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John Kean, Sports Information Director Office : (573) 341-4140 Cell: (573) 233-6891 E-mail: [email protected] 2015-16 Schedule/Results Missouri S&T Miners vs. #9 Bellarmine Knights (8-12 overall, 4-7 GLVC) • • • Thurs., Feb. 4, 2016 Billy Key Court Rolla, Mo. 7:30 p.m. Date Opponent Time/Score Nov. 7 at Southeast Mo. St. (Ex.) L, 64-93 Nov. 13 at Ashland L, 73-82 Nov. 14 Lake Erie (1) L, 89-100 Nov. 17 MISSOURI BAPTIST W, 76-73 Nov. 21 CENTRAL MISSOURI L, 73-92 Nov. 27 at St. Mary’s L, 51-62 Nov. 28 #13 Angelo State (2) L, 87-94 Dec. 3 MARYVILLE* W, 83-73 Missouri S&T Bellarmine Ranking: Not ranked Ranking: #9 NABC, #7 D2SIDA (Media) Dec. 5 at Missouri-St. Louis* W, 85-81 2015-16 Records: 8-12, 4-7 GLVC 2015-16 Records: 17-3, 10-1 GLVC Dec. 8 BLACKBURN W, 104-91 Head Coach: Jim Glash (57-120, 7th year) Head Coach: (249-85, 11th year) Dec. 12 DRURY* W, 74-56 Dec. 20 WILLIAM WOODS W, 102-97 Dec. 31 PRINCIPIA W, 97-70 Jan. 7 at Wisconsin-Parkside* L, 69-89 MISSOURI S&T PROBABLE STARTERS: Jan. 9 at Lewis* L, 80-84 Jan. 14 SAINT JOSEPH’S* L, 94-101 No. Name Ht. Year PPG RPG AST STL Hometown Jan. 16 #20 INDIANAPOLIS* L, 82-98 12 Desmond Buerge 6-5 Sr. 11.0 3.7 28 13 Carthage, Mo. Jan. 21 at William Jewell* L, 89-93 13 Danylo Zuikov 6-1 Jr. 6.6 1.1 40 13 Kiev, Ukraine Jan. 23 at Rockhurst* W, 73-62 Jan. 28 TRUMAN STATE* L, 69-82 14 Juwan Miller 5-11 So. 8.6 2.8 82 35 Kitchener, Ont. Jan. 30 QUINCY* L, 96-109 15 Rokas Paulauskas 6-8 Jr. 9.0 7.1 5 14 Talsiai, Lithuania Feb. 4 #9 BELLARMINE* 7:30 p.m. 23 B.J. McLaughlin 6-5 Sr. 15.1 5.4 14 17 Florissant, Mo. Feb. 6 SOUTHERN INDIANA* 3 p.m. Feb. 11 at McKendree* 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13 at Illinois Springfield* 3 p.m. Today’s Starting Five: Feb. 18 MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS* 7:30 p.m. Feb. 20 at Maryville* 3 p.m. Feb. 25 at Drury* 7:45 p.m. • Missouri S&T will face its highest-ranked opponent of the 2015-16 season Thursday as it continues Feb. 28 GLVC Tournament starts its four-game Great Lakes Valley Conference homestand by facing Bellarmine at Billy Key Court.

All times Central The Knights, ranked ninth in the latest NABC/Division II coaches poll and seventh in the D2SIDA *Great Lakes Valley Conference game media poll, are 17-3 overall and lead the GLVC East Division at 10-1. The Miners enter Thursday’s (1) at Ashland, Ohio contest at 8-12 overall and 4-7 in the GLVC. (2) at San Antonio, Texas Rankings are from NABC coaches poll. • Zach Ellis, the only four-year senior on the Miner roster this year, enters the game 43 points away from 1,000 for his career. The 1,000-point mark has been reached previously by 23 Miners, the Game Coverage most recent being Bryce Foster late in the 2012-13 season. Ellis, who has more double figure Audio: KTTR Radio (99.7 FM, Rolla) outings than any other current Miner with 46, is also three steals away from reaching 10th place on Web: www.minerathletics.com (audio link) S&T’s all-time list. Video: GLVC Sports Network via

www.minerathletics.com (video link) Live Stats: www.minerathletics.com • Danylo Zuikov, who leads the Miners with 31 three-point baskets this season, tied Ike Muonelo for (Live stats link) 10th place on S&T’s all-time list for three-pointers made when he hit two on Saturday to bring his career total to 123. Zuikov has the most three-pointers of any active Miner player and is 14-of-34 from long range (41.2 percent) in S&T’s six home GLVC games to date. Next on the list is Kevin Robertson, who made 139 from 1997-00.

• Desmond Buerge scored a career-high 26 points in Saturday’s game against Quincy and has 565 points in his Miner career, the fourth-highest mark for any two-year player during S&T’s GLVC era. Buerge trails only Mudi Eruteya (779 from 2012-14), Tommy Pelczynski (598 from 2010-12) and Tyrone Davidson (575 from 2005-07) among two-year players since 2005.

