Uiw Men's Hoops

UIW MEN’S HOOPS Game 11 - LSU Dec. 9, 2018 -- Baton Rouge, La.

BREAKDOWN FROM THANKSGIVING TO CHRISTMAS UIW Record 5-5, 0-0 SLC Date Opponent Location Time/Result Last Game Dec. 4, Trinity W, 82-57 Nov. 21 Northern Colorado McDermott Center L, 90-64 Head Coach Dr. Carson Nov. 25 Southern Illinois Edwardsville Edwardsville, Ill. L, 80-68 Cunningham Dec. 4 Trinity McDermott Center W. 82-57 HC Career Record 112-57, 6th year Dec. 9 LSU Baton Route, La.. 1 p.m. UIW Record 5-5, 0-0 SLC Dec. 17 Illinois-Chicago Chicago, Ill. 7 p.m. Dec. 19 DePaul Chicago, Ill. 7:30 p.m. LSU Record 6-2, 0-0, SEC Last Game Dec. 1, Grambling QUICK BASKETS: UIW at LSU W, 78-57 SUNDAY’S GAME -- 1 P.M. AT THE PETE MARAVICH ASSEMBLY CENTER Head Coach Will Wade The Cardinals (5-5) meet LSU (6-2) in Baton Rouge on Sunday afternoon. UIW defeated neigh- HC Career Record 145-62, 6th year boring Trinity University on Tuesday night, 82-57, at the McDermott Center on the UIW cam- LSU Record 24-17, 8-10 2nd year pus. LSU defeated Grambling, 78-57, on Dec. 1 in Baton Rouge. Sunday’s game will be tele- vised on SEC+ with Mike Morgan and Sean Harrington describing the action. QUICK FACTS Name...... University of the Incarnate Word SERIES Location...... San Antonio, Texas This will be the first meeting between UIW and LSU on the hardwood and UIW’s first game Enrollment...... 10,389 against an SEC opponent. This is UIW’s 38th year of men’s basketball competition and sixth in Founded...... 1881 Division I. Although the Cardinals have played a limited number of “high major” teams, they Affiliation...... NCAA Division 1 enjoyed prominent wins over Nebraska and Princeton in 2014-15 and St. John’s in 2015-16. Joined Southland Conference ...... 2013-14 Nickname...... Cardinals UIW IS THE HOTTEST DIVISION I FREE THROW SHOOTING TEAM Sports...... 23 teams, 14 sports For several weeks, UIW has been leading a field of 351 NCAA Division I teams in free throw Website...... www.uiwcardinals.com shooting percentage. The latest statistics, released Wednesday morning, place the Cardinals atop the competition, shooting 82.2 percent from the line. Among individuals, Christian President...... Dr. Thomas M. Evans Peevy ranks 29th, hitting 90.9 percent (45-50) of his shots. Against SIUE on Nov. 25, Peevy Director of Athletics...... Dr. Brian Wickstrom made 14 of 15 free throw attempts. Against Trinity on Tuesday, he hit all seven shots. First Year, Men’s Basketball ...... 1980-81 All-Time Record (since 1987)...... 551-349 Five additional Cardinals are hitting Head Coach...... Dr. Carson Cunningham, above the 80 percent mark from be- BA, MA, Ph.D, Purdue; MBA DePaul hind the charity stripe. They do not Career Record as Head Coach...... 112-57 have enough attempts to enable Career Record at UIW...... First Year individual ranking, but collectively Assistant Coach...... Kenyon Spears, Lamar they contribute to the team’s lead. Assistant Coach...... Darnell Archey, Butler Assistant Coach...... Taylor Land, St. Edward’s CHRISTIAN PEEVY IS ON A TEAR Graduate Manager...... Ryan Imhoff, Carroll Sophomore forward Christian Peevy has scored 23 points or more in each of the last three games: 26 against Northern Colorado, 32 against SIUE and 23 against Trinity. After the first two games, Southland Conference sports information directors awarded him honorable MEDIA RELATIONS mention as player of the week. Christian is shooting 58.7 percent from the field, in addition Men’s Basketball: Dr. Dave Nelson to his scorching 90.9 free throw percentage. He has scored in double figures six times this Phone: (979) 220-2302 season. In the Tuesday game against Trinity, he hauled down 11 rebounds to achieve a dou- Email: [email protected] ble-double. (Continued on next page) FOLLOW ALONG UIW NAME USAGE ESPN+ | LISTEN www.UIWCardinals.com > Please note that there are two primary versions of our institution’s name: Upon first reference, LIVE STATS OR Men’s Basketball > we are the University of the Incarnate Word. After that, UIW is the preferred name. Any Schedule > other reference, including Incarnate Word University or Incarnate Word College, is incorrect. TWITTER click on desired link Additionally, all teams, including women’s athletic teams, are known as Cardinals.

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WATCH FOR ANOTHER CHICAGOAN, MORGAN TAYLOR YOUTH MOVEMENT Peevy’s Windy City cohort, freshman guard Morgan “Mo Buck- UIW’s roster is made up of one senior, two juniors, four sopho- ets” Taylor, has also impressed SLC voters this season. Taylor won mores and eight freshmen. So far, coach Cunningham has exper- Player of the Week honors on Monday, Nov. 19. That marked a imented with various starting lineups. During the three-game span of 993 days since the last UIW basketball player, Kyle Hittle, homestand, four freshmen and one sophomore started. In the won that award on Feb. 29, 2016. Prior to Hittle, Jontrell Walker, Bahamas, senior Charles Brown III and junior Jorden Kite took UIW’s first player of the week, won it on Dec. 21, 2014. the floor at the opening tip. Augustine Ene, Dwight Murray Jr. and Christian Peevy have started recently. Taylor has been the Taylor was the hero of the Nov. 17 overtime win over North Da- constant. He has started all ten games. kota State, in which the Cardinals prevailed, 80-78. He made the winning layup with 26 seconds remaining in overtime and Against Texas Lutheran, freshmen scored 51 of 70 points. hauled in the subsequent defensive rebound that assured victory. In addition to scoring the game winner, Taylor hit a STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE three-pointer with six seconds left in regulation to send the Thirteen of UIW’s opponents played in post-season competition game into overtime, after having made two key free throws at last year. Texas Tech, Montana, and Stephen F. Austin played in the 1:24 mark to keep UIW in contention. the NCAA Tournament. Central Arkansas, New Orleans, and Mi- ami (Ohio) played in the College Basketball Invitational. North- Those were not Mo’s only Bahamas heroics. ern Colorado, Illinois-Chicago, Sam Houston, Abilene Christian and Lamar by received invitations to the College Insider.com One day later against Florida Atlantic, Taylor hit three consecu- Tournament. When repeat games against conference oppo- tive free throws in the waning seconds of the first half. He then nents are counted, some 17 of 31 games will pit the Cardinals stole the ball and beat the buzzer to turn a four-point deficit into against opponents with tournament experience. a one-point halftime lead. Taylor has started all 10 games for UIW this year. He stands second on the team with a 13.8 points- UIW TO ENDORSE COACHING FOR LITERACY CAMPAIGN per-game scoring average and has dished out 30 assists. At the invitation of LSU’s coaching staff, Dr. Carson Cunning- ham and his staff have joined the Tigers in their endorsement of He had a career high of 24 points in the NDSU game, breaking Coaching for Literacy. LSU and UIW coaches and bench person- his personal best of 23 against Texas Lutheran on Nov. 12. Taylor nel will be wearing green ties, wrist bands, and lapel pins during shot 50 percent from the floor against North Dakota State. the game on Sunday.

