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2012-13 SCHEDULE46-22; 1-13 SUMMIT OCTOber (0-0, 0-0) 23...... Red-White Scrimmage (exh.)...... 79-65 GAME 29: IUPUI (6-22) vs. MILWAUKEE (7-22) 30...... Anderson (exh.)...... cancelled Feb. 23, 2013 (3:00 Eastern)4The Jungle (1,215)4Indianapolis, Ind.4www.IUPUIJags.com November (3-5, 0-1) 3 ...... Trine (exh.)...... W, 86-69 9 ...... Utah Valley...... W, 67-54 12...... ^ at #5/5 Michigan...... L, 54-91 13...... ^ vs. Bowling Green...... W, 80-66 17...... Bradley...... L, 72-79 19...... ^ North Texas...... L, 66-80 IUPUI JAGUARS MILWAUKEE PANTHERS 20...... ^ Lamar...... L, 82-86 2012-13 Record: ...... 6-22; 1-13 Summit League 2012-13 Record: ...... 7-22, 3-12 Horizon League 26...... IU East...... W, 87-54 Last Game: ...... L, 39-75 Last Game: ...... W, 64-53 29...... *at Kansas City...... L, 65-79 Feb. 16 at North Dakota State (Fargo, N.D.) Feb. 20 vs. UIC (Milwaukee, Wisc.) DECEMBER (3-6, 1-2) Head Coach: ...... Todd Howard (Louisville, ‘93) Head Coach: ...... Rob Jeter (UW-Platteville, ‘91) 1 ...... *at South Dakota...... L, 68-88 Record at IUPUI: ...... 20-40 (2nd season) Record at UWM:...... 128-124 (8th season) 5 ...... at Butler...... L, 55-87 Career Record: ...... same Career Record: ...... same 8 ...... at Western Kentucky...... L, 57-77 Statistical Leaders Statistical Leaders 11...... IU Northwest...... W, 65-59 Points: ...... Mitchell Patton, Jr., C Points:...... Paris Gulley, Sr., G 15...... Indiana State...... L, 61-75 13.0 ppg 14.3 ppg 20...... at Valparaiso...... L, 69-89 23...... at Ball State...... W, 77-68 Rebounds:...... Donovan Gibbs, Jr., F Rebounds:...... Demetrius Harris, Sr., F 27...... *Fort Wayne (BLF)...... W, 88-74 6.2 rpg 5.1 rpg 29...... *Oakland (BLF)...... L, 62-84 Assists:...... Greg Rice, Sr., G Assists:...... Jordan Aaron, Jr., G JANUARY (0-7, 0-6) 3.61 apg 4.10 apg 1 ...... at Maryland...... L, 63-81 5 ...... *at Western Illinois...... L, 53-57 (ot) GAMEDAY INFORMATION 10...... *at Omaha...... L, 79-90 The Game: IUPUI will open a three-game homestand 17...... *North Dakota State (BLF)...... L, 40-78 Series:...... Milwaukee leads 3-1 as the Jaguars host Milwaukee (7-22) in the Ramada 19...... *South Dakota State...... L, 65-80 Worldwide BracketBusters event. Tip time is set for 3:00 24...... *at Oakland...... L, 71-89 Streak:...... IUPUI has lost 3 p.m. inside The Jungle with pregame coverage beginning 26...... *at Fort Wayne...... L, 79-80 (ot) at 2:45 on 1260 WNDE AM, WNDE.com and on the free FEBRUARY (0-4, 0-4) Last Meeting:...... UWM 62-49 iHeartRadio app. Scott McCauley (pxp) will be on the call 2 ...... *Western Illinois...... L, 59-68 ...... Nov. 18, 2011 in Milwaukee, Wisc. and the game can be seen on the IUPUI LIVE! subscription 9 ...... *Omaha...... L, 78-85 service. 14...... *at South Dakota State...... L, 45-82 Audio:...... WNDE / WNDE.com / iHeartRadio 16...... *at North Dakota State...... L, 39-75 The Series: IUPUI trails the all-time series, 3-1, but ...... Scott McCauley (pxp) 23...... Milwaukee...... 3:00 p.m. won the only meeting in Indianapolis. 28...... *South Dakota...... 7:30 p.m. MARCH Webcast:...... IUPUIJags.com KEY NUMBERS 2 ...... *Kansas City...... 7:30 p.m. IUPUI’s average margin Points scored by the Jaguars 9 ...... Summit League Quarterfinals...... tba TV:...... none 18.0of defeat during the current 12-game 39at North Dakota State last Saturday, 11...... Summit League Semifinals...... tba losing streak. marking the fewest in a game in the 12...... Summit League Finals...... tba Live Stats:...... IUPUIJags.com program’s history IUPUI’s record on All times are Eastern time zone; Home games are in bold The number of scholarship ^ 28th annual NIT Season-Tipoff (campus sites); *Summit League games 7players IUPUI has in uniform - 0-11Saturdays this season, including +Sears BracketBuster; BLF denotes games at Bankers Life Fieldhouse Patton, Gibbs, Rice, Shanklin, going 0-8 on Summit League All games broadcast on 1260 WNDE / WNDE.com/iHeart Radio app Esposito, Hubert and Gaines Saturdays IUPUI PROBABLES
PPG: 8.3 PPG: 7.5 PPG: 5.5 PPG: 10.4 PPG: 13.0 RPG: 2.2 RPG: 2.7 RPG: 1.0 RPG: 6.2 RPG: 5.0 APG: 3.6 APG: 2.1 APG: 0.7 APG: 1.3 BPG: 1.0 FG%: .395 FG%: .341 FG%: .394 FG%: .546 FG%: .569 3FG%: .400 3FG%: .348 3FG%: .390 3FG%: .421 3FG%: .000 FT%: .689 FT%: .808 FT%: .765 FT%: .627 FT%: .667 #12 - GREG RICE #20 - SEAN ESPOSITO #23 - P.J. HUBERT #30 - DONOVAN GIBBS #42 - MITCHELL PATTON 5-11 / 1884Sr.4G4Indianapolis, Ind. 6-3 / 1954Sr.4G4Indianapolis, Ind. 6-5 / 1994Jr.4G4Greenfield, Ind. 6-7 / 2004Jr.4F4Louisville, Ky. 6-9 / 2484Jr.4C4Vincennes, Ind. Ben Davis High School Cathedral High School Mt. Vernon High School Iroquois High School South Knox High School VS. MILWAUKEE (7-22) s page 2 s RAMADA WORLDWIDE BRACKETBUSTERS Record46-22 AP Top 25 Poll 1 TEAM NOTES this season, finishing with two points and three boards in four Week 16 - Feb. 18 BUMPED, BRUISED AND BATTERED minutes work. Rank Team (First-Place) Points The injury bug has severely bitten IUPUI this season with four players having missed a total of 53 games thus far. Junior BRACKETBUSTERS NOTES 1...... Indiana (43)...... 1,597 Ian Chiles (24 games), Marcellus Barksdale (21 games), IUPUI drew Horizon League-foe Milwaukee in this year’s 2...... Miami (Fla.) (20)...... 1,571 Mitchell Patton (5 games) and P.J. Hubert (3 games) have Ramada Worldwide BracketBusters event and will host the 3...... Gonzaga (2)...... 1,428 all been on the mend while the Dec. 15 Indiana State game Panthers at 3:00 p.m. inside The Jungle on Saturday, Feb. 4...... Michigan State...... 1,416 was the only time all year projected starters Chiles and Patton 23. IUPUI is 1-0 all-time in the BracketBusters event, having defeated Nicholls State last season. 5...... Florida...... 1,387 played together. In addition, all three freshmen will miss the entire season, Next year, Nicholls State is expected to return the game to 6...... Duke...... 1,308 two due to injury. Cortell Busby, a 6-foot-2 point guard, Indianapolis while the Jaguars are obligated to return a game 7...... Michigan...... 1,264 suffered a preseason foot injury and 6-foot-6 forward Elijah to Milwaukee. 8...... Syracuse...... 1,125 Ray will miss the year due to a lingering shoulder issue. However, this year will mark the end of the BracketBusters event. 9...... Kansas...... 1,077 Barksdale, a sophomore swingman, will miss the remain- der of the season after suffering a foot injury on Dec. 23 after 10...... Louisville...... 1,011 having previously missed eight games prior to a back injury. FREE MONEY 11...... Georgetown...... 952 Chiles, who returned to play four games in December, suffered At Valpo on Dec. 20, IUPUI hit all 14 of its free throw at- 12...... Arizona...... 924 a setback in January and is likely to miss the duration of the tempts in defeat. It’s the second time in as many seasons that 13...... Kansas State...... 848 season. IUPUI has had a perfect shooting night at the free throw line. Last year, the Jaguars made a school record 19-of-19 14...... Oklahoma State...... 786 even the practice players are on the mend as Milwaukee- transfer Ja’Rob McCallum has rarely been able to practice freebies in the loss at South Dakota. Last year’s squad finished 15...... Butler...... 659 after having a surgery on his foot in November. the year shooting a school record 77.6 percent at the charity 16...... New Mexico...... 654 stripe. 17...... Marquette...... 524 PLAYING ALL 28 BALANCING ACT 18...... Ohio State...... 458 With the injury issues this season, only five players have been able to play in all 28 games thus far. Both Donovan Nine different Jaguars have led the team in scoring at least 19...... Wisconsin...... 406 Gibbs and Greg Rice have started all 28 games while Jordan once this year. By contrast, last season IUPUI had just six differ- 20...... Pittsburgh...... 370 Shanklin, Sean Esposito and Lyonell Gaines have ap- ent leading scorers for the entire season. Here’s a breakdown 21...... Memphis...... 362 peared in every game. of the number of times (including ties) different players have 22...... Colorado State...... 307 led the Jags in scoring in 2012-13. A FRESHMAN HITS THE FLOOR John Hart - 8 times 23...... Oregon...... 216 Through 27 games, no IUPUI freshman had logged a single Mitchell Patton - 7 times 24...... VCU...... 123 minute this season. Left-handed point guard Cortell Busby Sean Esposito/Donovan Gibbs - 4 times 25...... Notre Dame...... 79 has yet to suit up due to injury, while Elijah Ray has also been Jordan Shanklin - 3 times slowed by a shoulder injury and will likely redshirt. Linwood Lyonell Gaines/P.J. Hubert - twice Others receiving votes: Saint Louis 58, Minnesota 52, Ross, Jr. is also likely to redshirt the season. Ian Chiles/Greg Rice - once Louisiana Tech 48, Illinois 46, Cincinnati 20, North Carolina State However, at North Dakota State (Feb. 16), redshirt fresh- 20, Akron 16, Missouri 4, Middle Tennessee 3, Saint Mary’s 2, man Kevin Rose played four minutes off the bench, giving WIN THE GLASS, WIN THE GAME Maryland 2, Creighton 1, Wichita State 1 IUPUI its first freshman minutes of the year. Rose didn’t join IUPUI is 4-1 this season when outrebounding its opponent the team until January and didn’t become eligible until Jan. and 14-5 dating back to last season when Todd Howard took ~ Opponents in bold italics denote 2012-13 IUPUI opponents. 25. over as head coach. On the flip side, the Jaguars are 2-21 (.087) when being 12 DOWN outrebounded this year and 6-34 (.150) under Howard in his IUPUI is currently reeling, amidst an 12-game losing skid two seasons. that began with the Dec. 29 loss to Oakland at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The margin of defeat has been 18 points per in the PAINT CREW 2012-13 SUMMIT LEAGUE STANDINGS 12 defeats, seven of which have come by double-digits. Similar to IUPUI’s struggles on the glass, the Jaguars have (Through 2-21-2013) The losing streak is the longest in the program’s Division also been repeatedly outscored in the paint by opponents this Team Overall .Summit I era and is the longest since 1979-80 squad lost 17 straight year. The Jaguars have been outscored in the paint in 18 of 28 South Dakota State...... 21-8...... 12-3 under first-year Head Coach Mel Garland. games by 9.4 points per game. The Jags are 4-4 when outscoring opponents in the paint Western Illinois...... 19-6...... 11-3 0-FOR-SATURDAYS and 2-17 when being outscored inside. North Dakota State...... 20-7...... 11-4 IUPUI is 0-11 on Saturdays this season, including going 0-8 Oakland...... 15-14...... 10-5 on Saturdays in Summit League play. Last year, IUPUI had five TUBIN’ z-Omaha...... 10-18...... 6-8 wins in Saturday games. IUPUI is 0-9 this season in televised games and 0-4 in Fort Wayne...... 13-16...... 6-9 nationally televised broadcasts. South Dakota...... 8-18...... 4-10 LOW OCTANE IUPUI’s 39-point output at North Dakota State (Feb. 23) was DUELING DOUBLE-DUBS Kansas City...... 7-21...... 4-10 the program’s lowest point total ever. Earlier in the season, Both Patton (27 pts, 13 reb) and Donovan Gibbs (10 pts, IUPUI...... 6-22...... 1-13 NDSU held the Jags to 40 in Indianapolis, which set a new career-high 13 reb) had double-doubles earlier this season in all-time low at the time. The previous mark was 41 (at Arizona the win over BGSU, marking the first time since Jan. 17, 2009 on 12/13/99 & vs. Youngstown State on 1/6/2000). that two Jaguars had double-doubles in the same game. The Tournament March 9-12, 2013 in Sioux Falls, S.D. last time it happened was a 58-56 loss to Centenary as Billy z-ineligible for Summit League Tournament NDSU LEFTOVERS Pettiford (10 pts, 14 reb) and Robert Glenn (12 pts, 10 reb) Senior guard Sean Esposito grabbed a career-high eight notched double-doubles. boards and led the Jaguars in rebounding for the second time The duo repeated the feat in the loss to South Dakota State this season... junior forward Donovan Gibbs grabbed four on Jan. 19 with Patton (17 pts, 11 reb) and Gibbs (14 pts, 10 boards and now has 300 for his collegiate career... sophomore reb) notching double-doubles. Lyonell Gaines snapped a streak of nine games without scoring in double-figures, but emerged with a game-high 14 SHOOTING 60 points off the bench, including hitting the third three of his IUPUI is 1-1 this season when shooting better than 60 career... Gibbs had his career-best streak of six straight games percent from the field. IUPUI shot 60.4 percent from the field in double-digits snapped at NDSU, scoring just three points.... in the Nov. 13 win over BG and was better than 70 percent in Kevin Rose became the first IUPUI freshman to log a minute the second half. VS. MILWAUKEE (7-22) s page 3 s RAMADA WORLDWIDE BRACKETBUSTERS Record46-22 The Jags are 3-1 all-time under Howard when shooting run during the recent two-game trip to South Dakota State Dec. 23, 2011 - IUPUI 97, Valparaiso 88 better than 60 percent from the field with the lone loss being (Feb. 14) and North Dakota State (Feb. 16). The 6-foot-7 senior Dec. 27, 2012 - IUPUI 88, Fort Wayne 74 the 80-79 overtime decision at Fort Wayne on Jan. 26, 2013. played 36 minutes total and finished the trip with four points, a Dec. 29, 2012 - Oakland 84, IUPUI 62 rebound, an assist and a steal. Jan. 17, 2013 - North Dakota State 78, IUPUI 40 HELPING HANDS IUPUI tied the