• The Miners are 0-2 against ranked teams this season -- losing earlier in the year to No. 13 Angelo State and No. 20 Indianapolis -- and are looking to end a seven-game losing streak to teams ranked in the top 25. S&T’s last win over a ranked squad came on Feb. 15, 2014 when the Miners beat No. 16 Wisconsin-Parkside 103-101 in Rolla. The Miners own 12 wins over ranked teams in their history, including two as a member of the GLVC; the other came in 2012 at No. 2 Southern Indiana.

2015-16 MISSOURI S&T MEN’S BASKETBALL 2 2015-16 MISSOURI S&T MEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER

NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 2 Ervin Sarajlic F 6-5 205 So. St. Louis, Mo./Oakville HS 10 Brooks Gerrity G 6-2 170 Fr.-R Chesterfield, Mo./Marquette HS 12 Desmond Buerge G 6-5 185 Sr. Carthage, Mo./Cameron University 13 Danylo Zuikov G 6-1 175 Jr. Kiev, Ukraine/LaLumiere School 14 Juwan Miller G 5-11 165 So. Kitchener, Ont./Huron Heights HS 15 Rokas Paulauskas F 6-8 230 Jr. Telsiai, Lithuania/Frank Phillips College 20 Telloy Simon G 6-3 170 Fr. Kitchener, Ont./St. Mary’s HS 21 Quinn Poythress F 6-7 210 Fr. Jackson, Mo./Notre Dame Regional HS 22 Zach Ellis G 6-0 180 Sr. St. Louis, Mo./Whitfield School 23 B.J. McLaughlin F 6-5 190 Sr. Florissant, Mo./Moberly Area CC 25 Jay Corwin F 6-6 210 Jr. Independence, Mo./Crowder College 31 Allen Billinger G 5-11 160 Fr. Carbondale, Ill./Carbondale HS 40 Tyler Anderson F 6-4 210 Jr. Lee’s Summit, Mo./Lee’s Summit North HS 44 Luke Schnieders F 6-8 170 Fr. O’Fallon, Mo./St. Dominic HS HEAD COACH: Jim Glash ASSISTANT COACHES: Marques Baldwin, Tyrone Davidson

