2007-08 Schedule Sat. 11/3 Oakland City (ex.) W 82-43 Sun. 11/11 Samford L 50-49 Sat. 11/17 #25 Butler L 60-47 Tue. 11/20 at S.E. Missouri L 87-77 Sat. 11/24 at Ball State W 51-50 Sat. 12/1 at Buffalo L 81-60 Wed. 12/5 Princeton W 53-32 Sat. 12/8 Austin Peay W 72-62 Tue. 12/11 at Valparaiso L 75-67 U. Of Evansville Purple Aces (5-5, 0-0) Sat. 12/15 Hanover W 57-44 Vs. Sat. 12/22 Norfolk State W 80-71 Sat. 12/29 State * 7:05 Indiana State U. Sycamores (5-5, 0-0) Wed. 1/2 at Northern Iowa * 7:05 Sun. 1/6 Drake * 2:05 Saturday, Dec. 29, 2007 • 7:05 CST Wed. 1/9 at Creighton * 7:05 Sat. 1/12 at Illinois State * 7:05 Roberts Stadium (11,600) • Evansville, IN Tue. 1/15 Southern Illinois * 7:05 Sat. 1/19 at Bradley * 7:05 Sycamores (5-5, 0-0) Wed. 1/23 at Indiana State * 6:05 PPG RPG Sat. 1/26 Missouri State * 7:05 0 Brant Leitnaker C 6-10 235 So. Lancaster, Ohio (Lancaster) 0.0 0.0 Tue. 1/29 at Southern Illinois * 7:05 1 Gabriel Moore G 6-1 190 Sr. Little Rock, Ark. (Mills) 10.9 3.5 3 Adam Arnold F 6-6 219 Jr. Decatur, Ind. (Belmont) 3.8 5.0 Sat. 2/2 Bradley * 7:05 5 Cole Holmstrom G 5-10 170 So. Bloomington, Ind. (South) 5.1 1.1 Wed. 2/6 Wichita State * 7:05 11 Lamar Lee G 5-10 165 Fr. Lafayette, Ind. (Jefferson) 2.3 0.9 Sat. 2/9 at Drake * 7:05 21 Isiah Martin F 6-8 210 Fr. Chicago, Ill. (Morgan Park) 6.1 3.9 Wed. 2/13 Creighton * 7:05 23 Harry Marshall G 6-0 185 So. Bowling Green, Ind. (Owen Valley) 8.6 3.0 Sat. 2/16 at Missouri State * 7:30 24 Jordan Printy G 6-4 180 Fr. Marion, Iowa (Linn-Marr) 0.0 0.0 Wed. 2/20 Illinois State * 7:05 25 Marico Stinson G 6-3 195 So. Memphis, Tenn. (Kingsbury) 11.7 2.2 Sat. 2/23 at ESPN BracketBusters TBA 32 Aaron Carter G 6-4 185 Fr. Cannelton, Ind. (Perry Central) 4.5 1.4 Tue. 2/26 at Wichita State * 7:05 34 Todd McCoy F 6-4 220 Sr. Philadelphia, Pa. (Johnson CC) 4.2 3.8 Sat. 3/1 Northern Iowa * 7:05 43 Keenan Barlow F 6-5 195 Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Cathedral) 0.0 0.0 3/6-9 at MVC Tournament TBA 44 Jay Tunnell F/C 6-8 255 Jr. Topeka, Kan. (Topeka West) 7.2 4.6 (St. Louis, Mo.) 50 Mick Yelovich C 6-10 265 Sr. Mount Zion, Ill. (Mount Zion) 1.2 1.0 Probable Starters In Bold *MVC game All Times Central Head Coach: Kevin McKenna, 1st year at ISU, 5-5; 5th year overall, 94-38 2007-08 MVC Standings (Through Dec. 27) Saturday’s Officials: Steve Olson, John Higgins, Mark Whitehead MVC Overall Drake 0-0 9-1 Saturday’s game will be broadcast by the UE Radio Network Creighton 0-0 9-1 (WUEV 91.5 FM./wuev.evansville.edu, WSJD 110.5 FM, WNTC 103.9 FM) Northern Iowa 0-0 8-3 Illinois State 0-0 8-3 U. of Evansville Purple Aces (5-5, 0-0) Wichita State 0-0 7-4 PPG RPG Missouri State 0-0 7-5 Bradley 0-0 7-5 2 Kavon Lacey G 6-1 190 Fr. Alton, Illinois (Alton) 2.2 1.2 Evansville 0-0 5-5 3 Jon Van Hoose G 6-4 167 Fr. Ashland, Kentucky (Russell) 0.0 0.3 Southern Illinois 0-0 5-5 4 Nate Garner F 6-5 224 Jr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Washington/Tyler JC) 7.5 5.6 Indiana State 0-0 5-5 5 Shy Ely F 6-4 197 Jr. Indianapolis, Indiana (Speedway) 12.8 5.1 Upcoming MVC Games 10 Taylor Morrow G 6-2 163 So. Wadesville, Indiana (North Posey) 1.3 0.7 11 Victor Gomez F 6-6 210 Sr. San Francisco, D.R. (Chipola CC) 4.0 0.0 Friday, Dec. 28 Butler at Southern Illinois 8:00 14 Trent Wargel G 5-7 160 Jr. Ridgway, Illinois (Gallatin County) 0.0 0.0 Saturday, Dec. 29 15 Jay Couisnard G/F 6-6 190 So. Houston, Texas (Yates) 6.0 1.8 Northern Iowa at Bradley 2:05 20 Trevor Gregory G 6-2 193 So. Evansville, Indiana (Harrison) 0.0 0.0 Indiana State at Evansville 7:05 21 Darin Granger G 6-2 175 So. Indianapolis, Ind. (Lawrence Central) 8.3 2.0 Drake at Wichita State 7:05 22 Jason Holsinger G 5-11 177 Jr. Lapel, Indiana (Lapel) 13.2 2.9 Illinois State at Creighton 7:05 23 Jason Switzer G 6-3 175 Fr. Huntingburg, Indiana (Southridge) 0.0 0.0 Sunday, Dec. 30 Missouri State at Southern Illinois 2:05 40 Zach House C 7-0 218 Fr. Rock Falls, Illinois (Rock Falls) 0.0 0.0 Tuesday, Jan. 1 41 Pieter van Tongeren C 6-11 229 Fr. Driehuis, The Netherlands (Ichthus College) 7.3 6.2 Illinois State at Wichita State 7:05 52 Clint Hopf F 6-8 237 Fr. Birdseye, Indiana (Forest Park) 3.1 2.1 Wednesday, Jan. 2 Probable Starters In Bold Creighton at Indiana State 6:05 Evansville at Northern Iowa 7:05 Head Coach: Marty Simmons (Evansville ‘87) 1st year at UE, 5-5; 7th year overall, 103-77 Southern Illinois at Drake 7:05 Bradley at Missouri State 7:05 www.GoPurpleAces.com ACES WILL BE HAPPY WITH A TIE EVANSVILLE FACTS The Aces would love to grab a tie on Saturday. No, not in the outcome of •Nickname: Purple Aces Saturday night’s game. They’ll tie up the 87-year-old series against Indiana •Colors: Purple, White, Orange State by defeating the Sycamores on Saturday. The series stands at 73-72 in •UE Enrollment: 2,421 Indiana State’s favor after 145 games. Evansville has won four in a row and •Conference: Missouri Valley Conference six of the last seven against ISU. The Aces have won the last three played •Arena: Roberts Municipal Stadium (11,600) between the two at Roberts Stadium. •President: Dr. Stephen Jennings •Director of Athletics: John Stanley LOTS IN COMMON, INCLUDING 2 OPPONENTS •Head Coach: Marty Simmons (1st year at Evansville; 7th Evansville and Indiana State have shared two regular season opponents. year as a head coach). Butler whipped the Sycamores 76-48 at Indianapolis on Nov. 14, and three •2006-07 Record: 14-17 (6-12 MVC T7th) days later came to Evansville and beat the Aces 60-47. Evansville went to •Assistant Coaches: Marcus Belcher, Jimmy Elgas, Ben Ball State on Nov. 24 and edged the Cardinals 51-50. Ball State lost at Wierzba Indiana State on Dec. 8, 59-48. Both the Aces and Sycamores are 5-5 so far •Director of Basketball Operations: Sean Sweeney this season, and both have first-year coaches. Indiana State’s Kevin •Basketball Trainer: Troy Coppus McKenna was a nine-year assistant coach at Creighton under Dana Altman, •Strength & Conditioning Coach: Brady Holt and also spent four years as head coach at Division II Nebraska-Omaha, from •Basketball Admin. Assistant: Jennifer Balentine 2001-2005. UE’s Marty Simmons spent 11 years here at UE as an assistant, •Student Managers: Paul Bragin, Wilfredo Delgado, Chad and five years as head coach at Division II Southern Illinois-Edwardsville. Harmon, Franklin Kinkaid, Robert Moreland, Alex Vetter, Ben Wallace UE FINALLY HAS A SENIOR •Team Chaplain: Pastor Larry Rascoe Evansville's only senior, forward Victor Gomez, played his first nine minutes •D-I NCAA Tournaments: 5 (1982, ‘89, ‘92, ‘93, ‘99) of the regular season last Saturday in UE's 80-71 win over Norfolk State. •NIT Appearances: 2 (1988, ‘94) Two days after leading the Aces in scoring (14) and rebounding (10) in a •Conference Regular Season Championships: 6 (1982, ‘87, November exhibition game against Oakland City, Gomez suffered a fractured ‘89, ‘92, ‘93, ‘99) bone in his foot. •Conference Tournament Titles (MVC): 3 (1982, ‘92, ‘93) REACHING THE ACES BALANCE AT THE TOP Jason Holsinger took over Evansville's team scoring lead from Shy Ely by •SID Bob Boxell: 812-488-2285 (o); 812-760-4273 (cell); scoring a season-high 24 points in Saturday's win over Norfolk State. 812-488-2090 (fax); [email protected] There's not much difference between Holsinger and Ely in scoring. Through •Roberts Stadium Office: (812) 476-1383 10 games, Holsinger has 132 points and Ely has 128. •Roberts Stadium Press Row: (812) 488-1405 OFFENSE PICKING UP ITS PERCENTAGE ON THE AIR Aces scored their most points of the season in the 80-71 victory over Norfolk This season, all UE fans in the Tri-State can tune in to the State. The Aces shot between 40 and 42 percent in each of their first five Purple Aces’ Radio Network . 91.5 F.M.-WUEV will games. In their last five, the Aces have have shot between 48 and 51 percent serve as the flagship station, with both 100.5 F.M.-WSJD in each game. in Mt. Carmel, Illinois and 103.9 F.M.