single-game record with 27 assists against IU HART STOPPED East on Nov. 26 with sophomore Jordan Shanklin leading the Senior John Hart had his eligibility appeal denied by the 1 PRESEASON NOTES way with seven helpers. IUPUI last had 27 assists back on Nov. NCAA recently, ending his on-court IUPUI career. The Purdue- PRESEASON POLLS 24, 2001 in a home win over Olivet Nazarene. transfer finishes with a 14.2 points per game scoring average IUPUI was picked to finish fifth in the nine-team Summit and hit 40 3’s in 19 games. The 6-foot-2 guard led the Jags in League race according to the league’s preseason polls, as voted JAGS ADD TWO scoring eight times and played nearly 33 minutes per game. on by the coaches, media and sports information personnel. IUPUI has two future Jaguars in line for next year in 6-foot-8 However, he is allowed to continue to practice with the Junior guard Ian Chiles was selected Second Team All-League forward/center Justus Stanback (West Lafayette, Ind./ team for the rest of the season though. in the preseason polls. West Lafayette) and 6-foot-9 center Josh James (Cedar Here’s a look at how some of the major national publications Lake, Ind./Andrean/Quakerdale Prep) in the fold. ESPOSITO HITS 100 GAMES picked IUPUI to finish this season: Stanback, the son of former Purdue-standout Ian Stanback, The Maryland game was the 100th career game for senior Athlon Sports: 6th of 9 averaged 6.9 points and 5.1 rebounds per game a year ago for Sean Esposito. He’s the lone current Jaguar to have played at Blue Ribbon: 6th of 9 West Lafayette (Ind.) High School and starred for the Indiana least 100 career games. CBSSports.com: 6th of 9 Ice AAU program this past summer. It was Stanback’s first sum- Lindy’s: 5th of 9 mer on the AAU circuit, where he excelled as both a scorer and RICE IS NICE USA Today: 6th of 9 rebounder. This year, Stanback is averaging 13.6 points and 8.5 Senior Greg Rice handed out a career-high 10 assists in Yahoo! Sports: 6th of 9 rebounds per game and has emerged as one of the top players the loss at Oakland and has a 1.93 assist-to-turnover ratio in All of the national publications picked South Dakota State in the state. He is the first Division I signee in West Lafayette Summit League play. The Indianapolis-native is averaging 4.85 to repeat as league champs and four of the six pegged North head coach David Wood’s 19-year tenure at the school. assists per game over the past 13 games. Dakota State second. James averaged 13.1 points and 9.1 rebounds a game as a senior at Andrean High School, but opted to attend Quakerdale GAINES ON THE GLASS TEN BACK Prep this past season. Sophomore Lyonell Gaines had a monster game on the IUPUI brings back 10 letterwinners from last year’s squad, glass in the win over IU Northwest, grabbing an IUPUI Division including a pair of starters (Ian Chiles and Lyonell Gaines). NEW FIVE I era (1998-present) record 19 boards, while his eight team- All total, the returners combined for 78 starts and more than No Jaguar that started the season opening Utah Valley mates combined to grab 18 caroms. 1,000 points a year ago. game also started the 2011-12 finale against South Dakota Gaines’ 19 rebounds were one shy of tying the program’s In terms of percentages, the Jaguars bring back 44.7 percent State. Howard used the lineup of Ian Chiles, Alex Young, all-time single game record of 20, held by Michael Boles (vs. IU of the team’s scoring (1,037 of 2,319 points), 51.3 percent of Lyonell Gaines, Stephen Thomas and Christian Siakam South Bend on Mar. 7, 1993) and Austris Purvlicis (vs. IPFW on the team’s rebounding (491 of 957 boards) and 44.8 percent of against SDSU before rolling out Donovan Gibbs, Mitchell Jan. 18, 1975). the team’s assists (168 of 375). Patton, Greg Rice, Sean Esposito and John Hart against Former Mid-Con Player of the Year Odell Bradley held the UVU. Division I record, having grabbed 18 vs. Ball State on Dec. 20, OLDER, BUT UNTESTED 2003. Despite bringing back 10 letterwinners this season, the WRONG SIDE group is largely untested as a group. Coming into the season, IUPUI has lost 16 games by double-digit margins with nine SHANKLIN GETS A START the 10 returners had combined to start just 97 games in their of those 16 coming by 20-or-more. On the flip side, IUPUI has With Hart shelved, sophomore Jordan Shanklin has made collegiate careers and junior Ian Chiles entered the season as four double-figure wins including a 33-point victory over IU back-to-back starts, including a 15-point effort at Omaha. the program’s active career scoring leader, having netted just East on Nov. 26. Shanklin’s only start coming into this season was at Louisville more than 300 points in his only year. last season. NOT SINCE 2008... 1 PLAYER NOTES GRADED OUT ...has IUPUI had to replace the team’s top scorer, rebounder GIBBS MAKING HIS CASE Three Jaguars posted a GPA of 3.0 or better during the fall and assist man from a season a ago, until this season. Alex Junior Donovan Gibbs is making a case for All-Summit semester with senior Nick Kitcoff (3.58 GPA) leading the way. Young was the program’s top scorer and rebounder a year ago, League accolades, in spite of the team’s performance this sea- Behind him, both P.J. Hubert (3.43) and Marcellus Barks- while Stephen Thomas led the squad in assists. In 2007-08, son. The 6-foot-7 forward ranks 11th in the league in scoring dale (3.32) earned spots on the IUPUI Academic Advisor’s List. George Hill led the Jaguars in all three categories before in Summit League play (12.4 ppg), seventh in rebounding (6.2 Barksdale has the team’s top cumulative GPA at 3.55. entering the 2008 NBA Draft. rpg) and is fourth in the league in field goal percentage (63.1 percent). CLASS BREAKDOWNS 1 FIELDHOUSE NOTES Based on last year’s stats, here are the percentage ESPO ENTERS THE TOP 10 DID YOU KNOW? breakdowns by class in terms of points, rebounds, assists and Senior Sean Esposito has climbed to 10th all-time in the Technically, IUPUI won the final game in “Conseco minutes played: program’s history in threes made. The fifth-year senior could Fieldhouse” and later won the first game in “Bankers Life Sr. Jr. Soph. Fr. climb as high as the No. 8 spot by the close of his career. Fieldhouse”. The Jags beat Ball State on Dec. 19, 2011 before PTS: 55.3 5.0 26.0 13.7 Esposito has hit 122 threes and is chasing down Austin the building was rebranded from Conseco to Bankers Life on REB: 48.7 3.4 27.0 20.9 Montgomery (126 3’s) and Greg Wright (128 3’s), who sit Dec. 22. The next day, the Jaguars knocked offV alparaiso on the AST: 55.2 3.7 24.5 16.5 eighth and ninth, respectively. The duo of Leroy Nobles and Pacers’ home floor. MIN: 45.0 5.5 29.0 20.6 Akeem Clark (both hit 186 3’s) are unlikely to be caught. INSIDE THE FIELDHOUSE WHO’S GONE? ONE NEW FACE, ONE DEPARTURE regardless of the name, IUPUI has played 14 games (8-6 The Jaguars lost three seniors from a year ago, headlined by This year’s roster continued its flux over the past two weeks overall) on the Indiana Pacers home floor and hosted 13(8-5) of three-time First Team All-Summit Leaguer Alex Young. Young with the addition of a practice player (Kevin Rose) and the those contests. finished ranked 4th in league history with 2,286 career points. departure of senior center Cameron Loepker. Below is a breakdown of those previous 13 outcomes. Young, who also finished among the top five in IUPUI history Loepker had appeared in 14 games this season, totaling 59 Feb. 3, 2005 - Valparaiso 64, IUPUI 61 in rebounds, steals, threes made and blocked shots, played minutes, 14 points and 12 boards. Dec. 22, 2006 - Indiana 86, IUPUI 57 (IU home game) for the Sacramento Kings in the NBA Summer League before rose, a redshirt freshman, starred locally at Arsenal Tech Nov. 25, 2008 - IUPUI 67, Eastern Illinois 60 ultimately opting to begin his professional career in Italy. High School before ultimately finishing at Howe High School. Dec. 23, 2008 - IUPUI 62, Indiana State 41 Fellow senior Stephen Thomas was a two-year starter at The 6-foot-6, 200-pound made his IUPUI debut at North Jan. 6, 2010 - Ohio 63, IUPUI 62 the point guard spot for the Jaguars and averaged 11.2 points Dakota State on Feb. 16, finishing with two points and three Jan. 14, 2010 - IUPUI 90, Oral Roberts 87 (ot) and delivered a team-high 108 assists his final season. boards in four minutes work. Jan. 31, 2010 - IPFW 62, IUPUI 60 (ot) Lastly, fifth-year senior Christian Siakam capped his Feb. 3, 2011 - IUPUI 86, IPFW 77 collegiate career by netting 8.8 points and 5.8 boards per game KITCOFF GETS SOME RUN Feb. 5, 2011 - IUPUI 100, Oakland 88 while making 55.2 percent of his field goal attempts his final With depleted numbers, senior Nick Kitcoff got extended Dec. 19, 2011 - IUPUI 66, Ball State 57 season. Siakam was set to begin a professional career in Chile VS. MILWAUKEE (7-22) s page 4 s RAMADA WORLDWIDE BRACKETBUSTERS Record46-22 earlier this fall. was part of a four-man induction class that includes Vangel 2012-13 IUPUI TV Broadcast Schedule Nacovski (men’s soccer), Dr. Arthur Rettig (meritorious) Monday, Nov. 12 WHO’S NEW? and Brad Wheeler (men’s cross country). All four were of- at Michigan 9 p.m. eSPNU/ESPN3 Howard and the IUPUI coaching staff inked five newcomers ficially inducted on Friday, Feb. 1. Saturday, Nov. 17 for the 2012-13 season, headlined by Purdue-transfer John vs. Bradley (The Jungle) 7 p.m. CSN Chicago Hart. Hart, a 6-foot-2 guard, redshirted his freshman year SCHEDULE NOTES Thursday, Nov. 29 at Purdue before playing 63 games in three seasons for the The Jaguars will play a deep and talented slate this year, Boilermakers. The Beech Grove-native averaged 2.6 points per including at least 12 teams that reached the postseason a year at Kansas City 8 p.m. KSMO game during his Purdue career and was the Marion County ago. Four IUPUI opponents (Lamar, Michigan, South Dakota Wednesday, Dec. 5 Player of the Year in 2008. State and Western Kentucky) played in the NCAA Tournament at Butler 7 p.m. myINDY TV-23 IUPUI also added a trio of freshmen in 6-foot-2 guard while another (Valparaiso) played in the postseason NIT. Saturday, Dec. 8 Cortell Busby, 6-foot-5 swingman Linwood Ross, Jr. and Three others played in the CBI (Butler, North Dakota State and at Western Kentucky 3 p.m. HSSN/ESPN3 6-foot-6 in-state prep Elijah Ray. Busby, a left-handed lead Western Illinois) and four more played in the CIT (Bowling Saturday, Dec. 15 guard, comes from Fishburne (Va.) Military School while Ross Green, Indiana State, Oakland and Utah Valley). vs. Indiana St. (The Jungle) 7 p.m. HTSN comes from Westminister (Fla.) Academy. Ray was the lone in- Saturday, January 19 state incoming freshman, having helped lead Gary Bowman HOME BOYS vs. S. Dakota St. (The Jungle) 3 p.m. HTSN Academy to a state runner-up finish last winter. IUPUI will get to play 14 games in front of the home fans IUPUI’s fifth addition was Milwaukee-transfer Ja’Rob Mc- this year, including non-conference home games against Utah Tuesday, January 1 Callum. A 6-foot sweet shooting guard, McCallum spent three Valley (Nov. 9), Bradley (Nov. 17) and Indiana State (Dec. 15). at Maryland 3 p.m. eSPN3 seasons with the Panthers but missed all but six games a year Additionally, the Jaguars will host the program’s first-ever Saturday, February 2 ago due to injury. He was the 2010 Horizon League Freshman Sears ESPN BracketBuster game (Feb. 23) this season in The vs. W. Illinois (The Jungle) 3 p.m. FCS Atlantic/HTSN of the Year according to The Sporting News after averaging Jungle, after having gone on the road a year ago to knock off Thursday, February 14 7.8 points per game in 31 contests. He upped his output to Nicholls State, 84-80 on Feb. 18, 2012. at S. Dakota State 8 p.m. FCS Atlantic/Midco 7.9 points per game as a sophomore and was averaging 10.0 points and 2.2 rebounds per game a year ago before suffering MORE SCHEDULE TIDBITS All times are Eastern time zone a season-ending wrist injury. This year will be the first-ever meetings with UtahV alley (Nov. 9) and Maryland (Jan. 1) while every other team on the Greg Rakestraw (pxp) and IUPUI Hall of Famer Bob ON THE BENCH slate, minus Summit League newcomer Omaha, is a repeat Lovell (analyst) will call the three games on HTSN Head Coach Todd Howard has a noticeable addition on foe. Here’s a quick note on each of non-conference opponents the bench in 2012 along with both Matt Crenshaw and (sorted by ‘12-13 game date): 2012-13 Radio Broadcast Schedule David Padgett returning. Crenshaw, the program’s all-time OPPONENT SERIES SERIES BEGAN For the second straight year, IUPUI games can be heard assist leader, enters his seventh year on staff while Padgett is Utah Valley 0-0 first meeting on Sports Radio WNDE (1260 AM) in the Indianapolis-area. in year number two with the Jaguars. Michigan 0-1 1/4/2003 In addition, former IUPUI standout Don Carlisle concluded Jags lost 84-79 in Ann Arbor, Mich. despite 26 pts and 7 reb Scott McCauley (pxp) will call the action every time the his professional playing career in an effort to start his coaching from Odell Bradley Jaguars take the floor. In addition, IUPUI broadcasts can be career at his alma mater this season. Carlisle, the program’s Bradley 1-1 12/30/2000 heard on WNDE.com and via the iHeartRadio app available all-time rebound leader, joined the staff in June 2012 after first meeting since 