MINER TIDBITS: #2 Ervin Sarajlic: Second season in the Miner program...averaged scored 20.5 points as a high school senior, helping lead Notre Dame 4.3 points and 1.4 rebounds in his freshman year before missing the Regional to a third place finish in Missouri Class 4...earned all-state final seven games due to an injury...scored a season-best nine points honors in his senior year. on three occasions. #22 Zach Ellis: Scored a season-high 24 points vs. Lewis...only four- #10 Brooks Gerrity: Was redshirted last season...scored a career- year senior on the 2015-16 S&T roster...is 43 points away from 1,000 high eight points vs. Principia...averaged 16.2 points and connected for his career...was the Miners’ second-leading scorer as a junior at on 36.4 percent of his three-point attempts as a high school senior... 12 points a game...had 15 double figure games a year ago and has averaged nearly 13 points in his junior year. 41 in his career, with a high of 29 vs. Ozark Christian...averaged 8.6 points as a freshman and 7.8 as a sophomore. #12 Desmond Buerge: Has scored in double figures 11 times with a career-high 26 vs. Quincy...led the Miners in scoring in the 2014- #23 B.J. McLaughlin: Scored a career-high 27 vs. Maryville...had his 15 season at 13.3 points per game...also led S&T in steals with 43... first career double-double vs. MBU with 21 points and 15 boards... registered a career-high 23 points at Rockhurst and was in double fig- averaged eight points a game in his first season at S&T...shot 85.7 ures 19 times...played eight games at Cameron in 2013-14; averaged percent at the free throw line and also had eight blocks...scored a 8.2 per game in 2012-13 at MSU-West Plains. career-high 17 against William Jewell and finished with eight double figure scoring efforts...played one season at UT-Martin and one at #13 Danylo Zuikov: Scored a season-high 18 points vs. SJC...led Moberly Area Community College before joining the Miners. the GLVC in assist-to-turnover ratio at 3.16-to-1 a year ago...finished third in the GLVC with 101 assists, which included an S&T single- #25 Jay Corwin: Newcomer to the S&T program who scored his first game record 13 vs. McKendree...led S&T with 37 three-point baskets points of the year vs. UCM...scored more than 1,000 points at Blue last year...averaged 7.2 points a game in his freshman season in Springs High School and averaged 17 points as a senior...attended 2013-14. Crowder College after graduation; school does not sponsor a men’s basketball program. #14 Juwan Miller: Scored a season-high 19 vs. Blackburn...matched his career high with eight assists vs. UIndy and ranks fourth in the #31 Allen Billinger: Made his first career start vs. Quincy...scored a GLVC for assists...averaged 9.5 points, three rebounds and 4.5 as- season-high 18 vs. WJC...averaged better than 18 points a game as sists per game in the first 11 contests before suffering a season-end- a high school senior and posted 561 points, the 11th-highest in a year ing injury...had 33 steals in those 11 games which led the GLVC at at Carbondale High School...named as the region’s player of the year the time of the injury...had a season-high 20 points vs. William Woods following the 2014-15 season. and was in double figures six times. #40 Tyler Anderson: Third year in the S&T program...recorded #15 Rokas Paulauskas: Has led S&T in rebounds 15 times this his first double figure game with 10 points against Blackburn... has season...transfer from Frank Phillips College, where he averaged 9.3 picked up 29 offensive rebounds this season. points and 6.3 rebounds a game a year ago...had marks of 4.4 points and 5.6 rebounds as a freshman...averaged a double-double at #44 Luke Schnieders: Newcomer to the Miners who averaged 9.1 Hamilton Heights Academy in Chattanooga as a high school senior. points as a high school senior and named as his league’s defensive player of the year...recorded 122 blocked shots in 27 games last year. #20 Telloy Simon: Scored 17 points off the bench vs. WWU...fresh- man who averaged 26 points and five rebounds per game as a high PRONUNCIATIONS: school senior...was a two-time most valuable player in his league... #2 Ervin Sarajlic -- Suh-RYE-lick played in summer leagues along with current Miner Juwan Miller. #12 Desmond Buerge -- Burr-GEE #13 Danylo Zuikov -- ZOO-koff #21 Quinn Poythress: Scored a career-high 21 against Blackburn... #15 Rokas Paulauskas -- Puh-LAW-skuss 2015-16 MISSOURI S&T MEN’S BASKETBALL 3 GLVC Standings About the Opponent (Through Jan. 30, 2016) Bellarmine: Bellarmine, ranked ninth in this week’s NABC/Division II coaches poll and seventh in the WEST DIVISION GLVC Overall Truman State 8-3 16-5 D2SIDA media poll, has won its last three games to bring a 17-3 overall record and 10-1 Quincy 8-3 14-6 GLVC mark into Thursday’s contest. Last week, the Knights ripped off a pair of impressive Drury 7-4 12-7 wins, beating Saint Joseph’s 113-60 and Indianapolis 101-65 as they shot a combined 66.9 Rockhurst 5-6 10-9 percent in the two victories. Missouri S&T 4-7 8-12 Missouri-St. Louis 2-9 8-12 Maryville 2-9 8-12 The Knights own the top field goal percentage mark in NCAA Division II of 52.6 percent, led William Jewell 2-9 7-12 by Rusty Troutman’s 59.3 percent mark that ranks fourth in the GLVC. Troutman, who is also shooting 53.7 percent from three-point range with a team-high 44 three-pointers, leads EAST DIVISION GLVC Overall Bellarmine 10-1 17-3 the way in scoring with an average of 19.1 points per game, while Yasin Kolo is averaging Wisconsin-Parkside 9-2 16-3 12.7 points a contest and George Suggs is at 10.9 a game. Indianapolis 9-2 15-4 Lewis 7-4 15-6 Southern Indiana 6-5 14-7 The Knights have shot 50 percent or better in eight of their 10 games since the start of the Saint Joseph’s 4-7 8-12 calendar year. McKendree 3-8 10-9 Illinois Springfield 2-9 8-13 Bellarmine is also fourth nationally in three-point percentage at 42.4 percent, with Kolo connecting on 54.3 percent of his long-range tries. Kolo is also the team’s top rebounder Upcoming GLVC schedule: with 6.7 a game, while Michael Parrish leads the Knights with 75 assists. Thursday, Feb. 4 *Bellarmine at Missouri S&T, 7:30 p.m. *Quincy at Indianapolis, 6:45 p.m. Series vs. Bellarmine: *Illinois Springfield at Maryville, 7:30 p.m. The Knights lead the all-time series with Missouri S&T 11-1 and have won all nine meetings *McKendree at Missouri-St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. as GLVC rivals. Bellarmine is 5-0 against the Miners in Rolla, including last season’s 81-62 *Rockhurst at Lewis, 7:30 p.m. victory at Billy Key Court. *Truman State at Saint Joseph’s, 7:30 p.m. *William Jewell at Wisconsin-Parkside, 7:30 p.m. *Southern Indiana at Drury, 7:45 p.m. In last year’s game, the Knights shot 56.6 percent from the floor and built a 19-point lead by halftime. Desmond Buerge led S&T with 14 points and Clement Bonardo scored 13, but Saturday, Feb. 6 the Miners made only 34.6 percent of thier shots in the game. *Southern Indiana at Missouri S&T, 3 p.m. *Truman State at Indianapolis, 2:15 p.m. *Illinois Springfield at Missouri-St. Louis, 3 p.m. Missouri S&T’s only win over Bellarmine in the all-time series came in Louisville in the *McKendree at Maryville 3 p.m. 1983-84 season opener when it won 85-83 in overtime. The Knights have won all 11 *Quincy at Saint Joseph’s, 3 p.m. *Rockhurst at Wisconsin-Parkside, 3 p.m. matchups between the teams since that Miner win. *William Jewell at Lewis, 3 p.m. *Bellarmine at Drury, 3:15 p.m. Bellarmine Probable Starters: Thursday, Feb. 11 *Missouri S&T at McKendree, 7:30 p.m. No. Name Ht. Year PPG RPG AST STL Hometown *Missouri-St. Louis at Bellarmine, 7 p.m. 3 Al Davis 5-9 Jr. 7.6 4.5 73 28 Colo. Springs, Colo. *Drury at Illinois Springfield, 7:30 p.m. 4 George Suggs 6-10 Sr. 10.9 4.0 34 6 St. Louis, Mo. *Indianapolis at Rockhurst, 7:30 p.m. 5 Rusty Troutman 6-5 Jr. 19.1 5.1 57 20 Mt. Washington, Ky. *Lewis at Quincy, 7:30 p.m. *Maryville at Southern Indiana, 7:30 p.m. 11 Michael Parrish 5-8 Sr. 8.5 3.7 75 24 Louisville, Ky. *Saint Joseph’s at William Jewell, 7:30 p.m. 31 Yasin Kolo 6-10 Sr. 12.7 6.7 18 7 Goettingen, Germany *Wisconsin-Parkside at Truman State, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 13 *Missouri S&T at Illinois Springfield, 3 p.m. *Maryville at Bellarmine, 2:15 p.m. Comparing the Teams (2015-16 season): *Drury at McKendree, 3 p.m. *Indianapolis at William Jewell, 3 p.m. Missouri S&T Bellarmine *Lewis at Truman State, 3 p.m. NCAA II Rank . NCAA-II Rank *Saint Joseph’s at Rockhurst, 3 p.m. Scoring Offense...... 82.3...... 70 Scoring Offense...... 81.9...... 76 *Missouri-St. Louis at Southern Indiana, 3:15 p.m. *Wisconsin-Parkside at Quincy, 3:15 p.m. Scoring Defense...... 84.5...... 276 Scoring Defense...... 67.1...... 19 Scoring Margin...... -2.2...... 204 Scoring Margin...... +14.8...... 9 Thursday, Feb. 18 Field Goal Pct...... 42.4...... 250 Field Goal Pct...... 52.6...... 1 *Missouri-St. Louis at Missouri S&T, 7:30 p.m. Field Goal Defense...... 51.0...... 299 Field Goal Defense...... 40.0...... 17 *Bellarmine at McKendree, 7:30 p.m. *Indianapolis at Lewis, 7:30 p.m. 3-pointers/Game...... 8.0...... 109 3-pointers/Game...... 8.1...... 114 *Quincy at Rockhurst, 7:30 p.m. 3-pt Percentage...... 35.2...... 175 3-pt Percentage...... 42.4...... 4 *Saint Joseph’s at Wisconsin-Parkside, 7:30 p.m. 3-pt Defense...... 38.2...... 253 3-pt Defense...... 31.7...... 31 *Southern Indiana at Illinois Springfield, 7:30 p.m. *Truman State at William Jewell, 7:30 p.m. Free Throw Pct...... 75.2...... 35 Free Throw Pct...... 76.5...... 14 *Maryville at Drury, 7:45 p.m. Rebound Margin...... +0.8...... 148 Rebound Margin...... +2.7...... 94 Assists/Game...... 13.4...... 172 Assists/Game...... 17.8...... 8 *Great Lakes Valley Conference game Turnovers/Game...... 13.1...... 127 Turnovers/Game...... 12.7...... 102 (X) - Exhibition game (All times Central) Assist/Turnovers...... 1.02...... 153 Assists/Turnovers...... 1.40...... 24 Steals/Game...... 8.0...... 54 Steals/Game...... 5.8...... 213 2015-16 MISSOURI S&T MEN’S BASKETBALL 4 Hitting the offensive glass: NABC/Division II Rankings The Miners enter play this weekend as the top-ranked team in the GLVC in offensive (Feb. 2, 2016) rebounds and are eighth in NCAA Division II in that category, averaging 14.6 boards on the Record Points offensive end per contest. Mercy (N.Y.) leads the nation with 16.6 a game. 1. Augustana, S.D. 19-1 399 2. Fairmont State, W.Va. 19-1 381 3. Western Oregon 18-2 366 Rokas Paulauskas, who leads the Miners in rebounding with 7.1 per game, has a league- 4. Wheeling Jesuit, W.Va. 20-1 354 high 55 offensive rebounds on the season while B.J. McLaughlin has hauled in 33 and 5. Lincoln Memorial, Tenn. 18-2 319 Tyler Anderson has 31. 6. West Liberty, W.Va. 18-2 315 7. Saint Anselm. N.H. 17-2 298 8. Minnesota St.-Moorhead 22-3 276 Protecting the rock: 9. Bellarmine, Ky. 17-3 274 Danylo Zuikov finished the 2014-15 season as the GLVC leader in assist-to-turnover ratio, 10. UC San Diego 17-3 246 11. Midwestern State, Texas 16-3 219 handing out 101 assists against just 32 turnovers (3.16-to-1) which was good for seventh at 12. Angelo State, Texas 16-3 208 the NCAA Division II level. Zuikov’s mark last year was the second-best in school history 13. Queens, N.C. 17-2 207 for players with at least 100 assists, exceeded only by Michael McClain’s mark in the 1995- 14. Chico State, Calif. 16-3 184 96 campaign. McClain had a mark of 4.53-to-1 with 231 assists against 51 turnovers. 15. Fort Lewis, Colo. 17-3 170 16. Eckerd, Fla. 18-3 157 17. Barry, Fla. 15-3 137 As a team, the Miners had had a positive assist-to-turnover ratio (1.62) during the course 18. Cal Poly Pomona 16-4 117 of their six-game winning streak in the month of December and have had a positive ratio in 19. Seattle Pacific, Wash. 16-4 99 20. West Chester, Pa. 17-3 88 six of their 11 GLVC contests this season. S&T has a 1.04 assist-to-turnover ratio in its 11 21. Saginaw Valley St., Mich. 16-4 74 conference games. 22. Wesleyan 17-3 73 23. Wisconsin-Parkside 16-3 68 24. Northwest Missouri State 15-5 37 Miners at charity stripe: 25. Ashland, Ohio 16-4 23 Missouri S&T finished last season as one of the top free throw shooting teams in the GLVC, ending up third with a mark of 73.7 percent. The Miners had eight regulars all connect on at GLVC teams & 2015-16 S&T opponents least 70 percent of their attempts, with B.J. McLaughlin leading the way at 85.7 percent. receiving votes: Indianapolis.

