Central C-USA Game All times Mountain UAB NOTES UTEP NOTES The Blazers won their seventh-straight game, capping a perfect mark Junior transfer Dominic Artis scored a career-high 21 points, drain- in December, and 16th in a row at Bartow Arena, with a 76-66 victory over ing a personal best seven three-pointers, in an 81-64 victory over UT Rio Stephen F. Austin. Sophomore Chris Cokley scored a game-high 22 points. Grande Valley Dec. 29. Freshman F Terry Winn added 13 points and senior UAB defeated Hiwassee College, 116-43, on Dec. 22. The 73-point mar- C Hooper Vint registered his fi rst career double-double with 12 points and gin of victory is a school record and the fourth-largest in conference his- 11 rebounds. tory. Every Blazer scored in the game, led by senior G Robert Brown with Four Miners scored in double-fi gures as UTEP defeated Sam Houston 20 points, including fi ve consecutive three-pointers. State, 87-68, to win the consolation game of the 54th Annual WestStar Guards Brown and sophomore Nick Norton are the fi rst duo in school Bank Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational. Junior G Lee Moore tossed history to have a double-digit assist game in the same season. Brown was in a team-high 17 points, along with six rebounds and fi ve assists. credited with 11 helpers at Auburn, while Norton tallied 10 assists at Troy. Artis registered his fi rst double-double as a Miner with 13 points Norton currently ranks third nationally for assist-to-turnover ratio (5.17). and 12 boards. Sophomore G Omega Harris added 16 points and The Blazers are also 28-5 (.848) at home against non-conference com- senior G Earvin Moore chipped in 11. The Miners made a 23-0 petition under fourth-year head coach Jerod Haase. run in the fi rst half to build up the lead. @Conference_USA / @CUSAMBK ConferenceUSA MEN’S BASKETBALL 2015-16 SEASON C-USA NOTEBOOK Dec. 31, 2015 Contact: Courtney Morrison Archer [email protected]
UTSA ROADRUNNERS WKU HILLTOPPERS (2-11, 0-0 C-USA) (8-5, 0-0 C-USA) Head Coach: Brooks Thompson Head Coach: Ray Harper Twitter: @UTSAMBB / @CoachT_UTSA Twitter: @WKUBasketball / @WKUSports Facebook: UTSAMBB Facebook: WKUBasketball Arena: UTSA Convocation Center (2,650) Arena: E.A. Diddle Arena Date Opponent Time/Result Date Opponent Time/Result N13 at Loyola-Chicago (ESPN3) L/64-76 N14 #CAMPBELLSVILLE W/97-77 N15 at #Clemson (ESPN3) L/45-78 N18 at Belmont (ASN) L/85-90 N17 at #Creighton (FS2) L/78-103 N21 STONY BROOK (FCS) W/67-66 N21 at Southern Utah W/82-79 Nov. 23-25 at Gulf Coast Showcase, Estero, Fla. Nov. 23-25 at Men Who Speak Up Main Event, Las Vegas, Nevada N23 #vs. Drake L/79-81 N23 vs. Central Arkansas L/84-98 N24 #vs. Central Michigan W/88-60 N25 vs. Texas Southern L/80-91 N25 #vs. Duquesne L/73-81 N29 UT PERMIAN BASIN L/85-90 D1 EASTERN KENTUCKY (FCS) W/86-84 D2 at Texas State L/53-76 D5 at (12/18) Xavier (FS1) L/64-95 D8 at Texas (LHN) L/50-116 D13 INDIANA STATE (ASN) W/75-62 D12 TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI L/79-85 D16 ALABAMA A&M (FCS) W/79-70 D16 EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA W/75-61 D19 at (19/16) Louisville (ESPNU) L/56-78 D19 UTAH VALLEY L/78-83 D22 DETROIT (FCS) W/79-74 D22 CAL POLY L/73-88 D28 BRESCIA W/93-66 J1 NORTH TEXAS (ASN) 6 p.m. J3 at Marshall (ASN) 12 p.m. J3 RICE 3 p.m. J7 FIU (FCS) 7 p.m. J7 at UAB 7 p.m. J9 FLORIDA ATLANTIC (FCS) 2 p.m. J9 at Middle Tennessee (ASN) 3 p.m. J14 at Rice (ASN) 8 p.m. J16 UTEP (ASN) 3 p.m. J16 at North Texas 7 p.m. J21 FIU 7 p.m. J21 at Old Dominion (ASN) 6 p.m. J23 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 2 p.m. J23 at Charlotte (FCS) 5 p.m. J28 at Louisiana Tech 6:30 p.m. J28 UAB (FS1) 6:30 p.m. J30 at Southern Miss 7 p.m. J30 MIDDLE TENNESSEE (FCS) 7 p.m. F4 WKU 7 p.m. F4 at UTSA 7 p.m. F6 MARSHALL (ASN) 1 p.m. F6 at UTEP (FS1) 4 p.m. F11 at Florida Atlantic 6 p.m. F13 MARSHALL (FCS) 7 p.m. F13 at FIU 6 p.m. F18 OLD DOMINION (FCS) 7 p.m. F18 LOUISIANA TECH 7 p.m. F20 CHARLOTTE (FCS) 2 p.m. F20 SOUTHERN MISS (ASN) 3 p.m. F25 at Middle Tennessee (ASN) 6 p.m. F25 at Charlotte 6 p.m. F27 at UAB (FSN) 11 a.m. F27 at Old Dominion (ASN) 7 p.m. M3 SOUTHERN MISS (ASN) 8 p.m. M5 at UTEP (ASN) 3 p.m. M5 LOUISIANA TECH (FCS) 7 p.m. March 8-12 hosts Conference USA Championship, Birmingham, Ala. March 8-12 hosts Conference USA Championship, Birmingham, Ala. C-USA Game # Men Who Speak Up All times Central C-USA Game # Gulf Coast Showcase All times Central UTSA NOTES WKU NOTES Senior Ryan Bowie recorded his fourth double-double of the season WKU earned its ninth-straight win at E.A. Diddle Arena (its longest with 23 points and a career-high 14 rebounds against Cal Poly on Dec. 22. home court win streak since the 2011-12 season) with a 93-66 victory over Junior C Lucas O’Brien tied a career high with 12 points to lead fi ve Brescia Dec. 29. Senior G Aaron Crosby led the way with 20 points. players in double fi gures as UTSA defeated East Central, 75-61, on Dec. Sophomore F Justin Johnson recorded his fi fth double-double of the 16. O’Brien went 5-of-7 from the fl oor and the senior pulled down seven season and his career with 17 points and 12 rebounds in a 79-74 victory rebounds for the Roadrunners, who snapped a six-game skid. Sophomore over Detroit on Dec. 22. Cosby fi nished the night with 17 points and a G Gino Littles added 12 points and fi ve boards, while Christian Wilson career-high six assists. Junior G Fredrick Edmond has reached came off the bench to score 12 points and dish out fi ve assists. UTSA shot double digits in scoring in consecutive games as he posted 14 points 45.2 percent in the contest and the squad pulled down a season-high 46 and fi ve rebounds. Freshman Chris McNeal added 10 points and a rebounds. The Roadrunners forced 21 turnovers and got 39 points from career-high seven assists. their bench. Johnson scored a career-high 24 points and grabbed 10 The Roadrunners are in the midst of a six-game homestand that began boards in a 75-62 Hilltopper win over Indiana State on Dec. 13. Dec. 12 and extends through Jan. 3 (the fi rst two conference games of the He shot 90.9 percent from the fi eld (10-for-11) and a perfect season). 4-for-4 from the free throw line. @Conference_USA / @CUSAMBK ConferenceUSA 2015-16 CONFERENCE USA INDIVIDUAL BASKETBALL STATISTICS Through games of Dec 30, 2015 (All games)
To be ranked, a player must appear in at least 75.0% of their team's games.
