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2017-18 SOCON MEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS – (THROUGH GAMES DEC. 4, 2017) CONFERENCE NEWS AND NOTES Conference Overall • SoCon schools will face three ACC opponents this W-L Pct. H A ST W-L Pct. H A N ST week, as Western Carolina heads to No. 11 North Caro- lina, Woff ord hosts Georgia Tech and Samford plays at Furman 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - 5-3 .625 3-1 0-2 2-0 W1 Clemson.

UNCG 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - 5-3 .625 4-0 1-3 0-0 W1 • ETSU, which is 28-5 at Freedom Hall with head coach ETSU 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - 4-3 .571 2-1 2-2 0-0 W2 Steve Forbes on the bench, will play two games in a row at home this week. Mercer 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - 5-4 .556 3-0 0-3 2-1 L2 • Woff ord’s Fletcher Magee has scored in double fi g- Chattanooga 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - 4-4 .500 4-1 0-3 0-0 W1 ures in 53 consecutive contests dating back to 2015- Woff ord 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - 4-4 .500 3-1 1-3 0-0 W1 16. His streak of scoring in double digits is currently tops in the nation. VMI 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - 3-4 .429 2-1 1-3 0-0 L1 • On Wednesday, the Terriers will host just their sec- The Citadel 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - 3-5 .375 2-2 1-3 0-0 L3 ond-ever ACC opponent when they welcome Georgia Western Carolina 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - 3-6 .333 2-0 0-5 1-1 W1 Tech to Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium. Woff ord hosted South Carolina, then an ACC squad, twice in Samford 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 - 2-6 .250 2-1 0-5 0-0 L1 the 1950s. Coincidentally, the Terriers opened this season at home against the Gamecocks.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE (ALL TIMES EASTERN) SOCON PLAYER OF THE WEEK • VMI, which spent 11 seasons in the Big South Con- ference from 2003-14, has faced three of its former Dec. 5 (Tuesday) Francis Alonso, Jr., G Big South mates this season, beating Presbyterian James Madison at The Citadel, 6 p.m. ESPN3 UNCG and Charleston Southern and falling to Radford. The UNC Asheville at Furman, 7:30 p.m. ESPN3 Keydets will also take on former Big South opponent Chattanooga at Marshall, 7 p.m. ESPN3 Longwood on Dec. 9. Before then, however, the Key- Alonso averaged 26 points per game in a pair of road VMI at Davidson, 7 p.m. A-10 dets take on former SoCon foe Davidson on Tuesday. contests. Samford at Memphis, 8 p.m. ESPN3 • Citadel junior Matt Frierson connected on six The Malaga, Spain, native opened his week with 16 3-pointers on Friday against Marist and added two Dec. 6 (Wednesday) points in a 74-72 loss at Presbyterian, which hit a more against UMBC on Saturday. He now has 135 in Northern Kentucky at ETSU, 7 p.m. ESPN3 buzzer-beater to steal the win after coming back from his career, the 10th-most in program history. Junior Western Carolina at North Carolina, 7 p.m. FSSO a 15-point defi cit. Alonso was 3-for-7 from 3-point Quayson Williams also converted six 3-pointers on Georgia Tech at Woff ord, 7 p.m. ESPN3 range and 5-for-5 from the free-throw line on the Friday, giving him 128 made treys for his career and tying him for 13th in program history. He needs just night. Dec. 7 (Thursday) four more to reach 12th. Elon at UNCG, 7 p.m. ESPN3 Four days later, Alonso practically willed UNCG to a • UNCG junior guard Francis Alonso scored over 30 three-overtime win at Liberty, scoring a career-high points for the third time this season when he dropped Dec. 8 (Friday) 36 points in the 76-75 victory. Alonso hit another a career-high 36 points at Liberty. He is the fi rst Spar- Southern Wesleyan at Western Carolina, 7 p.m. seven 3-pointers in the contest, including the game- tan since Kyle Hines in the 2006-07 season to reach 30 tying bucket with fi ve seconds left in regulation, an- points three times in a season. Dec. 9 (Saturday) other game-tying 3 with six seconds left in the second Longwood at VMI, 1 p.m. ESPN3 • Samford will take on Memphis on Tuesday in a battle overtime, and then the game-winning triple with just Samford at Clemson, 3 p.m. ACCNE that will pit Bulldog coach Scott Padgett against Ti- 2.4 seconds left in the third OT. South Carolina State at Furman, 4 p.m. ESPN3 ger mentor Tubby Smith, who coached Padgett from 1997-99 at Kentucky. The two won the NCAA title to- Florida A&M at Mercer, 4 p.m. ESPN3 gether at Kentucky in 1998. Johnson & Wales at Woff ord, 4 p.m. SDN • The Tigers will be taking on their second SoCon team Dec. 10 (Sunday) in four days. Mercer gave Memphis all it could handle Charlotte at Chattanooga, 1 p.m. ESPN3 on Saturday, putting four players in double fi gures in Hiwassee at ETSU, 2 p.m. ESPN3 an 83-81, double-overtime loss.

Dec. 13 (Wednesday) • Junior Mike Amius, who scored a career-high 22 points Thursday night in Western Carolina’s 69-60 loss UNCW at UNCG, 7 p.m. ESPN3 at College of Charleston, followed that up with 19 and the game-winning dunk with seven seconds left in a 72-71 win over Appalachian State on Monday. TV/DIGITAL KEY • Chattanooga center Joshua Phillips, who played out- A-10 Atlantic-10 Network side linebacker for the Mocs’ football team this fall, has ACCNE ACC Network Extra averaged 21.0 minutes, 11.7 points and 5.0 rebounds FSSO Fox Sports South per game since joining the basketball squad three contests ago. He is shooting 77.3 percent from the SDN SoCon Digital Network fl oor (17-for-22). SoCon Men’s Basketball Release Dec. 5, 2017 Page 1 CONFERENCE NEWS AND NOTES SOCON RECORD BOOK

The Citadel, Chattanooga extremely young Most victories at SoCon school The Citadel and Chattanooga are two of just seven teams in Division I without any seniors on their rosters. The 1. 447 Bob McKillop, DAV 1992-2014 Mocs, in fact, are the youngest team in the nation, with an average age of 19.31 years of age, according to a 2. 252 Mike Young, Woff ord 2002-present preseason survey sent to all DI schools. 3. 243 Mack McCarthy, UTC 1985-97 243 Burton Shipley, Maryland 1923-47 SoCon on the national level 5. 230 Bill Reinhart, GW 1935-42; 49-66 As a conference, the SoCon fi nished 16th in the RPI last season, its best showing since fi nishing 16th in 2006- 6. 226 Eddie Cameron, Duke 1928-42 07. 226 Bobby Cremins, APP, CofC 1975-81; 2006-12 8. 223 Lyles Alley, FUR 1945-49; 50-66 New faces 9. 213 Les Robinson, CIT, ETSU 1974-90 Two new head coaches join the league in 2017-18. Bob Richey takes over at Furman after six seasons on the 10. 205 Murray Greason, Wake Forest 1935-53 Paladin coaching staff , while Lamont Paris assumes the lead role at Chattanooga after spending the previous 11. 194 Norman Shepard, UNC, DAV 1923-24; 37-49 seven years as an assistant at Wisconsin. 12. 187 Everett Case, NC State 1946-53 13. 181 Larry Hunter, WCU 2005-present Returning weapons 14. 176 Lefty Driesell, DAV 1960-69 • Seven of the 15 All-Southern Conference players from last year return to the league in 2017-18, including fi rst-teamers Devin Sibley of Furman and Fletcher Magee of Woff ord. Career 3-point percentage (min. 120 made) • Collectively, the league returns 92 letterwinners and 30 starters from last season. Mercer, Samford and Pct. 3FG-3FGA Western Carolina each return all fi ve starters, while Furman returns four. Chattanooga is the only team in the 1. 49.3 223-452 Keith Jennings, ETSU 1989-91 league replacing all fi ve starters this year. 2. 45.8 237-517 Fletcher Magee, WOF 2015-pr. 3. 45.2 126-279 Alan Puckett, CIT 1999-02 Postseason experience 4. 45.0 146-324 Shawn Reid, FUT 1984-88 Four teams reached postseason play last season. ETSU won the SoCon Championship and the league’s au- 5. 44.7 159-356 Brandon Born, UTC 1991-95 tomatic bid to the NCAA tournament, where it fell in the fi rst round to Florida. UNCG made its fi rst NIT ap- 6. 44.5 154-346 Derek Rucker, DAV 1985-88 pearance since 2002, falling to Syracuse, while Furman and Samford participated in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament, with the Paladins reaching the semifi nals.

Sharpshooting Bulldogs SOCON PLAYERS OF THE WEEK The Citadel led the nation in scoring last season at 89.9 points per game, fi nishing second in Division I with 397 made 3-pointers, a SoCon record. Nov. 14 ...... Ria’n Holland, Sr., G, Mercer Nov. 21 ...... Fletcher Magee, Jr., G, Woff ord Returning statistical leaders Nov. 28 ...... Devin Sibley, Sr., G, Furman • Furman senior Devin Sibley is the league’s active points leader, as he has scored 1,476 points in his career Dec. 5 ...... Francis Alonso, Jr., G, UNCG so far. Among players who have been in the league for at least two full seasons, Woff ord junior Fletcher Magee Dec. 12 ...... owns the best career scoring average at 16.9 points per game. Dec. 19 ...... • The SoCon’s active rebound leader is Mercer senior Stephon Jelks, who has pulled down 659 in 106 games. Jan. 2 ...... Samford junior Wyatt Walker is second with 531 through 68 games for a league-best 7.8 per-game average for Jan. 9 ...... his career. Jan. 16 ...... Jan. 23 ...... Double-double machine Jan. 30 ...... Samford’s Wyatt Walker turned in a league-best 16 double-doubles in 2016-17. He averaged 12.9 points and Feb. 6 ...... 9.7 rebounds per game as a sophomore last season, falling just shy of being the fi rst SoCon player to average Feb. 13 ...... a double-double for the year since UNCG’s Ben Stywall averaged 14.3 points and 10.4 boards per game in Feb. 20 ...... 2009-10. Walker was a third-team all-conference pick last year and was a preseason all-conference selection Feb. 27 ...... heading into this season.

Close encounters Southern Conference teams are 5-3 this season in nonconference games that have been decided by one pos- session or have gone into overtime. League teams have gone 38-41 in those games since the start of the SOCON PLAYERS OF THE MONTH 2013-14 season. November ...... Fletcher Magee, Jr., G, Woff ord December ...... January ...... February ......