On Dec. 8, the Miners made their final 33 free throws and finished the game against Division II Media Poll Blackburn at 38-of-39 at the line. S&T’s streak of consecutive free throws made reached (Feb. 2, 2016) 35 before it was snapped just two short of Southern Indiana’s NCAA Division II record of 37 Record Points 1. Augustana, S.D. 19-1 375 set back in the 2002-03 season. The 97.4 percent mark posted against Blackburn is the 2. Western Oregon 18-2 346 12th-best by a Division II team this season with at least 15 made attempts -- the top 11 are 3. Fairmont State, W.Va. 19-1 333 all at 100 percent. 4. Lincoln Memorial. Tenn. 18-2 328 5. Angelo State, Texas 16-3 288 6. Wheeling Jesuit, W.Va. 20-1 285 S&T made 40 free throws in Saturday’s game against Quincy, the most in a game since the 7. Bellarmine, Ky. 17-3 274 school record of 46 was set in 1955. The Miners went 40-of-44 at the line Saturday. 8. Minnesota St.-Moorhead 22-3 259 9. Saint Anselm, N.H. 17-2 229 10. Barry, Fla. 15-3 223 Over the last three-plus seasons, Miner teams have made 72.6 percent (1,719 of 2,367) of 11. Midwestern State, Texas 16-3 221 their tries at the free throw line and are at 75.2 percent this season. S&T is 247-of-316 at 12. West Liberty, W.Va. 18-2 217 the line (78.2 percent) in the last 12 games. 13. UC San Diego 17-3 213 14. Queens, N.C. 17-2 198 15. Eckerd, Fla. 18-3 166 Three-Point shooting: 16. Chico State, Calif. 16-3 137 The Miners have made at least one three-point basket in 785 of the 788 games they have 17. Saginaw Valley St..Mich. 16-4 135 18. Fort Lewis, Colo. 17-3 101 played since the three-point shot went into effect at the start of the 1986-87 season. At one 19. Wisconsin-Parkside 16-3 100 point in the stretch, S&T had made at least one three-pointer in 597 consecutive games. 20. So. Connecticut St. 17-4 71 21. Seattle Pacific, Wash. 16-4 63 Missouri S&T finished with 190 three-pointers a year ago -- seven different players made at 22. Northwest Missouri State 15-5 61 23. Tarleton State, Texas 15-5 43 last 10 -- after hitting 250 a year earlier that was the second-highest single season total in 24. Alabama-Huntsville 15-5 30 school history. S&T hit a season-high 14 in its win over William Woods and have made 10 25. Wingate, N.C. 15-4 27 or more in six of its 20 games this year, most recently in the Jan. 21 game at William Jewell when it made 12.