SCORING Cl G FG 3FG FT Pts Avg/G REBOUNDING Cl G Off Def Total Avg/G 1. EVANS, Marcus-RICE Fr 13 81 21 74 257 19.8 1. KELLY, James-MAR Sr 13 31 88 119 9.2 2. KOULECHOV, Egor-RICE So 13 81 39 46 247 19.0 COMBS, Jeremy-NT So 13 36 83 119 9.2 3. HAMILTON, Alex-TECH Sr 13 80 12 66 238 18.3 3. DIAZ, Adrian-FIU Sr 13 42 76 118 9.1 4. BOWIE, Ryan-UTSA Sr 13 76 28 56 236 18.2 4. UCHEBO, Joseph-CHA Sr 12 39 68 107 8.9 5. KELLY, James-MAR Sr 13 91 9 33 224 17.2 5. JOHNSON, Justin-WKU So 13 42 68 110 8.5 6. JOHNSON, Justin-WKU So 13 86 1 41 214 16.5 6. UPSHAW, Reggie-MT Jr 12 33 67 100 8.3 7. FREEMAN, Trey-ODU Sr 13 78 12 45 213 16.4 7. BOWIE, Ryan-UTSA Sr 13 20 79 99 7.6 8. MCCREE, Erik-TECH Jr 13 72 17 51 212 16.3 8. KOULECHOV, Egor-RICE So 13 25 71 96 7.4 9. COKLEY, Chris-UAB So 13 84 0 41 209 16.1 9. COKLEY, Chris-UAB So 13 32 61 93 7.2 10. BACOTE, Aaron-ODU Sr 13 62 15 58 197 15.2 10. TURMAN, C.J.-FAU So 11 18 59 77 7.0 DIAZ, Adrian-FIU Sr 13 81 0 35 197 15.2 11. MCCREE, Erik-TECH Jr 13 16 74 90 6.9 12. POTTS, Giddy-MT So 9 43 23 24 133 14.8 12. TAYLOR, Denzell-ODU Jr 13 49 40 89 6.8 13. MCGILL, Donte-FIU Jr 12 66 15 30 177 14.8 13. TAYLOR, Ryan-MAR Jr 13 28 54 82 6.3 14. REESE, J-Mychal-NT Jr 13 61 17 47 186 14.3 14. POTTS, Giddy-MT So 9 5 51 56 6.2 JOHNSON, Deckie-NT Jr 13 64 28 30 186 14.3 15. DRAPER, Daviyon-FIU Sr 12 11 63 74 6.2 16. TAYLOR, Ryan-MAR Jr 13 60 7 57 184 14.2 16. HAMILTON, Alex-TECH Sr 13 13 64 77 5.9 17. MOORE, Lee-UTEP Jr 13 59 19 44 181 13.9 17. LEE, William-UAB So 13 22 53 75 5.8 18. UPSHAW, Reggie-MT Jr 12 67 8 24 166 13.8 18. WINN, Terry-UTEP 12 23 46 69 5.8 19. MORRIS, Earvin-UTEP Sr 12 54 16 38 162 13.5 19. BUFORD, Perrin-MT Sr 12 17 51 68 5.7 20. DRAPER, Daviyon-FIU Sr 12 58 11 28 155 12.9 DAVIS III, Eddie-USM So 9 17 34 51 5.7 21. COMBS, Jeremy-NT So 13 62 0 43 167 12.8 22. HARRIS, Darnell-MT Sr 12 44 18 42 148 12.3 23. ARTIS, Dominic-UTEP Jr 13 53 22 31 159 12.2 BROWN, Robert-UAB Sr 13 56 25 22 159 12.2 25. OGBUEZE, Braxton-CHA Jr 12 45 30 19 139 11.6
FIELD GOAL PCT Cl G FGM FGA Pct. ASSISTS Cl G No. Avg/G 1. DIAZ, Adrian-FIU Sr 13 81 124 . 6 5 3 1. HAMILTON, Alex-TECH Sr 13 77 5.9 2. JOHNSON, Justin-WKU So 13 86 133 . 6 4 7 2. GUERCY, Max-RICE Sr 13 73 5.6 3. COKLEY, Chris-UAB So 13 84 131 . 6 4 1 3. ARTIS, Dominic-UTEP Jr 13 69 5.3 4. EDMOND, Fredrick-WKU Jr 13 59 96 . 6 1 5 4. NORTON, Nick-UAB So 12 62 5.2 5. UPSHAW, Reggie-MT Jr 12 67 114 . 5 8 8 5. MCNEAL, Chris-WKU Fr 13 64 4.9 6. UCHEBO, Joseph-CHA Sr 12 43 76 . 5 6 6 6. BROWNING, Stevie-MAR Jr 13 51 3.9 7. COMBS, Jeremy-NT So 13 62 110 . 5 6 4 7. REESE, J-Mychal-NT Jr 13 50 3.8 8. POTTS, Giddy-MT So 9 43 80 . 5 3 8 8. DAVIS, Jon-CHA Fr 12 45 3.8 9. VINT, Hooper-UTEP Sr 13 55 104 . 5 2 9 9. RUTHERFORD, Nick-FAU Fr 13 48 3.7 10. TALLEY, Zoran-ODU 10 38 72 . 5 2 8 10. MOORE, Lee-UTEP Jr 13 47 3.6 11. TAYLOR, Ryan-MAR Jr 13 60 114 . 5 2 6 BROWN, Robert-UAB Sr 13 47 3.6 12. KELLY, James-MAR Sr 13 91 175 . 5 2 0 12. WILLIAMS, Kimar-FIU Fr 13 45 3.5 13. LITTLES, Gino-UTSA So 13 39 76 . 5 1 3 13. PRICE, Khari-USM Jr 11 37 3.4 TURMAN, C.J.-FAU So 11 39 76 . 5 1 3 14. FREEMAN, Trey-ODU Sr 13 43 3.3 15. SNIPES, Nigel-WKU Sr 13 52 103 . 5 0 5 15. LITTLES, Gino-UTSA So 13 42 3.2
FREE THROW PCT Cl G FTM FTA Pct. STEALS Cl G No. Avg/G 1. GUERCY, Max-RICE Sr 13 50 57 . 8 7 7 1. EVANS, Marcus-RICE Fr 13 26 2.0 2. BOWIE, Ryan-UTSA Sr 13 56 68 . 8 2 4 HAMILTON, Alex-TECH Sr 13 26 2.0 3. KOULECHOV, Egor-RICE So 13 46 56 . 8 2 1 3. WHITE, Andrien-CHA Fr 12 21 1.8 4. BACOTE, Aaron-ODU Sr 13 58 71 . 8 1 7 4. ARTIS, Dominic-UTEP Jr 13 22 1.7 5. POTTS, Giddy-MT So 9 24 30 . 8 0 0 5. BROWN, Ja'Michael-NT Fr 13 21 1.6 6. HARRIS, J.R.-UTSA Jr 12 26 33 . 7 8 8 6. BROWNING, Stevie-MAR Jr 13 19 1.5 7. REESE, J-Mychal-NT Jr 13 47 60 . 7 8 3 GRIFFIN, Dayon-TECH So 13 19 1.5 8. FILER, Adonis-FAU Jr 13 46 59 . 7 8 0 LITTLES, Gino-UTSA So 13 19 1.5 9. KELLY, James-MAR Sr 13 33 43 . 