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MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 2017-18 MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES CHOCTAW BASKETBALL13 - GAMEASC Tournament FIFTEEN Appearances >> 4 ASC East DivisionGOCHOCTAWS Championships.COM - @GOCHOCTAWSMBB - #GOCHOCTAWS 2017-18 SCHEDULE MONTEVALLO FALCONS (8-9, 3-5 GSC) VS. MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE CHOCTAWS (7-7, 4-5 GSC) OVERALL 7-7 JAN. 15 | A.E. WOOD COLISEUM | CLINTON, MISS. | 7:30 PM GSC 4-5 NON-CONFERENCE 3-2 HOME 5-2 AWAY 2-4 VS. NEUTRAL 0-1 DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT N.10 at Embry-Riddle (FL)^ L, 73-92 Head Coach Danny Young (14th Season) Head Coach Don Lofton (14th Season) N.11 vs. Palm Beach Atlantic^ L, 87-101 Career Record Not Available Career Record 211-146 (.591) N.14 at Southern-New Orleans W, 77-60 Record at UM Not Available Record at MC Same N.18 WILLIAM CAREY# W, 80-77 N.20 SOUTHERN-NEW ORLEANS W, 107-89 Scoring Leader #5 - Jamaar Taylor (24.6 ppg) Scoring Leader #20 - Donovan Ham (14.5 ppg) N.26 at UAB# L, 53-90 Rebounds Leader #13 - Julio Guity (8.7 rpg) Rebounds Leader #2 - Brandon Boston (6.5 rpg) N.30 UNION (TN)* W, 69-65 Assists Leader #2 - Chris Williams (4.2 apg) Assists Leader #11 - Antonio Johnson (4.7 apg) D.02 CHRISTIAN BROTHERS* L, 76-79 D.05 at William Carey# W, 75-74 PROBABLE STARTERS OPENING TIP D.09 WEST ALABAMA* L, 60-86 (BASED ON PREVIOUS GAME) D.16 at West Georgia* L, 82-93 The Mississippi College men's basketball team will look to snap a two-game losing streak when they host Montevallo on Monday D.18 at Auburn Montgomery* W, 95-84 (OT) MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE night. Tip-off in A.E. Wood Coliseum is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. D.30 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS W, 66-63 No. Player PPG RPG APG The Choctaws, led by 14th-year head coach Don Lofton, 2 Brandon Boston (6'5, 215, SO) 11.2 6.5 1.8 dropped a pair of road Gulf South Conference games last week J.02 NORTH ALABAMA* W, 98-88 3 Otis Harvey (6'4, 184, SR) 5.2 1.0 1.3 to two of the top teams in the league (West Florida and Valdo- sta State). Junior Donovan Ham averaged 22.0 points per game J.04 UAH* W, 105-93 11 Antonio Johnson (5'10, 165, SR) 12.1 3.3 4.7 over the trip, including 6-of-10 three pointers. J.07 at West Florida* L, 70-82 20 Donovan Ham (6'4, 200, JR) 14.5 5.6 3.0 In the loss to VSU, MC hung around in the first half until the Blaz- J.09 at Valdosta State* L, 78-101 21 Jon Harding (6'8, 225, FR) 2.5 2.4 0.3 ers went on an 18-6 to close the period and would not lead by J.15 MONTEVALLO* 7:30 pm less than 15 the rest of the way. Ham tied a season-high with 25 points, while sophomore Brandon Boston tallied a double-double J.18 at Shorter* 7:00 pm MONTEVALLO with a career-high 22 points. J.20 at Lee* 3:00 pm No. Player PPG RPG APG Ham (14.5 ppg) leads the team in scoring and is averaging 5.6 J.27 DELTA STATE* 4:00 pm 1 Jamar Gilbert (6'2, JR) 5.6 2.1 1.9 rebounds and 3.0 assists per contest. Senior Antonio Johnson 2 Chris Williams (6'2, JR) 16.2 4.7 4.2 (12.1 ppg) leads the squad with 4.7 assists per game and is shooting 40% from the three-point line. Boston (11.2 ppg) leads F.01 AUBURN MONTGOMERY* 7:30 pm 10 Deshawn Jones (6'3, SR) 8.1 3.6 2.4 the team with 6.5 boards per contest. F.03 WEST GEORGIA* 4:00 pm 13 Julio Guity (6'7, SR) 7.7 8.7 1.0 On the year, the Choctaws rank 3rd in the GSC in assists per F.08 at Montevallo* 8:00 pm 33 Jeremiah Curtis (6'8, JR) 10.1 5.1 0.6 game (17.2) and are 5th in blocked shots per contest (3.8). MC F.10 at West Alabama* 4:00 pm also sits 6th in scoring offense (81.6 ppg) and are 13th in scoring defense (84.0 ppg). F.14 WEST FLORIDA* 7:30 pm F.17 at UAH* 4:00 pm The Falcons, led by 14th-year head coach Danny Young, are in their first season in the Gulf South Conference, making the move F.22 at Delta State* 7:30 pm FOLLOW THE GAME from the Peach Belt. They have enjoyed success in their home F.27 GSC "Super Tuesday" TBD building this year, going 6-2, but they are just 1-4 in true road MC Athletics Website www.GoChoctaws.com games and 2-7 away from Montevallo. MC Athletics Twitter @ChoctawSports M.03 GSC Tournament TBD Jamaar Taylor (24.6 ppg) is the team's leading