Pre-Season Polls S&T Non-Conference Opponents

GLVC Pre-Season Poll Southeast Missouri...... 4th (OVC, West) Ashland...... 1st (GLIAC, South) West Division East Division Lake Erie...... 6th (GLIAC, South) 1. Drury (11 first place votes) 115 1. Bellarmine (14 first place votes) 119 Missouri Baptist...... 7th (AMC) 2. Truman State (2) 92 2. Indianapolis (1) 101 Central Missouri...... 2nd (MIAA) 3. Quincy (2) 91 3. Southern Indiana (1) 87 4. Missouri-St. Louis (1) 82 4. Lewis 81 St. Mary’s...... 2nd (Heartland) 5. Maryville 70 5. Wisconsin-Parkside 71 Angelo State...... 3rd (LSC) 6. William Jewell 45 6. Illinois Springfield 41 Blackburn...... 10th (SLIAC) 7. Missouri S&T 38 7. McKendree 35 William Woods...... 8th (AMC) 8. Rockhurst 35 8. Saint Joseph’s 33 Principia...... 9th (SLIAC)

2015-16 MISSOURI S&T MEN’S BASKETBALL 5 2015-16 MISSOURI S&T MEN’S BASKETBALL 6 Missouri S&T Season/Career Highs & Stats #2 Ervin Sarajlic 6-5, 205, So., St. Louis, Mo./Oakville HS Season: Points: 4 vs. Central Missouri (11/21/2015) Rebounds: 1 vs. Missouri Baptist (11/17/2015) & Central Missouri (11/21/2015) Assists: 1 vs. Ashland (11/13/2015) & St. Mary’s (11/27/2015) Career: Points: 9 on three occasions (last on 1/10/2015 vs. Southern Indiana) Rebounds: 8 vs. Quincy (1/29/2015) Assists: 2 on five occasions (last on 1/29/2015 vs. Quincy)