2002; Crenshaw hit game-winner in for smartphones. playing 11 years overseas, primarily in France. Carlisle was a lone win in Indianapolis three-time All Mid-Continent Conference performer after a IU East 8-4 1972 Below is a breakdown of games that can be heard on standout career at nearby Ben Davis High School. Butler 0-3 12/10/1997 1260 AM or only via WNDE.com and iHeartRadio: first meeting against the Bulldogs since 2000 11/3 vs. Trine 1260 AM & online DC TO THE HALL W. Kentucky 1-1 11/22/2006 11/9 vs. Utah Valley online only Carlisle has been selected to be inducted into the IUPUI Alex Young scored a Division I record 43 pts in win over the 11/12 at Michigan 1260 AM & online Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2013. The 6-foot-6 forward Hilltoppers in Indy in 2011 11/13 vs. Bowling Green online only was a three-time All Mid-Con performer during his career and IU Northwest 9-1 1972-73 11/17 vs. Bradley online only 11/19 vs. North Texas online only 11/20 vs. Lamar online only 2012-13 IUPUI Basketball Roster 11/26 vs. IU East 1260 AM & online ## Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown High School (Previous School) 11/29 vs. UMKC 1260 AM & online 0 Cortell Busby G 6-2 180 Fr. Chester, S.C. Lewisville/Fishburne (Va.) Military 12/1 at S. Dakota online only 1 Lyonell Gaines F 6-6 217 So. Louisville, Ky. eastern 12/5 at Butler 1260 AM & online 4 Ian Chiles G 6-1 188 Jr. Louisville, Ky. Ballard (Wabash Valley JC) 12/8 at W. Kentucky online only 5 Linwood Ross, Jr. G 6-5 185 Fr. miramar, Fla. Westminister Academy 12/11 vs. IU Northwest 1260 AM & online 12/15 vs. Indiana State 1260 AM & online 10 Jordan Shanklin G 6-0 183 So. Bowling Green, Ky. Warren Central 12/20 at Valpo 1260 AM & online 12 Greg Rice G 5-11 188 Sr. Indianapolis, Ind. Ben Davis 12/23 at Ball State 1260 AM & online 13 Ja’Rob McCallum # G 6-0 170 Sr. marion, Ind. marion (Milwaukee) 12/27 vs. IPFW (BLF) 1260 AM & online 14 elijah Ray F 6-6 230 Fr. Gary, Ind. Bowman Academy 12/29 vs. Oakland (BLF) online only 20 Sean Esposito G 6-3 205 Sr. Indianapolis, Ind. Cathedral 1/5 at W. Illinois online only 22 marcellus Barksdale G/F 6-5 200 So. Lexington, Ky. Tates Creek 1/10 at Omaha 1260 AM & online 23 P.J. Hubert G 6-5 199 Jr. Greenfield, Ind. mt. Vernon 1/17 vs. N. Dakota State (BLF) 1260 AM & online 24 Nick Kitcoff F 6-7 191 Sr. Indianapolis, Ind. Pike (Ancilla College) 1/19 vs. S. Dakota State online only 25 John Hart G 6-2 205 Sr. Beech Grove, Ind. Beech Grove (Purdue) 1/24 at Oakland online only 32 Kevin Rose F 6-6 200 r-Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. Howe 1/26 at IPFW 1260 AM & online 2/2 vs. W. Illinois 1260 AM & online 30 Donovan Gibbs F 6-7 200 Jr. Louisville, Ky. Iroquois 2/9 vs. Omaha 1260 AM & online 42 mitchell Patton C 6-9 248 Jr. vincennes, Ind. South Knox 2/14 at S. Dakota State 1260 AM & online 2/16 at N. Dakota State 1260 AM & online Head Coach: Todd Howard (2nd season - Louisville, ‘93) 2/23 vs. Milwaukee 1260 AM & online Associate Head Coach: Matt Crenshaw (7th season - IUPUI, ‘04) 2/28 vs. South Dakota 1260 AM & online Assistant Coach: David Padgett (2nd season - Louisville, ‘08) 3/2 vs. UMKC online only Assistant Coach: Don Carlisle (1st season - IUPUI, ‘01) 3/9 Summit League Quarters 1260 AM & online Director of Operations: Chris Johnson (1st season - Daemen College, ‘10) 3/11 Summit League Semis 1260 AM & online Video Coordinator: Willie Veasley (1st season) 3/12 Summit League Finals 1260 AM & online Athletic Trainer: Craig Middlebrook (1st season) VS. MILWAUKEE (7-22) s page 5 s RAMADA WORLDWIDE BRACKETBUSTERS Record46-22 Indiana State 2-2 12/20/2000 Christian Siakam - Bahrain Club / Bahrain Jags lost most recent meeting, 72-59 in Terre Haute on Stephen Thomas - free agent 2012-13 Specialty Stats Dec. 23, 2009 Alex Young - Orlandina / Italy POT - Points off Turnovers Valparaiso 8-15 1/23/1999 PP - Points in the Paint Jags beat Crusaders at Bankers Life Fieldhouse GIMMIE THOSE DIGITS 2nd - Second Chance Points a year ago, 97-88 in Indianapolis Junior center Mitchell Patton switched jersey numbers BP - Bench Points Ball State 1-6 11/22/2000 from 50 to 42 entering this season. The 6-foot-9 lefty wore Schools split a home-and-home series last year the number 42 at South Knox High School before opting to IUPUI-Opposition Maryland 0-0 first meeting wear 50 his first two seasons at IUPUI. Opponent POT PP 2nd BP IUPUI comes in 1-0 all-time against ACC foes In addition, John Hart will wear No. 25 in his lone season Utah Valley 18-7 24-22 8-6 10-17 with the Jaguars. Hart, who wore No. 32 while at Purdue, @ Michigan 7-13 22-34 1-2 15-28 IUPUI ON THE TUBE opted to wear No. 25 this season as a tribute to his late vs. BGSU 16-18 28-26 15-9 16-4 Preliminarily, IUPUI is likely to have at least nine televised cousin Larretha “Lala” Draughon. Draughon was a standout Bradley 11-18 20-48 11-12 0-12 games in 2012-13. The Michigan (Nov. 12) game will be on basketball player at both Northwest High School and more vs. N. Texas 17-20 34-44 23-18 35-16 ESPNU and the game at Maryland (Jan. 1) will be aired on recently Vincennes University, but was slain in an Indianapolis vs. Lamar 13-20 38-44 4-14 13-22 ESPN3. shooting this past summer. IU East 25-18 34-32 15-12 44-26 In addition, the game at South Dakota State (Feb. 14) Freshman Cortell Busby will be the first-ever IUPUI @ Kansas City 15-17 18-42 10-15 11-24 will be broadcast on Fox College Sports while the Jaguars player to wear the No. 0 in the program’s 40+ year history. @ S. Dakota 15-9 24-28 9-10 12-22 will also get some air time in the Indianapolis-market. The Nos. 51 and 53 are the only ‘eligible’ numbers to have @ Butler 5-22 22-20 7-8 19-46 game at Butler (Dec. 5) will be televised on MyINDY-TV 23 never been worn by IUPUI players. @ W. Kentucky 12-13 16-30 8-14 26-21 while three IUPUI home games are scheduled to be televised IU Northwest 12-9 24-18 15-4 23-27 on HomeTown Sports (RTV6.2). Those games will likely be THE OLD AND THE YOUNG Indiana St. 18-23 18-36 9-6 27-17 Indiana State (Dec. 15), South Dakota State (Jan. 19) and IUPUI has three 23-year olds on this year’s roster, with @ Valpo 2-16 22-52 12-23 12-23 Western Illinois (Feb. 2). John Hart being the oldest of the bunch. Hart turned 23 @ Ball State 14-12 20-40 7-17 13-19 in June while Cameron Loepker turned 23 in August and Fort Wayne 25-15 30-34 10-16 16-18 JAGS ON THE DIAL Sean Esposito turned 23 near the start of the season. Oakland 12-23 16-34 11-13 45-27 every IUPUI basketball game this year will be broadcast on Freshman Elijah Ray is the youngest of the 16 Jaguars WNDE 1260 AM as Scott McCauley (pxp) returns as the Voice and didn’t celebrate his 19th birthday until Dec. 14 of this @ Maryland 13-15 16-38 7-15 2-43 of the Jaguars. This marks the second straight year IUPUI year. @ W. Illinois 10-4 12-24 11-7 8-5 games can be heard on 1260 AM in the Indianapolis-area. @ Omaha 26-18 34-54 7-4 10-13 In addition, all IUPUI games can be heard on WNDE.com FRESH STARTS N. Dakota St. 6-14 18-36 2-9 29-30 and via mobile devices through the iHeartRadio app. Lyonell Gaines’ 27 starts last year were the most by an S. Dakota St. 4-8 34-24 18-6 3-19 IUPUI freshman during the program’s Division I era. Both @ Oakland 12-16 26-26 6-17 13-14 PROFESSIONAL RANKS Alex Young and George Hill started 21 times in their rookie @ Fort Wayne 15-16 40-26 2-12 2-16 While current Indiana Pacer George Hill headlines IUPUI’s campaigns. W. Illinois 7-15 18-28 3-10 6-22 group of former players in the professional ranks, there’s at Omaha 13-13 28-46 8-16 2-2 least seven former Jags currently continuing their playing MEDIA NOTE - IT’S IUPUI @ S. Dakota St. 9-22 28-26 6-13 12-20 careers. Among them: Please use IUPUI on first AND all subsequent references. @ N. Dakota St. 4-17 18-34 6-12 16-31 Jon Avery - Liceo Mixto / Chile Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis or any Milwaukee James Booyer - Rockingham / Australia other form is not acceptable. South Dakota Robert Glenn - Indios SF / Dominican Republic As for the nickname, please use Jaguars on first reference Kansas City George Hill - Indiana Pacers / NBA and either Jaguars or Jags on subsequent references. Summit Q’s Leroy Nobles - Huracanes de Tampico / Mexico Summit Semis Summit Finals 2012-13 Margins of Victory/Defeat TOTALS 356-431 682-946 251-320 440-584 W’s 1 1 1 2 1 IUPUI AVG: 12.7 24.4 9.0 15.7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20+ OPP AVG: 15.4 33.8 11.4 20.9 L’s 1 2 2 1 1 3 1 2 9 Team Comparisons IUPUI Win-Loss Comparisons IUPUI Category UWM 6-22 Record 7-22 In 6 IUPUI Wins... In 22 IUPUI Losses... 1-13 Conf. Record 3-12 Averages Totals/Gms Averages Totals/Gms 310 RPI 303 77.3 464/6 Scoring Off. 62.8 1382/22 65.9 Scoring Off. 62.2 62.5 375/6 Scoring Def. 80.9 1780/22 77.0 Scoring Def. 70.2 +14.8 Scoring Margin -18.1 -11.0 Scoring Margin -8.0 49.7 171-344 FG% 42.6 520-1222 44.1 FG% 39.1 40.7 145-356 FG% Def. 51.8 650-1254 49.4 FG% Def. 45.2 39.2 51-130 3FG% 35.7 147-412 36.5 3FG% 31.7 27.4 29-106 3FG% Def. 42.0 168-400 39.0 3FG% Def. 31.6 68.3 71-104 FT% 68.2 195-286 68.2 FT% 68.0 36.2 217/6 Reb. Average 26.4 581/22 28.5 Reb. Average 33.1 33.0 198/6 Opp. Reb. Average 37.0 813/22 36.1 Opp. Reb. Average 37.3 +3.2 Rebound Margin -10.5 -7.7 Rebound Margin -4.1 7.8 Offensive Reb. 10.6 10.0 60/6 Offensive Reb. 7.2 159/22 20.6 Defensive Reb. 22.6 26.2 157/6 Defensive Reb. 19.2 422/22 13.2 Assists Avg. 11.1 16.8 101/6 Assists Avg. 12.2 268/22 12.8 TO Avg. 14.5 13.2 79/6 TO Avg. 12.7 280/22 12.3 Opp. TO 12.0 15.3 92/6 Opp. TO 11.5 252/22 -0.5 TO Margin -2.5 +2.1 TO Margin -1.2 2.1 Blocks Avg. 3.5 3.3 20/6 Blocks Avg. 1.8 40/22 5.9 Steals Avg. 5.4 8.2 49/6 Steals Avg. 5.3 117/22 7.1 3FG Made 6.9 8.5 51/6 3FG Made 6.7 147/22 VS. MILWAUKEE (7-22) s page 6 s RAMADA WORLDWIDE BRACKETBUSTERS Record46-22 2012-13 OVERALL STATS
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1 stats extra 1 IUPUI’S RECORD WHEN... Double-Digit Scoring Games ‘12-13 Car. Consec. Rebounds Total ‘12-13 ‘12-13 Under Ian Chiles 3 21 0 1. Donovan Gibbs 300 Overall Summit Howard Donovan Gibbs 16 21 0 2. Lyonell Gaines 268 Home 4-7 1-5 15-12 Mitchell Patton 16 21 0 3. Mitchell Patton 204 Away 1-13 0-8 4-25 Sean Esposito 8 19 0 4. Sean Esposito 165 Neutral 1-2 0-0 1-3 Greg Rice 11 14 0 5. Ian Chiles 116 Overtime 0-2 0-2 1-4 John Hart 13 13 0 6. Greg Rice 101 Lead @ Halftime 3-5 0-3 13-6 Lyonell Gaines 5 10 1 7. Marcellus Barksdale 70 Trail @ Halftime 2-17 0-10 5-33 P.J. Hubert 5 6 0 8. John Hart 59 Tied @ Halftime 1-0 1-0 2-1 Jordan Shanklin 6 6 0 9. Jordan Shanklin 43 Leading w/ 5:00 left 6-1 1-0 18-2 Marcellus Barksdale 0 2 0 10. P.J. Hubert 26 Trailing w/ 5:00 left 0-19 0-12 2-36 11. Nick Kitcoff 16 Tied w/ 5:00 left 0-2 0-1 0-2 20+ Pts. Games ‘12-13 Car. Consec. 12. Kevin Rose 3 Shooting 50% or better 4-4 1-3 8-5 Sean Esposito 4 4 0 Shooting between 40-50% 1-9 0-4 9-20 Mitchell Patton 4 4 0 Assists Total Shooting lower than 40% 1-9 0-6 3-15 John Hart 4 4 0 1. Greg Rice 134 Commit less TO than opp. 5-7 1-4 14-18 Lyonell Gaines 0 1 0 2. Sean Esposito 108 Commit more TO than opp. 1-10 0-5 4-17 Donovan Gibbs 1 1 0 3. Ian Chiles 63 Commit same TO as opp. 0-5 0-4 2-5 P.J. Hubert 1 1 0 4. Donovan Gibbs 60 Outrebound opponent 4-1 0-1 14-5 Greg Rice 1 1 0 5. Lyonell Gaines 59 Outrebounded by opponent 2-21 1-12 6-34 6. Jordan Shanklin 50 Rebounding is equal 0-0 0-0 0-1 Double-Digit Reb. Games ‘12-13 Car. Consec. 7. John Hart 42 Bench outscores opp. 2-5 0-2 6-14 Lyonell Gaines 3 5 0 8. Marcellus Barksdale 33 Bench is outscored by opp. 4-16 1-10 13-24 Donovan Gibbs 4 4 0 9. Mitchell Patton 31 Bench scoring is equal 0-1 0-1 1-2 Mitchell Patton 2 3 0 10. P.J. Hubert 22 Hit more FT than opp. 2-5 0-3 11-11 11. Nick Kitcoff 4 Hit less FT than opp. 1-16 0-10 5-28 Double-Digit Assist Games ‘12-13 Car. Consec. Hit same FT as opp. 3-1 1-0 4-1 Greg Rice 1 1 0 Steals Total Hit more 3FG than opp. 4-9 1-5 9-18 1. Sean Esposito 49 Hit less 3FG than opp. 1-13 0-8 6-21 Double-Doubles ‘12-13 Car. Consec. 2. Ian Chiles 45 Hit same 3FG as opp. 1-0 0-0 5-1 Donovan Gibbs 3 3 0 3. Greg Rice 37 Decided by 5 pts or fewer 0-3 0-2 3-11 Mitchell Patton 2 3 0 4. Donovan Gibbs 33 Decided by 6-10 points 2-4 0-3 8-8 Lyonell Gaines 1 2 0 5. Lyonell Gaines 31 Decided by 10+ points 4-15 1-8 9-21 6. John Hart 27 In home whites 2-2 0-0 13-7 Games Started ‘12-13 Car. Consec. 