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Game 23 • South Alabama Jaguars (11-8) (5-5) at Georgia State (8-4) (2-3) • 2 p.m. (EST) February 9, 2021 • GSU Sports Arena (3,854) • Atlanta, Ga. USAJaguars.com 2020-21 @WeAreSouth_MBB SOUTH ALABAMA #BurnTheBoats MEN’S BASKETBALL Game 22 • Troy (10-10) (4-6) at South Alabama Jaguars (12-8) (6-5) • 6 p.m. February 11, 2021 • Mitchell Center (10,000) • Mobile, Ala. South Alabama Quick Facts THE COACHES 2020-21 Schedule School Name .......................................University of South Alabama South Alabama Richie Riley (Eastern Kentucky, 2005) Date Opponent Result/Time Location .......................................................................Mobile, Ala. Record at USA: 49-36 (3rd year) 11/25 Florida Atlantic# W 68-66 Founded ................................................................................ 1963 11/27 Mobile# W 95-75 Enrollment ......................................................................... 14,224 Overall Record: 84-64 (5th year) 11/29 Jacksonville State# L 73-77 President .......................... Dr. Tony G. Waldrop (North Carolina ‘74) Record vs. Troy: 4-0 12/1 Emmanuel (Ga.) W 86-47 Athletics Director .....................Dr. Joel Erdmann (S. Dakota St. ‘86) 12/4 at Auburn L 90-81 National Affiliation ................................................. NCAA Division I Conference ........................................................................Sun Belt Troy Scott Cross (UT Arlington, 1998) 12/8 William Carey W 80-67 Home Court ...............................................Mitchell Center (10,000) Record at Troy: 19-32 (2nd year) 12/12 at Southern Miss W 76-75 12/16 Flagler (Fla.) W 103-81 Nickname ...........................................................................Jaguars Overall Record: 244-193 (14th year) School Colors ...................................................Blue, Red and White 12/19 at Alabama A&M L 2OT 90-93 1/1 at Georgia Southern* W 88-59 • Coaching Staff • ON THE AIR 1/2 at Georgia Southern* L 49-62 1/8 at Coastal Carolina* L 65-78 Head Coach .................................................................. Richie Riley Radio: Sports Talk 99.5: J.T. Crabtree (pxp) Joe McNulty (color) Alma Mater ................................................Eastern Kentucky, 2005 1/9 at Coastal Carolina* L 69-83 Web: http://sportstalk995.iheart.com/listen (audio) Record at South Alabama ......................................37-28 (3rd year) 1/15 Appalachian State* W 73-64 Career Record .......................................................72-56 (5th year) Thursday ESPN+ (Internet Streaming): J.D. Byars (pxp) Pat Greenwood (color) 1/16 Appalachian State* L 83-77 Men’s Basketball Office Phone .............................. (251) 460-6104 1/22 Georgia Southern* L 84-75 Best Time of Day to Reach .................................Weekday mornings 1/23 Georgia Southern* W 62-48 RANKINGS Associate Head Coach ........................................... Amorrow Morgan 1/29 at Georgia State* PPD Alma Mater ........................................................ Idaho State, 2012 USA: #201 Sagarin, NET #206 1/30 at Georgia State* PPD Assistant Coach ......................................................... Adam Howard Troy: #261 Sagarin, NET #278 2/5 Coastal Carolina* W 71-65 Alma Mater ...............................................Western Kentucky, 2008 2/6 Coastal Carolina* W 70-66 Assistant Coach ............................................................ Tyler Parker 2/9 at Georgia State W 70-67 Alma Mater .............................................................Faulkner, 2012 LAST GAME 2/11 Troy* 6 p.m. Director of Basketball Operations .................................Mikel Kosich South Alabama won over Georgia State 70-67 at the GSU Sports Arena. It was the first 2/13 at Troy* 4 p.m. Alma Mater ........................................Montana State-Billings, 2015 win in Atlanta since “The shot that rolled the Tide” in the 1988 NCAA Tournament and 2/19 at Appalachian State* 5 p.m. Assistant Athletic Trainer .........................................Matthew Brown 2/20 at Appalachian State* 3 p.m. the first win over GSU in Atlanta since Jan. 29, 1982. Troy fell to Georgia Southern 2/26 Georgia State* 6 p.m. • Communications and Digital Media • 79-64 at Statesboro, Ga. 2/27 Georgia State* 4 p.m. Assistant Athletic Director/MBB Contact ....................Brian Fremund 3/5-8 SBC Tournament$ tba Office ................................................................... (251) 414-8032 * Sun Belt Conference game Email .............................................. [email protected] NEXT GAME # Goldie and Herman Ungar Memorial Classic Strategic Communications Fax ............................... (251) 414-8032 Both teams will meet again Saturday in Troy, Ala., at the Trojan Arena. $ Sun Belt Conference Tournament, Pensacola, Fla. Press Row Phone .................................................. (251) 460-7418 Comm and Digital Media Mailing Address ..300 Joseph E. Gottfried Drive THE SERIES Athletics Administration Building Mobile, AL 