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2017-18 UWF MEN’S BASKETBALL Media Contact: Joe Zanaboni* Office: (850) 474-2428 * Cell: (314) 707-3911 * [email protected] 2017-18 SCHEDULE/RESULTS WEST FLORIDA ARGONAUTS (7-0, 0-0 GSC) Home: 3-0 | Away: 2-0 | Neutral: 2-0 VS VALDOSTA STATE BLAZERS (6-0, 0-0 GSC) 11/2/17 Mississippi State (Exh.) L, 62-87 Saturday, Dec. 2 n 4:00 p.m. n Pensacola, Fla. n UWF Field House TOP STORYLINES ble was his fourth of the season and GSC-SIAC Crossover, Pensacola, Fla. the ninth of his West Florida career. 11/11/17 ALBANY STATE W, 77-68 AT THE THANKSGIVING CLASSIC Henri Ventoniemi knocked down 6-of-8 11/12/17 FORT VALLEY STATE W, 75-68 OT free throws in the game to finish with 11/15/17 MILES W, 84-66 * UWF men’s basketball opened the eight points. He also pulled down six 11/18/17 at Miles W, 74-58 Valdosta State Thanksgiving Classic boards. Brian Chalifoux knocked down 11/21/17 at Spring Hill W, 71-57 with a 79-66 win over Webber Interna- two 3-pointers to finish with six points. tional University (3-3, 1-1 TSC) Satur- Tidwell also finished with six points. VSU Thanksgiving Classic, Valdosta, Ga. day at The Complex in Valdosta, Ga. 11/25/17 vs. Webber W, 79-66 DJ Thorpe and Darryl Tucker each ARGOS EARN NO. 19 NATIONAL 11/26/17 vs. Fayetteville State W, 71-60 notched 18 points in the win, and the RANKING 12/2/17 VALDOSTA STATE* 4:00 pm Argos matched their season-high with 12/10/17 SPRING HILL* 4:00 pm 17 offensive rebounds. * The UWF men’s basketball program 12/16/17 WEST ALABAMA* 4:00 pm * UWF head coach Jeff Burkhamer on came in at No. 19 in the Division II 12/18/17 MONTEVALLO* 7:30 pm the win over Webber: “I didn’t think we Sports Information Directors Associa- 1/2/18 at Shorter* 7:30 pm played as well as we’ve played this tion Top 25 poll released Tuesday. The 1/4/18 at Lee* 7:00 pm season, but our effort was good and we Argos (7-0) received 101 total points in 1/7/18 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE* 4:00 pm 1/9/18 DELTA STATE* 7:30 pm did play well in the last four minutes. the poll. 1/13/18 at Union* 4:00 pm It’s good to get a win like this where * West Florida was one of three GSC 1/15/18 at Christian Brothers* 7:00 pm you don’t play your best but are able to teams to appear in this week’s Top 25. 1/18/18 WEST GEORGIA* 7:30 pm grind it out and hold a team to 20 points Christian Brothers (5-0) earned the 1/20/18 AUBURN-MONTGOMERY* 4:00 pm below their season average.” No. 8 ranking. Valdosta State (6-0) 1/25/18 at North Alabama* 8:00 pm * The Argos closed their time at the checked into the poll at No. 16. The No. 1/27/17 at Alabama Huntsville* 4:00 pm Classic with a 71-60 win over the Fay- 19 ranking is the highest UWF men’s 2/1/18 LEE* 7:30 pm 2/3/18 SHORTER* 4:00 pm etteville State Broncos (1-4) Sunday. basketball has ever attained in the Di- 2/8/18 at Auburn-Montgomery* 7:30 pm * Deng shot 6-of-8 from the field in the vision II Sports Information Directors 2/10/18 at West Georgia* 3:00 pm second to finish the contest with 18 Association Top 25 poll. 2/14/18 at Mississippi College* 7:30 pm points (8-13 FG, 2-2 FT), just two off 2/17/18 UNION* 4:00 pm his season-high. The game marked the SCOUTING VALDOSTA STATE 2/22/18 at Valdosta State* 7:00 pm third time in the last four that he has grabbed at nine rebounds. Tucker’s Valdosta State is off to a 6-0 start this GSC Tournament (First Round on campus sites) * 2/27/18 GSC Tournament First Round season-best 26 points came on 11- season. This will be the third game they 3/9/18 GSC Tournament Semifinals of-18 shooting from the field. He also have played in Pensacola this year, 3/10/18 GSC Championship grabbed 12 rebounds. The double-dou- having participated in the GSC-SIAC GSC Semifinals and championship will be held at n 2017-18 GSC STANDINGS the Pete Hanna Center (Samford Univ.). SCHOOL CONF CPCT. OVR PCT. STK BOLD CAPS - Home Games Christian Brothers 1-0 1.000 6-0 1.000 W6 * Gulf South Conference game Lee 1-0 1.000 5-1 0.833 W1 All times are Central West Alabama 1-0 1.000 6-2 0.750 W3 Schedule subject to change Mississippi College 1-0 1.000 3-2 0.600 W3 Montevallo 1-0 1.000 5-3 0.625 W5 Shorter 1-0 1.000 1-7 0.125 W1 West Florida 0-0 0.000 7-0 1.000 W7 VIDEO/AUDIO SOCIAL MEDIA Valdosta State 0-0 0.000 6-0 1.000 W6 n GoArgos.com n @GoArgos Alabama Huntsville 0-1 0.000 5-2 0.714 L1 n@UWFMensBball n #GoArgos North Alabama 0-1 0.000 4-3 0.571 L1 LIVE STATS n #UWFMBB Union 0-1 0.000 4-3 0.571 L2 n GoArgos.com West