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Eastern Kentucky 2018-19 Eastern Kentucky Men's Basketball Game Notes 7-10 0-4 5-10 0-4 SKYHAWKS OVERALL OVC OVERALL OVC A.W. Hamilton 7-10 Anthony Stewart 37-44 COLONELS HEAD COACH RECORD AT EKU // 1ST HEAD COACH RECORD AT UTM //3RD 2018-19 Schedule GAME EKU VS. UT MARTIN Richmond, Ky. // Paul S. McBrayer Arena NOVEMBER UTM 7:30 p.m. ET // Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019 1 KENTUCKY CHRISTIAN (Exhibition) W, 136-92 EKU -vs- 18 7 MARSHALL L, 105-77 10 at Chattanooga W, 81-78 SCORING 13 MIDWAY W, 107-52 85.3 77.1 QUICK HEADLINES 16 vs. No. 12 Kansas State^ L, 95-68 17 vs. Northern Iowa^ L, 90-85 FG% • This will be the 49th all-time meeting between EKU 19 vs. Kennesaw State^ W, 100-81 42.9 43.0 and UT Martin. The Colonels lead the series, 28-20. The 28 at No. 6 Tennessee L, 95-67 teams split their two matchups last season, with EKU winning in Martin and UTM winning in Richmond. DECEMBER 31.4 3FG% 31.7 1 at High Point W, 70-69 • Senior Nick Mayo poured in 26 points at Belmont on Sat- 5 USC-UPSTATE W, 79-77 8 NORTHERN KENTUCKY W, 76-74 REBOUNDS urday. Mayo currently leads the OVC and ranks 11th in 15 at Xavier L, 95-77 38.2 35.7 the country in scoring at 23.6 points-per-game. 22 at Duquesne L, 85-84 (OT) 29 BRESCIA W, 145-72 ASSIST • Freshman Jomaru Brown scored 17 points at 15.5 16.0 Belmont on Saturday. Brown ranks fifth in the OVC, and JANUARY leads all freshmen, in scoring during conference play 3 at Austin Peay* L, 93-75 (19.5 points-per-game). 5 at Murray State L, 97-85 3.6 BLOCKS 3.0 10 at Tennessee State* L, 82-81 12 at Belmont* L, 109-93 • Mayo enters Thursday’s game 16 points shy of 2,000 for SCORING his career. 17 UT MARTIN* 7:30 PM DEFENSE 19 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 7:00 PM 85.2 81.5 24 JACKSONVILLE STATE*! 7:30 PM • EKU leads the OVC and ranks 15th in the country in 26 TENNESSEE TECH*% 7:00 PM FG scoring offense (85.3 points-per-game). 31 at Eastern Illinois* 8:30 PM 48.1 DEFENSE 49.3 • EKU ranks third in the country in steals/game (10.9), FEBRUARY 3FG fourth in turnovers forced/game (19.4) and 17th in 2 at SIUE* 8:00 PM 34.8 DEFENSE 37.4 7 BELMONT* 7:30 PM turnover margin (+4.3). The Colonels lead the OVC in all three categories. 9 TENNESSEE STATE* 7:00 PM REBOUND 14 at Morehead State* 7:35 PM MARGIN 16 MURRAY STATE* 7:30 PM -2.8 -2.5 • On Dec. 29, the Colonels broke the program single-game 21 at Tennessee Tech* 8:30 PM points record with 145 vs. Brescia University. During 23 at Jacksonville State* 5:00 PM TURNOVER that game, EKU also broke the OVC record for points in 28 AUSTIN PEAY* 7:30 PM +4.2 MARGIN +1.4 a half with 87. MARCH AST-TO Social Networks 2 MOREHEAD STATE* 7:00 PM 1.0 RATIO 1.2 Home Games In Bold CAPS * Denotes Ohio Valley Conference Game, ^ 2018 Paradise Jam, Times given are Eastern and subject to change, Rankings are AP/Coaches, ! Game at Berea College (Berea, Ky.), % Game @EKUHoops @EKUHoops EKU Colonels at Georgetown College (Georgetown, Ky.) Probable Starters (based on previous game) BROADCAST INFORMATION RADIO • WCYO 100.7 FM • Greg Stotelmyer, play-by-play • Doug Sallee, analyst ESPN+ • espnplus.com • Greg Stotelmyer, play-by-play • Doug Sallee, analyst WEAVER MAYO BROWN KING ROBINSON 0 FRESHMANJUNIOR // G // F 10 FRESHMANSENIOR // F // G 11 FRESHMAN // G 12 FRESHMAN // F 22 JUNIOR // G PPG 10.3 PPG 23.6 PPG 12.9 PPG 5.6 PPG 7.4 CONTACTS RPG 2.8 RPG 8.3 RPG 2.6 RPG 3.3 RPG 4.1 STEVE FOHL RYNE RICKMAN FG% .331 FG% .484 FG% .449 FG% .514 FG% .427 EKU UT Martin 3FG% .346 3FG% .311 3FG% .338 3FG% .375 3FG% .167 e [email protected] e [email protected] c 859.200.1958 APG 2.3 APG 2.3 APG 1.8 APG 0.9 APG 3.6 1 Colonel Basketball 2018-19 NOTES NOTE: Individual player notes are located on the player Media Information pages (pages 13-26). Double-Digit Leaders CONTACT INFORMATION Double-Figure Scoring Games Steve Fohl (MBB Contact) QUEST FOR 2,000 2018-19 Career Associate Director of EKUSports Communications Senior Nick Mayo scored 26 points at Bel- mont on Jan. 12. It was his 100th career double-digit No. Recor d No. Record Work Phone: 859-622-1253 Cell: 859-200-1958 E-Mail: [email