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2015-16 MEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS (Through Jan. 14) |------CONFERENCE------| |------OVERALL------| TEAM W-L PCT. HOME AWAY W-L PCT. HOME AWAY NEUTRAL L10 STREAK UAB 4-0 1.000 3-0 1-0 14-3 .824 10-0 4-2 0-1 10-0 W11 MARSHALL 4-0 1.000 3-0 1-0 8-9 .471 6-2 1-5 1-2 7-3 W4 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 3-1 .750 2-0 1-1 11-5 .688 6-1 3-3 2-1 7-3 W3 FIU 3-1 .750 2-0 1-1 9-8 .529 6-3 2-4 1-1 5-5 W1 LOUISIANA TECH 2-2 .500 2-1 0-1 13-4 .765 10-1 3-3 0-0 7-3 L1 UTEP 2-2 .500 2-0 0-2 10-7 .588 8-3 0-4 2-0 4-6 L2 OLD DOMINION 2-2 .500 1-1 1-1 9-8 .529 8-1 1-5 0-2 6-4 L2 NORTH TEXAS 2-2 .500 1-1 1-1 7-10 .412 6-5 1-5 0-0 5-5 L1 WKU 1-3 .250 1-1 0-2 9-8 .529 8-1 0-5 1-2 5-5 L1 RICE 1-3 .250 1-0 0-3 6-11 .353 5-4 1-7 0-0 4-6 W1 SOUTHERN MISS 1-3 .250 1-1 0-2 4-11 .267 3-5 1-6 0-0 4-6 L1 CHARLOTTE 1-3 .250 0-1 1-2 4-12 .250 2-5 2-4 0-3 3-7 L2 UTSA 1-3 .250 1-1 0-2 3-14 .176 2-5 1-7 0-2 2-8 L2 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 1-3 .250 1-0 0-3 3-14 .176 2-2 1-9 0-3 1-9 W1
RECENT RESULTS HOW TO WATCH C-USA BASKETBALL Thursday, January 14 Date Game Coverage Time UAB 72, Old Dominion 71 (OT) Sat., January 16 Middle Tennessee at Old Dominion FSN 3:00p Marshall 97, at North Texas 78 UTEP at UTSA ASN 3:00p Middle Tennessee 73, at Charlotte 72 UAB at Charlotte C-USA DN 6:00p at FIU 88, Louisiana Tech 74 Louisiana Tech at Florida Atlantic C-USA DN 6:00p at Florida Atlantic 58, Southern Miss 51 Southern Miss at FIU C-USA DN 6:00p at Rice 83, WKU 73 Marshall at Rice ASN 7:00p WKU at North Texas C-USA DN 7:00p Saturday, January 9 at UAB 87, UTEP 80 Thu., January 21 WKU at Old Dominion ASN 6:00p at North Texas 85, Rice 74 Marshall at Charlotte C-USA DN 6:00p at WKU 86, Florida Atlantic 82 (OT) North Texas at Middle Tennessee C-USA DN 6:30p at Middle Tennessee 79, UTSA 71 FIU at UTSA C-USA DN 7:00p at Louisiana Tech 93, Charlotte 90 (OT) Rice at UAB CBS SN 8:00p at Marshall 99, FIU 81 Florida Atlantic at UTEP C-USA DN 8:05p at Southern Miss 73, Old Dominion 71 Sat., January 23 Florida Atlantic at UTSA C-USA DN 1:00p Thursday, January 7 Marshall at Old Dominion ASN 1:00p at Marshall 90, Florida Atlantic 67 Rice at Middle Tennessee C-USA DN 5:00p at Middle Tennessee 78, UTEP 72 WKU at Charlotte FCS 5:00p Charlotte 82, at Southern Miss 76 Louisiana Tech at Southern Miss C-USA DN 7:00p FIU 75, at WKU 72 North Texas at UAB C-USA DN 7:00p at UAB 104, UTSA 82 FIU at UTEP C-USA DN 8:05p Old Dominion 56, at Louisiana Tech 53 Thu., January 28 Charlotte at FIU ASN 6:00p Sunday, January 3 Old Dominion at Florida Atlantic C-USA DN 6:00p at Marshall 94, WKU 76 Middle Tennessee at Marshall C-USA DN 6:00p at FIU 76, Florida Atlantic 59 UTSA at Louisiana Tech C-USA DN 6:30p at UAB 78, Middle Tennessee 67 UAB at WKU FS1 6:30p at UTSA 85, Rice 80 UTEP at Southern Miss C-USA DN 7:00p at UTEP 84, North Texas 75
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WEEKLY AWARDS - JANUARY 11 THIS WEEK IN CONFERENCE USA Marshall senior James Kelly earned his second C-USA Player of the Week All 14 C-USA men’s basketball teams are back on the hardwood Saturday. honor, while Charlotte’s Jon Davis claimed his fi rst C-USA Freshman of the Marshall and UAB are holding tight at the top spot in the C-USA standings at Week award of the season for games through Jan. 10. Kelly averaged a dou- 4-0, while FIU and Middle Tennessee picked up big wins Thursday to improve ble-double for the week totalling 51 points in two games, including 33 against to 3-1. Those single losses came to Marshall and UAB, respectively. However FIU, and back-to-back 15-rebound performances. Davis scored a career-high there are seven more Saturdays left of the regular season and anything can 24 points against Louisiana Tech and tallied 16 of 18 points in the second half happen. to help Charlotte rally to a road win at Southern Miss. Awards are chosen by a vote from a media panel representing the 14 member schools. This Saturday UAB rides its 11-game win streak into Charlotte for a 7 p.m. ET tip at Halton Arena. The Blazers are coming off a 72-71 overtime victory PLAYER OF THE WEEK at Old Dominion Jan. 14, snapping the Monarchs’ 32-game home court win JAMES KELLY / MARSHALL / Senior / 6-7 / F / Ann Arbor, Michigan streak. Sophomore William Lee scored a career-high 28 points, including Kelly posted his third consecutive double-double (and conference-best 10 of UAB’s 15 points in the extra period, to lead UAB. Charlotte played its eighth on the season) in a 99-81 victory over FIU on Jan. 9, scoring 33 points own nail-biter Thursday but was edged out 73-72 by Middle Tennessee. Five and grabbing a career-high-tying 15 rebounds. That was his second 30-point- 49ers scored in double-fi gures and senior Joseph Uchebo registered his fi fth plus performance of the season and Kelly averaged a double-double for the double-double with 11 points and 18 rebounds against the Blue Raiders. week with 25.5 points and 15 rebounds. Kelly scored 18 points and pulled down 15 rebounds in Thursday’s 90-67 win over Florida Atlantic. He currently Old Dominion will hope to start off a new home court win streak Saturday, leads C-USA with 10.0 rebounds per game and is second in scoring with 18.9 but will have a tough test against Middle Tennessee. The 4 p.m. ET contest points per game as the only C-USA player to average a double-double on will be televised on the FOX Sports Networks. If the Blue Raiders win, it will the season. For the week, he shot 62.5 percent (20-of-32) from the fi eld and mark the 400th career victory for MT head coach Kermit Davis, making a perfect 9-of-9 from the free throw line. Kelly’s performance boosted the him the fourth C-USA head coach to reach that milestone. Davis would join Herd to post 90 or more points in three consecutive conference wins for the UTEP’s Tim Floyd (441 career wins), WKU’s Ray Harper (422) and ODU’s fi rst time since January 1995 in the Southern Conference under Billy Dono- Jeff Jones (411). van. He also helped extend MU’s home win streak to six games, tying a mark from last season, and to nine games against conference opponents. This is Two other games are scheduled for television with a double bill on American Kelly’s second C-USA Player of the Week honor of the season (Dec. 28). Sports Network. UTSA hosts UTEP at 3 p.m. CT. The Miners are wrapping a three-game road swing but have had the week off to rest some injured play- ers. UTSA begins a three-game home stand and the Roadrunners are still led FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK off ensively by senior Ryan Bowie with 17.8 ppg on the season. JON DAVIS / CHARLOTTE / 6-2 / G / Upper Marlboro, Maryland Davis registered two double-fi gure scoring games as well as his fi rst career Rice hosts Marshall for a 7 p.m. CT start on ASN. The Owls boast the league’s 20-point scoring eff ort this past week. He netted a game-high 18 points, with top scorer in freshman Marcus Evans (19.7 ppg) and are coming off their fi rst 16 coming in the second half, as the 49ers overcame a fi ve-point halftime C-USA victory with an 83-73 decision over WKU on Thursday night. Mar- defi cit to defeat Southern Miss on the road Jan. 7. He also dished out fi ve shall enters the game 4-0 in conference play and has tallied up more than assists in the game. Davis then recorded his fi rst career 20-point outing with 90 points in each of those wins. A newcomer also leads the Herd as senior 24 points to go along with six assists at Louisiana Tech on Jan. 9. Again Davis transfer James Kelly is averaging 18.6 points and 9.8 rebounds per game. came up big after the break with 19 of his 24 points scored in the second half or overtime period. He notched the 49ers’ fi nal four points of regulation, FIU’s Donte McGill scored 23 of his career-high 29 points in the fi rst half including the game-tying basket on an acrobatic layup with 17 seconds left as the Panthers jumped out to an early lead and hung on to defeat Louisi- in regulation, as the 49ers overcame a four-point defi cit with under a minute ana Tech Thursday night. Next up, FIU hosts Southern Miss at 7 p.m. ET. The left in the LA Tech game to send the game into overtime. For the week, he Golden Eagles also got a career performance Thursday from freshman Tim averaged 21 points, 5.5 assists and 2.5 rebounds. For the season, he aver- Rowe, who scored 20 points up the road against Florida Atlantic. FIU won ages 9.7 points, 2.5 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game. This is the fi rst C-USA last year’s match-up, a 73-71 overtime thriller in Hattiesburg. Freshman of the Week accolade for Davis, but back-to-back honors for Char- lotte after teammate Andrien White won last week. Florida Atlantic hosts LA Tech on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET. The Owls are com- ing off their fi rst C-USA win of the season, but the Bulldogs will be looking to rally. North Texas hosts WKU in another C-USA primetime bout Saturday night, with a 7 p.m. CT tip at The Super Pit. Both teams are coming off tough decisions Thursday, but had some big performances. NT sophomore Jeremy Combs registered his sixth double-double of the season and is currently the only C-USA player to average a double-double with 14.6 points and a league-best 10.4 rebounds per game this season. WKU senior Aaron Cosby scored a game-high 23 points against Rice, including the 1,000th point of his career.
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COACHING RECORDS 2016 CONFERENCE USA CHAMPIONSHIP C-USA boasts some tremendous head coaches, combining for more than The 2016 Conference USA Men’s and Women’s 2,500 career wins. UTEP head coach Tim Floyd has 441 wins within the col- Basketball Championships return to Birming- lege ranks and another 90 in the NBA. WKU’s Ray Harper reached career ham, Alabama, March 8-12. Host UAB will wel- win No. 400 on Dec. 29, 2014. Old Dominion’s Jeff Jones earned his 400th come teams from the other C-USA member career victory during the 2015 NIT, while Middle Tennessee’s Kermit Davis, institutions for fi ve full days of competitive who picked up his 250th win with the Blue Raiders during the semifi nals basketball action. of the 2015 C-USA Championship, needs only one more to reach No. 400. Birmingham will host its third C-USA men’s Many coaches were also outstanding student-athletes themselves. Jones tournament, holding that role last season and in 1999. Thirteen teams will helped his alma mater Virginia to the 1981 NCAA Final Four. Charlotte’s Mark compete in this year’s event, with Southern Miss sitting out due to its self- Price enjoyed a stellar 12-year NBA career and fi nished his career as one of imposed postseason ban. The fi rst game, between the No. 12 and No. 13 the greatest shooters in NBA history. UTSA’s Brooks Thompson joins Price seeds, will be held Tuesday, March 8 at Bartow Arena on the UAB campus in exclusive company as one of just nine D-I head coaches that was an NBA at 4 p.m. CT. fi rst-round draft selection. Florida Atlantic head coach Michael Curry also played in the NBA. UAB’s Jerod Haase was a Naismith and Wooden Award The other 11 games of the men’s championship will be held at Legacy Are- fi nalist in 1997, his senior year at Kansas. North Texas’ Tony Benford was na at the Birmingham Jeff erson Convention Complex (BJCC) downtown. named the 1986 SWC Tournament MVP as a senior at Texas Tech. Tuesday’s fi rst-round game, along with Wednesday and Thursday action will all be televised by the American Sports Network. The four teams with Coach (School) School Career C-USA the best regular-season records in conference play will be seeded 1-4 and Mark Price (CHA) 4-12 4-12 1-3 will earn a bye to advance directly to Thursday’s quarterfi nals. Anthony Evans (FIU) 40-41 139-135 18-20 CBS Sports Network will carry Friday’s semifi nals, and the men’s title game Michael Curry (FAU) 12-34 12-34 3-19 will be televised nationally on FOX Sports 1, with a 2:30 p.m. ET/1:30 p.m. Eric Konkol (TECH) 13-4 13-4 2-2 CT tip time on Saturday, March 11. Dan D’Antoni (MAR) 19-30 19-30 11-11 Kermit Davis (MT) 262-170 399-245 24-13 PRICE A NOMINEE FOR HALL OF FAME ENSHRINEMENT Tony Benford (NT) 49-63 49-63 16-22 Charlotte 49ers men’s basketball coach Mark Price, who was a four-time Jeff Jones (ODU) 54-34 411-321 24-14 NBA All-Star during his stellar NBA playing career, has been nominated Mike Rhoades (RICE) 18-31 215-107 9-13 for enshrinement into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Doc Sadler (USM) 13-31 162-138 16-20 Springfi eld, Massachusetts. The list of candidates has a 49ers fl avor as former Charlotte head coach Lee Rose, who guided the 49ers to the 1976 Jerod Haase (UAB) 68-49 68-49 30-24 NIT Finals and the 1977 NCAA Final Four, is also a candidate. Tim Floyd (UTEP) 113-70 441-250 55-30 Brooks Thompson (UTSA) 131-165 186-179 13-25 Price, who is in his fi rst season as the 49ers head coach, enjoyed a standout Ray Harper (WKU) 80-56 422-119 13-9 12-year NBA career. He fi nished his career as one of the greatest shooters in NBA history; he ranks second on the NBA’s all-time career free-throw percentage list (.904) and 29th in three-point fi eld goal percentage (.402). KONKOL JOINS DUNKIN’ DOGS Price was the 25th overall pick in the 1986 NBA Draft and played in 772 became the 18th head coach at Louisiana Tech and is off to an Eric Konkol regular-season games for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Washington Bullets, 13-4 start this season through nonconference play. Konkol arrived in Ruston Golden State Warriors and Orlando Magic. He averaged 15.2 points and after spending the past four seasons on Jim Larranaga’s staff at Miami. 6.7 assists in his career. Price was also a member of Dream Team II, which Prior to that, he was with Larranaga for seven years at George Mason and won the gold medal at the 1994 FIBA World Championship. The Cleveland has assisted in all aspects including recruiting, practices, individual player Cavaliers and Georgia Tech have retired his No. 25 jersey. 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 wins in program history, and an appearance in the NIT Championship game. ODU’S JONES MANAGES HEALTH Miami snapped two impressive winning streaks along the way, defeating Old Dominion head coach Jeff Jones announced in June that he had been eventual national champion Duke, 90-74, at Cameron Indoor Stadium, diagnosed with prostate cancer. He spent the summer in treatment and his ending the Blue Devils’ 41-game home winning streak which was the longest assistants handled his recruiting duties on the road so he could focus on his active streak in Division I at the time. The Canes also downed then-No. 8/7 health. Jones has been on the sidelines for the Monarchs and is expected to Florida in a non-conference battle which snapped the Gators’ 33-game maintain his role as head coach throughout the season. Jones also serves home winning streak, which was the third longest in the country. as the NABC First Vice President. Samaritan’s Feet International selected Jones as the 2015 “Barefoot Coach of the Year.” Jones has coached a game barefoot for the past seven basketball seasons as head coach at both ODU and American University.