7 6 7 9. RUTHERFORD, Nick-FAU Fr 13 18 1.4 10. SCOTT, Curran-CHA Fr 12 36 47 . 7 6 6 10. BURKS, C.J.-MAR Sr 13 17 1.3 11. MCCREE, Erik-TECH Jr 13 51 68 . 7 5 0 MOORE, Lee-UTEP Jr 13 17 1.3 HOLSTON, Allante-NT Fr 13 30 40 . 7 5 0 TAYLOR, Ryan-MAR Jr 13 17 1.3 BAXTER, Hakeem-UAB Jr 13 27 36 . 7 5 0 13. DAVIS, Jon-CHA Fr 12 15 1.3 14. EVANS, Marcus-RICE Fr 13 74 100 . 7 4 0 UPSHAW, Reggie-MT Jr 12 15 1.3 15. JACKSON, Kourtlin-USM Sr 10 34 46 . 7 3 9 HUNTER, Marlon-WKU Fr 12 15 1.3 2015-16 CONFERENCE USA INDIVIDUAL BASKETBALL STATISTICS Through games of Dec 30, 2015 (All games)
3-POINT FG PCT Cl G 3FG FGA Pct. 3-POINT FG MADE Cl G 3FG Avg/G 1. POTTS, Giddy-MT So 9 23 47 . 4 8 9 1. LOOP, Austin-MAR Jr 13 43 3.3 2. LOOP, Austin-MAR Jr 13 43 97 . 4 4 3 2. KOULECHOV, Egor-RICE So 13 39 3.0 3. SNIPES, Nigel-WKU Sr 13 27 61 . 4 4 3 3. COSBY, Aaron-WKU Sr 13 34 2.6 4. BROWN, Ja'Michael-NT Fr 13 21 50 . 4 2 0 4. POTTS, Giddy-MT So 9 23 2.6 5. OGBUEZE, Braxton-CHA Jr 12 30 72 . 4 1 7 5. OGBUEZE, Braxton-CHA Jr 12 30 2.5 MCGILL, Donte-FIU Jr 12 15 36 . 4 1 7 6. JOHNSON, Deckie-NT Jr 13 28 2.2 7. COSBY, Aaron-WKU Sr 13 34 82 . 4 1 5 BOWIE, Ryan-UTSA Sr 13 28 2.2 8. BOSWELL, Jason-FIU Jr 13 14 35 . 4 0 0 8. HARRISON-DOCKS, C.-WKU Jr 11 23 2.1 9. KOULECHOV, Egor-RICE So 13 39 98 . 3 9 8 9. SNIPES, Nigel-WKU Sr 13 27 2.1 10. BROWN, Robert-UAB Sr 13 25 64 . 3 9 1 10. TRAPP, Jackson-FAU Sr 13 25 1.9 TRAPP, Jackson-FAU Sr 13 25 64 . 3 9 1 BROWN, Robert-UAB Sr 13 25 1.9 12. BOWIE, Ryan-UTSA Sr 13 28 72 . 3 8 9 12. HARRIS, J.R.-UTSA Jr 12 22 1.8 13. RAMEY, Michael-USM Jr 11 12 31 . 3 8 7 NORTON, Nick-UAB So 12 22 1.8 14. ARTIS, Dominic-UTEP Jr 13 22 57 . 3 8 6 14. PRICE, Khari-USM Jr 11 19 1.7 15. HARRIS, Darnell-MT Sr 12 18 48 . 3 7 5 15. ARTIS, Dominic-UTEP Jr 13 22 1.7 NOTTAGE, Eric-FIU So 13 15 40 . 3 7 5 DAVIS III, Eddie-USM So 9 9 24 . 3 7 5
BLOCKED SHOTS Cl G No. Avg/G ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO Cl G Ast. T/O Ratio 1. DIAZ, Adrian-FIU Sr 13 49 3.8 1. NORTON, Nick-UAB So 12 62 12 5.2 2. LEE, William-UAB So 13 41 3.2 2. FREEMAN, Trey-ODU Sr 13 43 11 3.9 3. LAWSON, Ben-WKU Jr 13 39 3.0 3. MCNEAL, Chris-WKU Fr 13 64 23 2.8 4. LETCHER-ELLIS, M.-RICE Fr 13 19 1.5 4. PRICE, Khari-USM Jr 11 37 15 2.5 5. BIBERAJ, Nik-ODU Sr 13 18 1.4 5. ARTIS, Dominic-UTEP Jr 13 69 29 2.4 6. KELLY, James-MAR Sr 13 17 1.3 6. DAVIS, Jon-CHA Fr 12 45 21 2.1 7. MEHINTI, Tosin-UAB Jr 12 15 1.3 WILLIAMS, Kimar-FIU Fr 13 45 21 2.1 8. COMBS, Jeremy-NT So 13 16 1.2 8. GUERCY, Max-RICE Sr 13 73 35 2.1 9. HARRIS, Darnell-MT Sr 12 14 1.2 9. BROWN, Robert-UAB Sr 13 47 23 2.0 10. BRICE JR, Rickey-NT Fr 13 15 1.2 10. HAMILTON, Alex-TECH Sr 13 77 42 1.8 11. BUFORD, Perrin-MT Sr 12 12 1.0 11. MOORE, Lee-UTEP Jr 13 47 30 1.6 TURMAN, C.J.-FAU So 11 11 1.0 12. RUTHERFORD, Nick-FAU Fr 13 48 33 1.5 13. TAYLOR, Denzell-ODU Jr 13 12 0.9 13. LITTLES, Gino-UTSA So 13 42 30 1.4 WASHINGTON, Jy'lan-TECH Fr 13 12 0.9 14. BROWNING, Stevie-MAR Jr 13 51 38 1.3 MCCREE, Erik-TECH Jr 13 12 0.9 15. TAYLOR, Ryan-MAR Jr 13 40 39 1.0
OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS Cl G No. Avg/G DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS Cl G No. Avg/G 1. TAYLOR, Denzell-ODU Jr 13 49 3.8 1. KELLY, James-MAR Sr 13 88 6.8 2. UCHEBO, Joseph-CHA Sr 12 39 3.3 2. COMBS, Jeremy-NT So 13 83 6.4 3. DIAZ, Adrian-FIU Sr 13 42 3.2 3. BOWIE, Ryan-UTSA Sr 13 79 6.1 JOHNSON, Justin-WKU So 13 42 3.2 4. DIAZ, Adrian-FIU Sr 13 76 5.8 5. COMBS, Jeremy-NT So 13 36 2.8 5. MCCREE, Erik-TECH Jr 13 74 5.7 6. UPSHAW, Reggie-MT Jr 12 33 2.8 6. UCHEBO, Joseph-CHA Sr 12 68 5.7 7. COKLEY, Chris-UAB So 13 32 2.5 POTTS, Giddy-MT So 9 51 5.7 8. KELLY, James-MAR Sr 13 31 2.4 8. UPSHAW, Reggie-MT Jr 12 67 5.6 9. SULLIVAN, Bernard-CHA Sr 10 22 2.2 9. KOULECHOV, Egor-RICE So 13 71 5.5 10. TAYLOR, Ryan-MAR Jr 13 28 2.2 10. TURMAN, C.J.-FAU So 11 59 5.4 11. GRICIUNAS, Benas-CHA So 11 23 2.1 11. DRAPER, Daviyon-FIU Sr 12 63 5.3 12. MCGILL, Donte-FIU Jr 12 25 2.1 12. JOHNSON, Justin-WKU So 13 68 5.2 13. KOULECHOV, Egor-RICE So 13 25 1.9 13. HAMILTON, Alex-TECH Sr 13 64 4.9 14. WINN, Terry-UTEP 12 23 1.9 14. COKLEY, Chris-UAB So 13 61 4.7 15. DAVIS III, Eddie-USM So 9 17 1.9 15. ARTIS, Dominic-UTEP Jr 13 58 4.5