7. Jordan Shanklin 24 In Vegas gold 2-8 1-7 2-8 Lyonell Gaines 10 37 0 8. Marcellus Barksdale 23 In road blacks 2-10 0-5 2-16 Sean Esposito 22 35 14 9. Mitchell Patton 18 In road reds 0-2 0-1 3-9 Donovan Gibbs 28 34 28 10. P.J. Hubert 12 6 players in double-digits 0-0 0-0 0-1 Mitchell Patton 18 34 7 11. Nick Kitcoff 2 5 players in double-digits 1-0 1-0 1-0 Ian Chiles 2 30 0 4 players in double-digits 4-8 0-5 12-11 Greg Rice 28 32 28 Blocks Total 3 players in double-digits 0-5 0-3 2-12 John Hart 19 19 0 1. Mitchell Patton 47 2 players in double-digits 1-4 0-1 5-9 P.J. Hubert 10 12 7 2. Donovan Gibbs 27 1 player in double-digits 0-5 0-4 0-7 Jordan Shanklin 2 3 0 3. Ian Chiles 22 On Mondays 1-2 0-0 2-2 4. Sean Esposito 11 On Tuesdays 2-2 0-0 3-3 Dunks ‘12-13 (Career) 5. John Hart 8 On Wednesdays 0-1 0-0 2-3 Donovan Gibbs 11 (16) 6. Lyonell Gaines 7 On Thursdays 1-6 1-5 2-11 Lyonell Gaines 7 (10) 7. Nick Kitcoff 6 On Fridays 1-0 0-0 5-1 Ian Chiles 0 (6) 8. Marcellus Barksdale 5 On Saturdays 0-11 0-8 5-18 Mitchell Patton 0 (2) 9. P.J. Hubert 4 On Sundays 1-0 0-0 1-1 John Hart 1 (1) 10. Greg Rice 3 In November 3-5 0-1 5-10 In December 3-6 1-2 8-9 1 ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS Threes Made Total In January 0-7 0-6 1-14 Games Played Total 1. Sean Esposito 122 In February 0-4 0-4 6-6 1. Sean Esposito 110 2. P.J. Hubert 41 In March 0-0 0-0 0-1 2. Donovan Gibbs 92 t-3. John Hart 40 3. Mitchell Patton 84 t-3. Greg Rice 40 4. Greg Rice 65 t-5. Ian Chiles 35 5. Lyonell Gaines 60 t-5. Jordan Shanklin 35 t-7. Marcellus Barksdale 10 Points Total t-7. Donovan Gibbs 10 1. Mitchell Patton 494 9. Mitchell Patton 5 2. Sean Esposito 486 10. Nick Kitcoff 4 3. Donovan Gibbs 471 11. Lyonell Gaines 3 4. Ian Chiles 377 5. Lyonell Gaines 359 6. Greg Rice 322 7. John Hart 270 8. Jordan Shanklin 184 9. P.J. Hubert 158 10. Marcellus Barksdale 106 11. Nick Kitcoff 28 12. Kevin Rose 2 VS. MILWAUKEE (7-22) s page 9 s RAMADA WORLDWIDE BRACKETBUSTERS Record46-22 TODD HOWARD Head Coach | Second Season Todd Howard took over as the seventh head with the spring signings of Ashworth, Moss and Siakam. coach in the history of the IUPUI Men’s Basketball He helped land Ben Davis standout point guard Greg Rice, keeping the trend going of landing top-notch Program on April 21, 2011. He is entering his 18th talent from the city of Indianapolis. In 2010, he returned to his Louisville roots to bring talented forward season on the Jaguars sidelines and his second Donovan Gibbs to the IUPUI program, along with in-state standouts P.J. Hubert and Mitchell Patton. season as head coach. Prior to that, he served 10 In 2004, Howard began to further earn acclaim on both the camp and recruiting scene. He spent a week years as the Associate Head Coach to longtime leader as a clinician at the prestigious Pete Newell Big Man Camp in Hawaii, while also helping secure one of IUPUI’s Ron Hunter and was an assistant on Hunter’s staff for most prolific recruiting classes in recent memory. six years prior. In the early signing period, Howard helped ink Indianapolis high school products George Hill (Broad In his first year at the helm of the Jags, Ripple) and Craig Swoope (Carmel). Over the summer during the late signing period, Howard helped land a Howard guided IUPUI to a 14-18 record with both pair of junior college standouts in Michal Vavrek (Joliet JC) and Maushae Byles (Kennedy-King CC). Prior to Alex Young and newcomer Ian Chiles earning that, Howard had been equally successful in landing in-state talent including 2002 Marion County Player of postseason accolades. Young earned his third the Year Brandon Cole and 2003 Indiana All-Star David Barlow. consecutive First Team All-League ballot and Hill later became IUPUI’s second Indiana All-Star, while Vavrek was the second IUPUI recruit to receive participated in the Sacramento Kings Summer Camp All-America mention from the NJCAA. In all, IUPUI has signed seven former Indiana All-Stars since Howard’s before becoming the most recent in a long list of IUPUI players to continue playing overseas. Young inked a promotion to Associate Head Coach, after signing just one in the program’s history previously. deal to play in Italy while fellow 2012 senior Stephen Thomas signed to play in England. Howard also played a vital role in landing a pair of Division I transfers for the third time in program Chiles, Howard’s first signee as head coach, earned a spot on the league’s All-Newcomer Team in 2012. history. Former Indiana All-Stars Gary Patterson and Austin Montgomery were both named to the league’s While under Hunter, he surpassed Greg Mingus as the longest tenured assistant/associate coach in the All-Newcomer Team after sitting the previous season. Before that, former Indiana All-Star Brandon Cameron program’s history and was also the longest tenured assistant/associate coach in The Summit League. Before and Lawrence North’s Angelo Smith made their mark on the Jags lineup. In 2002-03, the addition’s of Wright being promoted to the head spot, he was recognized by numerous publications, including Hoop Scoop and State’s Marcus May and Ball State’s Josh Murray in 2002 helped propel the Jags to its most memorable year Fox Sports, among the top assistant/associate coaches in the nation among mid-majors. in program history. That year, Howard was a big part in IUPUI bringing home the Mid-Con Championship and Howard has been instrumental in the program’s successes - on the court, in the classroom, on the making it’s first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance. Under his guidance, the Jaguars posted a 20-14 overall recruiting trail and within the community. The Jaguars won a school record 26 games during the 2007-08 record and a 10-4 mark in conference play. season and nearly equaled that number with 25 wins in 2009-10. In 2010, IUPUI also claimed its first-ever In 13 seasons in The Summit League (formerly Mid-Continent Conference), Howard has seen 11 players postseason victory at the NCAA Division I level, bettering Hofstra in the opening round of the College (Don Carlisle, Sylvester Allen, Antoine Lewis, Odell Bradley, Josh Murray, Akeem Clark, George Hill, Austin Basketball Invitational (CBI) in Hempstead, N.Y.. IUPUI later hosted its first-ever Division I postseason game Montgomery, Gary Patterson, Robert Glenn and Stephen Thomas) recognized on the All-Newcomer Team in before falling to Princeton in a double overtime thriller. the coaches/media polls. In 2005-06, Montgomery became IUPUI’s first-ever Mid-Con Newcomer of the Year Both Robert Glenn and Alex Young were both pegged First Team All-Summit and Mid-Major All- in the program’s history and Glenn matched the award in 2009. Americans by assorted publications. In 2001-02, Howard’s first year as Associate Head Coach, the Jaguars showed promise on the mid-major The 2008 calendar year was a banner campaign for Howard as he traveled to Peru as part of the level as they turned in a 15-15 mark and clawed their way to the Mid-Con Tournament Championship game. program’s work with Samaritan’s Feet to deliver shoes to those less fortunate. That was after he had coached The recruiting class around which that team was built, featured six talented JUCO players and 2002 Howard an Athletes in Action team to an 8-1 record during a 10-day tour of East Asia. Later that same offseason, County Player of the Year Blair Crawford. reigning Summit League Player of the Year George Hill was selected by the San Antonio Spurs in the first “Todd certainly has the pedigree, knowledge and work ethic to succeed in this profession,” Francis said. round of the NBA Draft. He became the first early entrant to be chosen in Summit League history and was “His results at IUPUI have led the Jaguars to unprecedented success. His recruiting prowess has brought just the second-ever first rounder in the league’s near 30 year history. quality, impact student-athletes to Indianapolis.” Collectively, IUPUI was coming off its most successful season in program history, having won the A native of Louisville, Ky., Howard played collegiately at the University of Louisville where he labels his aforementioned 26 games behind Hill and fellow guards Gary Patterson and Austin Montgomery. The Jags experience in playing for Hall of Fame Coach Denny Crum as one that enabled him to “play for the best, with also won a school record 15 Summit League games and were a perfect 15-0 on their home floor. the best and against the best.” While reaching the NCAA Tournament three times, the Cardinals also captured Since being elevated to the associate post, Howard has been instrumental in IUPUI’s success in the two Metro Conference titles. conference and on a national level. In six of the past 10 years, IUPUI has either played for or captured a Upon completion of his playing career, Howard served as a student assistant under Crum for the 1993- league title. Plus, IUPUI has produced two league Players of the Year, two Newcomers of the Year, a Sixth 94 season. The Cardinals enjoyed a return trip to the NCAA Sweet 16 that season and boasted a roster that Man of the Year and a Defensive Player of the Year. included five future NBA players. Howard’s work with the Jaguars’ guards has been evidenced by the program being ranked among the While at IUPUI, more than 20 former Jaguars recruited by Howard have gone on to professional careers, nation’s leaders in fewest turnovers per game the past five seasons. In 2008, the Jaguars were the only team led by George Hill’s being drafted and Carlos Knox, Odell Bradley and Matt Crenshaw’s stints overseas. Former in the country to rank among the top five in field goal, free throw and three-point shooting percentages, IUPUI standout Don Carlisle is still among the elite players in France, while Akeem Clark has starred both in leading the nation in the three-point shooting. In 2010, the Jaguars ranked second to only Syracuse in field the U.S. and overseas. Howard has coached five All-Americans and 14 All-League players. goal shooting and led The Summit in field goal and three-point percentage and steals. In 2011, IUPUI led The Howard graduated from Louisville Ballard High School in 1989 after capturing a state championship as a Summit and ranked top five nationally in free throw shooting. junior in 1988 and finishing as state runner-up in 1987. Ballard was nationally ranked during each of his four In his role as recruiting coordinator, Howard is always highly visible on the recruiting trail, having strung seasons as Howard was named All-District and All-Region each season. He was a high school teammate of together numerous marquee classes for the Jags. Most recently, he scoured his home state of Kentucky for current New York Knicks star Allan Houston. Throughout his high school and collegiate career, Howard played prep standouts Marcellus Barksdale, Lyonell Gaines and Jordan Shanklin. Gaines later earned a spot on the with eight future NBA players. prestigious Kentucky All-Star Team, becoming IUPUI’s second selection in three years. In 2007 IUPUI inked The Howard family is rich in basketball tradition. Todd’s father, Terry, also played at Louisville while his Indiana All-Stars Larry Stone and Alex Young and Kentucky All-Star Aaron Morris. The class of John Ashworth younger brother, Nathan, played at Murray State. In 1999, Howard was listed by The Hoop Scoop as “One of and Adrian Moss, swingman Leroy Nobles and highly touted big man Christian Siakam was rated tops in The the Games Top 20 Assistant Coaches” and was recently listed by Indiana Basketball News as one of the state’s Summit by noted insider Clark Francis, editor of The Hoop Scoop. IUPUI’s class ranked No. 93 in the nation top assistants. Howard values the mentorship of Hall of Fame Coach Pete Newell and has served as a camp clinician at his annual ‘Big Man Camp’ on two occasions. He worked with some of the game’s elite post players and THE HOWARD FILE learning from the Hall of Fame coach. In 2002, Howard assisted FIBA and USA Basketball in hosting the School: ...... Louisville, ‘93 World Championships in Indianapolis. The Louisville product prides himself in the development of perimeter players. IUPUI’s success has been Seasons with IUPUI:...... 18th season / 2nd as Head Coach predicated by strong backcourts and few have been stronger than the 2007-08 trio of Hill, Patterson and Career Record:...... 20-40 (2nd year) Montgomery. In addition, Howard helped the long-term development of Crenshaw, David Barlow, Johnny Miller, Matt Burks, Rodney Thomas, Derek Williams, Taj Hawkins and Carlos Knox, among others. Coaching Experience: “Howard has a relationship with the players that all coaches dream about,” WISH-TV’s Anthony Calhoun ...... 2011-pres., Head Coach, IUPUI said. “The one thing that caught my attention is how much the players love playing for him.” Howard’s responsibilities range from recruiting, advance scouting, game and practice preparation, ...... 2001-11, Associate Head Coach, IUPUI player development, compliance liason, academic monitoring and scheduling...... 1995-2001, Assistant Coach, IUPUI He is married to the former Patti Martin, also from Louisville. The couple have a son, Adam, who turns 13 on Jan. 10 and a daughter, Katie, who turns 10 on March 5...... 1993-94, Student Assistant Coach, Louisville The Howard family resides in Fishers, Ind.. VS. MILWAUKEE (7-22) s page 10 s RAMADA WORLDWIDE BRACKETBUSTERS Record46-22
wwGaines Notes IUPUI’s top returning rebounder (4.3 rpg) and second-leading returning scorer (6.3 ppg) from 2011-12... his 19 rebounds against IU Northwest on Dec. 11 set a new IUPUI single-game record at the Division I level and was one shy of tying the program’s all-time single-game record... one of four players from Louisville Eastern High School to play on the Kentucky All-Star Team in 2011 and earn a Division I scholarship - Remy Abell (Indiana), Arman Marks (James Madison) and Kameron Woods (Butler)... is one of three Louisville and five Kentucky natives on the roster... set an IUPUI Division I era record for most starts by a freshman with 27... scored 14 points (6-of-8 FG) in his IUPUI debut against Anderson off the bench, finishing three shy of the IUPUI freshman debut record held by Alex Young... made his first career start at Ball State (Nov. 23), finishing with eight points and three rebounds in 21 minutes work... full name is Lyonell Emanuel Gaines, Jr..