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CHARLOTTEFIUFLORIDA ATLANTICLOUISIANA TECHMARSHALLMIDDLE TENNESSEE NORTH TEXASOLD DOMINIONRICESOUTHERN MISSUABUTEPUTSAWKU SHOOTING STARS BLOCKINGHAM GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY C-USA BASKETBALL SIDs UAB has fi ttingly taken on the #Blockingham Texas Western College -- now known as the Uni- Brent Stastny, Charlotte hashtag as the Blazers currently rank third in versity of Texas at El Paso -- captured the 1966 (704) 687-1021 / [email protected] the nation, stopping an average of 6.6 shots per NCAA championship with a 72-65 upset of top- game this season. Sophomore William Lee ranks ranked Kentucky. The game bore tremendous Mike Hogan, FIU fi fth on the NCAA Division I individual chart with historical signifi cance as the legendary Don (305) 348-1496 / mihogan@fi u.edu 3.12 blocks per game himself. Junior Tosin Me- Haskins became the fi rst coach to start fi ve black Justin Johnson, Florida Atlantic hinti is averaging 1.13 per game and ranks fi fth on players in the title game. To this day, UTEP re- (561) 302-0461 / [email protected] the UAB career blocks chart. Lee sits in seventh mains the only Division I school in the state of place in just his second season as a Blazer. Texas to win a national championship in men’s Kane McGuire, Louisiana Tech basketball. The 50th anniversary of the 1965-66 (318) 257-5071 / [email protected] A total of three of the nation’s top 10 shot block- Miners will be celebrated this season. UTEP will ers reside in Conference USA. FIU senior Adrian offi cially commemorate that anniversary with a Carly Wesisenbach, Marshall Diaz is averaging 3.41 blocks in 17 games to date number of events around the men’s basketball (304) 696-2418 / [email protected] to rank second nationally. Last season, Diaz tied game against WKU on Feb. 6. The game will be Eric Beovich, Middle Tennessee the league single-game record for blocked shots nationally televised on FOX Sports 1 with a tip-off (615) 898-2378 / [email protected] when he cleared 13 shots in the Panthers’ 70-66 time of 3 p.m. Mountain. win over UAB in the regular-season fi nale for Justin Glover, North Texas both teams on March 7. He tied the record held CONSISTENT (940) 369-8548 / [email protected] by former Marshall standout and 2010 C-USA Three C-USA student-athletes are ranked among Grant Gardner, Old Dominion Freshman of the Year Hassan Whiteside. Diaz the top 20 nationally for fi eld goal percentage (757) 683-3395 / [email protected] became just the 19th player in Division I history this season. FIU senior Adrian Diaz ranks sixth to block 13 or more shots in a game. WKU junior nationally, hitting 103-of-155 shots for a 66.5 per- Tim Andrzejewski, Rice Ben Lawson ranks 10th the season nationally cent consistency. WKU sophomore Justin John- (713) 348-3929 / [email protected] with 2.82 blocks per game. son has been a solid 65.7 percent (113-172) from the fi eld through 16 games this season to rank Jack Duggan, Southern Miss fi fth. Another sophomore, in UAB’s Chris Cokley, (601) 266-5947 / [email protected] ranks 16th nationally at 60.7 percent (99-163). All Jay D’Abramo, UAB three also rank among the league’s top 20 scor- (205) 934-7920 / [email protected] ers this season. Jeff Darby, UTEP HOME COOKIN’ (915) 747-6652 / [email protected] Old Dominion snapped Louisiana Tech’s 39-game home court win streak on Jan. 7, and now UAB put a stop to the Monarchs’ home court win streak at 32 games on Jan. 14. The 32 games was tied as the Jordan Korphage, UTSA fourth-longest in the nation (LA Tech had been tied for second). In C-USA play last year, the Bulldogs, (210) 458-4930 / [email protected] Monarchs and UAB all fi nished the 2014-15 regular season with perfect 9-0 records at home against Michael Schroeder, WKU conference foes. UAB is riding a win streak of 19 games at Bartow Arena to tie its school record and (270) 745-5045 / [email protected] rank 11th nationally. Team Venue Record Pct. Streak Charlotte Halton Arena 2-4 .333 L1 FIU Lime Court at FIU Arena 6-3 .667 W3 Florida Atlantic FAU Arena 2-2 .500 W1 Louisiana Tech Thomas Assembly Center 10-1 .909 W1 FOLLOW US, LIKE US Marshall Cam Henderson Center 6-2 .750 W6 Conference USA Online Middle Tennessee Murphy Center 5-1 .833 W5 www.ConferenceUSA.com North Texas UNT Coliseum/Super Pit 6-5 .545 L1 Ted Constant Facebook Old Dominion Convocation Center 8-0 .889 L1 ConferenceUSA Rice Tudor Fieldhouse 5-4 .554 W1 Twitter Southern Miss Reed Green Coliseum 3-5 .375 W1 @Conference_USA / @CUSAMBK UAB Bartow Arena 10-0 1.000 W19 Instagram / Snapchat UTEP Don Haskins Center 8-3 .727 W4 ConferenceUSA UTSA UTSA Convocation Center 2-5 .286 W 1 WKU E.A. Diddle Arena 8-1 .889 W1 Tag Us TOTAL 81-37 .686 #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 Jan. 14: James Kelly (MAR) 8 8 Player (Team) Number TEAM Adrian Diaz (FIU) 6 13 Marcus Evans (RICE) 9 Scoring Defense Jeremy Combs (NT) 6 9 Ryan Bowie (UTSA) 8 8. Old Dominion 1029 60.5 Reggie Upshaw Jr. (MT) 5 10 Trey Freeman (ODU) 8 Field Goal Percentage Ryan Bowie (UTSA) 5 9 Donte McGill (FIU) 7 19. UAB 490-978 49.1 Justin Johnson (WKU) 5 5 Justin Johnson (WKU) 6 Field Goal Percentage Defense Joseph Uchebo (CHA) 5 5 Erik McCree (TECH) 6 31. Old Dominion 352-899 39.2 Erik McCree (TECH) 4 7 Chris Cokley (UAB) 5 36. FIU 412-1047 39.4 Chris Cokley (UAB) 4 6 Alex Hamilton (TECH) 5 Three-Point FG Defense Ryan Taylor (MAR) 3 24 James Kelly (MAR) 5 21. FIU 125-414 30.2 Alex Hamilton (TECH) 3 5 Three-Point FG Made Aaron Bacote (ODU) 4 26. Marshall 156 9.2 Daviyon Draper (FIU) 3 4 Jeremy Combs (NT) 4 Assists Per Game Denzell Taylor (ODU) 3 4 3 - Aaron Cosby (WKU), Egor Koulechov (RICE), 4. UAB 333 19.6 Egor Koulechov (RICE) 3 3 J.R. Harris (UTSA), Austin Loop (MAR), Braxton Assist-to-Turnover Ratio C.J. Turman (FAU) 3 3 Ogbueze (CHA), Giddy Potts (MT), Khari Price 19. UAB 333-215 1.58 William Lee (UAB) 2 7 (USM), Ryan Taylor (MAR), Andrien White (CHA) 41. Old Dominion 222-163 1.38 Dominic Artis (UTEP) 2 2 2 - Robert Brown (UAB), Adrian Diaz (FIU), Daviyon Blocks Per Game Qiydar Davis (TECH) 2 2 Draper (FIU), Jon Elmore (MAR), Dayon Griffi n 3. UAB 113 6.6 Hooper Vint (UTEP) 2 2 (TECH), Darnell Harris (MT), Kourtlin Jackson (USM), 41t. FIU 87 5.1 Andrien White (CHA) 2 2 Deckie Johnson (NT), Marquez Letcher-Ellis (RICE), WKU 87 5.1 Terry Winn (UTEP) 2 2 Lee Moore (UTEP), Earvin Morris (UTEP), J-Mychal Steals Per Game Tosin Mehinti (UAB) 1 3 Reese (NT), Curran Scott (CHA), Nigel Snipes (WKU), 27. Marshall 142 8.4 Keljin Blevins (USM) 1 1 Reggie Upshaw Jr. (MT) 20. Louisiana Tech 141 8.3 Rickey Brice Jr. (NT) 1 1 1 - Dominic Artis (UTEP), Ja’Michael Brown (NT), INDIVIDUAL Ronald Delph (FAU) 1 1 Perrin Buford (MT), C.J. Burks (MAR), Connor Points Per Game Fredrick Edmond (WKU) 1 1 Cashaw (RICE), Jon Davis (CHA), Fredrick Edmond 33. Marcus Evans, RICE 335 19.7 Marquez Letcher-Ellis (RICE) 1 1 (WKU), Adonis Filer (FAU), Jesse Hill (FAU), Field Goal Percentage Giddy Potts (MT) 1 1 William Lee (UAB), LeAntwan Luckett (TECH), Tim 6. Adrian Diaz, FIU 103-155 66.5 Khari Price (USM) 1 1 Rowe (USM), Bernard Sullivan (CHA), Lewis Sullivan 7. Justin Johnson, WKU 113-172 65.7 Cameron Smith (FIU) 1 1 (UAB), Hooper Vint (UTEP), Dirk Williams (UAB), 19. Chris Cokley, UAB 99-163 60.7 Brandan Stith (ODU) 1 1 Christian Wilson (UTSA) Three-Point FG Made Per Game Trey Freeman (ODU) 0 2 30. Giddy Potts, MT 36 3.00 Max Guercy (RICE) 0 2 15-REBOUNDING GAMES 41. Austin Loop, MAR 50 2.94 Hakeem Baxter (UAB) 0 1 Player (Team) Number Free Throw Percentage Andrew Drone (RICE) 0 1 Joseph Uchebo (CHA) 4 17. Max Guercy, RICE 57-64 89.1 Phillip Jones (UTSA) 0 1 Jeremy Combs (NT) 2 Rebounds Per Game Adrian Diaz (FIU) 2 17. Jeremy Combs, NT 176 10.4 SUPERLATIVES James Kelly (MAR) 2 25. Joseph Uchebo, CHA 158 9.9 30-POINT GAMES Chris Cokley (UAB) 1 26. James Kelly, MAR 167 9.8 Player (Team) Opponent (Date) Daviyon Draper (FIU) 1 Assists Per Game 38-James Kelly (MAR) Wyoming (12/21) Justin Johnson (WKU) 1 20. Alex Hamilton, TECH 102 6.0 36-J.R. Harris (UTSA) UAB (1/7) Egor Koulechov (RICE) 1 31. Nick Norton, UAB 90 5.6 33-James Kelly (MAR) FIU (1/19) Denzell Taylor (ODU) 1 Blocked Shots Per Game 33-Ryan Bowie (UTSA) Southern Utah (11/21) 2. Adrian Diaz, FIU 58 3.41 10-ASSIST GAMES 32-Marcus Evans (RICE) St. Thomas (12/17) 5. William Lee, UAB 53 3.12 Player (Team) Opponent (Date) 32-Egor Koulechov (RICE) New Mexico (12/19) 10. Ben Lawson, WKU 48 2.82 11-Robert Brown (UAB) Auburn (11/13) 32-Reggie Upshaw Jr. (MT) Trevecca (12/30) Steals Per Game 10-Nick Norton (UAB) Troy (11/19) 30-Erik McCree (TECH) Southern Miss (1/2) 37. Alex Hamilton, TECH 34 2.0 10-Alex Hamilton (TECH) Prairie View A&M (12/28) Assist-to-Turnover Ratio 30-Aaron Bacote (ODU) Rhode Island (12/22) 2. Nick Norton, UAB 90-16 5.63 30-Alex Hamilton (TECH) UL-Lafayette (12/12) 13. Trey Freeman, ODU 58-15 3.87 Double-Doubles 19t. James Kelly, MAR 8
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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 Adrian Diaz, FIU Alex Hamilton, Louisiana Tech FIVE NAMED TO ALLSTATE NABC GOOD WORKS TEAM J11 James Kelly, Marshall Following their outstanding commitment to helping others and their local communities, fi ve Conference J18 USA men’s basketball student-athletes have been nominated to the Allstate National Association of J25 Basketball Coaches (NABC) Good Works Team. F1 F8 Rice senior guard Max Guercy is a repeat selection after earning a nomination last season as well. Guercy F15 is representing Conference USA, along with fellow seniors Jackson Trapp of Florida Atlantic, Trey Free- F22 man of Old Dominion, Nigel Snipes of WKU and junior Reggie Upshaw Jr. of Middle Tennessee. F29 In its fourth year, the Allstate NABC Good Works Team® recognizes players at all levels of college bas- M7 ketball who have made outstanding contributions in the areas of volunteerism and civic involvement. From the nominations across the country, special voting panels will select a 10-member team comprised C-USA FRESHMEN OF THE WEEK of fi ve student-athletes from the NCAA Division I level and fi ve student-athletes from Divisions II, III and N16 Ja’Michael Brown, North Texas the NAIA. The fi nal roster of 20 award recipients will be unveiled in February. Members of the Allstate N23 Andrien White, Charlotte NABC Good Works Team will be invited by Allstate, an offi cial corporate partner of the NCAA, to the N30 C.J. Burks, Marshall 2016 NABC Convention and 2016 NCAA Men’s Final Four in Houston, where they will participate in a Marcus Evans, Rice community project benefi tting the host city. D7 Marcus Evans, Rice D14 C.J. Burks, Marshall D21 Marcus Evans, Rice FREEMAN AND HAMILTON ON LUTE OLSON MIDSEASON WATCH LIST D28 Marcus Evans, Rice Old Dominion senior point guard Trey Freeman and Louisiana Tech senior guard Alex Hamilton have J4 Andrien White, Charlotte been named to the 2015-16 Lute Olson All-America Team midseason watch list. Freeman, last year’s C- J11 Jon Davis, Charlotte USA Newcomer of the Year and a First-Team All-Conference selection, is averaging 17.0 points and 3.3 assists per game this season. Last season he led the Monarchs to a 27-8 overall record and recorded the J18 fi rst triple-double by an ODU player since 1982 with 14 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. J25 F1 Hamilton currently leads the conference in both assists (6.0) and steals (2.1) per game to rank 21st and F8 29th in the nation, respectively. He also averages 17.8 points (fi fth in C-USA) and 5.9 rebounds per game. F15 Hamilton joined Freeman on the preseason All-Conference USA squad and has earned two C-USA Player F22 of the Week honors this season and six for his career. F29 M7 The award is named in honor of Hall of Fame coach Lute Olson, who won 780 games in 34 seasons, 24 of which were spent at the University of Arizona. During that stretch, he led the Wildcats to 11 Pac-10 Conference titles, 23 consecutive NCAA Tournaments, four Final Four appearances and a National Championship in 1997.
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CHARLOTTEFIUFLORIDA ATLANTICLOUISIANA TECHMARSHALLMIDDLE TENNESSEE NORTH TEXASOLD DOMINIONRICESOUTHERN MISSUABUTEPUTSAWKU 2016 TELEVISION SCHEDULE (ALL TIMES EASTERN)
FOX SPORTS 1 FOX COLLEGE SPORTS (FCS) Thursday, January 28 UAB at WKU 7:30 p.m. Saturday, January 23 WKU at Charlotte 6:00 p.m. Saturday, February 6 WKU at UTEP 5:00 p.m. Saturday, January 30 Middle Tennessee at WKU 8:00 p.m. Saturday, March 12 C-USA Championship Final 2:30 p.m. Saturday, February 13 Marshall at WKU 8:00 p.m. Thursday, February 18 Old Dominion at WKU 8:00 p.m. FOX SPORTS NETWORKS (FSN) Saturday, February 20 Charlotte at WKU 3:00 p.m. Saturday, January 16 Middle Tennessee at Old Dominion 4:00 p.m. Saturday, March 5 Louisiana Tech at WKU 8:00 p.m. Sunday, January 31 UTEP at Louisiana Tech 4:00 p.m. Saturday, February 13 UAB at Louisiana Tech 2:00 p.m. MT10 Thursday, February 25 UTEP at Old Dominion 7:00 p.m. Thursday, February 4 Florida Atlantic at Middle Tennessee 7:30 p.m. Saturday, February 27 WKU at UAB 12:00 p.m.
CBS SPORTS NETWORK (CBSSN) C-USA DIGITAL NETWORK Thursday, January 21 Rice at UAB 9:30 p.m. Non-televised coverage of C-USA basketball will be available online through Saturday, January 30 UAB at Marshall 12:00 p.m. the C-USA Digital Network, available exclusively on the league’s offi cial web- Saturday, February 20 Louisiana Tech at UTEP 4:00 p.m. site www.ConferenceUSA.com. C-USA school home games will be off ered live Sunday, February 21 UAB at Middle Tennessee 6:00 p.m. and archived for All-Access subscribers, along with weekly highlights and fea- Friday, March 11 C-USA Championship Semifi nals 4/6:30 p.m. ture programming. AMERICAN SPORTS NETWORK (ASN) 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. TWEETEST FAN Saturday, February 13 Rice at Old Dominion 2:00 p.m. The Conference USA Tweetest Fan contest tips off its Saturday, February 13 North Texas at Charlotte 4:00 p.m. eighth season to win fantastic prizes in conjunction Saturday, February 13 UTEP at Florida Atlantic 6:00 p.m. with C-USA men’s and women’s basketball confer- Thursday, February 18 Charlotte at Marshall 7:00 p.m. ence play. Once again, C-USA will seek out its Tweet- Thursday, February 18 Louisiana Tech at UTSA 9:00 p.m. est Fans, using Twitter to spread all the exciting news Saturday, February 20 FIU at Rice 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 20 Southern Miss at UTSA 4:00 p.m. coming from the conference and its members. Thursday, February 25 WKU at Middle Tennessee 7:00 p.m. Thursday, February 25 North Texas at Louisiana Tech 9:00 p.m. Prizes will be awarded throughout the conference basketball season to fans Saturday, February 27 FIU at Florida Atlantic 2:00 p.m. who follow and engage with C-USA on Twitter (@Conference_USA). Clues Saturday, February 27 UTSA at Old Dominion 8:00 p.m. will range from answering trivia questions, posting photos and retweeting, Thursday, March 3 Louisiana Tech at Marshall 7:00 p.m. to meeting up with school contacts at remote locations for various prizes Thursday, March 3 Southern Miss at WKU 9:00 p.m. and select regular-season game tickets in C-USA communities. Saturday, March 5 UAB at Florida Atlantic 12:00 p.m. Saturday, March 5 Old Dominion at Rice 2:00 p.m. By participating, fans are also registering to win the grand prize: a trip for Saturday, March 5 UTSA at UTEP 4:00 p.m. two to the 2016 Conference USA Basketball Championships, March 8-12 in Saturday, March 5 Middle Tennessee at FIU 6:00 p.m. Birmingham, Alabama. Multiple entries are accepted -- and encouraged -- Tuesday, March 8 C-USA Men’s First Round 5:00 p.m. increasing your chance to win the grand prize package, which includes 2016 Wednesday, March 9 C-USA Championship Second Rounds C-USA Basketball Championship tickets, air fare and hotel accommodations. 1:00 p.m. / 3:30 p.m. / 7:00 p.m. / 9:30 p.m. The contest runs through Feb. 22, and a winner will be selected through a Thursday, March 10 C-USA Championship Quarterfi nals blind draw on Feb. 23. 1:00 p.m. / 3:30 p.m. / 7:00 p.m. / 9:30 p.m.