MINUTES PLAYED Cl G No. Avg/G 1. KOULECHOV, Egor-RICE So 13 441 33.9 2. BOWIE, Ryan-UTSA Sr 13 436 33.5 3. HAMILTON, Alex-TECH Sr 13 433 33.3 4. EVANS, Marcus-RICE Fr 13 432 33.2 5. DRAPER, Daviyon-FIU Sr 12 397 33.1 6. BROWNING, Stevie-MAR Jr 13 414 31.8 7. LITTLES, Gino-UTSA So 13 413 31.8 8. GUERCY, Max-RICE Sr 13 410 31.5 9. MCCREE, Erik-TECH Jr 13 408 31.4 10. REESE, J-Mychal-NT Jr 13 406 31.2 2015-16 CONFERENCE USA CONFERENCE BASKETBALL STATISTICS Through games of Dec 30, 2015 (All games)
SCORING OFFENSE G W-L Pts Avg/G SCORING DEFENSE G Pts Avg/G 1. Louisiana Tech 13 11-2 1056 81.2 1. Old Dominion 13 766 58.9 2. WKU 13 8-5 1021 78.5 2. UAB 13 839 64.5 3. North Texas 13 5-8 1013 77.9 3. Southern Miss 11 710 64.5 4. Marshall 13 4-9 1005 77.3 4. Middle Tennessee 12 801 66.8 UAB 13 10-3 1005 77.3 5. FIU 13 872 67.1 6. UTEP 13 8-5 993 76.4 6. Louisiana Tech 13 898 69.1 7. Rice 13 5-8 972 74.8 7. UTEP 13 910 70.0 8. Charlotte 12 3-9 864 72.0 8. Florida Atlantic 13 923 71.0 9. UTSA 13 2-11 926 71.2 9. WKU 13 984 75.7 10. Middle Tennessee 12 8-4 850 70.8 10. North Texas 13 1023 78.7 11. FIU 13 6-7 918 70.6 11. Rice 13 1041 80.1 12. Old Dominion 13 7-6 864 66.5 12. Charlotte 12 991 82.6 13. Florida Atlantic 13 2-11 802 61.7 13. Marshall 13 1086 83.5 14. Southern Miss 11 3-8 630 57.3 14. UTSA 13 1124 86.5
SCORING MARGIN G Offense Defense Margin FREE THROW PCT G FTM FTA Pct. 1. UAB 13 77.3 64.5 +12.8 1. Florida Atlantic 13 174 234 . 7 4 4 2. Louisiana Tech 13 81.2 69.1 +12.2 2. Southern Miss 11 121 167 . 7 2 5 3. Old Dominion 13 66.5 58.9 +7.5 3. Rice 13 244 342 . 7 1 3 4. UTEP 13 76.4 70.0 +6.4 4. UAB 13 189 265 . 7 1 3 5. Middle Tennessee 12 70.8 66.8 +4.1 5. WKU 13 191 276 . 6 9 2 6. FIU 13 70.6 67.1 +3.5 6. Old Dominion 13 178 258 . 6 9 0 7. WKU 13 78.5 75.7 +2.8 7. UTSA 13 187 275 . 6 8 0 8. North Texas 13 77.9 78.7 -0.8 8. Marshall 13 174 257 . 6 7 7 9. Rice 13 74.8 80.1 -5.3 9. Louisiana Tech 13 225 339 . 6 6 4 10. Marshall 13 77.3 83.5 -6.2 10. Charlotte 12 173 263 . 6 5 8 11. Southern Miss 11 57.3 64.5 -7.3 11. UTEP 13 212 326 . 6 5 0 12. Florida Atlantic 13 61.7 71.0 -9.3 12. Middle Tennessee 12 170 263 . 6 4 6 13. Charlotte 12 72.0 82.6 -10.6 13. North Texas 13 222 362 . 6 1 3 14. UTSA 13 71.2 86.5 -15.2 14. FIU 13 159 264 . 6 0 2
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE G FGM FGA Pct. FIELD GOAL PCT DEFENSE G FGM FGA Pct. 1. UAB 13 364 753 . 4 8 3 1. Old Dominion 13 262 692 . 3 7 9 2. North Texas 13 356 737 . 4 8 3 2. FIU 13 308 808 . 3 8 1 3. WKU 13 364 770 . 4 7 3 3. UAB 13 307 789 . 3 8 9 4. FIU 13 339 730 . 4 6 4 4. Louisiana Tech 13 321 815 . 3 9 4 5. Louisiana Tech 13 371 821 . 4 5 2 5. UTEP 13 311 781 . 3 9 8 6. UTEP 13 347 779 . 4 4 5 6. Middle Tennessee 12 276 688 . 4 0 1 7. Middle Tennessee 12 296 672 . 4 4 0 7. Southern Miss 11 242 597 . 4 0 5 8. Rice 13 318 733 . 4 3 4 8. WKU 13 360 831 . 4 3 3 9. Old Dominion 13 315 729 . 4 3 2 9. Florida Atlantic 13 328 731 . 4 4 9 10. UTSA 13 326 766 . 4 2 6 10. North Texas 13 353 780 . 4 5 3 11. Marshall 13 361 850 . 4 2 5 11. Marshall 13 390 827 . 4 7 2 12. Charlotte 12 308 765 . 4 0 3 12. Rice 13 364 761 . 4 7 8 13. Florida Atlantic 13 279 712 . 3 9 2 13. Charlotte 12 351 726 . 4 8 3 14. Southern Miss 11 213 576 . 3 7 0 14. UTSA 13 392 773 . 5 0 7
