UAB BLAZER BASKETBALL | 2017-18 GAME 8 | MEMPHIS | NOVEMBER 30, 2017 2017-18 UAB MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES
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2017-18 SCHEDULE GAME 8 NOVEMBER 11.10 JACKSONVILLE W, 96-67 11.13 CHATTANOOGA W, 89-47 11.16 LeMOYNE-OWEN COLLEGE W, 81-57 UAB 11.20 vs. Richmond^ L, 63-50 11.21 vs. Buffalo^ L, 96-91 (OT) BLAZERS (4-3) 11.22 vs. Iowa^ L, 95-85 Head Coach: Robert Ehsan | 21-19 (2nd year) | 21-19 (2nd year) 11.26 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE W, 90-53 11.30 MEMPHIS! 7 p.m. VS.
DECEMBER 12.5 at Troy 7 p.m. 12.9 at Auburn 3:30 p.m. MEMPHIS 12.16 ALABAMA A&M% 2:15 p.m. TIGERS (3-1) 12.20 NEW ORLEANS 7 p.m. Head Coach: Tubby Smith | 579-290 (27th year) | 22-14 (2nd year) 12.23 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE 2 p.m. 12.30 MIDDLE TENNESSEE* 4 p.m. Thursday, November 30, 2017 | 7 p.m. CST JANUARY Birmingham, Ala. | Bartow Arena 1.4 at Florida Atlantic* 6 p.m. Television: Stadium | Radio: WJQX-FM 100.5 1.6 at FIU* 6 p.m. Live Stats: www.UABSports.com 1.11 SOUTHERN MISS* 7 p.m. @UAB_MBB | @UAB_MBB | UAB_MBB 1.13 LOUISIANA TECH* 4 p.m. Twitter: Instagram: Snapchat: 1.18 at WKU* 8 p.m. OPENING TIP 1.20 at Marshall* 6 p.m. • UAB and Memphis meet on the hardwood for the 48th time in history on Thursday. 1.25 UTEP* 7 p.m. • UAB is 36-6 at home against non-conference competition since the start of the 2012-13 season. 1.27 UTSA* 7 p.m. • UAB forward William Lee is only 27 blocks shy of becoming the school’s all-time leader. • Chris Cokley ranks fourth in Conference USA in scoring (18.1 ppg) and second in rebounding (10.3 rpg). FEBRUARY • UAB ranks first in Conference USA and 10th in the NCAA with a .806 free throw percentage. 2.1 at Charlotte* 6 p.m. • Chris Cokley was selected as the Conference USA Player of the Week on Monday. • UAB ranks first in Conference USA and seventh in the NCAA with a +12.9 rebounding margin. 2.3 at Old Dominion* 6 p.m. • Chris Cokley has double-doubles in four of UAB’s first seven games and is ninth in the NCAA in double-doubes. 2.8 NORTH TEXAS* 7 p.m. • UAB has the best winning percentage (.584) of any school in the state of Alabama during the last six seasons. 2.10 RICE* 7 p.m. • UAB forward William Lee ranks eighth all-time in Conference USA history with 240 career blocked shots. 2.15 at Louisiana Tech* 8 p.m. • UAB forward William Lee has 240 career blocks and has the second-most of any current player in the NCAA. 2.17 at Southern Miss* 4 p.m. 2.24 at Middle Tennessee* 6 p.m. UAB PROBABLE STARTERS
MARCH 3.1 MARSHALL* 7 p.m. 3.3 WKU* 7 p.m. 3.7-10 at C-USA Tournament TBA
^ — Cayman Islands Classic (Grand Cayman Island) ! — Gene Bartow Classic NICK ZACK NATE CHRIS WILLIAM NORTON BRYANT DARLING COKLEY LEE % — Legacy Arena (Brimingham, Ala.) G | Jr. | 5-10 | 166 G | Fr. | 6-2 | 180 G | So. | 6-5 | 190 F | Sr. | 6-8 | 238 F | Sr. | 6-9 | 206 * — Conference USA Game PPG...... 6.7 PPG...... 14.9 PPG...... 8.6 PPG...... 18.1 PPG...... 11.0 Home games in ALL CAPS RPG...... 2.8 RPG...... 2.3 RPG...... 3.0 RPG...... 10.3 RPG...... 5.9 AST...... 5.0 AST...... 3.7 AST...... 2.4 AST...... 1.4 AST...... 0.4 All times Central and subject to change STL...... 0.8 STL...... 1.4 STL...... 0.7 STL...... 0.7 STL...... 0.9 BLK...... 0.0 BLK...... 0.1 BLK...... 0.1 BLK...... 0.3 BLK...... 2.0 MIN...... 27.5 MIN...... 28.9 MIN...... 24.3 MIN...... 28.1 MIN...... 24.0
2017-18 UAB MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 1 UAB BLAZER BASKETBALL | 2017-18 GAME 8 | MEMPHIS | NOVEMBER 30, 2017 HEAD COACH ROBERT EHSAN obert Ehsan begins his second season as head coach of the UAB men’s bas- THE ROBERT EHSAN FILE ketball program and his fifth season on the staff after serving as associate CAREER RECORD AS A HEAD COACH head coach under former Blazer head coach Jerod Haase. 21-19 (.525 winning pct. / 2nd season) Ehsan guided UAB to 17 wins in his first season as head coach and directed the Blaz- RECORD AS UAB’S HEAD COACH R ers to their fourth consecutive winning season. Under Ehsan, UAB continued to serve 21-19 (.525 winning pct. / 2nd season) as one of the top defensive teams in the country, ending the year first in Conference USA and 25th in the NCAA with 4.9 blocked shots per game. HONORS
• Gordon S. Baranco Award (2005) Junior forward William Lee became the first player in school history to win the Con- • Team Captain (2005) ference USA Defensive Player of the Year award in consecutive seasons, finishing the year first in the league and 20th in the country with 2.4 blocks per game. Lee was also selected to the All-Conference USA Second Team, marking the third straight year in which he was named all-conference. COACHING CAREER Season School Position Record/Postseason Lee is also only the fourth player in league history to be named Conference USA De- 2005-06 Maryland Graduate Assistant 19-13/NIT fensive Player of the Year twice. In addition, Lee earned a spot on the All-Conference USA Second Team. 2006-07 Maryland Graduate Assistant 25-9/NCAA Tournament
2007-08 Maryland Assistant Recruiting Director 19-5/NIT As an assistant coach, Ehsan played a key role in the resurgence of UAB basketball, as 2008-09 Maryland Assistant Coach 21-14/NCAA Tournament he helped the Blazers capture the 2015 Conference USA Tournament championship 2009-10 Maryland Assistant Coach 24-9/NCAA Tournament and an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament. UAB would go on to make shock- 2010-11 Maryland Assistant Coach 19-14 waves in the second round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament, as the 14th-seeded Blaz- ers knocked off No. 3 seed Iowa State, 60-59, to advance to the NCAA Round of 32. 2011-12 Virginia Tech Assistant Coach 16-17
2012-13 UAB Assistant Coach 16-17 Ehsan and UAB enjoyed more success the following season when the Blazers won the 2013-14 UAB Assistant Coach 18-13 2016 Conference USA Championship with a 16-2 record inside the league. Addition- 2014-15 UAB Assistant Coach 20-16/NCAA Tournament ally, UAB set school records for overall wins (26), Conference USA wins, road wins 2015-16 UAB Associate Head Coach 26-7/NIT (10) and consecutive wins (14). 2016-17 UAB Head Coach 17-16 Individually, Robert Brown, Chris Cokley, Lee and Nick Norton were named all-con- 2017-18 UAB Head Coach 4-3 ference, while Lee was tabbed the C-USA Defensive Player of the Year and Dirk Wil- liams the Sixth Man of the Year.
UAB ALL-TIME COACHING WINS LIST A second consecutive trip to the postseason capped the year when the Blazers earned Coach (Seasons) Wins Years a berth in the NIT for the 12th time in school history.
Gene Bartow (1978-96)...... 365 18 Prior to his time at UAB, Ehsan spent a season as an assistant coach at Virginia Tech Mike Davis (2006-12)...... 122 6 University under Seth Greenberg and six seasons under Gary Williams at the Univer- Murry Bartow (1996-02)...... 103 6 sity of Maryland, where he was heavily involved with many aspects of the program, Mike Anderson (2002-06)...... 89 4 including coaching, player development, recruiting, academics, scouting, schedul- Jerod Haase (2012-16)...... 80 4 ing and fundraising. Robert Ehsan (2016-pres.)...... 21 2 At Maryland, Ehsan was instrumental in securing two Top 25 recruiting classes, and developed players like Jordan Williams, All-ACC, and ACC Player of the Year Greivis Vasquez. He was also involved in the recruitment of Brown, who was originally re- cruited by Ehsan at Virginia Tech before transferring to rejoin him at UAB, as well as UAB standout Lee and others.
Ehsan played four seasons at UC Davis and started his last two seasons for the Ag- gies, serving as team captain in his senior year. Ehsan finished 23rd in the nation in free-throw percentage as a junior for UC Davis, which was in a transition period while moving from NCAA Division II to Division I. At UC Davis, Ehsan received the Gordon S. Baranco Award, symbolizing exceptional leadership, unselfishness, work ethic and commitment to the team.
Ehsan earned a bachelor’s degree in economics at UC Davis and completed a Master of Business Administration degree at Maryland. Ehsan is a native of Sacramento, Calif., and is married to the former Lindsey Rattray. They have one daughter, Katelyn, and a son, Davis.
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UAB HOSTS MEMPHIS IN BARTOW CLASSIC GAME PLAYER OF THE WEEK The UAB men’s basketball team renews an old UAB senior forward Chris Cokley was tabbed the UAB QUICK FACTS Conference USA rivalry on Thursday when the Blazers Conference USA Player of the Week on Monday after Name...... UAB host Memphis at 7 p.m. at Bartow Arena. The game will averaging 17.5 points and 9.3 rebounds while shooting Nickname...... Blazers also serve as UAB’s annual Gene Bartow Classic and UAB 55.3 percent from the field and 81.8 percent from the Location...... Birmingham, Ala. will donate $2 for every single game ticket purchased free throw line last week in games against Richmond, Founded...... 1969 to the Gene Bartow Fund for Cancer Research. The Buffalo, Iowa and Mississippi College. Cokley scored Enrollment...... 20,902 Blazers enter play coming off a 90-53 victory over 70 points during the week and upped his career total Colors...... Forest Green & Old Gold Mississippi College on Sunday in which William Lee to 1,245 to move into 14th place all-time at UAB. had 18 points, 10 rebounds and five blocked shots. Conference...... Conference USA MR. SMOOTH Home Court...... Bartow Arena UAB AND MEMPHIS UAB junior Lewis Sullivan started his first game of the Capacity...... 8,508 UAB and Memphis will meet on the hardwood for the season on Sunday against Mississippi College and President...... Dr. Ray Watts 48th time in school history when the two teams battle responded with 17 points and seven rebounds in just Athletic Director...... Mark Ingram on Thursday. The Tigers hold a 37-10 lead in the all- 19 minutes. Sullivan enters Thursday against Memphis Head Coach...... Robert Ehsan time series that dates back to the 1983-84 season. UAB averaging 13.3 points and 6.0 rebounds per game Overall record/years...... 21-19 (2) will be in search of its first win over Memphis since over his last three games. Overall, Sullivan averages UAB record/years...... 21-19 (2) 2006 as the Tigers have won the last 16 meetings 8.3 points and 6.4 rebounds per game. First year of men’s basketball...... 1979 between the two schools. Overall all-time record...... 780-472 FREE IS GOOD 2016-17 overall record...... 17-16 UAB AND THE AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE UAB went 21-for-25 from the free throw line and shot Conference record/finish...... 9-9/7th UAB owns a 138-119 all-time record against schools 84.0 percent Sunday against Mississippi College. The Starters returning/lost...... 1/4 currently in the American Athletic Conference. The Blazers enter Thursday against Memphis with four Letterwinners returning/lost...... 7/6 Blazers have faced USF the most and have defeated games over 80.0 percent from the charity stripe thus Newcomers...... 6 the Bulls in 38 of their 59 meetings. UAB also has far the season and lead Conference USA and rank 10th 24 wins over Tulane and 18 over Houston. Memphis in the NCAA by shooting 80.6 percent from the free has defeated UAB the most (37) of any school in the throw line overall. Junior Jalen Perry paces the team UAB ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS league. at 90.0 percent from the stripe having made 18 of his 20 attempts. Ted Feeley NON-CONFERENCE DOMINANCE Associate AD/Athletics Communications The UAB men’s basketball team has been nothing CRASHING THE GLASS 205-934-0730 short of dominant at home against non-conference UAB grabbed 48 rebounds Sunday against Mississippi [email protected] competition over the last five seasons. In fact, the College and finished with 25 more boards than Blazers are 36-6 at home against non-conference foes the Choctaws. The Blazers have now recorded more Jay D’Abramo since the beginning of the 2012-13 season. UAB is 4-0 rebounds than all seven of their opponents and enter Associate Athletics Communications Director at home this season in non-conference games after Thursday against Memphis ranked first in Conference Men’s Basketball Contact downing Mississippi College 90-53 on Sunday. USA and seventh in the NCAA with a +12.9 rebounding 205-934-0722 (o) margin. 205-234-9422 (c) [email protected] MOVING ON UP UAB junior William Lee blocked five shots Sunday Josh Brunner against Mississippi College and continues to showcase Assistant Athletic Communications Director his ability as one of the top shot blockers in Conference 205-934-0722 (o) USA history. In fact, Lee ranks eighth all-time in 205-568-6559 (c) STATISTICALLY SPEAKING Conference USA history with 240 career rejections. Lee Statistic UAB UM needs five more blocks to tie Bamba Fall of SMU to [email protected] Scoring Offense 83.1 69.8 move into seventh place. Fall played for the Mustangs MEDIA INTERVIEWS: All interviews with players Scoring Defense 68.3 67.5 from 2006-09. Jerome Jordan of Tulsa has the most all- time blocks in C-USA history with 333. Jordan played and or members of the UAB men’s basketball Scoring Margin +14.9 +2.3 for the Golden Hurricanes from 2007-10. coaching staff must be arranged through JAY Field Goal Pct. .484 .431 D’ABRAMO and the UAB Athletics Communica- 3-point Pct. .309 .269 CONFERENCE USA CAREER BLOCKED SHOTS LIST tions Office. No interviews will be granted on Opp. 3-Point Pct. .318 .330 1. 333 Jerome Jordan (Tulsa) 2007-10 gameday until competition is over. Free Throw Pct. .806 .652 2. 314 Moussa Badiane (East Carolina) 2002-05 Rebounds Per Game 42.6 35.8 3. 292 Kenyon Martin (Cincinnati) 1997-00 POSTGAME INTERVIEWS: Both team locker 4. 264 Joey Dorsey (Memphis) 2005-08 Opp. Rebounds Per Game 29.7 33.0 rooms will be CLOSED to the media following the 5. 263 Gerrick Morris (USF) 2000-04 game. Coach Ehsan will address the media ap- Rebound Margin +12.9 +2.8 6. 252 Jason Maxiell (Cincinnati) 2002-05 proximately 10 minutes after the game. Selected Assists Per Game 17.4 12.0 7. 245 Bamba Fall (SMU) 2006-09 players will be escorted into the media inter- Turnovers Per Game 13.4 14.3 8. 240 William Lee (UAB) 2014-pres. view room following the head coaches. Visiting Opp. Turnovers Per Game 14.1 15.3 coach and player interviews will be coordinated
Turnover Margin +0.7 +1.0 through the visiting team’s athletics communica-
Steals Per Game 6.9 6.3 tions contact.