-WNTC in Madisonville, Kentucky on board to expand UE’s coverage GRANGER FINDING RANGE... throughout the Tri-State. NEWS 25 televises Inside Aces Guard Darin Granger is one reason why UE has shot 48 percent or better in Basketball on Sunday night at 10:35, hosted by News 25’s each of its last five games. Granger was 3-for-13 from 3-point range in his Lance Wilkerson. Aces All-Access (Triple A) allows fans to first three games, but he's found the range since then, hitting 17 of 28 from watch UE’s MVC road games live on your home computer. behind the arc in the last seven games. He totaled 13 points and hit some The TripleA sign-up link is at GoPurpleAces.com. key second half shots in last Saturday’s 80-71 win over Norfolk State. Fans can take part in the Marty Tuesdays from 6:30-7:00 on the ...AND SO IS HOLSINGER Simmons Show on Mondays Purple Aces’ Radio Network. Guard Jason Holsinger averaged 12.6 points as a freshman and 11.5 last year from 6-7 p.m. CST, the Tricia Just e-mail your questions to: as a sophomore. He has a team-high 13.2 scoring average going into Cullop Show on Tuesdays from [email protected] Saturday’s game. Holsinger scored 24 points, the most by a UE player this 6-6:30, and the Aces Sports [email protected] season, in last Saturday’s win, and also led all players with seven assists. Report with John Stanley on [email protected] m Jason’s six three-pointers last Saturday sent him past Kyle Runyan and Craig Snow, and into seventh place on UE’s career list with 181 3-pointers. He UE’s D-I Record : Here is UE’s year-by-year record at the needs three more to catch #6 Clint Cuffle (184). Division I level, plus the above or below .500 number. COACH MARTY SIMMONS ‘78 1-3 -2 ‘90 17-15 +2 ‘02 7-21 -14 Evansville’s Dec. 5 victory over Princeton was the 100th in first-year coach ‘79 13-16 -3 ‘91 14-14 0 ‘03 12-16 -4 Marty Simmons’ career. Simmons goes into the Indiana State game with a ‘80 18-10 +8 ‘92 24-6 +18 ‘04 7-22 -15 career record of 103-77. He was head coach one year at Wartburg (Iowa) ‘81 19-9 +10 ‘93 23-7 +16 ‘05 11-17 -6 University and five years at Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, compiling a ‘82 23-6 +17 ‘94 21-11 +10 ‘06 10-19 -9 record of 98-73 in those six years. Simmons played two years at UE after ‘83 13-16 -3 ‘95 18-9 +9 ‘07 14-17 -3 transferring from Indiana University, and led the Aces to a conference cham - ‘84 15-14 +1 ‘96 13-14 -1 ‘08 5-5 0 pionship in 1987 and the second round of the NIT in 1988, when he was the ‘85 13-16 -3 ‘97 17-14 +3 nation’s sixth leading scorer at 25.9. He was an assistant coach at UE for 11 ‘86 8-19 -11 ‘98 15-15 0 UE’s 31-year D- ‘87 16-12 +4 ‘99 23-10 +13 I record is: years, and helped lead UE to three NCAA Tournaments (1992, 1993, 1999) ‘88 21-8 +13 ‘00 18-12 +6 466-391 +75 and one NIT (1994). ‘89 25-6 +19 ‘01 14-16 -2 Purple Aces’ Career Records Points 2. Parrish Casebier (1991-93) 509 Assists (beginning 1973-74) 1,000 Point 1. Larry Humes (1964-66) 2,236 FT Percentage (min. 300 att.) 1. Jeremy Stanton (1998-01) 601 2. Marcus Wilson (1996-99) 2,053 1. Marcus Wilson (1996-99) .8869 2. Scott Shreffler (1989-93) 521 Scoring Average 2. Scott Haffner (1987-89) .8866 Blocked Shots (beginning 1977-78) Club 1. Larry Humes (1964-66) 26.4 Rebounds 1. Dan Godfread (1986-90) 226 1. Larry Humes 2,236 2. Marty Simmons (1987-88) 24.3 1. Dale Wise (1959-61) 1,197 2. Sascha Hupmann (1990-93) 193 FG Percentage (min. 100 FGs/year) 2. Jerry Sloan (1963-65) 1,053 Steals (beginning 1977-78) 2. Marcus Wilson 2,053 1. Brian Hill (1987-90) .631 Rebounding Average 1. Reed Jackson 150 3. Ed Smallwood 1,898 2. Dan Godfread (1986-90) .600 1. Dale Wise (1959-61) 14.6 2. Jeremy Stanton 129 Free Throws Made 2. Jerry Sloan (1963-65) 12.4 4. Andy Elkins 1,761 1. Matt Webster (2004-07) 533 5. Scott Haffner 1,686 6. Brad Leaf 1,605 3-Point Shooting Records Highs/Lows This Season 7. Parrish Casebier 1,535 Team, Single Game Most Points By Evansville: 8. Craig Snow 1,530 Most attempts by UE: 35 vs. Southern Illinois 1-7-97 80 vs. Norfolk State (12/22) Most attempts by OPP: 39 by Western Kentucky 12-3-02 9. John Harrawood 1,479 Fewest Points By Evansville: Most shots made by UE: 17 vs. Southern Illinois 1-7-97 10. Scott Shreffler 1,454 Most shots made by OPP: 15 by Drake 3-1-07 & Clemson 12-27-93 47 vs. Butler (11/17) Best pct. by UE (min. 10 attempts): .833 (10-12 vs. Butler 2-9-91, Most Points By Opponent: 11. Matt Webster 1,451 10-12 vs. Southern Illinois 2-24-96) 87 by Southeast Missouri (11/20) 12. Don Buse 1,426 Individual, Single Game Most attempts by UE: 15, Stuart Sullivan vs. Wichita State 12-9-95 Fewest Points By Opponent: 13. Dan Godfread 1,386 Most attempts by OPP: 16, Lou Richie of Clemson 12-27-93 32 by Princeton (12/5) 14. Bob Barnett 1,356 Most shots made by UE: 11, Scott Haffner vs. Dayton 2-18-89 UE’s Biggest Winning Margin: Most shots made by OPP: 9, Darrin Fitzgerald of Butler 1-17-87, 15. Buster Briley 1,335 21 vs. Princeton (12/5 53-32) Dedric Taylor of Fla. International 1-2-96 16. Bubby Mukes 1,327 Best pct. by UE (min. 8 attempts): 1.000 (9-9) Marcus Wilson vs. UE’s Biggest Losing Margin: Tennessee-Martin 11-18-98 21, at Buffalo (12/1 81-60) 17. Jeff Frey 1,324 Team, Season Top ‘07-08 Scoring Totals By UE: 18. Jerry Sloan 1,320 Most attempts by UE: 602, 2004-05 Most attempts by OPP: 669, 2006-07 1. Jason Holsinger vs. Norfolk State (12/22) 24 19. Clint Cuffle 1,307 Most shots made by UE: 244, 1993-94 2. Shy Ely at Southeast Missouri (11/20) 23 20. Sam Watkins 1,287 Most shots made by OPP: 231, 2006-07 3. Shy Ely at Buffalo (12/1) 22 Best pct. by UE: .444 (213-480) 1988-1989 21. Richie Johnson 1,282 Last UE Player To Score 30+ Points: 22. Marty Simmons 1,265 Individual, Season Matt Webster 33 vs. Lipscomb (12/16/06) Most attempts: 214, Scott Haffner 1988-89 23. John Wellemeyer 1,200 Most shots made: 98, Scott Haffner 1988-89 Last UE Player To Score 35+ Points: Best pct. (min. 75 attempts): .558 (53-95) Brian Jackson 1994-95 A ndy Elkins 36 vs. LaSalle (94/95) 24. Dale Wise 1,197 Top ‘07-08 Scoring Total By Opponent: 25. Gus Doerner 1,182 Top 10 3-Point Shooters 22, A.J. Graves of Butler (11/17) 26. Adam Seitz 1,155 Single Game 1. Scott Haffner 11 2-18-89 7. Jason Holsinger 8 3-1-07 22, Peyton Stovall of Ball State (11/24) 27. Mike Platt 1,135 2. Kyle Anslinger 9 2-11-06 Jason Holsinger 8 2-21-07 Top ‘07-08 Rebounding Total By UE: 28. Marv Pruett 1,122 Marcus Wilson 9 11-18-98 Marcus Wilson 8 12-16-98 Stuart Sullivan 9 12-9-95 Andy Elkins 8 1-9-94 13, Pieter van Tongeren (twice) 29. Mel Lurker 1,114 Brent Kell 9 1-31-94 Parrish Casebier 8 3-9-92 Top ‘07-08 Assist Total By UE: 30. Theren Bullock 1,107 Marty Simmons 9 3-6-88 Scott Haffner 8 1-21-87 8, Jason Holsinger at Ball State (11/24) Top ‘07-08 3-Pt. FG Total By UE: 31. Reed Jackson 1,101 Single Season 6, Jason Holsinger vs. Norfolk State (12.22) 32. Jerry Conrad 1,075 1. Scott Haffner 98 1988-89 6. Scott Haffner 74 1987-88 2. Andy Elkins 88 1993-94 7. Scott Haffner 73 1986-87 Top ‘07-08 Steal Total By UE: 33. Brian Hill 1,069 3. Jason Holsinger 87 2006-07 8. Jason Holsinger 69 2005-06 3, Shy Ely at Southeast Missouri (11/20) 34. Bradley Strickland 1,068 4. Marcus Wilson 85 1998-99 9. Clint Cuffle 67 2002-03 5. Scott Shreffler 75 1989-90 10. Andy Elkins 65 1994-95 Top ‘07-08 Block Total By UE: 35. Steve Welmer 1,059 1, Shy Ely; Jason Holsinger; Jay Couisnard; Nate 36. Kyle Anslinger 1,045 Garner 37. Bob Walker 1,044 Career Top ‘07-08 Free Throw Total By UE: 38. Hugh Ahlering 1,032 1. Marcus Wilson 250 1996-99 6. Clint Cuffle 184 2001-04 8, Shy Ely at Southeast Missouri (11/20) 2. Scott Haffner 245 1987-89 7. Jason Holsinger 181 2006- 39. Howard Pratt 1,030 3. Scott Shreffler 211 1989-93 8. Kyle Runyan 177 1998 -01 4. Kyle Anslinger 213 2004-07 9. Craig Snow 176 1998 -01 40. Chris Hollender 1,029 5. Andy Elkins 199 1992-95 10. Todd Cochenour 153 1991-94 41. Clyde Cox 1,010