3-POINT FG PCT G 3FGM 3FGA Pct. 3-POINT FG PCT DEFENSE G 3FGM 3FGA Pct. 1. WKU 13 102 267 . 3 8 2 1. UAB 13 74 267 . 2 7 7 2. FIU 13 81 219 . 3 7 0 2. FIU 13 89 313 . 2 8 4 3. Middle Tennessee 12 88 242 . 3 6 4 3. Old Dominion 13 68 229 . 2 9 7 4. UAB 13 88 248 . 3 5 5 4. Louisiana Tech 13 79 258 . 3 0 6 5. UTEP 13 87 259 . 3 3 6 5. Florida Atlantic 13 67 209 . 3 2 1 6. Charlotte 12 75 225 . 3 3 3 6. UTEP 13 100 310 . 3 2 3 North Texas 13 79 237 . 3 3 3 Middle Tennessee 12 80 248 . 3 2 3 8. Southern Miss 11 83 257 . 3 2 3 8. Southern Miss 11 95 280 . 3 3 9 9. Rice 13 92 295 . 3 1 2 9. North Texas 13 88 240 . 3 6 7 10. UTSA 13 87 281 . 3 1 0 10. WKU 13 124 315 . 3 9 4 11. Louisiana Tech 13 89 292 . 3 0 5 11. Marshall 13 105 261 . 4 0 2 12. Old Dominion 13 56 195 . 2 8 7 12. UTSA 13 117 289 . 4 0 5 13. Florida Atlantic 13 70 247 . 2 8 3 13. Charlotte 12 110 264 . 4 1 7 14. Marshall 13 109 386 . 2 8 2 14. Rice 13 110 261 . 4 2 1 2015-16 CONFERENCE USA CONFERENCE BASKETBALL STATISTICS Through games of Dec 30, 2015 (All games)
REBOUNDING OFFENSE G Rebounds Avg/G REBOUNDING DEFENSE G Rebounds Avg/G 1. Louisiana Tech 13 523 40.2 1. UAB 13 435 33.5 2. WKU 13 516 39.7 2. Old Dominion 13 454 34.9 3. FIU 13 514 39.5 3. WKU 13 460 35.4 4. UAB 13 505 38.8 4. Middle Tennessee 12 427 35.6 5. Middle Tennessee 12 459 38.2 5. Southern Miss 11 397 36.1 6. UTEP 13 493 37.9 6. UTSA 13 471 36.2 7. Charlotte 12 454 37.8 7. Rice 13 473 36.4 8. Old Dominion 13 482 37.1 8. North Texas 13 476 36.6 9. North Texas 13 477 36.7 9. FIU 13 482 37.1 Marshall 13 477 36.7 10. Florida Atlantic 13 495 38.1 11. UTSA 13 449 34.5 11. Charlotte 12 458 38.2 12. Rice 13 440 33.8 12. UTEP 13 521 40.1 13. Southern Miss 11 371 33.7 13. Louisiana Tech 13 523 40.2 14. Florida Atlantic 13 423 32.5 14. Marshall 13 550 42.3
REBOUNDING MARGIN G Team Avg. Opp. Avg. Margin BLOCKED SHOTS G No. Avg/G 1. UAB 13 505 38.8 435 33.5 +5.4 1. UAB 13 88 6.8 2. WKU 13 516 39.7 460 35.4 +4.3 2. FIU 13 72 5.5 3. Middle Tennessee 12 459 38.2 427 35.6 +2.7 3. WKU 13 71 5.5 4. FIU 13 514 39.5 482 37.1 +2.5 4. Louisiana Tech 13 66 5.1 5. Old Dominion 13 482 37.1 454 34.9 +2.2 5. Old Dominion 13 62 4.8 6. North Texas 13 477 36.7 476 36.6 +0.1 6. Middle Tennessee 12 47 3.9 7. Louisiana Tech 13 523 40.2 523 40.2 +0.0 7. North Texas 13 48 3.7 8. Charlotte 12 454 37.8 458 38.2 -0.3 8. Rice 13 45 3.5 9. UTSA 13 449 34.5 471 36.2 -1.7 9. Charlotte 12 39 3.3 10. UTEP 13 493 37.9 521 40.1 -2.2 10. UTEP 13 42 3.2 11. Southern Miss 11 371 33.7 397 36.1 -2.4 Florida Atlantic 13 42 3.2 12. Rice 13 440 33.8 473 36.4 -2.5 12. Marshall 13 40 3.1 13. Florida Atlantic 13 423 32.5 495 38.1 -5.5 13. UTSA 13 38 2.9 14. Marshall 13 477 36.7 550 42.3 -5.6 14. Southern Miss 11 19 1.7
ASSISTS G No. Avg/G STEALS G No. Avg/G 1. UAB 13 250 19.2 1. Louisiana Tech 13 116 8.9 2. UTEP 13 208 16.0 2. Marshall 13 106 8.2 3. Marshall 13 195 15.0 3. North Texas 13 92 7.1 4. WKU 13 193 14.8 4. Rice 13 90 6.9 5. Louisiana Tech 13 187 14.4 5. UAB 13 86 6.6 6. FIU 13 173 13.3 6. UTSA 13 82 6.3 7. Old Dominion 13 171 13.2 7. Charlotte 12 75 6.3 Rice 13 171 13.2 8. UTEP 13 81 6.2 9. Middle Tennessee 12 154 12.8 9. Old Dominion 13 79 6.1 10. Charlotte 12 153 12.8 10. Middle Tennessee 12 72 6.0 11. North Texas 13 160 12.3 11. FIU 13 75 5.8 12. Florida Atlantic 13 152 11.7 12. Florida Atlantic 13 70 5.4 13. Southern Miss 11 125 11.4 13. Southern Miss 11 50 4.5 14. UTSA 13 142 10.9 14. WKU 13 57 4.4
TURNOVER MARGIN G Team Avg. Opp. Avg. Margin ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO G Ast. Avg. T/O Avg. Ratio 1. Louisiana Tech 13 168 12.9 215 16.5 +3.6 1. UAB 13 250 19.2 166 12.8 1.5 2. UTEP 13 165 12.7 210 16.2 +3.5 2. Old Dominion 13 171 13.2 124 9.5 1.4 3. Old Dominion 13 124 9.5 150 11.5 +2.0 3. UTEP 13 208 16.0 165 12.7 1.3 4. Charlotte 12 146 12.2 162 13.5 +1.3 4. WKU 13 193 14.8 167 12.8 1.2 5. Marshall 13 182 14.0 199 15.3 +1.3 5. Louisiana Tech 13 187 14.4 168 12.9 1.1 6. Rice 13 177 13.6 186 14.3 +0.7 6. Marshall 13 195 15.0 182 14.0 1.1 7. Middle Tennessee 12 162 13.5 165 13.8 +0.2 7. Charlotte 12 153 12.8 