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CHARLOTTE 49ERS FIU PANTHERS (4-12, 1-3 C-USA) (9-8, 3-1 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) L/65-74 D29 FLORIDA A&M W/65-45 J7 at Southern Miss W/82-76 J3 FLORIDA ATLANTIC (FSN) W/76-59 J9 at Louisiana Tech L/90-93 (ot) J7 at WKU (FCS) W/75-72 J14 MIDDLE TENNESSEE L/72-73 J9 at Marshall L/81-99 J16 UAB 7 p.m. J14 LOUISIANA TECH W/88-74 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 For the second game in a row, fi ve 49ers scored in double-fi gures, Junior G Donte McGill scored 23 of his career-high 29 points in the but the team fell just short in a 73-72 decision to visiting Middle Tennes- fi rst half to lead the Panthers in an 88-74 win over visiting Louisiana Tech. see Jan. 14. Junior Braxton Ogbueze scored a team-best 19 points, while The 23 points was a school record for a fi rst-half performance. FIU has senior Joseph Uchebo grabbed a game-high 18 rebounds and scored 11 now won fi ve of its last six games. Senior F Daviyon Draper chipped in 18 points for his fi fth double-double. points, while junior G Jason Boswell and senior Adrian Diaz each The game marked Uchebo’s fourth with 15 or more rebounds this sea- added 11 points. son, and he is currently averaging a double-double in conference play FIU went on a 19-4 run in the fi nal minutes of its Jan. 7 game at with 14.5 points and 12.8 rebounds. WKU to win, 75-72. McGill hit a three-point shot with 38 seconds Head coach Mark Price earned his fi rst C-USA win as the 49ers were left, and sophomore G Eric Nottage made two free throws to seal victorious on the road with an 82-76 decision over Southern Miss Jan. 7. the victory. Draper tied his career high by scoring 21 points, while Freshman G Jon Davis led the 49ers with 18 points, then followed that up McGill and Diaz added 16 points apiece in the win. Nottage also with a career-best 24 points at Louisiana Tech to earn C-USA Freshman of chipped in with 14 points, one shy of tying his career-high. the Week honors Jan. 11. @Conference_USA / @CUSAMBK ConferenceUSA MEN’S BASKETBALL 2015-16 SEASON C-USA NOTEBOOK Jan. 15, 2016 Contact: Courtney Morrison Archer [email protected]
FLORIDA ATLANTIC OWLS LOUISIANA TECH BULLDOGS (3-14, 1-3 C-USA) (13-4, 2-2 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 W/87-57 D29 TENNESSEE-MARTIN L/48-57 J7 OLD DOMINION (CBS SN) L/53-56 J3 at FIU (FSN) L/59-76 J9 CHARLOTTE W/93-90 (ot) J7 at Marshall (ASN) L/67-90 J14 at FIU L/74-88 J9 at WKU (FCS) L/82-86 (ot) J16 at Florida Atlantic 6 p.m. J14 SOUTHERN MISS (ASN) W/58-51 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 Florida Atlantic went on a 12-4 run in the fi nal minutes to snap its nine- For the second game in a row, sophomore G Dayon Griffi n led the game losing skid with a 58-51 decision over Southern Miss Jan. 14. It was Bulldog off ense, but LA Tech dropped an 88-74 decision at FIU on Jan. 14. the Owls’ fi rst C-USA victory of the season. Senior G Jackson Trapp tied Griffi n fi nished with 16 points. his season high with 15 points to lead FAU. Sophomore C Ronald Delph First-year coach Eric Konkol squared off against Charlotte’s fi rst-year added 11 points and grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds for his fi rst career coach Mark Price on Jan. 9. The two teams battled into overtime before double-double. Konkol and the Bulldogs picked up the 93-90 win. Griffi n scored a Junior transfer Adonis Filer was credited with more than a third of career-high 28 points for LA Tech. Senior Alex Hamilton contributed Florida Atlantic’s points in a 57-48 loss to Tennessee-Martin on Dec. 29. with 27 points, eight assists, fi ve rebounds and two steals. Filer scored 17 points and added nine rebounds to come just shy of his Hamilton leads C-USA in both assists (6.0) and steals (2.0) fi rst double-double as an Owl. this season, and is tied for third in scoring (18.1). FAU closed out a fi ve-game road swing at Hofstra on Dec. 22. Trapp The Bulldogs had their 39-game home court win streak (tied led the Owls with 14 points, while Marquan Botley chipped in 10. as the second-longest in the nation) snapped by Old Dominion Jan. 7. @Conference_USA / @CUSAMBK ConferenceUSA MEN’S BASKETBALL 2015-16 SEASON C-USA NOTEBOOK Jan. 15, 2016 Contact: Courtney Morrison Archer [email protected]
MARSHALL THUNDERING HERD MIDDLE TENNESSEE BLUE RAIDERS (8-9, 4-0 C-USA) (11-5, 3-1 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) L/67-78 D27 at (4) Maryland (BTN) L/67-87 J7 UTEP (ASN) W/78-72 J3 WKU (ASN) W/94-76 J9 UTSA (ASN) W/79-71 J7 FLORIDA ATLANTIC W/90-67 J14 at Charlotte W/73-72 J9 FIU W/99-81 J16 at Old Dominion (FSN) 3 p.m. J14 at North Texas W/97-78 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 Marshall posted its fourth consecutive contest with 90 or more points, Sophomore Giddy Potts led MT with a career-high 29 points as the Blue and improved to 4-0 in C-USA play, with a 97-78 victory at North Texas Jan. Raiders edged host Charlotte, 73-72, Jan. 14. Potts was 9-of-11 from the fi eld 14. Sophomore G Jon Elmore scored a team-high 21 points and contributed and hit a career-best seven three-pointers, missing just one attempt from career highs of eight assists and fi ve rebounds. Elmore hit fi ve three-pointers distance on the night. Senior F Darnell Harris hit a clutch three-pointer and, as a team, the Herd nailed 14 from behind the arc (10 of those in the in the fi nal seconds and fi nished with 12 points, while junior Reggie fi rst half). Junior G Stevie Browning tallied a career-high 19 points. Senior F Upshaw Jr. chipped in seven points and 13 rebounds. James Kelly, the reigning C-USA Player of the Week, added 15. Potts again led Middle Tennessee with 26 points and the Blue Marshall is now 8-3 in its last 11 games after starting the season with six- Raiders held UTSA scoreless over the fi nal four minutes to rally for a straight losses. 79-71 victory Jan. 9. Marshall posted a 99-81 victory over FIU, handing the Panthers their fi rst Head coach Kermit Davis earned his 250th victory at the helm C-USA loss of the season. Kelly poured in 33 points and grabbed a career- of the Blue Raiders during the 2015 C-USA quarterfi nals. He is just high 15 rebounds for his conference-best eighth double-double of the season. one victory away from career win No. 400.
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NORTH TEXAS MEAN GREEN OLD DOMINION MONARCHS (7-10, 2-2 C-USA) (9-8, 2-2 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) W/70-66 J2 CHARLOTTE (ASN) W/74-65 J3 at UTEP (ASN) L/75-84 J7 at Louisiana Tech (CBS SN) W/56-53 J9 RICE (ASN) W/85-74 J9 at Southern Miss L/71-73 J14 MARSHALL L/78-97 J14 UAB (CBS SN) L/71-72 (ot) 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 Sophomore Jeremy Combs registered his sixth double-double of the Senior Trey Freeman scored a team-high 28 points and redshirt soph- season with a game-high 28 points and 18 rebounds, but the Mean Green omore Brandan Stith registered his fi rst double-double with 15 points and fell to a sharp-shooting Marshall team, 97-78, Jan. 14. It was Combs’ ninth 13 rebounds, but the Monarchs had their 32-game home court win streak career double-double, and he is currently the only C-USA player to average snapped by UAB Jan. 14, 72-71 in overtime. It was tied as the fourth-lon- a double-double with 14.6 ppg and 10.4 rpg on the season. gest nationally. The Mean Green were without second-leading scorer Deckie Johnson ODU had just snapped LA Tech’s 39-game home court win streak with (14.4 ppg) against Marshall. Johnson was benched with a bruised foot. a 56-53 victory Jan. 7. Freeman led the Monarchs in that game as well Combs also posted a double-double with 22 points and 12 rebounds as with 21 points, while classmate Aaron Bacote chipped in 17. the Mean Green won its home C-USA debut with an 85-74 victory over Rice Old Dominion currently ranks eighth nationally in team defense, Jan. 9. Senior Eric Katenda scored a career-high 18 points, including seven holding opponents to 60.5 points per game. straight in the second half to give the Mean Green a 22-point lead. In front of a sellout crowd, the Monarchs defeated crosstown Combs grabbed a career-best 19 rebounds, along with 20 points in a foe Norfolk State, 68-57, Dec. 29. Although the two schools are Jan. 3 loss to UTEP Jan. 3. Junior J’Mychal Reese added 17 points and nine less than four miles apart, it was the fi rst meeting between assists. them in 15 years. @Conference_USA / @CUSAMBK ConferenceUSA MEN’S BASKETBALL 2015-16 SEASON C-USA NOTEBOOK Jan. 15, 2016 Contact: Courtney Morrison Archer [email protected]
RICE OWLS SOUTHERN MISS GOLDEN EAGLES (6-11, 1-3 C-USA) (4-11, 1-3 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 L/57-87 D29 INCARNATE WORD L/76-82 J7 CHARLOTTE L/76-82 J1 at UTEP (ASN) L/60-61 J9 OLD DOMINION W/73-71 J3 at UTSA L/80-85 J14 at Florida Atlantic (ASN) L/51-68 J9 at North Texas (ASN) L/74-85 J16 at FIU 6 p.m. J14 WKU W/83-73 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 Rice picked up its fi rst conference win of the season with an 83-73 vic- Freshman Tim Rowe paced the Golden Eagles with a career-high 20 tory over WKU Jan. 14. Freshmen Connor Cashaw and Marquez Letcher- points off the bench, but Southern Miss fell to Florida Atlantic Jan. 14. Ellis scored 20 points apiece. Southern Miss picked up its fi rst C-USA win of the season Jan. 9 with Freshman Marcus Evans added 16 points and fi ve assists against the a 73-71 victory over Old Dominion. Junior G Khari Price scored 20 points Hilltoppers. Evans currently tops C-USA’s scoring chart (19.7 ppg) and is for the Golden Eagles, while senior transfer Kourtlin Jackson added 13 the second leading freshman scorer in NCAA Division I this season behind points and seven rebounds. only LSU’s Ben Simmons. His average ranks 33rd overall nationally. Jackson tied a season high with 25 points to lead the Golden Eagles Senior G Max Guercy scored 11 points at UTSA on Jan. 3 to become the past Southeastern Oklahoma State, 66-52, Dec. 29. Jackson went 32nd member of the Rice 1,000-point club. Guercy also had six rebounds 8-of-9 from the fi eld for the night. and six assists to join Dana Hardy as the only two players in school history Jackson also scored 25 points Dec. 14 in a 57-54 victory over with 1,000 points, 400 assists, 300 rebounds and 100 steals. South Alabama. The Golden Eagles trailed by as many as nine in Guercy ranks 17th nationally with an 89.1 free-throw percentage. the second half but outscored USA 11-to-4 in the fi nal 4:30 to post their second-straight win. As a team, the Golden Eagles connected on 10 three-pointers.