QUICK NOTE: Broke a streak of nine straight games without hitting double- digits by tallying a game-high 14 points at North Dakota State last Saturday #1 - LYONELL GAINES (Feb. 16) 6-6 / 2174So.4F4Louisville, Ky. Eastern High School
SEASON HIGHS Points: 17 vs. North Texas (11-19-12) Rebounds: 19 vs. IU Northwest (12-11-12) Assists: 4 twice GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS FG: 7 vs. North Texas (11-19-12) Opponent Date GS Min FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-R PF A T B S Pts FGA: 12 at Maryland (1-1-13) Utah Valley 11/9 13 0-1 0-0 2-2 0-0-0 2 0 0 0 0 2 3FG: 1 three times at Michigan 11/12 15 3-7 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 1 0 0 0 0 6 3FGA: 1 four times vs. Bowling Green 11/13 10 2-2 0-0 0-1 1-2-3 0 0 1 0 0 4 FT: 4 vs. Fort Wayne (12-27-12) Bradley 11/17 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 FTA: 6 at Western Illinois (1-5-13) vs. North Texas 11/19 22 7-9 0-0 3-4 8-4-12 0 2 1 0 0 17 Blocks: 1 twice vs. Lamar 11/20 12 2-7 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 Steals: 5 vs. Fort Wayne (12-27-12) IU East 11/26 * 22 1-4 0-0 0-2 4-8-12 0 4 0 0 0 2 Minutes: 37 at Western Kentucky (12-8-12) CAREER HIGHS at Kansas City 11/29 10 0-3 0-0 1-2 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Points: 20 at Oakland (1-7-12) at S. Dakota 12/1 13 2-3 0-0 0-0 2-0-2 0 1 1 0 0 4 Rebounds: 19 vs. IU Northwest (12-11-12) at Butler 12/5 21 1-3 0-0 2-2 1-1-2 2 4 0 0 0 4 Assists: 5 at Oakland (1-7-12) at W. Kentucky 12/8 * 37 2-5 0-0 3-4 1-5-6 1 2 2 0 0 7 FG: 10 at Oakland (1-7-12) IU Northwest 12/11 * 33 3-8 0-0 2-4 10-9-19 4 1 2 0 3 8 FGA: 15 at Oakland (1-7-12) Indiana State 12/15 22 3-4 1-1 1-1 3-2-5 3 0 5 0 0 8 3FG: 1 three times at Valparaiso 12/20 13 3-4 0-0 0-0 0-3-3 0 0 0 0 0 6 3FGA: 2 at Milwaukee (11-18-11) at Ball State 12/23 * 34 5-10 0-1 3-5 3-0-3 3 3 2 0 2 13 FT: 4 vs. Fort Wayne (12-27-12) Fort Wayne 12/27 * 31 4-5 0-0 4-4 1-7-8 1 2 1 0 5 12 FTA: 6 at Western Illinois (1-5-13) Oakland 12/29 * 18 2-4 0-0 1-2 2-1-3 3 0 0 1 1 5 Blocks: 2 vs. Anderson (11-11-11) at Maryland 1/1 * 32 6-12 1-1 1-1 3-4-7 2 2 1 0 2 14 Steals: 5 vs. Fort Wayne (12-27-12) at W. Illinois 1/5 * 32 2-7 0-0 2-6 2-6-8 0 3 1 0 3 6 Minutes: 38 at Oakland (1-7-12) TIMES LEADING TEAM at Omaha 1/10 * 31 2-6 0-0 0-0 3-2-5 2 3 1 0 1 4 Season Career N. Dakota State 1/17 * 15 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-3-3 0 0 0 0 1 2 Points: 2 3 S. Dakota State 1/19 27 1-3 0-0 1-3 5-4-9 3 1 3 0 0 3 Rebounds: 6 12 at Oakland 1/24 10 1-1 0-0 1-2 0-0-0 1 0 1 0 0 3 Assists: 3 5 at Fort Wayne 1/26 22 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-5-5 2 0 1 0 0 0 Minutes: 1 3 W. Illinois 2/2 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 1 1 0 0 0 0 MISC. STATS Omaha 2/9 13 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 0 0 2 0 0 2 Season Career at S. Dakota State 2/14 20 4-6 0-0 0-0 1-3-4 0 1 0 0 1 8 DD Scoring: 5 10 at N. Dakota State 2/16 27 6-9 1-1 1-2 2-1-3 1 1 0 1 0 14 20+ Scoring: 0 1 Milwaukee 2/23 DD Rebounding: 3 5 South Dakota 2/28 Double-Doubles: 1 2 Dunks: 7 10 Kansas City 3/2 Summit Quarters 3/9 Summit Semis 3/11 Summit Finals 3/12
zzGaines’ Career Stats Year G-GS MIN MPG FG-A PCT 3FG-A PCT FT-A PCT O-D-R RPG PF-D A TO B S PTS PPG 2011-12 32-27 770 24.1 86-160 .538 0-5 .000 28-42 .667 75-62-137 4.3 64-1 28 39 5 12 200 6.3 2012-13 28-10 571 20.4 64-129 .496 3-4 .750 28-47 .596 55-76-131 4.7 35-0 31 26 2 19 159 5.7 Totals 60-37 1341 22.4 150-289 .519 3-9 .333 56-89 .629 130-138-268 4.5 99-1 59 65 7 31 359 6.0 VS. MILWAUKEE (7-22) s page 11 s RAMADA WORLDWIDE BRACKETBUSTERS Record46-22
wwShanklin Notes Is one of five Kentucky natives on the roster... was a high school teammate of George Fant, who is a freshman at Western Kentucky University... played in the IUPUI Red/White Scrimmage last season (Oct. 27), but suffered an injury at practice the following day causing him to miss the first seven games of the year... made his college debut against South Dakota State on Dec. 1 (2 min, 1 ast, 0-1 FG)... made his first college start at #5/4 Louisville on Dec. 7 (5 min, 0-2 FG, 1 stl)... full name is Jordan Lamar Shanklin.
QUICK NOTE: Has gone scoreless the past three games, missing all 12 field goal attempts, including 10 3-point attempts
#10 - JORDAN SHANKLIN 6-0 / 1834So.4G4Bowling Green, Ky. Warren Central High School
SEASON HIGHS Points: 19 vs. Indiana State (12-15-12) Rebounds: 5 at Ball State (12-23-12) Assists: 7 vs. IU East (11-26-12) GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS FG: 7 vs. Indiana State (12-15-12) Opponent Date GS Min FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-R PF A T B S Pts FGA: 10 twice Utah Valley 11/9 11 2-4 1-2 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 1 0 0 5 3FG: 4 at Western Kentucky (12-8-12) at Michigan 11/12 24 3-7 3-6 0-0 0-4-4 0 1 2 0 1 9 3FGA: 7 vs. Omaha (2-9-13) vs. Bowling Green 11/13 17 4-4 3-3 1-3 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 1 12 FT: 4 twice Bradley 11/17 7 0-3 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 FTA: 6 vs. Oakland (12-29-12) vs. North Texas 11/19 28 1-5 1-4 3-4 0-1-1 1 2 0 0 1 6 Blocks: ------vs. Lamar 11/20 22 2-5 1-2 0-0 0-0-0 1 1 1 0 1 5 Steals: 3 at Omaha (1-10-13) Minutes: 37 vs. North Dakota State (1-17-13) IU East 11/26 26 1-5 1-4 0-0 0-2-2 0 7 2 0 2 3 CAREER HIGHS at Kansas City 11/29 27 3-8 1-3 1-3 1-3-4 0 1 2 0 1 8 Points: 19 vs. Indiana State (12-15-12) at S. Dakota 12/1 21 2-6 1-3 0-0 0-0-0 2 3 0 0 0 5 Rebounds: 5 at Ball State (12-23-12) at Butler 12/5 25 1-4 0-0 1-1 0-2-2 3 1 4 0 1 3 Assists: 7 vs. IU East (11-26-12) at W. Kentucky 12/8 30 4-7 4-6 1-2 0-0-0 1 2 1 0 0 13 FG: 7 vs. Indiana State (12-15-12) IU Northwest 12/11 25 3-8 1-5 1-2 1-1-2 2 1 0 0 0 8 FGA: 10 twice Indiana State 12/15 24 7-10 3-5 2-2 0-1-1 0 2 1 0 1 19 3FG: 4 at Western Kentucky (12-8-12) at Valparaiso 12/20 20 2-5 2-3 0-0 0-0-0 1 1 2 0 0 6 3FGA: 7 vs. Omaha (2-9-13) at Ball State 12/23 24 3-6 1-3 4-5 2-3-5 1 0 2 0 0 11 FT: 4 twice Fort Wayne 12/27 18 2-4 2-2 0-0 0-2-2 0 0 1 0 0 6 FTA: 6 vs. Oakland (12-29-12) Oakland 12/29 35 5-10 3-6 4-6 1-1-2 1 3 0 0 0 17 Blocks: ------Steals: 3 twice at Maryland 1/1 22 1-6 0-3 0-0 0-0-0 0 2 0 0 0 2 Minutes: 35 vs. North Dakota State (1-17-13) at W. Illinois 1/5 18 1-4 0-2 0-0 0-2-2 1 0 0 0 0 2 TIMES LEADING TEAM at Omaha 1/10 * 33 5-9 2-5 3-4 1-3-4 2 2 1 0 3 15 Season Career N. Dakota State 1/17 * 37 0-5 0-4 0-0 0-3-3 1 2 1 0 0 0 Points: 3 3 S. Dakota State 1/19 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Rebounds: 1 1 at Oakland 1/24 19 2-3 2-3 1-2 0-0-0 3 0 1 0 0 7 Assists: 4 5 at Fort Wayne 1/26 24 0-1 0-1 2-2 0-0-0 2 1 1 0 1 2 Minutes: 2 2 W. Illinois 2/2 23 2-4 2-4 0-0 0-0-0 4 1 0 0 0 6 MISC. STATS Omaha 2/9 30 0-7 0-7 0-0 0-2-2 2 4 2 0 2 0 Season Career at S. Dakota State 2/14 14 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 0 2 0 0 1 0 DD Scoring: 6 6 at N. Dakota State 2/16 21 0-3 0-2 0-0 0-3-3 1 1 2 0 0 0 Milwaukee 2/23 South Dakota 2/28 Kansas City 3/2 Summit Quarters 3/9 Summit Semis 3/11 Summit Finals 3/12 zzShanklin’s Career Stats Year G-GS MIN MPG FG-A PCT 3FG-A PCT FT-A PCT O-D-R RPG PF-D A TO B S PTS PPG 2011-12 16-1 85 5.3 5-24 .208 1-9 .111 3-4 .750 0-3-3 0.2 12-0 10 7 0 7 14 0.9 2012-13 28-2 627 22.4 56-145 .386 34-91 .374 24-36 .667 6-34-40 1.4 31-0 40 29 0 17 170 6.1 Totals 44-3 712 16.2 61-169 .361 35-100 .350 27-40 .675 6-37-43 1.0 43-0 50 36 0 24 184 4.2 VS. MILWAUKEE (7-22) s page 12 s RAMADA WORLDWIDE BRACKETBUSTERS Record46-22
wwRice Notes Finally healthy after suffering a myriad of injuries his first three years... was one of the top dual threat quarterbacks in the state of Indiana during his junior and senior years at Indianapolis Ben Davis High School... took over the starting QB job when teammate MarQuise Gray (currently at Univ. of Minnesota) was injured... is the shortest player on the IUPUI roster at 5-foot-11... earned his first career start in the 2011 season opening win over Anderson, posting 7 pts, 3 reb and 2 ast in 18 minutes... was IUPUI’s lone scholarship commitment in the 2009 freshman class... is step-brother to former IUPUI guard Larry Stone... full name is Gregory Rice III.