Blocks Per Game 3.4 3.0
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HOME SWEET HOME CLIMBING THE CHARTS 2017-18 C-USA STANDINGS UAB plays its fifth game of the year at Bartow Arena UAB junior forward William Lee grabbed 10 rebounds on Thursday and will take the floor against Memphis Sunday against Mississippi College to up his career C-USA Pct All Pct having turned in four dominating performances total to 662. Lee is now seven rebounds shy of moving Louisiana Tech 0-0 .000 5-0 1.000 already this season on its home floor. In fact, UAB into fifth place all time at UAB. Teammate Chris Cokley Old Dominion 0-0 .000 5-1 .833 is winning by 33.0 points per game and holding its tallied four boards against the Choctaws and ranks Middle Tennessee 0-0 .000 4-1 .800 opponents to just 56.0 points per game in four home seventh all-time at UAB with 652. contests this season. Additionally, UAB is shooting Marshall 0-0 .000 4-2 .667 51.2 percent from the field and 35.1 percent from UAB CAREER REBOUNDS WKU 0-0 .000 4-2 .667 three-point range at Bartow Arena. The Blazers have 1. 933 Jerome Mincy 1982-86 2. 806 Lawrence Kinnard 2005-09 North Texas 0-0 .000 4-3 .571 also only trailed at home for a total of 1:45 this season. 3. 747 Cameron Moore 2008-12 UAB 0-0 .000 4-3 .571 4. 746 Anthony Gordon 1982-86 THIS IS BLOCKINGHAM UTSA 0-0 .000 4-3 .571 5. 669 Carlos Williams 1994-97 UAB has proven to be one of the top shot blocking 6. 662 William Lee 2014-pres. Charlotte 0-0 .000 3-3 .500 teams in the NCAA since the start of the 2014-15 7. 652 Chris Cokley 2014-pres. Florida Atlantic 0-0 .000 3-3 .500 season. In fact, the Blazers have the seventh-most blocks of any team in the NCAA during that time with Southern Miss 0-0 .000 2-3 .400 MAN AMONG BOYS 571 rejections. UAB senior forward Chris Cokley has been nothing FIU 0-0 .000 2-4 .333 short of dominant this season and enters Thursday Rice 0-0 .000 1-4 .200 MOST BLOCKS IN THE NCAA SINCE 2014-15 against Memphis averaging a double-double with UTEP 0-0 .000 1-4 .200 1. Kentucky – 720 18.1 points and 10.3 rebounds per game. Cokley ranks 2. Oregon – 670 fourth in Conference USA in scoring and second in 3. St. John’s – 630 rebounding. Cokley already has three games of at least THIS WEEK IN C-USA 4. Cincinnati – 592 24 points. In addition, Cokley ranks ninth in the NCAA 5. Washington - 574 with four double-doubles so far this season. NOVEMBER 27 (MONDAY) 6. San Diego State - 573 7. UAB – 571 South Carolina 78, FIU 61 LENDING A HELPING HAND 8. Rhode Island – 569 UAB junior guard Nick Norton delivered a season- Old Dominion 83, Maryland-Eastern Shore 44 9. UConn – 565 high nine assists on Nov. 16 in an 81-57 victory over North Texas 82, Grambling 77 LeMoyne-Owen College. Norton has proven to be one Lamar 66, UTEP 52 LET’S GET TO TEN of the top distributors in the NCAA during his career UAB has proven especially good during the Robert in Birmingham and now has 35 games with at least Ehsan era when leading by 10 points at any point five assists. The Blazers have enjoyed a great deal of NOVEMBER 28 (TUESDAY) during a game. In fact, the Blazers are already 4-0 this success when Norton collects at least five helpers, as Florida Atlantic 91, Ave Maria 54 season when building a 10-point lead and 17-1 all- UAB owns a 24-11 record when he reaches that mark. time under Ehsan. Last season UAB had a 13-1 record Davidson 85, Charlotte 70 in games in which it led by at least 10 points. Tulsa 100, UTSA 96
NOVEMBER 29 (WEDNESDAY)
Marshall at William & Mary • 6 p.m. Florida National at FIU • 6 p.m. Louisiana Tech at Alabama • 7 p.m. UAB ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Last School Rice at UT Arlington • 7 p.m. 1 Zack Bryant G 6-2 180 Fr. Hastings, Fla./Providence School Eastern Kentucky at WKU • 7 p.m. 2 Nick Norton G 5-10 166 Jr. Bloomington, Ill./Central Catholic HS Southern Miss at South Alabama • 7 p.m. 3 Chris Cokley F 6-8 238 Sr. Savannah, Ga./Savannah HS 4 Anderson McCoy G 5-11 166 Jr. Indianapolis, Ind./Ancilla College 5 Deion Lavender G 6-4 190 Jr. Alton, Ill./Southern Illinois NOVEMBER 30 (THURSDAY) 10 Luis Hurtado G 6-6 213 Fr. Merida, Venezuela/The Sagemont School Memphis at UAB • 7 p.m. 11 Makhtar Gueye F 6-10 185 Fr. Rufisque, Senegal/Aspire Academy North Texas at Oklahoma • 7 p.m. 12 Hunter Reynolds G 6-0 161 Fr. Knoxville, Tenn./Christian Academy of Knoxville 13 Nate Darling G 6-5 190 So. Halifax, Nova Scotia/DeMatha Catholic HS Ottawa at UTSA • 7 p.m. 21 Jalen Perry G 6-3 195 Jr. Louisville, Ky./John A. Logan College New Mexico State at UTEP • 9 p.m. 23 Lewis Sullivan F 6-7 223 Jr. Hazel Green, Ala./Hazel Green HS 33 Thomas Smallwood F 7-0 243 Jr. Bordeaux, France/Saint John Perse 34 William Lee F 6-9 206 Sr. Selma, Ala./Dallas County HS
Head Coach: Robert Ehsan, second season (UC Davis, 2005) Associate Head Coach: Turner Battle, fourth season (Buffalo, 2005) Assistant Coach: Dannton Jackson, second season (Xavier [New Orleans], 1992) Assistant Coach: Kevin Devitt, second season (DePaul, 2010) Director of Operations: Zavier Anderson, fourth season (Clemson, 2011) Assistant to the Head Coach: DJ Black, fourth season (Penn State, 2006)
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THIS IS OUR STATE THE COUNTDOWN CONTINUES The UAB men’s basketball team has proven to be the UAB senior forward William Lee blocked five more shots UAB BY THE NUMBERS winningest program in the state of Alabama since Sunday against Mississippi College and continues to Leading at the half...... 4-1 Blazer head coach Robert Ehsan arrived in Birmingham move up the charts on UAB’s career blocked shots list. Tied at the half...... 0-0 as an assistant coach prior to the start of the 2012-13 Lee now has 240 career rejections and needs just 27 Behind at the half...... 0-2 season. During the five years Ehsan has been at UAB, more this season to surpass the 266 of Alan Ogg and Scores 90 points or more...... 2-1 the Blazers have won 58.4 percent of their games. become the school’s all-time leader. Scores 80-89 points...... 2-1 Scores 70-79 points...... 0-0 Highest Win Percentage in Alabama Since 2012-13 UAB CAREER BLOCKED SHOTS LIST Scores less than 70 points...... 0-1 1. UAB 101-72 (.584) 1. 266 Alan Ogg 1986-90 Allows 90s points or more...... 0-2 2. Alabama 97-78 (.554) 2. 240 William Lee 2014-pres. Allows 80-89 points...... 0-0 3. Jacksonville State 71-91 (.438) 3. 167 Tosin Mehinti 2013-17 Allows 70-79 points...... 0-0 4. 137 Cameron Moore 2008-12 4. South Alabama 72-94 (.434) Allowing less than 70 points...... 4-1 5. 131 Jerome Mincy 1982-86 5. Alabama State 70-92 (.432) Out-rebounds opponent...... 4-3 6. Auburn 71-94 (.430) PAINT DWELLERS Out-rebounded by opponent...... 0-0 7. Samford 73-100 (.422) Ties opponent in rebounds...... 0-0 UAB has scored at least 38 points in the paint in six of 8. Troy 68-100 (.405) its first seven games of the season. The Blazers enter 9. Alabama A&M 47-107 (.305) Shoots 50 percent or better...... 3-1 Thursday against Memphis holding an 270-180 edge Shoots between 40-49 percent...... 1-1 over its opponents in points in the paint. In addition, Shoots under 40 percent...... 0-1 SCORING AT WILL-IAM the Blazers account for 46.4 percent of its scoring from Shoots 30 percent or better from 3-pt...... 3-1 UAB senior forwards Chris Cokley and William Lee have inside the paint. Senior forward Chris Cokley leads the Shoots under 30 percent from 3-pt...... 1-2 proven to be two of the most prolific scorers in school charge for UAB with 18.1 points per game. Shoots 70 percent or better from FT line...... 4-3 history. In fact, the duo each joined the UAB 1,000 Shoots 60-69 percent from FT line...... 0-0 point club last season as juniors. Cokley enters play Shoots under 60 percent from FT line...... 0-0 REBOUNDING SUCCESS Thursday against Memphis with 1,245 career points Opponent shoots 50 percent or better...... 0-1 UAB junior William Lee grabbed 10 rebounds Sunday and ranks 14th all-time in school history. He needs Opponent shoots 40-49 percent...... 1-2 in an 90-53 victory over Mississippi College. UAB has just 50 more points to move into 14th place. Lee ranks Opp. shoots 30% or better from 3-pt...... 2-2 enjoyed a great deal of success when Lee pulls down Opp. shoots under 30% from 3-pt...... 2-1 20th all-time at UAB with 1,127 career points and is 30 seven or more rebounds during his career. In fact, points shy of moving into 20th place. UAB is 38-8 when Lee finishes with seven or more Commits 15 turnovers or more...... 1-1 Commits less than 15 turnovers...... 3-2 rebounds. Overall, Lee ranks third on the team with 5.9 Forces 15 turnovers or more...... 4-0 rebounds per game. Forces less than 15 turnovers...... 0-3 Has less (or same) turnovers as opponent.....4-1 Has more turnovers than opponent...... 0-2
Playing at home...... 4-0 GAME-BY-GAME STARTING LINEUP Playing on the road...... 0-0 Playing at a neutral site...... 0-3 Opponent Guard Guard Guard Forward Forward Playing during the day...... 1-1 Jacksonville Norton Bryant Darling Cokley Lee Playing at night...... 3-2 Chattanooga Norton Bryant Darling Cokley Lee Playing in November...... 4-3 LeMoyne-Owen College Norton Bryant Darling Cokley Lee Playing in December...... 0-0 Richmond Norton Bryant Darling Cokley Lee Playing in January...... 0-0 Buffalo Norton Bryant Darling Cokley Lee Playing in February...... 0-0 Iowa Norton Bryant Darling Cokley Lee Playing in March...... 0-0 Mississippi College Bryant Perry Darling Sullivan Lee Memphis Playing on Monday...... 1-1 Troy Playing on Tuesday...... 0-1 Auburn Playing on Wednesday...... 0-1 Alabama A&M Playing on Thursday...... 1-0 New Orleans Playing on Friday...... 1-0 Mississippi Valley State Playing on Saturday...... 0-0 Florida Atlantic Playing on Sunday...... 1-0 FIU Southern Miss Playing in overtime...... 0-1 Louisiana Tech Playing on television...... 0-3 WKU Playing against a ranked opponent...... 0-0 Marshall UTEP Game is decided by 1-4 points...... 0-0 UTSA Game is decided by 5-10 points...... 0-2 Game is decided by 11 points or more...... 4-1 Charlotte Old Dominion One player in double figures...... 0-0 North Texas Two players in double figures...... 0-1 Rice Three players in double figures...... 1-0 Louisiana Tech Four or more players in double figures...... 3-2 Southern Miss Chris Cokley leads team in scoring...... 2-2 Middle Tennessee Zack Bryant leads team in scoring...... 0-1 Marshall William Lee leads team in scoring...... 1-0 WKU Nate Darling leads team in scoring...... 1-0
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THE FIRST OF MANY DOUBLE TROUBLE UAB SUPERLATIVES UAB freshman guard Zack Bryant secured his first UAB junior forward William Lee secured his first award of the season when he was named to the Cayman double-double of the season when he finished with BIGGEST UAB LEAD: Islands Classic All-Tournament Team. Bryant averaged 18 points and 10 rebounds Sunday in a win over 44 vs. Chattanooga (11.13.17) 13.7 points and 2.7 assists per game in matchups Mississippi College. Lee now has 15 career double- BIGGEST UAB DEFICIT: against Richmond, Buffalo and Iowa. Bryant also shot doubles and has helped UAB to a very successful record 18 vs. Richmond (11.20.17) 42.4 percent from the field and 78.6 percent from the over those 14 games. In fact, UAB is 14-1 when Lee free throw line. records a double-double. BIGGEST UAB LEAD IN A LOSS: 9 vs. Buffalo (11.21.17); vs. Iowa (11.22.17) NUMBER TWO EFFICIENT AS EVER UAB senior forward William Lee enters Thursday against UAB forwards Chris Cokley, William Lee and Lewis BIGGEST UAB DEFICIT IN A WIN: Memphis with 240 career blocked shots and owns the Sullivan have each proven to be some of the most 3 vs. Jacksonville (11.10.17) second-most career rejections of any active player in efficient shooters in Conference USA. Sullivan paces BIGGEST UAB HALFTIME LEAD: the NCAA. Senior Tai Odiase of Illinois-Chicago is the UAB with a .606 field goal percentage, while Cokley 36 vs. Mississippi College (11.26.17) only player in the country with more career blocked shoots 59.0 percent from the field and Lee boasts shots than Lee. Odiase currently has 11 blocked shots a .500 field goal percentage. Overall, the trio is a BIGGEST UAB HALFTIME DEFICIT: this season and 260 career rejections. combined 99-for176 from the field for a .563 field 16 vs. Richmond (11.20.17) goal percentage. BEST UAB 1ST HALF FG%: HALFTIME HIGH 61.3% vs. Mississippi College (11.26.17) UAB led Mississippi College 90-53 at halftime on FOUR OR MORE Sunday and is now 4-0 this season when leading at UAB junior forward William Lee swatted five shots on WORST UAB 1ST HALF FG%: halftime. The Blazers are now 80-14 when leading at Sunday in a 90-53 victory over Mississippi College. Lee 38.1% vs. Richmond (11.20.17) halftime since the start of the 2012-13 season. enters play Thursday against Memphis with 21 career games with four or more blocked shots. The Blazers are BEST UAB 2ND HALF FG%: ONE OF ONLY TWO 20-1 and have won 19 straight games when Lee has at 66.7% vs. Jacksonville (11.10.17) UAB forward William Lee begins play Thursday against least four blocks. WORST UAB 2ND HALF FG%: Memphis looking to join elite company. Lee opens the 29.6% vs. Richmond (11.20.17) game with 1,127 career points, 662 career rebounds WE KNOW HOW TO DISH and 240 career blocks. He is attempting to become UAB tallied 20 assists Nov. 17 against LeMoyne-Owen MOST POINTS BY UAB IN 1ST HALF: only the second player in Conference USA history to to mark the 19th time the Blazers have recorded at 52 vs. Mississippi College (11.26.17) have 1500 career points, 800 career rebounds and 300 least 20 helpers in a game since start of the 2014- career blocks. Jerome Jordan, who played at Tulsa from 15 season. UAB is a perfect 19-0 in those games and FEWEST POINTS BY UAB IN 1ST HALF: 2007-10, is the only player in Conference USA history enters play Thursday against Memphis second in 20 vs. Richmond (11.20.17) to accomplish that feat. Conference USA with 17.4 assists per game. MOST POINTS BY OPPONENT IN 1ST HALF: 49 vs. Iowa (11.22.17) HOLDING THEM DOWN WELCOME TO THE FAMILY UAB limited its fourth team of the season to 70 points UAB head coach Robert Ehsan and the Blazers signed FEWEST POINTS BY OPPONENT IN 1ST HALF: or less by holding Mississippi College to 53 points on three in their 2017-18 signing class. Scheduled to join 16 vs. Mississippi College (11.26.17) Sunday. The Blazers have now won 34 of their last 40 the Blazers next season in Birmingham will be Jude MOST POINTS BY UAB IN 2ND HALF: games in which it held an opponent to 70 points or Akabukeze of North Marion High School in Farmington, 53 vs. Jacksonville (11.10.17) less. In addition, the Blazers are 71-15 since the start W.Va., Ryan Boyce of East High School in Memphis, of the 2012-13 season when allowing 70 points or less. Tenn., and Tamell Pearson of Morgan Park High School FEWEST POINTS BY UAB IN 2ND HALF: in Chicago, Ill. 30 vs. Richmond (11.20.17) DROPPING DIMES UAB junior guard Nick Norton tallied five assists Nov. ALL-CONFERENCE DUO MOST POINTS BY OPPONENT IN 2ND HALF : 22 against Iowa and enters play Thursday against UAB seniors William Lee and Chris Cokley were both 46 vs. Iowa (11.22.17) Memphis with 329 career assists. Norton ranks 10th named to the Preseason All-Conference USA Team, FEWEST POINTS BY OPPONENT IN 2ND HALF: all-time at UAB and needs just 35 more helpers to making UAB one of only two schools in the league with 26 vs. Chattanooga (11.13.17) move into ninth place. more than one selection. Lee was first on the team last season in scoring (13.2 ppg), rebounding (6.7 rpg) and MOST REBOUNDS IN A GAME: UAB CAREER ASSISTS blocked shots (2.4 bpg), while Cokley was second in 51 vs. Chattanooga (11.13.17) 1. 664 Aaron Johnson 2007-11 scoring (12.1 ppg) and rebounding (6.0 rpg) and first 2. 597 Steve Mitchell 1982-86 in field goal percentage. MOST STEALS IN A GAME: 3. 586 Jack Kramer 1988-91 13 vs. LeMoyne-Owen College (11.16.17) 4. 530 Barry Bearden 1986-90 LEE NAMED TO MALONE WATCH LIST 5. 482 Squeaky Johnson 2003-06 MOST ASSISTS IN A GAME: 6. 423 Corey Jackson 1991-94 The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame 26 vs. Jacksonville (11.10.17) 7. 421 LeAndrew Bass 1997-01 announced that UAB senior William Lee is one of 20 8. 403 Michael Charles 1984-88 student-athletes selected to the 2018 Karl Malone MOST BLOCKED SHOTS IN A GAME: 9. 364 Paul Delaney III 2004-09 Award Watch List. Named after Hall of Famer and 8 vs. LeMoyne-Owen College (11.16.17) 10. 329 Cedric Dixon 1994-98 two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Karl Malone, the MOST THREE-POINTERS IN A GAME: 10. 329 Nick Norton 2014-pres. annual honor is in its fourth year and recognizes 8 vs. Jacksonville (11.10.17) the top power forwards in Division I men’s college basketball. A national committee comprised of top MOST FIELD GOALS MADE IN A GAME: college basketball personnel determined the watch 35 vs. Jacksonville (11.10.17) list of 20 candidates.
