2007-08 Schedule Sat. 11/3 Oakland City (ex.) W 82-43 Sun. 11/11 Samford L 50-49 Sat. 11/17 #25 Butler L 60-47 Tue. 11/20 at S.E. Missouri L 87-77 Sat. 11/24 at Ball State W 51-50 Sat. 12/1 at Buffalo L 81-60 Wed. 12/5 Princeton W 53-32 Sat. 12/8 Austin Peay W 72-62 Tue. 12/11 at Valparaiso L 75-67 U. Of Evansville Purple Aces (5-11, 0-6) Sat. 12/15 Hanover W 57-44 Sat. 12/22 Norfolk State W 80-71 At Sat. 12/29 State * L 70-56 Wed. 1/2 at Northern Iowa * L 64-51 Bradley U. Braves (8-10, 1-5) Sun. 1/6 Drake * L 71-68 Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008 • 7:05 CST Wed. 1/9 at Creighton * L 77-59 Sat. 1/12 at Illinois State * L 74-66 Carver Arena (11,060) • Peoria, Illinois Tue. 1/15 Southern Illinois * L 80-67 Sat. 1/19 at Bradley * 7:05 Braves (8-10, 1-5) Wed. 1/23 at Indiana State * 6:05 PPG RPG Sat. 1/26 Missouri State * 7:20 Tue. 1/29 at Southern Illinois * 7:05 0 Tyrone Cole-Scott G 5-10 186 Jr. Waterloo, Iowa (Tyler JC) 3.6 0.8 Sat. 2/2 Bradley * 7:05 4 David Collins C 7-0 240 Jr. Toronto, Ontario (Emery Coll. Institute) 4.7 3.2 5 Sam Maniscalco G 6-0 185 Fr. Chicago, Illinois (St. Patrick) 7.4 1.6 Wed. 2/6 Wichita State * 7:05 12 Theron Wilson G/F 6-5 197 Jr. Topeka, Kansas (Seward County CC) 8.5 6.0 Sat. 2/9 at Drake * 7:05 14 Jeremy Crouch G 6-5 216 Sr. Pekin, Illinois (Pekin Community) 14.1 3.3 Wed. 2/13 Creighton * 7:05 20 Daniel Ruffin (Inj.) G 5-10 162 Sr. Peoria, Illinois (Peoria Central) 14.2 3.6 Sat. 2/16 at Missouri State * 7:30 21 Will Egolf F/C 6-9 220 Fr. Juneau, Alaska (Douglas) 2.2 1.8 Wed. 2/20 Illinois State * 7:05 22 Matt Salley F 6-7 230 Sr. Charlotte, North Carolina (N. Mecklenburg) 5.7 6.1 Sat. 2/23 at ESPN BracketBusters TBA 24 Andrew Warren G 6-5 200 So. Indianapolis, Indiana (Brebeuf) 13.6 3.4 Tue. 2/26 at Wichita State * 7:05 25 Ryan Phillips G 6-3 207 So. Peoria, Illinois (Richwoods) 0.7 0.0 Sat. 3/1 Northern Iowa * 7:05 30 Cameron Sweatman F 6-7 183 Fr. Springfield, Illinois (Lake Forest Academy) 0.0 0.0 3/6-9 at MVC Tournament TBA 32 Rashad Austin F 6-7 245 Jr. Rancho Cucamonga, Cal. (Northeastern JC) 1.5 1.5 (St. Louis, Mo.) 34 Ryan Thornton G/F 6-7 197 So. Chillicothe, Illinois (Wisconsin-Milwaukee) 0.0 0.0 *MVC game All Times Central 41 Anthony Thompson C 6-10 186 Fr. Houston, Texas (Klein Forest) 0.0 0.0 2007-08 MVC Standings 50 Brian Lavin G 6-0 174 Jr. Peoria, Illinois (Notre Dame HS) 0.0 0.5 (Through Jan. 18) 54 Sam Singh C 6-9 256 Jr. Ozark, Missouri (Ozark) 3.5 2.5 MVC Overall Probable Starters In Bold Drake 6-0 15-1 Head Coach: Jim Les, 6th year at BU, 92-83; 6th year overall, 92-83 Illinois State 6-0 14-3 Indiana State 4-2 9-7 Saturday’s game will be broadcast by the UE Radio Network Creighton 4-2 13-3 (WUEV 91.5 FM./wuev.evansville.edu, WJLT 105.3 FM, WSJD 110.5 FM, WNTC 103.9 FM) Missouri State 3-3 10-8 Southern Illinois 3-3 8-9 Northern Iowa 2-4 10-7 U. of Evansville Purple Aces (5-11, 0-6) PPG RPG Wichita State 1-5 8-9 Bradley 1-5 8-10 2 Kavon Lacey G 6-1 190 Fr. Alton, Illinois (Alton) 2.1 1.0 Evansville 0-6 5-11 3 Jon Van Hoose G 6-4 167 Fr. Ashland, Kentucky (Russell) 0.0 0.3 Upcoming MVC Games 4 Nate Garner F 6-5 224 Jr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Washington/Tyler JC) 6.5 5.4 5 Shy Ely F 6-4 197 Jr. Indianapolis, Indiana (Speedway) 12.7 5.4 Saturday, Jan. 19 Evansville at Bradley 7:05 10 Taylor Morrow G 6-2 163 So. Wadesville, Indiana (North Posey) 1.6 0.6 Illinois State at Drake 7:05 11 Victor Gomez F 6-6 210 Sr. San Francisco, D.R. (Chipola CC) 5.4 5.0 Wichita State at Southern Illinois 7:05 14 Trent Wargel G 5-7 160 Jr. Ridgway, Illinois (Gallatin County) 0.0 0.5 Indiana State at Creighton 7:35 15 Jay Couisnard G/F 6-6 190 So. Houston, Texas (Yates) 4.6 1.8 Sunday, Jan. 20 20 Trevor Gregory G 6-2 193 So. Evansville, Indiana (Harrison) 1.5 0.5 Missouri State at Northern Iowa 1:05 Tuesday, Jan. 22 21 Darin Granger G 6-2 175 So. Indianapolis, Ind. (Lawrence Central) 7.2 1.7 Drake at Creighton 7:05 22 Jason Holsinger G 5-11 177 Jr. Lapel, Indiana (Lapel) 12.9 2.6 Wednesday, Jan. 23 23 Jason Switzer G 6-3 175 Fr. Huntingburg, Indiana (Southridge) 0.0 0.0 Evansville at Indiana State 6:05 40 Zach House C 7-0 218 Fr. Rock Falls, Illinois (Rock Falls) 0.0 0.0 Northern Iowa at Wichita State 7:05 41 Pieter van Tongeren C 6-11 229 Fr. Driehuis, The Netherlands (Ichthus College) 7.9 5.4 Southern Illinois at Missouri State 7:05 52 Clint Hopf F 6-8 237 Fr. Birdseye, Indiana (Forest Park) 4.1 2.9 Illinois State at Bradley 7:05 Saturday, Jan. 26 Probable Starters In Bold Northern Iowa at Drake 5:00 Head Coach: Marty Simmons (Evansville ‘87) 1st year at UE, 5-11; 7th year overall, 103-83 Missouri State at Evansville 7:05 Bradley at Wichita State 7:05 Creighton at Southern Illinois 8:00 www.GoPurpleAces.com BRADLEY 6-FOR-7 VS. EVANSVILLE EVANSVILLE FACTS Bradley took over the series lead against Evansville two years ago. The •Nickname: Purple Aces Braves have won four in a row and six of the last seven against UE, and •Colors: Purple, White, Orange Bradley now leads the series 17-13. Bradley has won four in a row over the •UE Enrollment: 2,421 Aces at Carver Arena. •Conference: Missouri Valley Conference •Arena: Roberts Municipal Stadium (11,600) COACH MERFELD •President: Dr. Stephen Jennings Bradley assistant coach was Evansville’s head coach the past •Director of Athletics: John Stanley five seasons before resigning from UE last March. Many of the Aces’ key •Head Coach: Marty Simmons (1st year at Evansville; 7th players this season under first-year coach Marty Simmons played for or were year as a head coach). recruited by Coach Merfeld. Those players include the lone senior, Victor •2006-07 Record: 14-17 (6-12 MVC T7th) Gomez, juniors Shy Ely and Jason Holsinger, sophomores Darin Granger and •Assistant Coaches: Marcus Belcher, Jimmy Elgas, Ben Jay Couisnard, and redshirt freshman center Pieter van Tongeren. Wierzba •Director of Basketball Operations: Sean Sweeney ELY’S OFFENSE •Basketball Trainer: Troy Coppus Junior forward Shy Ely has scored 20 points or more four times in his career, •Strength & Conditioning Coach: Brady Holt and all four have come this season. He is coming off his first back-to-back •Basketball Admin. Assistant: Jennifer Balentine 20-point games, with a career-high 28 last Saturday at Illinois State and 21 •Student Managers: Paul Bragin, Wilfredo Delgado, Chad Tuesday against Southern Illinois. The first time Ely ever scored 15 points Harmon, Franklin Kinkaid, Robert Moreland, Alex Vetter, or more was at Carver Arena against Bradley two years ago as a freshman. Ben Wallace •Team Chaplain: Pastor Larry Rascoe HOLSINGER BY THREE •D-I NCAA Tournaments: 5 (1982, ‘89, ‘92, ‘93, ‘99) Junior guard Jason Holsinger has 206 points this season for a 12.9 average, •NIT Appearances: 2 (1988, ‘94) three ahead of number two scorer Shy Ely (12.7). Holsinger is close to •Conference Regular Season Championships: 6 (1982, ‘87, becoming only the fifth Evansville player to make 200 three-pointers in a ‘89, ‘92, ‘93, ‘99) career. He goes into Saturday’s game with 195 treys in just two-and-a-half •Conference Tournament Titles (MVC): 3 (1982, ‘92, ‘93) seasons at UE. The only four with 200 or more are Marcus Wilson (250), REACHING THE ACES Scott Haffner (245), Kyle Anslinger (213) and Scott Shreffler (211). •SID Bob Boxell: 812-488-2285 (o); 812-760-4273 (cell); 812-488-2090 (fax); [email protected] DISHING OUT, TOO •Roberts Stadium Office: (812) 476-1383 Jason Holsinger is a rare player (and not just because he has close to a 4.0 •Roberts Stadium Press Row: (812) 488-1405 grade point average). Holsinger leads the team in scoring, and is also the team leader in assists. In fact, he has more than twice as many assists as ON THE AIR anyone else on the team. Holsinger has 72 assists for a 4.5 average. All UE fans in the Tri-State can tune in to the Purple Aces’ Radio Network . 