Buffalo Funds-NAIA Division2017-18 I National XULA Championship Schedule Xavier Gold Rush (24-8) vs. 24 wins, 8 losses (13-3 home, 10-5 away, 1-0 neutral) Date Day Opponent Site Time Xavier Gold Rush City Stars (23-8) Oct. 27 Fri. #20 St. Thomas (Fla.) Away Wednesday, March 14, 2018, 3 p.m. W, 75-73 No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown Men’s Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Mo. Oct. 28 Sat. #14 Florida Memorial W, 71-49Away 0 Rayshawn Mart G 6-3 Fr. Houma, La. Nov. 4 Sat. LeMoyne-Owen W,70-69Away ot 2 Virgil Davison G 5-8 Jr. Memphis, Tenn.  Notable: Nov. 6 Mon. MILES W, 72-59HOME 3 Jeff Dixon G 6-2 Jr. , La.  This is the fourth of 16 first-round games in this 81st annual tournament. Nov. 8 Wed. #2 LSU-AlexandriaDHAway L , 65-92 4 Khalil McCoy G 6-2 Fr. Suwanee, Ga. Nov. 14 Tue. #16 William DHCareyAway L , 62-71  After nine consecutive Thursday first-round games from 2005-16, XULA 5 Monté Lambert G 6-3 Fr. Bronx, N.Y. Nov. 18 Sat. HUSTON-TILLOTSONW, (1) 82-68HOME 12 Jalen David G/F 6-4 Sr. Mount Vernon, N.Y. opens on Wednesday for the first time since 2004. Nov. 20 Mon. MOBILE W, 73-70HOME 14 Joseph Williams F 6-6 Sr. Memphis, Tenn.  XULA seeks its first win at nationals since 2007 and its second since 1973. Nov. 22 Wed. St. Thomas (Texas) L , 61-63Away Nov. 29 Wed. #2 LSU-ALEXANDRIADHHOME 21 Innocent Kukulu G 6-0 So. Staten Island, N.Y. Current losing streak at nationals is eight, the last seven in the first round. L, 65-80 Dec. 13 Wed. CARVER W, 83-71HOME 24 Elex Carter F 6-7 Sr. LaPlace, La.  XU is 11-5 on the road this season (10-5 away, 1-0 neutral) and won eight Dec. 16 Sat. Loyola (N.O.) W, 75-70Away 25 Donovan Armstrong G 5-9 So. Round Rock, Texas of its last 10 road games. Dec. 17 Sun. VIRGIN ISLANDSDHHOME (2) W, 73-52 30 Rondell Best F 6-7 Sr. , Mass.  Series: leads 1-0 after winning 91-69 on March 15, 2001, Dec. 18 Mon. RUST (2) DHHOME W, 94-71 32 Galen Smith F 6-8 Fr. Bay St. Louis, Miss. at Tulsa, Okla., in the opening round of NAIA nationals. XULA is 1-6 Dec. 22 Fri. MobileW, 61-49 Away 33 Jerry Gibson F 6-5 So. Alexandria, La. Jan. 8 Mon. • Edward WatersDHAway W, 64-57 all-time vs. Sooner Athletic Conference teams, 0-4 at nationals. XULA’s most Jan. 13 Sat. • Tougaloo DHAway W, 83-72 HEAD COACH: Alfred Williams (Xavier 2008)...eighth season at Xavier, recent meeting with a Sooner team was an 83-68 home loss to Wayland Jan. 15 Mon. • Talladega DHAway W, 69-55 second season as head coach...34-28 at Xavier, 48-45 overall (three seasons) Jan. 17 Wed. #19 WILLIAMDH CAREYHOME canceled ASSISTANT COACHES: Tyrone Mitchell (Northwestern State 2006), Baptist on November 4, 2016. Jan. 20 Sat. • Dillard  How We Got Here: XULA received an at-large bid after finishing DHAway L , 69-70 third season; Ryan DeRousselle (Xavier 2011), fifth season Jan. 22 Mon. • Philander SmithDHAway L , 67-84 GRADUATE ASSISTANT: Gary Smith (Xavier 2017) second in the GCAC Tournament (Dillard 86, XULA 71) and sharing the Jan. 24 Wed. LOYOLA (N.O.) W, 82-72HOME regular-season championship with Dillard . . . At-large bid for Oklahoma City, Jan. 26 Fri. Jarvis Christian W,85-83Away ot which shared the Sooner regular-season championship with Texas Wesleyan Jan. 29 Mon. • SUNO DHHOME W, 90-72 Oklahoma City Stars Feb. 5 Mon. • EDWARD WATERSDHHOME W, 71-61 No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown and lost in the semifinals of the conference tournament. Feb. 12 Mon. • SUNO DHAway W, 78-62 0 William Robinson G 6-3 Jr. Chicago, Ill.  Rankings: Oklahoma City was eighth, XULA 25th in the March 7 Feb. 17 Sat. • DILLARD (3)DHHOME L, 65-79 1 Walter Rickett G 6-2 Sr. Dallas, Texas coaches poll. Feb. 19 Mon. • PHILANDER SMITHDHHOME W,60-58 ot  Seedings: Oklahoma City is No. 2, and XULA is No. 7 in the Naismith Feb. 24 Sat. • TOUGALOO DHHOME W, 84-79 2 Jonathan Ellis G 5-7 Sr. Powder Springs, Ga. Feb. 28 Wed. • TALLADEGA DHHOME W, 74-62 3 Ridell Camidge F 6-4 Sr. Wilmington, N.C. Bracket. This is the third straight season that the NAIA Division I men seed March 2 Fri. Edward Waters (4)W, 68-47 Neutral 4 Mark Howell G 5-11 Jr. Grand Prairie, Texas their teams like the women. March 3 Sat. TALLADEGA (4)DHHOME W, 79-69 5 Terence Bonhomme G 6-0 Sr. St. Martinville, La.  