4. Larry Humes 46 Valparaiso H 2-9-66 Aces Who Scored 40 Points 5. Larry Humes 45 Louisiana St. H 12-19-64 John Harrawood 42 Ky. Wesleyan A 2-20-57 Or More In A Game 6. Larry Humes 44 Purdue H 12-18-65 13. Parrish Casebier 41 Notre Dame H 3-9-92 Ed Smallwood 44 Tennessee Tech H 12-27-58 Ed Smallwood 41 American H 3-9-60 Name Pts. Opponent Site Date Parrish Casebier 44 Illinois St. H 12-12-93 Ed Smallwood 41 Wheaton H 3-14-58 1. Scott Haffner 65 Dayton H 2-18-89 9. Dan Godfread 43 Loyola A 2-25-89 16. Larry Humes 40 DePauw A 1-26-66 2. Larry Humes 48 Ball State A 1-2-65 10. Buster Briley 42 Los Angeles St. H 12-23-61 Buster Briley 40 N. Carolina A&T H 3-8-62 3. Ed Smallwood 47 Butler H 2-10-60 Ed Smallwood 42 Wabash H 3-4-60 PURPLE ACES’ PLAYER PROFILES KAVON LACEY IBCA all-state team, third team selection •Born July 27, 1989 in Alton, Ill. on AP all-state squad 6-1 freshman guard •Averaged 16.2 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.4 CAREER HIGHS Alton, Illinois steals as a senior...set school record with 5 points twice (Alton H.S.) 176 3-pointers 4 rebounds vs. Princeton Dec. 5 •Belleville News-Democrat Player of the 4 assists vs. Princeton Dec. 5 •Pronounced kuh-VONN Year...chosen as one of top five players in 1 3-pointer vs. Princeton Dec. 5 •Backs up Jason Holsinger at the point metro St. Louis by the St. Louis Post- 1 steal vs. Hanover Dec. 15 guard position...tied his season high with Dispatch 5 points Dec. 15 against Hanover...also •Member of Upward Bound, Student scored 5 vs. Princeton Dec. 5...made his 2 Ambassador, Peer Leader and Good only start Nov. 20 at Southeast Missouri. Friend Mentor organizations in high Kavon •Alton’s all-time leading scorer with school Lacey 1,499 points...second team selection on