SOCON COACHING RECORDS Coach, School Years at School Record at School SoCon Record Career Record Career Years Duggar Baucom, The Citadel 3 25-48 14-40 176-207 13 Steve Forbes, ETSU 3 55-23 28-8 55-23 3 Bob Richey, Furman 1 5-3 0-0 5-3 1 Bob Hoff man, Mercer 10 184-134 29-25 496-288 24 Wes Miller, UNCG 7 88-105 53-50 88-105 7 Scott Padgett, Samford 4 49-60 18-36 49-60 4 Lamont Paris, Chattanooga 1 4-4 0-0 4-4 1 Dan Earl, VMI 3 18-49 7-29 18-49 3 Larry Hunter, Western Carolina 13 183-216 104-110 692-440 38 Mike Young, Woff ord 16 252-230 145-117 252-230 16

Page 2 Dec. 5, 2017 SoCon Men’s Basketball Release CONFERENCE NEWS AND NOTES Preseason predictions

One-possession games Southern Conference teams played 90 league games during the 2016-17 regular season. Sixteen games (18 The Mercer Bears were the preseason percent) were decided by one possession or went into overtime. favorites to win the league in balloting • In 2016, the league had 21 of 90 (23 percent) conference games decided by one possession. of the SoCon’s 10 head coaches, while • In 2015, the league had 23 of 90 (26 percent) conference games decided by one possession. • In 2014, the league had 17 of 88 (19 percent) conference games decided by one possession. Furman was the media’s pick to win the • In 2013, the league had 30 of 108 (28 percent) conference games decided by one possession. conference in 2017-18. The Paladins’ • In 2012, the league had 32 of 108 (30 percent) conference games decided by one possession. Devin Sibley, the defending SoCon Play- Gone but not forgotten er of the Year, was the preseason selec- • Chattanooga’s Justin Tuoyo won his third straight SoCon Defensive Player of the Year honor as a senior in tion to win that award again in 2017-18. 2016-17. He’s the only player since the award was instituted in 2008-09 to win it more than once, let alone three times. Preseason Player of the Year • VMI’s QJ Peterson led the league in scoring for the second straight season as a senior in 2016-17. Peterson Devin Sibley, Sr., G, Furman averaged 19.8 points per game as a junior before scoring 19.6 last year. • ETSU’s T.J. Cromer was the league’s second-leading scorer as senior last season at 19.1 points per game. The guard averaged 24.7 points per game and was 10-for-18 (55.6 percent) from 3-point range in the Bucs’ three Preseason All-Southern Conference Team SoCon tournament games, leading the Bucs to their seventh title and earning Most Outstanding Player honors. Preston Parks, So., G, The Citadel • Woff ord’s Eric Garcia averaged 6.8 assists per game as a senior last season, the highest total in the league Desonta Bradford, Sr., G, ETSU since Davidson’s Jason Richards dished out 8.1 per game in 2007-08. Garcia was third nationally with a 3.77 Daniel Fowler, Sr., G, Furman assist-to-turnover ratio. Devin Sibley, Sr., G, Furman Ria’n Holland, Sr., G, Mercer Southern Conference Championship presented by General Shale Francis Alonso, Jr., G, UNCG The 2018 Southern Conference Men’s Basketball Championship presented by General Shale will take place Demetrius Denzel-Dyson, Sr., F, Samford March 2-5 at the U.S. Cellular Center in Asheville, North Carolina. Wyatt Walker, Jr., C, Samford Cameron Jackson, Jr., F, Woff ord Fletcher Magee, Jr., G, Woff ord SOCON SPECIALTY STATS LEADERS Coaches poll Media poll 30-Point Games Ovr. SoCon 10-Rebound Games Ovr. SoCon Team (1st) Total Team (1st) Total Francis Alonso, UNCG...... 3 ...... 0 Matt Raff erty, FUR ...... 3 ...... 0 1. Mercer (4) 71 1. Furman (8) 197 Fletcher Magee, WOF ...... 2 ...... 0 James Dickey, UNCG ...... 3 ...... 0 2. Samford (3) 70 2. Samford (4) 184 Ria’n Holland, MER ...... 1 ...... 0 David Burrell, ETSU ...... 2 ...... 0 3. Furman (1) 65 3. UNCG (4) 183 4. ETSU (2) 64 4. ETSU (4) 178 Stephon Jelks, MER ...... 2 ...... 0 5. UNCG 52 5. Woff ord (2) 165 20-Point Games Ovr. SoCon Marc Gosselin, WCU ...... 2 ...... 0 6. Woff ord 43 6. Mercer (2) 154 Fletcher Magee, WOF ...... 5 ...... 0 Mladen Armus, ETSU ...... 1 ...... 0 7. The Citadel 27 7. Chattanooga 97 Devin Sibley, FUR ...... 4 ...... 0 Desonta Bradford, ETSU ...... 1 ...... 0 Chattanooga 27 8. The Citadel 70 Francis Alonso, UNCG...... 3 ...... 0 Peter Jurkin, ETSU...... 1 ...... 0 9. Western Carolina 22 9. Western Carolina 66 Ria’n Holland, MER ...... 2 ...... 0 Devin Sibley, FUR ...... 1 ...... 0 10. VMI 9 10. VMI 26 Demetrius Denzel-Dyson, SAM .....2 ...... 0 Jordan Strawberry, MER ...... 1 ...... 0 Makinde London, UTC ...... 2 ...... 0 Tyler Creammer, VMI ...... 1 ...... 0 Bubba Parham, VMI ...... 2 ...... 0 Keve Aluma, WOF ...... 1 ...... 0 Austin Vereen, VMI ...... 2 ...... 0 Cameron Jackson, WOF ...... 1 ...... 0 Hayden Brown, CIT ...... 1 ...... 0 Zane Najdawi, CIT ...... 1 ...... 0 Double-Doubles Ovr. SoCon Preston Parks, CIT ...... 1 ...... 0 Matt Raff erty, FUR ...... 2 ...... 0 Tariq Simmons, CIT...... 1 ...... 0 Marc Gosselin, WCU ...... 2 ...... 0 Quayson Williams, CIT ...... 1 ...... 0 Devin Sibley, FUR ...... 1 ...... 0 Desonta Bradford, ETSU ...... 1 ...... 0 Desonta Bradford, ETSU ...... 1 ...... 0 Bo Hodges, ETSU ...... 1 ...... 0 Stephon Jelks, MER ...... 1 ...... 0 Jalan McCloud, ETSU ...... 1 ...... 0 James Dickey, UNCG ...... 1 ...... 0 Devontavius Payne, ETSU ...... 1 ...... 0 Justin Coleman, SAM...... 1 ...... 0 John Davis III, FUR ...... 1 ...... 0 Tyler Creammer, VMI ...... 1 ...... 0 Jordan Strawberry, MER ...... 1 ...... 0 Cameron Jackson, WOF ...... 1 ...... 0 Justin Coleman, SAM...... 1 ...... 0 Randy Chatman, UTC ...... 1 ...... 0 10+ Assists Ovr. SoCon Mike Amius, WCU ...... 1 ...... 0 Justin Coleman, SAM...... 1 ...... 0 Deriece Parks, WCU ...... 1 ...... 0 Devin Peterson, WCU ...... 1 ...... 0 Cameron Jackson, WOF ...... 1 ...... 0

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America East (1-1) 11/24 Furman 78, New Hampshire 64 Conference USA (0-1) America East ...... 1-1 (Nashville, Tenn.) 11/13 UAB 89, Chattanooga 47 American Athletic ...... 0-3 12/2 UMBC 98, The Citadel 72 12/5 Chattanooga at Marshall, 7 p.m. Atlantic 10 ...... 1-2 12/10 Charlotte at Chattanooga, 1 p.m. Atlantic Coast ...... 0-7 American Athletic (0-3) Atlantic Sun ...... 1-0 11/10 UCF 88, Mercer 79 Horizon (0-1) Big 12 ...... 0-1 11/13 #12 Cincinnati 102, Western Carolina 51 11/10 Northern Kentucky 81, ETSU 63 12/2 Memphis 83, Mercer 81 (2OT) 12/6 Northern Kentucky at ETSU, 7 p.m. Big East ...... 0-1 12/5 Samford at Memphis, 8 p.m. 12/19 ETSU at Detroit Mercy, 7 p.m. Big South ...... 6-4 Big Ten ...... 0-1 Atlantic 10 (1-2) Ivy (0-0) Colonial ...... 4-1 11/14 Duquesne 77, VMI 61 1/10 Harvard at Woff ord, 7 p.m. Conference USA ...... 0-1 11/21 Massachusetts 85, Western Carolina 76 Horizon ...... 0-1 11/29 ETSU 82, Fordham 77 Metro Atlantic (0-1) Ivy ...... 0-0 12/5 VMI at Davidson, 7 p.m. 12/1 Marist 100, The Citadel 91 Metro Atlantic ...... 0-1 12/17 Mercer at La Salle, 4:30 p.m. 12/22 VMI at VCU, 7 p.m. Mid-American (0-1) Mid-American ...... 0-1 11/28 Akron 75, Chattanooga 70 Mid-Eastern Athletic ...... 2-1 Atlantic Coast (0-7) Missouri Valley ...... 0-2 11/10 Virginia 60, UNCG 48 Mid-Eastern Athletic (2-1) Mountain West ...... 0-1 11/10 NC State 102, VMI 67 11/13 ETSU 76, Savannah State 61 Non-Division I ...... 13-0 11/10 Clemson 85, Western Carolina 57 11/15 North Carolina A&T 92, The Citadel 73 Ohio Valley ...... 2-2 11/12 Virginia Tech 132, The Citadel 93 11/20 ETSU 81, Delaware State 57 Pac-12 ...... 0-2 11/20 #1 Duke 92, Furman 63 12/9 South Carolina State at Furman, 4 p.m. Patriot ...... 0-1 11/24 Wake Forest 81, UNCG 75 12/9 Florida A&M at Mercer, 4 p.m. 11/24 Florida State 113, The Citadel 78 Southeastern ...... 0-5 12/6 Western Carolina at North Carolina, 7 p.m. Missouri Valley (0-2) Southland ...... 0-1 12/6 Georgia Tech at Woff ord, 7 p.m. 11/19 Loyola Chicago 88, Samford 67 Southwestern Athletic ...... 5-0 12/9 Samford at Clemson, 3 p.m. 11/21 Valparaiso 88, Samford 67 Summit ...... 1-0 12/16 UNCG at NC State, 12 p.m. Sun Belt ...... 2-2 12/20 Woff ord at North Carolina, 9 p.m. Mountain West (0-1) 11/10 Wyoming 84, Chattanooga 65 Total ...... 38-42 Atlantic Sun (1-0) Home ...... 27-7 11/19 Woff ord 86, North Florida 83 Non-Division I (13-0) 12/21 Samford at Kennesaw State, 7 p.m. 11/10 The Citadel 109, Oglethorpe 73 Away ...... 7-32 12/28 Kennesaw State at Mercer, 7 p.m. 11/10 Furman 101, Bob Jones 48 Neutral ...... 4-2 11/12 Mercer 110, Toccoa Falls 43 vs. Top 25 ...... 0-4 Big 12 (0-1) 11/12 Woff ord 103, Washington & Lee 66 11/22 Texas Tech 79, Woff ord 56 11/15 UNCG 82, North Carolina Wesleyan 48 (Fleming Gymnasium) Big East (0-1) 11/15 Western Carolina 76, Hiwassee 57 Southland (0-1) 11/18 Butler 82, Furman 65 11/16 Chattanooga 94, Hiwassee 46 11/24 Southeastern Louisiana 77, Samford 71 12/16 ETSU at Xavier, 2 p.m. 11/17 UNCG 95, Ferrum 43 (at Fleming Gymnasium) Southwestern Athletic (5-0) Big South (6-4) 11/18 Woff ord 96, Bob Jones 65 11/13 Samford 87, Alabama A&M 68 11/17 Mercer 63, Liberty 48 11/21 The Citadel 116, Trinity Baptist 66 11/14 Mercer 86, Jackson State 58 11/18 VMI 78, Presbyterian 58 11/21 VMI 81, Ohio Valley 66 11/20 Chattanooga 67, Alabama State 50 11/18 The Citadel 79, High Point 77 11/25 Chattanooga 95, Tennessee Wesleyan 60 11/25 Western Carolina 82, Alabama A&M 72 11/21 UNCG 71, Longwood 40 11/26 Mercer 90, Hiwassee 53 (Niagara University, N.Y.) 11/26 UNC Asheville 85, Woff ord 65 12/8 Southern Wesleyan at Western Carolina, 7 p.m. 11/26 Samford 83, Mississippi Valley State 70 11/28 Presbyterian 74, UNCG 72 12/9 Johnson & Wales at Woff ord, 7 p.m. 11/28 VMI 76, Charleston Southern 68 12/10 Hiwassee at ETSU, 2 p.m. Summit (1-0) 11/29 Winthrop 93, Furman 74 12/14 Montreat at Furman, 7 p.m. 11/25 ETSU 83, Fort Wayne 73 12/2 UNCG 75, Liberty 73 (3OT) 12/14 Southern Wesleyan at VMI, 7 p.m. 12/2 Radford 63, VMI 50 12/15 Thomas University at Samford, 8 p.m. Sun Belt (2-2) 12/5 UNC Asheville at Furman, 7:30 p.m. 12/16 Point at The Citadel, 1 p.m. 11/22 Troy 73, ETSU 65 12/9 Longwood at VMI, 1 p.m. 12/18 Asbury at Samford, 8 p.m. 11/24 UT Arlington 89, Western Carolina 65 12/14 The Citadel at Campbell, 7 p.m. 12/21 Southeastern at UNCG, 5 p.m. (Niagara University, N.Y.) 12/17 Woff ord vs. High Point, 2 p.m. 12/28 Tusculum at ETSU, 7 p.m. 11/29 Woff ord 87, Coastal Carolina 81 (Asheville, N.C.) 12/4 Western Carolina 72, Appalachian State 71 12/17 Western Carolina vs. UNC Asheville, 4:30 p.m. Ohio Valley (2-2) 12/22 Georgia Southern at ETSU, 7 p.m. (Asheville, N.C.) 11/21 Jacksonville State 77, Chattanooga 75 (OT) 12/23 Georgia State at Chattanooga, 1 p.m. 12/19 UNC Asheville at UNCG, 7 p.m. 12/2 Furman 64, Tennessee Tech 50 12/19 High Point at Western Carolina, 7 p.m. 12/2 Chattanooga 66, UT Martin 63 12/3 Jacksonville State 89, Samford 58 Home teams underlined Big Ten (0-1) 12/17 Chattanooga at Tennessee Tech, 3 p.m. All times Eastern 11/19 #14 Minnesota 92, Western Carolina 64 12/21 Chattanooga at Jacksonville State, 1 p.m. 12/19 The Citadel at Ohio State, 7 p.m. Pac-12 (0-2) Colonial (4-1) 11/16 California 79, Woff ord 65 11/14 Furman 76, Elon 67 11/19 Colorado 79, Mercer 70 11/18 Mercer 78, Drexel 59 (Lynchburg, Va.) (Lynchburg, Va.) 11/20 UNCG 79, Delaware 66 Patriot (0-1) 11/25 Furman 78, Northeastern 67 11/25 American 69, VMI 64 (Nashville, Tenn.) 11/30 Coll. of Charleston 69, Western Carolina 60 Southeastern (0-5) 12/5 James Madison at The Citadel, 6 p.m. 11/10 South Carolina 73, Woff ord 52 12/7 Elon at UNCG, 7 p.m. 11/10 Arkansas 95, Samford 56 12/13 UNCW at UNCG, 7 p.m. 11/16 LSU 105, Samford 86 12/17 Furman at UNCW, 2 p.m. 11/17 #7 Kentucky 78, ETSU 61 11/29 Tennessee 84, Mercer 60 12/19 Mercer at Alabama, 9 p.m. 12/20 Furman at Tennessee, 9 p.m. Page 4 Dec. 5, 2017 SoCon Men’s Basketball Release 2017-18 SOCON BASKETBALL SCHEDULES