@Conference_USA / @CUSAMBK ConferenceUSA MEN’S BASKETBALL 2015-16 SEASON C-USA NOTEBOOK Jan. 15, 2016 Contact: Courtney Morrison Archer [email protected]
UAB BLAZERS UTEP MINERS (14-3, 4-0 C-USA) (10-7, 2-2 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) W/78-67 D29 UT RIO GRANDE VALLEY W/85-64 J7 UTSA W/104-82 J1 RICE (ASN) W/61-60 J9 UTEP (CBS SN) W/87-80 J3 NORTH TEXAS (ASN) W/84-75 J14 at Old Dominion (CBS SN) W/72-71 (ot) J7 at Middle Tennessee (ASN) L/72-78 J16 at Charlotte 6 p.m. J9 at UAB (CBS SN) L/80-87 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 UAB extended its win streak to 11 in a row and snapped Old Dominion’s Senior G Earvin Morris scored a game-high 23 points, but the Miners 32-home court winning stretch with a 72-71 overtime victory Jan. 14. The 11 lost on the road to UAB, 87-80. Junior G Dominic Artis recorded his sec- consecutive wins mark the Blazers’ longest streak in 22 years. Sophomore ond double-double with 12 points and 10 boards in what has become one William Lee led the Blazers with a career-high 28 points, including 10 in of the most intense rivalries in C-USA. Since the Blazers joined the league the overtime period. Lee also contributed seven rebounds, four blocks and in 2005, the two have met 16 times and this was the 13th outing hit fi ve three-pointers. Classmate Nick Norton scored the game-winner determined by single digits. with 2.3 seconds on the clock. It was Norton’s only fi eld goal of the game. The Miners improved to 2-0 in conference play with an 84-75 Senior Robert Brown added 14 points. victory over North Texas on Jan. 3. Senior Hooper Vint led the The Blazers tied a school record with 19-straight home wins following Miners with career highs of 20 points and 12 rebounds (his second an 87-80 victory over UTEP. Lee again led the Blazers with a team-best 18 double-double). points and 12 rebounds, tying then-career highs in both categories, for his Artis made the game-winning shot as the Miners edged Rice, second double-double of the season. 61-60, in the conference opener for both teams Jan. 1. Four Norton ranks second nationally with a 5.63 assist-to-turnover ratio. players scored in double-fi gures. @Conference_USA / @CUSAMBK ConferenceUSA MEN’S BASKETBALL 2015-16 SEASON C-USA NOTEBOOK Jan. 15, 2016 Contact: Courtney Morrison Archer [email protected]
UTSA ROADRUNNERS WKU HILLTOPPERS (3-14, 1-3 C-USA) (9-8, 1-3 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) L/66-70 J3 at Marshall (ASN) L/76-94 J3 RICE W/85-80 J7 FIU (FCS) L/72-75 J7 at UAB L/82-104 J9 FLORIDA ATLANTIC (FCS) W/86-82 (ot) J9 at Middle Tennessee (ASN) L/71-79 J14 at Rice (ASN) L/73-83 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 Junior J.R. Harris scored a season-high 36 points, hitting a school- Redshirt senior G Aaron Cosby scored 20 of his game-high 23 points in record 10 three-pointers, but it was not enough for the Roadrunners in the fi rst half, which included his 1,000th career point, but the Hilltoppers a 104-82 loss at UAB on Jan. 7. Harris fi nished 11-of-15 from the fi eld and fell to Rice, 83-73. Cosby collected those numbers at Seton Hall, Illinois 10-of-14 from behind the arc. Sophomore G Christian Wilson added 17 and WKU. He now has 1,008 points for his career. points, while senior Ryan Bowie and junior C Lucas O’Brien chipped in 11 WKU earned its fi rst C-USA win of the season with an 86-82 overtime and 10 points, respectively. decision against Florida Atlantic Jan. 9. Sophomore F Justin Johnson Harris followed up that performance with 20 points at Middle Tennes- came off the bench to lead the Hilltoppers with 18 points and eight see on Jan. 9, including a perfect 8-of-8 eff ort at the free-throw line. He rebounds. Johnson, who ranks seventh nationally in fi eld goal ranks third in C-USA for free throw percentage (.840). percentage (.657), was 7-of-9 on the afternoon. Cosby tossed in 17 Wilson scored a career-high 23 points to lead the Roadrunners to an points, including fi ve in the overtime period. 85-80 win over visiting Rice Jan. 3. He went 8-of-10 from the fl oor and Johnson scored a career-high 25 points in a 75-72 loss to added fi ve rebounds, three steals and an assist. UTSA built up a 21-point visiting FIU on Jan. 7. Johnson ranks seventh in C-USA for second-half lead to snap a three-game losing streak. Bowie added 20 scoring (17.0 ppg) and sixth for rebounding (8.2 rpg). He has points on 8-of-12 shooting. registered all fi ve of his career double-doubles this season. @Conference_USA / @CUSAMBK ConferenceUSA 2015-16 CONFERENCE USA INDIVIDUAL BASKETBALL STATISTICS Through games of Jan 14, 2016 (All games)
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SCORING Cl G FG 3FG FT Pts Avg/G REBOUNDING Cl G Off Def Total Avg/G 1. EVANS, Marcus-RICE Fr 17 106 28 95 335 19.7 1. COMBS, Jeremy-NT So 17 50 126 176 10.4 2. KELLY, James-MAR Sr 17 130 12 45 317 18.6 2. UCHEBO, Joseph-CHA Sr 16 60 98 158 9.9 3. HAMILTON, Alex-TECH Sr 17 102 17 86 307 18.1 3. KELLY, James-MAR Sr 17 42 125 167 9.8 FREEMAN, Trey-ODU Sr 17 117 17 56 307 18.1 4. DIAZ, Adrian-FIU Sr 17 52 97 149 8.8 5. BOWIE, Ryan-UTSA Sr 17 100 39 63 302 17.8 5. UPSHAW, Reggie-MT Jr 16 47 92 139 8.7 6. KOULECHOV, Egor-RICE So 17 91 44 69 295 17.4 6. JOHNSON, Justin-WKU So 17 54 85 139 8.2 7. JOHNSON, Justin-WKU So 17 113 1 62 289 17.0 7. BOWIE, Ryan-UTSA Sr 17 27 101 128 7.5 8. MCGILL, Donte-FIU Jr 16 95 20 54 264 16.5 8. MCCREE, Erik-TECH Jr 17 24 96 120 7.1 9. MCCREE, Erik-TECH Jr 17 96 25 60 277 16.3 9. KOULECHOV, Egor-RICE So 17 30 89 119 7.0 10. POTTS, Giddy-MT So 12 63 36 33 195 16.3 10. TAYLOR, Denzell-ODU Jr 17 66 51 117 6.9 11. DIAZ, Adrian-FIU Sr 17 103 0 57 263 15.5 11. COKLEY, Chris-UAB So 17 39 77 116 6.8 12. BACOTE, Aaron-ODU Sr 17 83 21 73 260 15.3 12. DRAPER, Daviyon-FIU Sr 16 20 83 103 6.4 13. COMBS, Jeremy-NT So 17 95 0 59 249 14.6 13. TAYLOR, Ryan-MAR Jr 17 34 74 108 6.4 14. DRAPER, Daviyon-FIU Sr 16 94 13 33 234 14.6 14. POTTS, Giddy-MT So 12 10 65 75 6.3 15. JOHNSON, Deckie-NT Jr 16 77 36 41 231 14.4 15. WINN, Terry-UTEP Fr 16 30 68 98 6.1 16. COKLEY, Chris-UAB So 17 99 0 43 241 14.2 16. LEE, William-UAB So 17 28 75 103 6.1 17. TAYLOR, Ryan-MAR Jr 17 80 11 68 239 14.1 17. VINT, Hooper-UTEP Sr 17 32 65 97 5.7 REESE, J-Mychal-NT Jr 17 80 19 60 239 14.1 18. BUFORD, Perrin-MT Sr 16 25 66 91 5.7 19. MOORE, Lee-UTEP Jr 17 72 22 70 236 13.9 19. HAMILTON, Alex-TECH Sr 17 18 77 95 5.6 20. UPSHAW, Reggie-MT Jr 16 85 11 38 219 13.7 20. MOORE, Lee-UTEP Jr 17 22 68 90 5.3 21. HARRIS, Darnell-MT Sr 16 66 28 52 212 13.3 22. HARRIS, J.R.-UTSA Jr 16 65 38 42 210 13.1 23. OGBUEZE, Braxton-CHA Jr 16 63 45 32 203 12.7 24. MORRIS, Earvin-UTEP Sr 16 66 23 45 200 12.5 25. BROWNING, Stevie-MAR Jr 17 80 20 31 211 12.4
FIELD GOAL PCT Cl G FGM FGA Pct. ASSISTS Cl G No. Avg/G 1. DIAZ, Adrian-FIU Sr 17 103 155 . 6 6 5 1. HAMILTON, Alex-TECH Sr 17 102 6.0 2. JOHNSON, Justin-WKU So 17 113 172 . 6 5 7 2. NORTON, Nick-UAB So 16 90 5.6 3. EDMOND, Fredrick-WKU Jr 16 67 110 . 6 0 9 3. GUERCY, Max-RICE Sr 17 91 5.4 4. COKLEY, Chris-UAB So 17 99 163 . 6 0 7 4. ARTIS, Dominic-UTEP Jr 17 82 4.8 5. UCHEBO, Joseph-CHA Sr 16 68 117 . 5 8 1 5. MCNEAL, Chris-WKU Fr 17 80 4.7 6. COMBS, Jeremy-NT So 17 95 164 . 5 7 9 6. DAVIS, Jon-CHA Fr 16 67 4.2 7. VINT, Hooper-UTEP Sr 17 75 135 . 5 5 6 7. REESE, J-Mychal-NT Jr 17 67 3.9 8. KELLY, James-MAR Sr 17 130 237 . 5 4 9 8. BROWNING, Stevie-MAR Jr 17 65 3.8 9. UPSHAW, Reggie-MT Jr 16 85 155 . 5 4 8 9. TAYLOR, Ryan-MAR Jr 17 61 3.6 10. TAYLOR, Ryan-MAR Jr 17 80 151 . 5 3 0 RUTHERFORD, Nick-FAU Fr 17 61 3.6 11. POTTS, Giddy-MT So 12 63 122 . 5 1 6 11. PRICE, Khari-USM Jr 15 53 3.5 12. GRIFFIN, Dayon-TECH So 17 64 124 . 5 1 6 12. FREEMAN, Trey-ODU Sr 17 58 3.4 13. LETCHER-ELLIS, M.-RICE Fr 17 52 102 . 5 1 0 13. BROWN, Robert-UAB Sr 17 57 3.4 14. LEE, William-UAB So 17 66 132 . 5 0 0 14. LITTLES, Gino-UTSA So 16 53 3.3 15. BUFORD, Perrin-MT Sr 16 64 132 . 4 8 5 15. MOORE, Lee-UTEP Jr 17 55 3.2
FREE THROW PCT Cl G FTM FTA Pct. STEALS Cl G No. Avg/G 1. GUERCY, Max-RICE Sr 17 57 64 . 8 9 1 1. HAMILTON, Alex-TECH Sr 17 34 2.0 2. KOULECHOV, Egor-RICE So 17 69 81 . 8 5 2 2. EVANS, Marcus-RICE Fr 17 32 1.9 3. HARRIS, J.R.-UTSA Jr 16 42 50 . 8 4 0 3. BROWN, Ja'Michael-NT Fr 17 26 1.5 4. CYLLA, Jeantal-FAU Fr 17 35 42 . 8 3 3 4. WHITE, Andrien-CHA Fr 16 24 1.5 5. BACOTE, Aaron-ODU Sr 17 73 91 . 8 0 2 5. RUTHERFORD, Nick-FAU Fr 17 25 1.5 6. SCOTT, Curran-CHA Fr 16 47 59 . 7 9 7 ARTIS, Dominic-UTEP Jr 17 25 1.5 7. KELLY, James-MAR Sr 17 45 57 . 7 8 9 7. BROWNING, Stevie-MAR Jr 17 24 1.4 8. BOWIE, Ryan-UTSA Sr 17 63 80 . 7 8 8 GRIFFIN, Dayon-TECH So 17 24 1.4 9. BAXTER, Hakeem-UAB Jr 17 36 46 . 7 8 3 9. UPSHAW, Reggie-MT Jr 16 22 1.4 10. MCGILL, Donte-FIU Jr 16 54 70 . 7 7 1 10. NORTON, Nick-UAB So 16 21 1.3 11. JOHNSON, Deckie-NT Jr 16 41 54 . 7 5 9 11. LITTLES, Gino-UTSA So 16 20 1.3 12. JACKSON, Kourtlin-USM Sr 14 44 58 . 7 5 9 12. REESE, J-Mychal-NT Jr 17 21 1.2 13. MCCREE, Erik-TECH Jr 17 60 80 . 7 5 0 KELLY, James-MAR Sr 17 21 1.2 14. EVANS, Marcus-RICE Fr 17 95 127 . 7 4 8 MOORE, Lee-UTEP Jr 17 21 1.2 15. FREEMAN, Trey-ODU Sr 17 56 75 . 7 4 7 TAYLOR, Ryan-MAR Jr 17 21 1.2 2015-16 CONFERENCE USA INDIVIDUAL BASKETBALL STATISTICS Through games of Jan 14, 2016 (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 12 36 72 . 5 0 0 1. POTTS, Giddy-MT So 12 36 3.0 2. BROWN, Ja'Michael-NT Fr 17 33 76 . 4 3 4 2. LOOP, Austin-MAR Jr 17 50 2.9 3. GRIFFIN, Dayon-TECH So 17 30 70 . 4 2 9 3. OGBUEZE, Braxton-CHA Jr 16 45 2.8 SNIPES, Nigel-WKU Sr 17 30 70 . 4 2 9 4. KOULECHOV, Egor-RICE So 17 44 2.6 5. OGBUEZE, Braxton-CHA Jr 16 45 106 . 4 2 5 5. COSBY, Aaron-WKU Sr 17 41 2.4 6. BOWIE, Ryan-UTSA Sr 17 39 93 . 4 1 9 6. HARRIS, J.R.-UTSA Jr 16 38 2.4 7. LOOP, Austin-MAR Jr 17 50 120 . 4 1 7 7. BOWIE, Ryan-UTSA Sr 17 39 2.3 MCGILL, Donte-FIU Jr 16 20 48 . 4 1 7 8. JOHNSON, Deckie-NT Jr 16 36 2.3 9. NOTTAGE, Eric-FIU So 17 19 46 . 4 1 3 9. HARRISON-DOCKS, C.-WKU Jr 15 31 2.1 10. HARRIS, Darnell-MT Sr 16 28 68 . 4 1 2 10. WHITE, Andrien-CHA Fr 16 33 2.1 11. BROWN, Robert-UAB Sr 17 33 81 . 4 0 7 11. BROWN, Ja'Michael-NT Fr 17 33 1.9 12. JACKSON, Kourtlin-USM Sr 14 16 40 . 4 0 0 BROWN, Robert-UAB Sr 17 33 1.9 13. TRAPP, Jackson-FAU Sr 17 31 78 . 3 9 7 13. TRAPP, Jackson-FAU Sr 17 31 1.8 14. WHITE, Andrien-CHA Fr 16 33 84 . 3 9 3 14. GRIFFIN, Dayon-TECH So 17 30 1.8 15. BACOTE, Aaron-ODU Sr 17 21 55 . 3 8 2 SNIPES, Nigel-WKU Sr 17 30 1.8
BLOCKED SHOTS Cl G No. Avg/G ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO Cl G Ast. T/O Ratio 1. DIAZ, Adrian-FIU Sr 17 58 3.4 1. NORTON, Nick-UAB So 16 90 16 5.6 2. LEE, William-UAB So 17 53 3.1 2. FREEMAN, Trey-ODU Sr 17 58 15 3.9 3. LAWSON, Ben-WKU Jr 17 48 2.8 3. PRICE, Khari-USM Jr 15 53 21 2.5 4. LETCHER-ELLIS, M.-RICE Fr 17 21 1.2 4. MCNEAL, Chris-WKU Fr 17 80 33 2.4 BRICE JR, Rickey-NT Fr 17 21 1.2 5. ARTIS, Dominic-UTEP Jr 17 82 37 2.2 6. VINT, Hooper-UTEP Sr 17 20 1.2 6. WILLIAMS, Kimar-FIU Fr 17 52 24 2.2 7. BIBERAJ, Nik-ODU Sr 17 19 1.1 7. DAVIS, Jon-CHA Fr 16 67 32 2.1 KELLY, James-MAR Sr 17 19 1.1 8. GUERCY, Max-RICE Sr 17 91 47 1.9 9. BUFORD, Perrin-MT Sr 16 17 1.1 9. HAMILTON, Alex-TECH Sr 17 102 53 1.9 MEHINTI, Tosin-UAB Jr 16 17 1.1 10. BROWN, Robert-UAB Sr 17 57 31 1.8 11. COMBS, Jeremy-NT So 17 18 1.1 11. MOORE, Lee-UTEP Jr 17 55 36 1.5 12. HARRIS, Darnell-MT Sr 16 16 1.0 12. LITTLES, Gino-UTSA So 16 53 35 1.5 13. DRONE, Andrew-RICE Jr 17 16 0.9 13. RUTHERFORD, Nick-FAU Fr 17 61 43 1.4 14. WASHINGTON, Jy'lan-TECH Fr 16 15 0.9 14. BROWNING, Stevie-MAR Jr 17 65 47 1.4 15. TAYLOR, Denzell-ODU Jr 17 14 0.8 15. TAYLOR, Ryan-MAR Jr 17 61 48 1.3
OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS Cl G No. Avg/G DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS Cl G No. Avg/G 1. TAYLOR, Denzell-ODU Jr 17 66 3.9 1. COMBS, Jeremy-NT So 17 126 7.4 2. UCHEBO, Joseph-CHA Sr 16 60 3.8 2. KELLY, James-MAR Sr 17 125 7.4 3. JOHNSON, Justin-WKU So 17 54 3.2 3. UCHEBO, Joseph-CHA Sr 16 98 6.1 4. DIAZ, Adrian-FIU Sr 17 52 3.1 4. BOWIE, Ryan-UTSA Sr 17 101 5.9 5. COMBS, Jeremy-NT So 17 50 2.9 5. UPSHAW, Reggie-MT Jr 16 92 5.8 6. UPSHAW, Reggie-MT Jr 16 47 2.9 6. DIAZ, Adrian-FIU Sr 17 97 5.7 7. KELLY, James-MAR Sr 17 42 2.5 7. MCCREE, Erik-TECH Jr 17 96 5.6 8. COKLEY, Chris-UAB So 17 39 2.3 8. POTTS, Giddy-MT So 12 65 5.4 9. TAYLOR, Ryan-MAR Jr 17 34 2.0 9. KOULECHOV, Egor-RICE So 17 89 5.2 10. VINT, Hooper-UTEP Sr 17 32 1.9 10. DRAPER, Daviyon-FIU Sr 16 83 5.2 BIBERAJ, Nik-ODU Sr 17 32 1.9 11. JOHNSON, Justin-WKU So 17 85 5.0 12. WINN, Terry-UTEP Fr 16 30 1.9 12. COKLEY, Chris-UAB So 17 77 4.5 13. KOULECHOV, Egor-RICE So 17 30 1.8 HAMILTON, Alex-TECH Sr 17 77 4.5 14. MCGILL, Donte-FIU Jr 16 28 1.8 14. LEE, William-UAB So 17 75 4.4 15. VANHOOK, Anthony-CHA Jr 13 22 1.7 15. TAYLOR, Ryan-MAR Jr 17 74 4.4 ARTIS, Dominic-UTEP Jr 17 74 4.4
MINUTES PLAYED Cl G No. Avg/G 1. HAMILTON, Alex-TECH Sr 17 580 34.1 2. KOULECHOV, Egor-RICE So 17 579 34.1 3. DRAPER, Daviyon-FIU Sr 16 543 33.9 4. BOWIE, Ryan-UTSA Sr 17 570 33.5 5. EVANS, Marcus-RICE Fr 17 559 32.9 6. GUERCY, Max-RICE Sr 17 552 32.5 7. REESE, J-Mychal-NT Jr 17 547 32.2 8. FREEMAN, Trey-ODU Sr 17 545 32.1 9. JOHNSON, Deckie-NT Jr 16 506 31.6 10. BROWNING, Stevie-MAR Jr 17 537 31.6 2015-16 CONFERENCE USA CONFERENCE BASKETBALL STATISTICS Through games of Jan 14, 2016 (All games)
SCORING OFFENSE G W-L Pts Avg/G SCORING DEFENSE G Pts Avg/G 1. Marshall 17 8-9 1385 81.5 1. Old Dominion 17 1029 60.5 2. Louisiana Tech 17 13-4 1363 80.2 2. UAB 17 1139 67.0 3. UAB 17 14-3 1346 79.2 3. Southern Miss 15 1008 67.2 4. WKU 17 9-8 1328 78.1 4. Middle Tennessee 16 1094 68.4 5. North Texas 17 7-10 1321 77.7 5. FIU 17 1176 69.2 6. UTEP 17 10-7 1290 75.9 6. Louisiana Tech 17 1189 69.9 7. Rice 17 6-11 1269 74.6 7. UTEP 17 1210 71.2 8. Charlotte 16 4-12 1173 73.3 8. Florida Atlantic 17 1226 72.1 9. FIU 17 9-8 1238 72.8 9. WKU 17 1318 77.5 10. UTSA 17 3-14 1230 72.4 10. North Texas 17 1344 79.1 11. Middle Tennessee 16 11-5 1147 71.7 11. Rice 17 1345 79.1 12. Old Dominion 17 9-8 1136 66.8 12. Marshall 17 1388 81.6 13. Florida Atlantic 17 3-14 1068 62.8 13. Charlotte 16 1307 81.7 14. Southern Miss 15 4-11 887 59.1 14. UTSA 17 1457 85.7
SCORING MARGIN G Offense Defense Margin FREE THROW PCT G FTM FTA Pct. 1. UAB 17 79.2 67.0 +12.2 1. Rice 17 318 436 . 7 2 9 2. Louisiana Tech 17 80.2 69.9 +10.2 2. Florida Atlantic 17 231 322 . 7 1 7 3. Old Dominion 17 66.8 60.5 +6.3 3. UAB 17 263 367 . 7 1 7 4. UTEP 17 75.9 71.2 +4.7 4. Southern Miss 15 176 248 . 7 1 0 5. FIU 17 72.8 69.2 +3.6 5. UTSA 17 262 378 . 6 9 3 6. Middle Tennessee 16 71.7 68.4 +3.3 6. Marshall 17 231 334 . 6 9 2 7. WKU 17 78.1 77.5 +0.6 7. Old Dominion 17 219 318 . 6 8 9 8. Marshall 17 81.5 81.6 -0.2 8. WKU 17 241 351 . 6 8 7 9. North Texas 17 77.7 79.1 -1.4 9. Louisiana Tech 17 280 424 . 6 6 0 10. Rice 17 74.6 79.1 -4.5 10. UTEP 17 282 428 . 6 5 9 11. Southern Miss 15 59.1 67.2 -8.1 11. FIU 17 218 338 . 6 4 5 12. Charlotte 16 73.3 81.7 -8.4 12. Charlotte 16 221 349 . 6 3 3 13. Florida Atlantic 17 62.8 72.1 -9.3 13. Middle Tennessee 16 227 359 . 6 3 2 14. UTSA 17 72.4 85.7 -13.4 14. North Texas 17 286 477 . 6 0 0
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE G FGM FGA Pct. FIELD GOAL PCT DEFENSE G FGM FGA Pct. 1. UAB 17 480 978 . 4 9 1 1. Old Dominion 17 352 899 . 3 9 2 2. FIU 17 457 963 . 4 7 5 2. FIU 17 412 1047 . 3 9 4 3. North Texas 17 467 988 . 4 7 3 3. UAB 17 412 1035 . 3 9 8 4. WKU 17 481 1018 . 4 7 2 4. UTEP 17 414 1039 . 3 9 8 5. Louisiana Tech 17 478 1062 . 4 5 0 5. Louisiana Tech 17 433 1056 . 4 1 0 6. UTEP 17 449 1015 . 4 4 2 6. Middle Tennessee 16 362 882 . 4 1 0 7. Marshall 17 499 1129 . 4 4 2 7. Southern Miss 15 340 812 . 4 1 9 8. Middle Tennessee 16 397 904 . 4 3 9 8. WKU 17 475 1067 . 4 4 5 9. Old Dominion 17 423 975 . 4 3 4 9. North Texas 17 463 1039 . 4 4 6 10. Rice 17 415 960 . 4 3 2 10. Florida Atlantic 17 439 966 . 4 5 4 11. UTSA 17 424 984 . 4 3 1 11. Marshall 17 510 1098 . 4 6 4 12. Charlotte 16 418 1006 . 4 1 6 12. Rice 17 471 990 . 4 7 6 13. Florida Atlantic 17 371 941 . 3 9 4 13. Charlotte 16 474 965 . 4 9 1 14. Southern Miss 15 300 768 . 3 9 1 14. UTSA 17 510 1002 . 5 0 9
3-POINT FG PCT G 3FGM 3FGA Pct. 3-POINT FG PCT DEFENSE G 3FGM 3FGA Pct. 1. Middle Tennessee 16 126 337 . 3 7 4 1. FIU 17 125 414 . 3 0 2 2. UAB 17 123 329 . 3 7 4 2. Louisiana Tech 17 104 332 . 3 1 3 3. FIU 17 106 284 . 3 7 3 3. UTEP 17 125 397 . 3 1 5 4. WKU 17 125 344 . 3 6 3 4. Florida Atlantic 17 88 277 . 3 1 8 5. Charlotte 16 116 327 . 3 5 5 5. UAB 17 110 344 . 3 2 0 6. North Texas 17 101 300 . 3 3 7 6. Old Dominion 17 106 321 . 3 3 0 7. UTEP 17 110 327 . 3 3 6 7. Middle Tennessee 16 109 319 . 3 4 2 8. UTSA 17 120 361 . 3 3 2 8. Southern Miss 15 127 366 . 3 4 7 9. Southern Miss 15 111 339 . 3 2 7 9. North Texas 17 121 336 . 3 6 0 10. Louisiana Tech 17 127 392 . 3 2 4 10. Marshall 17 121 332 . 3 6 4 11. Rice 17 121 387 . 3 1 3 11. WKU 17 157 403 . 3 9 0 12. Marshall 17 156 509 . 3 0 6 12. UTSA 17 153 380 . 4 0 3 13. Old Dominion 17 71 238 . 2 9 8 13. Rice 17 136 335 . 4 0 6 14. Florida Atlantic 17 95 327 . 2 9 1 14. Charlotte 16 146 339 . 4 3 1 2015-16 CONFERENCE USA CONFERENCE BASKETBALL STATISTICS Through games of Jan 14, 2016 (All games)
REBOUNDING OFFENSE G Rebounds Avg/G REBOUNDING DEFENSE G Rebounds Avg/G 1. Louisiana Tech 17 668 39.3 1. UAB 17 577 33.9 2. WKU 17 665 39.1 2. Old Dominion 17 579 34.1 3. FIU 17 657 38.6 3. WKU 17 588 34.6 4. UAB 17 654 38.5 4. Middle Tennessee 16 558 34.9 5. North Texas 17 650 38.2 5. UTSA 17 605 35.6 6. Middle Tennessee 16 609 38.1 6. Southern Miss 15 535 35.7 7. UTEP 17 646 38.0 7. FIU 17 613 36.1 8. Old Dominion 17 642 37.8 8. Rice 17 619 36.4 9. Marshall 17 638 37.5 9. North Texas 17 639 37.6 10. Charlotte 16 590 36.9 10. Charlotte 16 605 37.8 11. UTSA 17 582 34.2 11. Florida Atlantic 17 654 38.5 12. Rice 17 572 33.6 12. Louisiana Tech 17 674 39.6 13. Florida Atlantic 17 559 32.9 13. UTEP 17 705 41.5 14. Southern Miss 15 490 32.7 14. Marshall 17 710 41.8
REBOUNDING MARGIN G Team Avg. Opp. Avg. Margin BLOCKED SHOTS G No. Avg/G 1. WKU 17 665 39.1 588 34.6 +4.5 1. UAB 17 113 6.6 UAB 17 654 38.5 577 33.9 +4.5 2. WKU 17 87 5.1 3. Old Dominion 17 642 37.8 579 34.1 +3.7 FIU 17 87 5.1 4. Middle Tennessee 16 609 38.1 558 34.9 +3.2 4. Louisiana Tech 17 82 4.8 5. FIU 17 657 38.6 613 36.1 +2.6 5. Old Dominion 17 75 4.4 6. North Texas 17 650 38.2 639 37.6 +0.6 6. Middle Tennessee 16 61 3.8 7. Louisiana Tech 17 668 39.3 674 39.6 -0.4 7. UTEP 17 61 3.6 8. Charlotte 16 590 36.9 605 37.8 -0.9 8. North Texas 17 60 3.5 9. UTSA 17 582 34.2 605 35.6 -1.4 9. Rice 17 55 3.2 10. Rice 17 572 33.6 619 36.4 -2.8 Florida Atlantic 17 55 3.2 11. Southern Miss 15 490 32.7 535 35.7 -3.0 11. Marshall 17 52 3.1 12. UTEP 17 646 38.0 705 41.5 -3.5 12. UTSA 17 49 2.9 13. Marshall 17 638 37.5 710 41.8 -4.2 13. Charlotte 16 43 2.7 14. Florida Atlantic 17 559 32.9 654 38.5 -5.6 14. Southern Miss 15 27 1.8
ASSISTS G No. Avg/G STEALS G No. Avg/G 1. UAB 17 333 19.6 1. Marshall 17 142 8.4 2. Marshall 17 273 16.1 2. Louisiana Tech 17 141 8.3 3. UTEP 17 258 15.2 3. North Texas 17 121 7.1 4. Louisiana Tech 17 247 14.5 4. Rice 17 113 6.6 5. WKU 17 240 14.1 5. UAB 17 111 6.5 6. Charlotte 16 220 13.8 6. UTSA 17 108 6.4 7. FIU 17 225 13.2 7. Old Dominion 17 103 6.1 8. Middle Tennessee 16 210 13.1 8. Charlotte 16 93 5.8 9. Old Dominion 17 222 13.1 Middle Tennessee 16 93 5.8 10. Rice 17 218 12.8 10. UTEP 17 96 5.6 11. North Texas 17 205 12.1 11. FIU 17 91 5.4 12. Florida Atlantic 17 191 11.2 12. Florida Atlantic 17 90 5.3 13. UTSA 17 186 10.9 13. WKU 17 74 4.4 14. Southern Miss 15 164 10.9 14. Southern Miss 15 62 4.1
TURNOVER MARGIN G Team Avg. Opp. Avg. Margin ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO G Ast. Avg. T/O Avg. Ratio 1. Louisiana Tech 17 207 12.2 264 15.5 +3.4 1. UAB 17 333 19.6 215 12.6 1.5 2. UTEP 17 207 12.2 253 14.9 +2.7 2. Old Dominion 17 222 13.1 163 9.6 1.4 3. Old Dominion 17 163 9.6 196 11.5 +1.9 3. UTEP 17 258 15.2 207 12.2 1.2 4. Marshall 17 223 13.1 249 14.6 +1.5 4. Marshall 17 273 16.1 223 13.1 1.2 5. Charlotte 16 185 11.6 206 12.9 +1.3 5. Louisiana Tech 17 247 14.5 207 12.2 1.2 6. Rice 17 230 13.5 245 14.4 +0.9 6. Charlotte 16 220 13.8 185 11.6 1.2 7. Middle Tennessee 16 204 12.8 212 13.3 +0.5 7. WKU 17 240 14.1 219 12.9 1.1 8. UAB 17 215 12.6 215 12.6 +0.0 8. FIU 17 225 13.2 218 12.8 1.0 9. Florida Atlantic 17 203 11.9 202 11.9 -0.1 9. Middle Tennessee 16 210 13.1 204 12.8 1.0 10. North Texas 17 254 14.9 220 12.9 -2.0 10. Rice 17 218 12.8 230 13.5 0.9 11. WKU 17 219 12.9 182 10.7 -2.2 11. Florida Atlantic 17 191 11.2 203 11.9 0.9 12. Southern Miss 15 208 13.9 172 11.5 -2.4 12. North Texas 17 205 12.1 254 14.9 0.8 13. FIU 17 218 12.8 173 10.2 -2.6 13. Southern Miss 15 164 10.9 208 13.9 0.8 14. UTSA 17 267 15.7 206 12.1 -3.6 14. UTSA 17 186 10.9 267 15.7 0.7 2015-16 CONFERENCE USA CONFERENCE BASKETBALL STATISTICS Through games of Jan 14, 2016 (All games)
OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS G No. Avg/G DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS G No. Avg/G 1. Old Dominion 17 217 12.8 1. Middle Tennessee 16 452 28.3 2. Charlotte 16 202 12.6 2. FIU 17 480 28.2 3. Louisiana Tech 17 207 12.2 3. UTEP 17 477 28.1 4. WKU 17 204 12.0 4. UAB 17 469 27.6 5. North Texas 17 191 11.2 5. Louisiana Tech 17 461 27.1 6. Marshall 17 190 11.2 WKU 17 461 27.1 7. UAB 17 185 10.9 7. North Texas 17 459 27.0 8. FIU 17 177 10.4 8. Marshall 17 448 26.4 9. Rice 17 171 10.1 9. Old Dominion 17 425 25.0 10. UTEP 17 169 9.9 10. UTSA 17 418 24.6 11. Middle Tennessee 16 157 9.8 11. Florida Atlantic 17 416 24.5 12. UTSA 17 164 9.6 12. Charlotte 16 388 24.3 13. Southern Miss 15 132 8.8 13. Southern Miss 15 358 23.9 14. Florida Atlantic 17 143 8.4 14. Rice 17 401 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 16 452 138 .766 1. Old Dominion 17 217 395 .355 2. UTSA 17 418 151 .735 2. WKU 17 204 393 .342 3. Charlotte 16 388 156 .713 3. UAB 17 185 364 .337 4. North Texas 17 459 188 .709 4. Louisiana Tech 17 207 454 .313 5. Florida Atlantic 17 416 175 .704 5. Charlotte 16 202 449 .310 6. WKU 17 461 195 .703 6. FIU 17 177 399 .307 7. Old Dominion 17 425 184 .698 7. North Texas 17 191 451 .298 8. Southern Miss 15 358 157 .695 8. Rice 17 171 436 .282 9. FIU 17 480 214 .692 9. Marshall 17 190 502 .275 10. UAB 17 469 213 .688 10. Middle Tennessee 16 157 420 .272 11. Rice 17 401 183 .687 11. UTSA 17 164 454 .265 12. UTEP 17 477 220 .684 12. Southern Miss 15 132 378 .259 13. Marshall 17 448 208 .683 13. UTEP 17 169 485 .258 14. Louisiana Tech 17 461 220 .677 14. Florida Atlantic 17 143 479 .230