Collision of Contrasts: XULA ranks seventh in NAIA Division I March 4 Sun. #20 DILLARD (4) L, 71-86HOME 10 Elijah Christman F 6-5 Jr. Justin, Texas March 14 Wed. #8 Oklahoma City Neutral 3 p.m. in scoring defense (68.0) and fourth in field-goal percentage defense (.400). • Gulf Coast Athletic Conference game 12 Tylar Smith G 5-9 Jr. Garland, Texas

Oklahoma City is No. 10 in points per game (89.1) and 15th in field-goal DHdoubleheader with XULA women (1) Homecoming (2) Xavier20 Curtis Classic Osceola G 6-0 Fr. Anadarko, Okla. (3) Crosstown Classic presented by Raising Cane’s (4) GCAC Tournament22 Lou Dunbar G 6-3 Sr. Seabrook, Texas percentage (.485). (5)  King of Overtime? Sounds about right. In two seasons as XULA’s Buffalo Funds-NAIA Division I National, Kansas Championship City, Mo. 23 Samuel Williams F 6-8 Sr. Reno, Nev. Call (504) 520-7329 for ticket information or visit xulatix.com 24 Ivan Saicic F 6-7 Sr. Belgrade, Serbia head coach, Alfred Williams is 6-0 in overtime games, 3-0 this season.Social media: Twitter twitter.com/xulagold and twitter.com/xugoldrush Instagram www.instagram.com/xulagold 32 Ryan Wiley F 6-7 Sr. Arcadia, Calif.  Next: The XULA-Oklahoma City winner will play Georgetown (Ky.) or Facebook www.facebook.com/xulagold 34 Eric McCollum C 6-9 Jr. Newburgh, N.Y. Central Baptist in the second round (round of 16) at 9 a.m. Friday. HEAD COACH: Vinay Patel (Texas Tech 2005), 59-30 in third season 2017-18 XULA Statistics ASSISTANT COACHES: Ryan Litzinger, Dylan Lemley, Jarrod Kruger # Player GP GS MIN AVG FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT R/G PF A TO BLK ST PTS P/G 2 Virgil Davison 30 22 756 25.2 129 336 .384 88 206 .427 86 121 .711 13 45 58 1.9 68 48 76 2 27 432 14.4 12 Jalen David 32 23 866 27.1 149 307 .485 21 69 .304 69 122 .566 29 139 168 5.3 87 50 74 10 33 388 12.1 GCAC Tournament 3 Jeff Dixon 32 32 955 29.8 127 289 .439 34 114 .298 69 84 .821 9 111 120 3.8 73 188 61 10 32 357 11.2 First Round — Friday, March 2 at Dillard 0 Rayshawn Mart 32 26 969 30.3 123 233 .528 8 35 .229 95 139 .683 68 93 161 5.0 75 51 47 8 38 349 10.9 14 Joseph Williams 27 25 612 22.7 82 144 .569 0 1 .000 37 80 .463 52 97 149 5.5 76 14 52 49 20 201 7.4 #4 Philander Smith 85, #5 Tougaloo 75, OT 23 Mike Williams 13 2 152 11.7 24 57 .421 10 33 .303 7 16 .438 4 13 17 1.3 16 8 9 1 7 65 5.0 #3 Talladega 102, #6 SUNO 72 24 Elex Carter 31 13 486 15.7 51 91 .560 0 0 — 23 49 .469 30 91 121 3.9 88 17 44 35 16 125 4.0 #2 XULA 68, #7 Edward Waters 47 4 Khalil McCoy 19 4 194 10.2 22 52 .423 16 38 .421 12 16 .750 4 19 23 1.2 14 15 19 0 8 72 3.8 Semifinals — Saturday, March 3 at XULA 32 Galen Smith 25 4 319 12.8 33 74 .446 1 3 .333 21 25 .840 24 49 73 2.9 45 14 32 5 6 88 3.5 #1 Dillard 99, #4 Philander Smith 86 13 Timothy Jordan 19 2 202 10.6 17 39 .436 0 0 — 23 34 .676 8 17 25 1.3 32 10 22 4 9 57 3.0 #2 XULA 79, #3 Talladega 69 21 Innocent Kukulu 25 1 245 9.8 23 63 .365 19 56 .339 6 9 .667 1 21 22 0.9 24 9 12 0 8 71 2.8 25 Donovan Armstrong 32 5 515 16.1 24 60 .400 3 13 .231 25 49 .510 14 39 53 1.7 44 51 31 2 14 76 2.4 Championship — Sunday, March 4 at XULA 5 Monte Lambert 11 0 70 6.4 8 17 .471 1 2 .500 7 17 .412 4 7 11 1.0 16 3 6 1 3 24 2.2 #1 Dillard 86, #2 XULA 71 33 Jerry Gibson 18 0 105 5.9 12 26 .462 7 16 .438 3 6 .500 5 19 24 1.3 19 1 4 0 1 34 1.9 Records After Tournament All Games Conference 30 Rondell Best 4 1 16 4.0 1 1 1.000 0 0 — 0 1 .000 1 5 6 1.5 8 3 2 1 0 2 0.5 XULA 24-8 9-3 20 Thomas Ortique 5 0 12 2.5 0 3 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 — 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.0 TEAM 46 55 101 24 Dillard 20-9 9-3 Xavier (N.O.) 32 6475 825 1792 .460 208 588 .354 483 768 .629 312 820 