The Citadel ETSU Furman (3-5, 0-0 SoCon) (4-3, 0-0 SoCon) (5-3, 0-0 SoCon)

N10 OGLETHORPE# (SDN) W, 109-73 N10 at Northern Kentucky (ESPN3) L, 63-81 N10 Bob Jones (SDN) W, 101-48 N12 at Virginia Tech (ACC Network Extra) L, 93-132 N13 at Savannah State W, 76-61 N14 Elon (ESPN3) W, 76-67 N15 at North Carolina A&T (Lock TV) L, 73-92 N17 at No. 7 Kentucky# (SEC Network) L, 61-78 N18 at Butler# (Fox Sports 2) L, 65-82 N18 at High Point (Big South Network) W, 79-77 N20 Delaware State# (ESPN3) W, 81-57 N20 at No. 1 Duke# (ACC Network Extra) L, 63-92 N21 TRINITY BAPTIST# (SDN) W, 116-66 N22 Troy# (ESPN3) L, 65-73 N24 vs. New Hampshire^ W, 78-64 N24 at Florida State# (ACC Network Extra) L, 78-113 N25 Fort Wayne# (ESPN3) W, 83-73 N25 vs. Northeastern^ W, 78-67 D1 MARIST% (ESPN3) L, 91-100 N29 at Fordham (A-10 Network) W, 82-77 N29 Winthrop (ESPN3) L, 74-93 D2 UMBC% (ESPN3) L, 72-98 D6 Northern Kentucky (ESPN3) 7 p.m. D2 Tennessee Tech (ESPN3) W, 64-50 D5 JAMES MADISON (ESPN3) 6 p.m. D10 Hiwassee (ESPN3) 2 p.m. D5 UNC Asheville (ESPN3) 7:30 p.m. D14 at Campbell (Big South Network) 7 p.m. D16 at Xavier (Fox Regional) 2 p.m. D9 South Carolina State (ESPN3) 4 p.m. D16 POINT (SDN) 1 p.m. D19 at Detroit Mercy (ESPN3) 7 p.m. D14 Montreat (ESPN3) 7 p.m. D19 at Ohio State (Big Ten Network) 7 p.m. D22 Georgia Southern (ESPN3) 7 p.m. D17 at UNCW (CAA.TV) 2 p.m. D30 *WESTERN CAROLINA (ESPN3) 1 p.m. D28 Tusculum (ESPN3) 7 p.m. D20 at Tennessee (SEC Network) 9 p.m. J4 *at Furman (ESPN3) 7:30 p.m. D31 *at Mercer (ESPN3) 2 p.m. D30 *at VMI (ESPN3) 1 p.m. J6 *at Woff ord (ESPN3) 7 p.m. J4 *at Samford (ESPN3) 8 p.m. J4 *The Citadel (SDN) 7:30 p.m. J11 *SAMFORD (ESPN3) 6 p.m. J6 *at Chattanooga (ESPN3) 5 p.m. J6 *Mercer (ESPN3) 4:30 p.m. J13 *CHATTANOOGA (ESPN3) 1 p.m. J11 *UNCG (ESPN3) 7 p.m. J10 *at Chattanooga (ESPN3) 7 p.m. J18 *at UNCG (ESPN3) 7 p.m. J13 *VMI (ESPN3) 4 p.m. J13 *at Woff ord (ESPN3) 7 p.m. J20 *at VMI (Stadium) 1 p.m. J18 *at Furman (ESPN3) 7 p.m. J18 *ETSU (ESPN3) 7 p.m. J27 *at Mercer (ESPN3) 4 p.m. J20 *Western Carolina (ESPN3) 4 p.m. J20 *Samford (ESPN3) 4:30 p.m. J29 *ETSU (ESPN3) 6 p.m. J24 *Mercer (ESPN3) 7 p.m. J24 *at UNCG (ESPN3) 7 p.m. F1 *WOFFORD (ESPN3) 6 p.m. J27 *at Woff ord (ESPN3) 7 p.m. J27 *Western Carolina (ESPN3) 4 p.m. F3 *FURMAN (ESPN3) 1 p.m. J29 *at The Citadel (ESPN3) 6 p.m. F1 *at Mercer (ESPN3) 7:30 p.m. F8 *at Chattanooga (ESPN3) 7 p.m. F1 *Samford (ESPN3) 7 p.m. F3 *at The Citadel (ESPN3) 1 p.m. F10 *at Samford (ESPN3) 8 p.m. F3 *Chattanooga (ESPN3) 4 p.m. F7 *UNCG (ESPN3) 7 p.m. F15 *UNCG (ESPN3) 6 p.m. F10 *at VMI (ESPN3) 1 p.m. F10 *Woff ord (ESPN3) 4:30 p.m. F17 *VMI (ESPN3) 1 p.m. F12 *at UNCG (ESPN3) 7 p.m. F15 *Chattanooga (ESPN3) 7 p.m. F20 *at ETSU (ESPN3) 7 p.m. F17 *at Western Carolina (ESPN3) 2 p.m. F17 *at Samford (ESPN3) 2 p.m. F23 *MERCER (ESPN3) 6 p.m. F20 *The Citadel (ESPN3) 7 p.m. F20 *VMI (ESPN3) 7 p.m. F25 *at Western Carolina (ESPN3) 2 p.m. F23 *Woff ord (ESPN3) 7 p.m. F23 *at Western Carolina (ESPN3) 7 p.m. M2-5 at SoCon Championship (Asheville, N.C.) F25 *Furman (ESPN3) 2 p.m. F25 *at ETSU (ESPN3) 2 p.m. M2-5 at SoCon Championship (Asheville, N.C.) M2-5 at SoCon Championship (Asheville, N.C.) * - Southern Conference game # - Jamaica Classic (campus sites) * - Southern Conference game * - Southern Conference game % - The Bulldog Bash (Charleston, S.C.) # - Adolph Rupp Classic (campus sites) # PK80-Phil Knight Invitational (campus sites) ^ PK80-Phil Knight Invitational (Nashville, Tenn.)

Mercer UNCG Samford (5-4, 0-0 SoCon) (5-3, 0-0 SoCon) (2-6, 0-0 SoCon)