CUNNINGHAM AND CREW NURTURE SHOOTERS Coaching for Literacy has conducted over 100 Fight for Literacy Given the background of Dr. Carson Cunningham and his assis- games with more than 50 NCAA teams. The work has provid- tant coaches, it’s no wonder that their UIW players are prosper- ed more than $200,000 to fund 75 literacy projects supporting ing when it comes to free throw shooting percentages. During more than 10,000 children nationwide. his tenure as head coach at Carroll College in Helena, Montana, Cunningham produced a team that led all NAIA D-1 teams in For the Cardinals, supporting worthy causes is part of the Uni- both field goal and free throw percentage for three straight versity’s service mission. Two weeks ago, the UIW team returned years. to The Children’s Hospital of San Antonio to help the staff and patients put up their Christmas tree. It was their second visit, In addition, assistant coach Darnell Archey has a shooting re- having held a “game day” for the young patients back in Oc- sume of his own. He holds the NCAA record for consecutive free tober. Also, last summer, the coaches and team helped build a throws made, set while he was a four-year starter at Butler Uni- Habitat for Humanity house. versity. At the 2003 Final Four in New Orleans, Archey won the men’s division of the three-point shooting competition. Don’t be surprised if UIW hosts a Coaching for Literacy game during its home schedule next year. BAHAMAS TOURNAMENT UIW played competitively in the Islands of the Bahamas Show- case in Nassau Nov. 16-18. The Cardinals had a four-point lead with six minutes left in the first half against Montana, and then cut an eight-point Grizzly halftime lead to four early in the second half. Taylor’s heroics helped win the NDSU game. Against Florida Atlantic, UIW had the ball with a one-point deficit within the last minute, and again with ten seconds left while down by three. UIW 2018-19 Men’s Basketball Schedule

Day Date Time Opponent Where Results

Tue. Nov. 6 6:30 p.m. Texas Tech Lubbock, Texas L, 87-37 Fri. Nov. 9 7 p.m. St. Francis-Illinois UIW W, 63-49 Sat. Nov. 10 7 p.m. UT Tyler UIW W, 66-54 Mon. Nov. 12 7 p.m. Texas Lutheran UIW W, 70-59

The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase Frid. Nov. 16 10 a.m. Montana Nassau, Bahamas L, 93-66 Sat. Nov. 17 10 a.m. North Dakota State Nassau, Bahamas W, 80-78 (OT) Sun. Nov. 18 1 p..m. Florida Atlantic Nassau, Bahamas L, 71-68 (Montana, Miami-Ohio, N. Dakota St., Georgia Southern, Florida Atlantic, Towson, Pepperdine)

Wed. Nov. 21 7 p.m. Northern Colorado UIW L, 90-64 Sun. Nov. 25 2 p.m. Southern Illinois Edwardsville, Ill. L, 80-68 Tue. Dec. 4 7 p.m. Trinity UIW W, 82-57 Sun. Dec. 9 1 p.m. LSU Baton Rouge, La. Mon. Dec. 17 7 p.m. Illinois-Chicago Chicago, Ill. Wed. Dec. 19 7:30 p.m. DePaul Chicago, Ill.

Southland Conference Games Wed. Jan. 2 7 p.m. McNeese UIW Sat. Jan. 5 7 p.m. Nicholls UIW Sat. Jan. 12 5:30 p.m. Sam Houston Huntsville, Texas Wed. Jan. 16 7 p.m. Central Arkansas UIW Sat .Jan. 19 3 p.m. Stephen F. Austin UIW Wed. Jan. 23 7 p.m. Lamar Beaumont, Texas Sat. Jan. 26 3 p.m. New Orleans UIW Wed. Jan. 30 7 p.m. Houston Baptist UIW Sat. Feb. 2 4:15 p.m. New Orleans New Orleans, La. Sat. Feb. 9 7 p.m. Texas A&M-CC Corpus Christi, Texas Wed. Feb. 13 7 p.m. Southeastern Hammond, La. Sat. Feb. 16 7 p.m. Abilene Christian UIW Wed. Feb. 20 7 p.m. Lamar UIW Sat. Feb. 23 4:30 p.m. Stephen F. Austin Nacogdoches, Texas Wed. Feb. 27 7 p.m. Northwestern State Natchitoches, Texas Sat. Mar. 2 7 p.m. Texas A&M-CC UIW Wed. Mar. 6 7 p.m. Houston Baptist Houston, Texas Sat. Mar. 9 3:30 p.m. Abilene Christian Abilene, Texas

Southland Conference Tournament -- March 13-17, Leonard Merrell Center, Katy, Texas

NUMERICAL ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown High School/Prep School/JC