3-POINT FG MADE G No. Avg/G 1. Marshall 17 156 9.2 2. Middle Tennessee 16 126 7.9 3. Louisiana Tech 17 127 7.5 4. Southern Miss 15 111 7.4 5. WKU 17 125 7.4 6. Charlotte 16 116 7.3 7. UAB 17 123 7.2 8. Rice 17 121 7.1 9. UTSA 17 120 7.1 10. UTEP 17 110 6.5 11. FIU 17 106 6.2 12. North Texas 17 101 5.9 13. Florida Atlantic 17 95 5.6 14. Old Dominion 17 71 4.2 2015-16 CONFERENCE USA CONFERENCE BASKETBALL STATISTICS Through games of Jan 14, 2016 (All games)
Team Conference Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA Current unbeaten streak UAB 4-0 1.000 85.2 75.0 14-3 . 8 2 4 79.2 67.0 UAB -- 11 Marshall 4-0 1.000 95.0 75.5 8-9 . 4 7 1 81.5 81.6 Marshall -- 4 Middle Tennessee 3-1 . 7 5 0 74.2 73.2 11-5 . 6 8 8 71.7 68.4 Middle Tennessee -- 3 FIU 3-1 . 7 5 0 80.0 76.0 9-8 . 5 2 9 72.8 69.2 Rice -- 1 Louisiana Tech 2-2 . 5 0 0 76.8 72.8 13-4 . 7 6 5 80.2 69.9 FIU -- 1 UTEP 2-2 . 5 0 0 74.2 75.0 10-7 . 5 8 8 75.9 71.2 Florida Atlantic -- 1 Old Dominion 2-2 . 5 0 0 68.0 65.8 9-8 . 5 2 9 66.8 60.5 North Texas 2-2 . 5 0 0 77.0 80.2 7-10 . 4 1 2 77.7 79.1 WKU 1-3 . 2 5 0 76.8 83.5 9-8 . 5 2 9 78.1 77.5 Rice 1-3 . 2 5 0 74.2 76.0 6-11 . 3 5 3 74.6 79.1 Southern Miss 1-3 . 2 5 0 64.2 74.5 4-11 . 2 6 7 59.1 67.2 Charlotte 1-3 . 2 5 0 77.2 79.0 4-12 . 2 5 0 73.3 81.7 UTSA 1-3 . 2 5 0 76.0 83.2 3-14 . 1 7 6 72.4 85.7 Florida Atlantic 1-3 . 2 5 0 66.5 75.8 3-14 . 1 7 6 62.8 72.1
TEAM SUMMARIES G PF-PA Avg score Margin FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. RebF RebA Margin Charlotte 16 1173-1307 73.3-81.7 -8.4 418-1006 . 4 1 6 116-327 . 3 5 5 221-349 . 6 3 3 590 605 -0.9 FIU 17 1238-1176 72.8-69.2 +3.6 457-963 . 4 7 5 106-284 . 3 7 3 218-338 . 6 4 5 657 613 +2.6 Florida Atlantic 17 1068-1226 62.8-72.1 -9.3 371-941 . 3 9 4 95-327 . 2 9 1 231-322 . 7 1 7 559 654 -5.6 Louisiana Tech 17 1363-1189 80.2-69.9 +10.2 478-1062 . 4 5 0 127-392 . 3 2 4 280-424 . 6 6 0 668 674 -0.4 Marshall 17 1385-1388 81.5-81.6 -0.2 499-1129 . 4 4 2 156-509 . 3 0 6 231-334 . 6 9 2 638 710 -4.2 Middle Tennessee 16 1147-1094 71.7-68.4 +3.3 397-904 . 4 3 9 126-337 . 3 7 4 227-359 . 6 3 2 609 558 +3.2 North Texas 17 1321-1344 77.7-79.1 -1.4 467-988 . 4 7 3 101-300 . 3 3 7 286-477 . 6 0 0 650 639 +0.6 Old Dominion 17 1136-1029 66.8-60.5 +6.3 423-975 . 4 3 4 71-238 . 2 9 8 219-318 . 6 8 9 642 579 +3.7 Rice 17 1269-1345 74.6-79.1 -4.5 415-960 . 4 3 2 121-387 . 3 1 3 318-436 . 7 2 9 572 619 -2.8 Southern Miss 15 887-1008 59.1-67.2 -8.1 300-768 . 3 9 1 111-339 . 3 2 7 176-248 . 7 1 0 490 535 -3.0 UAB 17 1346-1139 79.2-67.0 +12.2 480-978 . 4 9 1 123-329 . 3 7 4 263-367 . 7 1 7 654 577 +4.5 UTEP 17 1290-1210 75.9-71.2 +4.7 449-1015 . 4 4 2 110-327 . 3 3 6 282-428 . 6 5 9 646 705 -3.5 UTSA 17 1230-1457 72.4-85.7 -13.4 424-984 . 4 3 1 120-361 . 3 3 2 262-378 . 6 9 3 582 605 -1.4 WKU 17 1328-1318 78.1-77.5 +0.6 481-1018 . 4 7 2 125-344 . 3 6 3 241-351 . 6 8 7 665 588 +4.5
ATTENDANCE Home Average Away Average Neutral Average Total Average Charlotte 7-35598 5085 6-25032 4172 3-4148 1383 16-64778 4049 FIU 9-9232 1026 6-14987 2498 2-4920 2460 17-29139 1714 Florida Atlantic 4-4784 1196 10-47597 4760 3-11912 3971 17-64293 3782 Louisiana Tech 11-39145 3559 6-34550 5758 0-0 0 17-73695 4335 Marshall 8-36763 4595 6-45495 7582 3-12843 4281 17-95101 5594 Middle Tennessee 7-37724 5389 6-17060 2843 3-9154 3051 16-63938 3996 North Texas 11-19848 1804 6-40727 6788 0-0 0 17-60575 3563 Old Dominion 9-63278 7031 6-25753 4292 2-7626 3813 17-96657 5686 Rice 9-18320 2036 8-36925 4616 0-0 0 17-55245 3250 Southern Miss 8-23355 2919 7-25882 3697 0-0 0 15-49237 3282 UAB 10-39187 3919 5-26934 5387 2-4444 2222 17-70565 4151 UTEP 11-78451 7132 4-16612 4153 2-538 269 17-95601 5624 UTSA 7-6957 994 8-49065 6133 2-540 270 17-56562 3327 WKU 9-30473 3386 5-41396 8279 3-3117 1039 17-74986 4411 Totals 120-443115 3693 89-448015 5034 25-59242 2370 234-950372 4061 2015-16 CONFERENCE USA C-USA Individual Highs Through games of Jan 14, 2016 (All games)
INDIVIDUAL PLAYER GAME HIGHS
Points 38 KELLY, James (Marshall) vs Wyoming (12/21/15) 36 HARRIS, J.R. (UTSA) at UAB (01/07/16) 33 BOWIE, Ryan (UTSA) at Southern Utah (11/21/15) 33 KELLY, James (Marshall) vs FIU (1/9/16) Field goals made 15 KELLY, James (Marshall) vs Wyoming (12/21/15) 13 UPSHAW, Reggie (Middle Tennessee) vs Trevecca (12/30/15) 13 KELLY, James (Marshall) vs WKU (1/3/16) Field goal attempts 29 FREEMAN, Trey (Old Dominion) vs UAB (01/14/16) 25 MOORE, Lee (UTEP) vs Colorado State (11/28/15) Field goal percentage .909 (10-11) JOHNSON, Justin (WKU) vs Indiana State (12/13/15) .909 (10-11) GRIFFIN, Dayon (Louisiana Tech) vs Charlotte (1/9/16) 3-Pt FG made 10 HARRIS, J.R. (UTSA) at UAB (01/07/16) 8 COSBY, Aaron (WKU) vs Eastern Kentucky (12/01/15) 8 LOOP, Austin (Marshall) vs Eastern Kentucky (12/12/15) 8 WHITE, Andrien (Charlotte) at Old Dominion (01/02/16) 3-Pt FG attempts 14 HARRIS, J.R. (UTSA) at UAB (01/07/16) 13 OGBUEZE, Braxton (Charlotte) at Louisiana Tech (1/9/16) 13 ELMORE, Jon (Marshall) at North Texas (1/14/16) 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) 17 DIAZ, Adrian (FIU) vs Florida Atlantic (12/3/15) Free throw percentage 1.000 (12-12) HAMILTON, Alex (Louisiana Tech) vs Southern Miss (1/2/16) 1.000 (11-11) SCOTT, Curran (Charlotte) vs Furman (11/19/15) 1.000 (11-11) JOHNSON, Justin (WKU) vs FIU (01/07/16) 1.000 (10-10) GUERCY, Max (Rice) vs Lamar (11/25/15) 1.000 (9-9) KOULECHOV, Egor (Rice) at North Texas (1/9/16) 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) 1.000 (8-8) KOULECHOV, Egor (Rice) at UTSA (1/3/16) 1.000 (8-8) DIAZ, Adrian (FIU) at WKU (01/07/16) 1.000 (8-8) HARRIS, J.R. (UTSA) at Middle Tennessee (01/09/16) Rebounds 20 UCHEBO, Joseph (Charlotte) at Louisiana Tech (1/9/16) 19 COMBS, Jeremy (North Texas) at UTEP (01/03/16) 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) 18 UCHEBO, Joseph (Charlotte) vs Middle Tennessee (01/14/16) 18 COMBS, Jeremy (North Texas) vs Marshall (1/14/16) 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) 5 POTTS, Giddy (Middle Tennessee) vs UTSA (01/09/16) 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) 6 VINT, Hooper (UTEP) at UAB (01/09/16) 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) 8 WILSON, Christian (UTSA) at Middle Tennessee (01/09/16) 2015-16 CONFERENCE USA C-USA Team Highs Through games of Jan 14, 2016 (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) 42 UAB vs UTSA (01/07/16) Field goal attempts 86 UTEP vs Colorado State (11/28/15) 82 Charlotte at Louisiana Tech (1/9/16) Field goal percentage .700 (42-60) UAB vs UTSA (01/07/16) .638 (30-47) Rice vs St. Edward's (12/5/15) 3-Pt FG made 15 Marshall vs Eastern Kentucky (12/12/15) 14 WKU vs Eastern Kentucky (12/01/15) 14 Louisiana Tech vs Charlotte (1/9/16) 14 Marshall at North Texas (1/14/16) 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 31 UAB vs UTSA (01/07/16) 30 UAB vs USC Upstate (12/16/15) Steals 15 UTSA vs East Central (12/16/15) 15 Louisiana Tech vs Southern Miss (1/2/16) 15 Marshall vs WKU (1/3/16) 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) 2015-16 CONFERENCE USA INDIVIDUAL BASKETBALL STATISTICS Through games of Jan 14, 2016 (Conference games only)
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. FREEMAN, Trey-ODU Sr 4 39 5 11 94 23.5 1. COMBS, Jeremy-NT So 4 14 43 57 14.3 2. KELLY, James-MAR Sr 4 39 3 12 93 23.3 2. UCHEBO, Joseph-CHA Sr 4 21 30 51 12.8 3. MCGILL, Donte-FIU Jr 4 29 5 24 87 21.8 3. KELLY, James-MAR Sr 4 11 37 48 12.0 4. POTTS, Giddy-MT So 3 20 13 9 62 20.7 4. STITH, Brandan-ODU So 4 19 23 42 10.5 5. COMBS, Jeremy-NT So 4 33 0 16 82 20.5 5. UPSHAW, Reggie-MT Jr 4 14 25 39 9.8 6. DRAPER, Daviyon-FIU Sr 4 36 2 5 79 19.8 6. Delph, Ronald-FAU 4 12 25 37 9.3 7. EVANS, Marcus-RICE Fr 4 25 7 21 78 19.5 7. DIAZ, Adrian-FIU Sr 4 10 21 31 7.8 HARRIS, J.R.-UTSA Jr 4 23 16 16 78 19.5 8. MCCREE, Erik-TECH Jr 4 8 22 30 7.5 9. JOHNSON, Justin-WKU So 4 27 0 21 75 18.8 9. JOHNSON, Justin-WKU So 4 12 17 29 7.3 10. ELMORE, Jon-MAR So 4 22 15 12 71 17.8 DRAPER, Daviyon-FIU Sr 4 9 20 29 7.3 11. LEE, William-UAB So 4 22 7 18 69 17.3 BOWIE, Ryan-UTSA Sr 4 7 22 29 7.3 HAMILTON, Alex-TECH Sr 4 22 5 20 69 17.3 WINN, Terry-UTEP Fr 4 7 22 29 7.3 13. BOWIE, Ryan-UTSA Sr 4 24 11 7 66 16.5 13. VINT, Hooper-UTEP Sr 4 9 19 28 7.0 DIAZ, Adrian-FIU Sr 4 22 0 22 66 16.5 LEE, William-UAB So 4 6 22 28 7.0 15. MCCREE, Erik-TECH Jr 4 24 8 9 65 16.3 TAYLOR, Denzell-ODU Jr 4 17 11 28 7.0 16. HARRIS, Darnell-MT Sr 4 22 10 10 64 16.0 16. TAYLOR, Ryan-MAR Jr 4 6 20 26 6.5 OGBUEZE, Braxton-CHA Jr 4 18 15 13 64 16.0 17. POTTS, Giddy-MT So 3 5 14 19 6.3 18. WILSON, Christian-UTSA So 4 19 2 23 63 15.8 18. MCNEAL, Chris-WKU Fr 4 3 21 24 6.0 BACOTE, Aaron-ODU Sr 4 21 6 15 63 15.8 19. CASHAW, Connor-RICE Fr 4 3 20 23 5.8 20. GRIFFIN, Dayon-TECH So 4 21 13 6 61 15.3 BUFORD, Perrin-MT Sr 4 8 15 23 5.8 BROWNING, Stevie-MAR Jr 4 25 8 3 61 15.3 WATERS, Anton-WKU Jr 4 8 15 23 5.8 22. DAVIS, Jon-CHA Fr 4 22 5 11 60 15.0 COKLEY, Chris-UAB So 4 7 16 23 5.8 JOHNSON, Deckie-NT Jr 3 13 8 11 45 15.0 KOULECHOV, Egor-RICE So 4 5 18 23 5.8 24. WHITE, Andrien-CHA Fr 4 20 16 3 59 14.8 25. UCHEBO, Joseph-CHA Sr 4 25 0 8 58 14.5
FIELD GOAL PCT Cl G FGM FGA Pct. ASSISTS Cl G No. Avg/G 1. DIAZ, Adrian-FIU Sr 4 22 31 . 7 1 0 1. NORTON, Nick-UAB So 4 28 7.0 2. JOHNSON, Justin-WKU So 4 27 39 . 6 9 2 2. HAMILTON, Alex-TECH Sr 4 25 6.3 3. LETCHER-ELLIS, M.-RICE Fr 4 15 23 . 6 5 2 ELMORE, Jon-MAR So 4 25 6.3 4. VINT, Hooper-UTEP Sr 4 20 31 . 6 4 5 4. DAVIS, Jon-CHA Fr 4 22 5.5 5. KELLY, James-MAR Sr 4 39 62 . 6 2 9 5. TAYLOR, Ryan-MAR Jr 4 21 5.3 6. GRIFFIN, Dayon-TECH So 4 21 34 . 6 1 8 6. GUERCY, Max-RICE Sr 4 18 4.5 7. COMBS, Jeremy-NT So 4 33 54 . 6 1 1 7. REESE, J-Mychal-NT Jr 4 17 4.3 8. UCHEBO, Joseph-CHA Sr 4 25 41 . 6 1 0 8. PRICE, Khari-USM Jr 4 16 4.0 9. VANHOOK, Anthony-CHA Jr 3 12 20 . 6 0 0 MCNEAL, Chris-WKU Fr 4 16 4.0 10. KATENDA, Eric-NT Sr 4 13 22 . 5 9 1 10. FREEMAN, Trey-ODU Sr 4 15 3.8 11. LEE, William-UAB So 4 22 38 . 5 7 9 OGBUEZE, Braxton-CHA Jr 4 15 3.8 12. DRAPER, Daviyon-FIU Sr 4 36 66 . 5 4 5 12. LITTLES, Gino-UTSA So 3 11 3.7 13. TAYLOR, Ryan-MAR Jr 4 20 37 . 5 4 1 13. BROWNING, Stevie-MAR Jr 4 14 3.5 14. JACKSON, Kourtlin-USM Sr 4 14 26 . 5 3 8 14. RUTHERFORD, Nick-FAU Fr 4 13 3.3 WATTS, Raheem-USM Jr 4 14 26 . 5 3 8 ARTIS, Dominic-UTEP Jr 4 13 3.3