N10 at UCF (ESPN3) L, 79-88 N10 at Virginia (ACC Network Extra) L, 48-60 N10 at Arkansas (SEC Network Plus) L, 56-95 N12 Toccoa Falls (ESPN3) W, 110-43 N15 NORTH CAROLINA WESLEYAN#& (SDN) W, 82-48 N13 ALABAMA A&M (SDN) W, 87-68 N14 Jackson State (ESPN3) W, 86-58 N17 FERRUM#&, (SDN) W, 95-43 N16 at LSU (SEC Network Plus) L, 86-105 N17 at Liberty# (FloHoops.com) W, 63-48 N20 DELAWARE# (ESPN3) W, 79-66 N19 at Loyola Chicago# (ESPN3) L, 67-88 N18 vs. Drexel# (FloHoops.com) W, 78-59 N21 LONGWOOD# (ESPN3) W, 71-40 N21 at Valparaiso# (ESPN3) L, 67-88 N19 vs. Colorado# (FloHoops.com) L, 70-79 N24 at Wake Forest (ACC Network Extra) L, 75-81 N24 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA# (ESPN3) L, 71-77 N26 Hiwassee (ESPN3) W, 90-53 N28 at Presbyterian (Big South Network) L, 72-74 N26 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE# (ESPN3) W, 83-70 N29 at Tennessee (SEC Network+) L, 60-84 D2 at Liberty (ESPN3/Big South Network) W, 76-75 (3OT) D3 at Jacksonville State (OVC Digital Network) L, 58-89 D2 at Memphis (ESPN3) L, 81-83 (2OT) D7 ELON (ESPN3) 7 p.m. D5 at Memphis (ESPN3) 8 p.m. D9 Florida A&M (ESPN3) 4 p.m. D13 UNCW (ESPN3) 7 p.m. D9 at Clemson (ACC Network Extra) 3 p.m. D17 at La Salle (A-10 Network) 4:30 p.m. D16 at NC State (Fox Sports South) 12 p.m. D15 THOMAS UNIVERSITY (ESPN3) 8 p.m. D19 at Alabama (SEC Network) 9 p.m. D19 UNC ASHEVILLE (ESPN3) 7 p.m. D18 ASBURY (ESPN3) 8 p.m. D28 Kennesaw State (ESPN3) 7 p.m. D21 SOUTHEASTERN& (SDN) 5 p.m. D21 at Kennesaw State (ESPN3) 7 p.m. D31 *ETSU (ESPN3) 2 p.m. D30 *WOFFORD (ESPN3) 5 p.m. D30 *CHATTANOOGA (ESPN3) 8 p.m. J6 *at Furman (ESPN3) 4:30 p.m. J6 *at VMI (ESPN3) 1 p.m. J4 *ETSU (ESPN3) 8 p.m. J10 *at Western Carolina (ESPN3) 7 p.m. J11 *at ETSU (ESPN3) 7 p.m. J6 *WESTERN CAROLINA (ESPN3) 8 p.m. J13 *Samford (ESPN3) 4 p.m. J13 *at Western Carolina (ESPN3) 7:30 p.m. J11 *at The Citadel (ESPN3) 6 p.m. J15 *Chattanooga (Stadium) 7 p.m. J18 *THE CITADEL (ESPN3) 7 p.m. J13 *at Mercer (ESPN3) 4 p.m. J18 *at VMI (ESPN3) 7 p.m. J20 *MERCER (ESPN3) 5 p.m. J18 *WOFFORD (ESPN3) 8 p.m. J20 *at UNCG (ESPN3) 5 p.m. J24 *FURMAN (ESPN3) 7 p.m. J20 *at Furman (ESPN3) 4:30 p.m. J24 *at ETSU (ESPN3) 7 p.m. J27 *at Samford (ESPN3) 8 p.m. J24 *at Chattanooga (ESPN3) 7 p.m. J27 *The Citadel (ESPN3) 4 p.m. J29 *at Chattanooga (ESPN3) 7 p.m. J27 *UNCG (ESPN3) 8 p.m. F1 *Furman (ESPN3) 7:30 p.m. F1 *VMI (ESPN3) 7 p.m. J29 *VMI (ESPN3) 8 p.m. F3 *Woff ord (ESPN3) 4:40 p.m. F7 *at Furman (ESPN3) 7 p.m. F1 *at ETSU (ESPN3) 7 p.m. F10 *at Chattanooga (ESPN3) 5 p.m. F10 *WESTERN CAROLINA& (ESPN3) 5 p.m. F3 *at Western Carolina (ESPN3) 7:30 p.m. F12 *at Samford (ESPN3) 8 p.m. F12 *ETSU (ESPN3) 7 p.m. F7 *at Woff ord (ESPN3) 7 p.m. F15 *VMI (ESPN3) 7 p.m. F15 *at The Citadel (ESPN3) 6 p.m. F10 *The Citadel (ESPN3) 8 p.m. F17 *UNCG (ESPN3) 4 p.m. F17 *at Mercer (ESPN3) 4 p.m. F12 *Mercer (ESPN3) 8 p.m. F20 *Western Carolina (ESPN3) 7 p.m. F20 *at Woff ord (ESPN3) 7 p.m. F17 *Furman (ESPN3) 2 p.m. F23 *at The Citadel (ESPN3) 6 p.m. F23 *CHATTANOOGA (ESPN3) 7 p.m. F23 *at VMI (ESPN3) 7 p.m. F25 *at Woff ord (ESPN3) 7 p.m. F25 *SAMFORD (Stadium) 4 p.m. F25 *at UNCG (Stadium) 4 p.m. M2-5 at SoCon Championship (Asheville, N.C.) M2-5 at SoCon Championship (Asheville, N.C.) M2-5 at SoCon Championship (Asheville, N.C.) * - Southern Conference game * - Southern Conference game * - Southern Conference game # - U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam (Lynchburg, Va.) # - UNCG Showcase (Greensboro, N.C.) # - Savannah Invitational (campus sites) & - Fleming Gymnasium

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Chattanooga VMI Western Carolina (4-4, 0-0 SoCon) (3-4, 0-0 SoCon) (3-6, 0-0 SoCon)

N10 at Wyoming# (Mountain West Network) L, 65-74 N10 at NC State (ACC Network Extra) L, 67-102 N10 at Clemson (ACC Network Extra) L, 57-85 N13 at UAB# L, 47-89 N14 at Duquesne (Atlantic-10 Network) L, 61-77 N13 at No. 12 Cincinnati (ESPN3) L, 51-102 N16 HIWASSEE (ESPN3) W, 94-46 N18 PRESBYTERIAN (ESPN3) W, 78-58 N15 HIWASSEE W, 76-57 N20 #ALABAMA STATE (ESPN3) W, 67-50 N21 OHIO VALLEY (ESPN3) W, 81-66 N19 at No. 14 Minnesota# (Fox Sports 1) L, 64-92 N21 #JACKSONVILLE STATE (ESPN3) L, 75-77 (OT) N25 at American (Patriot League Network) L, 64-69 N21 at Massachusetts# L, 76-85 N25 TENNESSEE WESLEYAN (ESPN3) W, 95-60 N28 at Charleston Southern (Big South Network) W, 76-68 N24 vs. UT-Arlington^ L, 65-89 N28 at Akron (ESPN3) L, 70-75 D2 RADFORD (ESPN3) L, 50-63 N25 vs. Alabama A&M^ W, 82-72 D2 UT MARTIN (ESPN3) W, 66-63 D5 at Davidson (A-10 Network) 7 p.m. N30 at College of Charleston (CAA.TV) L, 60-69 D5 at Marshall (ESPN3) 7 p.m. D9 LONGWOOD (ESPN3) 1 p.m. D4 APPALACHIAN STATE (ESPN3) W, 72-71 D10 CHARLOTTE (ESPN3) 1 p.m. D14 SOUTHERN WESLEYAN (ESPN3) 7 p.m. D6 at North Carolina (Fox Sports South) 7 p.m. D17 at Tennessee Tech 3 p.m. D22 at VCU (CBS 6 Richmond) 7 p.m. D8 SOUTHERN WESLEYAN 7 p.m. D21 at Jacksonville State 1 p.m. D30 *FURMAN (ESPN3) 1 p.m. D17 vs. UNC Asheville% (Big South Network) 4:30 p.m. D23 GEORGIA STATE (ESPN3) 1 p.m. J4 *at Woff ord (ESPN3) 7 p.m. D19 HIGH POINT (ESPN3) 7 p.m. D30 *at Samford (ESPN3) 8 p.m. J6 *UNCG (ESPN3) 1 p.m. D30 *at The Citadel (ESPN3) 1 p.m. J4 *WESTERN CAROLINA (ESPN3) 7:30 p.m. J13 *at ETSU (ESPN3) 4 p.m. J4 *at Chattanooga (ESPN3) 7:30 p.m. J6 *ETSU (ESPN3) 5 p.m. J15 *at Western Carolina (ESPN3) 7 p.m. J6 *at Samford (ESPN3) 8 p.m. J10 *FURMAN (ESPN3) 7 p.m. J18 *MERCER (ESPN3) 7 p.m. J10 *MERCER (ESPN3) 7 p.m. J13 *UNCG (ESPN3) 7:30 p.m. J13 *at The Citadel (ESPN3) 1 p.m. J20 *THE CITADEL (Stadium) 1 p.m. J15 *VMI (ESPN3) 7 p.m. J15 *at Mercer (Stadium) 7 p.m. J24 *WOFFORD (ESPN3) 7 p.m. J20 *at ETSU (ESPN3) 4 p.m. J20 *at Woff ord (ESPN3) 7 p.m. J27 *at Chattanooga (ESPN3) 5 p.m. J27 *at Furman (ESPN3) 4 p.m. J24 *SAMFORD (ESPN3) 7 p.m. J29 *at Samford (ESPN3) 8 p.m. J29 *at Woff ord (Stadium) 7 p.m. J27 *VMI (ESPN3) 5 p.m. F1 *at UNCG (ESPN3) 7 p.m. F1 *CHATTANOOGA (ESPN3) 7:30 p.m. J29 *UNCG (ESPN3) 7 p.m. F8 *WESTERN CAROLINA (ESPN3) 7 p.m. F3 *SAMFORD (ESPN3) 7:30 p.m. F1 *at Western Carolina (ESPN3) 7:30 p.m. F10 *ETSU (ESPN3) 1 p.m. F8 *at VMI (ESPN3) 7 p.m. F3 *at ETSU (ESPN3) 4 p.m. F15 *at Mercer (ESPN3) 7 p.m. F10 *at UNCG (at Fleming Gymnasium) (ESPN3) 5 p.m. F8 *THE CITADEL (ESPN3) 7 p.m. F17 *at The Citadel (ESPN3) 1 p.m. F15 *WOFFORD (ESPN3) 7:30 p.m. F10 *MERCER (ESPN3) 5 p.m. F20 *at Furman (ESPN3) 7 p.m. F17 *ETSU (ESPN3) 2 p.m. F15 *at Furman (ESPN3) 7 p.m. F23 *SAMFORD (ESPN3) 7 p.m. F20 *at Mercer (ESPN3) 7 p.m. F17 *WOFFORD (ESPN3) 5 p.m. F25 *CHATTANOOGA (ESPN3) 1 p.m. F23 *FURMAN (ESPN3) 7 p.m. F23 *at UNCG (ESPN3) 7 p.m. M2-5 at SoCon Championship (Asheville, N.C.) F25 *THE CITADEL (ESPN3) 2 p.m. F25 *at VMI (ESPN3) 1 p.m. M2-5 at SoCon Championship (Asheville, N.C.) M2-5 at SoCon Championship (Asheville, N.C.) * - Southern Conference game * - Southern Conference game * - Southern Conference game # - Barclays Center Classic (campus sites) # - Cayman Islands Classic (campus sites) ^ - Barclays Center Classic (Niagara University, N.Y.) % - Mountain Classic (U.S. Cellular Center; Asheville, N.C.)

Southern Conference men’s basketball Woff ord media relations information (4-4, 0-0 SoCon) The Citadel (CitadelSports.com) Chattanooga (GoMocs.com) Milledge Austin ([email protected]) Jim Horten ([email protected]) N10 SOUTH CAROLINA (WMYA My 40/ESPN3) L, 52-73 Offi ce: 843-953-6567 Offi ce: 423-425-2350 N12 WASHINGTON & LEE# (SDN) W, 103-66 N16 at California# (Pac-12 Networks) L, 65-79 N18 BOB JONES# (SDN) W, 96-65 ETSU (ETSUBucs.com) VMI (VMIKeydets.com) N19 NORTH FLORIDA# (ESPN3) W, 86-83 N22 at Texas Tech (Fox Sports Southwest Plus) L, 56-79 Michael White ([email protected]) Wade Branner ([email protected]) N26 at UNC Asheville (Big South Network) L, 65-85 Offi ce: 423-439-4220 Offi ce: 540-464-7515 N29 at Coastal Carolina (Chant Vision) W, 87-81 D6 GEORGIA TECH (ESPN3) 7 p.m. D9 JOHNSON & WALES (SDN) 4 p.m. Furman (FurmanPaladins.com) Western Carolina (CatamountSports.com) D17 vs. High Point% (Big South Network) 2 p.m. D20 at North Carolina (ESPN2) 9 p.m. Jordan Caskey ([email protected]) Sean Forrester ([email protected]) D30 *at UNCG (ESPN3) 5 p.m. Offi ce: 864-294-3065 Offi ce: 828-227-2655 J4 *VMI (ESPN3) 7 p.m. J6 *THE CITADEL (ESPN3) 7 p.m. J10 HARVARD (ESPN3) 7 p.m. J13 *FURMAN (ESPN3) 7 p.m. Mercer (MercerBears.com) Woff ord (Woff ordTerriers.com) J18 *at Samford (ESPN3) 8 p.m. Will Tharp ([email protected]) Hannah Bradley (bradleymh@woff ord.edu) J20 *CHATTANOOGA (ESPN3) 7 p.m. J24 *at VMI (ESPN3) 7 p.m. Offi ce: 478-301-5218 Offi ce: 864-597-4092 J27 *ETSU (ESPN3) 7 p.m. J29 *WESTERN CAROLINA (Stadium) 7 p.m. F1 *at The Citadel (ESPN3) 6 p.m. UNCG (UNCGSpartans.com) Southern Conference (SoConSports.com) F3 *at Mercer (ESPN3) 4:40 p.m. Matt McCollester ([email protected]) Phil Perry ([email protected]) F7 *SAMFORD (ESPN3) 7 p.m. F10 *at Furman (ESPN3) 4:30 p.m. Offi ce: 336-334-5615 Offi ce: 864-591-5100 // Cell: 864-525-5174 F15 *at Western Carolina (ESPN3) 7:30 p.m. F17 *at Chattanooga (ESPN3) 5 p.m. F20 *UNCG (ESPN3) 7 p.m. Samford (SamfordSports.com) F23 *at ETSU (ESPN3) 7 p.m. Zac Schrieber ([email protected]) F25 *MERCER (ESPN3) 7 p.m. M2-5 at SoCon Championship (Asheville, N.C.) Offi ce: 205-726-2802 * - Southern Conference game # - Maui on the Mainland (campus sites) % - Mountain Classic (U.S. Cellular Center; Asheville, N.C.)

