ETSU Vs. Troy Game Notebook
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2011-12 GAME NOTEBOOK 2011-12 Schedule and Results (2011-12 Season • All Times EST) Date Opponent Time/Score 10/29 TUSCULUM ^ (ASun.TV) 101-72, W 11/5 CARSON-NEWMAN ^ (ASun.TV) 87-59, W 11/12 at Virginia Tech (ESPN3) 53-64, L 11/15 APPALACHIAN STATE (ASun.TV) 81-68, W 11/19 TROY (ASun.TV) 4 p.m. 11/22 at Charlotte 7:30 p.m. 11/29 at Troy 7 p.m. 12/1 at Stetson * (ASun.TV) 7:15 p.m. 12/3 at FGCU * (ASun.TV) 5:15 p.m. 12/7 at Tennessee Tech 8:30 p.m. 12/10 at Appalachian State TBA 12/19 MILLIGAN (ASun.TV) 7 p.m. 12/23 at Tennessee 7 p.m. 1/1 at Clemson 4 p.m. 1/4 USC UPSTATE * (ASun.TV) 7 p.m. 1/7 MERCER * (ASun.TV) 4 p.m. 1/9 KENNESAW STATE * (ASun.TV) 7 p.m. 1/14 at Jacksonville * (ASun.TV) 3:30 p.m. 1/16 at North Florida * (ASun.TV) 7 p.m. 1/21 LIPSCOMB * (ASun.TV) 4 p.m. 1/23 BELMONT * (ASun.TV) 7 p.m. 1/27 at USC Upstate * (ASun.TV) (CSS) 7 p.m. 1/30 JAMES MADISON (ASun.TV) 7 p.m. 2/4 at Kennesaw State * (ASun.TV) 3 p.m. 2/6 at Mercer * (ASun.TV) 7 p.m. 2/11 NORTH FLORIDA * (ASun.TV) 4 p.m. 2/13 JACKSONVILLE * (ASun.TV) 7 p.m. 2/18 at Belmont * (ASun.TV) 8:15 p.m. 2/20 at Lipscomb * (ASun.TV) 7:30 p.m. 2/23 STETSON * (ASun.TV) 7 p.m. 2/25 FGCU * (ASun.TV) 4 p.m. 2/29 A-Sun Conference Tournament & TBA Home games in BOLD CAPS ETSU ^ Exhibition games; * A-Sun Conference game; $ A-Sun Tournament Broadcast games in (parenthesis): Men’s Basketball 2011-12 — Comcast SportsSoutheast (CSS) — ASun.TV live video stream (ASun.TV) — ESPN3.com live video stream (ESPN3) The Buccaneers vs. Troy Nov. 19, 2011 -- ETSU-MSHA Athletic Center -- 4 p.m. (EST) Watch the Radio: Buc Sports Network -- Web: ASun.TV -- TV: None Bucs LIVE on ETSU (2011-12 Record: 1-1 Overall, 0-0 A-Sun) Probable Starters (Note: 2010-11 statistics) ASun.TV No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. G/GS PPG RPG APG Min/G 5 Sheldon Cooley G Jr. 6-3 180 2/2 10.5 3.0 2.0 36.0 Once again this season, ETSU fans around 13 Tommy Hubbard G Sr. 6-4 205 2/2 12.5 5.0 1.0 34.0 the globe will have the 23 Marcus Dubose G Jr. 6-2 180 2/1 9.0 4.5 0.5 25.0 opportunity to watch the Bucs play via 41 Isiah Brown F Sr. 6-8 210 2/2 11.0 6.0 0.5 25.0 Internet video streaming at 43 Adam Sollazzo G Sr. 6-6 200 2/2 14.5 6.5 3.5 33.0 ASun.TV. All home games as well as most road games in A-Sun play will be broadcast Reserves 0 Ryan Woumn G Fr. 6-3 170 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A on A-Sun.TV for a minimal fee. 2 Jarvis Jones G Jr. 6-2 190 2/0 1.5 0.0 1.0 12.0 4 Rashawn Rembert G Fr. 6-3 185 1/0 1.0 1.0 0.0 4.0 11 Todd Halvorsen G So. 6-2 190 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 15 Lester Wilson F Fr. 6-4 205 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 21 John Walton F Fr. 6-7 200 1/0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 34 Lukas Poderis F Jr. 6-8 230 2/1 6.5 4.0 0.0 20.0 44 J.C. Ward F Jr. 6-6 230 2/1 1.0 1.0 0.5 12.5 Head Coach: Murry Bartow (Alabama-Birmingham, ’85) Assistant Coaches: Mike Boyd (Northern Michigan, ’70), Scott Wagers (Tennessee Wesleyan, ‘89), Thomas Johnson (Montevallo, ’81), NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES ... 1968, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010 ETSU vs. Troy Media Information We are “ETSU” The ETSU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics would like to East Tennessee State’s Athletic Media Relations Offi ce is ask both the print and broadcast media to honor our request available to assist members of the media with their questions to be called “ETSU” ... East Tennessee State in first reference and requests about Buccaneer basketball. Contact Associate is acceptable, but subsequent references should be ETSU ... Athletic Director Michael White with any questions about the On TV graphics please use ETSU ... Our nickname is the Buc- Bucs. caneers, but Bucs is also acceptable. Michael White, Assoc. AD ........(423) 439-4220 (W) Bucs bits (Basketball Contact) ...................(423) 956-1461 (C) While posting its highest RPI since the 2003-04 season, head coach Murry Bartow led the ETSU men’s basketball team Kevin Brown, Asst. Director. ..(423) 439-5612 (W) to another successful season in 2010-11, a campaign that Ryan Dunn, GA ........................(423) 439-8212 (W) included 24 wins and ultimately ended with a run to the Kyle Mattracion, GA .................(423) 439-5612 (W) semifinals of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament … Led by seniors such as Atlantic Sun Conference Player Media Relations Fax ........................(423) 439-6138 of the Year Mike Smith (Vandalia, Mo.) and all-conference Press Row Phone ............................ (423) 439-5329 performer Micah Williams (Manchester), the Bucs enjoyed Media Relations Mailing Address . P.O. Box 70707 impressive road wins at Atlantic 10 Conference member ........................................... Johnson City, TN., 37614 Dayton and Southeastern Conference foe Mississippi State, Overnight Address ....Memorial Center, Rm. 146-W while also finishing second in the A-Sun Conference stand- ings … Along with Smith and Williams, fellow senior Justin Corner of State of Franklin and John Rober Bell Tubbs (Trussville, Ala.) continued to impress fans with his Johnson City, TN., 37614 high-flying dunks, which twice landed him as the No. 1 play .................................................................................................................... of the day on ESPN’s SportsCenter and earned him a spot in the national slam dunk championships … Unfortunately for Quick Facts for ETSU Hoops the Bucs, Smith, Williams and Tubbs have departed, leaving G I the team with the unenviable task of having to replace over ENERAL NFORMATION 42 points of offensive production from a year ago – equal to Location ...........................................................Johnson City, Tenn. 60 percent of the team’s scoring in 2010-11 … The Bucs will Founded ................................................................................. 1911 begin looking for those offensive numbers from returning Nickname.....................................................................Buccaneers starters such as senior guard Adam Sollazzo (Tampa) and Enrollment ...........................................................................15,000 senior forward Isiah Brown (Miami, Fla.), while senior forward Colors ..........................................................Navy Blue & Old Gold Tommy Hubbard (Boston) – a 2010 A-Sun all-conference and Arena ....................................ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (5,740) all-tournament performer – will return to the floor after taking a medical redshirt season a year ago … Other returning players Affi liation ................................................................NCAA Division I looking to improve their production will include junior guards Conference ..................................................................Atlantic Sun Sheldon Cooley (Tampa) and Jarvis Jones (Memphis), junior President .................................... Dr. Paul Stanton, Jr. (Emory ‘65) forwards J.C. Ward (Marietta) and Lukas Poderis (Tampa), and Athletics Director .................................Dave Mullins (Samford ’68) redshirt freshman point guard Ryan Woumn (Lynn, Mass.) Athletics Phone...................................................... (423) 439-4343 … The Bucs have also added a talented recruiting class that Ticket Offi ce Phone ............................................... (423) 439-5371 includes three true freshman and one junior college transfer Athletic Website ............................................www.ETSUBucs.com … As opposed to last season – when the team returned a bevy H of talented and experienced players – the younger and more ISTORY inexperienced Buccaneers will face more questions than usual First year of basketball ......................................................1918-19 this season when they take the floor to open the 2011-12 Overall all-time record ....................................................1,191-940 campaign at Virginia Tech on Nov. 12. NCAA Tournament appearances/last ..................................9/2010 NCAA Tournament record ........................................................2-10 The series versus Troy NIT appearances/last ..........................................................2/2007 The Bucs and Trojans will be meeting for the first time on Last post-season opponent ................Iona in CIT semifi nals, 2011 Saturday. Result ................................................................................L, 83-80 COACHING S TAFF Last time out Head Coach...................Murry Bartow (Alabama-Birmingham ‘85) JOHNSON CITY (Nov. 15, 2011) – Forcing 29 turnovers and swiping 18 steals, the ETSU men’s basketball team imposed Record at ETSU ...................................163-100 (.620), Ninth year its defensive will on former Southern Conference rival Appa- Career Record .........................................266-183 (.592), 14 years BUCCANEER BASKETBALL lachian State Tuesday evening, dropping the Mountaineers Overall NCAA Tournament Record .................................0-4 (.000) 81-68 in the Buccaneers’ regular season home opener at the NCAA Tournament Record at ETSU ...............................0-3 (.000) ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center. ... The Bucs had four players Basketball Offi ce Phone ........................................ (423) 439-4207 reach double-figure scoring on the night, led by senior guard Best Time To Reach Coach .........................................Contact SID Tommy Hubbard (Boston) with a game-high 23 points. In ad- Assistant Coaches .......................................................................... dition, senior guard Adam Sollazzo (Tampa) netted 16 points, senior forward Isiah Brown (Miami, Fla.) added 12 points, Scott Wagers (Tennessee Weslyean, ‘89), 12th year at ETSU and junior guard Sheldon Cooley (Tampa) pitched in 11 in Mike Boyd (Northern Michigan University), Ninth year at ETSU the winning effort. ... A crowd of 3,789 looked on as ETSU Thomas Johnson (Montevallo, ’80), Second year at ETSU improved to 1-1 on the year, while the Mountaineers dropped Trainer .......................................................................... Brett Lewis to 1-1.