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REPEAT OFFENDER UAB junior guard William Lee was selected as the UAB Individual Miscellaneous Stats Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive season when he won the award last DOUBLE FIGURE SCORING GAMES March. Lee ended the season with 80 blocked shots Player 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 Total and ranked 20th in the NCAA with 2.4 per game. Lee Zack Bryant — — — 6 6 is the first player in Conference USA to repeat as the Chris Cokley 14 25 21 6 66 winner since Joey Dorsey of Memphis accomplished Nate Darling — — 2 3 5 the feat in 2007 and 2008. Lee is looking to become Makhtar Gueye — — — 0 0 only the second player in league history to win the Luis Hurtado — — — 0 0 award in three consecutive seasons. Kenyon Martin Deion Lavender — — 9 0 9 won the award from 1998-2000 when he played for William Lee 12 19 23 4 58 the University of Cincinnati. Anderson McCoy — — — 0 0 Nick Norton 11 13 — 2 26 WORLD CHAMPION Jalen Perry — — — 4 4 UAB sophomore guard Nate Darling made history over Hunter Reynolds — – – 0 0 the summer when he won a Gold Medal with Team Thomas Smallwood — 1 0 0 1 Canada at the 2017 FIBA U19 World Cup in Cairo, Lewis Sullivan 1 4 0 2 7 Egypt. Darling and the Canadians upset the USA in the semifinals before knocking off Italy the following 20-POINT SCORING GAMES day in the finals. It was the first Gold Medal for Team Player 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 Total Canada in the event in its history. Darling averaged 7.6 Zack Bryant — — — 0 0 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game over the Chris Cokley 1 5 3 3 12 Nate Darling — — 1 0 1 course of the tournament. Makhtar Gueye — — — 0 0
Luis Hurtado — — — 0 0 DIAPER DANDY Deion Lavender — — 0 0 0 Robert Ehsan begins his second season as head coach William Lee 0 2 3 0 5 of UAB as the 10th-youngest head coach in the NCAA Anderson McCoy — — — 0 0 at 35 years old. Maurice Joseph of George Washington Nick Norton 1 1 — 0 2 stands as the youngest coach in the NCAA at 32 years Jalen Perry — — — 0 0 old. Ironically, Ehsan and Joseph met last season when Hunter Reynolds — – – 0 0 UAB faced George Washington in the consolation game Thomas Smallwood — 0 0 0 0 of the CBE Hall of Fame Classic. Lewis Sullivan 0 1 — 0 1
PRESEASON PREDICTIONS DOUBLE FIGURE REBOUNDING GAMES The UAB men’s basketball team was predicted to finish Player 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 Total second in the Conference USA Preseason Poll as voted Zack Bryant — — — 0 0 on by the league’s head coaches. UAB received four Chris Cokley 2 6 3 5 16 first-place votes and is predicted to finish behind only Nate Darling — — 0 0 0 reigning Conference USA champion Middle Tennessee. Makhtar Gueye — — — 0 0 Louisiana Tech received the final two first-place votes Luis Hurtado — — — 0 0 and was predicted to finish third. Deion Lavender — — 0 0 0 William Lee 7 5 5 1 18 2017-18 C-USA Men’s Basketball Preseason Poll Anderson McCoy — — — 0 0 1. Middle Tennessee (8) Nick Norton 0 0 — 0 0 2. UAB (4) Jalen Perry — — — 0 0 3. Louisiana Tech (2) Hunter Reynolds — – – 0 0 4. Old Dominion Thomas Smallwood — 0 0 0 0 5. UTEP Lewis Sullivan 0 0 — 1 1 6. WKU 7. Marshall DOUBLE-DOUBLES 8. Charlotte Player 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 Total 9. UTSA Zack Bryant — — — 0 0 10. Southern Miss Chris Cokley 2 4 2 4 12 11. North Texas Nate Darling — — 0 0 0 12. Florida Atlantic Makhtar Gueye — — — 0 0 13. Rice Luis Hurtado — — — 0 0 14. FIU Deion Lavender — — 0 0 0 William Lee 5 4 5 1 15 Anderson McCoy — — — 0 0 Nick Norton 0 0 — 0 0 Jalen Perry — — — 0 0 Hunter Reynolds — – – 0 0 Thomas Smallwood — 0 0 0 0 Lewis Sullivan 0 0 — 0 0
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Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics UAB vs Memphis 12/10/16 12:02 PM at Memphis, Tenn.
UAB 55 • 5-5 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 03 COKLEY, Chris f 7-10 0-0 2-2 2 6 8 1 16 0 6 0 0 26 34 LEE, William f 4-8 1-3 1-1 0 5 5 2 10 0 3 3 1 31 00 BAXTER, Hakeem g 2-6 0-2 7-8 1 7 8 2 11 4 1 0 1 31 05 LAVENDER, Deion g 0-4 0-1 0-0 0 3 3 4 0 2 0 0 0 27 10 WILLIAMS, Javien g 2-9 0-1 0-0 3 0 3 2 4 1 0 0 0 21 01 WATTS, Denzell 2-5 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 2 5 2 3 0 1 19 11 WILLIAMS, Dirk 2-9 0-3 1-2 1 3 4 3 5 1 0 0 0 22 21 MEHINTI, Tosin 0-3 0-0 2-2 0 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 12 22 MADISON, Tyler 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 11 Team 3 2 5 1 Totals 20-56 2-13 13-15 10 29 39 18 55 11 14 3 3 200
FG % 1st Half: 12-33 36.4% 2nd half: 8-23 34.8% Game: 20-56 35.7% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 2-10 20.0% 2nd half: 0-3 0.0% Game: 2-13 15.4% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 3-3 100.0 2nd half: 10-12 83.3% Game: 13-15 86.7% 1,1
Memphis 62 • 7-2 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 01 Lawson,Dedric f 8-16 1-4 7-10 3 7 10 1 24 3 0 8 1 40 15 Rykhoek,Chad f 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 9 00 Lawson,K.J. g 4-10 0-1 1-3 3 8 11 2 9 3 1 0 1 37 03 Martin,Jeremiah g 2-5 0-1 3-6 0 3 3 1 7 4 3 1 2 38 05 Crawford,Markel g 6-15 1-4 3-4 3 2 5 3 16 3 0 1 1 38 02 Rivers,Jimario 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 3 2 1 0 1 0 19 10 Kessee,Christian 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 Randall,Craig 0-3 0-2 2-3 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 2 17 Team 1 3 4 1 Totals 22-56 2-12 16-26 11 26 37 13 62 14 8 11 7 200
FG % 1st Half: 8-22 36.4% 2nd half: 14-34 41.2% Game: 22-56 39.3% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 1-4 25.0% 2nd half: 1-8 12.5% Game: 2-12 16.7% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 8-13 61.5% 2nd half: 8-13 61.5% Game: 16-26 61.5% 3,1
Officials: Pat Adams, Tim Gattis, Rick Randall Technical fouls: UAB-None. Memphis-None. Attendance: 9424
Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast UAB 29 26 55 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench UAB 28 5 12 2 14 Memphis 25 37 62 MEM 40 14 5 8 4
Last FG - UAB 2nd-03:23, MEM 2nd-00:46. Score tied - 8 times. Largest lead - UAB by 9 2nd-17:33, MEM by 7 2nd-04:32. Lead changed - 8 times. UAB led for 22:41. MEM led for 10:09. Game was tied for 07:10.
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A UAB team... A UAB player...
Scored 100+ points at home...... 104 vs. Florida Atlantic (Feb. 6, 2016) Scored 20+ points...... 25, Chris Cokley vs. Iowa (Nov. 22, 2017) Scored 100+ points on the road...... 102 at Fresno State (Dec. 11, 1999) Scored 30+ points...... 32, Chad Frazier vs. Nebraska (Nov. 22, 2013) Scored 100+ points and lost...... Never Happened Scored 40+ points...... 41, Robert Vaden at UTEP (Feb. 27, 2008) Scored 110+ points...... 116 vs. Hiwassee (Dec. 22, 2015) Scored 50 points or less...... 50 vs. Richmond (Nov. 20, 2017) Made 5+ 3-pointers...... 6, Nate Darling vs. Southern Miss (Jan. 28, 2017) Scored 40 points or less...... 37 at UTEP (Feb. 8, 2006) Attempted 10+ 3-pointers...... 11, Dirk Williams at WKU (Feb. 19, 2017) Scored 50 points or less and won...... 47-28 at SMU (Feb. 15, 2012) Attempted 15+ 3-pointers...... 15, Robert Vaden at UTEP (Feb. 27, 2008) Held opponent to 50 points or less...... 47 vs. Chattanooga (Nov. 13, 2017) Had a double-double...... William Lee vs. Miss. College (18 pts., 10 rebs.) (Nov. 26, 2017) Won an overtime game...... 88-81 at Rice (Jan. 7, 2017) Had a double-double in two straight games...... Chris Cokley Lost an overtime game...... 96-91 vs. Buffalo (Nov. 21, 2017) vs. Chattanooga (Nov. 13, 2017) & vs. LeMoyne-Owen College (Nov. 17, 2017) Won a double overtime game...... 80-77 at Southern Miss (Feb. 11, 2016) Had a double-double in three straight games...... Chris Cokley Lost a double overtime game...... 73-82 at Rice (Feb. 14, 2015) vs. Jacksonville (Nov. 10, 2017), vs. Chattanooga (Nov. 13, 2017), Played a triple overtime game...... W, 100-95 vs. Middle Tennessee (Feb. 28, 2014) vs. LeMoyne-Owen College (Nov. 16, 2017) Played a quadruple overtime game...... L, 84-92 at Nebraska (Dec. 22, 1979) Had a double-double in four straight games...... Cameron Moore vs. Southern Miss (Feb. 8, 2012), at UTEP (Feb. 4, 2012) Made 12+ three-point field goals...... 12 vs. Southern Miss (Jan. 28, 2017) vs. Houston (Feb. 1, 2012), vs. East Carolina (Jan. 28, 2012) Made 15+ three-point field goals...... 15 vs. Southern Miss (Feb. 2, 2009) Had a triple-double...... Paul Delaney vs. Tulane (Feb. 4, 2009) Allowed 10+ three-point field goals...... 14 vs. Buffalo (Nov. 21, 2017) Had 20+ points and 20+ rebounds...... Never Happened Had 15+ rebounds...... 15, Chris Cokley vs. Buffalo (Nov. 21, 2017) Had 20+ rebound margin...... 22 vs. Charlotte (Feb. 9, 2017) Had 20+ rebounds...... 20, Rod Rucker vs. New Mexico (Nov.21, 2013) Had 25+ rebound margin...... 25 vs. Mississippi College (Nov. 26, 2017) Had 9+ offensive rebounds...... 9, Tyler Madison vs. Iowa State (March 19, 2015) Had 50+ rebounds...... 51 vs. Chattanooga (Nov. 13, 2017) Had 10+ defensive rebounds...... 12, Chris Cokley vs. Buffalo (Nov. 21, 2017) Had 60+ rebounds...... 62 vs. New Mexico (Nov. 21, 2013) Had two players with 10+ rebounds...... vs. Chattanooga (Nov. 13, 2017) Had 10+ assists...... 11, Deion Lavender vs. Miles College (Dec. 28, 2016) Lewis Sullivan (11), Chris Cokley (10) Had 15+ assists...... Never Happened Had three players with 10+ rebounds...... N/A Had 5+ blocks...... 5, William Lee vs. Mississippi College (Jan. 5, 2017) Attempted 30+ free throws...... 31 vs. Old Dominion (Feb. 11, 2017) Had 10+ blocks...... 12, Alan Ogg vs. Florida A&M (Dec. 16, 1988) Attempted 40+ free throws...... 43 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Nov. 11, 2016) Attempted 50+ free throws...... 54 vs. Charlotte (Feb. 25, 1991) Had 5+ steals...... 5, William Lee vs. Southern (Dec. 18, 2016) Made 25+ free throws...... 25 vs. Furman (Nov. 14, 2016) Had 10+ steals...... 12, Squeaky Johnson vs. South Carolina State (Nov. 27, 2005) Made 30+ free throws...... 30 at Rice (Jan. 7, 2017) Made 35+ free throws...... 35 vs. Southern Miss (Feb. 7, 2015) Made 10+ free throws...... 10, Chris Cokley vs. Middle Tennessee (Feb. 26, 2017) Shot 90% or better from FT line...... 90.0%, 9-10 vs. WKU (Jan. 12, 2017) Made 15+ free throws...... 16, Andy Kennedy vs. Louisiana Tech (Dec. 17, 1988) Attempted 10+ free throws... 10, Chris Cokley vs. Middle Tennessee (Feb. 26, 2017) Had 20+ assists...... 20 vs. LeMoyne-Owen College (Nov. 16, 2017) Attempted 15+ free throws...... 17, Rod Rucker vs. Prarie View A&M (Nov. 20, 2012) Had 25+ assists...... 26 vs. Jacksonville (Nov. 10, 2017) Attempted 20+ free throws...... Never Happened Had 30+ assists...... 31 vs. UTSA (Jan. 7, 2016) Shot 100% from the floor...... Tosin Mehinti, 5-for-5, at UTEP (Feb. 2, 2017) Had 25+ turnovers...... 27 vs. Jackson State (Nov. 23, 2014) Played 40+ minutes...... 50, Robert Brown vs. Middle Tennessee (Feb. 28, 2015) Forced 25+ turnovers...... 27 vs. Radford (Nov. 11, 2006) Fouled out...... William Lee vs. Buffalo (Nov. 21, 2017) Forced 30+ turnovers...... 39 vs. Tulsa (Jan. 11, 2006)
Had 15+ steals...... 16 vs. USF (Jan. 29, 2005) Had 20+ steals...... 23 vs. Centenary (Dec. 19, 2005)