36688 South Alabama holds a 25-to-11 advantage in the all-time series with rival Troy with Quick Hits (20-21) Record: 12-8 multiple five-game win streaks. The current streak is four to USA but the three prior vs. non-conf: 6-3 / vs. Sun Belt: 6-5 / vs. Division I: 8-8 • Basketball History • to that, all during the 2017-18 season with one in the conference tournament, favor Streak: Win 4 First Year of Basketball .....................................................1968-69 4-1 / 5-5 / 9-6 the Trojans. If the Jaguars take the win in Thursday night’s contest, it will be the third Overall All-Time Record .....................................................840-665 Longest winning / losing streak: 4 / 3 All-Time Sun Belt Conference Record..................................370-315 five-game win streak over the Trojans, the longest for either team in the series. NCAA Tournament Appearances/Last .................................. 8/2008 NIT Tournament Appearances/Last ..................................... 4/2007 SOUTH ALABAMA AT-A-GLANCE Sun Belt Tournament titles........................ 1980, 1989, 1991, 1997 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. MPG PPG RPG Notes 1998, 2006 0 KK Curry F 6-6 195 So. 18.0 7.1 3.8 Career high 20 pts at Alabama A&M 1 Andrew Anderson G 6-0 160 Fr. 1.9 0 0.3 Made Jaguar Debut against Emmanuel (Ga) 3 Tyreke Locure G 6-0 165 So. 34.6 14.8 5.1 2nd in assists on team, leads in steals Communications Contacts 4 Kayo Goncalves F 6-8 212 Gr. 30.7 9.0 6.0 Hit game-winning 3 at Southern Miss, 2nd on team made 3s South Alabama 12 Michael Flowers G 6-1 189 Sr. 36.2 22.1 4.1 Team-high 32 pts vs GS, Hit game-winning 3 against FAU (11/25) Brian Fremund ([email protected]) 14 Adam Sizemore G 5-9 166 So. 1.6 0 0.3 (251) 414-8032 (office) (251)623-3191 (cell) 22 Sam Iorio F 6-7 221 Jr. 22.8 7.9 3.4 Led game in scoring for first time this season last game (18 pts) 25 Jamal West F 6-5 224 Fr. 26.8 5.2 6.3 2nd on team for REBs, 12 rebs against Georgia Southern (1/2) South Alabama (Alternate) 30 AC Kelly F 6-6 190 So. - - - Joseph Ashley ([email protected]) 42 Zondrick Garrett F 6-7 202 Fr. 2.5 0.5 0.3 Made Jaguar debut at Georgia Southern (1/1) and scored a layup. (251) 414-8184 (office) 50 John Pettway G 6-3 189 R-Sr. 32.7 9.4 3.3 Career high 22 points vs. Mobile (11/27), Started last 12 games (304) 982-4766 (cell) Probable Starters Highlighted; based on previous game. season openers: 35-17 (12-3 in last 15) - after 2019-20 home openers: 44-8 (won last 28) - after 2019-20 road openers: 11-41 (lost 23 of last 26) - after 2019-20 Sun Belt openers: 22-21 (9-16 in last 25) - after 2019-20 SOUTH ALABAMA’S LAST GAME OPENING TIP South Alabama 70, Georgia State 67 • February 9, 2021 • ATLANTA – Sam Iorio, Michael Flowers and Tyreke Locure scored 18, 17 and 16 respectively as the Uni- • Both teams enter Thursday’s game on a good set of form, with the Jaguars winning four straight and the Trojans winning four of their last five games. South has controlled the series but with a shortened versity of South Alabama men’s basketball team beat Georgia State, 70-67, Tuesday afternoon in the GSU bench, enters game number four in seven days. Adding a make-up game Tuesday, the Jaguars travelled Sports Arena. to Atlanta and left with a win Tuesday afternoon. Iorio was the game’s leading scorer with his aforementioned 18 points made on 6-of-12 from the floor with • With the four wins from four games, South has surged to third in the Sun Belt East Division, tied with 4-of-4 from the free throw line. Flowers added 17 with a pair of steals, an assist and a blocked shot. Locure Coastal Carolina, separated by overall win percentage. Both squads trail Appalachian State by a single dropped 16 points including a three to put South in the lead with under a minute left in the game. Iorio, loss, but the Mountaineers have played one fewer game then both teams. Every team in the East division Locure and Jamal West paced the Jaguars with six rebounds each. is at or above .500 win percentage in their overall records. Eliel Nsoseme paced the Panthers with 18 points on eight field goals and a pair of free throws and nine • The Jaguars have won the previous three games by a combined 13 points. rebounds. Justin Roberts and Corey Allen rounded out GSU’s other double-digit scorers with 15 and 12 points. • Three of South’s four wins came at the Mitchell Center with a Saturday win over Georgia Southern followed by a home sweep over Coastal Carolina. The Jags have posted a 9-3 record at home this year, with two losses coming in Sun Belt play. GAME FACTS • USA completed its non-conference slate without any changes. The nine games without changes is the - The Jaguars struggled early as the home team scored the first eight points of the contest, but USA bounced most in the nation, but in a four-way tie with Louisiana Tech, Toledo and UNC Wilmington. No other Sun back quickly with a 10-2 run to tie the game at 10 a piece with the game halted for the first media break at Belt team has more than six, and one opponent, Auburn, also made the list with eight games.