0 Dwight Murray Jr. G 6-0 165 Fr. Austell, Ga. Pebblebrook 1 Antoine Smith Jr. F 6-7 215 Fr. Westerville, Ohio Westerville/Don Bosco 2 Jordan Caruso G 6-3 178 Fr. New York City Staten Island/Middlebrooks 4 Christian Peevy F 6-6 185 So. RS Chicago, Ill Mount Carmel 5 Romello Wilbert G 6-2 185 Fr. The Woodlands, Texas The Woodlands 10 Cody Graham G 5-10 165 So. Fresno, Texas St. Pius X 11 Des Balentine G 6-0 178 Jr. TR Kokomo, Ind. Western/Tyler JC 12 Augustine Ene W 6-4 215 So. Carrollton, Texas Creekview 13 Charles Brown III F 6-7 215 Sr. New Orleans, La. St. Augustine 14 Keaton Hervey W 6-7 190 So. Cedar Park, Texas Cedar Park 20 Morgan Taylor G 6-3 174 Fr. Chicago, Ill. Marist 21 Corey Sato F 6-6 190 Fr. Amarillo, Texas Randall 23 Jorden Kite G 6-3 185 Jr. RS San Antonio, Texas Clark 24 Bryce Davis F 6-7 215 Fr. Glendale, Ariz. Deer Valley 25 Brandon Swaby G 6-3 170 Fr. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Northeast

Head Coach: Dr. Carson Cunningham (B.A. 2000, M.A. 2001, Ph.D. 2006, Purdue; M.B.A. 2013, DePaul) First year Assistant Coach: Kenyon Spears (Lamar, 2001) Second year Assistant Coach: Darnell Archey (Butler, 2003) First year Assistant Coach: Taylor Land (St. Edward’s, 2009) First year Graduate Manager: Ryan Imhoff (Carroll,2018) First year Strength and Conditioning Coach: Erich Murphy (B.S.2012, Washington State; M.S. 2014, UIW) Seventh year Athletic Trainer: LaTisha Johnson (B.S. 2010, Texas Lutheran; M.S. 2012, N.C. Central) Fifth year

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown High School/Prep School/JC

11 Des Balentine G 6-0 178 Jr. TR Kokomo, Ind. Western/Tyler JC 13 Charles Brown III F 6-7 215 Sr. New Orleans, La. St. Augustine 2 Jordan Caruso G 6-3 178 Fr. New York City Staten Island/Middlebrooks 24 Bryce Davis F 6-7 215 Fr. Glendale, Ariz. Deer Valley 12 Augustine Ene W 6-4 215 So. Carrollton, Texas Creekview 10 Cody Graham G 5-10 165 So. Fresno, Texas St. Pius X 14 Keaton Hervey W 6-7 190 So. Cedar Park, Texas Cedar Park 23 Jorden Kite G 6-3 185 Jr. RS San Antonio, Texas Clark 0 Dwight Murray Jr. G 6-0 165 Fr. Austell, Ga. Pebblebrook 4 Christian Peevy F 6-6 185 So. RS Chicago, Ill. Mount Carmel 21 Corey Sato F 6-6 190 Fr. Amarillo, Texas Randall 1 Antoine Smith Jr. F 6-7 215 Fr. Westerville, Ohio Westerville/Don Bosco 25 Brandon Swaby G 6-3 170 Fr. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Northeast 20 Morgan Taylor G 6-3 174 Fr. Chicago, Ill. Marist 5 Romello Wilbert G 6-2 185 Fr. The Woodlands, Texas The Woodlands UIW RADIO/TV SPEED CHART

#0 #1 #2 #4 #5

DWIGHT MURRAY JR. ANTOINE SMITH JR. JORDAN CARUSO CHRISTIAN PEEVY ROMELLO WILBERT Fr. • 6-0 • Guard Fr. • 6-7 • Forward Fr. • 6-3 • Guard RS So. • 6-6 • Forward Fr. • 6-2 • Guard Austell, Ga. (Pebblebrook HS) Westervile, Ohio (Westerville HS) New York City (Staten Island Prep) Chicago, Ill. (Mount Carmel HS) The Woodlands, Texas (TW HS)

#10 #11 #12 #13 #14

CODY GRAHAM DES BALENTINE AUGUSTINE ENE CHARLES BROWN III KEATON HERVEY So. • 5-10 • Guard Jr. -TR • 6-0 • Guard So. • 6-4 • Wing Sr. • 6-7 • Forward So. • 6-7 • Wing Fresno, Texas (St. Pius X HS) Kokomo, Ind. (Western HS/Tyler JC) Carrollton, Texas (Creekview HS) New Orleans, La. (St. Augustine HS) Cedar Park, Texas (Cedar Park HS)

#20 #21 #23 #24 #25

MORGAN TAYLOR COREY SATO JORDEN KITE BRYCE DAVIS BRANDON SWABY Fr. • 6-3 • Guard Fr. • 6-6 • Forward RS-Jr. • 6-3 • Guard Fr. • 6-7 • Forward Fr. • 6-3 • Guard Chicago, Ill. (Marist HS) Amarillo, Texas (Randlall HS) San Antonio, Texas (Clark HS) Glendale, Ariz. (Deer Valley HS) Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (Northeast HS)

CARSON CUNNINGHAM KENYON SPEARS DARNELL ARCHEY TAYLOR LAND RYAN IMHOFF Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Graduate Manager BY THE NUMBERS