Blocked 5+ shots...... 6 vs. Mississippi College (Nov. 16, 2017) Blocked 10+ shots...... 10 vs. Florida Atlantic (March 2, 2017)
Beat a ranked team...... 60-59 vs. #9 Iowa State (March 19, 2015) Beat a ranked team on the road...... 67-55 at #17 Cincinnati (Jan. 9, 1994)
Kept every opposing player out of double figures...... vs. Hiwassee (Dec. 22, 2015) Had all five starters in double figures...... vs. Newberry College (Jan. 4, 2014) Had five players score in double figures...... vs. Mississippi College (Nov. 26, 2017) Had no players score in double figures...... N/A
Overcame a 5-point halftime deficit to win...... 6 vs. Rutgers (Nov. 11, 2013) Overcame a 10-point halftime deficit to win...... 12 vs. Middle Tennessee (Jan. 3, 2016)
2017-18 UAB MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 9 UAB BLAZER BASKETBALL | 2017-18 GAME 8 | MEMPHIS | NOVEMBER 30, 2017 UPDATED PLAYER CAREER HIGHS #1 ZACK BRYANT #2 NICK NORTON #3 CHRIS COKLEY #4 ANDERSON McCOY POINTS POINTS POINTS POINTS 18 vs. Jacksonville (11.10.17) 26 vs. Charlotte (1.22.15) 26 vs. Jacksonville (11.10.17) None REBOUNDS REBOUNDS REBOUNDS REBOUNDS 4 vs. Jacksonville (11.10.17) 6 vs. Jacksonville State (11.22.15) 15 (2x) last vs. Richmond (11.21.17) None FIELD GOALS FIELD GOALS FIELD GOALS FIELD GOALS 7 vs. Jacksonville (11.10.17) 7 (2x) last at Louisiana Tech (2.13.16) 12 at Auburn (11.13.15) None FREE THROWS FREE THROWS FREE THROWS FREE THROWS 8 vs. Chattanooga (11.13.17) 7 vs. Middle Tennessee (1.3.16) 10 vs. Middle Tennessee (2.26.17) None THREE-POINTERS THREE-POINTERS THREE-POINTERS THREE-POINTERS 2 (2x) last vs. Richmond (11.20.17) 6 (2x) last at Louisiana Tech (2.13.16) None None ASSISTS ASSISTS ASSISTS ASSISTS 8 vs. Jacksonville (11.10.17) 10 (2x) last vs. USC Upstate (12.16.15) 5 vs. Jacksonville (11.10.17) 1 vs. Mississippi College (11.26.17) STEALS STEALS STEALS STEALS 4 vs. LeMoyne-Owen (11.16.17) 5 vs. Jackson State (11.23.14) 3 (3x) last at BYU (3.16.16) None BLOCKS BLOCKS BLOCKS BLOCKS 1 vs. LeMoyne-Owen (11.16.17) 1 (2x) last vs. Illinois (11.27.15) 3 (3x) last vs. Southern (12.18.16) None MINUTES MINUTES MINUTES MINUTES 31 (2x) last vs. Iowa (11.22.17) 40 vs. USF (11.20.14) 39 vs. Richmond (11.21.17) 7 vs. Mississippi College (11.26.17)
#5 DEION LAVENDER #11 MAKHTAR GUEYE #12 HUNTER REYNOLDS #13 NATE DARLING POINTS POINTS POINTS POINTS 17 (2x) last at FIU (1.21.17) 8 vs. Jacksonville (11.10.17) 3 vs. Chattanooga (11.13.17) 20 vs. Southern Miss (1.28.17) REBOUNDS REBOUNDS REBOUNDS REBOUNDS 7 (2x) last vs. Troy (11.17.16) 4 vs. Jacksonville (11.10.17) 1 vs. Chattanooga (11.13.17) 5 (2x) last vs. Miss. College (11.26.17) FIELD GOALS FIELD GOALS FIELD GOALS FIELD GOALS 7 at FIU (1.21.17) 3 vs. Jacksonville (11.10.17) 1 (2x) last vs. Miss. College (11.26.17) 7 (2x) last vs. Chattanooga (11.13.17) FREE THROWS FREE THROWS FREE THROWS FREE THROWS 6 (3x) last at Stephen F. Austin (12.7.16) None None 6 vs. Richmond (11.20.17) THREE-POINTERS THREE-POINTERS THREE-POINTERS THREE-POINTERS 5 at Loyola Chicago (2.11.15) 2 vs. Jacksonville (11.10.17) 1 vs. Chattanooga (11.13.17) 6 vs. Southern Miss (1.28.17) ASSISTS ASSISTS ASSISTS ASSISTS 11 vs. Miles College (12.28.16) 1 vs. Buffalo (11.21.17) None 4 vs. Jacksonville (11.10.17) STEALS STEALS STEALS STEALS 4 at Rice (1.7.17) 1 vs. LeMoyne-Owen (11.16.17) None 2 vs. Chattanooga (11.13.17) BLOCKS BLOCKS BLOCKS BLOCKS 1 (3x) last vs. Marshall (1.14.17) None None 1 (2x) last vs. LeMoyne-Owen (11.16.17) MINUTES MINUTES MINUTES MINUTES 39 at Loyola Chicago (2.11.15) 15 vs. Jacksonville (11.10.17) 3 vs. Chattanooga (11.13.17) 31 (2x) last vs. Miss. College (11.26.17)
#21 JALEN PERRY #23 LEWIS SULLIVAN #33 THOMAS SMALLWOOD #34 WILLIAM LEE POINTS POINTS POINTS POINTS 17 vs. Chattanooga (11.13.17) 22 at Troy (11.19.15) 13 vs. Florida Atlantic (2.6.16) 28 at Old Dominion (1.14.16) REBOUNDS REBOUNDS REBOUNDS REBOUNDS 6 vs. Mississippi College (11.26.17) 11 vs. Chattanooga (11.13.17) 6 (2x) last vs. UTSA (1.7.16) 17 vs. Marshall (1.14.17) FIELD GOALS FIELD GOALS FIELD GOALS FIELD GOALS 6 (2x) last vs. Buffalo (11.21.17) 6 at Troy (11.19.15) 4 (3x) last vs. Miles College (12.28.16) 8 (3x) last at WKU (1.28.16) FREE THROWS FREE THROWS FREE THROWS FREE THROWS 5 vs. Jacksonville (11.10.17) 10 at Troy (11.19.15) 4 vs. Florida Atlantic (2.6.16) 9 vs. Old Dominion (2.11.17) THREE-POINTERS THREE-POINTERS THREE-POINTERS THREE-POINTERS 3 vs. Iowa (11.22.17) 1 (9x) last vs. Iowa (11.22.17) 1 (7x) last vs. Miss. College (11.26.17) 5 (2x) last vs. Marshall (1.14.17) ASSISTS ASSISTS ASSISTS ASSISTS 3 (4x) last vs. Miss. College (11.26.17) 4 at Florida Atlantic (3.5.16) 2 vs. Hiwassee (12.22.15) 5 (3x) last vs. Marshall (1.14.17) STEALS STEALS STEALS STEALS 3 vs. Chattanooga (11.13.17) 3 vs. UCLA (11.28.14) None 5 vs. Southern (12.18.16) BLOCKS BLOCKS BLOCKS BLOCKS 1 vs. Jacksonville (11.10.17) 2 (4x) last vs. LeMoyne-Owen (11.16.17) 2 vs. UTSA (1.7.16) 8 (2x) last vs. Florida Atlantic (2.6.16) MINUTES MINUTES MINUTES MINUTES 35 vs. Buffalo (11.21.17) 31 vs. Buffalo (11.21.17) 17 vs. Mississippi College (11.26.17) 45 vs. Middle Tennessee (2.28.15)
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• Had 18 points and eight assists against Jacksonville CAREER HIGHS LAST GAME #1 ZACK BRYANT • Scored 17 points and hit eight free throws in a win over UTC PTS REB PTS REB • Named to the Cayman Islands Classic All-Tournament Team G | Fr | 6-2 | 180 | Hastings, Fla. 18 4 14 3 PTS REB AST STL MIN AST STL AST STL 14.9 2.3 3.7 1.4 28.9 8 4 4 1
• Had a season-high nine assists against LeMoyne-Owen College CAREER HIGHS LAST GAME #2 NICK NORTON • Scored in double figures against Buffalo and Iowa G | Jr | 5-10 | 166 | Bloomington, Ill. PTS REB PTS REB 26 6 DNP DNP PTS REB AST STL MIN AST STL AST STL 6.7 2.8 5.0 0.8 27.5 10 5 DNP DNP
• Scored a career-high 26 points and had 13 rebounds and five CAREER HIGHS LAST GAME #3 CHRIS COKLEY assists against Jacksonville F | Sr | 6-8 | 238 | Savannah, Ga. • Had 19 points and 12 rebounds in a victory over LeMoyne-Owen PTS REB PTS REB • Had 24 points and a career-high 15 rebounds against Buffalo 26 15 13 4 PTS REB AST STL MIN • Scored 25 points and grabbed eight rebounds against Iowa AST STL AST STL 18.1 10.3 1.4 0.7 28.1 • Selected as the Conference USA Player of the Week (Nov. 27). 5 3 1 1
#4 ANDERSON McCOY • Made his UAB debut against Mississippi College and had one CAREER HIGHS LAST GAME assist in seven minutes of action G | Jr | 5-11 | 166 | Indianapolis, Ind. PTS REB PTS REB — — 0 0 PTS REB AST STL MIN AST STL AST STL 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 7.0 1 — 1 0
• Had a season-high seven assists in a victory over Mississippi CAREER HIGHS LAST GAME #5 DEION LAVENDER College G | Jr | 6-4 | 190 | Alton, Ill. PTS REB PTS REB 17 7 4 6 PTS REB AST STL MIN AST STL AST STL 2.7 2.7 2.0 0.7 14.6 11 4 7 1
#11 MAKHTAR GUEYE • Scored eight points against Jacksonville in his UAB debut CAREER HIGHS LAST GAME F | Fr | 6-10 | 185 | Rufisque, Senegal PTS REB PTS REB 8 4 DNP DNP PTS REB AST STL MIN AST STL AST STL 2.3 1.3 0.2 0.2 9.0 1 1 DNP DNP
#13 NATE DARLING • Scored 19 points and collected three assists in a victory over UTC CAREER HIGHS LAST GAME G | So | 6-5 | 190 | Halifax, Nova Scotia PTS REB PTS REB 20 5 10 5 PTS REB AST STL MIN AST STL AST STL 8.6 3.0 2.4 0.7 24.3 4 2 1 1
• Scored a career-high 17 points and had three assists against UTC CAREER HIGHS LAST GAME #21 JALEN PERRY • Scored 13 points and hit a career-best three 3-pointers vs. Iowa G | Jr | 6-3 | 195 | Louisville, Ky. • Made his first career start in a victory over Mississippi College PTS REB PTS REB 17 6 7 6 PTS REB AST STL MIN AST STL AST STL 10.4 3.3 2.3 1.0 26.9 3 3 3 1
• Grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds in a victory over UTC CAREER HIGHS LAST GAME #23 LEWIS SULLIVAN • Had 14 points and seven rebounds against Buffalo (Nov. 21) F | Jr | 6-7 | 223 | Hazel Green, Ala. • Scored 17 points and had seven rebounds vs. Mississippi PTS REB PTS REB College 22 11 17 7 PTS REB AST STL MIN AST STL AST STL 8.3 6.4 0.6 0.6 18.9 4 3 0 1
• Scored five points and had three rebounds in a win over CAREER HIGHS LAST GAME #33 THOMAS SMALLWOOD Mississippi College F | Jr | 7-0 | 243 | Bordeaux, France PTS REB PTS REB 13 6 5 3 PTS REB AST STL MIN AST STL AST STL 1.0 1.4 0.0 0.0 7.0 2 — 0 0
• Had 14 points, nine rebounds and three blocks vs. LeMoyne-Owen CAREER HIGHS LAST GAME #34 WILLIAM LEE • Finished with 18 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks against F | Sr | 6-9 | 206 | Selma, Ala. Mississippi College PTS REB PTS REB 28 17 18 10 PTS REB BLK STL MIN BLK STL BLK STL 11.0 5.9 2.0 0.9 24.0 8 5 5 1
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2017-18 BOX SCORES 2017-18 BOX SCORES 2017-18 BOX SCORES Game #1 | November 10, 2017 Game #2 | November 13, 2017 Game #3 | November 16, 2017 UAB 96, Jacksonville 67 UAB 89, Chattanooga 47 UAB 81, LeMoyne-Owen College 57
Chris Cokley scored a career-high 26 points to go along Nate Darling scored 19 points, Zack Bryant and Jalen Chris Cokley scored 19 points and grabbed 12 rebounds with 13 rebounds and five assists to lead UAB to a 96-67 Perry added 17 apiece and UAB muscled past Chattanooga for his third straight double-double and UAB never trailed victory over Jacksonville at Bartow Arena. pounding the ball inside for an 89-47 win. in beating Division III Le Moyne-Owen 81-57 for its first Cokley surpassed his previous best of 25 points he The Blazers (2-0) outscored Chattanooga 42-16 in the 3-0 start since 2013-14. tallied two seasons ago against Auburn and Seattle. The paint, held a 51-22 rebounding edge, including 35 defen- William Lee scored 14 points with nine rebounds and Savannah, Ga., native also made 10 of his 13 shots to help sive rebounds, and had 10 steals. three blocks and is 35 blocks shy of becoming UAB’s all- the Blazers shoot 61.4 percent from the field. Darling was 7-of-11 shooting and had a pair of steals, time leader. Nick Norton had nine assists, and Zack Bryant Freshman Zack Bryant added 18 points and eight assists Bryant was 4 of 6 from the floor and made 8 of 9 free had 14 points and four of UAB’s 13 steals, which helped and William Lee finished with 12 points, five rebounds throws. Chris Cokley scored 12 points and had 10 the Blazers score 22 points off of 18 Magicians turnovers. and two blocked shots. Jalen Perry chipped in with 11 rebounds for his second double-double in as many games. Cokley put UAB up for good, 3-2, with a free throw less points off the bench. Perry’s 17 points were a career high. than a minute in and the Blazers led 47-26 at halftime be- J.D. Notae led Jacksonville with 18 points and Devin David Jean-Baptiste led the Mocs (0-2) with 12 points hind his 10 points. Bryant and Cokely made back-to-back Harris finished with 16 points and a team-high five assists. and Makale Foreman added 11. Chattanooga shot just 35 dunks for a 25-point lead early in the second half and the Tanner Rubio pulled Jacksonville within five points percent (19-54) against the Blazers. Blazers cruised. midway through the first half when his jumper left the UAB jumped out to a 13-0 lead and never trailed, with Rashawn Ellis scored 26 points with four 3-pointers for Dolphins trailing 21-16. UAB answered with 14-2 run Darling scoring the first points 30 seconds in and Cokley Le Moyne-Owen, which plays in the Southern Intercolle- over the next six minutes to build a 35-18 lead with five following with a tip-in after a Darling miss. The Blazers led giate Athletic Conference. minutes before halftime. 