91.5 FM-WUEV will serve as the OF ALL TEAMS flagship station, with 105.3 FM-WJLT in Evansville, 100.5 Despite struggling all season with its field goal accuracy, Southern Illinois on FM-WSJD in Mt. Carmel, Illinois and 103.9 FM-WNTC in Tuesday became only the third team to shoot better than 50 percent against Madisonville, Kentucky on board to expand UE’s coverage the Aces. SIU shot 59 percent in an 80-67 win. Evansville shot 49 percent. throughout the Tri-State. NEWS 25 televises Inside Aces The Aces are 5-1 this season when they shoot a higher field goal percentage Basketball on Sunday night at 10:35, hosted by News 25’s than the opposition, and 0-10 when they don’t. Lance Wilkerson. Aces All-Access (Triple A) allows fans to PIETER’S CAREER HIGH watch UE’s MVC road games live on your home computer. The TripleA sign-up link is at GoPurpleAces.com. Redshirt freshman center Pieter van Tongeren scored a career-high 16 points on 7-for-8 shooting against Southern Illinois. He is the Aces’ co-leader in Fans can take part in the Marty Tuesdays from 6:30-7:00 on the rebounding (5.4) and is the number three scorer (7.9). ‘Pete’ ranks among Simmons Show on Mondays Purple Aces’ Radio Network. the MVC newcomers’ top five in both categories. from 6-7 p.m. CST, the Aces Just e-mail your questions to: Sports Report with AD John [email protected] BALANCE ON THE BOARDS Stanley on Tuesdays from 6-6:30, [email protected] Evansville’s top three rebounders all have the same number of rebounds. Pieter van Tongeren, Shy Ely and Nate Garner have 86 rebounds through the and the Tricia Cullop Show on [email protected] m first 16 games for a 5.4 average. UE’s D-I Record : Here is UE’s year-by-year record at the COACH MARTY SIMMONS Division I level, plus the above or below .500 number. Evansville’s Dec. 5 victory over Princeton was the 100th in first-year coach ‘78 1-3 -2 ‘90 17-15 +2 ‘02 7-21 -14 Marty Simmons’ career. Simmons goes into Saturday’s game with a career ‘79 13-16 -3 ‘91 14-14 0 ‘03 12-16 -4 record of 103-83. He was head coach one year at Wartburg (Iowa) ‘80 18-10 +8 ‘92 24-6 +18 ‘04 7-22 -15 University and five years at Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, compiling a ‘81 19-9 +10 ‘93 23-7 +16 ‘05 11-17 -6 record of 98-73 in those six years. Simmons played two years at UE after ‘82 23-6 +17 ‘94 21-11 +10 ‘06 10-19 -9 transferring from Indiana University, and led the Aces to a conference cham - ‘83 13-16 -3 ‘95 18-9 +9 ‘07 14-17 -3 pionship in 1987 and the second round of the NIT in 1988, when he was the ‘84 15-14 +1 ‘96 13-14 -1 ‘08 5-11 -6 nation’s sixth leading scorer at 25.9. He was an assistant coach at UE for 11 ‘85 13-16 -3 ‘97 17-14 +3 years under head coach , and helped lead UE to three NCAA ‘86 8-19 -11 ‘98 15-15 0 UE’s 31-year D- Tournaments (1992, 1993, 1999) and one NIT (1994). ‘87 16-12 +4 ‘99 23-10 +13 I record is: ‘88 21-8 +13 ‘00 18-12 +6 466-397 +69 ‘89 25-6 +19 ‘01 14-16 -2 Purple Aces’ Career Records Points 2. Parrish Casebier (1991-93) 509 Assists (beginning 1973-74) 1,000 Point 1. Larry Humes (1964-66) 2,236 FT Percentage (min. 300 att.) 1. Jeremy Stanton (1998-01) 601 2. Marcus Wilson (1996-99) 2,053 1. Marcus Wilson (1996-99) .8869 2. Scott Shreffler (1989-93) 521 Scoring Average 2. Scott Haffner (1987-89) .8866 Blocked Shots (beginning 1977-78) Club 1. Larry Humes (1964-66) 26.4 Rebounds 1. Dan Godfread (1986-90) 226 1. Larry Humes 2,236 2. Marty Simmons (1987-88) 24.3 1. Dale Wise (1959-61) 1,197 2. Sascha Hupmann (1990-93) 193 FG Percentage (min. 100 FGs/year) 2. (1963-65) 1,053 Steals (beginning 1977-78) 2. Marcus Wilson 2,053 1. Brian Hill (1987-90) .631 Rebounding Average 1. Reed Jackson 150 3. Ed Smallwood 1,898 2. Dan Godfread (1986-90) .600 1. Dale Wise (1959-61) 14.6 2. Jeremy Stanton 129 Free Throws Made 2. Jerry Sloan (1963-65) 12.4 4. Andy Elkins 1,761 1. Matt Webster (2004-07) 533 5. Scott Haffner 1,686 6. Brad Leaf 1,605 3-Point Shooting Records Highs/Lows This Season 7. Parrish Casebier 1,535 Team, Single Game Most Points By Evansville: 8. Craig Snow 1,530 Most attempts by UE: 35 vs. Southern Illinois 1-7-97 80 vs. Norfolk State (12/22) Most attempts by OPP: 39 by Western Kentucky 12-3-02 9. John Harrawood 1,479 Fewest Points By Evansville: Most shots made by UE: 17 vs. Southern Illinois 1-7-97 10. Scott Shreffler 1,454 Most shots made by OPP: 15 by Drake 3-1-07 & Clemson 12-27-93 47 vs. Butler (11/17) Best pct. by UE (min. 10 attempts): .833 (10-12 vs. Butler 2-9-91, Most Points By Opponent: 11. Matt Webster 1,451 10-12 vs. Southern Illinois 2-24-96) 87 by Southeast Missouri (11/20) 12. Don Buse 1,426 Individual, Single Game Most attempts by UE: 15, Stuart Sullivan vs. Wichita State 12-9-95 Fewest Points By Opponent: 13. Dan Godfread 1,386 Most attempts by OPP: 16, Lou Richie of Clemson 12-27-93 32 by Princeton (12/5) 14. Bob Barnett 1,356 Most shots made by UE: 11, Scott Haffner vs. Dayton 2-18-89 UE’s Biggest Winning Margin: Most shots made by OPP: 9, Darrin Fitzgerald of Butler 1-17-87, 15. Buster Briley 1,335 21 vs. Princeton (12/5 53-32) Dedric Taylor of Fla. International 1-2-96 16. Bubby Mukes 1,327 Best pct. by UE (min. 8 attempts): 1.000 (9-9) Marcus Wilson vs. UE’s Biggest Losing Margin: Tennessee-Martin 11-18-98 21, at Buffalo (12/1 81-60) 17. Jeff Frey 1,324 Team, Season Top ‘07-08 Scoring Totals By UE: 18. Jerry Sloan 1,320 Most attempts by UE: 602, 2004-05 Most attempts by OPP: 669, 2006-07 1. Shy Ely at Illinois State (1/12) 28 19. Clint Cuffle 1,307 Most shots made by UE: 244, 1993-94 2. Jason Holsinger vs. Norfolk State (12/22) 24 20. Sam Watkins 1,287 Most shots made by OPP: 231, 2006-07 3. Shy Ely at Southeast Missouri (11/20) 23 Best pct. by UE: .444 (213-480) 1988-1989 21. Richie Johnson 1,282 4. Shy Ely at Buffalo (12/1) 22 22. Marty Simmons 1,265 Individual, Season Last UE Player To Score 30+ Points: Most attempts: 214, Scott Haffner 1988-89 23. John Wellemeyer 1,200 Most shots made: 98, Scott Haffner 1988-89 Matt Webster 33 vs. Lipscomb (12/16/06) Best pct. (min. 75 attempts): .558 (53-95) Brian Jackson 1994-95 L ast UE Player To Score 35+ Points: 24. Dale Wise 1,197 Andy Elkins 36 vs. LaSalle (94/95) 25. Gus Doerner 1,182 Top 10 3-Point Shooters Top ‘07-08 Scoring Total By Opponent: 26. Adam Seitz 1,155 Single Game 1. Scott Haffner 11 2-18-89 7. Jason Holsinger 8 3-1-07 22, A.J. Graves of Butler (11/17) 27. Mike Platt 1,135 2. Kyle Anslinger 9 2-11-06 Jason Holsinger 8 2-21-07 22, Peyton Stovall of Ball State (11/24) 28. Marv Pruett 1,122 Marcus Wilson 9 11-18-98 Marcus Wilson 8 12-16-98 Stuart Sullivan 9 12-9-95 Andy Elkins 8 1-9-94 22, Gabe Moore of Indiana State (12/29) 29. Mel Lurker 1,114 Brent Kell 9 1-31-94 Parrish Casebier 8 3-9-92 Top ‘07-08 Rebounding Total By UE Players: 30. Theren Bullock 1,107 Marty Simmons 9 3-6-88 Scott Haffner 8 1-21-87 13, Pieter van Tongeren (twice) Top ‘07-08 Total By UE Players: 31. Reed Jackson 1,101 Single Season 8, Jason Holsinger at Ball State (11/24) 32. Jerry Conrad 1,075 1. Scott Haffner 98 1988-89 6. Scott Haffner 74 1987-88 2. Andy Elkins 88 1993-94 7. Scott Haffner 73 1986-87 Top ‘07-08 3-Pt. FG Total By UE Players: 33. Brian Hill 1,069 3. Jason Holsinger 87 2006-07 8. Jason Holsinger 69 2005-06 6, Jason Holsinger vs. Norfolk State (12/22) 34. Bradley Strickland 1,068 4. Marcus Wilson 85 1998-99 9. Clint Cuffle 67 2002-03 5. Scott Shreffler 75 1989-90 10. Andy Elkins 65 1994-95 Top ‘07-08 Steal Total By UE Players: 35. Steve Welmer 1,059 3, Shy Ely at Southeast Missouri (11/20), 36. Kyle Anslinger 1,045 Nate Garner vs. Drake (1/6), 37. Bob Walker 1,044 Career Nate Garner vs. So. Illinois (1/15) 38. Hugh Ahlering 1,032 1. Marcus Wilson 250 1996-99 6. Jason Holsinger 195 2006- Top ‘07-08 Block Total By UE Players: 2. Scott Haffner 245 1987-89 7. Clint Cuffle 184 2001-04 39. Howard Pratt 1,030 3. Kyle Anslinger 213 2004-07 8. Kyle Runyan 177 1998 -01 2, Jay Couisnard vs. Hanover (12/15) 4. Scott Shreffler 211 1989-93 9. Craig Snow 176 1998 -01 Top ‘07-08 Free Throw Total By UE: 40. Chris Hollender 1,029 5. Andy Elkins 199 1992-95 10. Todd Cochenour 153 1991-94 8, Shy Ely at Southeast Missouri (11/20) 41. Clyde Cox 1,010