1132 35.4 686 482 518 129 223 2341 73.2 Talladega 20-11 8-4 Opponents 32 6475 713 1783 .400 213 625 .341 536 759 .706 323 795 1118 34.9 660 466 530 113 235 2175 68.0 Philander Smith 15-13 7-5 Double-Figure Scoring Games: Virgil Davison 23, Jalen David 20, Jeff Dixon 19, Rayshawn Mart 18, Joseph Williams 7, Mike Williams 3, Innocent Kukulu 2, Khalil McCoy 2, Tougaloo 15-10 6-6 Donovan Armstrong 1, Elex Carter 1, Timothy Jordan 1, Monte Lambert 1, Galen Smith 1 20- Games: Virgil Davison 7, Jalen David 5, Jeff Dixon 2, Rayshawn Mart 2, SUNO 4-19 2-10 Joseph Williams 1 30-Point Games: Jeff Dixon 1 Double-Figure Rebounding Games: Elex Carter 2, Rayshawn Mart 2, Joseph Williams 2, Jalen David 1, Jeff Dixon 1 Edward Waters 8-21 1-11 Double-Figure Assist Games: Jeff Dixon 3, Rayshawn Mart 1 Double-Doubles: Jeff Dixon 3, Rayshawn Mart 3, Jalen David 1 Triple-Doubles: none 2017-18 Individual Superlatives Career Point Highs (XULA games only) XULA Opponent (in parentheses: double-figure point games Points 30, Jeff Dixon vs. Dillard, March 4 31, Rashawn Ellis, LeMoyne-Owen, Nov. 4 this season / career) Rebounds 15, Jalen David vs. Talladega, March 3 16, Joshua Simmons, Dillard, Jan. 20 SH: season high Assists 11, three times by two players 9, Quinton Jackson, Dillard, Jan. 20 FG Attempts 19, Virgil Davison vs. LeMoyne-Owen, Nov. 4 23, Saveyon Edwards, Carver, Dec. 13  Donovan Armstrong (1/12) FG Made 12, Jeff Dixon vs. Dillard, March 4 10, two players 24 vs. Talladega, Feb. 20, 2017 FG Percentage (min. 10 attempts) .700, Rayshawn Mart vs. Virgin Islands, Dec. 17 (7 of 10) .750, Ernest Maize, Philander Smith, Feb. 19 (9 of 12) SH 10 vs. Jarvis Christian, Jan. 26, 2018 FG Percentage (min. 5 attempts) .857, Rayshawn Mart twice (6 of 7) 1.000, Tony-Toni Wright, Mobile, Nov. 20 (7 of 7) 3FG Attempts 12, Virgil Davison vs. SUNO, Jan. 29 15, Devonte Dixon, Talladega, Jan. 15  Rondell Best (0/0) 3FG Made 6, Virgil Davison vs. SUNO, Jan. 29 5, three players 2 vs. Dillard, March 4, 2018 3FG Percentage (min. 5 attempts) .714, Virgil Davison vs. Huston-Tillotson, Nov. 18 (5 of 7) .800, Anferee Parker, Tougaloo, Jan. 13 (4 of 5)  Elex Carter (1/11) 3FG Percentage (any min. attempts) 1.000, three players (2 of 2) 1.000, Tre'Von Jasmine, Loyola (N.O.), Jan. 24 (3 of 3) FT Attempts 19, Jalen David vs. Talladega, March 3 17, Kristopher Allmon, Dillard, March 4 14 vs. Tougaloo, March 4, 2016 FT Made 11, Jalen David vs. Talladega, March 3 16, Kristopher Allmon, Dillard, March 4 SH 10 vs. William Carey, Nov. 14, 2017 FT Percentage (min. 10 attempts) .900, Jeff Dixon vs. Edward Waters, Feb. 5 (9 of 10) 1.000, Chase Eckholdt, Loyola (N.O.), Jan. 24 (10 of 10)  Jalen David (20/39) FT Percentage (any min. attempts) 1.000, Jeff Dixon vs. Talladega, Jan. 15 (7 of 7) 1.000, Chase Eckholdt, Loyola (N.O.), Jan. 24 (10 of 10) Offensive Rebounds 8, Rayshawn Mart vs. LeMoyne-Owen, Nov. 4 6, Ernest Maize, Philander Smith, Jan. 22 22 vs. LSU-Alexandria, Nov. 9, 2016 Defensive Rebounds 13, Jalen David vs. Talladega, March 3 11, Joshua Simmons, Dillard, Jan. 20 SH 21, four times Turnovers 7, two players 8, Kamil Brown, St. Thomas (Fla.), Oct. 27  Virgil Davison (23/23) Fewest Turnovers 0, Jeff Dixon vs. Jarvis Christian, Jan. 26 (41:41) 0, Joshua Simmons, Dillard, Jan. 20 (40:00) 26 vs. Talladega, Feb. 28, 2018 Blocked Shots 6, Elex Carter vs. Loyola (N.O.), Jan. 24 6, Rasaad Morgan, Edward Waters, Feb. 5 Steals 5, two players 5, two players  Jeff Dixon (19/19) Minutes 45:00, Rayshawn Mart twice 40:00, twelve times by nine players 30 vs. Dillard, March 4, 2018 2017-18 Team Superlatives  Jerry Gibson (0/0) XULA Opponent 9 vs. Dillard, Jan. 28, 2017 Most Points 94 vs. Rust, Dec. 18 92, LSU-Alexandria, Nov. 8 SH 8 vs. Florida Memorial, Oct. 28, 2017 Most Points in Regulation 94 vs. Rust, Dec. 18 92, LSU-Alexandria, Nov. 8 Fewest Points 61 vs. St. Thomas (Texas), Nov. 22 47, Edward Waters, March 2  Timothy Jordan (1/1) Winning Margin 22 vs. Florida Memorial, Oct. 