43-21 at halftime. It was the first meeting between the teams. Cokley scored the final basket of the first half to give the Blazers a 43-27 edge at intermission. Chattanooga (0-2) LeMoyne-Owen College (1-1) UAB scored the first four points of the second half and PLAYER FG 3P FT REB TP A TO B S PLAYER FG 3P FT REB TP A TO B S upped its lead to 20 and led by at least 14 for the rest Lewis, Jr.* 4-6 0-0 1-2 3 9 0 3 0 0 Campbell* 2-3 0-0 0-0 3 4 0 0 0 1 of the game. Jacksonville pulled within 18 points on a London* 2-11 1-3 0-0 3 5 0 3 0 2 Ellis* 9-21 4-11 4-6 2 26 2 0 0 1 three-pointer by Corey Romich with just over eight min- Foreman* 4-8 3-4 0-1 1 11 1 1 0 0 Maston* 2-12 0-5 3-3 7 7 3 6 0 0 utes to play, but UAB held the Dolphins to four field goals Chatman* 2-8 0-4 0-0 2 4 2 3 0 0 Briggs* 0-1 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 1 0 0 for the rest of the game and led by as many as 29 points. Dixon* 1-4 1-3 0-0 3 3 2 3 0 1 Vukmorovic* 2-4 0-0 0-0 1 4 0 1 0 0 Jean-Baptiste 5-9 2-4 0-1 4 12 3 2 0 0 Green 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jacksonville (0-1) Bowers 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Morton 2-5 0-1 3-5 2 7 0 4 0 2 PLAYER FG 3P FT REB TP A TO B S Moss 0-4 0-3 1-2 2 1 1 1 1 0 Myrie 1-6 1-4 0-0 4 3 1 1 0 1 Bakkali* 2-4 0-0 0-0 3 4 2 3 0 0 Bryant 1-4 0-1 0-0 0 2 1 1 0 0 Linton 0-2 0-2 0-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Helgeland* 1-13 1-9 0-0 6 3 0 1 0 0 TEAM 4 Bush 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Rubio* 4-9 1-5 1-3 1 10 0 2 0 0 TOTALS 19-54 7-22 2-6 22 47 10 17 2 3 Lawrence 2-6 0-0 2-4 9 6 0 2 3 1 Notae* 6-15 5-10 1-3 4 18 2 1 0 0 TEAM 7 Harris* 7-14 0-3 2-4 5 16 5 2 0 3 UAB (2-0) TOTALS 19-54 7-22 2-6 22 47 10 17 2 3 Romich 2-3 2-3 0-0 0 6 1 1 0 0 PLAYER FG 3P FT REB TP A TO B S Sears 4-4 0-0 2-5 4 10 1 4 1 3 Cokley* 6-10 0-0 0-0 10 12 1 3 0 2 UAB (3-0) Hinton 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Lee* 3-8 1-4 0-2 5 7 0 0 1 0 PLAYER FG 3P FT REB TP A TO B S Richmond 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 1 Bryant* 4-6 1-2 8-9 3 17 3 0 0 1 Cokley* 7-13 0-0 5-6 12 19 2 0 1 1 TEAM 1 Norton* 1-4 0-1 0-0 4 2 4 3 0 1 Lee* 4-9 3-6 3-4 9 14 1 1 3 3 TOTALS 26-63 9-30 6-15 26 67 12 16 1 7 Darling* 7-11 1-3 4-4 3 19 3 1 0 2 Bryant* 5-14 2-6 2-2 1 14 3 2 1 4 Lavender 2-4 0-0 1-2 4 5 4 0 0 1 Norton* 1-4 1-4 2-2 5 5 9 1 0 1 UAB (1-0) Gueye 1-1 0-0 0-2 2 2 0 1 0 0 Darling* 1-8 1-6 2-4 5 5 2 2 1 0 PLAYER FG 3P FT REB TP A TO B S Reynolds 1-1 1-1 0-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 Lavender 2-2 0-0 2-3 0 6 1 2 0 2 Cokley* 10-13 0-0 6-6 13 26 5 1 0 0 Perry 6-12 2-3 3-3 1 17 3 3 0 3 Gueye 1-3 0-2 0-0 1 2 0 2 0 1 Lee* 5-8 1-3 1-1 5 12 2 0 2 0 Sullivan 1-5 1-2 2-2 11 5 1 2 0 0 Perry 4-7 0-3 1-1 5 9 1 2 0 1 Bryant* 7-9 1-2 3-5 4 18 8 1 0 1 Smallwood 0-2 0-1 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Sullivan 2-4 0-0 3-4 8 7 1 1 2 0 Norton* 1-5 1-4 2-2 0 5 5 2 0 1 TEAM 5 Smallwood 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Darling* 3-6 1-4 0-0 2 7 4 3 0 0 TOTALS 32-64 7-17 18-24 51 89 19 13 1 10 TEAM 1 Lavender 1-1 0-0 1-2 1 3 0 3 0 0 TOTALS 27-64 7-27 20-26 47 81 20 13 8 13 Gueye 3-3 2-2 0-0 4 8 0 1 0 0 Score by Period 1st 2nd Total Perry 2-6 2-4 5-6 3 11 1 1 1 0 Chattanooga 21 26 47 Score by Period 1st 2nd Total Sullivan 3-5 0-0 0-0 6 6 1 3 1 2 UAB 43 46 89 LeMoyne-Owen 26 31 57 Smallwood 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 UAB 47 34 81 TEAM 2 TOTALS 35-57 8-20 18-22 41 96 26 16 4 4
Score by Period 1st 2nd Total Jacksonville 27 40 67 UAB 43 53 96
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2017-18 BOX SCORES 2017-18 BOX SCORES 2017-18 BOX SCORES Game #4 | November 20, 2017 Game #5 | November 21, 2017 Game #6 | November 22, 2017 Richmond 63, UAB 50 Buffalo 96, UAB 91 (OT) Iowa 95, UAB 85
Grant Golden scored a career-high 26 points with Davonta Jordan kicked off the overtime period with a Jordan Bohannon made six 3-pointers and scored 30 seven rebounds, three blocks, two assists and a steal and layup, all Buffalo’s remaining points came at the foul line points, Tyler Cook added 29 points and Iowa snapped a Richmond defeat UAB 63-50 at the Cayman Islands Classic. and the Bulls rebounded from their first loss this season two-game losing streak at the Cayman Islands Classic with De’Monte Buckingham added 12 points and Nick Sherod with a 96-91 win over UAB in OT at the Cayman Islands a 95-85 victory over UAB. The sophomores set career highs in scoring to help Iowa 11 for the Spiders (1-2). Zack Bryant led the Blazers (3-1) Classic. win the seventh-place game. Cook hit 8 of 11 field goals with 16. Buffalo (3-1) recovered from a 73-67 loss to 12th-ranked and 13 of 16 free throws in topping his previous high of Richmond scored the first seven points of the game and Cincinnati to open the tournament. 24 points. Bohannon was 9-of-12 shooting, including 6 of added another seven-point run to lead 22-10 midway After falling behind so quickly in the OT -- Buffalo went 8 from distance, and sank all six of his free throws to best through the first half. It was 36-20 at the break. up four in the first minute -- UAB tried to catch up from his 25 points in Iowa’s final game last season. Bryant’s 3-pointer capped at 12-2 run that pulled long range but missed four 3-point attempts before Jalen Luka Garza added 14 points and seven rebounds for the Blazers within 46-40 with 8:04 to play but Golden Perry connected. But by then Buffalo was up by six with 28 Iowa (4-2), while Isaiah Moss scored 12 for his sixth had two free throws and a 3 on the next two Richmond seconds left. straight double-figure game. The Hawkeyes were 27 of 35 possessions. Bryant cut the deficit to seven with another 3 Perry had been fouled in the waning seconds of regu- from the free-throw line. but the Blazers only picked up a free throw on their next lation and made two free throws to tie, 82-82 and force Iowa shot 60 percent from the field, including 8 of 13 three possessions. A basket by Solly Stansbury and 3s from overtime. from distance, to top the 60-percent mark for the first time Sherod and Golden pushed it to 61-47 with 1:48 to go. Dontay Caruthers scored 23 points with four 3-pointers since Feb. 8, 2015 against Maryland. Cook’s 13 free throws Richmond had 18 assists on 26 baskets and just 10 to lead Buffalo, Jeremy Harris added 17, CJ Massinburg were the fourth most in the Fran McCaffery era. turnovers. UAB went 4 of 23 from distance and had 16 16, Nick Perkins 14 and Jordan 13. The Bulls converted 18 The Hawkeyes closed the first half on a 24-4 run in turnovers and just nine assists. of 26 at the free throw line. the final 5:07 to take a 49-37 lead. Bohannon scored 16 Chris Cokley scored 24, Perry and Zack Bryant 16 each points in the final 12:48 of the half, including 3-pointers Richmond (1-2) for UAB (3-2). on back-to-back-to-back possessions to take a 36-35 lead. PLAYER FG 3P FT REB TP A TO B S Garza’s 3-point play with 52 seconds left extended Iowa’s Stansbury* 3-11 0-4 0-0 4 6 5 1 1 2 UAB (3-2) lead to 91-85. After a turnover at the other end, Moss Golden* 11-19 2-6 2-2 7 26 2 2 3 1 PLAYER FG 3P FT REB TP A TO B S made a layup for an eight-point lead with 40 seconds Gilyard* 2-3 2-3 0-3 4 6 3 1 1 1 Cokley* 10-15 0-0 4-6 15 24 1 1 0 0 remaining. Chris Cokley led UAB (3-3) with 25 points and eight Sherod* 4-7 1-3 2-2 4 11 3 1 0 1 Lee* 3-4 0-0 3-3 1 9 0 2 1 0 rebounds. He made 7 of 8 free throws as the Blazers only Buckingham* 5-11 2-6 0-0 5 12 3 2 0 3 Bryant* 5-12 0-1 6-6 1 16 1 1 0 0 missed two of 18 attempts. Nate Darling and Jalen Perry Kirby 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Norton* 4-10 2-6 0-0 4 10 5 2 0 1 each added 13 points. Cayo 0-1 0-0 0-2 2 0 1 1 0 0 Darling* 0-4 0-2 0-0 3 0 3 0 0 0 Johnson 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Lavender 0-2 0-0 0-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 Iowa (4-2) Friendshuh 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 1 0 0 Gueye 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 1 0 0 0 PLAYER FG 3P FT REB TP A TO B S TEAM 5 Perry 6-8 2-3 2-2 1 16 3 3 0 0 Nunge* 0-3 0-1 0-0 3 0 3 0 0 0 TOTALS 26-55 7-24 4-10 32 63 18 10 5 9 Sullivan 5-8 1-2 3-4 7 14 1 3 1 1 Cook* 8-11 0-0 13-16 6 29 1 3 0 0 TEAM 5 Garza* 6-8 0-0 2-3 7 14 1 1 3 0 UAB (3-1) TOTALS 34-65 5-14 18-21 41 91 16 13 2 2 Bohannon* 9-12 6-8 6-6 1 30 4 2 0 1 PLAYER FG 3P FT REB TP A TO B S Moss* 5-11 1-2 1-2 2 12 4 1 0 1 Cokley* 3-7 0-0 2-2 10 8 0 0 1 0 Buffalo (3-1) Dailey 1-2 1-1 4-4 2 7 1 0 0 0 Lee* 5-8 0-3 1-2 6 11 0 2 1 0 PLAYER FG 3P FT REB TP A TO B S Kriener 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 2 0 0 Bryant* 5-11 2-4 4-6 1 16 2 0 0 2 McRae* 0-0 0-0 1-2 1 1 0 1 0 0 Elingson 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Norton* 3-11 2-8 0-0 3 8 2 3 0 0 Perkins* 4-10 2-4 4-4 5 14 0 1 0 0 Uhl 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Darling* 0-8 0-6 6-7 0 6 1 3 0 1 Harris* 5-16 3-9 4-6 5 17 4 0 1 0 Pemsl 0-1 0-0 1-4 5 1 4 0 1 0 Lavender 0-1 0-1 1-2 4 1 1 2 0 1 Jordan* 6-10 0-2 1-3 4 13 6 1 0 1 TEAM 2 Gueye 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 2 0 0 Massinburg* 6-12 3-8 1-2 3 16 1 3 2 1 TOTALS 26-55 7-24 4-10 32 63 18 10 5 9 Perry 0-2 0-1 0-0 2 0 3 1 0 1 Reese 1-5 1-5 0-0 0 3 0 1 0 0 Sullivan 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 3 0 0 Graves 2-7 1-3 4-4 4 9 2 1 1 1 UAB (3-3) TEAM 6 Caruthers 8-11 4-5 3-5 7 23 3 3 1 0 PLAYER FG 3P FT REB TP A TO B S Cokley* 9-15 0-0 7-8 8 25 0 0 0 1 TOTALS 16-48 4-23 14-19 35 50 9 16 2 5 Agorioge 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lee* 3-12 0-3 0-0 5 6 0 2 1 2 TEAM 8 Bryant* 4-10 0-3 1-2 3 9 5 3 0 1 Score by Period 1st 2nd Total TOTALS 32-71 14-36 18-26 37 96 16 11 5 3 Norton* 3-7 2-6 2-2 1 10 5 3 0 1 Richmond 36 27 63 Darling* 5-11 1-5 2-2 3 13 3 0 0 1 UAB 20 30 50 Score by Period 1st 2nd OT Total Lavender 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UAB 44 38 9 91 Gueye 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Buffalo 37 45 14 96 Perry 3-9 3-6 4-4 5 13 2 1 0 1 Sullivan 4-5 1-2 0-0 4 9 0 0 0 0 Smallwood 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 TEAM 5 TOTALS 31-69 7-25 16-18 35 85 15 9 1 7
Score by Period 1st 2nd Total Iowa 49 46 95 UAB 37 48 85
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2017-18 BOX SCORES Game #7 | November 26, 2017 UAB 90, Mississippi College 53
William Lee had 18 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks, Lewis Sullivan added 17 points and UAB cruised to a 90- 53 win over Division II Mississippi College. Zack Bryant added 14, Chris Cokley 13 and Nate Darling 10 for the Blazers (4-3), who were coming off three losses at the Cayman Islands Classic. Lee had 13 points and UAB shot 61 percent (19 for 31) to race to a 52-16 lead at the half. The Choctaws had seven field goals and 11 turnovers at the break. Antonio Johnson was 7 of 12 from the field with four 3-pointers, to lead Mississippi College with 19 points. Stacey Mack, who averages 20.5 points, was held to six and Donovan Ham, who averages 13.5, was held scoreless after he missed all seven of his shots.
