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2018-19 CONFERENCE USA MEN’S BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS 2018-19 Men’s Basketball Prospectus 2017-18 FINAL STANDINGS Team C-USA Pct. H A Overall Pct. H A N L-10 Streak e#@ Middle Tennessee 16-2 .889 8-1 8-1 25-8 .758 12-2 12-2 1-4 7-3 L 1 eOld Dominion 15-3 .833 7-2 8-1 25-7 .781 12-2 10-3 3-2 8-2 L 1 e@ WKU 14-4 .778 8-1 6-3 27-11 .711 14-3 9-5 4-3 6-4 L 1 e$ Marshall 12-6 .667 7-2 5-4 25-11 .694 15-2 6-8 4-1 7-3 L 1 e% UTSA 11-7 .611 6-3 5-4 20-15 .571 12-4 6-8 2-3 7-3 L 1 eUAB 10-8 .556 6-3 4-5 20-13 .606 14-3 5-6 2-4 5-5 L 1 e& North Texas 8-10 .444 4-5 4-5 20-18 .526 14-6 6-11 0-1 6-4 W 2 eFIU 8-10 .444 6-3 2-7 14-18 .438 10-7 3-9 1-2 5-5 L 1 eSouthern Miss 7-11 .389 6-3 1-8 16-18 .485 11-3 2-11 3-4 4-6 L 1 eLouisiana Tech 7-11 .389 6-3 1-8 17-16 .515 11-5 1-10 5-1 3-7 L 1 eFlorida Atlantic 6-12 .333 3-6 3-6 12-19 .387 7-7 4-9 1-3 2-8 L 4 eUTEP 6-12 .333 4-5 2-7 11-20 .355 9-8 2-8 0-4 4-6 L 2 Rice 4-14 .222 3-6 1-8 7-24 .226 5-10 2-12 0-2 2-8 L 1 Charlotte 2-16 .111 1-8 1-8 6-23 .207 4-11 2-12 0-0 1-9 W 1 eClinched C-USA Championship Berth # Regular-Season Champion $ Tournament Champ @ NIT % CIT & CBI 2019 C-USA CHAMPIONSHIP PRESEASON AWARDS The 2019 Air Force Reserve C-USA Basketball Cham- 2018-19 C-USA PRESEASON POLL (first-place votes) pionships presented by Baylor Scott & White Sports 1. WKU (9) Performance Center will be held March 13-16 at 2. Marshall (5) Ford Center in Frisco, Texas. The tournament will be 3. Old Dominion played on two courts simultaneously in the state- of-the-art Dallas Cowboys practice facility for the 4. North Texas second year in a row. The event features 22 games 5. UTSA across a multitude of broadcast platforms, including 6. LA Tech CBS Sports, Stadium, Facebook and WatchESPN. 7. Southern Miss The top 12 teams qualify for the single-elimination 8. UAB tournament with the top four teams as seeded by 9. Middle Tennessee regular season standings receiving a bye. The winner will gain the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA 10. FIU Championship. 11. UTEP 12. Florida Atlantic 13. Charlotte 14. Rice 2018-19 C-USA PRESEASON TEAM Jon Davis, Charlotte Daquan Bracey, Louisiana Tech Jon Elmore, Marshall C.J Burks, Marshall Roosevelt Smart, North Texas Ahmad Caver, Old Dominion B.J. Stith, Old Dominion Zack Bryant, UAB Jhivvan Jackson, UTSA Taveion Hollingsworth, WKU Desean Murray, WKU 2018-19 Men’s Basketball Prospectus e CHARLOTTE 49ERS e FLORIDA ATLANTIC OWLS www.charlotte49ers.com www.fausports.com 2017-18 Record: 6-23 (2-16 C-USA) 2017-18 Record: 12-19 (6-12 C-USA) Head Coach: Ron Sanchez Head Coach: Dusty May Alma Mater: SUNY Oneonta, ‘97 Alma Mater: Indiana, ‘00 Record at Charlotte/Career: 0-0 (1st Year) Record at Florida Atlantic/Career: 0-0 (1st Year) Assistant Coaches: Aaron Fearne, Kotie Kimble, Vic Sfera Assistant Coaches: Erik Pastrana, Akeem Miskdeen, Kyle Church STARTERS RETURNING (1) STARTERS RETURNING (3) Jailyn Ingram Jr. 6-7 F Madison, Ga./Morgan County HS Jon Davis Sr. 6-3 G Upper Marlboro, Md./Hargrave Military Acad. Najee Garvin Jr. 6-7 F Lexington, Ky./White Knoll/Moravian Prep KEY RETURNERS (1) Jailan Haslem Sr. 6-10 C Warner Robins, Ga./Northside/Gordon St. Col. Anthony Adger Sr. 6-3 G Anderson, S.C./Spartanburg Methodist KEY RETURNERS (2) NEWCOMERS (12) Milos Supica So. 6-9 F Belgrade, Serbia/Freedom Christ. Acad. Jaylen Sebree Fr. 6-7 F Hopkinsville, Ky./IMG Academy Jaylan McGill So. 6-2 G Charlotte, N.C./Olympic HS Madiaw Niang Fr. 6-9 F Dakar, Senegal/DME Academy Everett Winchester R-So. 6-6 G Baltimore, Md./Gilman School NEWCOMERS (4) Xavian Stapleton Gr. 6-7 F Flora, Miss./Madison Central HS Cooper Robb Fr. 6-1 G Georgetown, Ky./Scott County HS Gabe Merete Fr. 6-7 F Jacksonville, Fla./Bishop Kenny HS Malik Martin Fr. 6-6 G Staten Island, N.Y./Curtis HS Kevaughn Ellis Fr. 6-4 G Hamilton, Ontario/Hamilton Heights Christ. Dravon Mangum Fr. 6-9 F Roxboro, N.C./Person HS Michael Forrest Fr. 6-0 G Lauderhill, Fla./Blanche Ely HS Brandon Younger Fr. 6-7 G Marietta, Ga./Wheeler HS Aleksander Zecevic Jr. 6-10 F/C Novi Sad, Serbia/Scotland Performance Inst. Eric Anglero Fr. 5-11 PG Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico/Montverde Acad. e Lettermen Returning/Lost: 8/5 Richardson Maitre R-So. 6-3 G Montreal, Canada/West Oaks Academy e Starters Lost: Andrien White, Austin Ajukwa Cedric Jackson Jr. 6-3 G Orlando, Fla./Jones HS Karlis Silins R-Fr. 6-11 F/C Riga, Latvia/Wef Skola e FIU PANTHERS e Lettermen Returning/Lost: 3/11 www.fiusports.com e Starters Lost: Payton Hulsey, Justin Massey, William Pfister, Ronald Delph 2017-18 Record: 14-18 (8-10 C-USA) Head Coach: Jeremy Ballard e LOUISIANA TECH BULLDOGS Alma Mater: Colgate, ‘03 www.latechsports.com Record at FIU/Career: 0-0 (1st Year) 2017-18 Record: 17-16 (7-11 C-USA) Assistant Coaches: David Cason, Jesse Bopp, Joey Rodriguez Head Coach: Eric Konkol Alma Mater: Wisconsin at Eau Claire, ‘00 STARTERS RETURNING (2) Record at LA Tech/Career: 63-36 (4th Year) Trejon Jacob So. 6-5 G Raleigh, N.C./Seminole St. Col./Millbrook HS Assistant Coaches: Duffy Conroy, Yaphett King, Talvin Hester Brian Beard Jr. Sr. 5-10 G Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Chaffrey College STARTERS RETURNING (5) KEY RETURNERS (5) Armorie Archibald So. 6-3 G Deltona, Fla./Trinity Christian Academy Isaiah Banks So. 6-5 G Conyers, Ga./Heritage HS DaQuan