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SCORING OFFENSE G W-L Pts Avg/G SCORING DEFENSE G Pts Avg/G 1. The Citadel 8 3-5 711 88.9 1. UNCG 8 487 60.9 2. Mercer 9 5-4 717 79.7 2. Mercer 9 595 66.1 3. Wofford 8 4-4 610 76.2 3. Chattanooga 8 534 66.8 4. Furman 8 5-3 599 74.9 4. Furman 8 563 70.4 5. UNCG 8 5-3 598 74.8 5. ETSU 7 500 71.4 6. ETSU 7 4-3 511 73.0 6. VMI 7 503 71.9 7. Chattanooga 8 4-4 579 72.4 7. Wofford 8 611 76.4 8. Samford 8 2-6 575 71.9 8. Western Carolina 9 722 80.2 9. VMI 7 3-4 477 68.1 9. Samford 8 680 85.0 10. Western Carolina 9 3-6 603 67.0 10. The Citadel 8 751 93.9

SCORING MARGIN G Offense Defense Margin FREE THROW PCT G FTM FTA Pct. 1. UNCG 8 74.8 60.9 +13.9 1. Wofford 8 92 122 . 7 5 4 2. Mercer 9 79.7 66.1 +13.6 2. Furman 8 98 130 . 7 5 4 3. Chattanooga 8 72.4 66.8 +5.6 3. Mercer 9 161 219 . 7 3 5 4. Furman 8 74.9 70.4 +4.5 4. VMI 7 97 134 . 7 2 4 5. ETSU 7 73.0 71.4 +1.6 5. Chattanooga 8 107 151 . 7 0 9 6. Wofford 8 76.2 76.4 -0.1 6. ETSU 7 109 155 . 7 0 3 7. VMI 7 68.1 71.9 -3.7 7. Samford 8 83 119 . 6 9 7 8. The Citadel 8 88.9 93.9 -5.0 8. The Citadel 8 103 155 . 6 6 5 9. Samford 8 71.9 85.0 -13.1 9. UNCG 8 94 143 . 6 5 7 10. Western Carolina 9 67.0 80.2 -13.2 10. Western Carolina 9 102 163 . 6 2 6

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE G FGM FGA Pct. FIELD GOAL PCT DEFENSE G FGM FGA Pct. 1. Wofford 8 219 446 . 4 9 1 1. UNCG 8 159 388 . 4 1 0 2. Mercer 9 235 497 . 4 7 3 2. Mercer 9 203 495 . 4 1 0 3. Chattanooga 8 199 424 . 4 6 9 3. Chattanooga 8 186 433 . 4 3 0 4. UNCG 8 210 479 . 4 3 8 4. ETSU 7 170 395 . 4 3 0 5. ETSU 7 176 404 . 4 3 6 5. VMI 7 183 402 . 4 5 5 6. Samford 8 206 474 . 4 3 5 6. Furman 8 213 463 . 4 6 0 7. VMI 7 167 385 . 4 3 4 7. Wofford 8 214 449 . 4 7 7 8. Furman 8 212 505 . 4 2 0 8. Western Carolina 9 244 503 . 4 8 5 9. The Citadel 8 255 613 . 4 1 6 9. The Citadel 8 281 552 . 5 0 9 10. Western Carolina 9 214 531 . 4 0 3 10. Samford 8 248 467 . 5 3 1

3-POINT FG PCT G 3FGM 3FGA Pct. 3-POINT FG PCT DEFENSE G 3FGM 3FGA Pct. 1. Wofford 8 80 185 . 4 3 2 1. Furman 8 50 175 . 2 8 6 2. Mercer 9 86 202 . 4 2 6 2. UNCG 8 47 153 . 3 0 7 3. Chattanooga 8 74 183 . 4 0 4 3. VMI 7 43 139 . 3 0 9 4. Western Carolina 9 73 189 . 3 8 6 4. ETSU 7 62 187 . 3 3 2 5. Samford 8 80 217 . 3 6 9 5. Mercer 9 75 225 . 3 3 3 6. UNCG 8 84 231 . 3 6 4 6. Chattanooga 8 49 134 . 3 6 6 7. The Citadel 8 98 279 . 3 5 1 7. The Citadel 8 90 239 . 3 7 7 8. Furman 8 77 237 . 3 2 5 8. Western Carolina 9 72 187 . 3 8 5 9. VMI 7 46 149 . 3 0 9 9. Samford 8 75 185 . 4 0 5 10. ETSU 7 50 167 . 2 9 9 10. Wofford 8 70 172 . 4 0 7

REBOUNDING OFFENSE G Rebounds Avg/G REBOUNDING DEFENSE G Rebounds Avg/G 1. Furman 8 304 38.0 1. Mercer 9 273 30.3 2. UNCG 8 303 37.9 2. UNCG 8 244 30.5 3. The Citadel 8 301 37.6 3. Chattanooga 8 258 32.2 4. ETSU 7 262 37.4 4. Wofford 8 260 32.5 5. Mercer 9 315 35.0 5. VMI 7 238 34.0 6. VMI 7 244 34.9 6. ETSU 7 244 34.9 7. Western Carolina 9 300 33.3 7. Samford 8 281 35.1 8. Chattanooga 8 263 32.9 Furman 8 281 35.1 9. Samford 8 242 30.3 9. Western Carolina 9 344 38.2 10. Wofford 8 231 28.9 10. The Citadel 8 373 46.6 2017-18 Southern Conference CONFERENCE BASKETBALL STATISTICS through games of Dec 4, 2017 (All games)

REBOUNDING MARGIN G Team Avg. Opp. Avg. Margin BLOCKED SHOTS G No. Avg/G 1. UNCG 8 303 37.9 244 30.5 +7.4 1. UNCG 8 30 3.8 2. Mercer 9 315 35.0 273 30.3 +4.7 2. ETSU 7 18 2.6 3. Furman 8 304 38.0 281 35.1 +2.9 VMI 7 18 2.6 4. ETSU 7 262 37.4 244 34.9 +2.6 4. The Citadel 8 20 2.5 5. VMI 7 244 34.9 238 34.0 +0.9 5. Mercer 9 22 2.4 6. Chattanooga 8 263 32.9 258 32.2 +0.6 6. Wofford 8 18 2.3 7. Wofford 8 231 28.9 260 32.5 -3.6 7. Western Carolina 9 20 2.2 8. Samford 8 242 30.3 281 35.1 -4.9 8. Samford 8 17 2.1 9. Western Carolina 9 300 33.3 344 38.2 -4.9 Furman 8 17 2.1 10. The Citadel 8 301 37.6 373 46.6 -9.0 10. Chattanooga 8 12 1.5

ASSISTS G No. Avg/G STEALS G No. Avg/G 1. The Citadel 8 148 18.5 1. The Citadel 8 97 12.1 2. Mercer 9 146 16.2 2. UNCG 8 75 9.4 3. Wofford 8 127 15.9 3. ETSU 7 62 8.9 4. Samford 8 125 15.6 4. Western Carolina 9 68 7.6 5. Chattanooga 8 119 14.9 5. Furman 8 60 7.5 6. UNCG 8 111 13.9 6. VMI 7 52 7.4 7. Furman 8 110 13.8 7. Wofford 8 52 6.5 8. ETSU 7 91 13.0 8. Mercer 9 58 6.4 9. VMI 7 89 12.7 9. Samford 8 50 6.3 10. Western Carolina 9 114 12.7 10. Chattanooga 8 33 4.1

TURNOVER MARGIN G Team Avg. Opp. Avg. Margin ASSIST/TURNOVER RATI G Ast. Avg. T/O Avg. Ratio 1. The Citadel 8 122 15.3 178 22.3 +7.0 1. Mercer 9 146 16.2 114 12.7 1.3 2. UNCG 8 124 15.5 147 18.4 +2.9 2. The Citadel 8 148 18.5 122 15.3 1.2 3. Furman 8 104 13.0 124 15.5 +2.5 3. Samford 8 125 15.6 109 13.6 1.1 4. Mercer 9 114 12.7 133 14.8 +2.1 4. Wofford 8 127 15.9 111 13.9 1.1 5. ETSU 7 116 16.6 120 17.1 +0.6 5. Furman 8 110 13.8 104 13.0 1.1 6. Wofford 8 111 13.9 115 14.4 +0.5 6. Chattanooga 8 119 14.9 117 14.6 1.0 7. Western Carolina 9 140 15.6 141 15.7 +0.1 7. UNCG 8 111 13.9 124 15.5 0.9 8. Chattanooga 8 117 14.6 113 14.1 -0.5 8. Western Carolina 9 114 12.7 140 15.6 0.8 9. Samford 8 109 13.6 103 12.9 -0.8 9. ETSU 7 91 13.0 116 16.6 0.8 10. VMI 7 120 17.1 100 14.3 -2.9 10. VMI 7 89 12.7 120 17.1 0.7

OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS G No. Avg/G DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS G No. Avg/G 1. The Citadel 8 106 13.3 1. ETSU 7 182 26.0 2. UNCG 8 105 13.1 2. Furman 8 203 25.4 3. Furman 8 101 12.6 3. Mercer 9 228 25.3 4. Western Carolina 9 108 12.0 4. Chattanooga 8 201 25.1 5. ETSU 7 80 11.4 5. UNCG 8 198 24.8 6. Samford 8 89 11.1 6. VMI 7 172 24.6 7. VMI 7 72 10.3 7. The Citadel 8 195 24.4 8. Mercer 9 87 9.7 8. Wofford 8 176 22.0 9. Chattanooga 8 62 7.8 9. Western Carolina 9 192 21.3 10. Wofford 8 55 6.9 10. Samford 8 153 19.1

DEFENSIVE REB PCT. G D-Reb Opp. OR D-Reb% OFFENSIVE REB PCT. G O-Reb Opp. DR O-Reb% 1. UNCG 8 198 53 .789 1. UNCG 8 105 191 .355 2. Chattanooga 8 201 67 .750 2. Furman 8 101 209 .326 3. Furman 8 203 72 .738 3. ETSU 7 80 173 .316 4. Mercer 9 228 81 .738 4. Mercer 9 87 192 .312 5. ETSU 7 182 71 .719 5. Samford 8 89 200 .308 6. VMI 7 172 71 .708 6. Western Carolina 9 108 245 .306 7. Wofford 8 176 75 .701 7. VMI 7 72 167 .301 8. The Citadel 8 195 97 .668 8. The Citadel 8 106 276 .277 9. Western Carolina 9 192 99 .660 9. Chattanooga 8 62 191 .245 10. Samford 8 153 81 .654 10. Wofford 8 55 185 .229 2017-18 Southern Conference CONFERENCE BASKETBALL STATISTICS through games of Dec 4, 2017 (All games)