Mississippi College (2-2) PLAYER FG 3P FT REB TP A TO B S Mack* 3-8 0-2 0-1 4 6 1 0 0 0 Austin* 3-3 0-0 0-0 3 6 1 2 0 1 Harvey* 0-4 0-4 0-0 0 0 4 2 0 0 Johnson* 7-12 4-8 1-1 3 19 0 3 1 0 Ham* 0-7 0-3 0-0 4 0 2 3 0 2 Boston 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 2 1 0 0 0 Holloway 0-4 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 2 Dillon 4-9 0-1 0-0 4 8 1 3 0 0 Taylor 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Fisher 1-5 1-4 2-2 1 5 1 2 0 1 Johnson 3-6 1-4 0-0 0 7 0 0 0 1 McKnight 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 TEAM 2 TOTALS 22-63 6-28 3-4 23 53 12 16 1 7
UAB (4-3) PLAYER FG 3P FT REB TP A TO B S Sullivan* 5-6 0-1 7-8 7 17 0 2 0 1 Lee* 7-11 2-5 2-3 10 18 0 2 5 1 Bryant* 6-12 0-0 2-2 3 14 4 1 0 1 Darling* 4-5 2-3 0-0 5 10 1 3 0 1 Perry* 2-7 0-3 3-4 6 7 3 3 0 1 Cokley 4-10 0-0 5-6 4 13 1 0 0 1 McCoy 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Lavender 2-5 0-0 0-0 6 4 7 1 0 1 Reynolds 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 Smallwood 1-4 1-1 2-2 3 5 0 1 1 0 TEAM 4 TOTALS 32-61 5-13 21-25 48 90 17 14 6 7
Score by Period 1st 2nd Total Mississippi College 16 37 53 UAB 52 38 90
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2017-18 UAB Men's Basketball UAB Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 28, 2017) All games
RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 4-3 4-0 0-0 0-3 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 4-3 4-0 0-0 0-3
Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 03 COKLEY, Chris 7-6 196 28.0 49-83 .5 9 0 0-0 .0 0 0 29-34 .8 5 3 22 50 72 10.3 10 0 10 5 2 5 127 18.1 01 BRYANT, Zack 7-7 202 28.9 36-74 .4 8 6 6-18 .3 3 3 26-32 .8 1 3 3 13 16 2.3 15 0 26 8 1 10 104 14.9 34 LEE, William 7-7 168 24.0 30-60 .5 0 0 7-24 .2 9 2 10-15 .6 6 7 11 30 41 5.9 13 2 3 9 14 6 77 11.0 21 PERRY, Jalen 7-1 188 26.9 23-51 .4 5 1 9-23 .3 9 1 18-20 .9 0 0 5 18 23 3.3 10 0 16 14 1 7 73 10.4 13 DARLING, Nate 7-7 171 24.4 20-53 .3 7 7 6-29 .2 0 7 14-17 .8 2 4 3 18 21 3.0 14 0 17 12 1 5 60 8.6 23 SULLIVAN, Lewis 7-1 132 18.9 20-33 .6 0 6 3-7 .4 2 9 15-18 .8 3 3 15 30 45 6.4 17 0 4 14 4 4 58 8.3 02 NORTON, Nick 6-6 165 27.5 13-41 .3 1 7 8-29 .2 7 6 6-6 1.000 2 15 17 2.8 13 1 30 14 0 5 40 6.7 05 LAVENDER, Deion 7-0 102 14.6 7-15 .4 6 7 0-1 .0 0 0 5-9 .5 5 6 2 17 19 2.7 8 0 14 8 0 5 19 2.7 12 REYNOLDS, Hunter 2-0 5 2.5 2-2 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.5 11 GUEYE, Makhtar 6-0 54 9.0 6-9 .6 6 7 2-4 .5 0 0 0-2 .0 0 0 2 6 8 1.3 15 1 1 6 0 1 14 2.3 33 SMALLWOOD, Thoma 5-0 35 7.0 1-7 .1 4 3 1-3 .3 3 3 2-2 1.000 3 4 7 1.4 2 0 0 1 1 0 5 1.0 04 McCOY, Anderson 1-0 7 7.0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 Team 14 14 28 3 Total...... 7 1425 207-428 .4 8 4 43-139 .3 0 9 125-155 .8 0 6 82 216 298 42.6 119 4 122 94 24 48 582 83.1 Opponents...... 7 1425 175-416 .4 2 1 56-176 .3 1 8 72-114 .6 3 2 56 152 208 29.7 131 - 92 99 21 38 478 68.3
TEAM STATISTICS UAB OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 582 478 11/10/17 JACKSONVILLE W 96-67 3106 Points per game 83.1 68.3 11/13/17 CHATTANOOGA W 89-47 2985 Scoring margin +14.9 - 11/16/17 LEMOYNE-OWEN COLLEGE W 81-57 2828 FIELD GOALS-ATT 207-428 175-416 ^ 11/20/17 vs Richmond L 50-63 650 Field goal pct .4 8 4 .4 2 1 ^ 11/21/17 vs Buffalo L o t 91-96 404 3 POINT FG-ATT 43-139 56-176 ^ 11/22/17 vs Iowa L 85-95 1020 3-point FG pct .3 0 9 .3 1 8 11/26/17 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE W 90-53 3222 3-pt FG made per game 6.1 8.0 FREE THROWS-ATT 125-155 72-114 ^ = Cayman Islands Classic (George Town, Cayman Islands) Free throw pct .8 0 6 .6 3 2 $ = Legacy Arena (Birmingham, Ala.) F-Throws made per game 17.9 10.3 * = Conference game REBOUNDS 298 208 @ = Conference USA Tournament (Frisco, Texas) Rebounds per game 42.6 29.7 Rebounding margin +12.9 - ASSISTS 122 92 Assists per game 17.4 13.1 TURNOVERS 94 99 Turnovers per game 13.4 14.1 Turnover margin +0.7 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.3 0.9 STEALS 48 38 Steals per game 6.9 5.4 BLOCKS 24 21 Blocks per game 3.4 3.0 ATTENDANCE 12141 2074 Home games-Avg/Game 4-3035 0-0 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 3-691
Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals UAB 286 287 9 582 Opponents 212 252 14 478
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2017-18 UAB Men's Basketball UAB Season Schedule/Results & Leaders (as of Nov 28, 2017) All games
RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 4-3 4-0 0-0 0-3 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 4-3 4-0 0-0 0-3
Date Opponent Score Att. High Points High Rebounds 11/10/17 JACKSONVILLE W 96-67 3106 (26)COKLEY, Chris (13)COKLEY, Chris 11/13/17 CHATTANOOGA W 89-47 2985 (19)DARLING, Nate (11)SULLIVAN, Lewis 11/16/17 LEMOYNE-OWEN COLLEGE W 81-57 2828 (19)COKLEY, Chris (12)COKLEY, Chris 11/20/17 ^vs Richmond 50-63 L 650 (16)BRYANT, Zack (10)COKLEY, Chris 11/21/17 ^vs Buffalo 91-96 Lot 404 (24)COKLEY, Chris (15)COKLEY, Chris 11/22/17 ^vs Iowa 85-95 L 1020 (25)COKLEY, Chris (8)COKLEY, Chris 11/26/17 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE W 90-53 3222 (18)LEE, William (10)LEE, William
^ = Cayman Islands Classic (George Town, Cayman Islands) $ = Legacy Arena (Birmingham, Ala.) * = Conference game @ = Conference USA Tournament (Frisco, Texas)
Attendance Summary Games Attend Avg/Game Home 4 12141 3035 Away 0 0 0 Neutral 3 2074 691 Total 7 14215 2031
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2017-18 UAB Men's Basketball UAB Points-Rebounds-Assists (as of Nov 28, 2017) All games
01 02 03 04 05 11 12 Opponent Date Score BRYANT,ZAC NORTON,NIC COKLEY,CHR MCCOY,ANDE LAVENDER,D GUEYE,MAKH REYNOLDS,H JACKSONVILLE 11/10/17 96-67 W 1 8 - 4 - 8 5 - 0 - 5 2 6 - 1 3 - 5 DNP 3 - 1 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 DNP CHATTANOOGA 11/13/17 89-47 W 1 7 - 3 - 3 2 - 4 - 4 1 2 - 1 0 - 1 DNP 5 - 4 - 4 2 - 2 - 0 3 - 1 - 0 LEMOYNE-OWEN COLLEG 11/16/17 81-57 W 1 4 - 1 - 3 5 - 5 - 9 1 9 - 1 2 - 2 DNP 6 - 0 - 1 2 - 1 - 0 DNP vs Richmond 11/20/17 50-63 L 1 6 - 1 - 2 8 - 3 - 2 8 - 1 0 - 0 DNP 1 - 4 - 1 0 - 1 - 0 DNP vs Buffalo 11/21/17 91-96 L 1 6 - 1 - 1 1 0 - 4 - 5 2 4 - 1 5 - 1 DNP 0 - 4 - 1 2 - 0 - 1 DNP vs Iowa 11/22/17 85-95 L 9 - 3 - 5 1 0 - 1 - 5 2 5 - 8 - 0 DNP 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 DNP MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 11/26/17 90-53 W 1 4 - 3 - 4 DNP 1 3 - 4 - 1 0 - 0 - 1 4 - 6 - 7 DNP 2 - 0 - 0
13 21 23 33 34 Opponent Date Score DARLING,NA PERRY,JALE SULLIVAN,L SMALLWOOD, LEE,WILLIA JACKSONVILLE 11/10/17 96-67 W 7 - 2 - 4 1 1 - 3 - 1 6 - 6 - 1 0 - 1 - 0 1 2 - 5 - 2 CHATTANOOGA 11/13/17 89-47 W 1 9 - 3 - 3 1 7 - 1 - 3 5 - 1 1 - 1 0 - 2 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 LEMOYNE-OWEN COLLEG 11/16/17 81-57 W 5 - 5 - 2 9 - 5 - 1 7 - 8 - 1 0 - 0 - 0 1 4 - 9 - 1 vs Richmond 11/20/17 50-63 L 6 - 0 - 1 0 - 2 - 3 0 - 2 - 0 DNP 1 1 - 6 - 0 vs Buffalo 11/21/17 91-96 L 0 - 3 - 3 1 6 - 1 - 3 1 4 - 7 - 1 DNP 9 - 1 - 0 vs Iowa 11/22/17 85-95 L 1 3 - 3 - 3 1 3 - 5 - 2 9 - 4 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 11/26/17 90-53 W 1 0 - 5 - 1 7 - 6 - 3 1 7 - 7 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 1 8 - 1 0 - 0
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2017-18 UAB Men's Basketball UAB Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as of Nov 28, 2017) All games
Opponent 1st 2nd Score Mar Total FG FG Pct 3-Pointers 3FG Pct Free Throws FT Pct Rebounds Assist T/Over Block Steal Fouls JACKSONVILLE 43/27 53/40 96-67 +29 35-57/26-63 .614/.413 8-20/9-30 .400/.300 18-22/6-15 .818/.400 41/26 +15 26/12 16/16 4/1 4/7 17/19 CHATTANOOGA 43/21 46/26 89-47 +42 32-64/19-54 .500/.352 7-17/7-22 .412/.318 18-24/2-6 .750/.333 51/22 +29 19/10 13/17 1/2 10/3 15/20 LEMOYNE-OWEN COLLEGE 47/26 34/31 81-57 +24 27-64/20-60 .422/.333 7-27/5-23 .259/.217 20-26/12-18 .769/.667 47/39 +8 20/6 13/18 8/3 13/6 18/20 Richmond 20/36 30/27 50-63 (13) 16-48/26-55 .333/.473 4-23/7-24 .174/.292 14-19/4-10 .737/.400 35/32 +3 9/18 16/10 2/5 5/9 14/14 Buffalo 44/37 38/45 91-96 (5) 34-65/32-71 .523/.451 5-14/14-36 .357/.389 18-21/18-26 .857/.692 41/37 +4 16/16 13/11 2/5 2/3 24/23 Iowa 37/49 48/46 85-95 (10) 31-69/30-50 .449/.600 7-25/8-13 .280/.615 16-18/27-35 .889/.771 35/29 +6 15/18 9/11 1/4 7/3 22/18 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 52/16 38/37 90-53 +37 32-61/22-63 .525/.349 5-13/6-28 .385/.214 21-25/3-4 .840/.750 48/23 +25 17/12 14/16 6/1 7/7 9/17
Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category
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2017-18 UAB Men's Basketball UAB Category Leaders (as of Nov 28, 2017) All games
Points G Pts Pts/G Scoring Average G Pts Avg/G COKLEY, Chris 7 127 18.1 COKLEY, Chris 7 127 18.1 BRYANT, Zack 7 104 14.9 BRYANT, Zack 7 104 14.9 LEE, William 7 77 11.0 LEE, William 7 77 11.0 PERRY, Jalen 7 73 10.4 PERRY, Jalen 7 73 10.4 DARLING, Nate 7 60 8.6 DARLING, Nate 7 60 8.6 SULLIVAN, Lewis 7 58 8.3 SULLIVAN, Lewis 7 58 8.3 NORTON, Nick 6 40 6.7 NORTON, Nick 6 40 6.7 LAVENDER, Deion 7 19 2.7 LAVENDER, Deion 7 19 2.7 GUEYE, Makhtar 6 14 2.3 REYNOLDS, Hunter 2 5 2.5 SMALLWOOD, Thomas 5 5 1.0 GUEYE, Makhtar 6 14 2.3 REYNOLDS, Hunter 2 5 2.5 SMALLWOOD, Thomas 5 5 1.0 McCOY, Anderson 1 0 0.0
FG Percentage FG Att Pct Field Goal Attempts G Att Att/G REYNOLDS, Hunter 2 2 1.000 COKLEY, Chris 7 83 11.9 GUEYE, Makhtar 6 9 . 6 6 7 BRYANT, Zack 7 74 10.6 SULLIVAN, Lewis 20 33 . 6 0 6 LEE, William 7 60 8.6 COKLEY, Chris 49 83 . 5 9 0 DARLING, Nate 7 53 7.6 LEE, William 30 60 . 5 0 0 PERRY, Jalen 7 51 7.3 BRYANT, Zack 36 74 . 4 8 6 LAVENDER, Deion 7 15 . 4 6 7 Field Goals Made G Made Made/G PERRY, Jalen 23 51 . 4 5 1 COKLEY, Chris 7 49 7.0 DARLING, Nate 20 53 . 3 7 7 BRYANT, Zack 7 36 5.1 NORTON, Nick 13 41 . 3 1 7 LEE, William 7 30 4.3 SMALLWOOD, Thomas 1 7 . 1 4 3 PERRY, Jalen 7 23 3.3 DARLING, Nate 7 20 2.9 SULLIVAN, Lewis 7 20 2.9
3-Point Percentage 3FG Att Pct 3-Point FG Attempts G Att Att/G REYNOLDS, Hunter 1 1 1.000 NORTON, Nick 6 29 4.8 GUEYE, Makhtar 2 4 . 5 0 0 DARLING, Nate 7 29 4.1 SULLIVAN, Lewis 3 7 . 4 2 9 LEE, William 7 24 3.4 PERRY, Jalen 9 23 . 3 9 1 PERRY, Jalen 7 23 3.3 BRYANT, Zack 6 18 . 3 3 3 BRYANT, Zack 7 18 2.6 SMALLWOOD, Thomas 1 3 . 3 3 3 LEE, William 7 24 . 2 9 2 3-Point FG Made G Made Made/G NORTON, Nick 8 29 . 2 7 6 PERRY, Jalen 7 9 1.3 DARLING, Nate 6 29 . 2 0 7 NORTON, Nick 6 8 1.3 LAVENDER, Deion 0 1 . 0 0 0 LEE, William 7 7 1.0 DARLING, Nate 7 6 0.9 BRYANT, Zack 7 6 0.9
Free Throw Percent FG Att Pct Free Throw Attempts G Att Att/G SMALLWOOD, Thomas 2 2 1.000 COKLEY, Chris 7 34 4.9 NORTON, Nick 6 6 1.000 BRYANT, Zack 7 32 4.6 PERRY, Jalen 18 20 . 9 0 0 PERRY, Jalen 7 20 2.9 COKLEY, Chris 29 34 . 8 5 3 SULLIVAN, Lewis 7 18 2.6 SULLIVAN, Lewis 15 18 . 8 3 3 DARLING, Nate 7 17 2.4 DARLING, Nate 14 17 . 8 2 4 BRYANT, Zack 26 32 . 8 1 3 Free Throws Made G Made Made/G LEE, William 10 15 . 6 6 7 COKLEY, Chris 7 29 4.1 LAVENDER, Deion 5 9 . 5 5 6 BRYANT, Zack 7 26 3.7 GUEYE, Makhtar 0 2 . 0 0 0 PERRY, Jalen 7 18 2.6 SULLIVAN, Lewis 7 15 2.1 DARLING, Nate 7 14 2.0
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2017-18 UAB Men's Basketball UAB Category Leaders (as of Nov 28, 2017) All games
Rebounds G Reb Reb/G Assists G No. Ast/G COKLEY, Chris 7 72 10.3 NORTON, Nick 6 30 5.0 SULLIVAN, Lewis 7 45 6.4 BRYANT, Zack 7 26 3.7 LEE, William 7 41 5.9 DARLING, Nate 7 17 2.4 PERRY, Jalen 7 23 3.3 PERRY, Jalen 7 16 2.3 DARLING, Nate 7 21 3.0 LAVENDER, Deion 7 14 2.0
Rebound Average G Reb Avg/G Steals G No. Stl/G COKLEY, Chris 7 72 10.3 BRYANT, Zack 7 10 1.4 SULLIVAN, Lewis 7 45 6.4 PERRY, Jalen 7 7 1.0 LEE, William 7 41 5.9 LEE, William 7 6 0.9 PERRY, Jalen 7 23 3.3 DARLING, Nate 7 5 0.7 DARLING, Nate 7 21 3.0 LAVENDER, Deion 7 5 0.7 COKLEY, Chris 7 5 0.7 NORTON, Nick 6 5 0.8