#10 Brooks Gerrity 6-2, 170, Fr.-R, Chesterfield, Mo./Marquette HS Season: Points: 8 vs. Principia (12/31/2015) Rebounds: 2 vs. Principia (12/31/2015) & Quincy (1/30/2016) Assists: 2 vs. Principia (12/31/2015) & Quincy (1/30/2016) Career: Points: 8 vs. Principia (12/31/2015) Rebounds: 2 vs. Principia (12/31/2015) & Quincy (1/30/2016) Assists: 2 vs. Principia (12/31/2015) & Quincy (1/30/2016)

#12 Desmond Buerge 6-5, 185, Sr., Carthage, Mo./Cameron University Season: Points: 26 vs. Quincy (1/30/2016) Rebounds: 9 vs. Drury (12/12/2015) Assists: 4 vs. Drury (12/12/2015) & William Jewell (1/21/2016) Career: Points: 26 vs. Quincy (1/30/2016) Rebounds: 9 on four occasions (last on 12/12/2015 vs. Drury) Assists: 4 vs. Drury (12/12/2015) & William Jewell (1/21/2016)

#13 Danylo Zuikov 6-1, 175, Jr., Kiev, Ukraine/LaLumiere School (Ind.) Season: Points: 18 vs. Saint Joseph’s (1/14/2016) Rebounds: 3 vs. Wisconsin-Parkside (1/7/2016) Assists: 5 vs. William Woods (12/20/2015) Career: Points: 18 vs. Kentucky Wesleyan (11/30/2013) & Saint Joseph’s (1/14/2016) Rebounds: 7 vs. Missouri-St. Louis (1/22/2015) Assists: 13 vs. McKendree (2/5/2015) 2015-16 MISSOURI S&T MEN’S BASKETBALL 7 Missouri S&T Season/Career Highs & Stats

#14 Juwan Miller 5-11, 165, So., Kitchener, Ont./Huron Heights HS Season: Points: 19 vs. Blackburn (12/8/2015) Rebounds: 6 vs. Missouri Baptist (11/17/2015) Assists: 8 on three occasions (last on 1/16/2016 vs. Indianapolis) Career: Points: 20 vs William Woods (12/31/2014) Rebounds: 6 vs. Southeastern Oklahoma State (12/3/2014) & Missouri Baptist (11/17/2015) Assists: 8 on four occasions (last on 1/16/2016 vs. Indianapolis)

#15 Rokas Paulauskas 6-8, 230, Jr., Talsiai, Lithuania/Frank Phillips College Season: Points: 18 vs. Lake Erie (11/14/2015) Rebounds: 13 vs. St. Mary’s (11/27/2015) Assists: 2 vs. Angelo State (11/28/2015) Career: Points: 18 vs. Lake Erie (11/14/2015) Rebounds: 13 vs. St. Mary’s (11/27/2015) Assists: 2 vs. Angelo State (11/28/2015)

#20 Telloy Simon 6-3, 170, Fr., Kitchener, Ont./St. Mary’s HS Season: Points: 17 vs. William Woods (12/20/2015) Rebounds: 6 vs. William Jewell (1/21/2016) Assists: 3 vs. Principia (12/31/2015) Career: Points: 17 vs. William Woods (12/20/2015) Rebounds: 6 vs. William Jewell (1/21/2016) Assists: 3 vs. Principia (12/31/2015)

#21 Quinn Poythress 6-7, 210, Fr., Jackson, Mo./Notre Dame Regional HS Season: Points: 21 vs. Blackburn (12/8/2015) Rebounds: 8 vs. Blackburn (12/8/2015) Assists: 2 vs. Angelo State (11/28/2015) Career: Points: 21 vs. Blackburn (12/8/2015) Rebounds: 8 vs. Blackburn (12/8/2015) Assists: 2 vs. Angelo State (11/28/2015) 2015-16 MISSOURI S&T MEN’S BASKETBALL 8 Missouri S&T Season/Career Highs & Stats #22 Zach Ellis 6-0, 180, Sr., St. Louis, Mo./Whitfield School Season: Points: 24 vs. Lewis (1/9/2016) Rebounds: 4 on five occasions (last on 1/30/2016 vs. Quincy) Assists: 5 vs. Blackburn (12/8/2015) Career: Points: 29 vs. Ozark Christian (12/1/2014) Rebounds: 8 vs. Trevecca Nazarene (11/25/2014) Assists: 8 vs. Trevecca Nazarene (12/12/2014)

#23 B.J. McLaughlin 6-5, 190, Sr., Florissant, Mo./Moberly Area CC Season: Points: 27 vs. Maryville (12/3/2015) Rebounds: 15 vs. Missouri Baptist (11/17/2015) Assists: 3 vs. Indianapolis (1/16/2016) Career: Points: 27 vs. Maryville (12/3/2015) Rebounds: 15 vs. Missouri Baptist (11/17/2015) Assists: 4 vs. Missouri Baptist (11/15/2014) & Trevecca Nazarene (12/12/2014)