Georgia 0-1 0.000 3-3 0.500 L3 GoArgos.com QUICK FACTS Crossover Challenge Nov. 11-12. The is third in the conference in 3-PT field Location ...................................Pensacola, FL 32514 Blazers defeated Fort Valley State 83- goal percentage (.415) and fourth in Founded ................................................................1967 81 on Nov. 11 and Albany State 100- field goal percentage (.497). Enrollment .........................................................12,979 76 Nov. 12. The team is 3-0 so far this * Beau Justice (19.8 PPG) and Tyrone President .................................Dr. Martha Saunders year at home. The squad’s only “true” Sam (18.5 PPG) are fifth and sixth re- Athletic Director ...................................... Dave Scott road game to this point has been a trip spectively in the conference. Sam is Nickname ...................................................Argonauts to Tuskegee Nov. 18, which they won 10th in the conference shooting .547 Colors ............................... Royal Blue & Kelly Green 75-61. from the field. Justice is 12th shooting Home Court ................... UWF Field House (1,180) * Valdosta State checked into the Nov. .537 from the field. Affiliation .........................................NCAA Division II 28 NABC Coaches Poll at No. 15 and * Greg Zuppas is currently eighth in Conference.................................................Gulf South came in at No. 16 in the latest edition of the Gulf South Conference with 7.5 PROGRAM HISTORY the D2SIDA Poll. rebounds per game. Winston Morgan First Year .....1967-68 (no team from 1976-1993) * The Blazers were picked to finish is 9th in the GSC with 4.2 assists per second in the Gulf South Conference game. Justice is 11th with 3.8 assists All-Time Record .....465-429 (.520) in 34 seasons this year, garnering 144 points in a pre- per game. Jimmy Kodet is tied for 9th All-Time GSC Rec. ..139-209 (.399) in 23 seasons NCAA Tournament Appearances ......................... 0 season poll of conference coaches. in the GSC with 1.0 blocks per game. GSC Tournament Appearances ..........................10 Only Christian Brothers (158) received * The Argos are 6-20 all-time vs. the Last GSC Tournament Appearance ............. 2017 more. Blazers, but 5-6 at home. UWF is 0-6 Result ..................L, 65-64 in 1st round (2/28/17) * Valdosta State features one Presea- vs. VSU under head coach Jeff Bur- GSC Championships ................................................. 0 son All-GSC selection: junior sharp- khamer but three of those losses have shooter Beau Justice, who scored 20 been by one possession. COACHING STAFF or more points in six different games Head Coach ......................................Jeff Burkhamer last year. GSC/NCAA LEADERS Alma Mater ..Alderson-Broaddus College, 1984 * Guard Clay Guillozet and forward KJ Record at UWF ....................................................29-28 James were selected to the Preseason * Darryl Tucker currently leads the GSC UWF Record (seasons)............... 34-28, .548 (3) GSC Top Newcomers list. with 11.4 rebounds per game, close Career Record (seasons)........407-222, .647 (22) * Valdosta State went 19-3 vs. confer- to three more per contest than Kend- NCAA Record (seasons).........252-181, .582 (16) ence opponents in last year’s regular all Stafford (North Ala.), who currently JUCO Record (seasons).............155-41, .791 (6) season on the way to the the GSC reg- ranks second with 8.5 RPG. Tucker is Assistant Coach ..................................Brian Benator ular season crown. The team advanced tied for third in the GSC with 1.6 blocks Graduate Assistant ........................... Jason Laatsch to the GSC Championship game, per game. As of Nov. 30, Tucker ranked where they fell to Alabama Huntsville 13th in rebounds per game nationally. 2017-18 PERSONNEL 94-91. Valdosta was the No. 2 seed in * Moter Deng has hit 18 of 19 free Letterwinners Returning/Lost........................... 7/5 the South Regional and fell in the first throws this year and leads the GSC Starters Returning/Lost. ...................................... 4/3 round to Rollins 89-85. with a .947 mark from the line. Newcomers .................................................................. 5 * Valdosta currently leads the GSC with * DJ Thorpe is second in the GSC with 96.2 points per contest (577 total) and 2.7 steals per game. As of Nov. 30th, 2016-17 SEASON IN REVIEW margin of victory (20.2 per game).