JON VAN HOOSE •Averaged 22 points, 8 rebounds for CAREER HIGHS Russell High School as a senior 6-4 freshman guard 0 points •Suffered a season-ending knee injuy in 1 rebound vs. Princeton Dec. 5 Ashland, Kentucky March and underwent surgery later in the 0 assists (Russell H.S.) spring...almost back to full strength by 0 3-pointers the start of practice at UE in October 0 steals •Made his first regular season appearance Dec. 1 at Buffalo, playing the final four •Led Russell to its first trip in the last 34 minutes...got in 2 minutes vs. Princeton years to the Kentucky state finals at Rupp on Dec. 5, 1 minute at Valparaiso Dec. 11 Arena in his junior year...averaged 19.7 ppg as a junior and made nine 3-pointers •First team Kentucky all-state...Street & in one game 3 Smith’s Honorable Mention All- American...four-time Eastern Kentucky •Born Sept. 15, 1987 in Ashland, Ky. Jon Conference all-league player...two-time EKC Offensive Player of the Year Van Hoose

NATE GARNER •Now second at UE in rebounding at 5.6 •Born June 22, 1987 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa 6-5 junior forward •Second team all-region, all-conference, and team’s MVP at Tyler Junior College CAREER HIGHS Cedar Rapids, Iowa last season 15 points vs. Austin Peay Dec. 5 (Geo. Washington H.S.) •Averaged 14 points, 8 rebounds and shot 10 rebounds twice (Tyler, Texas J.C.) 62 percent in 2006-07 at Tyler 2 assists twice 0 3-pointers •First team all-state as a senior at George 1 steal four times •Starter in the last five games...co-leading Washington H.S. in Cedar Rapids, scorer with 11 points Dec. 15 vs. Iowa...qualified academically to attend a Hanover...big factor in Dec. 8 win over four-year college out of high school, but 4 Austin Peay, with 15 points and 5 elected to follow AAU teammate Tyrone rebounds...totaled 10 points and 10 Cole-Scott to Tyler J.C. Nate rebounds in season opener vs. Samford Garner