3-POINT FG MADE G No. Avg/G 1. The Citadel 8 98 12.3 2. UNCG 8 84 10.5 3. Samford 8 80 10.0 Wofford 8 80 10.0 5. Furman 8 77 9.6 6. Mercer 9 86 9.6 7. Chattanooga 8 74 9.3 8. Western Carolina 9 73 8.1 9. ETSU 7 50 7.1 10. VMI 7 46 6.6 2017-18 Southern Conference CONFERENCE BASKETBALL STATISTICS through games of Dec 4, 2017 (All games)

Team Conference Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA Current unbeaten streak Furman 0-0 . 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5-3 . 6 2 5 74.9 70.4 ETSU -- 2 UNCG 0-0 . 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5-3 . 6 2 5 74.8 60.9 UNCG -- 1 ETSU 0-0 . 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4-3 . 5 7 1 73.0 71.4 Western Carolina -- 1 Mercer 0-0 . 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5-4 . 5 5 6 79.7 66.1 Wofford -- 1 Wofford 0-0 . 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4-4 . 5 0 0 76.2 76.4 Chattanooga -- 1 Chattanooga 0-0 . 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4-4 . 5 0 0 72.4 66.8 Furman -- 1 VMI 0-0 . 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3-4 . 4 2 9 68.1 71.9 The Citadel 0-0 . 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3-5 . 3 7 5 88.9 93.9 Western Carolina 0-0 . 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3-6 . 3 3 3 67.0 80.2 Samford 0-0 . 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2-6 . 2 5 0 71.9 85.0

TEAM SUMMARIES G PF-PA Avg score Margin FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. RebF RebA Margin Chattanooga 8 579-534 72.4-66.8 +5.6 199-424 .4 6 9 74-183 .4 0 4 107-151 .7 0 9 263 258 +0.6 ETSU 7 511-500 73.0-71.4 +1.6 176-404 .4 3 6 50-167 .2 9 9 109-155 .7 0 3 262 244 +2.6 Furman 8 599-563 74.9-70.4 +4.5 212-505 .4 2 0 77-237 .3 2 5 98-130 .7 5 4 304 281 +2.9 Mercer 9 717-595 79.7-66.1 +13.6 235-497 .4 7 3 86-202 .4 2 6 161-219 .7 3 5 315 273 +4.7 Samford 8 575-680 71.9-85.0 -13.1 206-474 .4 3 5 80-217 .3 6 9 83-119 .6 9 7 242 281 -4.9 The Citadel 8 711-751 88.9-93.9 -5.0 255-613 .4 1 6 98-279 .3 5 1 103-155 .6 6 5 301 373 -9.0 UNCG 8 598-487 74.8-60.9 +13.9 210-479 .4 3 8 84-231 .3 6 4 94-143 .6 5 7 303 244 +7.4 VMI 7 477-503 68.1-71.9 -3.7 167-385 .4 3 4 46-149 .3 0 9 97-134 .7 2 4 244 238 +0.9 Western Carolina 9 603-722 67.0-80.2 -13.2 214-531 .4 0 3 73-189 .3 8 6 102-163 .6 2 6 300 344 -4.9 Wofford 8 610-611 76.2-76.4 -0.1 219-446 .4 9 1 80-185 .4 3 2 92-122 .7 5 4 231 260 -3.6

ATTENDANCE Home Average Away Average Neutral Average Total Average Chattanooga 5-12894 2579 3-10536 3512 0-0 0 8-23430 2929 ETSU 3-9531 3177 4-25877 6469 0-0 0 7-35408 5058 Furman 4-5572 1393 2-17141 8570 2-400 200 8-23113 2889 Mercer 3-7467 2489 4-23922 5980 2-1102 551 9-32491 3610 Samford 3-2963 988 5-26704 5341 0-0 0 8-29667 3708 The Citadel 4-1625 406 4-19091 4773 0-0 0 8-20716 2590 UNCG 4-7484 1871 4-23189 5797 0-0 0 8-30673 3834 VMI 3-4211 1404 4-17415 4354 0-0 0 7-21626 3089 Western Carolina 2-4285 2142 5-32277 6455 2-842 421 9-37404 4156 Wofford 4-6949 1737 4-16397 4099 0-0 0 8-23346 2918 Totals 35-62981 1799 39-212549 5450 6-2344 391 80-277874 3473 2017-18 Southern Conference INDIVIDUAL BASKETBALL STATISTICS through games of Dec 4, 2017 (All games)

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. Fletcher Magee-WOF Jr 8 65 34 16 180 22.5 1. James Dickey-UNCG So 8 34 44 78 9.8 2. Francis Alonso-UNCG Jr 8 49 31 26 155 19.4 2. Matt Rafferty-FUR Jr 8 23 44 67 8.4 3. D. Denzel-Dyson-SAM Sr 8 37 19 22 115 14.4 3. Stephon Jelks-MER Sr 9 11 50 61 6.8 4. Devin Sibley-FUR Sr 8 41 15 15 112 14.0 4. David Burrell-ETSU Sr 6 12 27 39 6.5 5. Desonta Bradford-ETSU Sr 7 29 8 31 97 13.9 5. Tyler Creammer-VMI So 7 18 26 44 6.3 6. Preston Parks-CIT So 6 29 14 11 83 13.8 6. Desonta Bradford-ETSU Sr 7 7 36 43 6.1 7. Bubba Parham-VMI Fr 7 29 11 25 94 13.4 7. Cameron Jackson-WOF Jr 8 13 35 48 6.0 8. Justin Coleman-SAM Jr 8 37 18 15 107 13.4 Makinde London-UTC Jr 7 7 35 42 6.0 9. Rodney Chatman-UTC So 8 35 13 23 106 13.3 9. Marc Gosselin-WCU Jr 9 19 34 53 5.9 10. Tariq Simmons-CIT Fr 8 39 14 13 105 13.1 10. Eric Adams-SAM Sr 8 26 20 46 5.8 11. John Davis-FUR Sr 8 37 6 22 102 12.8 11. James Lewis, Jr.-UTC Fr 8 17 26 43 5.4 12. Makinde London-UTC Jr 7 26 13 22 87 12.4 12. Jordy Kuiper-UNCG Sr 8 13 28 41 5.1 13. Cameron Jackson-WOF Jr 8 41 0 17 99 12.4 Nat Dixon-UTC Jr 8 9 32 41 5.1 14. Nathan Hoover-WOF So 8 32 20 14 98 12.3 14. Devin Sibley-FUR Sr 8 5 35 40 5.0 15. Daniel Fowler-FUR Sr 8 33 17 14 97 12.1 15. D. Denzel-Dyson-SAM Sr 8 12 27 39 4.9 16. Matt Frierson-CIT Jr 8 30 29 5 94 11.8 16. Matthew Pegram-WOF Jr 8 10 26 36 4.5 17. Jalan McCloud-ETSU Sr 7 32 3 15 82 11.7 Marvin Smith-UNCG Sr 8 13 23 36 4.5 18. Matt Halvorsen-WCU Fr 9 29 24 23 105 11.7 Rob Johnson-CIT Fr 8 16 20 36 4.5 19. Nat Dixon-UTC Jr 8 28 14 20 90 11.3 Peter Jurkin-ETSU Sr 6 3 24 27 4.5 20. Alex Thompson-SAM Sr 8 29 13 16 87 10.9 20. Mike Amius-WCU Jr 9 18 22 40 4.4 21. Matt Rafferty-FUR Jr 8 35 5 11 86 10.8 22. Deriece Parks-WCU Sr 9 34 21 5 94 10.4 23. Tyler Creammer-VMI So 7 30 0 13 73 10.4 24. Matthew Pegram-WOF Jr 8 31 4 16 82 10.3 25. Jordan Strawberry-MER Sr 9 26 17 23 92 10.2 26. Marvin Smith-UNCG Sr 8 24 16 17 81 10.1 27. Devontavius Payne-ETSU Sr 7 26 14 4 70 10.0 28. Devin Peterson-WCU Sr 8 31 5 12 79 9.9 29. Demetre Rivers-MER Sr 9 27 10 21 85 9.4 30. Kaelon Harris-CIT So 8 22 9 22 75 9.4

FIELD GOAL PCT Cl G FGM FGA Pct. ASSISTS Cl G No. Avg/G 1. Cameron Jackson-WOF Jr 8 41 66 . 6 2 1 1. Justin Coleman-SAM Jr 8 38 4.8 2. Matt Rafferty-FUR Jr 8 35 58 . 6 0 3 2. Jordan Strawberry-MER Sr 9 39 4.3 3. Ethan Stair-MER So 9 30 50 . 6 0 0 3. Preston Parks-CIT So 6 25 4.2 4. Tyler Creammer-VMI So 7 30 51 . 5 8 8 4. Christen Cunningham-SAM Sr 8 33 4.1 5. Fletcher Magee-WOF Jr 8 65 111 . 5 8 6 Storm Murphy-WOF Fr 8 33 4.1 6. Stephon Jelks-MER Sr 9 28 48 . 5 8 3 6. Keith Smith-VMI So 7 27 3.9 7. Hayden Brown-CIT Fr 8 26 49 . 5 3 1 7. Desonta Bradford-ETSU Sr 7 26 3.7 8. James Lewis, Jr.-UTC Fr 8 25 48 . 5 2 1 8. Josh Sharkey-SAM So 6 22 3.7 9. Isaiah Miller-UNCG Fr 8 24 47 . 5 1 1 9. Tariq Simmons-CIT Fr 8 27 3.4 10. Nat Dixon-UTC Jr 8 28 56 . 5 0 0 Rodney Chatman-UTC So 8 27 3.4 11. James Dickey-UNCG So 8 29 59 . 4 9 2 11. Jalan McCloud-ETSU Sr 7 23 3.3 12. Jalan McCloud-ETSU Sr 7 32 66 . 4 8 5 12. Devin Peterson-WCU Sr 8 26 3.3 13. Marc Gosselin-WCU Jr 9 29 60 . 4 8 3 13. Marcus Cohen-MER Fr 9 27 3.0 14. David Jean-Baptiste-UTC Fr 8 27 56 . 4 8 2 Nat Dixon-UTC Jr 8 24 3.0 15. Mike Amius-WCU Jr 9 29 61 . 4 7 5 15. Demetrius Troy-UNCG Jr 8 22 2.8 John Davis-FUR Sr 8 22 2.8 2017-18 Southern Conference INDIVIDUAL BASKETBALL STATISTICS through games of Dec 4, 2017 (All games)