#25 Jay Corwin 6-6, 210, Jr., Independence, Mo./Crowder College Season: Points: 2 on six occasions (last on 1/30/2016 vs. Quincy) Rebounds: 4 vs. Principia (12/31/2015) & Lewis (1/9/2016) Assists: 1 vs. St. Mary’s (11/27/2015) Career: Points: 2 on six occasions (last on 1/30/2016 vs. Quincy) Rebounds: 4 vs. Principia (12/31/2015) & Lewis (1/9/2016) Assists: 1 vs. St. Mary’s (11/27/2015)

#31 Allen Billinger 5-11, 160, Fr., Carbondale, Ill./Carbondale HS Season: Points: 18 vs. William Jewell (1/21/2016) Rebounds: 6 vs. Lake Erie (11/14/2015) Assists: 6 vs. Principia (12/31/2015) Career: Points: 18 vs. William Jewell (1/21/2016) Rebounds: 6 vs. Lake Erie (11/14/2015) Assists: 6 vs. Principia (12/31/2015) 2015-16 MISSOURI S&T MEN’S BASKETBALL 9 Missouri S&T Season/Career Highs & Stats #40 Tyler Anderson 6-4, 210, Jr., Lee’s Summit, Mo./Lee’s Summit North HS Season: Points: 10 vs. Blackburn (12/8/2015) Rebounds: 10 vs. William Jewell (1/21/2016) Assists: 2 vs. Drury (12/12/2015) Career: Points: 10 vs. Blackburn (12/8/2015) Rebounds: 10 vs. William Jewell (1/21/2016) Assists: 2 on four occasions (last on 12/12/2015 vs. Drury)

#44 Luke Schnieders 6-8, 170, Fr., O’Fallon, Mo./St. Dominic HS Season: Points: N/A Rebounds: N/A Assists: N/A Career: Points: N/A Rebounds: N/A Assists: N/A

Missouri S&T Single-Game Highs (2015-16 Season)

Miners Opponents Points: 104 vs. Blackburn (Dec. 8) 109, Quincy (Jan. 30) Rebounds: 51 vs. Missouri Baptist (Nov. 17) 46, Missouri Baptist (Nov. 17) Field Goal %: 54.3% vs. Principia (Dec. 31) 65.5%, Saint Joseph’s (Jan. 14) Three-Point FG: 14 vs. William Woods (Dec. 20) 13, Lake Erie (Nov. 14) Three-Point %: 58.8% vs. Missouri-St. Louis (Dec. 5) 58.3%, Saint Joseph’s (Jan. 14) Free Throw %: 97.4% vs. Blackburn (Dec. 8) 90.5%, Principia (Dec. 31) Assists: 23 vs. Principia (Dec. 31) 22, Indianapolis (Jan. 16) & Quincy (Jan. 30) Turnovers: 24 vs. Truman State (Jan. 28) 22, Blackburn (Dec. 8) & Truman State (Jan. 28) Steals: 16 vs. Blackburn (Dec. 8) 14, Truman State (Jan. 28)

Individual Highs (Miners): Points: 27, B.J. McLaughlin vs. Maryville (Dec. 3) Rebounds: 15, B.J. McLaughlin vs. Missouri Baptist (Nov. 17) Assists: 8, Juwan Miller on three occasions (last on Jan. 16 vs. indianapolis) Steals: 5, Juwan Miller vs. Missouri Baptist (Nov. 17)

Individual Highs (Opponents): Points: 34, Wendell Davis, Ashland (Nov. 13) & Larry Fitzgerald, William Jewell (Jan. 21) Rebounds: 14, Evan McGaughey, Quincy (Jan. 30) Assists: 10, Kendale McCullum, Wisconsin-Parkside (Jan. 7) 2015-16 MISSOURI S&T MEN’S BASKETBALL 10 Missouri S&T Specialty Stats (2015-16 Season) 2015-16 Trends Crunch Time Free Throws 2015-16 By the Numbers

