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 (9-19, 3-14) Sat. 12/15 Hanover W 57-44 Sat. 12/22 Norfolk State W 80-71 Vs. Sat. 12/29 Indiana State * L 70-56 Wed. 1/2 at Northern Iowa * L 64-51 U. of Northern Iowa Panthers (16-13, 8-9) Sun. 1/6 Drake * L 71-68 Saturday, March 1, 2008 • 7:05 CST Wed. 1/9 at Creighton * L 77-59 Sat. 1/12 at Illinois State * L 74-66 Roberts Stadium (11,600) • Evansville, IN Tue. 1/15 Southern Illinois * L 80-67 Sat. 1/19 at Bradley * L 77-76 U. of Northern Iowa Panthers (16-13, 8-9) Wed. 1/23 at Indiana State * L 72-42 PPG RPG Sat. 1/26 Missouri State * W 84-65 Tue. 1/29 at Southern Illinois * L 59-39 0 Drew Lundberg G 6-2 180 Fr. Owatonna, Minn. (Owatonna) 1.8 0.8 Sat. 2/2 Bradley * L 72-59 1 Josh Molstead G 5-8 165 Fr. Charles City, Iowa (Charles City) 0.0 0.0 2 Eric Coleman C 6-6 240 Sr. Maplewood, Minn. (Tartan) 11.8 8.4 Wed. 2/6 Wichita State * W 64-56 4 Joe Green F 6-8 220 Sr. Waverly, Iowa (Waverly-Shell Rock) 1.3 0.7 Sat. 2/9 at #15 Drake * L 73-65 10 Brian Haak G 6-1 170 So. Spencer, Iowa (Spencer) 1.7 0.8 Wed. 2/13 Creighton * W 60-56 13 Adam Viet G 6-3 200 Sr. Ackley, Iowa (AGWSR) 5.2 1.4 Sat. 2/16 at Missouri State * L 76-38 14 Jared Josten G 5-11 175 Sr. Webster City, Iowa (Webster City) 10.1 2.0 Wed. 2/20 Illinois State * L 49-47 15 Jon Montgomery G 6-4 210 Fr. Chicago, Ill. (Lincoln Park) 2.6 1.0 Sat. 2/23 at Eastern Illinois W 63-55 21 Travis Brown G 6-3 200 Jr. Richfield, Minn. (Richfield) 6.6 2.0 Tue. 2/26 at Wichita State * L 68-54 22 Kerwin Dunham G 6-6 190 Fr. Bondurant, Iowa (Bondurant-Farrar) 4.4 0.8 Sat. 3/1 Northern Iowa * 7:05 25 Carlton Reed G 6-4 195 Jr. Waterloo, Iowa (U. of Iowa) 3.6 1.0 3/6-9 MVC Tournament, St. Louis, Mo. TBA 32 Lucas O’Rear F 6-6 240 Fr. Nashville, Ill. (Nashville) 2.4 2.4 *MVC game All Times Central 34 Adam Koch F 6-8 225 So. Ashwaubenon, Wis. (Ashwaubenon) 8.3 6.0 2007-08 MVC Standings 53 Jordan Eglseder C 7-1 265 So. Bellevue, Iowa (Marquette) 9.7 5.8 (Through Feb. 29) Probable Starters In Bold MVC Overall Head Coach: Ben Jacobson, 2nd year at UNI, 34-26; 2nd year overall, 34-26 #15 Drake 14-3 24-4 Illinois State 12-5 21-8 Saturday’s game will be broadcast by the UE Radio Network – Southern Illinois 11-6 17-12 WUEV 91.5 FM./wuev.evansville.edu, WJLT 105.3 FM, WSJD 110.5 FM, WNTC 103.9 FM Creighton 9-8 19-9 Bradley 9-8 17-13 Saturday’s Officials: Dave Draucker, Gene Grimshaw, Daniel Stryffeler Northern Iowa 8-9 16-13 Indiana State 8-9 14-14 Missouri State 7-10 15-15 U. of Evansville Purple Aces (9-19, 3-14) PPG RPG Wichita State 4-13 11-18 Evansville 3-14 9-19 2 Kavon Lacey G 6-1 190 Fr. Alton, Illinois (Alton) 3.8 1.5 Upcoming MVC Games 3 Jon Van Hoose (Inj.) G 6-4 167 Fr. Ashland, Kentucky (Russell) 0.0 0.3 4 Nate Garner F 6-5 224 Jr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Washington/Tyler JC) 6.0 5.3 Saturday, March 1 5 Shy Ely F 6-4 197 Jr. Indianapolis, Indiana (Speedway) 14.5 5.1 Wichita State at Drake 1:00 Missouri State at Indiana State 6:05 10 Taylor Morrow G 6-2 163 So. Wadesville, Indiana (North Posey) 1.2 0.6 Bradley at Creighton 7:05 11 Victor Gomez F 6-6 210 Sr. San Francisco, D.R. (Chipola CC) 4.7 3.7 Northern Iowa at Evansville 7:05 14 Trent Wargel G 5-7 160 Jr. Ridgway, Illinois (Gallatin County) 0.6 0.4 Illinois State at Southern Illinois 7:30 15 Jay Couisnard G/F 6-6 190 So. Houston, Texas (Yates) 3.4 1.7 State Farm MVC Tournament 20 Trevor Gregory G 6-2 193 So. Evansville, Indiana (Harrison) 1.4 1.1 March 6: 8 vs. 9 6:00; 7 vs. 10 8:30 21 Darin Granger G 6-2 175 So. Indianapolis, Ind. (Lawrence Central) 7.3 2.0 March 7: Q’finals at 12:00, 2:30, 6:00, 8:30 22 Jason Holsinger G 5-11 177 Jr. Lapel, Indiana (Lapel) 13.0 2.6 March 8: Semifinals at 1:30, 4:00 23 Jason Switzer G 6-3 175 Fr. Huntingburg, Indiana (Southridge) 0.0 0.0 March 9: Championship on CBS at 1:00 40 Zach House C 7-0 218 Fr. Rock Falls, Illinois (Rock Falls) 0.0 0.0 