FREE THROW PCT Cl G FTM FTA Pct. STEALS Cl G No. Avg/G 1. Fletcher Magee-WOF Jr 8 16 16 1.000 1. Preston Parks-CIT So 6 14 2.3 2. Marvin Smith-UNCG Sr 8 17 18 . 9 4 4 2. Cameron Jackson-WOF Jr 8 15 1.9 3. Bubba Parham-VMI Fr 7 25 28 . 8 9 3 3. Keith Smith-VMI So 7 13 1.9 4. Kanayo Obi-Rapu-ETSU Jr 7 15 17 . 8 8 2 4. Jalan McCloud-ETSU Sr 7 12 1.7 5. John Davis-FUR Sr 8 22 25 . 8 8 0 5. Eric Adams-SAM Sr 8 13 1.6 6. Demetre Rivers-MER Sr 9 21 24 . 8 7 5 6. Isaiah Miller-UNCG Fr 8 12 1.5 Peter Jurkin-ETSU Sr 6 14 16 . 8 7 5 John Davis-FUR Sr 8 12 1.5 8. Francis Alonso-UNCG Jr 8 26 30 . 8 6 7 Demetrius Troy-UNCG Jr 8 12 1.5 9. Austin Vereen-VMI Jr 7 18 21 . 8 5 7 Justin Coleman-SAM Jr 8 12 1.5 10. Nat Dixon-UTC Jr 8 20 24 . 8 3 3 Matt Rafferty-FUR Jr 8 12 1.5 11. Matt Halvorsen-WCU Fr 9 23 28 . 8 2 1 Frankie Johnson-CIT So 8 12 1.5 12. Desmond Ringer-MER Sr 9 21 26 . 8 0 8 Josh Sharkey-SAM So 6 9 1.5 13. Matthew Pegram-WOF Jr 8 16 20 . 8 0 0 13. Desonta Bradford-ETSU Sr 7 10 1.4 14. Jordan Strawberry-MER Sr 9 23 29 . 7 9 3 14. Devin Peterson-WCU Sr 8 11 1.4 15. Kaelon Harris-CIT So 8 22 29 . 7 5 9 15. James Dickey-UNCG So 8 10 1.3 Hayden Brown-CIT Fr 8 10 1.3 Matt Frierson-CIT Jr 8 10 1.3 Daniel Fowler-FUR Sr 8 10 1.3

3-POINT FG PCT Cl G 3FG FGA Pct. 3-POINT FG MADE Cl G 3FG Avg/G 1. Stephon Jelks-MER Sr 9 13 22 . 5 9 1 1. Fletcher Magee-WOF Jr 8 34 4.3 2. Duane Moss-UTC Fr 7 8 14 . 5 7 1 2. Francis Alonso-UNCG Jr 8 31 3.9 3. Fletcher Magee-WOF Jr 8 34 62 . 5 4 8 3. Matt Frierson-CIT Jr 8 29 3.6 4. Ethan Stair-MER So 9 9 17 . 5 2 9 4. Matt Halvorsen-WCU Fr 9 24 2.7 5. Nat Dixon-UTC Jr 8 14 27 . 5 1 9 5. Nathan Hoover-WOF So 8 20 2.5 6. Makinde London-UTC Jr 7 13 27 . 4 8 1 6. D. Denzel-Dyson-SAM Sr 8 19 2.4 7. Keith Smith-VMI So 7 7 15 . 4 6 7 7. Deriece Parks-WCU Sr 9 21 2.3 8. Daniel Fowler-FUR Sr 8 17 37 . 4 5 9 Preston Parks-CIT So 6 14 2.3 9. Francis Alonso-UNCG Jr 8 31 69 . 4 4 9 9. Justin Coleman-SAM Jr 8 18 2.3 10. Matt Frierson-CIT Jr 8 29 66 . 4 3 9 10. Daniel Fowler-FUR Sr 8 17 2.1 11. Triston Chambers-SAM So 8 13 30 . 4 3 3 11. Marvin Smith-UNCG Sr 8 16 2.0 12. D. Denzel-Dyson-SAM Sr 8 19 44 . 4 3 2 Devontavius Payne-ETSU Sr 7 14 2.0 13. Nathan Hoover-WOF So 8 20 47 . 4 2 6 13. Jordan Strawberry-MER Sr 9 17 1.9 14. Kanayo Obi-Rapu-ETSU Jr 7 11 26 . 4 2 3 14. Devin Sibley-FUR Sr 8 15 1.9 15. Matt Halvorsen-WCU Fr 9 24 57 . 4 2 1 15. Makinde London-UTC Jr 7 13 1.9 Stefan Lakic-SAM Jr 8 8 19 . 4 2 1

BLOCKED SHOTS Cl G No. Avg/G ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO Cl G Ast. T/O Ratio 1. James Dickey-UNCG So 8 20 2.5 1. Storm Murphy-WOF Fr 8 33 10 3.3 2. Fred Iruafemi-VMI Sr 7 9 1.3 2. Preston Parks-CIT So 6 25 10 2.5 3. Eric Adams-SAM Sr 8 9 1.1 3. Jordan Strawberry-MER Sr 9 39 16 2.4 4. Cameron Jackson-WOF Jr 8 8 1.0 4. Justin Coleman-SAM Jr 8 38 18 2.1 Makinde London-UTC Jr 7 7 1.0 5. Devin Peterson-WCU Sr 8 26 13 2.0 6. Tyler Creammer-VMI So 7 6 0.9 6. Marcus Cohen-MER Fr 9 27 14 1.9 7. David Burrell-ETSU Sr 6 5 0.8 Keith Smith-VMI So 7 27 14 1.9 8. Mike Amius-WCU Jr 9 7 0.8 8. Christen Cunningham-SAM Sr 8 33 21 1.6 9. Matt Rafferty-FUR Jr 8 5 0.6 9. Tariq Simmons-CIT Fr 8 27 18 1.5 10. Desmond Ringer-MER Sr 9 5 0.6 Nat Dixon-UTC Jr 8 24 16 1.5 Stephon Jelks-MER Sr 9 5 0.6 11. Desonta Bradford-ETSU Sr 7 26 21 1.2 12. Daniel Fowler-FUR Sr 8 4 0.5 12. Jalan McCloud-ETSU Sr 7 23 19 1.2 Zane Najdawi-CIT Jr 8 4 0.5 13. Rodney Chatman-UTC So 8 27 23 1.2 Peter Jurkin-ETSU Sr 6 3 0.5 14. Josh Sharkey-SAM So 6 22 20 1.1 Clay Mounce-FUR Fr 6 3 0.5 2017-18 Southern Conference INDIVIDUAL BASKETBALL STATISTICS through games of Dec 4, 2017 (All games)

OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS Cl G No. Avg/G DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS Cl G No. Avg/G 1. James Dickey-UNCG So 8 34 4.3 1. Stephon Jelks-MER Sr 9 50 5.6 2. Eric Adams-SAM Sr 8 26 3.3 2. James Dickey-UNCG So 8 44 5.5 3. Matt Rafferty-FUR Jr 8 23 2.9 Matt Rafferty-FUR Jr 8 44 5.5 4. Mladen Armus-ETSU Fr 7 18 2.6 4. Desonta Bradford-ETSU Sr 7 36 5.1 Tyler Creammer-VMI So 7 18 2.6 5. Makinde London-UTC Jr 7 35 5.0 6. Daniel Fowler-FUR Sr 8 19 2.4 6. David Burrell-ETSU Sr 6 27 4.5 7. James Lewis, Jr.-UTC Fr 8 17 2.1 7. Cameron Jackson-WOF Jr 8 35 4.4 8. Marc Gosselin-WCU Jr 9 19 2.1 Devin Sibley-FUR Sr 8 35 4.4 9. Mike Amius-WCU Jr 9 18 2.0 9. Rodney Chatman-UTC So 8 33 4.1 Rob Johnson-CIT Fr 8 16 2.0 10. Nat Dixon-UTC Jr 8 32 4.0 Clay Mounce-FUR Fr 6 12 2.0 Peter Jurkin-ETSU Sr 6 24 4.0 David Burrell-ETSU Sr 6 12 2.0 12. Keith Smith-VMI So 7 27 3.9 13. Jordy Kuiper-UNCG Sr 8 13 1.6 Bubba Parham-VMI Fr 7 27 3.9 Cameron Jackson-WOF Jr 8 13 1.6 14. Marc Gosselin-WCU Jr 9 34 3.8 Marvin Smith-UNCG Sr 8 13 1.6 15. Tyler Creammer-VMI So 7 26 3.7 Jalen Williams-FUR So 8 13 1.6

MINUTES PLAYED Cl G No. Avg/G 1. Desonta Bradford-ETSU Sr 7 238 34.0 2. Fletcher Magee-WOF Jr 8 267 33.4 3. Nat Dixon-UTC Jr 8 256 32.0 4. Keith Smith-VMI So 7 215 30.7 5. James Dickey-UNCG So 8 245 30.6 Makale Foreman-UTC So 8 245 30.6 7. Daniel Fowler-FUR Sr 8 238 29.8 8. John Davis-FUR Sr 8 237 29.6 9. D. Denzel-Dyson-SAM Sr 8 236 29.5 10. Francis Alonso-UNCG Jr 8 235 29.4 2017-18 Southern Conference INDIVIDUAL BASKETBALL STATISTICS through games of Dec 4, 2017 (All games)

TEAM IDENTIFICATION Team ID Chattanooga UTC ETSU ETSU Furman FUR Mercer MER Samford SAM The Citadel CIT UNCG UNCG VMI VMI Western Carolina WCU Wofford WOF 2017-18 Southern Conference Conference Team Highs through games of Dec 4, 2017 (All games)

TEAM HIGHS (highest totals made by)