CARDINALS BY STATE CARDINALS BY CLASS ARIZONA...... 1 SENIORS…………………...... ……….………...... ……….1 Bryce Davis (Glendale) Charles Brown III FLORIDA...... 1 JUNIORS ………………………………………...... 2 Brandon Swabe (Ft. Lauderdale) Des Balentine GEORGIA...... 1 Jordan Kite Dwight Murray Jr. (Austell) SOPHOMORES……………………………...... 4 ILLINOIS...... 2 Augustine Ene Christian Peevy (Chicago) Cody Graham Morgan Taylor (Chicago) Keaton Hervey INDIANA...... 1 Christian Peevy Des Balentine (Kokomo) FRESHMEN………………………………...... ………...... …….. 8 LOUISIANA...... 1 Jordan Caruso Charles Brown III (New Orleans) Bryce Davis NEW YORK...... 1 Dwight Murray Jr. Jordan Caruso (New York City) Cory Sato OHIO...... 1 Antoine Smith Jr. Antoine Smith Jr. (Westerville) Brandon Swaby TEXAS...... 6 Morgan Taylor Augustine Ene (Carrollton) Romello Wilbert Cody Graham (Fresno) Keaton Hervey (Cedar Park) Jorden Kite (San Antonio) CARDINALS BY HEIGHT Corey Sato (Amarillo) 6-7...... 4 Romello Wilbert (The Woodlands) Charles Brown III Bryce Davis CARDINALS BY MAJOR Keaton Hervey ACCOUNTING...... 1 Antoine Smith Jr. Cody Graham 6-6...... 2 BIOLOGY...... 1 Christine Peevy Corey Sato Corey Sato BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION...... 6 6-4...... 1 Jordan Caruso Augustine Ene Bryce Davis 6-3...... 5 Augustine Ene Jordan Caruso Jorden Kite Jorden Kite Dwight Murray Jr. Brandon Swaby Romello Wilbert Morgan Taylor COMMUNICATIONS...... 1 6-2...... 1 Brandon Swaby Romello Wilbert CONVERGENT MEDIA...... 1 6-0...... 2 Morgan Taylor Des Balentine FINANCE...... 1 Dwight Murray Jr. Keaton Hervey 5-10...... 1 GENERAL STUDIES...... 1 Cody Graham Des Balentine HISTORY ...... 1 Antoine Smith Jr. Pro - NUN - SEE - Ay - SHUNS SPORTS MANAGEMENT...... 1 Christian Peevy TELEVISION PRODUCTION...... 1 Des Balentine ...... Dez Bal - un -tine Charles Brown III Augustine Ene ...... Awg - us -TEEN N A St. Augustine High ...... Uh - GUS - tin PRINCE CHARLES: KING OF STATS Keaton Hervey ...... HURV - ee Jorden Kite ...... rhymes with fight Among the six players who returned from last year’s team, Charles Brown III led in 10 of 11 statistical catego- Christian Peevy ...... Pee- vee ries: points, rebounds, blocked shots, steals field goals Corey Sato ...... SOT - toe and field goal percentage, three pointers and three-point Coach Kenyon Spears...... KEN - yahn field goal percentage, free throws and minutes played. Brandon Swabe ...... SWAY-bee Cody Graham led in assists. COACH CARSON CUNNINGHAM

One season prior to Dr. Carson Cunningham’s first colle- NAIA National Tournament berths, and reached the Fi- giate coaching gig, Carroll College of Helena, Montana nal Eight twice. won only two men’s basketball games. Then Cunningham accepted the Fighting Saints’ head coaching position. Five In 2017-18, Cunningham’s last season at Carroll, he won seasons later, his team was enjoying its third straight ap- conference coach of the year, helped guide the Fighting pearance in the NAIA Division I men’s basketball tourna- Saints to conference regular-season and tournament ment. championships and to the NAIA D-1 tournament for the third consecutive year. Also, for the third year in a row, Winning is an important line item on the resume of Cun- his team led the NAIA D-1 in field goal and free throw ningham, who became the new men’s basketball head percentage. Three of his players won all-conference coach at the University of the Incarnate Word on March 22, awards, including NAIA D-1 National Player of the Year 2018. But, with apologies to Vince Lombardi, winning is Ryan Imhoff, who is now a graduate manager on the not the only thing. Carson and his players seek excellence UIW staff. in everything they do, on and off the basketball court. One year earlier, in 2016-17, on the way to their second In addition to developing and refining basketball skills, es- Final Eight berth, the Saints produced an NAIA D-1 first- pecially with regard to shooting, they strive for excellence team All-American, Zach Taylor. That team also generat- in the classroom and in the community, and they win rec- ed two academic All-Americans, Imhoff and Oliver Carr, ognition for player performance and coaching achieve- and earned a team GPA of 3.2, a top-three NAIA D-1 ment. men’s basketball team GPA nationally.

Winning, Studying and Serving In the preceding year, 2015-16, the team made its first Fi- nal Eight appearance. It also compiled a 3.3 overall GPA, Of course, winning is a major goal. During his five years also among the top three nationally, and performed with Carroll College, Cunningham’s teams recorded a over 300 hours of community service. 107-52 (.673) record. He reached the 100-win plateau sooner than any other coach in school history, hitting that Scholarship and service are indeed key components in mark in just 150 games. Cunningham’s program. Carson maintains an abiding interest in his players’ classroom performance, and re- His teams enjoyed four consecutive winning seasons, won cruits only those players who demonstrate an academic two Frontier Conference regular season titles, won two work ethic. When he describes a newly recruited stu- conference tournament championships, earned three dent-athlete, Cunningham frequently comments on the COACH CARSON CUNNINGHAM (cont.) young man’s academic prowess in addition to his basket- Professional Athlete, Scholar, Author and Coach ball skills. After earning his master’s degree in history from Purdue During their first summer under Cunningham’s tutelage, in 2001, Cunningham spent three seasons playing profes- UIW basketball helped build a Habitat for Humanity house sional basketball. He played for the Continental Basketball for a deserving family. Several months later, the team visit- Association’s Gary Steelheads and the Rockford Lightning. ed The Children’s Hospital of San Antonio, staging a “game day” to entertain the young patients. He also played in Estonia and Australia. UIW requires its undergraduates to perform 45 hours of During that time, he continued to pursue graduate studies community service prior to graduation. Cunningham’s in history through Purdue. He earned his Ph.D. in American Cardinals will exceed that quota by a wide margin. history in 2006 and soon after embarked upon a career as a history professor, taking a position at the nation’s largest A Boilermaker in the Hoosier State Catholic university, DePaul in Chicago. He was an instruc- tor in the history department and then the department of Cunningham’s success began in that crucible of high cinema and digital media at DePaul from 2006-13. school basketball, Indiana, where he earned regional player of the year honors and first team all-state recognition. Concurrently, for five seasons beginning in 2008-09, he After graduation, he matriculated at Oregon State Univer- coached the varsity boys’ basketball team at his alma ma- sity, where he was the starting point guard as a true fresh- ter, Andrean, a Catholic high school in Merrillville, Indi- man, earned freshman All-America honors and broke Gary ana, where he guided the 59ers to 43 wins in their final 50 Payton’s OSU freshman scoring record. games. Then Cunningham came back home, joining Gene Keady’s While teaching at DePaul and coaching at Andrean, Cun- Purdue Boilermakers. He became a three-year starter and ningham continued to pursue graduate studies. He gradu- helped lead Purdue to a pair of Sweet Sixteen appearances ated from DePaul with a Master of Business Administration and a spot in the Elite Eight. In his three seasons, Cunning- (M.B.A.) in 2013. ham approached the 1000-point scoring mark, registered slightly fewer than 400 assists and had 163 rebounds. For He also published books. Cunningham is the author or his classroom efforts, he earned academic All-America co-author of five books, three of which are peer-reviewed honors twice, becoming, at that time, one of only three academic monographs published by well-regarded uni- players to do so at Purdue. versity presses. According to Randy Roberts, a distinguished professor of Marriage and Family history at Purdue, Cunningham saw more than basketball in his future and took advantage of everything the univer- When Cunningham and his wife, Christy, a former volley- sity offered. ball letter winner at Purdue, arrived in San Antonio, they did so with five children in tow: daughters Caroline, Catie “This is a guy who came here to play basketball and to get Joy, and Mabeline Lucille, and sons Case and Indiana. In an education,” Roberts said. “Sometimes you see athletes early September, they became parents of a sixth child, a who come here just to play their sport and the education son they named Bennet. With basketball being an omni- is secondary. But with Carson, education was never sec- present factor in his life, Carson commented on social me- ondary. I’ve never known a student to balance academics dia: and athletics the way Carson did.” “And, yes, if he happens to like hoops and has a jumper, we That attitude provided Cunningham with a future that in- might take to calling him ‘Net’.” cluded basketball but went beyond the hardwood. ASSISTANT COACHES Kenyon Spears Darnell Archey ASSISTANT COACH ASSISTANT COACH