SHY ELY rebound game Dec. 22 vs. Norfolk State ‘07-08 SEASON HIGHS 6-4 junior forward/guard •Suffered a chipped bone in his kneecap 23 points at Southeast Missouri Nov. 20 early in the fall; came back to play in 9 rebounds at Southeast Missouri Nov. 20 Indianapolis, Indiana Nov. 3 exhibition game vs. Oakland City 3 assists twice (Speedway) •UE’s sixth man most of last 2 3-pointers at Buffalo Dec. 1 season...averaged 6.9 points and 2.9 3 steals at Southeast Missouri Nov. 20 •Pronounced E-lie rebounds...scored a season-high 18 points •Team co-captain...UE’s second leading last season in win over Missouri State CAREER HIGHS 23 points 11/20/07 at S.E. Missouri scorer this season at 12.8...top scorer in •Member of five-man 2006 MVC All- four of the last eight games...third leading Freshman Team along with teammate 10 rebounds 2/4/06 vs. Illinois State 5 rebounder at 5.1 Jason Holsinger 6 assists 3/1/07 vs. Drake 2 3-pointers five times Shy •Scored a career-high 23 at SE Missouri, •Born July 16, 1987 in Washington, Pa. added 22 at Buffalo...had a 15-point, 7- 3 steals four times Ely PURPLE ACES’ PLAYER PROFILES TAYLOR MORROW son, and scored a total of 11 points ‘07-08 SEASON HIGHS •Redshirted in 2005-06. 6-2 sophomore guard 4 points at Southeast Missouri Nov. 20 •All-district guard in 2004-05 at North 2 rebounds twice Wadesville, Ind. Posey High School...averaged 17 ppg 3 assists at Ball State Nov. 24 (North Posey) •Father, John, played basketball at USI 0 3-pointers 1 steal at Ball State Nov. 24 •Starter at guard Nov. 24 at Ball State •Born July 31, 1986 in Evansville and Dec. 1 at Buffalo...has played rela - tively little since then...scored his first CAREER HIGHS four points of the season Nov. 20 at 7 points 11/27/06 vs. SE Missouri Southeast Missouri...has scored four 2 rebounds three times 10 points since then...one of the quickest 4 assists 11/19/06 vs. Buffalo players on the team 1 3-pointer 11/27/06 vs. SE Missouri Taylor •Played in 29 of the 31 games last sea - 2 steals Nov. 27 vs. SE Missouri Morrow

VICTOR GOMEZ •UE’s lone senior in 2006-07...reserve ‘07-08 SEASON HIGHS forward last season who played a total of 6-6 senior forward 4 points vs. Norfolk State Dec. 22 only 69 minutes. 0 rebounds San Francisco, D.R. •Underwent arthroscopic knee surgery in 0 assists (Central Park Christian) September of 2006...missed 11 games 0 3-pointers during 2005-06 season with a foot injury (Chipola College) 0 steals •Starting forward in five consecutive CAREER HIGHS games in ‘05-06 from Nov. 26 through 12 points 12/3/05 vs. Purdue •Played his first nine minutes of the regu - Dec. 17 lar season Saturday vs. Norfolk State... 5 rebounds 12/6/05 at Western Ky. totaled 14 points and 10 rebounds in Nov. •Transfer from Chipola (Fla.) College 1 assist 13 times 11 3 exhibition game vs. Oakland City, then •Born Oct. 14, 1983 in the Dominican 2 3-pointers three times suffered a fracture in his right foot three Victor Republic 1 steal five times days later Gomez