QUICK NOTE: Since Jan. 1, is averaging more than 33 minutes per game including four games of at least 40 minutes
#12 - GREG RICE 5-11 / 1884Sr.4G4Indianapolis, Ind. Ben Davis High School
SEASON HIGHS Points: 21 vs. Bowling Green (11-13-12) GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Rebounds: 7 vs. Western Illinois (2-2-13) Opponent Date GS Min FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-R PF A T B S Pts Assists: 10 at Oakland (1-24-13) Utah Valley 11/9 * 29 3-7 2-3 2-3 0-5-5 2 5 3 0 1 10 FG: 7 twice at Michigan 11/12 * 14 1-5 1-3 0-0 0-2-2 2 2 0 0 1 3 FGA: 16 vs. South Dakota State (1-19-13) vs. Bowling Green 11/13 * 29 6-7 2-2 7-8 0-2-2 2 4 2 0 1 21 3FG: 4 vs. Omaha (2-9-13) 3FGA: 6 vs. Omaha (2-9-13) Bradley 11/17 * 34 5-11 3-5 2-2 0-1-1 4 5 4 0 1 15 FT: 7 vs. Bowling Green (11-13-12) vs. North Texas 11/19 * 13 0-4 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 1 0 1 0 FTA: 8 vs. Bowling Green (11-13-12) vs. Lamar 11/20 * 29 2-8 0-1 5-6 0-1-1 5 8 2 0 2 9 Blocks: ------IU East 11/26 * 13 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-3-3 1 3 2 0 1 2 Steals: 3 twice at Kansas City 11/29 * 28 0-5 0-0 2-4 1-1-2 2 3 2 0 3 2 Minutes: 42 at Fort Wayne (1-26-13) at S. Dakota 12/1 * 25 3-7 0-3 0-0 0-1-1 3 0 2 0 1 6 CAREER HIGHS at Butler 12/5 * 14 0-2 0-0 3-4 0-0-0 1 1 2 0 0 3 Points: 21 vs. Bowling Green (11-13-12) at W. Kentucky 12/8 * 24 2-6 0-3 3-4 0-2-2 2 0 3 0 1 7 Rebounds: 7 vs. Western Illinois (2-2-13) IU Northwest 12/11 * 18 2-3 2-2 0-0 0-2-2 1 4 2 0 0 6 Assists: 10 at Oakland (1-24-13) Indiana State 12/15 * 18 0-4 0-2 0-0 0-0-0 3 1 1 0 2 0 FG: 7 twice at Valparaiso 12/20 * 30 3-6 2-2 3-3 0-2-2 2 1 3 0 0 11 FGA: 16 vs. South Dakota State (1-19-13) 3FG: 4 vs. Omaha (2-9-13) at Ball State 12/23 * 28 3-6 2-3 1-2 0-4-4 3 7 1 0 1 9 3FGA: 6 vs. Omaha (2-9-13) Fort Wayne 12/27 * 33 7-11 1-3 1-3 0-4-4 3 7 2 0 2 16 FT: 7 vs. Bowling Green (11-13-12) Oakland 12/29 * 11 0-3 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 1 2 0 1 0 FTA: 9 vs. Western Illinois (1-9-10) at Maryland 1/1 * 37 4-7 2-4 2-2 0-3-3 2 7 5 0 0 12 Blocks: 1 three times at W. Illinois 1/5 * 40- 4-11 2-4 0-0 0-2-2 2 2 1 0 1 10 Steals: 3 twice at Omaha 1/10 * 40 3-10 1-4 1-3 0-3-3 2 4 2 0 3 8 Minutes: 42 at Fort Wayne (1-26-13) N. Dakota State 1/17 * 18 0-4 0-3 1-2 0-0-0 2 0 1 0 0 1 TIMES LEADING TEAM S. Dakota State 1/19 * 40 6-16 1-2 4-7 3-1-4 3 5 0 0 0 17 Season Career at Oakland 1/24 * 39 4-8 0-2 0-1 1-3-4 4 10 6 0 2 8 Points: 1 1 at Fort Wayne 1/26 * 42 7-11 0-3 2-3 0-1-1 2 4 3 0 2 16 Rebounds: 1 1 W. Illinois 2/2 * 37 3-9 2-4 2-2 0-7-7 3 7 2 0 2 10 Assists: 15 17 Minutes: 4 4 Omaha 2/9 * 38 6-12 4-6 0-0 0-6-6 0 5 1 0 0 16 MISC. STATS at S. Dakota State 2/14 * 36 3-10 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 4 4 3 0 1 6 Season Career at N. Dakota State 2/16 * 32 3-11 1-4 1-2 0-1-1 2 1 4 0 2 8 DD Scoring: 11 14 Milwaukee 2/23 20+ Scoring: 1 1 South Dakota 2/28 DD Assists: 1 1 Kansas City 3/2 Summit Quarters 3/9 Summit Semis 3/11 Summit Finals 3/12 zzRice’s Career Stats Year G-GS MIN MPG FG-A PCT 3FG-A PCT FT-A PCT O-D-R RPG PF-D A TO B S PTS PPG 2009-10 11-0 155 14.1 13-26 .500 4-8 .500 12-18 .667 1-11-12 1.1 10-0 15 21 1 4 42 3.8 2010-11 6-0 55 9.2 2-12 .167 0-6 .000 4-4 1.000 3-4-7 1.2 4-0 3 8 0 0 8 1.3 2011-12 20-4 184 9.2 15-39 .385 8-24 .333 2-5 .400 4-16-20 1.0 19-0 15 7 2 5 40 2.0 2012-13 28-28 789 28.2 81-205 .395 28-70 .400 42-61 .689 5-57-62 2.2 64-1 101 62 0 32 232 8.3 Totals 65-32 1183 18.2 111-282 .394 40-108 .370 60-88 .682 13-88-101 1.6 97-1 134 98 3 41 322 5.0 VS. MILWAUKEE (7-22) s page 13 s RAMADA WORLDWIDE BRACKETBUSTERS Record46-22
wwEsposito Notes Switched jersey numbers from #15 to #20 prior to last season... has hit six threes in a game three times during his career... high school teammate of former IUPUI guard Stephen Thomas... originally attended Indiana University before coming to IUPUI in 2009... was awarded a scholarship prior to his junior campaign... known by his teammates as Espo or Spo... enters the season as the team’s active career leader in games played (82)... better than 81 percent (74-of-91) of his makes come from behind the arc while better than 81 percent (185-of-227) attempts are from three for his career... turned 23 years old just prior to this season... full name is Sean Patrick Esposito.
QUICK NOTE: Grabbed a career-high eight rebounds at North Dakota State last Saturday (Feb. 16)
#20 - SEAN ESPOSITO 6-3 / 1954Sr.4G4Indianapolis, Ind. Cathedral High School
SEASON HIGHS Points: 23 vs. Omaha (2-9-13) GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Rebounds: 8 at North Dakota State (2-16-13) Opponent Date GS Min FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-R PF A T B S Pts Assists: 5 twice Utah Valley 11/9 * 28 1-8 1-5 0-0 0-6-6 2 1 3 0 0 3 FG: 8 vs. Omaha (2-9-13) at Michigan 11/12 * 24 2-5 0-2 1-1 0-4-4 2 3 1 0 1 5 FGA: 16 at Omaha (1-10-13) 3FG: 7 vs. Omaha (2-9-13) vs. Bowling Green 11/13 * 27 1-6 1-4 0-0 0-2-2 1 3 1 0 2 3 3FGA: 11 at Oakland (1-24-13) Bradley 11/17 * 35 3-9 1-6 2-2 2-1-3 1 5 1 1 0 9 FT: 3 twice vs. North Texas 11/19 * 16 0-3 0-2 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 1 1 1 0 FTA: 4 twice vs. Lamar 11/20 * 24 2-6 1-4 0-0 1-3-4 0 1 3 1 0 5 Blocks: 1 seven times IU East 11/26 26 4-12 1-6 0-0 1-6-7 2 5 1 0 1 9 Steals: 3 at Oakland (1-24-13) at Kansas City 11/29 10 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 3 1 0 1 0 0 Minutes: 43 at Western Illinois (1-5-13) at S. Dakota 12/1 7 1-4 1-4 0-0 0-0-0 4 1 0 0 0 3 CAREER HIGHS at Butler 12/5 30 2-4 1-3 0-0 0-1-1 1 2 2 0 1 5 Points: 23 vs. Omaha (2-9-13) at W. Kentucky 12/8 * 24 2-5 1-3 0-0 0-1-1 0 1 0 0 0 5 Rebounds: 8 at North Dakota State (2-16-13) IU Northwest 12/11 * 27 1-6 1-5 0-2 0-0-0 3 0 2 1 2 3 Assists: 5 twice Indiana State 12/15 20 0-3 0-1 0-0 0-2-2 1 1 1 0 2 0 FG: 8 vs. Omaha (2-9-13) FGA: 16 at Omaha (1-10-13) at Valparaiso 12/20 * 26 2-5 1-3 2-2 0-3-3 5 1 0 1 0 7 3FG: 7 vs. Omaha (2-9-13) at Ball State 12/23 * 37 6-10 6-9 2-2 0-2-2 1 3 1 1 1 20 3FGA: 11 at Oakland (1-24-13) Fort Wayne 12/27 * 28 2-8 2-7 0-0 0-2-2 4 2 3 0 0 6 FT: 4 vs. Oakland (2-1-12) Oakland 12/29 * 18 0-5 0-1 0-0 0-3-3 4 3 0 0 1 0 FTA: 4 three times at Maryland 1/1 * 38 5-11 3-9 3-4 1-2-3 3 1 0 0 1 16 Blocks: 1 10 times at W. Illinois 1/5 * 43 3-7 3-3 2-2 0-5-5 1 2 1 0 2 11 Steals: 3 twice at Omaha 1/10 * 34 6-16 5-10 3-4 1-0-1 4 3 2 0 1 20 Minutes: 43 at Western Illinois (1-5-13) N. Dakota State 1/17 * 36 2-7 2-3 0-0 0-3-3 1 4 3 0 0 6 TIMES LEADING TEAM S. Dakota State 1/19 * 40 1-10 0-4 0-1 0-2-2 2 3 2 0 1 2 Season Career at Oakland 1/24 * 40 7-13 5-11 2-2 0-3-3 0 3 0 0 3 21 Points: 4 4 at Fort Wayne 1/26 * 42 3-7 2-6 2-2 0-4-4 4 1 0 0 1 10 Rebounds: 2 2 Assists: 5 8 W. Illinois 2/2 * 37 5-11 2-8 0-0 1-2-3 3 3 0 0 0 12 Minutes: 11 12 Omaha 2/9 * 40 8-13 7-10 0-0 0-2-2 4 4 0 0 0 23 MISC. STATS at S. Dakota State 2/14 * 38 2-9 1-6 2-2 0-0-0 2 0 2 0 1 7 Season Career at N. Dakota State 2/16 * 36 0-4 0-2 0-0 0-8-8 0 2 0 0 0 0 DD Scoring: 8 19 Milwaukee 2/23 20+ Scoring: 4 4 South Dakota 2/28 Kansas City 3/2 Summit Quarters 3/9 Summit Semis 3/11 Summit Finals 3/12
zzEsposito’s Career Stats Year G-GS MIN MPG FG-A PCT 3FG-A PCT FT-A PCT O-D-R RPG PF-D A TO B S PTS PPG 2009-10 30-0 241 8.0 24-55 .436 22-48 .458 2-2 1.000 7-17-24 0.8 11-0 18 8 1 8 72 2.4 2010-11 27-10 368 13.6 32-85 .376 24-67 .358 2-2 1.000 5-28-33 1.2 30-1 17 10 1 7 90 3.3 2011-12 25-3 349 14.0 35-87 .402 28-70 .400 15-17 .882 8-25-33 1.3 30-0 14 11 2 11 113 4.5 2012-13 28-23 831 29.7 71-208 .341 48-138 .348 21-26 .808 7-68-75 2.7 59-1 59 30 7 22 211 7.5 Totals 110-36 1789 16.3 162-435 .372 122-323 .378 40-47 .851 27-138-165 1.5 130-2 108 59 11 48 486 4.4 VS. MILWAUKEE (7-22) s page 14 s RAMADA WORLDWIDE BRACKETBUSTERS Record46-22
wwHubert Notes Suffered separate injuries limiting him to just nine games as a freshman... scored 15 points (5-of-6 3’s) in his IUPUI debut at Duquesne after missing extensive action to a foot injury... was a high school teammate of Daniel Turner (Green Bay), DeArmond Davis (Davenport) and Jake Stafford (Marian)... given name is Peter Joseph Hubert, II.
QUICK NOTE: Averaging 15.7 minutes per game in his six games since returning to the starting lineup (4.9 ppg, 1.0 rpg)
#23 - P.J. HUBERT 6-5 / 1994Jr.4G4Greenfield, Ind. Mt. Vernon High School
SEASON HIGHS Points: 22 vs. IU East (11-26-12) Rebounds: 5 at South Dakota (12-1-12) GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Assists: 3 three times Opponent Date GS Min FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-R PF A T B S Pts FG: 7 vs. IU East (11-26-12) Utah Valley 11/9 6 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 1 3 FGA: 13 vs. IU East (11-26-12) at Michigan 11/12 6 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3FG: 5 vs. IU East (11-26-12) vs. Bowling Green 11/13 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3FGA: 11 vs. IU East (11-26-12) Bradley 11/17 did not play FT: 3 three times vs. North Texas 11/19 17 3-8 3-8 3-4 0-1-1 1 1 2 0 0 12 FTA: 4 three times Blocks: 2 vs. IU East (11-26-12) vs. Lamar 11/20 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Steals: 2 vs. IU East (11-26-12) IU East 11/26 23 7-13 5-11 3-4 0-3-3 1 2 1 2 2 22 Minutes: 32 vs. Oakland (12-29-12) at Kansas City 11/29 * 20 6-10 4-5 2-2 0-0-0 1 0 2 0 0 18 CAREER HIGHS at S. Dakota 12/1 * 22 2-8 2-7 0-0 0-5-5 4 2 0 0 0 6 Points: 22 vs. IU East (11-26-12) at Butler 12/5 * 15 2-3 2-3 0-0 0-0-0 0 1 1 0 0 6 Rebounds: 5 at South Dakota (12-1-12) at W. Kentucky 12/8 4 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Assists: 3 three times IU Northwest 12/11 6 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 FG: 7 vs. IU East (11-26-12) Indiana State 12/15 did not play FGA: 13 vs. IU East (11-26-12) at Valparaiso 12/20 11 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-1-1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3FG: 5 twice at Ball State 12/23 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3FGA: 11 vs. IU East (11-26-12) Fort Wayne 12/27 3 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FT: 3 three times FTA: 4 three times Oakland 12/29 32 4-11 3-8 3-4 1-1-2 2 3 2 0 1 14 Blocks: 2 vs. IU East (11-26-12) at Maryland 1/1 did not play Steals: 2 vs. IU East (11-26-12) at W. Illinois 1/5 did not play Minutes: 32 vs. Oakland (12-29-12) at Omaha 1/10 13 3-6 2-3 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 2 0 0 8 TIMES LEADING TEAM N. Dakota State 1/17 13 2-4 2-4 2-3 0-0-0 1 1 0 0 0 8 Season Career S. Dakota State 1/19 * 24 5-12 2-6 0-0 0-1-1 4 0 0 0 0 12 Points: 2 3 at Oakland 1/24 * 10 2-4 1-3 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 1 0 1 5 Rebounds: 0 0 at Fort Wayne 1/26 * 21 3-5 3-5 0-0 0-2-2 4 3 2 0 0 9 Assists: 1 1 W. Illinois 2/2 * 20 0-5 0-3 0-0 0-1-1 0 3 1 1 1 0 Minutes: 0 0 Omaha 2/9 * 12 1-3 0-2 0-0 0-1-1 3 1 1 0 0 2 MISC. STATS at S. Dakota State 2/14 * 11 0-4 0-3 0-0 0-1-1 3 0 2 0 1 0 Season Career DD Scoring: 5 6 at N. Dakota State 2/16 * 12 2-4 2-3 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 3 0 0 6 20+ Scoring: 1 1 Milwaukee 2/23 South Dakota 2/28 Kansas City 3/2 Summit Quarters 3/9 Summit Semis 3/11 Summit Finals 3/12
zzHubert’s Career Stats Year G-GS MIN MPG FG-A PCT 3FG-A PCT FT-A PCT O-D-R RPG PF-D A TO B S PTS PPG 2010-11 9-2 74 8.2 7-15 .467 7-13 .538 0-1 .000 1-2-3 0.4 2-0 2 5 1 3 21 2.3 2011-12 4-0 15 3.8 2-5 .400 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0.0 2-0 0 3 0 1 6 1.5 2012-13 24-10 309 12.9 43-109 .394 32-82 .390 13-17 .765 1-22-23 1.0 34-0 17 20 3 8 131 5.5 Totals 37-12 398 10.8 52-129 .403 41-99 .414 13-18 .722 2-24-26 0.7 38-0 19 28 4 12 158 4.3 VS. MILWAUKEE (7-22) s page 15 s RAMADA WORLDWIDE BRACKETBUSTERS Record46-22
wwKitcoff Notes Graduated from Indianapolis Pike High School before attending Ancilla College for one season; was the first Division I signee under head coach Steve Helm... has the highest GPA on the team among the upperclassmen at 3.42... was one of just 11 student-athletes from Indiana’s 10 Division I schools and just one of nine Summit Leaguers selected to the 2012 NABC Honors Court... redshirted in 2009-10 before appearing in 14 games as a sophomore in 2010-11... scored the first points of his IUPUI career in the 2011-12 season opener against Anderson, hitting a pair of free throws and a layup in the win... given name is Nicholas George Kitcoff.