28 27, LSU-Alexandria, Nov. 8 12 vs. St. Thomas (Fla.), Oct. 27, 2017 FG Attempts 73 vs. LeMoyne-Owen, Nov. 4 67, St. Thomas (Texas), Nov. 22 FG Made 37 vs. Rust, Dec. 18 34, LSU-Alexandria, Nov. 29  Innocent Kukulu (2/9) FG Percentage .561 vs. Mobile (23 of 41), Nov. 20 .567, LSU-Alexandria (34 of 60), Nov. 29 22 vs. Paul Quinn, Dec. 1, 2016 Lowest FG Pct. .297 vs. William Carey (19 of 64), Nov. 14 .262, Florida Memorial (16 of 61), Oct. 28 SH 10, twice 3FG Attempts 30 vs. Florida Memorial, Oct. 28 31, SUNO, Jan. 29  Monté Lambert (1/1) 3FG Made 13 vs. Rust, Dec. 18 11, LSU-Alexandria, Nov. 8 3FG Percentage .563 vs. Tougaloo (9 of 16), Feb. 24 .529, two teams (9 of 17) 10 vs. LSU-Alexandria, Nov. 8, 2017 Lowest 3FG Pct. .158 vs. Edward Waters (3 of 19), Jan. 8 .167, William Carey (3 of 18), Nov. 14  Rayshawn Mart (18/18) FT Attempts 47 vs. Talladega, March 3 48, Dillard, March 4 21 vs. SUNO, Feb. 12, 2018 FT Made 33 vs. Talladega, March 3 35, Dillard, March 4 FT Percentage .765 vs. Edward Waters, Feb. 5 .941, Carver (16 of 17), Dec. 13  Khalil McCoy (2/2) Lowest FT Pct. .429 vs. Dillard (6 of 14), Jan. 20 .500, two teams 16 vs. Rust, Dec. 18, 2017 Rebounds 55 vs. LeMoyne-Owen, Nov. 4 51, Dillard, Jan. 20 Offensive Rebounds 24 vs. LeMoyne-Owen, Nov. 4 17, Dillard, Jan. 20  Thomas Ortique (0/0) Margin plus-19 vs. LeMoyne-Owen (55-36), Nov. 4 plus-19, Dillard (51-32), Jan. 20 has not scored this season Personal Fouls 37 vs. Dillard, March 4 35, Talladega, March 3 Fewest Personal Fouls 13 vs. LSU-Alexandria, Nov. 29 9, Rust, Dec. 18  Galen Smith (1/1) Assists 28 vs. Rust, Dec. 18 25, LSU-Alexandria, Nov. 29 10 vs. Talladega, Feb. 28, 2018 Turnovers 28 vs. Philander Smith, Jan. 22 29, Virgin Islands, Dec. 17  Joseph Williams (7/7) Fewest Turnovers 7 vs. Dillard, Jan. 20 9, two teams Turnover Margin plus-15 vs. Rust (11-26), Dec. 18 plus-17, Philander Smith (11-28), Jan. 22 21 vs. Rust, Dec. 18, 2017 Blocked Shots 10 vs. St. Thomas (Fla.), Oct. 27 8, Edward Waters, Feb. 5 Steals 17 vs. Rust, Dec. 18 14, Philander Smith, Jan. 22 XULA Men’s Basketball at the NAIA Division I National Championship 17 appearances, 4-17 record . . . XULA makes its 18th appearance in 2018 Date (Day) Round Opponent W/L XULA Opp XULA Leading Scorer XULA Leading Rebounder XULA Coach XULA FG% Reb. Margin TO March 13, 1972 (Mon.) 1st Maryland-Eastern Shore W 102 80 19 Bruce Seals 10 Bruce Seals, Donald “Slick” Watts, James Williams .469 +3 (52-49) 17 March 15, 1972 (Wed.) 2nd Westmont L 59 71 21 Norman Zanders 10 Norman Zanders Bob Hopkins .304 -10 (37-47) — March 13, 1973 (Tue.) 1st Marist W 81 65 30 Bruce Seals 19 Bruce Seals Bob Hopkins .494 +15 (50-35) — March 14, 1973 (Wed.) 2nd Sam Houston State W 67 60 32 Bruce Seals 10 Bruce Seals Bob Hopkins .439 -5 (33-38) — March 15, 1973 (Thu.) QF Maryland-Eastern Shore L 80 87 26 Bruce Seals 14 Bruce Seals Bob Hopkins .452 +7 (45-38) — March 10, 1981 (Tue.) 1st Western Oregon L 66 98 11 Alvin “Bo” Dukes 5 Eugene Johnson, Michael Taylor Denny Alexander .368 -13 (26-39) 17 March 9, 1982 (Tue.) 1st St. Mary’s (Texas) L 57 73 15 Clifton Gullett 9 Dwayne Myers, Louis Williams Denny Alexander .373 -1 (37-38) 18 March 13, 1991 (Wed.) 1st Minnesota-Duluth L 68 76 18 Webster Stewart 8 Jimmie Wilder Dale Valdery .466 -4 (26-30) 19 March 12, 1996 (Tue.) 1st Life L 72 79 18 Rahssan Thornton 8 Cullen Countee Dale Valdery .470 +5 (37-32) 14 March 15, 2001 (Thu.) 1st Oklahoma City L 69 91 23 David Egans 11 Chris Bart-Williams Dale Valdery .369 +1 (41-40) 13 March 24, 2004 (Wed.) 1st Oklahoma Baptist L 67 75 14 Timothy Green 6 Jason Leonard Dannton Jackson .481 even (34-34) 19 March 17, 2005 (Thu.) 1st Robert Morris (Chicago) L 79 81 15 Mark Stewart 8 Jonathan Harper Dannton Jackson .329 +7 (49-42) 19 March 15, 2007 (Thu.) 1st Georgetown (Ky.) W 82 79 19 Mark Stewart 7 Alfred Williams Dannton Jackson .609 -8 (27-35) 14 March 16, 2007 (Fri.) 2nd Northwestern Oklahoma L 57 58 24 Shaun Dumas 11 Alfred Williams Dannton