TRENT WARGEL •Transferred to UE after one year at ‘07-08 SEASON HIGHS Southeastern Illinois College...redshirted 5-7 junior guard 0 points as a freshman at Southeastern 0 rebounds Ridgway, Illinois •In his third season on the team at 0 assists (Gallatin County H.S.) UE...played in a total of 13 games 0 3-pointers through his first two seasons (Southeastern Ill. College) 0 steals •Greater Egyptian Conference MVP in •Pronounced WAR-gull 2004-05, averaging 19 points per game as CAREER HIGHS a senior at Gallatin County 3 points 11/19/06 vs. Buffalo •Played his first 2 minutes Dec. 5 vs. 0 rebounds Princeton...played a total of nine minutes •Born July 3, 1986 in Evansville 14 0 assists in five games last season...scored four Trent points 1 3-pointer 11/19/06 vs. Buffalo 1 steal 12/9/06 vs. Illinois State Wargel

JAY COUISNARD •24-for-53 (.453) from the field this sea - ‘07-08 SEASON HIGHS son after going 23-for-61 (.377) in all of 6-6 soph. forward 12 points at S.E. Missouri Nov. 20 ‘06-07 3 rebounds three times Houston, Texas •Second in assists this season with 21 5 assists vs. Austin Peay Dec. 8 (Yates H.S.) •Spent first two prep years at Westbury 2 3-pointers at S.E. Missouri Nov. 20 Christian in Houston, Texas, leading team 2 steals vs. Princeton Dec. 5 •Pronounced COOZ-nard to two state titles •Starter in all 10 games...foul-prone lately CAREER HIGHS •Older brother P.J. plays at MVC rival (his 41 are 13 more than nearest team - 12 points 11/20/07 at S.E. Missouri Wichita State and was chosen for the pre- mate)...scored a career-high 12 points and 5 rebounds twice season all-MVC team made a team-high 4 assists Nov. 20 at 5 assists 12/5/07 vs. Austin Peay 15 S.E. Missouri...coming off a 7-point, 3- •Born April 10, 1988 in Houston, Texas 2 3-pointers 11/20/07 at S.E. Missouri rebound, 3-assist game Saturday vs. Jay Norfolk State 4 steals 1/13/07 at Wichita State Couisnard PURPLE ACES’ PLAYER PROFILES TREVOR GREGORY •Averaged 9.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.5 ‘07-08 SEASON HIGHS steals at Harrison High School as a senior 6-2 soph. guard 0 points in 2005-06... academic all-city in basket - 0 rebounds ball and football Evansville, Indiana 0 assists (Harrison H.S.) •Helped lead Harrison to back to back 0 3-pointers sectional titles 0 steals •Has played a total of three minutes, •Harrison High School valedictorian against Butler and Princeton CAREER HIGHS •Born January 17, 1988 in Evansville •Joined the Aces’ squad last summer, 0 points prior to 2006-07 season 1 rebound twice 20 0 assists •Played in a total of five games last sea - Trevor son as a freshman 0 3-pointers 1 steal 11/19/06 vs. Buffalo Gregory

DARIN GRANGER his 67 FG attempts have been 3-pointers ‘07-08 SEASON HIGHS 6-2 soph. guard •Led UE’s newcomers in scoring with 3.3 17 points vs. Austin Peay Dec. 8 points per game last season...one of UE’s 5 rebounds vs. Austin Peay Dec. 8 Indianapolis, Indiana first players off the bench most of the 3 assists at Valparaiso Dec. 11 (Lawrence Central H.S.) season...broke into the starting lineup in 4 3-pointers twice February, and started in six of the final 1 steal twice •Led UE with a career-high 17 points in eight games Dec. 8 win over Austin Peay...also led •All-conference, all-Marion County as a UE in scoring with 16 points Nov. 24 at CAREER HIGHS senior at Lawrence Central, where he Ball State, and added 13 points and key 17 points 12/8/07 vs. Austin Peay averaged 18.1 points second half FGs in Dec. 22 win over 5 rebounds 12/8/07 vs. Austin Peay 21 Norfolk State •AAU teammate of national player of the 3 assists 12/11/07 at Valparaiso year Greg Oden •3-for-13 from 3-point range in his first 4 3-pointers three times Darin three games, 17-for-28 since then...41 of •Born July 17, 1987 in Indianapolis 2 steals 1/30/07 at Illinois State Granger

JASON HOLSINGER •Third in MVC last season in assist-to- •Born July 22, 1986 in Anderson, Ind. turnover ratio (+2.57), fourth in 3-point - 5-11 junior guard ers per game (2.8), fifth in assists (5.0), ‘07-08 SEASON HIGHS Lapel, Indiana sixth in 3-point percentage (.437) 24 points vs. Norfolk State Dec. 22 (Lapel H.S.) •2006-07 MVC Men’s Basketball 5 rebounds three times Scholar-Athlete...majoring in both eco - 8 assists at Ball State Nov. 24 •Team co-captain...last week’s Prairie nomics and social studies education 6 3-pointers vs. Norfolk State Dec. 22 Farms/MVC male Scholar-Athlete of the •Member of 25-man CollegeInsider.com 1 steal three times Week...scored a season-high 24 in Dec. Freshman All-America Team in 2005-06 22 win over Norfolk State, hitting 6 of 8 CAREER HIGHS 3-pointers...15-for-25 in 3-point shooting •Set the UE Division I freshman scoring 29 points 2/21/07 at Drake lately after starting the season 10-for-28 record in 2005-06 with 365 points 7 rebounds 1/19/06 vs. Wichita State 22 •Goes into Saturday’s game with 855 •Indiana All-Star in 2005...led Lapel to 10 assists twice Jason career points...his 181 career 3-pointers 2005 class A state title 8 3-pointers twice are already the 7th most in UE history 2 steals nine times Holsinger