Offensive Rebounds G No. Avg/G Blocked Shots G No. Blk/G COKLEY, Chris 7 22 3.1 LEE, William 7 14 2.0 SULLIVAN, Lewis 7 15 2.1 SULLIVAN, Lewis 7 4 0.6 LEE, William 7 11 1.6 COKLEY, Chris 7 2 0.3 PERRY, Jalen 7 5 0.7 SMALLWOOD, Thomas 5 1 0.2 SMALLWOOD, Thomas 5 3 0.6 BRYANT, Zack 7 1 0.1 BRYANT, Zack 7 3 0.4 DARLING, Nate 7 1 0.1 DARLING, Nate 7 3 0.4 PERRY, Jalen 7 1 0.1
Defensive Rebounds G No. Avg/G Minutes G No. Min/G COKLEY, Chris 7 50 7.1 BRYANT, Zack 7 202 28.9 SULLIVAN, Lewis 7 30 4.3 COKLEY, Chris 7 196 28.0 LEE, William 7 30 4.3 PERRY, Jalen 7 188 26.9 PERRY, Jalen 7 18 2.6 DARLING, Nate 7 171 24.4 DARLING, Nate 7 18 2.6 LEE, William 7 168 24.0
Fouls G No. Per/G Turnovers G No. TO/G SULLIVAN, Lewis 7 17 2.4 SULLIVAN, Lewis 7 14 2.0 GUEYE, Makhtar 6 15 2.5 PERRY, Jalen 7 14 2.0 BRYANT, Zack 7 15 2.1 NORTON, Nick 6 14 2.3 DARLING, Nate 7 14 2.0 DARLING, Nate 7 12 1.7 LEE, William 7 13 1.9 LEE, William 7 9 1.3 NORTON, Nick 6 13 2.2
Foulouts G No. LEE, William 7 2 GUEYE, Makhtar 6 1 NORTON, Nick 6 1
20 2017-18 UAB MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES UAB BLAZER BASKETBALL | 2017-18 GAME 8 | MEMPHIS | NOVEMBER 30, 2017 #1 ZACK BRYANT • FRESHMAN • GUARD • Had 18 points and eight assists against Jacksonville (Nov. 10) in his UAB debut • Scored 17 points and hit a career-best eight free throws in a win over Chattanooga (Nov. 13) • Named to the Cayman Islands Classic All-Tournament Team
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#01 BRYANT, Zack
Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg JACKSONVILLE 11/10/17 * 30 7-9 .7 7 8 1-2 .5 0 0 3-5 .6 0 0 0 4 4 4.0 2 8 1 0 1 18 18.0 CHATTANOOGA 11/13/17 * 25 4-6 .6 6 7 1-2 .5 0 0 8-9 .8 8 9 1 2 3 3.5 2 3 0 0 1 17 17.5 LEMOYNE-OWEN COLLE 11/16/17 * 28 5-14 .3 5 7 2-6 .3 3 3 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 2.7 3 3 2 1 4 14 16.3 vs Richmond 11/20/17 * 31 5-11 .4 5 5 2-4 .5 0 0 4-6 .6 6 7 0 1 1 2.3 1 2 0 0 2 16 16.3 vs Buffalo 11/21/17 * 29 5-12 .4 1 7 0-1 .0 0 0 6-6 1.000 0 1 1 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 16 16.2 vs Iowa 11/22/17 * 31 4-10 .4 0 0 0-3 .0 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 2 1 3 2.2 3 5 3 0 1 9 15.0 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 11/26/17 * 28 6-12 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2-2 1.000 0 3 3 2.3 1 4 1 0 1 14 14.9 Totals 7 202 36-74 .4 8 6 6-18 .3 3 3 26-32 .8 1 3 3 13 16 2.3 15 26 8 1 10 104 14.9
Games played: 7 Rebounds/game: 2.3 Minutes/game: 28.9 Assists/game: 3.7 Points/game: 14.9 Turnovers/game: 1.1 FG Pct: 48.6 Assist/turnover ratio: 3.3 3FG Pct: 33.3 Steals/game: 1.4 FT Pct: 81.3 Blocks/game: 0.1
2017-18 UAB MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 21 UAB BLAZER BASKETBALL | 2017-18 GAME 8 | MEMPHIS | NOVEMBER 30, 2017 #2 NICK NORTON • JUNIOR • GUARD • Had a season-high nine assists in a win over LeMoyne-Owen College (Nov. 16) • Scored in double figures against Buffalo (Nov. 21) and Iowa (Nov. 22) in the Cayman Islands Classic
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#02 NORTON, Nick
Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg JACKSONVILLE 11/10/17 * 22 1-5 .2 0 0 1-4 .2 5 0 2-2 1.000 0 0 0 0.0 1 5 2 0 1 5 5.0 CHATTANOOGA 11/13/17 * 25 1-4 .2 5 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 3 4 2.0 0 4 3 0 1 2 3.5 LEMOYNE-OWEN COLLE 11/16/17 * 29 1-4 .2 5 0 1-4 .2 5 0 2-2 1.000 0 5 5 3.0 2 9 1 0 1 5 4.0 vs Richmond 11/20/17 * 29 3-11 .2 7 3 2-8 .2 5 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 3 3 3.0 3 2 3 0 0 8 5.0 vs Buffalo 11/21/17 * 39 4-10 .4 0 0 2-6 .3 3 3 0-0 .0 0 0 1 3 4 3.2 5 5 2 0 1 10 6.0 vs Iowa 11/22/17 * 21 3-7 .4 2 9 2-6 .3 3 3 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 2.8 2 5 3 0 1 10 6.7 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 11/26/17 dnp ------Totals 6 165 13-41 .3 1 7 8-29 .2 7 6 6-6 1.000 2 15 17 2.8 13 30 14 0 5 40 6.7
Games played: 6 Rebounds/game: 2.8 Minutes/game: 27.5 Assists/game: 5.0 Points/game: 6.7 Turnovers/game: 2.3 FG Pct: 31.7 Assist/turnover ratio: 2.1 3FG Pct: 27.6 Steals/game: 0.8 FT Pct: 100.0
22 2017-18 UAB MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES UAB BLAZER BASKETBALL | 2017-18 GAME 8 | MEMPHIS | NOVEMBER 30, 2017 #3 CHRIS COKLEY • SENIOR • FORWARD • Scored a career-high 26 points to go along with 13 rebounds and five assists against Jacksonville (Nov. 10) • Finished with 19 points and 12 rebounds in a victory over LeMoyne-Owen College (Nov. 16) • Had 24 points and tied a career-high with 15 rebounds against Buffalo (Nov. 21) • Scored 25 points and grabbed eight rebounds against Iowa (Nov. 22) • Selected as the Conference USA Player of the Week (Nov. 27).
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#03 COKLEY, Chris
Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg JACKSONVILLE 11/10/17 * 27 10-13 .7 6 9 0-0 .0 0 0 6-6 1.000 4 9 13 13.0 1 5 1 0 0 26 26.0 CHATTANOOGA 11/13/17 * 21 6-10 .6 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 4 6 10 11.5 2 1 3 0 2 12 19.0 LEMOYNE-OWEN COLLE 11/16/17 * 29 7-13 .5 3 8 0-0 .0 0 0 5-6 .8 3 3 4 8 12 11.7 1 2 0 1 1 19 19.0 vs Richmond 11/20/17 * 29 3-7 .4 2 9 0-0 .0 0 0 2-2 1.000 3 7 10 11.3 3 0 0 1 0 8 16.3 vs Buffalo 11/21/17 * 39 10-15 .6 6 7 0-0 .0 0 0 4-6 .6 6 7 3 12 15 12.0 1 1 1 0 0 24 17.8 vs Iowa 11/22/17 * 31 9-15 .6 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 7-8 .8 7 5 3 5 8 11.3 2 0 0 0 1 25 19.0 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 11/26/17 20 4-10 .4 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 5-6 .8 3 3 1 3 4 10.3 0 1 0 0 1 13 18.1 Totals 6 196 49-83 .5 9 0 0-0 .0 0 0 29-34 .8 5 3 22 50 72 10.3 10 10 5 2 5 127 18.1
Games played: 7 Rebounds/game: 10.3 Minutes/game: 28.0 Assists/game: 1.4 Points/game: 18.1 Turnovers/game: 0.7 FG Pct: 59.0 Assist/turnover ratio: 2.0 FT Pct: 85.3 Steals/game: 0.7 Blocks/game: 0.3
2017-18 UAB MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 23 UAB BLAZER BASKETBALL | 2017-18 GAME 8 | MEMPHIS | NOVEMBER 30, 2017 #4 ANDERSON McCOY • JUNIOR • GUARD • Made his UAB debut against Mississippi College and had one assist in seven minutes of action (Nov. 26)
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#04 McCOY, Anderson
Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg JACKSONVILLE 11/10/17 dnp ------CHATTANOOGA 11/13/17 dnp ------LEMOYNE-OWEN COLLE 11/16/17 dnp ------vs Richmond 11/20/17 dnp ------vs Buffalo 11/21/17 dnp ------vs Iowa 11/22/17 dnp ------MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 11/26/17 7 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 Totals 0 7 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.0
Games played: 1 Assists/game: 1.0 Minutes/game: 7.0 Assist/turnover ratio: 99.9
24 2017-18 UAB MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES UAB BLAZER BASKETBALL | 2017-18 GAME 8 | MEMPHIS | NOVEMBER 30, 2017 #5 DEION LAVENDER • JUNIOR • GUARD • Had a season-high seven assists in a victory over Mississippi College (Nov. 26)
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#05 LAVENDER, Deion
Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg JACKSONVILLE 11/10/17 14 1-1 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 1 0 3 0 0 3 3.0 CHATTANOOGA 11/13/17 19 2-4 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 1 3 4 2.5 2 4 0 0 1 5 4.0 LEMOYNE-OWEN COLLE 11/16/17 10 2-2 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 2-3 .6 6 7 0 0 0 1.7 1 1 2 0 2 6 4.7 vs Richmond 11/20/17 14 0-1 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 1 3 4 2.3 1 1 2 0 1 1 3.8 vs Buffalo 11/21/17 16 0-2 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 4 4 2.6 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 vs Iowa 11/22/17 4 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.5 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 11/26/17 25 2-5 .4 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 6 6 2.7 0 7 1 0 1 4 2.7 Totals 0 102 7-15 .4 6 7 0-1 .0 0 0 5-9 .5 5 6 2 17 19 2.7 8 14 8 0 5 19 2.7
Games played: 7 Rebounds/game: 2.7 Minutes/game: 14.6 Assists/game: 2.0 Points/game: 2.7 Turnovers/game: 1.1 FG Pct: 46.7 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.8 3FG Pct: 0.0 Steals/game: 0.7 FT Pct: 55.6
2017-18 UAB MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 25 UAB BLAZER BASKETBALL | 2017-18 GAME 8 | MEMPHIS | NOVEMBER 30, 2017 #10 LUIS HURTADO • FRESHMAN • GUARD
26 2017-18 UAB MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES UAB BLAZER BASKETBALL | 2017-18 GAME 8 | MEMPHIS | NOVEMBER 30, 2017 #11 MAKHTAR GUEYE • FRESHMAN • FORWARD • Scored eight points against Jacksonville in his UAB debut (Nov. 10)
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#11 GUEYE, Makhtar
Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg JACKSONVILLE 11/10/17 15 3-3 1.000 2-2 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 1 3 4 4.0 3 0 1 0 0 8 8.0 CHATTANOOGA 11/13/17 10 1-1 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 0-2 .0 0 0 1 1 2 3.0 5 0 1 0 0 2 5.0 LEMOYNE-OWEN COLLE 11/16/17 12 1-3 .3 3 3 0-2 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 2.3 4 0 2 0 1 2 4.0 vs Richmond 11/20/17 5 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 2.0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3.0 vs Buffalo 11/21/17 7 1-2 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 1.6 1 1 0 0 0 2 2.8 vs Iowa 11/22/17 5 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.3 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 11/26/17 dnp ------Totals 0 54 6-9 .6 6 7 2-4 .5 0 0 0-2 .0 0 0 2 6 8 1.3 15 1 6 0 1 14 2.3
Games played: 6 Rebounds/game: 1.3 Minutes/game: 9.0 Assists/game: 0.2 Points/game: 2.3 Turnovers/game: 1.0 FG Pct: 66.7 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.2 3FG Pct: 50.0 Steals/game: 0.2 FT Pct: 0.0
2017-18 UAB MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 27 UAB BLAZER BASKETBALL | 2017-18 GAME 8 | MEMPHIS | NOVEMBER 30, 2017 #12 HUNTER REYNOLDS • FRESHMAN • GUARD • Made his UAB debut against Chattanooga and knocked down one three-pointer in the victory (Nov. 13)
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#12 REYNOLDS, Hunter
Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg JACKSONVILLE 11/10/17 dnp ------CHATTANOOGA 11/13/17 3 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.0 LEMOYNE-OWEN COLLE 11/16/17 dnp ------vs Richmond 11/20/17 dnp ------vs Buffalo 11/21/17 dnp ------vs Iowa 11/22/17 dnp ------MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 11/26/17 2 1-1 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.5 Totals 0 5 2-2 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.5
Games played: 2 Rebounds/game: 0.5 Minutes/game: 2.5 Points/game: 2.5 FG Pct: 100.0 3FG Pct: 100.0
28 2017-18 UAB MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES UAB BLAZER BASKETBALL | 2017-18 GAME 8 | MEMPHIS | NOVEMBER 30, 2017 #13 NATE DARLING • SOPOMORE • GUARD • Scored 19 points and collected three assists in a victory over Chattanooga (Nov. 13)
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#13 DARLING, Nate
Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg JACKSONVILLE 11/10/17 * 24 3-6 .5 0 0 1-4 .2 5 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 2 2 2.0 1 4 3 0 0 7 7.0 CHATTANOOGA 11/13/17 * 22 7-11 .6 3 6 1-3 .3 3 3 4-4 1.000 0 3 3 2.5 1 3 1 0 2 19 13.0 LEMOYNE-OWEN COLLE 11/16/17 * 23 1-8 .1 2 5 1-6 .1 6 7 2-4 .5 0 0 3 2 5 3.3 1 2 2 1 0 5 10.3 vs Richmond 11/20/17 * 22 0-8 .0 0 0 0-6 .0 0 0 6-7 .8 5 7 0 0 0 2.5 3 1 3 0 1 6 9.3 vs Buffalo 11/21/17 * 18 0-4 .0 0 0 0-2 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 3 3 2.6 4 3 0 0 0 0 7.4 vs Iowa 11/22/17 * 31 5-11 .4 5 5 1-5 .2 0 0 2-2 1.000 0 3 3 2.7 3 3 0 0 1 13 8.3 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 11/26/17 * 31 4-5 .8 0 0 2-3 .6 6 7 0-0 .0 0 0 0 5 5 3.0 1 1 3 0 1 10 8.6 Totals 7 171 20-53 .3 7 7 6-29 .2 0 7 14-17 .8 2 4 3 18 21 3.0 14 17 12 1 5 60 8.6