41 Pieter van Tongeren C 6-11 229 Fr. Driehuis, The Netherlands (Ichthus College) 6.1 4.3 52 Clint Hopf F 6-8 237 Fr. Birdseye, Indiana (Forest Park) 2.9 2.2 Probable Starters In Bold Head Coach: Marty Simmons (Evansville ‘87) 1st year at UE, 9-19; 7th year overall, 107-91 www.GoPurpleAces.com HARD TO REMEMBER THESE GUYS EVANSVILLE BASKETBALL FACTS It’s been a long time since Evansville met Northern Iowa. They met in each •Nickname: Purple Aces team’s second MVC game back on Jan. 2, and the result was a 64-51 victory •Colors: Purple, White, Orange in Cedar Falls by the Panthers. Adam Koch had the big night for UNI, scor - •UE Enrollment: 2,421 ing 20 points. He’s averaging 8.4 points this season. Freshman center Pieter •Conference: Missouri Valley Conference van Tongeren had one of his best games for the Aces, totaling 13 points and •Arena: Roberts Municipal Stadium (11,600) seven rebounds. Victor Gomez also had a big game, with 12 points and 11 •President: Dr. Stephen Jennings rebounds. Evansville outrebounded the Panthers 43-31, but shot only 29 per - •Director of Athletics: John Stanley cent (16-for-55) compared to UNI’s 48 percent (22-for-46). •Head Coach: Marty Simmons (1st year at Evansville; 7th year as a head coach). THE UNI SERIES •2006-07 Record: 14-17 (6-12 MVC T7th) Northern Iowa has an 18-13 series lead against Evansville, and has won six •Assistant Coaches: Marcus Belcher, Jimmy Elgas, Ben in a row over Evansville. The Aces’ most recent victory in this series came Wierzba on Jan. 7, 2005 at Roberts Stadium, 92-73. •Director of Basketball Operations: Sean Sweeney WE MIGHT MEET AGAIN •Basketball Trainer: Troy Coppus If UNI wins Saturday, the Panthers have a good chance to escape the MVC •Strength & Conditioning Coach: Brady Holt bottom four and thus escape a first-round game in the State Farm MVC •Basketball Admin. Assistant: Jennifer Balentine Tournament on Thursday, March 6. However, if the Aces win Saturday, UNI •Student Managers: Paul Bragin, Wilfredo Delgado, Chad will most likely finish in the bottom four. Either way, the Panthers and Aces Harmon, Franklin Kinkaid, Robert Moreland, Alex Vetter, could meet again on March 6 in the #10 vs. #7 or #8 vs. #9 game. Pairings Ben Wallace for the entire tournament will be announced late Saturday night after the reg - •Team Chaplain: Pastor Larry Rascoe ular season is over. •D-I NCAA Tournaments: 5 (1982, ‘89, ‘92, ‘93, ‘99) •NIT Appearances: 2 (1988, ‘94) GOMEZ, WARGEL TO BE HONORED •Conference Regular Season Championships: 6 (1982, ‘87, Evansville’s lone seniors are Victor Gomez and Trent Wargel, and they will be ‘89, ‘92, ‘93, ‘99) honored Saturday night on Senior Night. Gomez has played at Evansville for •Conference Tournament Titles (MVC): 3 (1982, ‘92, ‘93) three seasons since playing his freshman season at Chipola (Fla.) College in REACHING THE ACES 2004-05. Gomez is the Aces’ sixth leading scorer (4.7) and fourth leading •SID Bob Boxell: 812-488-2285 (o); 812-760-4273 (cell); rebounder (3.7). Wargel is also in his third year with the Aces after transferring 812-488-2090 (fax); [email protected] from Southeastern Illinois College, and has played in a total of five games. He •Roberts Stadium Office: (812) 476-1383 has opted to graduate this year even though he has one year of college basket - •Roberts Stadium Press Row: (812) 488-1405 ball eligibility remaining. NINTH IS EVANSVILLE’S BEST HOPE ON THE AIR The Aces were picked to finish 10th in the regular season standings, and that’s All UE fans in the Tri-State can tune in to the Purple just where they are as the regular season winds down. Evansville can still fin - Aces’ Radio Network . 91.5 FM-WUEV will serve as the ish in a ninth place tie with Wichita State if the Aces beat UNI and Wichita flagship station, with 105.3 FM-WJLT in Evansville, 100.5 State loses at MVC champion--the team picked to finish just ahead of UE in FM-WSJD in Mt.