Kenyon Spears joined the UIW men’s basketball staff as an Darnell Archey joined the University of the Incarnate Word assistant coach in June 2017. men’s basketball program in April 2018 after spending five seasons as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Spears enters his 15th year of coaching Division I men’s at South Alabama. college basketball, a career that has spanned five universities in three different conferences -- the Southland, the Prior to South Alabama, Archey spent four seasons as the Northeast and the Ivy League. coordinator of basketball operations at Butler, his alma mater. There he worked un- Before coming to UIW, Spears der Brad Stevens, who is now spent two seasons (2015-17) as head coach of the Boston Celt- an assistant coach at LIU Brook- ics. During Darnell’s coaching lyn. During his second year, the tenure, the Bulldogs appeared Blackbirds went 20-12 and 13-5 in consecutive national cham- in the Northeast Conference. pionship games in 2010 and They beat perennial power St. 2011. Johns. Archey coached for five years at Prior, Spears served three sea- the high school level, including sons (2012-15) as the top assis- three as a head coach. As a high tant coach and the recruiting school coach, he mentored two coordinator at the University of McDonald’s All-Americans, Kev- New Orleans. in “Yogi” Ferrell and Josh McRoberts, future all-conference performers at Indiana and Duke who went on to play in Previously, during the 2011-12 season, Spears assisted at the NBA. As a coach at Butler, he mentored future NBA Brown University. stars Gordon Hayward and Sheldon Mac.

Before Brown, Spears coached for five years (2005-10) at Archey is a native of New Castle, Indiana. As an undergrad- Wagner College, where he was a component of the Sea- uate, he earned four basketball letters at Butler, where he hawks’ record-setting 23-win season in 2007-08, which set several school records and played on three NCAA Tour- set a single-season school record for winning percentage nament teams. He finished his career as the Bulldogs’ (.833). all-time leading three-point shooter at the time (217) and set new school marks for free throw percentage in a sea- Spears began his collegiate coaching career at his alma son (97.3) and in a career (95.1). His free throw record was mater, Lamar University. He served for two seasons, 2002- aided by his NCAA-record 85 consecutive makes at the 04, as a graduate assistant. charity stripe.

As a college player, he led Lamar to a Southland Confer- At the 2003 NCAA Final Four in New Orleans, he won the ence championship and an NCAA Division I Tournament men’s division of the State Farm College 3-Point Champi- berth as a junior. In that 2000 tournament appearance, onship. Spears was named Chevrolet Player of the Game in a los- ing effort for the 16th-seeded LU Cardinals against the Darnell and his wife Amanda have two daughters, Allie first-seeded Duke Blue Devils. Spears scored 19 points in and Ava. that game. ASSISTANT COACHES & STAFF Erich Murphy STRENGTH & CONDITIONING

Erich Murphy was promoted to full- time assistant as a strength and conditioning coach at UIW in June 2014. He previously served as a graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach during 2012-14 while earning his master’s degree in kinesiology from UIW. Murphy’s main coaching respon- sibilities include the development of Taylor Land Ryan Imhoff training programs and administration ASSISTANT COACH GRADUATE MANAGER for men’s basketball, women’s volley- ball, men’s and women’s track and Taylor Land came to UIW in August Ryan Imhoff joined the UIW men’s field. He also teaches a course in the 2018 after a two-year term (2016-18) basketball coaching staff in August Athletic Training Program. as an assistant coach at his alma ma- 2018 after a stellar collegiate basket- ter, St. Edward’s University in Austin, ball career at Carroll College in Hel- Texas. ena, Montana, where he played for coach Carson Cunningham. Earlier, during the 2012-13 season, Land had served as a volunteer bas- A six-foot-seven power forward, Im- ketball assistant coach for the Hill- hoff won NAIA Division I National toppers. He was a graduate assistant Player of the Year honors in 2017-18, coach at UT-Pan American during the his senior season. He won All-America 2009-10 season and was a full-time honors in his sophomore, junior and assistant at St. Francis University of Il- senior years. He was Frontier Confer- linois in 2013-14. ence Player of the Year as a senior, first-team all-conference as a junior Land played professional basketball and second-team all-conference as a LaTisha Johnson on two continents. He played for two sophomore. ATHLETIC TRAINER Australian teams, the Rockingham Flames and the Mandurah Magic, and In his senior season, Imhoff led the LaTisha Johnson joined the athletic for Jonstrup Basket in Denmark. Fighting Saints in points, rebounds, training staff at UIW in July 2014. Her steals, assists and blocks. primary areas of responsibility are A four-year basketball letterman for men’s basketball and fencing. LaTisha St. Edwards, Land led SEU to three Ryan also achieved stellar results as came to UIW from Saint Augustine’s Heartland Conference championships an undergraduate scholar. He earned University in Raleigh, North Caroli- and three appearances in the NCAA NAIA Academic All-America honors as na, where she worked as an assistant Division II championship tournament. a junior. A chemistry major and biol- athletic trainer -- primarily with the For three seasons, Land pitched for ogy minor at Carroll, Ryan works in a football, women’s basketball, baseball the Hilltopper baseball team. cancer research laboratory at UIW. and the track and field teams during 2012-2014. She worked as a graduate He graduated Summa Cum Laude At UIW, apart from coaching, he con- assistant athletic trainer with the foot- with a degree in finance. In 2009, he ducts research on the design, syn- ball and softball teams at North Car- was chosen as the St. Edward’s Men’s thesis, and evaluation of inhibitors of olina Central, where she graduated Senior Student-Athlete of the Year. Poly(ADP-ribose) glycohydrolase for with her Master of Science in athletic cancer therapy. administration. STATISTICS: Starters & Team Highs