FREE THROW PCT Cl G FTM FTA Pct. STEALS Cl G No. Avg/G 1. BOYKINS, Jacobi-TECH So 4 9 9 1.000 1. POTTS, Giddy-MT So 3 7 2.3 IVORY, Jacob-MT So 4 8 8 1.000 2. HAMILTON, Alex-TECH Sr 4 8 2.0 3. MCGILL, Donte-FIU Jr 4 24 25 . 9 6 0 NORTON, Nick-UAB So 4 8 2.0 4. HARRIS, J.R.-UTSA Jr 4 16 17 . 9 4 1 4. FREEMAN, Trey-ODU Sr 4 7 1.8 5. KOULECHOV, Egor-RICE So 4 23 25 . 9 2 0 LOOP, Austin-MAR Jr 4 7 1.8 6. SCOTT, Curran-CHA Fr 4 11 12 . 9 1 7 RUTHERFORD, Nick-FAU Fr 4 7 1.8 JOHNSON, Deckie-NT Jr 3 11 12 . 9 1 7 UPSHAW, Reggie-MT Jr 4 7 1.8 NORTON, Nick-UAB So 4 11 12 . 9 1 7 COMBS, Jeremy-NT So 4 7 1.8 9. LOOP, Austin-MAR Jr 4 10 11 . 9 0 9 ELMORE, Jon-MAR So 4 7 1.8 10. BAXTER, Hakeem-UAB Jr 4 9 10 . 9 0 0 10. JOHNSON, Deckie-NT Jr 3 5 1.7 11. LEE, William-UAB So 4 18 21 . 8 5 7 11. O'BRIEN, Lucas-UTSA Jr 4 6 1.5 CYLLA, Jeantal-FAU Fr 4 12 14 . 8 5 7 WILSON, Christian-UTSA So 4 6 1.5 KELLY, James-MAR Sr 4 12 14 . 8 5 7 UCHEBO, Joseph-CHA Sr 4 6 1.5 14. JACKSON, Kourtlin-USM Sr 4 10 12 . 8 3 3 BAKER, Jordan-ODU Jr 4 6 1.5 VINT, Hooper-UTEP Sr 4 10 12 . 8 3 3 EVANS, Marcus-RICE Fr 4 6 1.5 2015-16 CONFERENCE USA INDIVIDUAL BASKETBALL STATISTICS Through games of Jan 14, 2016 (Conference games only)
3-POINT FG PCT Cl G 3FG FGA Pct. 3-POINT FG MADE Cl G 3FG Avg/G 1. NOTTAGE, Eric-FIU So 4 4 6 . 6 6 7 1. POTTS, Giddy-MT So 3 13 4.3 2. GRIFFIN, Dayon-TECH So 4 13 22 . 5 9 1 2. WHITE, Andrien-CHA Fr 4 16 4.0 3. TAYLOR, Ryan-MAR Jr 4 4 7 . 5 7 1 HARRIS, J.R.-UTSA Jr 4 16 4.0 4. GUERCY, Max-RICE Sr 4 6 11 . 5 4 5 4. ELMORE, Jon-MAR So 4 15 3.8 5. BOWIE, Ryan-UTSA Sr 4 11 21 . 5 2 4 OGBUEZE, Braxton-CHA Jr 4 15 3.8 6. POTTS, Giddy-MT So 3 13 25 . 5 2 0 6. GRIFFIN, Dayon-TECH So 4 13 3.3 7. HARRIS, Darnell-MT Sr 4 10 20 . 5 0 0 7. BROWN, Ja'Michael-NT Fr 4 12 3.0 LEE, William-UAB So 4 7 14 . 5 0 0 8. BOWIE, Ryan-UTSA Sr 4 11 2.8 BURKS, C.J.-MAR Sr 4 6 12 . 5 0 0 9. JOHNSON, Deckie-NT Jr 3 8 2.7 JACKSON, Kourtlin-USM Sr 4 5 10 . 5 0 0 10. HARRIS, Darnell-MT Sr 4 10 2.5 HABERSHAM, Xavier-MT Jr 4 4 8 . 5 0 0 11. STEPHEN, Elmo-FIU 4 9 2.3 WATTS, Denzell-UAB Jr 4 4 8 . 5 0 0 12. MCCREE, Erik-TECH Jr 4 8 2.0 13. JOHNSON, Deckie-NT Jr 3 8 17 . 4 7 1 BROWNING, Stevie-MAR Jr 4 8 2.0 BROWN, Robert-UAB Sr 4 8 17 . 4 7 1 HARRISON-DOCKS, C.-WKU Jr 4 8 2.0 15. BROWN, Ja'Michael-NT Fr 4 12 26 . 4 6 2 WILLIAMS, Dirk-UAB Jr 4 8 2.0 BACOTE, Aaron-ODU Sr 4 6 13 . 4 6 2 BROWN, Robert-UAB Sr 4 8 2.0
BLOCKED SHOTS Cl G No. Avg/G ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO Cl G Ast. T/O Ratio 1. LEE, William-UAB So 4 12 3.0 1. OGBUEZE, Braxton-CHA Jr 4 15 2 7.5 2. VINT, Hooper-UTEP Sr 4 10 2.5 2. NORTON, Nick-UAB So 4 28 4 7.0 3. DIAZ, Adrian-FIU Sr 4 9 2.3 3. CAVER, Ahmad-ODU Fr 4 12 3 4.0 LAWSON, Ben-WKU Jr 4 9 2.3 4. FREEMAN, Trey-ODU Sr 4 15 4 3.8 5. Delph, Ronald-FAU 4 8 2.0 5. ELMORE, Jon-MAR So 4 25 8 3.1 6. STITH, Brandan-ODU So 4 7 1.8 6. PRICE, Khari-USM Jr 4 16 6 2.7 7. BRICE JR, Rickey-NT Fr 4 6 1.5 7. TAYLOR, Ryan-MAR Jr 4 21 9 2.3 8. DRONE, Andrew-RICE Jr 4 5 1.3 8. HAMILTON, Alex-TECH Sr 4 25 11 2.3 BUFORD, Perrin-MT Sr 4 5 1.3 9. LITTLES, Gino-UTSA So 3 11 5 2.2 10. HOLDEN, Merrill-TECH Jr 4 4 1.0 10. DAVIS, Jon-CHA Fr 4 22 11 2.0 BROWN, Robert-UAB Sr 4 4 1.0 11. ARTIS, Dominic-UTEP Jr 4 13 8 1.6 UPSHAW, Reggie-MT Jr 4 4 1.0 12. MCNEAL, Chris-WKU Fr 4 16 10 1.6 BOYKINS, Jacobi-TECH So 4 4 1.0 13. BROWNING, Stevie-MAR Jr 4 14 9 1.6 WASHINGTON, Jy'lan-TECH Fr 3 3 1.0 14. GUERCY, Max-RICE Sr 4 18 12 1.5 JONES, Phillip-UTSA Jr 3 3 1.0 15. BAXTER, Hakeem-UAB Jr 4 12 9 1.3
OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS Cl G No. Avg/G DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS Cl G No. Avg/G 1. UCHEBO, Joseph-CHA Sr 4 21 5.3 1. COMBS, Jeremy-NT So 4 43 10.8 2. STITH, Brandan-ODU So 4 19 4.8 2. KELLY, James-MAR Sr 4 37 9.3 3. TAYLOR, Denzell-ODU Jr 4 17 4.3 3. UCHEBO, Joseph-CHA Sr 4 30 7.5 4. UPSHAW, Reggie-MT Jr 4 14 3.5 4. UPSHAW, Reggie-MT Jr 4 25 6.3 COMBS, Jeremy-NT So 4 14 3.5 Delph, Ronald-FAU 4 25 6.3 6. Delph, Ronald-FAU 4 12 3.0 6. STITH, Brandan-ODU So 4 23 5.8 JOHNSON, Justin-WKU So 4 12 3.0 7. MCCREE, Erik-TECH Jr 4 22 5.5 8. KELLY, James-MAR Sr 4 11 2.8 LEE, William-UAB So 4 22 5.5 9. THOMPSON, Terrence-MAR So 4 10 2.5 WINN, Terry-UTEP Fr 4 22 5.5 DIAZ, Adrian-FIU Sr 4 10 2.5 BOWIE, Ryan-UTSA Sr 4 22 5.5 11. VINT, Hooper-UTEP Sr 4 9 2.3 11. MCNEAL, Chris-WKU Fr 4 21 5.3 DRAPER, Daviyon-FIU Sr 4 9 2.3 DIAZ, Adrian-FIU Sr 4 21 5.3 BIBERAJ, Nik-ODU Sr 4 9 2.3 13. TAYLOR, Ryan-MAR Jr 4 20 5.0 14. WATERS, Anton-WKU Jr 4 8 2.0 CASHAW, Connor-RICE Fr 4 20 5.0 BUFORD, Perrin-MT Sr 4 8 2.0 DRAPER, Daviyon-FIU Sr 4 20 5.0 DRONE, Andrew-RICE Jr 4 8 2.0 MCCREE, Erik-TECH Jr 4 8 2.0 VANHOOK, Anthony-CHA Jr 3 6 2.0 2015-16 CONFERENCE USA INDIVIDUAL BASKETBALL STATISTICS Through games of Jan 14, 2016 (Conference games only)
MINUTES PLAYED Cl G No. Avg/G 1. OGBUEZE, Braxton-CHA Jr 4 151 37.8 2. HAMILTON, Alex-TECH Sr 4 147 36.8 3. DRAPER, Daviyon-FIU Sr 4 146 36.5 4. FREEMAN, Trey-ODU Sr 4 143 35.8 5. GUERCY, Max-RICE Sr 4 142 35.5 6. REESE, J-Mychal-NT Jr 4 141 35.2 UCHEBO, Joseph-CHA Sr 4 141 35.2 8. CASHAW, Connor-RICE Fr 4 140 35.0 9. ELMORE, Jon-MAR So 4 138 34.5 KOULECHOV, Egor-RICE So 4 138 34.5 2015-16 CONFERENCE USA CONFERENCE BASKETBALL STATISTICS Through games of Jan 14, 2016 (Conference games only)
SCORING OFFENSE G W-L Pts Avg/G SCORING DEFENSE G Pts Avg/G 1. Marshall 4 4-0 380 95.0 1. Old Dominion 4 263 65.8 2. UAB 4 4-0 341 85.2 2. Louisiana Tech 4 291 72.8 3. FIU 4 3-1 320 80.0 3. Middle Tennessee 4 293 73.2 4. Charlotte 4 1-3 309 77.2 4. Southern Miss 4 298 74.5 5. North Texas 4 2-2 308 77.0 5. UAB 4 300 75.0 6. Louisiana Tech 4 2-2 307 76.8 UTEP 4 300 75.0 WKU 4 1-3 307 76.8 7. Marshall 4 302 75.5 8. UTSA 4 1-3 304 76.0 8. Florida Atlantic 4 303 75.8 9. Rice 4 1-3 297 74.2 9. Rice 4 304 76.0 Middle Tennessee 4 3-1 297 74.2 FIU 4 304 76.0 UTEP 4 2-2 297 74.2 11. Charlotte 4 316 79.0 12. Old Dominion 4 2-2 272 68.0 12. North Texas 4 321 80.2 13. Florida Atlantic 4 1-3 266 66.5 13. UTSA 4 333 83.2 14. Southern Miss 4 1-3 257 64.2 14. WKU 4 334 83.5
SCORING MARGIN G Offense Defense Margin FREE THROW PCT G FTM FTA Pct. 1. Marshall 4 95.0 75.5 +19.5 1. FIU 4 59 74 . 7 9 7 2. UAB 4 85.2 75.0 +10.2 2. Rice 4 74 94 . 7 8 7 3. Louisiana Tech 4 76.8 72.8 +4.0 3. Marshall 4 57 77 . 7 4 0 FIU 4 80.0 76.0 +4.0 4. UTSA 4 75 103 . 7 2 8 5. Old Dominion 4 68.0 65.8 +2.2 5. UAB 4 74 102 . 7 2 5 6. Middle Tennessee 4 74.2 73.2 +1.0 6. UTEP 4 70 102 . 6 8 6 7. UTEP 4 74.2 75.0 -0.8 7. Old Dominion 4 41 60 . 6 8 3 8. Rice 4 74.2 76.0 -1.8 8. Southern Miss 4 55 81 . 6 7 9 Charlotte 4 77.2 79.0 -1.8 9. WKU 4 50 75 . 6 6 7 10. North Texas 4 77.0 80.2 -3.2 10. Florida Atlantic 4 57 88 . 6 4 8 11. WKU 4 76.8 83.5 -6.8 11. Louisiana Tech 4 55 85 . 6 4 7 12. UTSA 4 76.0 83.2 -7.2 12. Middle Tennessee 4 57 96 . 5 9 4 13. Florida Atlantic 4 66.5 75.8 -9.2 13. Charlotte 4 48 86 . 5 5 8 14. Southern Miss 4 64.2 74.5 -10.2 14. North Texas 4 64 115 . 5 5 7
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE G FGM FGA Pct. FIELD GOAL PCT DEFENSE G FGM FGA Pct. 1. UAB 4 116 225 . 5 1 6 1. UTEP 4 103 258 . 3 9 9 2. FIU 4 118 233 . 5 0 6 2. North Texas 4 110 259 . 4 2 5 3. Marshall 4 138 279 . 4 9 5 3. UAB 4 105 246 . 4 2 7 4. WKU 4 117 248 . 4 7 2 4. Old Dominion 4 90 207 . 4 3 5 5. Charlotte 4 110 241 . 4 5 6 5. FIU 4 104 239 . 4 3 5 6. Southern Miss 4 87 192 . 4 5 3 6. Marshall 4 120 271 . 4 4 3 7. UTSA 4 98 218 . 4 5 0 7. Middle Tennessee 4 86 194 . 4 4 3 8. Louisiana Tech 4 107 241 . 4 4 4 8. Southern Miss 4 98 215 . 4 5 6 9. North Texas 4 111 251 . 4 4 2 9. Louisiana Tech 4 112 241 . 4 6 5 10. Old Dominion 4 108 246 . 4 3 9 10. Rice 4 107 229 . 4 6 7 11. Middle Tennessee 4 101 232 . 4 3 5 11. Florida Atlantic 4 111 235 . 4 7 2 12. UTEP 4 102 236 . 4 3 2 12. WKU 4 115 236 . 4 8 7 13. Rice 4 97 227 . 4 2 7 13. Charlotte 4 123 239 . 5 1 5 14. Florida Atlantic 4 92 229 . 4 0 2 14. UTSA 4 118 229 . 5 1 5
3-POINT FG PCT G 3FGM 3FGA Pct. 3-POINT FG PCT DEFENSE G 3FGM 3FGA Pct. 1. UAB 4 35 81 . 4 3 2 1. Marshall 4 16 71 . 2 2 5 2. UTSA 4 33 80 . 4 1 3 2. UTEP 4 25 87 . 2 8 7 3. Charlotte 4 41 102 . 4 0 2 3. Florida Atlantic 4 21 68 . 3 0 9 4. Middle Tennessee 4 38 95 . 4 0 0 4. Louisiana Tech 4 25 74 . 3 3 8 5. FIU 4 25 65 . 3 8 5 5. North Texas 4 33 96 . 3 4 4 6. Marshall 4 47 123 . 3 8 2 6. Rice 4 26 74 . 3 5 1 7. Louisiana Tech 4 38 100 . 3 8 0 7. FIU 4 36 101 . 3 5 6 8. North Texas 4 22 63 . 3 4 9 8. Southern Miss 4 32 86 . 3 7 2 9. Old Dominion 4 15 43 . 3 4 9 9. WKU 4 33 88 . 3 7 5 10. Southern Miss 4 28 82 . 3 4 1 10. UTSA 4 36 91 . 3 9 6 11. UTEP 4 23 68 . 3 3 8 11. Middle Tennessee 4 29 71 . 4 0 8 12. Rice 4 29 92 . 3 1 5 12. Old Dominion 4 38 92 . 4 1 3 13. Florida Atlantic 4 25 80 . 3 1 3 13. UAB 4 36 77 . 4 6 8 14. WKU 4 23 77 . 2 9 9 14. Charlotte 4 36 75 . 4 8 0 2015-16 CONFERENCE USA CONFERENCE BASKETBALL STATISTICS Through games of Jan 14, 2016 (Conference games only)
REBOUNDING OFFENSE G Rebounds Avg/G REBOUNDING DEFENSE G Rebounds Avg/G 1. North Texas 4 173 43.2 1. Old Dominion 4 125 31.3 2. Marshall 4 161 40.2 2. WKU 4 128 32.0 3. Old Dominion 4 160 40.0 3. Middle Tennessee 4 131 32.8 4. UTEP 4 153 38.2 FIU 4 131 32.8 5. Middle Tennessee 4 150 37.5 5. UTSA 4 134 33.5 6. UAB 4 149 37.2 6. Southern Miss 4 138 34.5 WKU 4 149 37.2 7. UAB 4 142 35.5 8. Louisiana Tech 4 145 36.2 8. Rice 4 146 36.5 9. FIU 4 143 35.8 9. Charlotte 4 147 36.8 10. Florida Atlantic 4 136 34.0 10. Louisiana Tech 4 151 37.8 Charlotte 4 136 34.0 11. Florida Atlantic 4 159 39.8 12. UTSA 4 133 33.2 12. Marshall 4 160 40.0 13. Rice 4 132 33.0 13. North Texas 4 163 40.8 14. Southern Miss 4 119 29.8 14. UTEP 4 184 46.0
REBOUNDING MARGIN G Team Avg. Opp. Avg. Margin BLOCKED SHOTS G No. Avg/G 1. Old Dominion 4 160 40.0 125 31.3 +8.7 1. UAB 4 25 6.3 2. WKU 4 149 37.2 128 32.0 +5.2 2. UTEP 4 19 4.8 3. Middle Tennessee 4 150 37.5 131 32.8 +4.8 3. WKU 4 16 4.0 4. FIU 4 143 35.8 131 32.8 +3.0 Louisiana Tech 4 16 4.0 5. North Texas 4 173 43.2 163 40.8 +2.5 5. FIU 4 15 3.8 6. UAB 4 149 37.2 142 35.5 +1.8 6. Middle Tennessee 4 14 3.5 7. Marshall 4 161 40.2 160 40.0 +0.2 7. Florida Atlantic 4 13 3.3 8. UTSA 4 133 33.2 134 33.5 -0.2 Old Dominion 4 13 3.3 9. Louisiana Tech 4 145 36.2 151 37.8 -1.5 9. Marshall 4 12 3.0 10. Charlotte 4 136 34.0 147 36.8 -2.8 North Texas 4 12 3.0 11. Rice 4 132 33.0 146 36.5 -3.5 11. UTSA 4 11 2.8 12. Southern Miss 4 119 29.8 138 34.5 -4.7 12. Rice 4 10 2.5 13. Florida Atlantic 4 136 34.0 159 39.8 -5.8 13. Southern Miss 4 8 2.0 14. UTEP 4 153 38.2 184 46.0 -7.8 14. Charlotte 4 4 1.0
ASSISTS G No. Avg/G STEALS G No. Avg/G 1. UAB 4 83 20.8 1. Marshall 4 36 9.0 2. Marshall 4 78 19.5 2. North Texas 4 29 7.3 3. Charlotte 4 67 16.8 3. UTSA 4 26 6.5 4. Louisiana Tech 4 60 15.0 4. Louisiana Tech 4 25 6.3 5. Middle Tennessee 4 56 14.0 UAB 4 25 6.3 6. FIU 4 52 13.0 6. Old Dominion 4 24 6.0 7. Old Dominion 4 51 12.8 7. Rice 4 23 5.8 8. UTEP 4 50 12.5 8. Middle Tennessee 4 21 5.3 9. Rice 4 47 11.8 9. Florida Atlantic 4 20 5.0 WKU 4 47 11.8 10. Charlotte 4 18 4.5 11. North Texas 4 45 11.3 11. WKU 4 17 4.3 12. UTSA 4 44 11.0 12. FIU 4 16 4.0 13. Florida Atlantic 4 39 9.8 13. UTEP 4 15 3.8 Southern Miss 4 39 9.8 14. Southern Miss 4 12 3.0