Games played: 7 Rebounds/game: 3.0 Minutes/game: 24.4 Assists/game: 2.4 Points/game: 8.6 Turnovers/game: 1.7 FG Pct: 37.7 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.4 3FG Pct: 20.7 Steals/game: 0.7 FT Pct: 82.4 Blocks/game: 0.1
2017-18 UAB MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 29 UAB BLAZER BASKETBALL | 2017-18 GAME 8 | MEMPHIS | NOVEMBER 30, 2017 #21 JALEN PERRY • JUNIOR • GUARD • Scored a career-high 17 points to go along with three assists against Chattanooga (Nov. 13) • Scored 13 points and hit a career-best three 3-pointers against Iowa (Nov. 22) • Made his first career start in a victory over Mississippi College (Nov. 26)
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#21 PERRY, Jalen
Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg JACKSONVILLE 11/10/17 23 2-6 .3 3 3 2-4 .5 0 0 5-6 .8 3 3 1 2 3 3.0 3 1 1 1 0 11 11.0 CHATTANOOGA 11/13/17 25 6-12 .5 0 0 2-3 .6 6 7 3-3 1.000 1 0 1 2.0 1 3 3 0 3 17 14.0 LEMOYNE-OWEN COLLE 11/16/17 25 4-7 .5 7 1 0-3 .0 0 0 1-1 1.000 2 3 5 3.0 2 1 2 0 1 9 12.3 vs Richmond 11/20/17 23 0-2 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 2 2 2.8 1 3 1 0 1 0 9.3 vs Buffalo 11/21/17 35 6-8 .7 5 0 2-3 .6 6 7 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 2.4 3 3 3 0 0 16 10.6 vs Iowa 11/22/17 31 3-9 .3 3 3 3-6 .5 0 0 4-4 1.000 0 5 5 2.8 0 2 1 0 1 13 11.0 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 11/26/17 * 26 2-7 .2 8 6 0-3 .0 0 0 3-4 .7 5 0 1 5 6 3.3 0 3 3 0 1 7 10.4 Totals 1 188 23-51 .4 5 1 9-23 .3 9 1 18-20 .9 0 0 5 18 23 3.3 10 16 14 1 7 73 10.4
Games played: 7 Rebounds/game: 3.3 Minutes/game: 26.9 Assists/game: 2.3 Points/game: 10.4 Turnovers/game: 2.0 FG Pct: 45.1 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.1 3FG Pct: 39.1 Steals/game: 1.0 FT Pct: 90.0 Blocks/game: 0.1
30 2017-18 UAB MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES UAB BLAZER BASKETBALL | 2017-18 GAME 8 | MEMPHIS | NOVEMBER 30, 2017 #23 LEWIS SULLIVAN • JUNIOR • FORWARD • Grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds in a victory over Chattanooga (Nov. 13) • Had 14 points and seven rebounds against Buffalo (Nov. 21) • Made his first start of the season and scored 17 points to go along with seven rebounds against Mississippi College (Nov. 26)
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#23 SULLIVAN, Lewis
Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg JACKSONVILLE 11/10/17 19 3-5 .6 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 6 6 6.0 4 1 3 1 2 6 6.0 CHATTANOOGA 11/13/17 20 1-5 .2 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 2-2 1.000 3 8 11 8.5 2 1 2 0 0 5 5.5 LEMOYNE-OWEN COLLE 11/16/17 15 2-4 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 3-4 .7 5 0 4 4 8 8.3 4 1 1 2 0 7 6.0 vs Richmond 11/20/17 13 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 1 2 6.8 1 0 3 0 0 0 4.5 vs Buffalo 11/21/17 31 5-8 .6 2 5 1-2 .5 0 0 3-4 .7 5 0 1 6 7 6.8 1 1 3 1 1 14 6.4 vs Iowa 11/22/17 15 4-5 .8 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 3 1 4 6.3 3 0 0 0 0 9 6.8 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 11/26/17 * 19 5-6 .8 3 3 0-1 .0 0 0 7-8 .8 7 5 3 4 7 6.4 2 0 2 0 1 17 8.3 Totals 1 132 20-33 .6 0 6 3-7 .4 2 9 15-18 .8 3 3 15 30 45 6.4 17 4 14 4 4 58 8.3
Games played: 7 Rebounds/game: 6.4 Minutes/game: 18.9 Assists/game: 0.6 Points/game: 8.3 Turnovers/game: 2.0 FG Pct: 60.6 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.3 3FG Pct: 42.9 Steals/game: 0.6 FT Pct: 83.3 Blocks/game: 0.6
2017-18 UAB MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 31 UAB BLAZER BASKETBALL | 2017-18 GAME 8 | MEMPHIS | NOVEMBER 30, 2017 #33 THOMAS SMALLWOOD • JUNIOR • FORWARD • Scored five points and grabbed three rebounds in a victory over Mississippi College (Nov. 26)
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#33 SMALLWOOD, Thomas
Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg JACKSONVILLE 11/10/17 4 0-1 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 CHATTANOOGA 11/13/17 10 0-2 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2 0 2 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 LEMOYNE-OWEN COLLE 11/16/17 1 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 vs Richmond 11/20/17 dnp ------vs Buffalo 11/21/17 dnp ------vs Iowa 11/22/17 3 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 11/26/17 17 1-4 .2 5 0 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000 1 2 3 1.4 2 0 1 1 0 5 1.0 Totals 0 35 1-7 .1 4 3 1-3 .3 3 3 2-2 1.000 3 4 7 1.4 2 0 1 1 0 5 1.0
Games played: 5 Rebounds/game: 1.4 Minutes/game: 7.0 Turnovers/game: 0.2 Points/game: 1.0 Blocks/game: 0.2 FG Pct: 14.3 3FG Pct: 33.3 FT Pct: 100.0
32 2017-18 UAB MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES UAB BLAZER BASKETBALL | 2017-18 GAME 8 | MEMPHIS | NOVEMBER 30, 2017 #34 WILLIAM LEE • SENIOR • FORWARD • Had 14 points, nine rebounds and three blocks in a win over LeMoyne-Owen College (Nov. 16) • Finished with 18 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks in a victory over Mississippi College (Nov. 26)
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#34 LEE, William
Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg JACKSONVILLE 11/10/17 * 22 5-8 .6 2 5 1-3 .3 3 3 1-1 1.000 1 4 5 5.0 1 2 0 2 0 12 12.0 CHATTANOOGA 11/13/17 * 20 3-8 .3 7 5 1-4 .2 5 0 0-2 .0 0 0 0 5 5 5.0 0 0 0 1 0 7 9.5 LEMOYNE-OWEN COLLE 11/16/17 * 28 4-9 .4 4 4 3-6 .5 0 0 3-4 .7 5 0 2 7 9 6.3 0 1 1 3 3 14 11.0 vs Richmond 11/20/17 * 34 5-8 .6 2 5 0-3 .0 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 1 5 6 6.3 1 0 2 1 0 11 11.0 vs Buffalo 11/21/17 * 11 3-4 .7 5 0 0-0 .0 0 0 3-3 1.000 0 1 1 5.2 5 0 2 1 0 9 10.6 vs Iowa 11/22/17 * 28 3-12 .2 5 0 0-3 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 3 2 5 5.2 5 0 2 1 2 6 9.8 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 11/26/17 * 25 7-11 .6 3 6 2-5 .4 0 0 2-3 .6 6 7 4 6 10 5.9 1 0 2 5 1 18 11.0 Totals 7 168 30-60 .5 0 0 7-24 .2 9 2 10-15 .6 6 7 11 30 41 5.9 13 3 9 14 6 77 11.0
Games played: 7 Rebounds/game: 5.9 Minutes/game: 24.0 Assists/game: 0.4 Points/game: 11.0 Turnovers/game: 1.3 FG Pct: 50.0 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.3 3FG Pct: 29.2 Steals/game: 0.9 FT Pct: 66.7 Blocks/game: 2.0
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Individual Career History
BRYANT, Zack
Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2017-18 7-7 202/28.9 36-74 .4 8 6 6-18 .3 3 3 26-32 .8 1 3 3 13 16 2.3 15 0 26 8 1 10 104 14.9 TOTAL 7-7 202/28.9 36-74 .4 8 6 6-18 .3 3 3 26-32 .8 1 3 3 13 16 2.3 15 0 26 8 1 10 104 14.9
COKLEY, Chris
Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2014-15 36-0 620/17.2 119-220 .5 4 1 0-1 .0 0 0 47-71 .6 6 2 73 95 168 4.7 59 0 18 35 24 24 285 7.9 2015-16 33-22 728/22.1 176-307 .5 7 3 0-0 .0 0 0 81-112 .7 2 3 76 137 213 6.5 91 3 47 34 23 29 433 13.1 2016-17 33-17 716/21.7 164-282 .5 8 2 0-0 .0 0 0 72-91 .7 9 1 69 130 199 6.0 71 2 48 62 20 21 400 12.1 2017-18 7-6 196/28.0 49-83 .5 9 0 0-0 .0 0 0 29-34 .8 5 3 22 50 72 10.3 10 0 10 5 2 5 127 18.1 TOTAL 109-45 2260/20.7 508-892 .5 7 0 0-1 .0 0 0 229-308 .7 4 4 240 412 652 6.0 231 5 123 136 69 79 1245 11.4
DARLING, Nate
Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2016-17 30-1 281/9.4 28-57 .4 9 1 18-39 .4 6 2 2-4 .5 0 0 1 15 16 0.5 17 0 16 15 1 2 76 2.5 2017-18 7-7 171/24.4 20-53 .3 7 7 6-29 .2 0 7 14-17 .8 2 4 3 18 21 3.0 14 0 17 12 1 5 60 8.6 TOTAL 37-8 452/12.2 48-110 .4 3 6 24-68 .3 5 3 16-21 .7 6 2 4 33 37 1.0 31 0 33 27 2 7 136 3.7
GUEYE, Makhtar
Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2017-18 6-0 54/9.0 6-9 .6 6 7 2-4 .5 0 0 0-2 .0 0 0 2 6 8 1.3 15 1 1 6 0 1 14 2.3 TOTAL 6-0 54/9.0 6-9 .6 6 7 2-4 .5 0 0 0-2 .0 0 0 2 6 8 1.3 15 1 1 6 0 1 14 2.3
LAVENDER, Deion
Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2016-17 33-14 773/23.4 73-184 .3 9 7 7-40 .1 7 5 50-69 .7 2 5 8 83 91 2.8 52 2 113 65 2 25 203 6.2 2017-18 7-0 102/14.6 7-15 .4 6 7 0-1 .0 0 0 5-9 .5 5 6 2 17 19 2.7 8 0 14 8 0 5 19 2.7 TOTAL 40-14 875/21.9 80-199 .4 0 2 7-41 .1 7 1 55-78 .7 0 5 10 100 110 2.8 60 2 127 73 2 30 222 5.6
LEE, William
Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2014-15 33-27 783/23.7 97-200 .4 8 5 21-46 .4 5 7 50-63 .7 9 4 55 143 198 6.0 67 1 36 46 51 17 265 8.0 2015-16 33-19 818/24.8 137-278 .4 9 3 32-93 .3 4 4 44-67 .6 5 7 55 148 203 6.2 54 1 51 52 95 23 350 10.6 2016-17 33-32 932/28.2 149-302 .4 9 3 44-117 .3 7 6 93-120 .7 7 5 41 179 220 6.7 56 1 52 65 80 30 435 13.2 2017-18 7-7 168/24.0 30-60 .5 0 0 7-24 .2 9 2 10-15 .6 6 7 11 30 41 5.9 13 2 3 9 14 6 77 11.0 TOTAL 106-85 2701/25.5 413-840 .4 9 2 104-280 .3 7 1 197-265 .7 4 3 162 500 662 6.2 190 5 142 172 240 76 1127 10.6
McCOY, Anderson
Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2017-18 1-0 7/7.0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 TOTAL 1-0 7/7.0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0
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NORTON, Nick
Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2014-15 35-33 946/27.0 69-178 .3 8 8 59-151 .3 9 1 56-66 .8 4 8 8 65 73 2.1 50 0 132 62 1 48 253 7.2 2015-16 32-31 878/27.4 89-215 .4 1 4 59-161 .3 6 6 49-57 .8 6 0 9 75 84 2.6 53 0 162 54 1 52 286 8.9 2016-17 1-1 11/11.0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0.0 2017-18 6-6 165/27.5 13-41 .3 1 7 8-29 .2 7 6 6-6 1.000 2 15 17 2.8 13 1 30 14 0 5 40 6.7 TOTAL 74-71 2000/27.0 171-435 .3 9 3 126-342 .3 6 8 111-129 .8 6 0 19 156 175 2.4 116 1 329 131 2 105 579 7.8
PERRY, Jalen
Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2017-18 7-1 188/26.9 23-51 .4 5 1 9-23 .3 9 1 18-20 .9 0 0 5 18 23 3.3 10 0 16 14 1 7 73 10.4 TOTAL 7-1 188/26.9 23-51 .4 5 1 9-23 .3 9 1 18-20 .9 0 0 5 18 23 3.3 10 0 16 14 1 7 73 10.4
REYNOLDS, Hunter
Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2017-18 2-0 5/2.5 2-2 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.5 TOTAL 2-0 5/2.5 2-2 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.5
SMALLWOOD, Thomas
Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2015-16 10-0 47/4.7 14-25 .5 6 0 6-13 .4 6 2 5-6 .8 3 3 4 15 19 1.9 9 0 2 0 3 0 39 3.9 2016-17 15-0 80/5.3 10-23 .4 3 5 0-7 .0 0 0 1-3 .3 3 3 9 4 13 0.9 17 0 6 2 1 0 21 1.4 2017-18 5-0 35/7.0 1-7 .1 4 3 1-3 .3 3 3 2-2 1.000 3 4 7 1.4 2 0 0 1 1 0 5 1.0 TOTAL 30-0 162/5.4 25-55 .4 5 5 7-23 .3 0 4 8-11 .7 2 7 16 23 39 1.3 28 0 8 3 5 0 65 2.2
SULLIVAN, Lewis
Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2014-15 26-0 211/8.1 19-50 .3 8 0 5-19 .2 6 3 6-8 .7 5 0 13 35 48 1.8 24 1 14 10 4 6 49 1.9 2015-16 33-1 409/12.4 58-96 .6 0 4 1-4 .2 5 0 41-61 .6 7 2 29 55 84 2.5 51 0 25 23 10 11 158 4.8 2017-18 7-1 132/18.9 20-33 .6 0 6 3-7 .4 2 9 15-18 .8 3 3 15 30 45 6.4 17 0 4 14 4 4 58 8.3 TOTAL 66-2 752/11.4 97-179 .5 4 2 9-30 .3 0 0 62-87 .7 1 3 57 120 177 2.7 92 1 43 47 18 21 265 4.0
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#1 ZACK BRYANT #2 NICK NORTON #3 CHRIS COKLEY #4 ANDERSON McCOY FR | G | 6-2 | 180 JR | G | 5-10 | 166 SR | F | 6-8 | 238 JR | G | 5-11 | 166
#5 DEION LAVENDER #10 LUIS HURTADO #11 MAKHTAR GUEYE #12 HUNTER REYNOLDS JR | G | 6-4 | 190 FR | G | 6-6 | 213 FR | F | 6-10 | 185 FR | G | 6-0 | 161
#13 NATE DARLING #21 JALEN PERRY #23 LEWIS SULLIVAN #33 THOMAS SMALLWOOD SO | G | 6-5 | 190 JR | G | 6-3 | 195 JR | F | 6-7 | 223 JR | F | 7-0 | 243
#34 WILLIAM LEE ROBERT EHSAN SR | F | 6-9 | 206 HEAD COACH
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