Starters

Nov. 6 @Texas Tech Brown, Ene, Graham, Peevy, Taylor Nov. 9 St. Francis (Ill.) Davis, Graham, Smith, Taylor, Wilbert Nov. 10 UT Tyler Davis, Graham, Smith, Taylor, Wilbert Nov. 12 Texas Lutheran Davis, Graham, Smith, Taylor, Wilbert Nov. 16 #Montana Davis, Graham, Kite, Smith, Taylor Nov. 17 #North Dakota State Brown, Graham, Kite, Smith, Taylor Nov. 18 #Florida Atlantic Brown, Graham, Kite, Smith, Taylor Nov. 21 Northern Colorado Brown, Graham, Kite, Smith, Taylor Nov. 24 @Southern Illinois Edwardsville Ene, Graham, Murray, Peevy, Taylor Dec. 4 Trinity Peevy, Brown, Murray, Ene, Taylor Team Highs

Statistic High Opponent

POINTS 82 Trinity (12/4/18) FIELD GOALS MADE 30 Trinity (12/4/18) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 57 Northern Colo. (11/21/18) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 8 Montana (11/16/18) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 21 Florida Atlantic (11/18/18) FREE THROWS MADE 26 Texas Lutheran (11/12/18) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 29 Texas Lutheran (11/12/18) REBOUNDS 41 Trinity (12/4/18) ASSISTS 14 Trinity (12/4/18) STEALS 8 N. Dakota St. (11/17/18); Florida Atlantic (11/18/18) BLOCKED SHOTS 4 Texas Lutheran (11/12/18) TURNOVERS 29 TTU (11/06/18) FOULS 24 Florida Atlantic (11/18/18) STATISTICS: Combined STATISTICS: Results & Leaders STATISTICS: Cardinals vs. Opponent PLAYERS #0 - Dwight Murray Jr. Guard | 6-0 | 165 | Fr. | Austell, Ga.

• Has been a starter for the last two games, SIUE and Trinity. • Scored a career-high five points on Nov. 16 versus Montana. • Contributed four rebounds and four assists, Nov. 17, versus NDSU. • Again had four rebounds and four assists, Nov. 21, versus N. Colorado.

High School: An all-state player who led his team to the Georgia 6A state championship game in his junior year and the 7A elite eight as a senior … twice named his team’s defensive player of the year … led Pebblebrook High to a MaxPreps national ranking of 50th, a ranking of third in the state and a 26-3 record in senior year.

An honor roll student, he earned the highest grade-point average on the boys basketball team.

Personal: Son of Salina and Dwight Murray Sr. His siblings are Alisha, 31, Darius, 15, and Devin Murray, 11 … born Jan. 21, 2000 in Austell, Georgia … business major.

PLAYERS #1 - Antoine Smith Jr. Forward | 6-7 | 215 | Fr. | Westerville, Ohio

• Has started seven games and played in all 10. • Scored 16 points against Texas Tech. • Shooting 54.4 percent from the floor and 93.3 percent from the line. • Has snagged 43 rebounds to lead the team. High School: Spent three years in the crucible of Ohio big-school varsity basketball … 2015-16: selected all-Ohio Capital Conference honorable mention, the season that Westerville South won the Ohio Division I state championship with Antoine contributing five points to a thrilling 57-55 win over Lima Senior … 2016-17: named first-team all-conference, Central District honorable mention, and Central Ohio all-star game most valuable player … played for coach Ed Calo.

Prep School: 2017-18: averaged nine points and eight rebounds a game—and shot 51 percent from the field, 79 percent from the free throw line, and 36 percent from behind the three-point arc— during the season for Bosco Institute of Crown Point, Indiana, where he played for coach Dave Maravilla.

Personal: His father, Antoine Smith Sr., played two years of collegiate basketball at Day- ton and two years at North- ern Kentucky … brother Antonio will be an incoming freshman football player at the United States Air Force Academy. Other siblings are Anthony, 16, and Charia, 14. Born Nov. 11, 1998 in Colum- bus, Ohio … history major. PLAYERS #2 - Jordan Caruso Guard | 6-3 | 178 | Fr. | New York City

• Has played in all 10 games. • Shooting 84.6 percent (11 of 13) from the free throw line.

High School: Averaged 29 points per game during his senior year … named student-athlete of the year at Staten Island Prep … named player of the year in New York City’s Athletic Conference of Indepen- dent Schools … attended high school in the New York City borough of Stat- en Island where he played for coach Mike Mazella.

Prep School: Attended Middlebrooks Prep in Los Angeles where he played for coach William Middle- brooks.

Personal: Son of Gina Caruso and Michael Caru- so … Siblings are Brandon, 23, and Jamison, 13 … born Dec. 9, 1998 in Staten Island, New York ... majors in business administration. PLAYERS #4 - Christian Peevy “Pee-vee” Forward | 6-6 | 185 | RS-So. | Chicago, Ill.

• Won Honorable Mention as SLC Player of the Week on Nov. 26. • Leading scorer on the team with 138 points and 13.8 average. • Has scored 23 points or more in each of his last three games: 26 against North- ern Colorado, 32 against SIUE (personal best) and 23 against Trinity. • Turned in a double-double against Trinity: 23 points and 11 rebounds. • In the NCAA statistics issued on Dec. 5, he is the 29th best individual free 2017-2018 (RS Freshman): throw shooter in Division I. He has hit 50 out of 55 attempts. He played in all 25 games, • Shooting 58.7 percent (44-75) from the field and 90.9 percent (50-55) from the two as a starter ... averaged line. 16.1 minutes, 8.2 points, 3.7 • Made 14 of 15 free throws against SIUE; seven of seven against Trinity. rebounds a game ... scored 20 plus points twice and had a career-high 24 points against Central Arkansas.

2016-17: Saw limited action in his first season as a Cardinal ... collected four rebounds.