Points 116 The Citadel vs Trinity Baptist (11/21/17) 110 Mercer vs Toccoa Falls (11/12/17) 109 The Citadel vs Oglethorpe (11/10/17) 103 Wofford vs Washington & Lee (11/12/17) 101 Furman vs Bob Jones (11/10/17) Margin 67 (110-43) Mercer vs Toccoa Falls (11/12/17) 53 (101-48) Furman vs Bob Jones (11/10/17) 52 (95-43) UNCG vs Ferrum (11/17/17) 50 (116-66) The Citadel vs Trinity Baptist (11/21/17) 48 (94-46) Chattanooga vs Hiwassee (11/16/17) Field goals made 45 The Citadel vs Trinity Baptist (11/21/17) 41 The Citadel vs Oglethorpe (11/10/17) 39 Mercer vs Toccoa Falls (11/12/17) 37 Wofford vs Washington & Lee (11/12/17) 37 Wofford vs Bob Jones (11/18/17) Field goal attempts 87 The Citadel vs Oglethorpe (11/10/17) 79 The Citadel at North Carolina A&T (11/15/17) 79 Western Carolina vs Hiwassee (11/15/17) 79 The Citadel vs Trinity Baptist (11/21/17) 79 The Citadel vs Marist (12/1/17) 79 UNCG at Liberty (12-02-17) Field goal percentage .592 (29-49) ETSU at Fordham (11/29/17) .587 (37-63) Wofford vs Washington & Lee (11/12/17) .580 (29-50) Mercer vs Hiwassee (11/26/17) .570 (45-79) The Citadel vs Trinity Baptist (11/21/17) .564 (31-55) Chattanooga vs Hiwassee (11/16/17) 3-Pt FG made 21 The Citadel vs Oglethorpe (11/10/17) 16 Furman vs Bob Jones (11/10/17) 16 Samford vs Miss. Valley State (11/26/17) 15 Samford at LSU (11/16/17) 15 The Citadel vs Marist (12/1/17) 3-Pt FG attempts 47 The Citadel vs Oglethorpe (11/10/17) 42 The Citadel vs Marist (12/1/17) 41 UNCG at Liberty (12-02-17) 38 The Citadel at Florida State (11/24/17) 37 Furman vs Bob Jones (11/10/17) 3-Pt percentage .609 (14-23) Western Carolina vs Alabama A&M (11/25/17) .560 (14-25) Wofford at Coastal Carolina (11/29/17) .552 (16-29) Samford vs Miss. Valley State (11/26/17) .533 (8-15) Western Carolina vs Appalachian State (12/4/17) .526 (10-19) Chattanooga vs Alabama State (11/20/17) Free throws made 28 ETSU vs Fort Wayne (11/25/17) 27 VMI at NC State (11/10/17) 25 Furman vs Winthrop (11/29/17) 24 Western Carolina at Massachusetts (11/21/17) 22 Mercer vs Jackson State (11/14/17) Free throw attempts 35 VMI at NC State (11/10/17) 33 ETSU vs Fort Wayne (11/25/17) 31 Western Carolina at Massachusetts (11/21/17) 31 Mercer vs Hiwassee (11/26/17) 31 Furman vs Winthrop (11/29/17) Free throw percentage 1.000 (6-6) The Citadel vs Oglethorpe (11/10/17) .875 (14-16) VMI vs Ohio Valley (11/21/17) .875 (14-16) Chattanooga vs Tennessee Wesleyan (11/25/17) .867 (13-15) VMI vs Presbyterian (11/18/17) .848 (28-33) ETSU vs Fort Wayne (11/25/17) Rebounds 54 Western Carolina vs Hiwassee (11/15/17) 51 UNCG at Liberty (12-02-17) 50 The Citadel vs Oglethorpe (11/10/17) 50 Furman vs Bob Jones (11/10/17) 48 Chattanooga vs Tennessee Wesleyan (11/25/17) Assists 32 The Citadel vs Trinity Baptist (11/21/17) 28 Mercer vs Toccoa Falls (11/12/17) 27 The Citadel vs Oglethorpe (11/10/17) 27 Wofford vs Bob Jones (11/18/17) 24 Mercer vs Hiwassee (11/26/17) Steals 25 The Citadel vs Trinity Baptist (11/21/17) 17 The Citadel vs Oglethorpe (11/10/17) 17 UNCG vs Ferrum (11/17/17) 16 ETSU vs Delaware State (11/20/17) 14 Mercer vs Toccoa Falls (11/12/17) Blocked shots 7 UNCG vs N.C. Wesleyan (11/15/17) 7 UNCG vs Delaware (11/20/17) 7 Mercer vs Hiwassee (11/26/17) 6 Mercer vs Toccoa Falls (11/12/17) 6 UNCG vs Longwood (11/21/17) 6 Samford vs Miss. Valley State (11/26/17) 6 Furman vs Tennessee Tech (12/02/17) Turnovers 24 VMI at Duquesne (11/14/17) 22 Western Carolina at Cincinnati (11/13/17) 21 VMI at NC State (11/10/17) 21 Wofford at Texas Tech (11/22/17) 20 ETSU at Northern Kentucky (11/10/17) 20 Western Carolina at Clemson (11/10/17) 20 ETSU at Savannah State (11/13/17) 20 Western Carolina at Minnesota (11/19/17) 20 Mercer at Tennessee (11/29/17) Fouls 33 UNCG at Liberty (12-02-17) 30 Western Carolina at Minnesota (11/19/17) 29 The Citadel at Virginia Tech (11/12/17) 28 Mercer at UCF (11/10/17) 27 Chattanooga at Wyoming (11/10/17) 2017-18 Southern Conference Conference Individual Highs through games of Dec 4, 2017 (All games)

INDIVIDUAL PLAYER GAME HIGHS

Points 36 Francis Alonso (UNCG) at Liberty (12-02-17) 32 Fletcher Magee (Wofford) at California (11/16/17) 32 Francis Alonso (UNCG) vs Delaware (11/20/17) 31 Ria'n Holland (Mercer) at UCF (11/10/17) 31 Fletcher Magee (Wofford) vs North Florida (11/19/17) 31 Francis Alonso (UNCG) at Wake Forest (11/24/17) 29 Ria'n Holland (Mercer) vs Drexel (11-18-17) 28 Devontavius Payne (ETSU) at Savannah State (11/13/17) 28 Zane Najdawi (The Citadel) vs Trinity Baptist (11/21/17) 26 Fletcher Magee (Wofford) at Coastal Carolina (11/29/17) Field goals made 12 Zane Najdawi (The Citadel) vs Trinity Baptist (11/21/17) 11 Cameron Jackson (Wofford) vs North Florida (11/19/17) 11 Fletcher Magee (Wofford) vs North Florida (11/19/17) 11 Francis Alonso (UNCG) at Wake Forest (11/24/17) 10 Devontavius Payne (ETSU) at Savannah State (11/13/17) 10 Fletcher Magee (Wofford) at California (11/16/17) 10 Francis Alonso (UNCG) vs Delaware (11/20/17) 10 Fletcher Magee (Wofford) at Coastal Carolina (11/29/17) 10 Francis Alonso (UNCG) at Liberty (12-02-17) Field goal attempts 31 Francis Alonso (UNCG) at Liberty (12-02-17) 19 Devontavius Payne (ETSU) at Savannah State (11/13/17) 19 Devin Sibley (Furman) vs Elon (11/14/17) 19 Fletcher Magee (Wofford) vs North Florida (11/19/17) 18 Preston Parks (The Citadel) at North Carolina A&T (11/15/17) 18 Tariq Simmons (The Citadel) at Florida State (11/24/17) 18 Devin Sibley (Furman) vs Northeastern (11/25/17) Field goal percentage .900 (9-10) Hayden Brown (The Citadel) at Virginia Tech (11/12/17) .900 (9-10) D. Denzel-Dyson (Samford) vs Southeastern La. (11/24/17) .818 (9-11) James Dickey (UNCG) at Presbyterian (11/28/17) .800 (12-15) Zane Najdawi (The Citadel) vs Trinity Baptist (11/21/17) .800 (8-10) Bo Hodges (ETSU) at Fordham (11/29/17) 3-Pt FG made 8 Francis Alonso (UNCG) vs Delaware (11/20/17) 7 Fletcher Magee (Wofford) at California (11/16/17) 7 Francis Alonso (UNCG) at Wake Forest (11/24/17) 7 Francis Alonso (UNCG) at Liberty (12-02-17) 6 Matt Frierson (The Citadel) vs Oglethorpe (11/10/17) 6 Ria'n Holland (Mercer) at UCF (11/10/17) 6 Devontavius Payne (ETSU) at Savannah State (11/13/17) 6 Fletcher Magee (Wofford) vs Bob Jones (11/18/17) 6 Fletcher Magee (Wofford) vs North Florida (11/19/17) 6 Quayson Williams (The Citadel) vs Marist (12/1/17) 6 Matt Frierson (The Citadel) vs Marist (12/1/17) 6 Deriece Parks (Western Carolina) vs Appalachian State (12/4/17) 3-Pt FG attempts 19 Francis Alonso (UNCG) at Liberty (12-02-17) 14 Devontavius Payne (ETSU) at Savannah State (11/13/17) 14 Matt Frierson (The Citadel) vs Marist (12/1/17) 12 Fletcher Magee (Wofford) at California (11/16/17) 12 Quayson Williams (The Citadel) vs Marist (12/1/17) 12 Makale Foreman (Chattanooga) vs UT Martin (12/02/17) 3-Pt percentage 1.000 (5-5) D. Denzel-Dyson (Samford) vs Southeastern La. (11/24/17) 1.000 (5-5) Fletcher Magee (Wofford) at Coastal Carolina (11/29/17) .833 (5-6) Preston Parks (The Citadel) vs Oglethorpe (11/10/17) .800 (8-10) Francis Alonso (UNCG) vs Delaware (11/20/17) .750 (6-8) Deriece Parks (Western Carolina) vs Appalachian State (12/4/17) Free throws made 12 Bubba Parham (VMI) at NC State (11/10/17) 11 Ria'n Holland (Mercer) at UCF (11/10/17) 10 Desonta Bradford (ETSU) vs Fort Wayne (11/25/17) 10 Mike Amius (Western Carolina) at Col. of Charleston (11/30/17) 9 Francis Alonso (UNCG) at Liberty (12-02-17) Free throw attempts 12 Bubba Parham (VMI) at NC State (11/10/17) 12 Desonta Bradford (ETSU) vs Fort Wayne (11/25/17) 12 Mike Amius (Western Carolina) at Col. of Charleston (11/30/17) 11 Ria'n Holland (Mercer) at UCF (11/10/17) 11 Makinde London (Chattanooga) vs Jacksonville State (11/21/17) 11 Desonta Bradford (ETSU) at Fordham (11/29/17) 11 Francis Alonso (UNCG) at Liberty (12-02-17) Free throw percentage 1.000 (12-12) Bubba Parham (VMI) at NC State (11/10/17) 1.000 (11-11) Ria'n Holland (Mercer) at UCF (11/10/17) 1.000 (8-8) Matt Halvorsen (Western Carolina) vs Appalachian State (12/4/17) .889 (8-9) John Davis (Furman) vs Elon (11/14/17) .889 (8-9) Desmond Johnson (Western Carolina) at Massachusetts (11/21/17) .889 (8-9) Austin Vereen (VMI) at Charleston Southern (11/28/17) Rebounds 16 Matt Rafferty (Furman) vs Bob Jones (11/10/17) 14 Matt Rafferty (Furman) vs Tennessee Tech (12/02/17) 14 James Dickey (UNCG) at Liberty (12-02-17) 13 Jordan Strawberry (Mercer) at Liberty (11-17-17) 13 James Dickey (UNCG) at Presbyterian (11/28/17) Assists 10 Justin Coleman (Samford) vs Miss. Valley State (11/26/17) 9 Justin Coleman (Samford) vs Alabama A&M (11/13/17) 9 Keith Smith (VMI) vs Presbyterian (11/18/17) 9 Preston Parks (The Citadel) vs Trinity Baptist (11/21/17) 9 Christen Cunningham (Samford) vs Southeastern La. (11/24/17) Steals 6 Marcus Cohen (Mercer) vs Toccoa Falls (11/12/17) 6 Cameron Jackson (Wofford) vs Washington & Lee (11/12/17) 5 Ria'n Holland (Mercer) vs Jackson State (11/14/17) 5 Frankie Johnson (The Citadel) vs Trinity Baptist (11/21/17) 5 Matt Rafferty (Furman) vs Tennessee Tech (12/02/17) 5 Isaiah Miller (UNCG) at Liberty (12-02-17) Blocked shots 5 James Dickey (UNCG) vs Longwood (11/21/17) 4 Cameron Jackson (Wofford) vs North Florida (11/19/17) 4 James Dickey (UNCG) vs Delaware (11/20/17) 4 Eric Adams (Samford) vs Miss. Valley State (11/26/17) 4 Fred Iruafemi (VMI) vs Radford (12/2/17) Turnovers 6 Josh Sharkey (Samford) at Arkansas (11/10/17) 6 Desonta Bradford (ETSU) at Savannah State (11/13/17) 6 Christen Cunningham (Samford) vs Southeastern La. (11/24/17) 5 Francis Alonso (UNCG) at Virginia (11/10/17) 5 Justin Coleman (Samford) vs Alabama A&M (11/13/17) 5 Desmond Johnson (Western Carolina) at Cincinnati (11/13/17) 5 Desonta Bradford (ETSU) at Kentucky (11/17/17) 5 John Davis (Furman) at Butler (11/18/17) 5 Josh Sharkey (Samford) at Loyola Chicago (11/19/17) 5 Makinde London (Chattanooga) vs Alabama State (11/20/17) 5 Demetrius Troy (UNCG) vs Longwood (11/21/17) 5 James Dickey (UNCG) vs Longwood (11/21/17) 5 Rodney Chatman (Chattanooga) vs Jacksonville State (11/21/17) 5 Bubba Parham (VMI) vs Ohio Valley (11/21/17) 5 James Lewis, Jr. (Chattanooga) vs Tennessee Wesleyan (11/25/17) 5 Rodney Chatman (Chattanooga) at Akron (11/28/17) 5 Makinde London (Chattanooga) at Akron (11/28/17) 5 Jordan Ratliffe (VMI) at Charleston Southern (11/28/17) 5 Francis Alonso (UNCG) at Liberty (12-02-17)