Jackson .345 -13 (30-43) 10 March 20, 2008 (Thu.) 1st California Baptist L 69 77 27 Shaun Dumas 9 Shaun Dumas Dannton Jackson .491 -2 (32-34) 16 March 17, 2011 (Thu.) 1st Evangel L 71 79 18 Michael Harvey 8 Cordell Hadnot Dannton Jackson .459 even (32-32) 14 March 15, 2012 (Thu.) 1st LSU-Shreveport L 63 66 20 Chris Iles 9 Cordell Hadnot Dannton Jackson .354 -4 (42-46) 15 March 14, 2013 (Thu.) 1st Faulkner L 59 72 16 Wanto Joseph 12 Denzell Erves Dannton Jackson .386 -3 (28-31) 16 March 20, 2014 (Thu.) 1st Hope International L 52 61 20 Morris Wright 7 Sydney Coleman, Morris Wright Dannton Jackson .357 +8 (37-29) 15 March 19, 2015 (Thu.) 1st Mid-America Christian L 70 84 27 Morris Wright 9 Sydney Coleman Dannton Jackson .500 +3 (34-31) 15 March 17, 2016 (Thu.) 1st Lewis-Clark State L 68 69 OT 14 RJ Daniels 8 Wesley Pluviose-Philip Dannton Jackson .414 -2 (38-40) 19 1998 (0-2 / 2 teams) 2006 (1-3 / 3 teams) 2nd Round: (2) Talladega 79, Our Lady of the Lake 70 Gulf Coast Athletic Conference 1st Round: Transylvania 63, (16) Mobile 60 1st Round: (13) Campbellsville 70, Mobile 54 Quarterfinals: (2) Talladega 64, (7) Pikeville 62 Teams at Nationals(GCAC began in 1981-82) 1st Round: (2) Phillips 86, SUNO 78 1st Round: Spring Hill 82, (14) Voorhees 67 Semifinals: (6) Dalton State 64, (2) Talladega 54 (Tournament seedings in parentheses) 1999 (4-2 / 2 teams) 1st Round: Southern Poly 104, (2) LSU-Shreveport 90 2016 (2-3 / 3 teams) 1st Round: (8) Mobile 62, Northwestern Oklahoma 55 2nd Round: (3) Robert Morris (Chicago) 87, Spring Hill 71 First year that all 32 teams are seeded 1-8 1982 (0-1 / 1 team) 1st Round: St. Mary’s (Texas) 73, (3) XULA 57 1st Round: Olivet Nazarene 73, (15) Spring Hill 68 2007 (1-3 / 3 teams) 1st Round: (7) Dillard 111, (2) Hope International 91 2nd Round: (8) Mobile 79, (9) College of West Virginia 76 1st Round: (9) Crichton 98, Tougaloo 73 1st Round: (2) Talladega 63, (7) Westmont 61 1983 (0-1 / 1 team) Quarterfinals: (8) Mobile 71, (16) Biola 59 1st Round: (10) Azusa Pacific 61, LSU-Shreveport 56 1st Round: (1) Lewis-Clark State 69, (8) XULA 68, OT 1st Round: (15) Loras 85, William Carey 78 Semifinals: (8) Mobile 71, (13) Westmont 63 1st Round: XULA 82, (3) Georgetown (Ky.) 79 2nd Round: (6) Campbellsville 81, (7) Dillard 73 1984 (1-1 / 1 team) Championship: Life 63, (8) Mobile 60 2nd Round: Northwestern Oklahoma 58, XULA 57 2nd Round: (6) Cumberlands 82, (2) Talladega 80 1st Round: (16) William Carey 90, Missouri Western 74 2000 (2-3 / 3 teams) 2008 (1-3 / 3 teams) 2017 (1-2 / 2 teams) 2nd Round: (1) West Virginia Wesleyan 86, William Carey 68 1st Round: (1) Life 106, SUNO 63 1st Round: (4) LSU-Shreveport 71, Science & Arts 69 1st Round: (2) Dillard 86, (7) Oklahoma City 65 1985 (0-1 / 1 team) 1st Round: (12) Spring Hill 51, St. Vincent (Pa.) 47 1st Round: (16) Trevecca Nazarene 67, Mobile 59 1st Round: (4) SAGU 81, (5) Talladega 75 1st Round: Lipscomb 68, (16) William Carey 66 2nd Round: (11) Lindsey Wilson 52, Mobile 51 1st Round: (10) California Baptist 77, XULA 69 2nd Round: (6) Langston 84, (2) Dillard 74 2nd Round: (12) Spring Hill 77, (5) Oklahoma City 67 2nd Round: (13) Azusa Pacific 83, LSU-Shreveport 69 Total: 30 wins, 70 losses in 36 seasons 1986 (0-1 / 1 team) Quarterfinals: Olivet Nazarene 62, (12) Spring Hill 44 1st Round: (2) Charleston (W.Va.) 78, William Carey 73 2009 (1-2 / 2 teams) Current Members 2001 (2-3 / 3 teams) 1st Round: (5) Mountain State 88, LSU-Shreveport 76 Dillard: 6 appearances, 4-6 1987 (0-1 / 1 team) 1st Round: (12) Spring Hill 72, Life 63 1st Round: Tougaloo 69, (9) Fresno Pacific 67 1st Round: (7) St. Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.) 