High School: Led Mount Carmel High to a Chicago Catholic League division title and a 24-8 record as a senior ... averaged 17 points and seven rebounds during the season ... Chicago Sun- Times All-City Second Team honors. Peevy earned: Lane Tech Thanksgiving Tourna- ment all-tournament team; Chicago Catholic League South Player of the Year, all-Chicago Catholic League South; All-Area third team; Illinois Basketball Coaches Association 3A/4A All-State third team; Chicago Catholic League All-Star team; IBCA All-State All-Star team and Mount Carmel Student of the Month for November.

Personal: Peevy is the son of Pamela and Arthur Peevy and is majoring in sport management. He has one sister, Ariel. He was born on May 20, 1998. PLAYERS #5 - Romello Wilbert Wing | 6-2 | 185 | Fr. | The Woodlands, Texas

• Started three of the first four games prior to sustaining an injury • Was leading the team in rebounds with an average of 5.0 per game. • In the UT-Tyler game, Romello got five rebounds, dished out four assists, and stole the ball three times.

High School: Averaged 17 points, 7.8 rebounds, 5.5 assists, and 2.8 steals per game as a senior … named to the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches’ Class 6A-2 all-region team as a junior… three-time all-district basketball player … made the Houston Chronicle’s VYPE Magazine all-Houston basketball team in March 2017 … won the Ambassa- dor Award bestowed by the Conroe Independent School District … played for Coach Dale Reed at The Woodlands High.

Personal: Romello’s parents, Shanae and Joe Wilbert III, were each basketball letter winners at Texas A&M. Joe, who ranks second in points scored in a season at A&M, played professional basketball in Europe for three years … born April 16, 1999 in Bry- an, Texas … business major.

PLAYERS #10 - Cody Graham Guard | 5-10 | 165 | So. | Fresno, Texas

• Has started nine games and played in all 10/ • Hitting 75 percent of his free throw attempts. • Ranks second on the team in assists.

2017-2018 (Freshman): Ap- peared in 24 games with 10 as a starter ... averaged 19.5 minutes a game ... averaged 4.5 points a game ... led the team with 59 assists and had 13 steals ... his 15 points against Sam Houston State was a career-high ... six assists against Houston Baptist was also a career-high.

High School: A a four-year letter winner at St. Pius X ... averaged 15.0 points per game as a senior ... three- time recipient of all-district honors ... two-time all-state honoree ... twice named academic all-state. As a sophomore, named to both the regional and the state all-star teams.

Academics: Four-year member of the academic honor roll ... member of the National Honor Society as a senior... member of the Dominican Preaching Team, President of the Black His- tory Club, Delegate to Texas Boys State in Austin, and was a New Student Mentor.

Personal: Graham is the son of Eric and Lynn Ann Graham and is majoring in accounting. He has two brothers, Max Demery and Chad Graham ... born on July 13, 1999, in Houston. PLAYERS #11 - Des Balentine Guard | 6-0 |178 | Jr.-TR | Kokomo, Ind.

• Des has not played this year because of injury.

High School: Averaged 18.5 points and five rebounds a game for Western High School where he played for coach Bart Miller … Mid-Indiana Conference player of the year in 2013-14 and 2014-15 … All-Area in 2014-15 ... led his team to conference championships in 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15.

Prep School: Attended Quak- erdale Promise Academy in New Providence, Iowa, where he played for coaches Tom Barrett and DeWayne Melton.

Junior College: Played at Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Texas, under coach Mike Mar- quis … as freshman (2016-17), shot nearly 40 percent from behind the three-point line, and hit 87 percent of his free throws … as a sophomore (2017-18), averaged 11.4 points and four assists per game … led Tyler to the Re- gion 14 championship and a berth in the NJCAA Division I tournament in 2017-18 … his team achieved a 50-11 record during his two years of play.

Personal: Son of Dennis and Joy Balentine … brother of D.J. Balentine, 24 … born March 4, 1996 in Kokomo, Indiana … general studies major. PLAYERS #12 - Augustine Ene “Awg - us - TEEN N A” Wing | 6-4 | 215 | So. | Carrollton, Texas

• Played in all games and started three. • Scored 18 points, a career high, against Florida Atlantic. • Led the team in rebounds against Florida Atlantic (4), Northern Colorado (7) and SIUE (6). • Set an personal high for rebounds in a game with seven against Northern Colorado. 2017-2018 (Freshman): • Shooting 56.4 percent (31-55) from the field and 85.7 percent (12-14) from Ene appeared in 22 games, the free throw line. three as a starter ... averaged 10.4 minutes and 3.4 points a game ... had 15 assists, and 16 steals ... career high in points came against North- western State when he had 13 ... career high in assists came against Stephen F. Austin where he had five.

High School: Named to the 2017 Texas Class 5A All-State team ... 2017 District 14-5A Offensive MVP ... 2017 First Team All-League ... 2017 Texas Association of Basket- ball Coaches (TABC) All-Star team ... 2017 HoopDFW Elite 24 Metroplex All-Star team ... 2017 North Texas Basketball Coaches Association All-Star squad. Played on the Adidas circuit for the Dallas Mus- tangs for head coach Tony Johnson, where he teamed up with fellow Cardinal sign- ee, Keaton Hervey ...2014- 15 Sophomore of the Year, while he was named First Team All-District as a junior. As a senior, he was named Offensive Player of the Year, All-Region, and All-State.

Personal: Ene is the son of Justina and Augustine Ene Sr., and is studying business administration. He has one brother, Emmanuel, and two sisters, Elizabeth and Jenni- fer. Born on July 31, 1998. PLAYERS #13 - Charles Brown III Forward | 6-7 | 215 | Sr. | New Orleans, La.

• Played in all 10 games and started five. • Shooting 60 percent (27-45) from the floor and 85.7 percent (18-21) from the line. • Scored 14 points against St. Francis and against North Dakota State. • Charles is the only senior on the team.

2017-18 (Junior): Started 23 games ... played 30 m.p.g. ... led team with 109 FG and .478 percentage ... went 17- 33 behind the arc and had the highest 3-point percentage ... led in free-throws, 75, and attempts, 94 ... led team with 13.5 points per game ... added 4.5 rebounds a game ... career high points, 26, against SLU and rebounds, 13, against Southwestern.

Before UIW: Began at Murray State … played 16 games ... played at Itawam- ba CC in Fulton, Miss., where he averaged 12.2 points and 5.6 rebounds per game, and shot 83 percent from the charity stripe ... MVP of the 2017 Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) All-Star game with a 15 point, 11 rebound performance … named Second Team All-Conference.