146 12.2 1.0 8. UAB 13 166 12.8 166 12.8 +0.0 8. FIU 13 173 13.3 175 13.5 1.0 9. Florida Atlantic 13 166 12.8 161 12.4 -0.4 9. Rice 13 171 13.2 177 13.6 1.0 10. Southern Miss 11 159 14.5 138 12.5 -1.9 10. Middle Tennessee 12 154 12.8 162 13.5 1.0 11. WKU 13 167 12.8 142 10.9 -1.9 11. Florida Atlantic 13 152 11.7 166 12.8 0.9 12. North Texas 13 200 15.4 170 13.1 -2.3 12. North Texas 13 160 12.3 200 15.4 0.8 13. FIU 13 175 13.5 136 10.5 -3.0 13. Southern Miss 11 125 11.4 159 14.5 0.8 14. UTSA 13 205 15.8 154 11.8 -3.9 14. UTSA 13 142 10.9 205 15.8 0.7 2015-16 CONFERENCE USA CONFERENCE BASKETBALL STATISTICS Through games of Dec 30, 2015 (All games)
OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS G No. Avg/G DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS G No. Avg/G 1. Charlotte 12 157 13.1 1. Middle Tennessee 12 352 29.3 2. Louisiana Tech 13 160 12.3 2. FIU 13 374 28.8 3. Old Dominion 13 158 12.2 3. Louisiana Tech 13 363 27.9 4. WKU 13 155 11.9 4. WKU 13 361 27.8 5. Marshall 13 151 11.6 5. UAB 13 357 27.5 6. UAB 13 148 11.4 6. UTEP 13 355 27.3 7. North Texas 13 142 10.9 7. North Texas 13 335 25.8 8. FIU 13 140 10.8 8. Marshall 13 326 25.1 9. UTEP 13 138 10.6 9. Old Dominion 13 324 24.9 10. Rice 13 133 10.2 10. Charlotte 12 297 24.8 11. UTSA 13 130 10.0 11. UTSA 13 319 24.5 12. Southern Miss 11 104 9.5 12. Florida Atlantic 13 316 24.3 13. Middle Tennessee 12 107 8.9 13. Southern Miss 11 267 24.3 14. Florida Atlantic 13 107 8.2 14. Rice 13 307 23.6
DEFENSIVE REB PCT. G D-Reb Opp. OR D-Reb% OFFENSIVE REB PCT. G O-Reb Opp. DR O-Reb% 1. Middle Tennessee 12 352 113 .757 1. UAB 13 148 272 .352 2. UTSA 13 319 119 .728 2. Old Dominion 13 158 303 .343 3. Charlotte 12 297 115 .721 3. WKU 13 155 299 .341 4. Southern Miss 11 267 113 .703 4. Charlotte 12 157 343 .314 5. Florida Atlantic 13 316 134 .702 5. Louisiana Tech 13 160 350 .314 6. North Texas 13 335 145 .698 6. FIU 13 140 311 .310 7. WKU 13 361 161 .692 7. North Texas 13 142 331 .300 8. UTEP 13 355 160 .689 8. Rice 13 133 331 .287 9. UAB 13 357 163 .687 9. Marshall 13 151 387 .281 10. FIU 13 374 171 .686 10. UTEP 13 138 361 .277 11. Rice 13 307 142 .684 11. UTSA 13 130 352 .270 12. Old Dominion 13 324 151 .682 12. Southern Miss 11 104 284 .268 13. Louisiana Tech 13 363 173 .677 13. Middle Tennessee 12 107 314 .254 14. Marshall 13 326 163 .667 14. Florida Atlantic 13 107 361 .229
3-POINT FG MADE G No. Avg/G 1. Marshall 13 109 8.4 2. WKU 13 102 7.8 3. Southern Miss 11 83 7.5 4. Middle Tennessee 12 88 7.3 5. Rice 13 92 7.1 6. Louisiana Tech 13 89 6.8 7. UAB 13 88 6.8 8. UTSA 13 87 6.7 UTEP 13 87 6.7 10. Charlotte 12 75 6.3 11. FIU 13 81 6.2 12. North Texas 13 79 6.1 13. Florida Atlantic 13 70 5.4 14. Old Dominion 13 56 4.3 2015-16 CONFERENCE USA CONFERENCE BASKETBALL STATISTICS Through games of Dec 30, 2015 (All games)
Team Conference Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA Current unbeaten streak Louisiana Tech 0-0 . 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 11-2 . 8 4 6 81.2 69.1 UAB -- 7 UAB 0-0 . 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 10-3 . 7 6 9 77.3 64.5 Louisiana Tech -- 3 Middle Tennessee 0-0 . 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 8-4 . 6 6 7 70.8 66.8 Old Dominion -- 3 WKU 0-0 . 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 8-5 . 6 1 5 78.5 75.7 FIU -- 2 UTEP 0-0 . 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 8-5 . 6 1 5 76.4 70.0 UTEP -- 2 Old Dominion 0-0 . 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 7-6 . 5 3 8 66.5 58.9 WKU -- 2 FIU 0-0 . 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 6-7 . 4 6 2 70.6 67.1 Southern Miss -- 1 North Texas 0-0 . 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5-8 . 3 8 5 77.9 78.7 Charlotte -- 1 Rice 0-0 . 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5-8 . 3 8 5 74.8 80.1 Middle Tennessee -- 1 Marshall 0-0 . 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4-9 . 3 0 8 77.3 83.5 North Texas -- 1 Southern Miss 0-0 . 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3-8 . 2 7 3 57.3 64.5 Charlotte 0-0 . 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3-9 . 2 5 0 72.0 82.6 UTSA 0-0 . 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2-11 . 1 5 4 71.2 86.5 Florida Atlantic 0-0 . 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2-11 . 1 5 4 61.7 71.0