scorer but has not Men’s Basketball Twitter @GoChoctawsMBB played since January 4th against West Alabama. Chris Williams HOME GAMES IN ALL CAPS | All Times Are Central MC Athletics Instagram @ChoctawSports (16.2 ppg) and Jeremiah Curtis (10.1 ppg) are scoring in double- figures, while Julio Guity (7.7 ppg) is pulling down a team-high * Gulf South Conference Game | # Exhibition Game MC Athletics Facebook ChoctawSports ^ Daytona Mitsubishi / Kia Shootout (Daytona Beach, Fla.) 8.7 rebounds per contest. GSC "Super Tuesday" to be played at campus sites MC Athletics YouTube ChoctawSports Montevallo is coming off a 53-38 loss to Delta State on Saturday GSC Tournnament to be played in Birmingham, Ala. MC Live Video portal.stretchinternet.com/mc/ that saw them shoot just 36% from the field and turn the ball MC Live Stats ChoctawStats.com over 21 times. HOW THEY STACK UP 13 ASC Tournament Appearances >> 4 ASC East Division Championships 76.6 .478 .380 .711 76.8 .450 .356 +2.5 12.8 0.8 2.4 6.4 17.3 SCORING FG% 3FG% REBOUND AST-TO POINTS FG% 3FG% FT% ASSISTS BLOCKS STEALS FOULS DEFENSE DEFENSE DEFENSE MARGIN RATIO 81.6 .469 .369 .732 84.0 .442 .356 +1.0 17.2 1.1 3.8 5.9 17.9 QUICK FACTS Location Clinton, MS 39058 Founded 1826 Enrollment 5,200 Nickname Choctaws School Colors Blue and Gold Coliseum A. E. Wood Coliseum Capacity 3,500 Affiliation NCAA DII Conference Gulf South Conference President Dr. Lee G. Royce Alma Mater Vanderbilt Athletic Director Mike Jones Alma Mater Mississippi College Athletic Dept. Phone 601-925-3341 Website www.gochoctaws.com Twitter / Instagram @ChoctawSports Facebook / YouTube ChoctawSports Sports Information Contact David Nichols SID Phone 601-925-3234 FRONT ROW (L-R): Jon Harding, Jarell Gaynus, Howard Thomas, Stacey Mack, Xavion Dillon, Austen McKnight, Isaiah Austin SID E-mail [email protected] MIDDLE ROW (L-R): Leito Holloway, Donovan Ham, Brandon Boston, Davy Fisher, Otis Harvey, Tucker Campbell Assistant Sports Information Kyle Lewis Asst. SID Phone 601-925-7860 BACK ROW (L-R): Guy Johnson, Tristan Hunter, Dyllan Taylor, Antonio Johnson, Slate Garmany, Ricky Breakfield, Connor Mudry Asst. SID E-mail [email protected] Graduate Assistant SID Jacob Horton Graduate Asst. SID E-mail [email protected] 2017-18 ROSTER (NUMERICAL) ## NAME POS HT WT CL HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 1 Stacey Mack F 6’8 229 Sr. McComb, Miss. (McComb HS) MEDIA INFORMATION 2 Brandon Boston F 6’5 215 So. Pearl, Miss. (Pearl HS) INTERVIEW REQUESTS 3 Otis Harvey G 6’4 184 R-Sr. Gulfport, Miss. (Jones County JC) To request an interview with Coach Lofton or any assistant 4 Leito Holloway G 6'4 190 Jr. Charlotte, N.C. (Jones County JC) coaches, do so by contacting the SID via email or by phone 5 Xavion Dillon F 6’7 220 Jr. Tylertown, Miss. (Southwest MS CC) at 601-925-3234. Coaches are available to the media but not during practice. Once practice is completed, all requests can 10 Dyllan Taylor G 6'0 175 Fr. Brandon, Miss. (Pelahatchie HS) be filled. 11 Antonio Johnson G 5’10 165 Sr. McComb, Miss. (McComb HS) On Choctaw game days, coaches and players are available 14 Davy Fisher G 6’3 185 R-Jr. Rome, Ga. (Model HS) following a ten minute cooling off period. No interviews can be conducted on game days prior to the game. 20 Donovan Ham G 6'4 200 Jr. Atlanta, Ga. (Georgia Highlands) Phone interviews with players and coaches are also pos- 21 Jon Harding F 6'8 225 Fr. Argyle, Texas (Argyle HS) sible by contacting the SID. The best time to request a player 23 Howard Thomas F 6'8 285 Sr. Brandon, Miss. (McNeese State) or coach for a phone interview is in the morning. 24 Guy Johnson G 6'0 175 Jr. Ridgeland, Miss. (Southwest MS CC) OFFICE OF ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS 25 Slate Garmany G 6'0 175 Fr. Pelham, Ala. (Macon East Aca.) The Mississippi College Office of Athletic Communications and Sports Information is located in the Moody Adams Field 31 Connor Mudry G 6'0 160 Fr. Cordova, Tenn. (First Assembly Christian) House, adjacent to Robinson-Hale Stadium. 32 Tucker Campbell F 6’5 205 So. Michie, Tenn. (Adamsville HS) MESSAGE TO THE MEDIA 34 Austen McKnight F 6'8 170 Fr. Soddy Daisy, Tenn. (STEM Chattanooga) We hope that this publication is useful to you as you cover 35 Ricky Breakfield G 6'1 165 Sr.