QUICK NOTE: Played 36 minutes on the recent two-game trip, totaling 4 points and a rebound
#24 - NICK KITCOFF 6-7 / 1914Sr.4F4Indianapolis, Ind. Pike High School / Ancilla College
SEASON HIGHS Points: 9 vs. IU East (11-26-12) GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Rebounds: 3 vs. North Dakota State (1-17-13) Opponent Date GS Min FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-R PF A T B S Pts Assists: 1 twice Utah Valley 11/9 did not play FG: 4 vs. IU East (11-26-12) at Michigan 11/12 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FGA: 7 vs. IU East (11-26-12) 3FG: 1 four times vs. Bowling Green 11/13 did not play 3FGA: 4 twice Bradley 11/17 did not play FT: 1 twice vs. North Texas 11/19 did not play FTA: 2 twice vs. Lamar 11/20 did not play Blocks: 2 vs. IU East (11-26-12) IU East 11/26 16 4-7 1-4 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 1 2 0 9 Steals: 1 twice at Kansas City 11/29 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Minutes: 19 at South Dakota State (2-14-13) at S. Dakota 12/1 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER HIGHS at Butler 12/5 6 1-1 1-1 1-2 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 Points: 9 vs. IU East (11-26-12) at W. Kentucky 12/8 did not play Rebounds: 3 twice IU Northwest 12/11 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Assists: 1 four times Indiana State 12/15 did not play FG: 4 vs. IU East (11-26-12) FGA: 7 vs. IU East (11-26-12) at Valparaiso 12/20 did not play 3FG: 1 four times at Ball State 12/23 10 1-3 0-1 0-0 0-2-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 3FGA: 4 twice Fort Wayne 12/27 did not play FT: 2 vs. Anderson (11-11-11) Oakland 12/29 9 1-5 0-3 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 1 0 0 2 FTA: 2 three times at Maryland 1/1 1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Blocks: 2 three times at W. Illinois 1/5 did not play Steals: 1 twice at Omaha 1/10 did not play Minutes: 19 at South Dakota State (2-14-13) N. Dakota State 1/17 14 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-3-3 0 1 0 0 0 0 TIMES LEADING TEAM S. Dakota State 1/19 6 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-2-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 Season Career at Oakland 1/24 12 1-3 1-3 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Points: 0 0 at Fort Wayne 1/26 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rebounds: 0 0 Assists: 0 0 W. Illinois 2/2 did not play Minutes: 0 0 Omaha 2/9 did not play MISC. STATS at S. Dakota State 2/14 19 1-4 1-4 1-2 0-1-1 2 0 0 0 0 4 Season Career at N. Dakota State 2/16 17 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 1 0 0 1 0 DD Scoring: 0 0 Milwaukee 2/23 South Dakota 2/28 Kansas City 3/2 Summit Quarters 3/9 Summit Semis 3/11 Summit Finals 3/12
zzKitcoff’s Career Stats Year G-GS MIN MPG FG-A PCT 3FG-A PCT FT-A PCT O-D-R RPG PF-D A TO B S PTS PPG 2009-10 Did not play - Redshirted 2010-11 14-0 28 2.0 0-4 .000 0-4 .000 0-0 .000 1-3-4 0.3 3-0 2 1 2 0 0 0.0 2011-12 3-0 6 2.0 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0-0-0 0.0 2-0 0 0 2 0 4 1.3 2012-13 15-0 127 8.5 9-31 .290 4-21 .190 2-4 .500 0-12-12 0.8 7-0 2 3 2 2 24 1.6 Totals 32-0 161 5.0 10-36 .278 4-25 .160 4-6 .667 1-15-16 0.5 12-0 4 4 6 2 28 0.9 VS. MILWAUKEE (7-22) s page 16 s RAMADA WORLDWIDE BRACKETBUSTERS Record46-22
wwGibbs Notes Turned in his second career double-double with a career-high 22 points and 10 boards at Omaha on Jan. 10, 2013, hitting 10-of-13 shots in the Jaguars’ 90-79 defeat... scored 12 points in a game four times in his career entering this season, including at No. 3 Ohio State in early December of his freshman campaign... nickname is Don... is one of three Louisville and five Kentucky natives on the roster... has played in all but one game in his IUPUI career... full name is Donovan Dwayne Gibbs II.
QUICK NOTE: Had his streak of six straight games in double-digits snapped at North Dakota State last Saturday (Feb. 16) night, depositing just three points on 1-of-6 shooting
#30 - DONOVAN GIBBS 6-7 / 2004Jr.4F4Louisville, Ky. Iroquois High School
SEASON HIGHS Points: 22 at Omaha (1-10-13) Rebounds: 13 vs. Bowling Green (11-13-12) GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Assists: 4 twice Opponent Date GS Min FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-R PF A T B S Pts FG: 10 at Omaha (1-10-13) Utah Valley 11/9 * 32 4-8 0-3 2-2 3-6-9 1 2 1 0 0 10 FGA: 13 at Omaha (1-10-13) at Michigan 11/12 * 30 3-11 1-2 0-1 0-2-2 0 1 3 0 0 7 3FG: 2 vs. Western Illinois (2-2-13) vs. Bowling Green 11/13 * 37 5-8 0-1 0-2 3-10-13 1 3 0 1 0 10 3FGA: 3 twice Bradley 11/17 * 37 3-9 1-2 0-1 1-7-8 3 4 3 0 1 7 FT: 7 at Fort Wayne (1-26-13) vs. North Texas 11/19 * 32 3-9 0-1 1-1 2-6-8 2 0 2 0 0 7 FTA: 9 at Fort Wayne (1-26-13) Blocks: 1 10 times vs. Lamar 11/20 * 31 4-6 0-0 0-1 1-9-10 0 0 0 1 2 8 Steals: 3 three times IU East 11/26 * 26 6-9 0-0 0-2 4-4-8 1 1 1 1 1 12 Minutes: 41 at Fort Wayne (1-26-13) at Kansas City 11/29 * 35 6-8 0-0 2-5 2-6-8 2 2 3 0 1 14 CAREER HIGHS at S. Dakota 12/1 * 36 3-6 0-0 0-0 2-5-7 3 0 3 0 0 6 Points: 22 at Omaha (1-10-13) at Butler 12/5 * 33 5-10 0-0 0-1 2-4-6 4 3 4 0 1 10 Rebounds: 13 vs. Bowling Green (11-13-12) at W. Kentucky 12/8 * 25 2-5 0-0 0-0 2-4-6 5 2 3 0 0 4 Assists: 4 three times IU Northwest 12/11 * 19 2-3 0-0 3-4 1-2-3 4 1 1 0 0 7 FG: 10 at Omaha (1-10-13) Indiana State 12/15 * 34 4-7 0-0 4-4 3-4-7 1 0 5 1 1 12 FGA: 13 at Omaha (1-10-13) at Valparaiso 12/20 * 38 3-9 0-0 5-5 3-4-7 2 2 1 0 0 11 3FG: 2 vs. Western Illinois (2-2-13) at Ball State 12/23 * 27 4-7 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 4 0 2 0 3 8 3FGA: 3 twice Fort Wayne 12/27 * 32 6-8 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 4 1 0 1 1 12 FT: 7 at Fort Wayne (1-26-13) FTA: 9 at Fort Wayne (1-26-13) Oakland 12/29 * 36 3-6 0-0 3-3 0-5-5 4 1 3 0 0 9 Blocks: 2 three times at Maryland 1/1 * 33 6-11 1-1 0-0 1-0-1 4 0 0 0 2 13 Steals: 3 four times at W. Illinois 1/5 * 31 2-7 0-0 0-0 1-5-6 3 3 2 0 0 4 Minutes: 41 at Fort Wayne (1-26-13) at Omaha 1/10 * 40 10-13 0-0 2-2 3-7-10 2 2 4 1 3 22 TIMES LEADING TEAM N. Dakota State 1/17 * 34 1-4 0-0 0-0 1-5-6 0 2 3 0 3 2 Season Career S. Dakota State 1/19 * 40 7-11 0-0 0-2 2-8-10 4 0 1 0 1 14 Points: 4 4 at Oakland 1/24 * 34 7-11 1-2 0-1 0-2-2 4 1 1 1 1 15 Rebounds: 13 16 at Fort Wayne 1/26 * 41 5-7 0-1 7-9 1-6-7 2 1 0 1 0 17 Assists: 2 2 W. Illinois 2/2 * 37 8-10 2-3 0-0 0-6-6 3 1 2 0 1 18 Minutes: 11 11 Omaha 2/9 * 37 5-11 1-2 1-1 5-1-6 3 4 1 1 0 12 MISC. STATS at S. Dakota State 2/14 * 34 7-9 1-1 1-2 1-5-6 0 0 1 0 0 16 Season Career DD Scoring: 16 21 at N. Dakota State 2/16 * 29 1-6 0-0 1-2 1-3-4 1 0 6 1 0 3 20+ Scoring: 1 1 Milwaukee 2/23 DD Rebounding: 4 4 South Dakota 2/28 Double-Doubles: 3 3 Kansas City 3/2 Dunks: 9 14 Summit Quarters 3/9 Summit Semis 3/11 Summit Finals 3/12
zzGibbs’ Career Stats Year G-GS MIN MPG FG-A PCT 3FG-A PCT FT-A PCT O-D-R RPG PF-D A TO B S PTS PPG 2010-11 33-1 416 12.6 39-72 .542 0-4 .000 8-18 .444 16-51-67 2.0 27-0 12 9 11 4 86 2.6 2011-12 31-5 394 12.7 41-85 .482 2-5 .400 11-18 .611 22-38-60 1.9 36-0 11 16 6 8 95 3.1 2012-13 28-28 930 33.2 125-229 .546 8-19 .421 32-51 .627 46-127-173 6.2 67-1 37 56 10 22 290 10.4 Totals 92-34 1740 18.9 205-386 .531 10-28 .357 51-87 .586 84-216-300 3.3 130-1 60 81 27 34 471 5.1 VS. MILWAUKEE (7-22) s page 17 s RAMADA WORLDWIDE BRACKETBUSTERS Record46-22
wwPatton Notes Opted to change his jersey number to #42 prior to this season, which he also wore in high school... made his first career start against nationally ranked San Diego State as a freshman, scoring 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting including hitting a pair of threes... played high school basketball for his uncle Joe Patton at South Knox H.S.... tallest player on the IUPUI roster at 6-foot-9, along with Cam Loepker... recorded his first career assist in 31st career game with a helper at Milwaukee on Nov. 18... lone career double-double came vs. St. Joseph’s on Dec. 16 (13 pts, 10 reb)... full name is Mitchell Edward Patton.