4. Larry Humes 46 Valparaiso H 2-9-66 Aces Who Scored 40 Points 5. Larry Humes 45 Louisiana St. H 12-19-64 John Harrawood 42 Ky. Wesleyan A 2-20-57 Or More In A Game 6. Larry Humes 44 Purdue H 12-18-65 13. Parrish Casebier 41 Notre Dame H 3-9-92 Ed Smallwood 44 Tennessee Tech H 12-27-58 Ed Smallwood 41 American H 3-9-60 Name Pts. Opponent Site Date Parrish Casebier 44 Illinois St. H 12-12-93 Ed Smallwood 41 Wheaton H 3-14-58 1. Scott Haffner 65 Dayton H 2-18-89 9. Dan Godfread 43 Loyola A 2-25-89 16. Larry Humes 40 DePauw A 1-26-66 2. Larry Humes 48 Ball State A 1-2-65 10. Buster Briley 42 Los Angeles St. H 12-23-61 Buster Briley 40 N. Carolina A&T H 3-8-62 3. Ed Smallwood 47 Butler H 2-10-60 Ed Smallwood 42 Wabash H 3-4-60 PURPLE ACES’ PLAYER PROFILES KAVON LACEY IBCA all-state team, third team selection CAREER HIGHS on AP all-state squad 6-1 freshman guard 5 points three times •Averaged 16.2 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.4 4 rebounds vs. Princeton Dec. 5 Alton, Illinois steals as a senior...set school record with 5 assists vs. Drake Jan. 6 (Alton H.S.) 176 3-pointers 1 3-pointer vs. Princeton Dec. 5 •Belleville News-Democrat Player of the 1 steal three times •Pronounced kuh-VONN Year...chosen as one of top five players in •Made his fifth consecutive start at guard metro St. Louis by the St. Louis Post- Tuesday vs. So. Illinois, and totaled 2 Dispatch points, 4 assists in 24 minutes...had 5 •Member of Upward Bound, Student points, 5 assists Jan. 6 vs. Drake...4-for- 2 Ambassador, Peer Leader and Good 21 from the field in his last 5 games. Friend Mentor organizations in high Kavon •Alton’s all-time leading scorer with school Lacey 1,499 points...second team selection on •Born July 27, 1989 in Alton, Ill.