High School: Played for St. Augustine High of New Or- leans. Played for head Coach Mitchell Johnson … senior class president and a member of the Future Business Leaders of America.

Personal: Son of Marcia and Charles Brown II and is majoring in TV production. Born on June 8, 1997, in New Orleans. PLAYERS # 14 - Keaton Hervey “HURV - ee” Wing | 6-7 | 190 | So. | Cedar Park, Texas

• Keaton has not played this year because of an injury.

2017-2018 (Freshman): Started 18 of the 22 games he appeared in ... played 24.1 minutes a game... scored 7.8 points per game and had 26 assists on the year... had a career-high 20 points against Lamar... scored 15 plus points a game on five occasions.

High School: Hervey is a national three-star recruit from Scout.com. In his junior year, Hervey led his team to the second round of the 5A playoffs. Named the 2015-16 Austin American-Statesman Boys Player of the Year and All-Central Texas Basketball Team ... averaged 23.8 points and 8.3 rebounds per game that season... was District MVP as a junior, highlighted by a career-high 44 points against San Antonio East Central.

Personal: Son of Carl and Patricia Hervey ... studying finance at UIW. He has one brother, Tristan. His dad ran track at Prairie View A&M, while his cousin, Sammy Hervey, played basketball at SMU. PLAYERS #20 - Morgan Taylor Guard | 6-3 | 174 | Fr. | Chicago, Ill.

• Started all 10 games and leads the team in minutes played with 336 (33.6). • Named Southland Conference Player of the week on Nov. 9, the first time a UIW men’s basketball player has won that award since Kyle Kittle was chosen on Feb. 29, 2016. • During that week, in a game against North Dakota State, he made the winning layup with 26 seconds remaining in overtime and hauled in the subsequent defensive rebound that assured victory. In addition to scoring the game winner, Taylor hit a three-pointer with six seconds left in regulation to send the game into overtime, after having made two key free throws at the 1:24 mark High School: Named first- to keep the Cardinals in contention. team all-state by the Illinois • That week, he scored 23 points against Texas Lutheran and 24 against NDSU, Basketball Coaches Associ- ation while averaging 21.8 which were consecutive personal bests. points, 3.5 rebounds, and 4.3 • Second on the team in scoring with 134 points and a 13.4 average. assists per game during his • Leads the team in assists with 30 and is the co-leader in steals with 11. senior year … also named • He is hitting 78.7 percent (48-61) of his free throws. first-team all-Chicago and the East Suburban Catholic Con- ference player of the year… shot 47 percent from the floor … guided Marist to 27 wins and a deep run into the class 4A state tournament … set a Marist individual record for scoring 698 points during a season.

Taylor was on the honor roll each of his three years at Marist … member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Morgan is the son of Melvin and Crystal Taylor and the brother of Melvin Taylor Jr., 25 … born Dec. 4, 1999 in Chicago ... majoring in convergent media.

PLAYERS #21 - Corey Sato “SOT - toe” Forward | 6-6 | 190 | Fr. | Amarillo, Texas

• Corey is reshirting this year.

High School: Texas Associ- ation of Basketball Coaches (TABC) all-Region 1 team and Region 1 all-tournament team as a senior … earned District 3-5A first team twice … ranked sixth on Randall High School’s all-time scoring list … holds his school’s three-point scoring percentage record of 50 percent … averaged 14 points, three assists, and six rebounds per game … played for coach Les- lie Broadhurst at Randall High.

Personal: Son of Bob and Amy Sato … Siblings are Cameron, 16, Cayden, 15, and Claire, 9 … born Nov. 18, 1999 in Huntington, West Virginia … biology major.

PLAYERS #23 - Jorden Kite Guard | 6-3 | 185 | RS-Jr. | San Antonio, Texas

• Played in all 10 games and started four. • Jorden is the only member of the team to predate last season as a Cardinal player. • Sunk three 3-pointers and had a season-high of 11 points against Trinity.

2017-2018 (RS Sopho- more): Appeared in 20 games and had three starts ... averaged 12.6 minutes a game ... scored 3.3 points a game ... season high of nine points scored against Gonzaga.

2016-17: Played in 25 games with five starts ... made 43 three-pointers and averaged 6.6 points per game ... registered 12 assists and 16 steals.

2015-2016: Red-shirted his first year as a Cardinal.

High School: As a senior, he averaged 20.4 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game and led the team to a 20-13 record ... earned first team all-district, all-area, all-region and all-state honors in 2014-15 ... was a three- time all-district selection earning a pair of first team honors and one second team honor ... scored 1,425 points in his career and was ranked #28 in the state of Texas for recruiting ... was a three- time second team academic all-district selection.

Personal: Son of Raymond and Laurie Kite ... studying accounting ... has a brother, Jerred, who also played on the UIW basketball team ... born on August 22, 1996. PLAYERS #24 - Bryce Davis Forward | 6-7 | 215 | Fr. | Deer Valley, Ariz.

• Played in all 10 games; started four.

High School: Led Deer Valley High School to a 28-3 record and second-place finish in the Arizona class 5A state tournament during his senior year ... averaged 19 points and nine rebounds per game ... named all-region first team and regional player of the year ... played for coach Jed Dunn.

Personal: Son of Shanda Davis and Demond Davis ... brother of Jayden (21) and Savannah Davis (16) ... father played basketball for Kansas State ... mother played basketball for Allen Community College (Kansas) ... born Jan. 25, 2000 in Arizona. PLAYERS #25 - Brandon Swaby “SWAY - bee” Guard | 6-3 | 170 | Fr. | Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

• Brandon is redshirting this year.

High School: Averaged 14 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 2.0 steals per game as a senior … averaged 12.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 2.1 steals over his varsity career … led his team to the district championship during his senior year … team captain during his last two years … winner of the Broward County Athletics Association 2018 student-athlete scholarship.

Academically ranked 16th of 339 students in his graduat- ing class … only member of his basketball team to earn a 4.2 grade point average … physical education student of the year, Northeast High student of the month and the Will-Make-It Foundation student of the month … won The Links Scholarship and was a Boys State nom- inee.

Played for coach Zach Gilllion at Northeast High School.

Personal: Brandon is the son of Michelle and Neil Swaby … born Dec. 30, 1999 in Plantation, Florida … communications major. ABOUT UIW

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