JASON SWITZER 16-8 record...sectional MVP as a senior CAREER HIGHS 6-3 freshman guard •Head coach at Southridge is Gary Has not played through first 10 games Duncan and assistant is former UE All- Huntingburg, Indiana American Don Buse, who played for (Southridge H.S.) and Phoenix Suns. •Lettered four years in basketball, four in •Pronounced SWITE-zer track, two in cross country and two in •Newest member of the team...joined the football squad in September, 2007 •Born July 9, 1988 in Jasper, Indiana •First team all-Pocket Athletic 23 Conference as a junior and senior at Southridge High School Jason •Averaged 15.1 ppg and 5.1 rpg as a sen - Switzer ior, and led Raiders to sectional title and PURPLE ACES’ PLAYER CAPSULES ZACH HOUSE •Averaged 16 points, 10 rebounds, 6 CAREER HIGHS blocked shots as a senior 7-0 freshman center Has not played through first 10 games •Signed national letter of intent last Rock Falls, Illinois November with Northern Illinois, but was (Rock Falls H.S.) released from the letter of intent after NIU’s coaching staff changed following the 2006-07 season •Coaching staff has said he is likely to redshirt this season •Born Nov. 13, 1988 in Clinton, Iowa •Second team all-state last season by the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association 40 and Special Mention all-state by AP...Sauk Valley Newspaper Player of the Zach Year House

PIETER van TONGEREN scoring (7.3) •Born August 27, 1987 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands 6-11 freshman center •Totaled 13 rebounds in opening game Nov. 11 vs. Samford, and again on Dec. Driehuis, The Netherlands 15 vs. Hanover...the 13 rebounds are the CAREER HIGHS (Ichthus College) most by a UE player since Ian Hanavan 14 points at Valparaiso Dec. 11 grabbed 14 against Bradley in 2002-03 13 rebounds twice •Pronounced ‘Peter von Tahn-guh-run’ •Redshirted in 2006-07...played a total of 1 assist three times 0 3-pointers •Starting center in all 10 games...scored a 5 minutes in an exhibition game in 2006- career-high 14 Dec. 11 at Valpo...scored 07...did not play in any regular season 1 steal twice the winning bucket with 10 seconds games last season 1 blocked shot vs. Hanover Dec. 15 41 remaining at Ball State, and totaled 9 •Averaged 19 points, 8 rebounds two points, 9 rebounds in that game years ago in Dutch second league Pieter van •UE’s leading rebounder at 6.2, fifth in Tongeren

CLINT HOPF Missouri, totaling 8 points and 4 •Born February 6, 1989 in Jasper, Indiana rebounds...pulled down a career-high 6 6-8 freshman forward rebounds in 19 minutes Dec. 1 at Buffalo CAREER HIGHS Birdseye, Indiana •IBCA all-state selection in 2006 and 8 points at Southeast Missouri Nov. 20 (Forest Park H.S.) 2007...led Forest Park to 2A state cham - 6 rebounds at Buffalo Dec. 1 pionships in 2005 and 2006...2007 team 0 assists •Pronounced ‘Hopef’ was on track to win its third straight title 0 3-pointers before Hopf went down with the knee •Almost fully recovered from a knee 1 steal at Buffalo Dec. 1 injury in post-season play injury last March that required surgery in 1 blocked shot vs. Princeton Dec. 5 the spring •Totaled 1,330 career points and 799 rebounds at Forest Park...averaged 18 52 •Saw his first action vs. Butler Nov. 17, points and 9.7 rebounds in 2006-07 and playing the last three minutes...played 19 Clint led Rangers to 20-2 record minutes three days later at Southeast Hopf

EVANSVILLE’S 2007-08 RECORD WHEN THE ACES... Play At Home 4-2 Shoot A Higher FG Percentage 5-1 Make Fewer Turnovers 4-2 Play On The Road 1-3 Shoot A Lower FG Percentage 0-4 Make More Turnovers 1-3 Play At A Neutral Site 0-0 Attempt More FTs Than Opponent 3-3 Make Same Number of Turnovers 0-0 Play A Non-Conference Opponent 5-5 Attempt Fewer FTs Than Opponent 2-1 Lead At Halftime 5-0 Play An MVC Opponent 0-0 Attempt Same Number of FTs 0-1 Trail At Halftime 0-4 Make More 3-Pointers 4-1 Tied At Halftime 0-1 Score 70 Points Or More 2-1 Make Fewer 3-Pointers 1-4 Score 69 Points Or Fewer 3-4 Lead With 5 Minutes To Play 3-0 Make Same Number 0-0 Trail With 5 Minutes To Play 2-5 Shoot 50 Percent Or Better 2-1 Outrebound Opponent 4-1 Shoot Less Than 50 Percent 3-4 Get Outrebounded 1-4 Games Decided By 5 Points Or Less 1-1 2007-08 GAME-BY GAME POINTS-REBOUNDS-ASSISTS Van van OPPONENT Couisnard Ely Garner Gomez Granger Gregory Holsinger Hopf Lacey Morrow Switzer Hoose Tongeren Wargel 11/3...UE 82, Oakland City 43 (Ex.) 7-1-1 11-2-3 8-6-4 14-10-1 7-0-1 DNP 11-4-5 DNP 9-3-3 0-0-2 DNP 3-1-0 12-5-0 DNP 11/11...Samford 50, UE 49 6-0-1 4-1-0 10-10-0 Inj. 3-0-0 DNP 19-2-1 DNP 3-0-1 0-0-0 DNP DNP 4-13-0 DNP 11/17...#25 Butler 60, UE 47 4-2-0 4-5-1 6-2-2 Inj. 7-1-0 0-0-0 16-4-4 0-0-0 0-2-0 DNP DNP DNP 10-6-0 DNP 11/20...S.E. Missouri 87, UE 77 12-3-4 23-9-3 0-1-0 Inj. 5-1-1 DNP 13-4-2 8-4-0 3-2-1 4-2-1 DNP DNP 9-3-1 DNP 11/24...UE 51, Ball State 50 2-3-0 9-2-0 4-10-2 Inj. 16-4-1 DNP 5-2-8 2-0-0 2-0-0 2-2-3 DNP DNP 9-9-1 DNP 12/1...Buffalo 81, UE 60 9-3-3 22-5-0 8-8-0 Inj. 5-2-1 DNP 11-0-5 1-6-0 2-0-1 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 2-3-0 DNP 12/5...UE 53, Princeton 32 8-2-0 12-8-2 5-5-1 Inj. 3-3-2 0-0-0 11-3-2 0-0-0 5-4-4 0-0-0 DNP 0-1-0 9-1-0 0-0-0 12/8...UE 72, Austin Peay 62 8-2-5 16-4-1 15-5-1 Inj. 17-5-2 DNP 8-5-6 4-3-0 2-1-1 DNP DNP DNP 2-2-0 DNP 12/11...Valparaiso 75, UE 67 0-0-2 17-6-0 10-5-1 Inj. 9-1-3 DNP 14-4-5 3-2-0 0-1-0 DNP DNP 0-0-0 14-7-1 DNP 12/15...UE 57, Hanover 44 4-0-3 6-4-3 11-2-0 Inj. 5-1-2 DNP 11-2-6 6-2-2 5-2-0 2-0-0 DNP DNP 7-13-0 DNP 12/22...UE 80, Norfolk State 71 7-3-3 15-7-2 6-8-0 4-0-0 13-2-0 DNP 24-3-7 4-2-0 0-0-1 DNP DNP DNP 7-5-0 DNP