QUICK NOTE: Currently ranks 19th nationally in field goal percentage, hitting 56.9 percent of his shots from the floor
#42 - MITCHELL PATTON 6-9 / 2484Jr.4C4Vincennes, Ind. South Knox High School
SEASON HIGHS Points: 27 twice Rebounds: 13 vs. Bowling Green (11-13-12) GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Assists: 4 vs. Western Illinois (2-2-13) Opponent Date GS Min FG-A 3FG-A FT-A O-D-R PF A T B S Pts FG: 11 vs. Lamar (11-20-12) Utah Valley 11/9 * 29 7-11 0-0 1-1 2-5-7 1 0 0 1 1 15 FGA: 15 vs. Bowling Green (11-13-12) at Michigan 11/12 * 31 4-7 0-0 1-2 2-1-3 1 0 1 0 1 9 3FG: ------vs. Bowling Green 11/13 * 32 10-15 0-1 7-9 4-9-13 1 2 3 0 1 27 3FGA: 1 vs. Bowling Green (11-13-12) Bradley 11/17 * 32 5-12 0-0 5-7 0-4-4 3 0 1 0 0 15 FT: 7 twice vs. North Texas 11/19 * 23 6-11 0-0 0-1 2-4-6 2 0 2 2 1 12 FTA: 9 twice vs. Lamar 11/20 * 33 11-14 0-0 5-5 2-4-6 2 2 5 2 0 27 Blocks: 4 vs. Omaha (2-9-13) IU East 11/26 * 15 5-8 0-0 2-2 3-2-5 0 1 1 2 2 12 Steals: 2 vs. IU East (11-26-12) Minutes: 36 at Oakland (1-24-13) at Kansas City 11/29 * 27 5-10 0-0 0-0 3-1-4 3 0 3 0 0 10 CAREER HIGHS at S. Dakota 12/1 * 33 2-9 0-0 5-7 4-2-6 3 1 0 0 0 9 Points: 27 twice at Butler 12/5 * 19 4-6 0-0 2-3 0-3-3 2 0 1 0 1 10 Rebounds: 13 vs. Bowling Green (11-13-12) at W. Kentucky 12/8 did not play Assists: 4 vs. Western Illinois (2-2-13) IU Northwest 12/11 did not play FG: 11 vs. Lamar (11-20-12) Indiana State 12/15 * 20 6-9 0-0 0-2 3-2-5 2 1 0 1 1 12 FGA: 15 twice at Valparaiso 12/20 did not play 3FG: 2 vs. San Diego State (11-21-10) at Ball State 12/23 did not play 3FGA: 4 vs. San Diego State (11-21-10) Fort Wayne 12/27 15 4-6 0-0 2-2 0-2-2 4 0 3 1 0 10 FT: 7 twice Oakland 12/29 19 4-5 0-0 2-2 2-4-6 5 0 2 1 0 10 FTA: 9 twice at Maryland 1/1 did not play Blocks: 4 vs. Omaha (2-9-13) Steals: 2 vs. IU East (11-26-12) at W. Illinois 1/5 19 3-5 0-0 0-2 1-0-1 2 3 2 0 0 6 Minutes: 36 at Oakland (1-24-13) at Omaha 1/10 7 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 3 0 1 0 0 2 TIMES LEADING TEAM N. Dakota State 1/17 28 6-13 0-0 5-8 2-2-4 3 0 1 2 0 17 Season Career S. Dakota State 1/19 * 21 8-13 0-0 1-2 2-9-11 4 1 1 3 0 17 Points: 7 8 at Oakland 1/24 * 36 3-7 0-0 3-6 4-4-8 3 0 2 0 0 9 Rebounds: 4 6 at Fort Wayne 1/26 * 32 9-11 0-0 7-9 0-0-0 2 2 2 0 0 25 Assists: 1 1 W. Illinois 2/2 * 35 6-11 0-0 1-3 1-4-5 4 4 7 3 0 13 Minutes: 0 0 Omaha 2/9 * 30 10-14 0-0 3-5 0-7-7 4 1 2 4 0 23 MISC. STATS at S. Dakota State 2/14 * 28 2-9 0-0 0-0 2-3-5 2 0 3 2 0 4 Season Career at N. Dakota State 2/16 * 22 3-9 0-0 0-0 1-2-3 3 1 0 0 0 6 DD Scoring: 15 20 Milwaukee 2/23 20+ Scoring: 4 4 DD Rebounding: 2 3 South Dakota 2/28 Double-Doubles: 2 3 Kansas City 3/2 Dunks: 0 2 Summit Quarters 3/9 Summit Semis 3/11 Summit Finals 3/12 zzPatton’s Career Stats Year G-GS MIN MPG FG-A PCT 3FG-A PCT FT-A PCT O-D-R RPG PF-D A TO B S PTS PPG 2010-11 28-6 198 7.1 23-57 .404 4-12 .333 19-22 .864 10-9-19 0.7 28-0 0 11 10 2 69 2.5 2011-12 32-10 331 10.3 51-124 .411 1-6 .167 22-36 .611 28-43-71 2.2 49-0 12 10 13 8 125 3.9 2012-13 23-18 586 25.5 124-218 .569 0-1 .000 52-78 .667 40-74-114 5.0 59-1 19 43 24 8 300 13.0 Totals 83-34 1115 13.4 198-399 .496 5-19 .263 93-136 .684 78-126-204 2.5 136-1 31 64 47 18 494 6.0 VS. MILWAUKEE (7-22) s page 18 s RAMADA WORLDWIDE BRACKETBUSTERS Record46-22 2012-13 LIKELY REDSHIRTS wwBusby Notes Suffered an injury on Oct. 11 and will miss the start of the season... graduated from Lewisville (S.C.) High School in 2011 before opting to attend Fishburne (Va.) Military School for a year of postgraduate preparatory education... was one of 13 Division I signees on the Fishburne roster, where he earned Defensive MVP honors... averaged 21.9 points, 6.9 rebounds and 3.9 steals per game as a senior at Lewisville... finished his high school career with 2,111 points... originally signed with South Carolina State University... full name is DeVante Cortell Busby... committed to IUPUI on Oct. 5, 2011.
#0 - CORTELL BUSBY 6-2 / 1904Fr.4G4Chester, S.C. Lewisville/Fishburne (Va.) Military School
wwMcCallum Notes Will sit out the season due to NCAA Division I transfer rules... currently unable to practice due to a foot injury suffered earlier in the season... played three seasons at Milwaukee before transferring to IUPUI in the summer of 2012... played in 70 games, making 33 starts for the Panthers... named the 2010 Horizon League Freshman of the Year by The Sporting News... averaged 8.0 points per game during his UWM career... played in six games (all starts) in 2011-12 before breaking his wrist and missing the rest of the year... scored in double-figures 22 times in his three seasons at Milwaukee... had a career-high 20 point at alparaiso,V including hitting six treys on Dec. 31, 2009... averaged 16.2 points per game as a senior at Marion High School, helping the Giants to a 21-4 record... helped the Giants to a Class 4A state runner-up finish his junior year, losing to Brownsburg in the championship game... finished that season averaging 10 points and nearly four assists per #13 - Ja’ROB McCALLUM game... is the nephew of Detroit Head Coach Ray McCallum and cousin of UD star Ray McCallum, Jr.. 6-0 / 1704Sr.4G4Marion, Ind. Marion H.S. / Milwaukee
wwRay Notes Helped Thea Bowman Academy to two IHSAA State Championship games including the 2010 Class A title... was one of three Division I signees in his senior class, joining DeJuan Marrero (DePaul) and Stephen Hawkins (Robert Morris)... is the youngest player on the IUPUI roster... maintained a 3.8 GPA in high school... was the first of IUPUI’s commitments in last year’s recruiting class... chose the number 14 because of the significance of the number seven in the bible, taking 7x2... given name is Elijah Joseph Ray.
#14 - ELIJAH RAY 6-6 / 2304Fr.4F4Gary, Ind. Bowman Academy
wwRoss, Jr. Notes Likely will redshirt the 2012-13 season... averaged 16.4 points per game as a senior at Westminister (Fla.) Academy... netted 21.3 points per game his junior year... joined the track team his senior year, excelling in the high jump... IUPUI’s first Florida-native since Anthony Williams, who hailed from Winter Haven, Fla.... his late father was a talented musician... full name is Linwood John Ross, Jr..
#5 - LINWOOD ROSS, JR. 6-5 / 1854Fr.4G4Miramar, Fla. Westminister Academy VS. MILWAUKEE (7-22) s page 19 s RAMADA WORLDWIDE BRACKETBUSTERS Record46-22 CURRENTLY ON THE SIDELINES wwBarksdale Notes Appeared in just seven games this season, due to injury... is one of five Kentucky natives on the roster... widely regarded as IUPUI’s smartest player... scored 1,499 points in his high school career... played in 32 games as a freshman, all off the bench... has a twin sister, Martina... his late father Val was a standout free safety on the University of Tennessee football team from 1977-80... is an avid golfer... holds a 3.5 GPA and is majoring in Communication Studies with hopes of being a broadcaster... nickname is Cellus... full name is Marcellus Xavier Barksdale.
QUICK NOTE: Suffered an injury in the first half of the Ball State (Dec. 23) game and is expected to miss the remainder of the season.
#22 - MARCELLUS BARKSDALE 6-5 / 2004So.4G/F4Lexington, Ky. Tates Creek High School
zzBarksdale’s Career Stats Year G-GS MIN MPG FG-A PCT 3FG-A PCT FT-A PCT O-D-R RPG PF-D A TO B S PTS PPG 2011-12 32-0 476 14.9 28-77 .364 10-33 .303 38-54 .704 24-36-60 1.9 46-0 24 28 4 21 104 3.3 2012-13 7-0 75 10.7 1-11 .091 0-5 .000 0-1 .000 2-8-10 1.4 7-0 9 5 1 2 2 0.3 Totals 39-0 551 14.1 29-88 .330 10-38 .263 38-55 .691 26-44-70 1.8 53-0 33 33 5 23 106 2.7
wwChiles Notes Voted to The Summit League All-Newcomer Team in 2012 and Preseason 2nd Team All-Summit League prior to this season... is IUPUI’s leading returning scorer (10.5 ppg), assists (54), blocked shots (19), steals (38), threes made (34), free throws made (82) and minutes played (29.7 mpg)...suffered an injury in the exhibition win over Trine and missed the first 10 games of the season before making his debut on Dec. 8 at esternW Kentucky... is the youngest of six siblings... older brother Adam began his basketball career at Kentucky before finishing at Murray State and later playing overseas... older sister India was a standout outfielder on the Tennessee softball team from 2004-07 and led the SEC in batting average as a junior... attended the same high school, Louisville Ballard, as IUPUI Head Coach Todd Howard; helping the Bruins to a KHSAA runner-up finish his senior year... is one of three Louisville and five Kentucky natives on the roster... attended the same junior college, Wabash Valley, as former IUPUI star Robert Glenn... earned his first career start at Ball #4 - IAN CHILES State (11/23), finishing with 7 pts and 2 ast... full name is Ian Joseph Chiles. 6-1 /1884Jr.4G4Louisville, Ky. Ballard High School / Wabash Valley JC QUICK NOTE: Scored in double-digits in three of four games in mid-December before reaggrevating an injury that first occurred during the exhbition schedule. Suffered a setback in his rehab in January and is likely to miss the remainder of the season. zzChiles’ Career Stats Year G-GS MIN MPG FG-A PCT 3FG-A PCT FT-A PCT O-D-R RPG PF-D A TO B S PTS PPG 2011-12 32-28 951 29.7 110-244 .451 34-82 .415 82-105 .781 27-80-107 3.3 59-0 54 58 19 38 336 10.5 2012-13 4-2 119 29.8 12-43 .279 1-8 .125 16-21 .762 2-7-9 2.3 9-0 9 10 3 7 41 10.3 Totals 36-30 1070 29.7 122-287 .425 35-90 .389 98-126 .778 29-87-116 3.2 68-0 63 68 22 45 377 10.5
wwHart Notes Was declared ineligible following the game at Western Illinois on Jan. 5 of this year and had his appeal denied at the end of the month... joined the IUPUI program and is immediately eligible for the 2012-13 season after having earned a degree from Purdue University... is pursuing his Master’s Degree in Public Management from SPEA... was a two-time Academic All-Big Ten selection while at Purdue... played in 63 career games (all as a reserve) at Purdue, averaging 2.6 points per game for his career... gained instant acclaim, scoring 14 points in 18 minutes in a game at Illinois his freshman year in a game in which he was not in the official book, costing the Boilers a technical foul when he entered... is the oldest player on the IUPUI roster, having turned 23 this summer.
QUICK NOTE: Was IUPUI’s top scorer eight times this year and hit for double-digits in 13 of #25 - JOHN HART his 19 games 6-2 / 2054Sr.4G4Beech Grove, Ind. Beech Grove HS / Purdue
zzHart’s Career Stats Year G-GS MIN MPG FG-A PCT 3FG-A PCT FT-A PCT O-D-R RPG PF-D A TO B S PTS PPG 2008-09* Redshirted - Did not play 2009-10* 24-0 247 10.3 22-65 .338 11-36 .306 3-6 .500 12-13-25 1.0 26-0 11 8 2 5 58 2.4 2010-11* 20-0 201 10.1 28-76 .368 18-49 .367 2-2 1.000 8-12-20 1.0 27-0 13 10 1 12 76 3.8 2011-12* 19-0 101 5.3 10-26 .385 6-18 .333 4-6 .667 0-6-6 0.3 12-0 4 5 1 0 30 1.6 2012-13 19-19 623 32.8 98-227 .432 40-103 .388 34-44 .773 15-44-59 3.1 40-0 42 64 8 27 270 14.2 *Purdue Totals 63-0 549 8.7 60-167 .359 35-103 .340 9-14 .643 20-31-51 0.8 65-0 28 23 4 17 164 2.6 Totals 19-19 623 32.8 98-227 .432 40-103 .388 34-44 .773 15-44-59 3.1 40-0 42 64 8 27 270 14.2 VS. MILWAUKEE (7-22) s page 20 s RAMADA WORLDWIDE BRACKETBUSTERS Record46-22
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Game #31 VS. MILWAUKEE (7-22) s page 24 s RAMADA WORLDWIDE BRACKETBUSTERS Record46-22 2012-13 IUPUI MEN’S BASKETBALL RADIO/TV CHART NUMERICAL ROSTER 0...... Cortell Busby 1...... Lyonell Gaines 4...... Ian Chiles 5...... Linwood Ross, Jr. 10...... Jordan Shanklin 12...... Greg Rice 13...... Ja’Rob McCallum 14...... Elijah Ray 20...... Sean Esposito #4 - IAN CHILES #5 - LINWOOD ROSS, JR. #0 - CORTELL BUSBY #1 - LYONELL GAINES 22...... Marcellus Barksdale 6-24Fr.4G 6-64So.4F 6-14Jr.4G 6-54Fr.4G 23...... P.J. Hubert Chester, S.C. Louisville, Ky. Louisville, Ky. Miramar, Fla. 24...... Nick Kitcoff 25...... John Hart 30...... Donovan Gibbs 32...... Kevin Rose 42...... Mitchell Patton
ALPHABETICAL ROSTER 22...... BARKSDALE, Marcellus 0...... BUSBY, Cortell 4...... CHILES, Ian 20...... ESPOSITO, Sean #10 - JORDAN SHANKLIN #12 - GREG RICE #13 - JA’ROB McCALLUM #14 - ELIJAH RAY 1...... GAINES, Lyonell 6-04So.4G 5-114Sr.4G 6-04Sr.4G 6-64Fr.4F 30...... GIBBS, Donovan Bowling Green, Ky. Indianapolis, Ind. Marion, Ind. Gary, Ind. 25...... HART, John 24...... KITCOFF, Nick 13...... McCALLUM, Ja’Rob 42...... PATTON, Mitchell 14...... RAY, Elijah 12...... RICE, Greg 32...... ROSE, Kevin 5...... ROSS, JR., Linwood 10...... SHANKLIN, Jordan
Roster Breakdowns By Class: #20 - SEAN ESPOSITO #22 - MARCELLUS BARKSDALE #23 - P.J. HUBERT #24 - NICK KITCOFF Sr. (5): esposito, Hart, Kitcoff, 6-34Sr.4G 6-54So.4G/F 6-54Jr.4G 6-74Sr.4GF mcCallum, Rice Indianapolis, Ind. Lexington, Ky. Greenfield, Ind. Indianapolis, Ind. Jr. (4): Chiles, Gibbs, Hubert, Patton So. (3): Barksdale, Gaines, Shanklin Fr. (4): Busby, Ray, Rose, Ross
By Position: G (10): Barksdale, Busby, Chiles, esposito, Hart, Hubert, mcCallum, Ross, Rice, Shanklin F (5): Gaines, Gibbs, Kitcoff, Ray, #25 - JOHN HART #30 - DONOVAN GIBBS #42 - MITCHELL PATTON TODD HOWARD rose 6-24Sr.4G 6-74Jr.4F 6-94Jr.4C Head Coach C (1): Patton Beech Grove, Ind. Louisville, Ky. Vincennes, Ind. 2nd season By STATE: PRONUNCIATIONS: FL (1): Ross LYONELL Gaines...... LYE-nell IN (9): esposito, Hart, Hubert, Ian CHILES...... (rhymes with smiles) Kitcoff, McCallum, Sean ESPOSITO...... ess-poe-ZEE-toe Patton, Ray, Rice, Rose JA’ROB McCallum...... jah-ROB KY (5): Barksdale, Chiles, Gaines, Gibbs, Shanklin SC (1): Busby