TEAM SUMMARIES G PF-PA Avg score Margin FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. RebF RebA Margin Charlotte 12 864-991 72.0-82.6 -10.6 308-765 . 4 0 3 75-225 . 3 3 3 173-263 . 6 5 8 454 458 -0.3 FIU 13 918-872 70.6-67.1 +3.5 339-730 . 4 6 4 81-219 . 3 7 0 159-264 . 6 0 2 514 482 +2.5 Florida Atlantic 13 802-923 61.7-71.0 -9.3 279-712 . 3 9 2 70-247 . 2 8 3 174-234 . 7 4 4 423 495 -5.5 Louisiana Tech 13 1056-898 81.2-69.1 +12.2 371-821 . 4 5 2 89-292 . 3 0 5 225-339 . 6 6 4 523 523 +0.0 Marshall 13 1005-1086 77.3-83.5 -6.2 361-850 . 4 2 5 109-386 . 2 8 2 174-257 . 6 7 7 477 550 -5.6 Middle Tennessee 12 850-801 70.8-66.8 +4.1 296-672 . 4 4 0 88-242 . 3 6 4 170-263 . 6 4 6 459 427 +2.7 North Texas 13 1013-1023 77.9-78.7 -0.8 356-737 . 4 8 3 79-237 . 3 3 3 222-362 . 6 1 3 477 476 +0.1 Old Dominion 13 864-766 66.5-58.9 +7.5 315-729 . 4 3 2 56-195 . 2 8 7 178-258 . 6 9 0 482 454 +2.2 Rice 13 972-1041 74.8-80.1 -5.3 318-733 . 4 3 4 92-295 . 3 1 2 244-342 . 7 1 3 440 473 -2.5 Southern Miss 11 630-710 57.3-64.5 -7.3 213-576 . 3 7 0 83-257 . 3 2 3 121-167 . 7 2 5 371 397 -2.4 UAB 13 1005-839 77.3-64.5 +12.8 364-753 . 4 8 3 88-248 . 3 5 5 189-265 . 7 1 3 505 435 +5.4 UTEP 13 993-910 76.4-70.0 +6.4 347-779 . 4 4 5 87-259 . 3 3 6 212-326 . 6 5 0 493 521 -2.2 UTSA 13 926-1124 71.2-86.5 -15.2 326-766 . 4 2 6 87-281 . 3 1 0 187-275 . 6 8 0 449 471 -1.7 WKU 13 1021-984 78.5-75.7 +2.8 364-770 . 4 7 3 102-267 . 3 8 2 191-276 . 6 9 2 516 460 +4.3
ATTENDANCE Home Average Away Average Neutral Average Total Average Charlotte 6-31684 5281 3-11387 3796 3-4148 1383 12-47219 3935 FIU 7-6985 998 4-6466 1616 2-2628 1314 13-16079 1237 Florida Atlantic 3-3085 1028 7-38406 5487 3-0 0 13-41491 3192 Louisiana Tech 8-26827 3353 5-33310 6662 0-0 0 13-60137 4626 Marshall 5-22436 4487 5-43910 8782 3-11748 3916 13-78094 6007 Middle Tennessee 5-28987 5797 4-8867 2217 3-9154 3051 12-47008 3917 North Texas 9-16377 1820 4-28464 7116 0-0 0 13-44841 3449 Old Dominion 7-49383 7055 4-18167 4542 2-0 0 13-67550 5196 Rice 8-16656 2082 5-27278 5456 0-0 0 13-43934 3380 Southern Miss 6-17873 2979 5-20881 4176 0-0 0 11-38754 3523 UAB 7-26874 3839 4-19772 4943 2-4444 2222 13-51090 3930 UTEP 9-58766 6530 2-8220 4110 2-538 269 13-67524 5194 UTSA 5-5521 1104 6-40686 6781 2-540 270 13-46747 3596 WKU 7-23472 3353 3-35109 11703 3-1900 633 13-60481 4652 Totals 92-334926 3640 61-340923 5589 25-35100 1404 178-710949 3994 2015-16 CONFERENCE USA C-USA Individual Highs Through games of Dec 30, 2015 (All games)
INDIVIDUAL PLAYER GAME HIGHS
Points 38 KELLY, James (Marshall) vs Wyoming (12/21/15) 33 BOWIE, Ryan (UTSA) at Southern Utah (11/21/15) 32 EVANS, Marcus (Rice) vs St. Thomas (12/17/15) 32 KOULECHOV, Egor (Rice) at New Mexico (12/19/15) 32 UPSHAW, Reggie (Middle Tennessee) vs Trevecca (12/30/15) Field goals made 15 KELLY, James (Marshall) vs Wyoming (12/21/15) 13 UPSHAW, Reggie (Middle Tennessee) vs Trevecca (12/30/15) Field goal attempts 25 MOORE, Lee (UTEP) vs Colorado State (11/28/15) 24 KOULECHOV, Egor (Rice) at San Francisco (11/16/15) Field goal percentage .909 (10-11) JOHNSON, Justin (WKU) vs Indiana State (12/13/15) .900 (9-10) GRIFFIN, Dayon (Louisiana Tech) vs Louisiana-Lafayette (12/12/15) 3-Pt FG made 8 COSBY, Aaron (WKU) vs Eastern Kentucky (12/01/15) 8 LOOP, Austin (Marshall) vs Eastern Kentucky (12/12/15) 3-Pt FG attempts 12 MOORE, Lee (UTEP) vs Colorado State (11/28/15) 