83, William Carey 68 Philander Smith: 3 appearances, 0-3 1st Round: (14) Pikeville 78, Dillard 71 2nd Round: (8) Robert Morris (Chicago) 89, Tougaloo 69 SUNO: 6 appearances, 2-6 1988 (0-1 / 1 team) 1st Round: Oklahoma City 91, (15) XULA 69 2010 (0-3 / 3 teams) Talladega: 4 appearances, 5-4 1st Round: Dordt 86, (10) Mobile 71 2nd Round: Spring Hill 69, (5) Columbia (Mo.) 43 1st Round: (6) Biola 66, Belhaven 54 Tougaloo: 4 appearances, 2-4 Quarterfinals: (4) Science & Arts 63, Spring Hill 57 1989 (0-1 / 1 team) 1st Round: Oklahoma Christian 80, (5) LSU-Shreveport 70 XULA: 15 appearances, 1-15 1st Round: (8) St. Mary’s (Texas) 77, William Carey 53 2002 (0-3 / 3 teams) 1st Round: (7) Southern Nazarene 86, Tougaloo 73 Former Members 1st Round: Auburn Montgomery 56, (8) SUNO 55 1990 (0-1 / 1 team) 2011 (1-2 / 2 teams) Mobile: 9 appearances, 7-9 1st Round: (11) Georgetown (Ky.) 99, 73 1st Round: Martin Methodist 53, (12) Spring Hill 47 1st Round: (12) Tougaloo 73, Emmanuel 58 Spring Hill: 8 appearances, 6-8 1st Round: (11) Cumberland 69, Dillard 55 1st Round: (15) Evangel 79, XULA 71 LSU-Shreveport: 6 appearances, 2-6 1991 (0-1 / 1 team) 2003 (2-2 / 2 teams) 2nd Round: (5) Martin Methodist 88, (12) Tougaloo 77 William Carey: 7 appearances, 1-7 1st Round: (4) Minnesota-Duluth 76, XULA 68 Belhaven: 1 appearance, 0-1 1st Round: Dillard 79, (1) Houston Baptist 76 2012 (0-2 / 2 teams) 1992 (1-1 / 1 team) 1st Round: (3) SUNO 85, Reinhardt 72 Louisiana College: 1 appearance, 0-1 1st Round: Spring Hill 90, (10) Briar Cliff 66 1st Round: (12) LSU-Shreveport 66, XULA 63 2nd Round: (16) Lee 105, Dillard 79 1st Round: (9) Rogers State 62, Tougaloo 57 The Last Time a GCAC Member Won . . . 2nd Round: (7) Central Arkansas 87, Spring Hill 83 2nd Round: (14) Barber-Scotia 72, SUNO 69 in the 1st round: 2017 — (2) Dillard 86, (7) Oklahoma City 65 1993 (0-1 / 1 team) 2013 (0-2 / 2 teams) in the 2nd round: 2015 — (2) Talladega 79, Our Lady of the Lake 70 2004 (4-3 / 3 teams) 1st Round: (14) Montana Western 99, Philander Smith 91, OT 1st Round: (6) Oklahoma City 84, Spring Hill 79 1st Round: (8) Oklahoma Baptist 75, XULA 67 in the quarterfinals: 2015 — (2) Talladega 64, (7) Pikeville 62 1st Round: Faulkner 72, (15) XULA 59 in the semifinals: 1999 — (8) Mobile 71, (13) Westmont 63 1994 (0-2 / 2 teams) 1st Round: (14) SUNO 60, Brescia 47 1st Round: (15) Mobile 77, Southern Poly 67 2014 (1-3 / 3 teams) in championship game: never (Mobile 1999 was only finalist) 1st Round: (9) Pfeiffer 78, Spring Hill 69 vs. a higher seed: 2009 — Tougaloo 69, (9) Fresno Pacific 67 1st Round: Midwestern State 74, (7) Mobile 61 2nd Round: (3) Lindsey Wilson 66, SUNO 55 1st Round: (3) William Carey 109, Philander Smith 93 2nd Round: (15) Mobile 76, (2) Azusa Pacific 75 1st Round: (7) Talladega 88, Evangel 71 vs. a top-5 seed: 2007 — XULA 82, (3) Georgetown (Ky.) 79 1995 (0-1 / 1 team) Quarterfinals: (15) Mobile 75, Oklahoma City 62 1st Round: Hope International 61, (12) XULA 52 vs. the No. 1 seed: 2003 — Dillard 79, (1) Houston Baptist 76 1st Round: (12) Oklahoma Christian 87, SUNO 70 Semifinals: (6) Concordia (Calif.) 72, (15) Mobile 57 2nd Round: (10) Freed-Hardeman 71, (7) Talladega 64 The Last Time XULA Won . . . 1996 (0-1 / 1 team) 2015 (3-3 / 3 teams) (regardless of conference affiliation) 2005 (1-3 / 3 teams) in the 1st round: 2007 — XULA 82, (3) Georgetown (Ky.) 79 1st Round: (2) Life 79, XULA 72 1st Round: Oklahoma City 77, (6) Mobile 74 1st Round: (3) Cal State San Marcos 85, Philander Smith 79 1st Round: (13) Mid-America Christian 84, XULA 70 in the 2nd round: 1973 — XULA 67, (1) Sam Houston State 60 1997 (1-2 / 2 teams) 1st Round: (4) Robert Morris (Chicago) 81, XULA 79 in the quarterfinals or later: never (only quarterfinal was 1973) 1st Round: Dillard 83, (4) Benedict 74 1st Round: (10) LSU-Shreveport 79, Cumberland 75, 2 OT 1st Round: (2) Talladega 74, Rocky Mountain 63 1st Round: (2) Hawaii Pacific 82, William Carey 79 2nd Round: John Brown 61, (10) LSU-Shreveport 56 2nd Round: (13) Cumberland 53, Dillard 50 The GCAC is a multi-bid league for the 22nd consecutive season (XULA, Dillard in 2018) 2017-18 XULA Highlights • Qualified for the Buffalo Funds-NAIA Division I National Championship for the 11th time in the last 14 seasons and the 18th time overall • Reached 20 victories for the 12th time in 15 seasons and the 32nd time overall to extend its Louisiana men's basketball record • Biggest one-season positive turnaround in program history — currently 13 games (10 wins, 20 losses in 2016-17, 24 wins, 8 losses in 2017-18) • 17th winning season in 18 years • 26th non-losing season in 27 years • Ranked as high as 22nd in the NAIA Division I Coaches’ Top 25 poll (Jan. 16 and Feb. 13) • Gulf Coast Athletic Conference regular-season co-champion — program’s 20th all-time championship at the conference or district level • 3-0 in overtime games and 6-0 in Alfred Williams’s two seasons as head coach • Won season opener for the 22nd consecutive time • Jeff Dixon leads NAIA Division I in total assists (188) and assists per game (5.9) . . . In the DakStats era (beginning 2003-04), no XULA individual has won an NAIA per-game statistical title . . . Shaun Dumas ranked second in steals per game in 2004-05 and 2008-09 • GCAC end-of-season awards: Rayshawn Mart was Freshman of the Year . . . Joseph Williams was Defensive Player of the Year and on the All-Defensive team . . . Jalen David was first-team All-GCAC (second team last season) . . . Virgil Davison was second-team All-GCAC • Joseph Williams has blocked 49 shots, the most in a season by a Gold Rush player since Frank Joshua’s 53 in 1983-84 • Virgil Davison has 88 made 3-pointers . . . Davision is the third Gold Rush player to reach 80 in a season; it’s been done four times • Threatening to break the school season record for made 3-pointers per game . . . currently at 6.50 (208 in 32 games); record is 6.53 in 2007-08 (222 in 34 games) . . . The 2007-08 team also holds record for total 3s made, so this year’s team is 15 from breaking that mark • Team has blocked 129 shots — the Gold Rush’s first 100- season since 1983-84 and the most since 133 in 1981-82 • Rayshawn Mart’s 68 offensive rebounds are the most by a XULA freshman in the last 14 seasons • Rayshawn Mart’s 349 points are the most by a XULA freshman since Jimmie Wilder’s 478 in 1990-91 • Elex Carter is No. 4 at XULA with 106 career blocked shots . . . In third place is Frank Joshua (1980-84) with 109 Team Comparisons Series Records 0-1 Minnesota-Duluth 1-0 Kentucky Record of 0-1 Northwestern Oklahoma 0-1 Louisiana Category XULA Oklahoma City Alfred Williams at Nationals 0-1 Oklahoma Baptist 1-1 Maryland Points Per Game 73.2 89.1 as a Head Coach By School 0-1 Oklahoma City 0-1 Minnesota 0-1 California Baptist 0-1 Robert Morris (Chicago) 0-1 Missouri Points Allowed Per Game 68.0 82.2 Season W L Pct. 1-0 Sam Houston State 1-0 New York 2015-16 / Harris-Stowe 14 17 .452 0-1 Evangel Field-Goal Percentage .460 .485 0-1 Faulkner 0-1 St. Mary’s (Texas) 0-4 Oklahoma 2016-17 / XULA 10 20 .333 0-1 Western Oregon 0-1 Oregon Field-Goal Percentage Defense .400 .457 2017-18 / XULA 24 8 .750 1-0 Georgetown (Ky.) 0-1 Westmont 1-1 Texas Totals/XULA 34 28 .548 0-1 Hope International Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage .354 .378 0-1 Lewis-Clark State Totals/Overall 48 45 .516 By State By Round 0-1 Life Three-Pointers Attempted Per Game 18.4 22.4 0-4 California 3-14 First Round 0-1 LSU-Shreveport Records of XULA 0-1 Georgia 1-2 Second Round Three-Pointers Made Per Game 6.5 8.5 1-0 Marist Head Coaches 0-1 Idaho 0-1 Quarterfinals 1-1 Maryland-Eastern Shore Free-Throw Percentage .629 .736 0-1 Illinois at Nationals 0-1 Mid-America Christian Free Throws Attempted Per Game 24.0 23.9 3-2 Bob Hopkins Free Throws Made Per Game 15.1 17.6 (2 tournaments: 1972, 1973) 1-10 Dannton Jackson About Xavier University of Louisiana Turnovers Per Game 16.2 13.4 (10 tournaments: Turnovers Gained Per Game 16.6 15.8 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, Location: New Orleans, Louisiana Home Court: Convocation Center 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) Founded: 1925 (opened in 2012, capacity 3,937) Assist/Turnover Ratio 0.93 1.14 0-2 Denny Alexander