Sat. 12/29 Indiana State * 7:05 Wed. 1/2 at Northern Iowa * 7:05 Sun. 1/6 Drake * 2:05 Wed. 1/9 at Creighton * 7:05 Sat. 1/12 at Illinois State * 7:05 Tue. 1/15 Southern Illinois * 7:05 Sat. 1/19 at Bradley * 7:05 Wed. 1/23 at Indiana State * 6:05 Sat. 1/26 Missouri State * 7:05 Tue. 1/29 at Southern Illinois * 7:05 Sat. 2/2 Bradley * 7:05 Wed. 2/6 Wichita State * 7:05 Sat. 2/9 at Drake * 7:05 Wed. 2/13 Creighton * 7:05 Sat. 2/16 at Missouri State * 7:30 Wed. 2/20 Illinois State * 7:05 Sat. 2/23 at ESPN BracketBusters TBA Tue. 2/26 at Wichita State * 7:05 Sat. 3/1 Northern Iowa * 7:05 3/6-9 at MVC Tournament TBA (St. Louis, Mo.) *MVC game All Times Central Vs. Norfolk State Dec. 22, 2007

Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS Norfolk State U. vs U. of Evansville 12-22-07 2:05 CST at Roberts Stadium, Evansville, IN

Norfolk State U. 71 • 2-8 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 21 Monroe, Brandon f 2-4 0-0 1-2 1 2 3 4 5 1 1 1 0 29 23 Lyons, Corey f 6-14 2-5 2-2 3 3 6 3 16 2 4 0 1 33 45 Vickers, Larry c 3-8 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 3 6 3 3 6 3 36 05 Murphy, Tony g 6-17 3-8 4-4 0 2 2 4 19 4 5 0 3 32 10 Cann, Rashid g 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 17 00 Hall, Raphael 2-2 2-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 5 02 Deloach, Michael 5-7 1-2 2-2 3 4 7 5 13 5 1 0 2 25 03 Banks, Jeremy 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 11 Dorsett-Jeffreys, J. 2-4 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 9 20 Worsley, Kevin 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 22 Okoli, Chidi 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 Team 1 0 1 Totals 27-58 8-17 9-10 9 19 28 21 71 17 17 7 9 200

FG%1stHalf: 12-25 48.0% 2nd half: 15-33 45.5% Game: 27-58 46.6% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 3-6 50.0% 2nd half: 5-11 45.5% Game: 8-17 47.1% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 0-0 0.0% 2nd half: 9-10 90.0% Game: 9-10 90.0% 1 U. of Evansville 80 • 5-5 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 04 Garner, Nate f 1-5 0-0 4-4 2 6 8 1 6 0 3 0 0 27 05 Ely, Shy f 5-12 0-3 5-6 2 5 7 2 15 2 4 0 1 35 41 van Tongeren, Pieter c 3-5 0-0 1-2 2 3 5 2 7 0 0 0 0 27 15 Couisnard, Jay g 3-6 1-1 0-0 2 1 3 4 7 3 1 0 1 34 22 Holsinger, Jason g 6-10 6-8 6-7 0 3 3 2 24 7 5 0 1 37 02 Lacey, Kavon 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 3 11 Gomez, Victor 1-3 0-0 2-3 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 9 21 Granger, Darin 5-9 3-4 0-0 0 2 2 0 13 0 0 0 0 22 52 Hopf, Clint 1-2 0-0 2-2 1 1 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 6 Team 1 1 2 Totals 25-52 10-16 20-24 10 22 32 14 80 13 15 0 3 200

FG%1stHalf: 12-27 44.4% 2nd half: 13-25 52.0% Game: 25-52 48.1% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 4-7 57.1% 2nd half: 6-9 66.7% Game: 10-16 62.5% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 6-8 75.0% 2nd half: 14-16 87.5% Game: 20-24 83.3% 2 Officials: John Moore, Brian Nottrott, Nicholas Rennegarbe Technical fouls: Norfolk State U.-None. U. of Evansville-None. Attendance: 4833 First meeting ever between Evansville and Norfolk State Aces play again Dec. 29 at home in MVC opener vs. Indiana State at 7:05 CST Merry Christmas!

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Norfolk State U. 27 44 71 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench NSU 32 16 15 10 23 U. of Evansville 34 46 80 UE 24 8 13 4 21

Last FG - NSU 2nd-00:42, UE 2nd-01:14. Score tied - 5 times. Largest lead - NSU by 5 2nd-07:18, UE by 12 1st-04:24. Lead changed - 2 times.