TURNOVER MARGIN G Team Avg. Opp. Avg. Margin ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO G Ast. Avg. T/O Avg. Ratio 1. Louisiana Tech 4 39 9.8 49 12.3 +2.5 1. Marshall 4 78 19.5 41 10.3 1.9 2. Marshall 4 41 10.3 50 12.5 +2.2 2. Charlotte 4 67 16.8 39 9.8 1.7 3. Old Dominion 4 39 9.8 46 11.5 +1.8 3. UAB 4 83 20.8 49 12.3 1.7 4. Rice 4 53 13.3 59 14.8 +1.5 4. Louisiana Tech 4 60 15.0 39 9.8 1.5 5. Charlotte 4 39 9.8 44 11.0 +1.2 5. Middle Tennessee 4 56 14.0 42 10.5 1.3 Middle Tennessee 4 42 10.5 47 11.8 +1.2 6. Old Dominion 4 51 12.8 39 9.8 1.3 7. Florida Atlantic 4 37 9.3 41 10.3 +1.0 7. FIU 4 52 13.0 43 10.8 1.2 8. UTEP 4 42 10.5 43 10.8 +0.2 8. UTEP 4 50 12.5 42 10.5 1.2 9. UAB 4 49 12.3 49 12.3 +0.0 9. Florida Atlantic 4 39 9.8 37 9.3 1.1 10. North Texas 4 54 13.5 50 12.5 -1.0 10. WKU 4 47 11.8 52 13.0 0.9 11. FIU 4 43 10.8 37 9.3 -1.5 11. Rice 4 47 11.8 53 13.3 0.9 12. UTSA 4 62 15.5 52 13.0 -2.5 12. North Texas 4 45 11.3 54 13.5 0.8 13. WKU 4 52 13.0 40 10.0 -3.0 13. Southern Miss 4 39 9.8 49 12.3 0.8 14. Southern Miss 4 49 12.3 34 8.5 -3.8 14. UTSA 4 44 11.0 62 15.5 0.7 2015-16 CONFERENCE USA CONFERENCE BASKETBALL STATISTICS Through games of Jan 14, 2016 (Conference games only)
OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS G No. Avg/G DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS G No. Avg/G 1. Old Dominion 4 59 14.8 1. North Texas 4 124 31.0 2. Middle Tennessee 4 50 12.5 2. Marshall 4 122 30.5 3. WKU 4 49 12.3 UTEP 4 122 30.5 North Texas 4 49 12.3 4. UAB 4 112 28.0 5. Louisiana Tech 4 47 11.8 5. FIU 4 106 26.5 6. Charlotte 4 45 11.3 6. Old Dominion 4 101 25.3 7. Marshall 4 39 9.8 7. WKU 4 100 25.0 8. Rice 4 38 9.5 Middle Tennessee 4 100 25.0 9. UAB 4 37 9.3 Florida Atlantic 4 100 25.0 FIU 4 37 9.3 10. UTSA 4 99 24.8 11. Florida Atlantic 4 36 9.0 11. Louisiana Tech 4 98 24.5 12. UTSA 4 34 8.5 12. Rice 4 94 23.5 13. UTEP 4 31 7.8 13. Charlotte 4 91 22.8 14. Southern Miss 4 28 7.0 Southern Miss 4 91 22.8
DEFENSIVE REB PCT. G D-Reb Opp. OR D-Reb% OFFENSIVE REB PCT. G O-Reb Opp. DR O-Reb% 1. Middle Tennessee 4 100 25 .800 1. Old Dominion 4 59 92 .391 2. UTSA 4 99 32 .756 2. WKU 4 49 94 .343 3. Old Dominion 4 101 33 .754 3. Middle Tennessee 4 50 106 .321 4. WKU 4 100 34 .746 4. Louisiana Tech 4 47 104 .311 5. North Texas 4 124 43 .743 5. Charlotte 4 45 106 .298 6. Marshall 4 122 45 .731 6. FIU 4 37 88 .296 7. FIU 4 106 43 .711 7. North Texas 4 49 120 .290 8. Florida Atlantic 4 100 41 .709 8. UAB 4 37 92 .287 9. Rice 4 94 41 .696 9. Rice 4 38 105 .266 10. UAB 4 112 50 .691 10. Marshall 4 39 115 .253 11. Charlotte 4 91 41 .689 11. UTSA 4 34 102 .250 12. Louisiana Tech 4 98 47 .676 12. Florida Atlantic 4 36 118 .234 13. Southern Miss 4 91 44 .674 13. Southern Miss 4 28 94 .230 14. UTEP 4 122 60 .670 14. UTEP 4 31 124 .200
3-POINT FG MADE G No. Avg/G 1. Marshall 4 47 11.8 2. Charlotte 4 41 10.3 3. Louisiana Tech 4 38 9.5 Middle Tennessee 4 38 9.5 5. UAB 4 35 8.8 6. UTSA 4 33 8.3 7. Rice 4 29 7.3 8. Southern Miss 4 28 7.0 9. FIU 4 25 6.3 Florida Atlantic 4 25 6.3 11. WKU 4 23 5.8 UTEP 4 23 5.8 13. North Texas 4 22 5.5 14. Old Dominion 4 15 3.8 2015-16 CONFERENCE USA CONFERENCE BASKETBALL STATISTICS Through games of Jan 14, 2016 (Conference games only)
Team Conference Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA Current unbeaten streak Marshall 4-0 1.000 95.0 75.5 4-0 1.000 95.0 75.5 UAB -- 4 UAB 4-0 1.000 85.2 75.0 4-0 1.000 85.2 75.0 Marshall -- 4 FIU 3-1 . 7 5 0 80.0 76.0 3-1 . 7 5 0 80.0 76.0 Middle Tennessee -- 3 Middle Tennessee 3-1 . 7 5 0 74.2 73.2 3-1 . 7 5 0 74.2 73.2 FIU -- 1 North Texas 2-2 . 5 0 0 77.0 80.2 2-2 . 5 0 0 77.0 80.2 Rice -- 1 Louisiana Tech 2-2 . 5 0 0 76.8 72.8 2-2 . 5 0 0 76.8 72.8 Florida Atlantic -- 1 UTEP 2-2 . 5 0 0 74.2 75.0 2-2 . 5 0 0 74.2 75.0 Old Dominion 2-2 . 5 0 0 68.0 65.8 2-2 . 5 0 0 68.0 65.8 Charlotte 1-3 . 2 5 0 77.2 79.0 1-3 . 2 5 0 77.2 79.0 WKU 1-3 . 2 5 0 76.8 83.5 1-3 . 2 5 0 76.8 83.5 UTSA 1-3 . 2 5 0 76.0 83.2 1-3 . 2 5 0 76.0 83.2 Rice 1-3 . 2 5 0 74.2 76.0 1-3 . 2 5 0 74.2 76.0 Florida Atlantic 1-3 . 2 5 0 66.5 75.8 1-3 . 2 5 0 66.5 75.8 Southern Miss 1-3 . 2 5 0 64.2 74.5 1-3 . 2 5 0 64.2 74.5
TEAM SUMMARIES G PF-PA Avg score Margin FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. RebF RebA Margin Charlotte 4 309-316 77.2-79.0 -1.7 110-241 . 4 5 6 41-102 . 4 0 2 48-86 . 5 5 8 136 147 -2.8 FIU 4 320-304 80.0-76.0 +4.0 118-233 . 5 0 6 25-65 . 3 8 5 59-74 . 7 9 7 143 131 +3.0 Florida Atlantic 4 266-303 66.5-75.8 -9.2 92-229 . 4 0 2 25-80 . 3 1 3 57-88 . 6 4 8 136 159 -5.8 Louisiana Tech 4 307-291 76.8-72.8 +4.0 107-241 . 4 4 4 38-100 . 3 8 0 55-85 . 6 4 7 145 151 -1.5 Marshall 4 380-302 95.0-75.5 +19.5 138-279 . 4 9 5 47-123 . 3 8 2 57-77 . 7 4 0 161 160 +0.2 Middle Tennessee 4 297-293 74.2-73.2 +1.0 101-232 . 4 3 5 38-95 . 4 0 0 57-96 . 5 9 4 150 131 +4.8 North Texas 4 308-321 77.0-80.2 -3.2 111-251 . 4 4 2 22-63 . 3 4 9 64-115 . 5 5 7 173 163 +2.5 Old Dominion 4 272-263 68.0-65.8 +2.3 108-246 . 4 3 9 15-43 . 3 4 9 41-60 . 6 8 3 160 125 +8.7 Rice 4 297-304 74.2-76.0 -1.7 97-227 . 4 2 7 29-92 . 3 1 5 74-94 . 7 8 7 132 146 -3.5 Southern Miss 4 257-298 64.2-74.5 -10.2 87-192 . 4 5 3 28-82 . 3 4 1 55-81 . 6 7 9 119 138 -4.7 UAB 4 341-300 85.2-75.0 +10.3 116-225 . 5 1 6 35-81 . 4 3 2 74-102 . 7 2 5 149 142 +1.8 UTEP 4 297-300 74.2-75.0 -0.7 102-236 . 4 3 2 23-68 . 3 3 8 70-102 . 6 8 6 153 184 -7.8 UTSA 4 304-333 76.0-83.2 -7.2 98-218 . 4 5 0 33-80 . 4 1 3 75-103 . 7 2 8 133 134 -0.2 WKU 4 307-334 76.8-83.5 -6.7 117-248 . 4 7 2 23-77 . 2 9 9 50-75 . 6 6 7 149 128 +5.2
ATTENDANCE Home Average Away Average Neutral Average Total Average Charlotte 1-3914 3914 3-13645 4548 0-0 0 4-17559 4390 FIU 2-2247 1124 2-8521 4260 0-0 0 4-10768 2692 Florida Atlantic 1-1699 1699 3-9191 3064 0-0 0 4-10890 2722 Louisiana Tech 3-12318 4106 1-1240 1240 0-0 0 4-13558 3390 Marshall 3-14327 4776 1-1585 1585 0-0 0 4-15912 3978 Middle Tennessee 2-8737 4368 2-8193 4096 0-0 0 4-16930 4232 North Texas 2-3471 1736 2-7414 3707 0-0 0 4-10885 2721 Old Dominion 2-13895 6948 2-7586 3793 0-0 0 4-21481 5370 Rice 1-1664 1664 3-9647 3216 0-0 0 4-11311 2828 Southern Miss 2-5482 2741 2-5001 2500 0-0 0 4-10483 2621 UAB 3-12313 4104 1-7162 7162 0-0 0 4-19475 4869 UTEP 2-13739 6870 2-8392 4196 0-0 0 4-22131 5533 UTSA 2-1436 718 2-8379 4190 0-0 0 4-9815 2454 WKU 2-7001 3500 2-6287 3144 0-0 0 4-13288 3322 Totals 28-102243 3652 28-102243 3652 0-0 0 56-204486 3652 2015-16 CONFERENCE USA C-USA Individual Highs Through games of Jan 14, 2016 (Conference games only)
INDIVIDUAL PLAYER GAME HIGHS
Points 36 HARRIS, J.R. (UTSA) at UAB (01/07/16) 33 KELLY, James (Marshall) vs FIU (1/9/16) 30 MCCREE, Erik (Louisiana Tech) vs Southern Miss (1/2/16) Field goals made 13 KELLY, James (Marshall) vs WKU (1/3/16) 12 KELLY, James (Marshall) vs FIU (1/9/16) 12 COMBS, Jeremy (North Texas) vs Marshall (1/14/16) Field goal attempts 29 FREEMAN, Trey (Old Dominion) vs UAB (01/14/16) 22 REESE, J-Mychal (North Texas) vs Marshall (1/14/16) Field goal percentage .909 (10-11) GRIFFIN, Dayon (Louisiana Tech) vs Charlotte (1/9/16) .846 (11-13) JOHNSON, Justin (WKU) at Marshall (1/3/16) 3-Pt FG made 10 HARRIS, J.R. (UTSA) at UAB (01/07/16) 8 WHITE, Andrien (Charlotte) at Old Dominion (01/02/16) 3-Pt FG attempts 14 HARRIS, J.R. (UTSA) at UAB (01/07/16) 13 OGBUEZE, Braxton (Charlotte) at Louisiana Tech (1/9/16) 13 ELMORE, Jon (Marshall) at North Texas (1/14/16) 3-Pt percentage .875 (7-8) GRIFFIN, Dayon (Louisiana Tech) vs Charlotte (1/9/16) .875 (7-8) POTTS, Giddy (Middle Tennessee) at Charlotte (01/14/16) Free throws made 12 HAMILTON, Alex (Louisiana Tech) vs Southern Miss (1/2/16) 11 DIAZ, Adrian (FIU) vs Florida Atlantic (12/3/15) 11 MOORE, Lee (UTEP) at Middle Tennessee (01/07/16) 11 JOHNSON, Justin (WKU) vs FIU (01/07/16) Free throw attempts 17 DIAZ, Adrian (FIU) vs Florida Atlantic (12/3/15) 15 MOORE, Lee (UTEP) at Middle Tennessee (01/07/16) Free throw percentage 1.000 (12-12) HAMILTON, Alex (Louisiana Tech) vs Southern Miss (1/2/16) 1.000 (11-11) JOHNSON, Justin (WKU) vs FIU (01/07/16) 1.000 (9-9) KOULECHOV, Egor (Rice) at North Texas (1/9/16) 1.000 (8-8) KOULECHOV, Egor (Rice) at UTSA (1/3/16) 1.000 (8-8) DIAZ, Adrian (FIU) at WKU (01/07/16) 1.000 (8-8) HARRIS, J.R. (UTSA) at Middle Tennessee (01/09/16) Rebounds 20 UCHEBO, Joseph (Charlotte) at Louisiana Tech (1/9/16) 19 COMBS, Jeremy (North Texas) at UTEP (01/03/16) 18 UCHEBO, Joseph (Charlotte) vs Middle Tennessee (01/14/16) 18 COMBS, Jeremy (North Texas) vs Marshall (1/14/16) Assists 9 HAMILTON, Alex (Louisiana Tech) vs Southern Miss (1/2/16) 9 REESE, J-Mychal (North Texas) at UTEP (01/03/16) 9 NORTON, Nick (UAB) vs UTSA (01/07/16) Steals 5 POTTS, Giddy (Middle Tennessee) vs UTSA (01/09/16) 4 O'BRIEN, Lucas (UTSA) vs North Texas (01/01/16) 4 REESE, J-Mychal (North Texas) at UTSA (01/01/16) 4 HAMILTON, Alex (Louisiana Tech) vs Southern Miss (1/2/16) 4 ELMORE, Jon (Marshall) vs WKU (1/3/16) 4 UPSHAW, Reggie (Middle Tennessee) vs UTSA (01/09/16) 4 EVANS, Marcus (Rice) at North Texas (1/9/16) 4 JOHNSON, Deckie (North Texas) vs Rice (1/9/16) 4 FREEMAN, Trey (Old Dominion) vs UAB (01/14/16) Blocked shots 6 VINT, Hooper (UTEP) at UAB (01/09/16) 5 LEE, William (UAB) vs UTEP (01/09/16) 5 LAWSON, Ben (WKU) vs Florida Atlantic (01/09/16) 5 Delph, Ronald (Florida Atlantic) at WKU (01/09/16) Turnovers 8 WILSON, Christian (UTSA) at Middle Tennessee (01/09/16) 7 MCCREE, Erik (Louisiana Tech) vs Old Dominion (1/7/16) 2015-16 CONFERENCE USA C-USA Team Highs Through games of Jan 14, 2016 (Conference games only)
TEAM HIGHS (highest totals made by)
Points 104 UAB vs UTSA (01/07/16) 99 Marshall vs FIU (1/9/16) 97 Marshall at North Texas (1/14/16) Margin 30 (87-57) Louisiana Tech vs Southern Miss (1/2/16) 23 (90-67) Marshall vs Florida Atlantic (1/7/16) 22 (104-82) UAB vs UTSA (01/07/16) Field goals made 42 UAB vs UTSA (01/07/16) 37 Marshall vs WKU (1/3/16) Field goal attempts 82 Charlotte at Louisiana Tech (1/9/16) 76 Marshall at North Texas (1/14/16) 76 North Texas vs Marshall (1/14/16) Field goal percentage .700 (42-60) UAB vs UTSA (01/07/16) .574 (35-61) Louisiana Tech vs Charlotte (1/9/16) 3-Pt FG made 14 Louisiana Tech vs Charlotte (1/9/16) 14 Marshall at North Texas (1/14/16) 3-Pt FG attempts 34 Marshall at North Texas (1/14/16) 32 Charlotte at Louisiana Tech (1/9/16) 3-Pt percentage .583 (14-24) Louisiana Tech vs Charlotte (1/9/16) .579 (11-19) UAB vs UTSA (01/07/16) Free throws made 27 Louisiana Tech vs Southern Miss (1/2/16) 27 UTSA at Middle Tennessee (01/09/16) 27 UAB vs UTEP (01/09/16) Free throw attempts 38 Louisiana Tech vs Southern Miss (1/2/16) 36 UAB vs UTEP (01/09/16) Free throw percentage .944 (17-18) FIU at WKU (01/07/16) .917 (11-12) Marshall vs Florida Atlantic (1/7/16) Rebounds 51 North Texas vs Marshall (1/14/16) 50 North Texas at UTEP (01/03/16) Assists 31 UAB vs UTSA (01/07/16) 25 Marshall vs WKU (1/3/16) Steals 15 Louisiana Tech vs Southern Miss (1/2/16) 15 Marshall vs WKU (1/3/16) Blocked shots 9 UAB vs UTSA (01/07/16) 8 UAB vs UTEP (01/09/16) Turnovers 20 Southern Miss at Louisiana Tech (1/2/16) 20 WKU at Marshall (1/3/16) Fouls 28 North Texas at UTEP (01/03/16) 28 UTSA at Middle Tennessee (01/09/16)