Enrollment: 3,044 (fall 2017 semester) Athletics Director: Jason Horn (2 tournaments: 1981, 1982) Personal Fouls Per Game 21.4 21.8 Nickname: Gold Rush (men), Gold Nuggets (women) SID (Assistant AD for Communications): Ed Cassiere 0-3 Dale Valdery Scoring Margin +5.2 +6.9 (3 tournaments: 1991, 1996, 2001) Colors: Gold and white SID Email: [email protected] Rebound Margin +0.4 +2.9 0-0 Alfred Williams President: Dr. Reynold Verret SID Office Phone: 504-520-5707 (makes 1st appearance in 2018) Conference: Gulf Coast Athletic (NAIA Division I) SID Cell Phone / Text Messaging: 504-256-5380 Turnover Margin +0.4 +2.4 2017-18 XULA Honors Individual Leaders ...... XULA...... Category ...... Oklahoma City...... All-Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Virgil Davison 14.4 PPG Ridell Camidge 18.7 Jalen David (first team) Joseph Williams 5.5 REB Samuel Williams 7.6 Virgil Davison (second team) Jeff Dixon 5.9 AST Jonathan Ellis 3.6 Joseph Williams .569 FG% Eric McCollum .667 Jalen David 149 Made FGs Ridell Camidge 192 Gulf Coast Athletic Conference All-Defensive Team Galen Smith .840 FT% Terence Bonhomme .866 Joseph Williams Rayshawn Mart 95 Made FTs two players 97 Virgil Davison .427 3PT% Ridell Camidge .416 Virgil Davison 88 Made 3s Ridell Camidge 91 Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year Joseph Williams 1.8 BLK Ivan Saicic 0.8 Joseph Williams Rayshawn Mart 1.2 STL Jonathan Ellis 1.6 Rayshawn Mart 30.3 MIN Terence Bonhomme 31.6 Jalen David 87 FOULS Samuel Williams 84 Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year Virgil Davison 76 TO Ivan Saicic 56 Rayshawn Mart Gold Rush Career Points Listed: 2017-18 active players All-Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Tournament Statistics are for XULA games only Jalen David Player Seasons Games Points PPG Virgil Davison Virgil Davison 1 30 432 14.4 Jalen David 2 62 734 11.8 Jeff Dixon 1 32 357 11.2 Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Player of the Week Rayshawn Mart 1 32 349 10.9 Jalen David (twice: Jan. 22-28 and Jan. 29-Feb. 4) Joseph Williams 1 27 201 7.4 Virgil Davison (Dec. 18-24) Elex Carter 3 85 471 5.5 Donovan Armstrong 2 62 319 5.1 Jeff Dixon (Oct. 23-29) Innocent Kukulu 2 55 277 5.0 Galen Smith 1 25 88 3.5 Louisiana Player of the Week Khalil McCoy 2 21 73 3.5 Monte Lambert 2 16 40 2.5 (chosen by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association) Jerry Gibson 2 45 93 2.1 Virgil Davison (Dec. 18-24) Rondell Best 1 4 2 0.5 Thomas Ortique 1 5 0 0.0 2017 Sister Grace Mary Flickinger Honor Roll XULA Scoring at Nationals (3.0 GPA for 12+ hours during fall 2017 or spring 2017 semesters) Most Points: 102 vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore, 1972 first round Donovan Armstrong Fewest Points: 52 vs. Hope International, 2014 first round Jalen David Most Points Allowed: 98 vs. Western Oregon, 1981 first round Jerry Gibson Fewest Points Allowed: 58 vs. Northwestern Oklahoma, 2007 second round Largest Winning Margin: 22 vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore, 1972 first round (102-80) Innocent Kukulu Largest Losing Margin: 32 vs. Western Oregon, 1981 first round (98-66) Monté Lambert Last Double-Digit Victory: 16 vs. Marist, 1973 first round (81-65) Shannen Lawson (manager) Last Double-Digit Loss: 14 vs. Mid-America Christian, 2015 first round (84-70) Khalil McCoy If the Game Goes Overtime Thomas Ortique Last Overtime Game Wesley Pluviose-Philip Home: XULA 60, Philander Smith 58, Feb. 19, 2018 Gary Smith (graduate assistant) Away: XULA 85, Jarvis Christian 83, Jan. 26, 2018 Dalen Wigley-Jones (manager) Neutral: Lewis-Clark State 69, XULA 68, March 16, 2016 (at Kansas City, Mo., NAIA nationals first round) Last Multiple Overtime Game Perry Young (manager) Home: XULA 77, Talladega 76, Feb. 20, 2017 (2 OT) Away: Loyola 95, XULA 91, Dec. 17, 2011 (3 OT) Neutral: Viterbo 87, XULA 84, Jan. 6, 1991 (2 OT at Dubuque, Iowa, National Catholic Tournament championship game)