JON VAN HOOSE American...four-time Eastern Kentucky •Born Sept. 15, 1987 in Ashland, Ky. Conference all-league player...two-time 6-4 freshman guard EKC Offensive Player of the Year CAREER HIGHS Ashland, Kentucky •Averaged 22 points, 8 rebounds for 0 points (Russell H.S.) Russell High School as a senior 1 vs. Princeton Dec. 5 0 assists •Suffered a shoulder injury in practice •Suffered a season-ending knee injuy in March and underwent surgery later in the 0 3-pointers two weeks ago, and should be back in 0 steals uniform this week. spring...almost back to full strength by the start of practice at UE in October •Made his first regular season appearance Dec. 1 at Buffalo, playing the final four •Led Russell to its first trip in the last 34 3 minutes...got in 2 minutes vs. Princeton years to the Kentucky state finals at Rupp on Dec. 5, 1 minute at Valparaiso Dec. 11 Arena in his junior year...averaged 19.7 Jon ppg as a junior and made nine 3-pointers •First team Kentucky all-state...Street & in one game Van Hoose Smith’s Honorable Mention All-

NATE GARNER •UE’s co-leading rebounder at 5.4 ed to follow AAU teammate Tyrone Cole-Scott to Tyler J.C. 6-5 junior forward •Big factor in Dec. 8 win over Austin Peay, with 15 points and 5 rebounds... •Born June 22, 1987 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa Cedar Rapids, Iowa totaled 10 points and 10 rebounds in sea - (Geo. Washington H.S.) son opener vs. Samford CAREER HIGHS (Tyler, Texas J.C.) •2nd team all-region, all-conference, and 15 points vs. Austin Peay Dec. 5 team MVP at Tyler Junior College last 10 rebounds twice season...averaged 14 points, 8 rebounds 4 assists at Illinois State Jan. 12 •Returned to the starting lineup last week and shot 62 percent in 2006-07 at Tyler and totaled 6 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists 0 3-pointers last Saturday at Illinois State...added 9 •First team all-state as a senior at George 3 steals twice 4 points, 4 rebounds, 3 steals Tuesday vs. Washington H.S. in Cedar Rapids, Iowa... SIU...has not scored in double figures qualified academically to attend a four- Nate since scoring 11 vs. Hanover Dec. 15 year college out of high school, but elect - Garner