protected] Fax: 859-622-5108 scoring game. He enters the game vs. UT Martin on Jan. Lachlan Anderson 4 3-1 4 3-1 17 only 16 points shy of 2,000 for his career. He would be Pedro Bradshaw 1 1-0 1 1-0 McBrayer Arena Press Row Phone: 859-622-5908 the first EKU player ever to reach 2,000 points. Peyton Broughton 3 2-1 6 5-1 MEDIA SERVICES CAM HAS HIS NUMBER CALLED Jomaru Brown 13 5-8 13 5-8 CREDENTIALS Sophomore Cameron Carmical played a JacQuess Hobbs 1 1-0 5 3-2 Credentials are issued to members of the working media career-high 23 minutes at Belmont on Jan. 12. He fin- Houston King 2 1-1 2 1-1 only. Requests for credentials should be made to Steve ished with five points, three assists, two rebounds and Fohl. one steal vs. the Bruins. Tre King 3 1-2 3 1-2 Nick Mayo 17 7-10 100 40-60 COACHES INTERVIEWS All interviews with head coach A.W. Hamilton and all as- JOMARU CONTINUES HOT OVC START Jordan Oakley 1 1-0 1 1-0 sistant coaches must be arranged through the EKUSports Freshman Jomaru Brown dropped 24 points Kelvin Robinson 5 1-4 5 1-4 vs. Tennessee State on Jan. 10 - two shy of his career Communications office. Please contact Steve Fohl to Dujuanta Weaver 8 2-6 11 3-8 arrange all interviews. high. As of Jan. 11, Brown ranks fourth in the OVC, and leads all conference freshman, in scoring during OVC PLAYER INTERVIEWS play (20.3 points-per-game). Double-Figure Rebounding Games All interviews with EKU men’s basketball players must be 2018-19 Career arranged through the EKUSports Communications office. MAYO DROPS 36 ON MURRAY STATE No. Record No. Record Please contact Steve Fohl to arrange all interviews. Senior Nick Mayo poured in 36 points and grabbed nine rebounds in EKU’s loss at Murray State on Lachlan Anderson 2 2-0 2 2-0 PRACTICE Jan. 5. The 36 points matched his career-high against an Tre King 1 1-0 1 1-0 EKU men’s basketball practices are generally open to the OVC opponent. He also scored 36 vs. UT Martin on Feb. 8, Nick Mayo 4 3-1 14 9-5 media. However, practices held on the day before games 2018. will be closed to the media. Media members are welcome to get interviews before practice begins on the day prior to games. Media members should arrange all interviews through the EKUSports Communications office by contact- EASTERN KENTUCKY - TEAM COMPARISONS ing Steve Fohl. POST-GAME INTERVIEWS UT MARTIN (5-10, 0-4 OVC) EASTERN KENTUCKY (7-10, 0-4 OVC) For home games, coach Hamilton and selected EKU Team Statistics UTM OPP Team Statistics EKU OPP players will be available in the media room after a brief Scoring Offense 77.1 81.5 Scoring Offense 85.3 85.2 cooling off period, generally 10 minutes after the game. Scoring Margin -4.4 -- Scoring Margin +0.1 -- For road games, coach Hamilton and selected players will FG Percentage .430 .493 FG Percentage .429 .481 NCAA TEAM RANKINGS (thru Jan. 15) be available outside the team’s locker room, following 3-Pt. FG Percentage .317 .374 3-Pt. FG Percentage .314 .348 Team Statistics EKU the cooling off period. Please direct post-game interview Free Throw Percentage .717 .669 Free Throw Percentage .681 .719 Scoring Offense 15 requests to Steve Fohl. Rebounds Per Game 35.7 38.3 Rebounds Per Game 38.2 41.1 Scoring Defense 348 Locker Room - The EKU locker room is closed to the media Rebound Margin -2.5 -- Rebound Margin -2.8 -- Scoring Margin 227 for all home and road games. Assists Per Game 16.0 17.3 Assists Per Game 15.5 15.7 FG Percentage 256 PRESS ROW SERVICE Turnovers Per Game 13.7 15.1 Turnovers Per Game 15.1 19.4 FG Percentage Defense 340 Complete individual and team statistics and play-by-play Turnover Margin +1.4 -- Turnover Margin +4.2 -- 3-Pt. FG Per Game 55 will be available to the media following the game. One Steals Per Game 8.3 6.9 Steals Per Game 10.9 6.6 3-Pt. FG Percentage 290 hour prior to tip-off, media packets containing a game Blocks Per Game 3.0 3.4 Blocks Per Game 3.6 3.6 3-Pt. FG Pct. Defense 228 program, flipcard, updated stats and game notes will be Free Throw Percentage 231 available in the media working area. Wireless internet INDIVIDUAL LEADERS INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rebound Margin 294 access is available in McBrayer Arena.