12 LOOP, Austin (Marshall) vs N.C. Central (12/14/15) 3-Pt percentage 1.000 (7-7) OGBUEZE, Braxton (Charlotte) at Appalachian State (12/19/15) 1.000 (5-5) SNIPES, Nigel (WKU) vs Stony Brook (11/21/15) Free throws made 16 MCCREE, Erik (Louisiana Tech) vs Jackson State (12/4/15) 14 HAMILTON, Alex (Louisiana Tech) vs Louisiana-Lafayette (12/12/15) Free throw attempts 18 MCCREE, Erik (Louisiana Tech) vs Jackson State (12/4/15) 17 EVANS, Marcus (Rice) vs St. Thomas (12/17/15) 17 BACOTE, Aaron (Old Dominion) vs Rhode Island (12/22/15) Free throw percentage 1.000 (11-11) SCOTT, Curran (Charlotte) vs Furman (11/19/15) 1.000 (10-10) GUERCY, Max (Rice) vs Lamar (11/25/15) 1.000 (8-8) PRICE, Khari (Southern Miss) vs William Carey (11/23/15) 1.000 (8-8) BROWNING, Stevie (Marshall) at Morehead State (11/24/15) 1.000 (8-8) GUERCY, Max (Rice) vs UC Riverside (11/27/15) 1.000 (8-8) HAMILTON, Alex (Louisiana Tech) vs Jackson State (12/4/15) 1.000 (8-8) FREEMAN, Trey (Old Dominion) at Georgia State (12/12/15) 1.000 (8-8) FILER, Adonis (Florida Atlantic) at Eastern Kentucky (12/15/15) Rebounds 18 UCHEBO, Joseph (Charlotte) vs Washington (11/27/15) 18 TAYLOR, Denzell (Old Dominion) vs Delaware State (12/04/15) 18 DIAZ, Adrian (FIU) at Binghamton (12/22/15) Assists 11 BROWN, Robert (UAB) at Auburn (11/13/15) 10 NORTON, Nick (UAB) at Troy (11/19/15) 10 NORTON, Nick (UAB) vs USC Upstate (12/16/15) 10 HAMILTON, Alex (Louisiana Tech) vs Prairie View A&M (12/28/15) Steals 6 HUNTER, Marlon (WKU) vs Brescia (12/28/15) 5 HAMILTON, Alex (Louisiana Tech) vs Millsaps (11/13/15) 5 BACOTE, Aaron (Old Dominion) vs Purdue (11/21/15) 5 EVANS, Marcus (Rice) vs UT Arlington (11/29/15) 5 BOSWELL, Jason (FIU) vs Stetson (11/30/15) 5 RUTHERFORD, Nick (Florida Atlantic) at Tennessee (12/16/15) 5 WHITE, Andrien (Charlotte) vs The Citadel (12/29/15) Blocked shots 7 DIAZ, Adrian (FIU) vs Florida Gulf Coast (12/06/15) 6 DIAZ, Adrian (FIU) vs Stetson (11/30/15) 6 LAWSON, Ben (WKU) vs Brescia (12/28/15) Turnovers 9 REESE, J-Mychal (North Texas) vs Idaho (11/23/15) 8 BOWIE, Ryan (UTSA) at Texas State (12/02/15) 8 BOWIE, Ryan (UTSA) at Texas (12/8/15) 2015-16 CONFERENCE USA C-USA Team Highs Through games of Dec 30, 2015 (All games)
TEAM HIGHS (highest totals made by)
Points 116 UAB vs Hiwassee (12/22/15) 112 North Texas vs Jarvis Christian (11/13/15) 111 Charlotte vs The Citadel (12/29/15) Margin 73 (116-43) UAB vs Hiwassee (12/22/15) 62 (95-33) Louisiana Tech vs Millsaps (11/13/15) 49 (110-61) North Texas vs Texas College (11/16/15) Field goals made 45 UAB vs Hiwassee (12/22/15) 42 Charlotte vs The Citadel (12/29/15) Field goal attempts 86 UTEP vs Colorado State (11/28/15) 80 WKU vs Campbellsville (11/14/15) Field goal percentage .638 (30-47) Rice vs St. Edward's (12/5/15) .634 (45-71) UAB vs Hiwassee (12/22/15) 3-Pt FG made 15 Marshall vs Eastern Kentucky (12/12/15) 14 WKU vs Eastern Kentucky (12/01/15) 3-Pt FG attempts 36 Marshall at James Madison (12/06/15) 35 Marshall at Tennessee (11/19/15) 3-Pt percentage .643 (9-14) Old Dominion vs Buffalo (11/16/15) .643 (9-14) WKU vs Stony Brook (11/21/15) Free throws made 37 Louisiana Tech vs Jackson State (12/4/15) 33 UTEP vs Loyola (N.O.) (11/14/15) Free throw attempts 54 North Texas vs Jarvis Christian (11/13/15) 47 UTEP vs Loyola (N.O.) (11/14/15) Free throw percentage 1.000 (10-10) UTSA at Texas State (12/02/15) .950 (19-20) UAB vs Hiwassee (12/22/15) Rebounds 63 North Texas vs Jarvis Christian (11/13/15) 59 UAB vs Hiwassee (12/22/15) Assists 30 UAB vs USC Upstate (12/16/15) 27 UAB vs Hiwassee (12/22/15) Steals 15 UTSA vs East Central (12/16/15) 14 Louisiana Tech vs Millsaps (11/13/15) Blocked shots 15 UAB vs Hiwassee (12/22/15) 12 WKU vs Brescia (12/28/15) Turnovers 26 UTSA at Texas State (12/02/15) 24 UTSA at Texas (12/8/15) Fouls 34 UTSA vs Texas Southern (11/25/15) 32 North Texas vs Idaho (11/23/15)