SHY ELY games have been this season...second on ‘07-08 SEASON HIGHS the team in scoring at 12.7...co-leading 6-4 junior forward/guard 28 points at Illinois State Jan. 12 rebounder at 5.4 9 rebounds twice Indianapolis, Indiana •Suffered a chipped bone in his kneecap 5 assists twice (Speedway) early in the fall; came back to play in 3 3-pointers at Illinois State Jan. 12 Nov. 3 exhibition game vs. Oakland City 3 steals at Southeast Missouri Nov. 20 •Pronounced E-lie...team co-captain •UE’s sixth man most of last season... CAREER HIGHS •Scored a career-high 28 at Illinois State averaged 6.9 points and 2.9 rebounds... 28 points 1/12/08 at Illinois State Saturday and then added 21 vs. Southern scored a season-high 18 points last year 10 rebounds 2/4/06 vs. Illinois State Illinois...scored only 3, 7, 8 and 8 points •Member of five-man 2006 MVC All- 6 assists 3/1/07 vs. Drake 5 in the first four MVC games Freshman Team along with teammate 3 3-pointers 1/12/08 at Illinois State •Scored 23 at SE Missouri, added 22 at Jason Holsinger 3 steals four times Shy Buffalo...all four 20-points-or-more •Born July 16, 1987 in Washington, Pa. Ely PURPLE ACES’ PLAYER PROFILES TAYLOR MORROW •Redshirted in 2005-06. ‘07-08 SEASON HIGHS 6-2 sophomore guard •All-district guard in 2004-05 at North 4 points twice Posey High School...averaged 17 ppg 2 rebounds twice Wadesville, Ind. 3 assists at Ball State Nov. 24 •Father, John, played basketball at USI (North Posey) 0 3-pointers •Born July 31, 1986 in Evansville 1 steal three times •Starter at guard Nov. 24 at Ball State and Dec. 1 at Buffalo...has played in each CAREER HIGHS of the last three games...one of the quick - 7 points 11/27/06 vs. SE Missouri est players on the team...played in his 2 rebounds three times first MVC game Jan. 9 at Creighton 4 assists 11/19/06 vs. Buffalo 10 •Played in 29 of the 31 games last sea - 1 3-pointer 11/27/06 vs. SE Missouri Taylor son, and scored a total of 11 points 2 steals Nov. 27 vs. SE Missouri Morrow

VICTOR GOMEZ down team-high 6 rebounds Tuesday vs. •Born Oct. 14, 1983 in Domin. Republic Southern Illinois 6-6 senior forward ‘07-08 SEASON HIGHS San Francisco, D.R. •Had 14 points and 10 rebounds in Nov. 12 points at UNI Jan. 2 exhibition vs. Oakland City, then suffered 11 rebounds at UNI Jan. 2 a fractured right foot three days later that (Central Park Christian) 1 assist twice kept him out for 5 weeks (Chipola College) 1 3-pointer twice •Underwent arthroscopic knee surgery in 1 steal twice •UE’s lone senior totaled more points and September of 2006...missed 11 games CAREER HIGHS rebounds earlier this month vs. UNI and during 2005-06 season with a foot injury Drake (23/19) than he totaled in his entire 12 points twice •Starting forward in five consecutive junior season of 2006-07 (18/14)...held to 11 rebounds 1/2/08 at UNI 11 games in ‘05-06 from Nov. 26 through only 5 points total in last three games 1 assist 14 times Dec. 17 Victor •Fourth in rebounding at 5.0 after pulling 2 3-pointers three times •Transfer from Chipola (Fla.) College 1 steal six times Gomez

TRENT WARGEL •Transferred to UE after one year at ‘07-08 SEASON HIGHS Southeastern Illinois College...redshirted 5-7 junior guard 0 points as a freshman at Southeastern 1 rebound at Creighton Jan. 9 Ridgway, Illinois •In his third season on the team at 1 assist at Creighton Jan. 9 (Gallatin County H.S.) UE...played in a total of 13 games 0 3-pointers through his first two seasons (Southeastern Ill. College) 0 steals •Greater Egyptian Conference MVP in •Pronounced WAR-gull 2004-05, averaging 19 points per game as CAREER HIGHS a senior at Gallatin County 3 points 11/19/06 vs. Buffalo •Played his first 2 minutes Dec. 5 vs. 1 rebound 1/9/08 at Creighton Princeton, and his other 3 Jan. 9 at •Born July 3, 1986 in Evansville 14 1 assist 1/9/08 at Creighton Creighton...played a total of nine minutes Trent in five games last season...scored four 1 3-pointer 11/19/06 vs. Buffalo points 1 steal 12/9/06 vs. Illinois State Wargel