Bracey Jr. 5-11 G Baltimore, Md./St. Frances Academy Cordell Veira So. 6-4 G Etobicoke, Ontario/John Polanyi Col. Inst. Exavian Christon So. 6-4 G Hot Springs, Ark./Hot Springs HS Willy Nunez Jr. R-Jr. 6-6 G Orlando, Fla./Indian River St. Col./Oak Ridge HS Anthony Duruji So. 6-7 F Germantown, Md./St. Andrews Episcopal Michael Douglas Sr. 6-5 F Sachse, Texas/Sachse HS Oliver Powell Jr. 6-8 F Rowlett, Texas/Rowlett HS Osasumwen Osaghae Jr. 6-7 F Miami, Fla./Robert Morgan HS KEY RETURNERS (1) NEWCOMERS (4) Derric Jean Sr. 6-2 G Miami, Fla./McArthur HS Phillip Smith Fr. 6-5 F/G Potomac, Md./The Bullis School JaColby Pemberton R-So. 6-5 G Dallas, Texas/Lancaster HS Antonio Daye Jr. Fr. 6-1 G Durham, N.C./Ft. Lauderdale HS Kyle McKinley R-Jr. 6-10 C Stillwater, Minnesota/Northeast CC Marcus Burwell Jr. 6-2 G Richmond, Va./Thomas Jefferson HS Cameron Corcoran So. 6-1 G Orlando, Fla./Orlando Christian Prep NEWCOMERS (2) Stacey Thomas Fr. 6-8 F Houston, Texas/Fortbend Christ. Home School e Lettermen Returning/Lost: 9/5 Ra’Shawn Langton Jr. 6-3 G Little Rock, Ark./Connors State e Starters Lost: Eric Lockett, Hassan Hussein Mubarak Muhammed Jr. 6-7 F Dora, Ala./Bossier Parish CC e Lettermen Returning/Lost: 8/5 e Starters Lost: Jacobi Boykins, Jy’lan Washington, Joniah White 2018-19 Men’s Basketball Prospectus e MARSHALL THUNDERING HERD e NORTH TEXAS MEAN GREEN www.herdzone.com www.meangreensports.com 2017-18 Record: 25-11 (12-6 C-USA) 2017-18 Record: 20-18 (8-10 C-USA) Head Coach: Dan D’Antoni Head Coach: Grant McCasland Alma Mater: Marshall, ‘70 and ‘72 Alma Mater: Baylor, ‘99 Record at Marshall/Career: 73-62 (5th Year) Record at North Texas: 20-18 (2nd Year) Assistant Coaches: Mark Cline, Scott Rigot, Cornelius Jackson Career Record: 40-30 Assistant Coaches: Ross Hodge, Jareem Dowling STARTERS RETURNING (3) Jon Elmore Sr. 6-3 G Charleston, W.Va./VMI STARTERS RETURNING (3) C.J. Burks Sr. 6-4 G Martinsburg, W.Va./Hedgesville HS Roosevelt Smart Jr. 6-3 G Chicago, Ill./New Mexico JCC/Palpatine HS Jarrod West So. 5-11 G Clarksburg, W.Va./Notre Dame HS Ryan Woolridge Jr. 6-3 G Mansfield, Texas/Lake Ridge HS Zachary Simmons So. 6-9 F Abilene, Texas/Cedar Hill HS KEY RETURNERS (2) Rondale Watson Sr. 6-4 G Lewisburg, W.Va./Wake Forest KEY RETURNERS (1) Jannson Williams So. 6-9 F Newnan, Ga./Newnan HS Jorden Duffy Sr. 6-1 G Salisbury, Md./San Jacinto College NEWCOMERS (5) NEWCOMERS (4) Taevion Kinsey Fr. 6-5 G Columbus, Ohio/Eastmoor Academy Shakeem Alcindor Fr. 6-8 F St. Croix, Virgin Islands/Link Year Prep Deaundra Murphy Fr. 6-3 G Huntington, W.Va./St. Joe HS Abdul Mohamed Jr. 6-7 G Ottawa, Ontario, Canada/Gillette College Jeremy Dillon Fr. 6-5 G Mingo, W.Va./Mingo Central HS JJ Murray Jr.