JAY COUISNARD •Has already totaled 29 field goals, sur - ‘07-08 SEASON HIGHS passing his 23 in all of ‘06-07 6-6 soph. forward/guard 12 points at S.E. Missouri Nov. 20 •Second in UE assists this season with 28 5 rebounds at Creighton Jan. 9 Houston, Texas 5 assists vs. Austin Peay Dec. 8 •Spent first two prep years at Westbury (Yates H.S.) Christian in Houston, Texas, leading team 2 3-pointers at S.E. Missouri Nov. 20 to two state titles 2 steals twice •Pronounced COOZ-nard •Older brother P.J. plays at MVC rival •Starter in first 11 games...totaled 5 CAREER HIGHS Wichita State and was chosen for the pre- points off the bench against Drake and 12 points 11/20/07 at S.E. Missouri season all-MVC team Creighton...led UE with 2 steals last 5 rebounds three times Saturday at Illinois State...shooting pct. •Born April 10, 1988 in Houston, Texas 5 assists 12/5/07 vs. Austin Peay 15 has dropped to 25 percent (5-20) in MVC 2 3-pointers 11/20/07 at S.E. Missouri games...had a 7-point, 3-rebound, 3-assist Jay game Dec. 22 vs. Norfolk State 4 steals 1/13/07 at Wichita State Couisnard PURPLE ACES’ PLAYER PROFILES TREVOR GREGORY steals at Harrison High School as a senior ‘07-08 SEASON HIGHS in 2005-06... academic all-city in basket - 6-2 soph. guard 6 points at Creighton Jan. 9 ball and football 2 rebounds at Creighton Jan. 9 Evansville, Indiana •Helped lead Harrison to back to back 0 assists (Harrison H.S.) sectional titles 1 3-pointer at Creighton Jan. 9 •Outstanding academically...Harrison 2 steals at Creighton Jan. 9 •Scored his first 6 collegiate points in his High School valedictorian eighth collegiate game, Jan. 9 in mop-up CAREER HIGHS •Born January 17, 1988 in Evansville... duty at Creighton...played in a total of 6 points 1/9/08 at Creighton five games last season as a freshman turns 20 on Thursday 2 rebounds 1/9/08 at Creighton 20 •Joined the Aces’ squad last summer, 0 assists Trevor prior to 2006-07 season 1 3-pointer 1/9/08 at Creighton •Averaged 9.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.5 2 steals 1/9/08 at Creighton Gregory

DARIN GRANGER •Shooting a solid 43 percent (25-for-58) ‘07-08 SEASON HIGHS from three-point range...second behind 6-2 soph. guard 17 points vs. Austin Peay Dec. 8 Jason Holsinger in 3-point field goals 5 rebounds vs. Austin Peay Dec. 8 Indianapolis, Indiana •Led UE’s newcomers in scoring with 3.3 3 assists at Valparaiso Dec. 11 (Lawrence Central H.S.) ppg last season...one of UE’s first players 4 3-pointers twice off the bench most of the season...broke 1 steal three times •One of UE’s better shooters...team’s into the starting lineup in February fourth leading scorer at 7.2...came off the •All-conference, all-Marion County as a CAREER HIGHS bench to score 9 points last Saturday at senior at Lawrence Central, where he 17 points 12/8/07 vs. Austin Peay Illinois State...led UE in scoring with 13 averaged 18.1 points points Jan. 9 at Creighton...led UE with a 5 rebounds 12/8/07 vs. Austin Peay career-high 17 points in Dec. 8 win over •AAU teammate of national player of the 3 assists 12/11/07 at Valparaiso 21 Austin Peay...also led UE in scoring with year Greg Oden 4 3-pointers three times Darin 16 points Nov. 24 at Ball State. •Born July 17, 1987 in Indianapolis 2 steals 1/30/07 at Illinois State Granger

JASON HOLSINGER already the 6th most in UE history •Born July 22, 1986 in Anderson, Ind. 5-11 junior guard •Third in MVC last season in assist-to- ‘07-08 SEASON HIGHS turnover ratio (+2.57), fourth in 3-point - 24 points vs. Norfolk State Dec. 22 Lapel, Indiana ers per game (2.8), fifth in assists (5.0), (Lapel H.S.) sixth in 3-point percentage (.437) 5 rebounds three times 8 assists at Ball State Nov. 24 •2006-07 MVC Men’s Basketball •Team co-captain...leads Aces in scoring 6 3-pointers vs. Norfolk State Dec. 22 Scholar-Athlete...majoring in both eco - (12.9) and assists (4.5)...totaled 10 points, nomics and social studies education 1 steal six times 4 assists Tuesday vs. So. Illinois...MVC Player of the Week once, Prairie •Member of 25-man CollegeInsider.com CAREER HIGHS Farms/MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week Freshman All-America Team in 2005-06 29 points 2/21/07 at Drake twice...has scored 20, 8, 10 and 10 in his •Set the UE Division I freshman scoring 7 rebounds 1/19/06 vs. Wichita State 22 last four games. record in 2005-06 with 365 points 10 assists twice Jason 8 3-pointers twice •Goes into Bradley game with 921 career •Indiana All-Star in 2005...led Lapel to Holsinger points...his 195 career 3-pointers are 2005 class A state title 2 steals nine times JASON SWITZER 16-8 record...sectional MVP as a senior CAREER HIGHS 6-3 freshman guard •Head coach at Southridge is Gary Has not played through first 16 games Duncan and assistant is former UE All- Huntingburg, Indiana American Don Buse, who played for (Southridge H.S.) and Phoenix Suns. •Lettered four years in basketball, four in •Pronounced SWITE-zer track, two in cross country and two in •Newest member of the team...joined the football squad in September, 2007 •Born July 9, 1988 in Jasper, Indiana •First team all-Pocket Athletic 23 Conference as a junior and senior at Southridge High School Jason •Averaged 15.1 ppg and 5.1 rpg as a sen - Switzer ior, and led Raiders to sectional title and PURPLE ACES’ PLAYER CAPSULES ZACH HOUSE •Averaged 16 points, 10 rebounds, 6 CAREER HIGHS blocked shots as a senior 7-0 freshman center Has not played through first 16 games •Signed national letter of intent last Rock Falls, Illinois November with Northern Illinois, but was (Rock Falls H.S.) released from the letter of intent after NIU’s coaching staff changed following the 2006-07 season •Coaching staff has said he is likely to redshirt this season...the only scholarship •Born Nov. 13, 1988 in Clinton, Iowa player who has not played •Second team all-state last season by the 40 Illinois Basketball Coaches Association... Special Mention all-state by AP...Sauk Zach Valley Newspaper Player of the Year House

PIETER van TONGEREN •UE’s co-leader in rebounding at 5.4, •Born August 27, 1987 in Amsterdam, third in scoring at 7.9 The Netherlands 6-11 freshman center •Totaled 13 rebounds in opening game Driehuis, The Netherlands Nov. 11 vs. Samford, and again on Dec. CAREER HIGHS (Ichthus College) 15 vs. Hanover...the 13 rebounds are the 16 points vs. So. Illinois Jan. 15 most by a UE player since Ian Hanavan 13 rebounds twice •Pronounced ‘Peter von Tahn-guh-run’ grabbed 14 against Bradley in 2002-03 1 assist four times 0 3-pointers •Starting center in all 16 games...scored a •Redshirted in 2006-07...played a total of career-high 16 on 7-for-8 shooting 5 minutes in an exhibition game in 2006- 1 steal three times Tuesday vs. SIU...added 13 pts. in each 07...did not play in any regular season 1 blocked shot twice 41 of his first two MVC games...scored the games last season winning bucket with 10 seconds to go at •Averaged 19 points, 8 rebounds two Pieter van Ball State, and totaled 9 points, 9 years ago in Dutch second league rebounds in that game Tongeren

CLINT HOPF •Gives the Aces size inside...now fully CAREER HIGHS recovered from knee surgery last spring. 6-8 freshman forward 12 points vs. Drake Jan. 6 •IBCA all-state selection in 2006 and 11 rebounds at Creighton Jan. 9 Birdseye, Indiana 2007...led Forest Park to 2A state cham - 0 assists (Forest Park H.S.) pionships in 2005 and 2006...2007 team 0 3-pointers was on track to win its third straight title 1 steal four times •Pronounced ‘Hope’ followed by ‘f’ before Hopf went down with the knee 1 blocked shot twice sound--’Hope-f’ injury in post-season play •Solid freshman reserve who played his •Totaled 1,330 career points and 799 best game Jan. 6 with season-high 12 rebounds at Forest Park...averaged 18 points and 7 rebounds in 17 minutes vs. points and 9.7 rebounds in 2006-07 and 52 Drake...added 6 points and 3 rebounds in led Rangers to 20-2 record Clint 12 minutes Tuesday vs. SIU •Born February 6, 1989 in Jasper, Indiana Hopf

EVANSVILLE’S 2007-08 RECORD WHEN THE ACES... Play At Home 4-5 Shoot A Higher FG Percentage 5-1 Make Fewer Turnovers 4-3 Play On The Road 1-6 Shoot A Lower FG Percentage 0-10 Make More Turnovers 1-6 Play At A Neutral Site 0-0 Attempt More FTs Than Opponent 3-6 Make Same Number of Turnovers 0-2 Play A Non-Conference Opponent 5-5 Attempt Fewer FTs Than Opponent 2-2 Lead At Halftime 5-2 Play An MVC Opponent 0-6 Attempt Same Number of FTs 0-3 Trail At Halftime 0-8 Make More 3-Pointers 4-2 Tied At Halftime 0-1 Score 70 Points Or More 2-1 Make Fewer 3-Pointers 1-9 Score 69 Points Or Fewer 3-10 Lead With 5 Minutes To Play 3-0 Make Same Number 0-0 Trail With 5 Minutes To Play 2-11 Shoot 50 Percent Or Better 2-1 Outrebound Opponent 4-4 Shoot Less Than 50 Percent 3-10 Get Outrebounded 1-6 Games Decided By 5 Points Or Less 1-1 Same Number of Rebounds 0-1 2007-08 GAME-BY GAME POINTS-REBOUNDS-ASSISTS Van van OPPONENT Couisnard Ely Garner Gomez Granger Gregory Holsinger Hopf Lacey Morrow Switzer Hoose Tongeren Wargel 11/3...UE 82, Oakland City 43 (Ex.) 7-1-1 11-2-3 8-6-4 14-10-1 7-0-1 DNP 11-4-5 DNP 9-3-3 0-0-2 DNP 3-1-0 12-5-0 DNP 11/11...Samford 50, UE 49 6-0-1 4-1-0 10-10-0 Inj. 3-0-0 DNP 19-2-1 DNP 3-0-1 0-0-0 DNP DNP 4-13-0 DNP 11/17...#25 Butler 60, UE 47 4-2-0 4-5-1 6-2-2 Inj. 7-1-0 0-0-0 16-4-4 0-0-0 0-2-0 DNP DNP DNP 10-6-0 DNP 11/20...S.E. Missouri 87, UE 77 12-3-4 23-9-3 0-1-0 Inj. 5-1-1 DNP 13-4-2 8-4-0 3-2-1 4-2-1 DNP DNP 9-3-1 DNP 11/24...UE 51, Ball State 50 2-3-0 9-2-0 4-10-2 Inj. 16-4-1 DNP 5-2-8 2-0-0 2-0-0 2-2-3 DNP DNP 9-9-1 DNP 12/1...Buffalo 81, UE 60 9-3-3 22-5-0 8-8-0 Inj. 5-2-1 DNP 11-0-5 1-6-0 2-0-1 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 2-3-0 DNP 12/5...UE 53, Princeton 32 8-2-0 12-8-2 5-5-1 Inj. 3-3-2 0-0-0 11-3-2 0-0-0 5-4-4 0-0-0 DNP 0-1-0 9-1-0 0-0-0 12/8...UE 72, Austin Peay 62 8-2-5 16-4-1 15-5-1 Inj. 17-5-2 DNP 8-5-6 4-3-0 2-1-1 DNP DNP DNP 2-2-0 DNP 12/11...Valparaiso 75, UE 67 0-0-2 17-6-0 10-5-1 Inj. 9-1-3 DNP 14-4-5 3-2-0 0-1-0 DNP DNP 0-0-0 14-7-1 DNP 12/15...UE 57, Hanover 44 4-0-3 6-4-3 11-2-0 Inj. 5-1-2 DNP 11-2-6 6-2-2 5-2-0 2-0-0 DNP DNP 7-13-0 DNP 12/22...UE 80, Norfolk State 71 7-3-3 15-7-2 6-8-0 4-0-0 13-2-0 DNP 24-3-7 4-2-0 0-0-1 DNP DNP DNP 7-5-0 DNP 12/29...Indiana State 70, UE 56 2-1-1 3-9-5 8-7-1 6-6-0 2-1-0 DNP 17-3-5 5-1-0 0-1-1 DNP DNP DNP 13-6-0 DNP 1/2...Northern Iowa 64, UE 51 0-3-0 7-5-1 2-7-0 12-11-0 5-0-2 DNP 9-3-5 3-1-0 0-1-2 DNP DNP Inj. 13-7-0 DNP 1/6...Drake 71, UE 68 5-1-2 8-4-5 4-7-0 11-8-1 3-1-0 DNP 20-2-3 12-7-0 5-1-5 DNP DNP Inj. 0-1-0 DNP 1/9...Creighton 77, UE 59 5-5-2 8-8-1 0-0-2 11-8-1 13-2-0 6-2-0 8-2-3 4-11-0 2-1-1 4-1-1 DNP Inj. 7-1-0 0-1-1 1/12...Illinois State 74, UE 66 1-1-0 28-6-1 6-5-4 0-2-0 9-2-0 0-0-0 10-1-6 3-0-0 2-0-1 2-0-0 DNP Inj. 5-7-1 DNP 1/15...So. Illinois 80, UE 67 0-0-2 21-3-3 9-4-0 3-6-0 0-1-1 DNP 10-2-4 6-3-0 2-0-4 0-0-0 DNP Inj. 16-2-0 DNP

Sat. 1/19 at Bradley * 7:05 Wed. 1/23 at Indiana State * 6:05 Sat. 1/26 Missouri State * 7:20 Tue. 1/29 at Southern Illinois * 7:05 Sat. 2/2 Bradley * 7:05 Wed. 2/6 Wichita State * 7:05 Sat. 2/9 at Drake * 7:05 Wed. 2/13 Creighton * 7:05 Sat. 2/16 at Missouri State * 7:30 Wed. 2/20 Illinois State * 7:05 Sat. 2/23 at ESPN BracketBusters TBA Tue. 2/26 at Wichita State * 7:05 Sat. 3/1 Northern Iowa * 7:05 3/6-9 at MVC Tournament TBA (St. Louis, Mo.) *MVC game All Times Central Vs. Southern Illinois Jan. 15, 2008 Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS Southern Illinois U. vs U. of Evansville 1-15-08 7:05 CST at Roberts Stadium at Evansville, Indiana

Southern Illinois U. 80 • 8-9, 3-3 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 14 Falker, Randal f 5-6 0-0 6-8 4 5 9 3 16 5 2 2 0 25 32 Shaw, Matt f 3-10 2-5 0-0 0 1 1 1 8 2 1 2 2 33 04 Bone, Joshua g 3-6 3-5 0-0 0 1 1 3 9 2 2 0 1 21 10 Mullins, Bryan g 5-6 2-2 2-2 0 2 2 1 14 4 0 0 2 32 24 Clemmons, Wesley g 4-8 2-5 4-4 0 2 2 2 14 2 4 1 1 25 12 Coopwood, Dion 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 21 Cornelius, Christian 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 9 22 Green, Tyrone 3-3 0-0 2-4 3 5 8 4 8 1 4 0 1 30 35 Boyle, Tony 4-7 0-0 2-3 1 1 2 2 10 1 1 0 0 14 45 Fay, Carlton 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 10 Team 0 1 1 Totals 27-46 9-17 17-23 8 19 27 22 80 19 14 5 8 200

FG % 1st Half: 17-22 77.3% 2nd half: 10-24 41.7% Game: 27-46 58.7% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 5-8 62.5% 2nd half: 4-9 44.4% Game: 9-17 52.9% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 6-7 85.7% 2nd half: 11-16 68.8% Game: 17-23 73.9% 2 U. of Evansville 67 • 5-11, 0-6 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 04 Garner, Nate f 2-6 0-0 5-7 3 1 4 4 9 0 0 0 3 30 05 Ely, Shy f 7-10 0-1 7-7 1 2 3 2 21 3 1 0 1 39 41 van Tongeren, Pieter c 7-8 0-0 2-3 0 2 2 4 16 0 2 0 0 24 02 Lacey, Kavon g 1-4 0-0 0-2 0 0 0 1 2 4 1 0 1 24 22 Holsinger, Jason g 3-8 2-3 2-2 0 2 2 5 10 4 3 0 1 32 10 Morrow, Taylor 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 Gomez, Victor 1-2 1-1 0-0 2 4 6 4 3 0 4 1 0 13 15 Couisnard, Jay 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 12 21 Granger, Darin 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 52 Hopf, Clint 1-4 1-1 3-4 0 3 3 1 6 0 1 0 1 12 Team 2 0 2 Totals 22-45 4-8 19-25 8 15 23 23 67 14 14 1 7 200

FG % 1st Half: 12-29 41.4% 2nd half: 10-16 62.5% Game: 22-45 48.9% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 2-5 40.0% 2nd half: 2-3 66.7% Game: 4-8 50.0% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 6-7 85.7% 2nd half: 13-18 72.2% Game: 19-25 76.0% 2 Officials: John Higgins, J.D. Collins, Kipp Kissinger Technical fouls: Southern Illinois U.-None. U. of Evansville-None. Attendance: 5596 Evansville plays Saturday at Bradley Evansville's next home game is Jan. 26 vs. Missouri State

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Southern Illinois U. 45 35 80 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench SIU 26 15 8 4 19 U. of Evansville 32 35 67 UE 34 19 9 2 9

Last FG - SIU 2nd-05:59, UE 2nd-00:52. Score tied - 0 times. Largest lead - SIU by 23 2nd-09:10, UE None. Lead changed - 0 times.