When leading at the half ...... 7-1 #2 Ervin Sarajlic ...... 0-0 (0%) Double Figure scoring When trailing at the half ...... 0-9 #10 Brooks Gerrity ...... 0-0 (0%) 2015-16 Career When tied at the half ...... 1-2 #12 Desmond Buerge . . . . . 7-10 (70%) B.J. McLaughlin...... 13 . . .21 In overtime ...... 0-0 #13 Danylo Zuikov ...... 0-0 (0%) Zach Ellis...... 12 . . .46 When scoring 59 points or less . . . . . 0-1 #14 Juwan Miller ...... 19-24 (79.2%) Desmond Buerge...... 11 . . .30 When scoring 60-69 points ...... 0-2 #15 Rokas Paulauskas . . . . . 1-4 (25%) Telloy Simon...... 9 . . . 9 When scoring 70-79 points ...... 3-2 #20 Telloy Simon ...... 6-6 (100%) Rokas Paulauskas...... 7 . . . 7 When scoring 80-89 points ...... 2-5 #21 Quinn Poythress ...... 0-0 (0%) Juwan Miller...... 5 . . . 11 When scoring 90 or more ...... 3-2 #22 Zach Ellis ...... 10-10 (100%) Danylo Zuikov...... 4 . . . 15 At home ...... 6-5 #23 B.J. McLaughlin . . . . . 4-7 (57.1%) Allen Billinger...... 3 . . . 3 On the road ...... 2-5 #25 Jay Corwin ...... 0-0 (0%) Quinn Poythress...... 3 . . . 3 At neutral sites ...... 0-2 #31 Allen Billinger ...... 1-3 (33.3%) Tyler Anderson...... 1 . . . 1 When out-shooting opponent . . . . . 3-0 #40 Tyler Anderson ...... 1-2 (50%) When out-shot by opponent ...... 5-12 #44 Luke Schnieders ...... 0-0 (0%) Games with 20+ points When tied in shooting ...... 0-0 TOTALS ...... 49-66 (74.2%) 2015-16 Career When out-rebounding opponent . . . . 4-5 B.J. McLaughlin...... 6 . . . 6 When out-rebounded by opponent . . . 4-6 Crunch time free throws are all attempts in the Zach Ellis...... 2 . . . 8 When tied in rebounding ...... 0-1 final five minutes of regulation time and any Desmond Buerge...... 2 . . . 5 When having fewer turnovers . . . . . 6-7 overtime period, with a margin of 10 points or Quinn Poythress...... 1 . . . 1 When having more turnovers . . . . . 2-4 less when the player goes to the free throw line. Juwan Miller...... 0 . . . 1 When tied in turnovers ...... 0-1 When shooting 50% or better from field . 2-0 Last season: Missouri S&T was at 77.2% at Double-Doubles When shooting under 50% ...... 6-12 the line in crunch time situations. 2015-16 Career When shooting 70% or better from FT line 6-6 B.J. McLaughlin...... 2 . . . 2 When shooting under 70% from FT line . 2-6 Rokas Paulauskas...... 1 . . . 1 When shooting 30% or better 3FG . . . 5-11 When shooting under 30% 3FG . . . . 3-1 Games Led (or shared lead) in Scoring 2015-16 Career B.J. McLaughlin...... 8 . . . 9 Zach Ellis...... 5 . . . 16 Desmond Buerge...... 2 . . . 11 The Last Time it Happened Quinn Poythress...... 2 . . . 2 Danylo Zuikov...... 2 . . . 2 The Miners scored 80 or more points...... 96 vs. Quincy, Jan. 30, 2016 (96-109) Juwan Miller...... 1 . . . 3 Opponent scored 80 or more points...... 96, Quincy, Jan. 30, 2016 (96-109) Allen Billinger...... 1 . . . 1 The Miners scored 90 or more points...... 96 vs. Quincy, Jan. 30, 2016 (96-109) Opponent scored 90 or more points...... 96, Quincy, Jan. 30, 2016 (96-109) Games Led (or shared lead) in Rebounding The Miners scored 100 or more points...... 102 vs. William Woods, Dec. 20, 2015 (102-97) 2015-16 Career Opponent scored 100 or more points...... 96, Quincy, Jan. 30, 2016 (96-109) Rokas Paulauskas...... 15 . . .15 A Miner scored 20 or more points...... 26, Desmond Buerge vs. Quincy, Jan. 30, 2016 B.J. McLaughlin...... 6 . . . 6 A Miner scored 30 or more points...... 30, Bryce Foster vs. Drury, Feb. 27, 2014 Desmond Buerge...... 3 . . . 9 A Miner scored 40 or more points...... 40, Scott Holly vs. Pittsburg State, Feb. 6, 2002 Tyler Anderson...... 3 . . . 4 The Miners had 40 or more rebounds...... 43 vs. William Jewell, Jan. 21, 2016 Danylo Zuikov...... 1 . . . 3 Opponent had 40 or more rebounds...... 40, William Jewell, Jan. 21, 2016 Telloy Simon...... 1 . . . 1 A Miner had 10 or more rebounds...... 10, Tyler Anderson vs. William Jewell, Jan. 21, 2016 Zach Ellis...... 0 . . . 3 A Miner had 15 or more rebounds...... 15, B.J. McLaughlin vs. Missouri Baptist, Nov. 17, 2015 Ervin Saraljic...... 0 . . . 1 A Miner had 20 or more rebounds...... 21, Brian Westre vs. Harris-Stowe, Dec. 7, 2002 The Miners had 15 or more assists...... 18 vs. Indianapolis, Jan. 16, 2016 Games Led (or shared lead) in Assists Opponent had 15 or more assists...... 22, Quincy, Jan. 30, 2016 2015-16 Career A Miner had 10 or more assists...... 13, Danylo Zuikov vs. McKendree, Feb. 5, 2015 Juwan Miller...... 13 . . .20 The Miners had 10 or more steals...... 11 vs. Truman State, Jan. 28, 2016 Allen Billinger...... 5 . . . 5 Opponent had 10 or more steals...... 14, Truman State, Jan. 28, 2016 Danylo Zuikov...... 4 . . . 22 A Miner had five or more steals...... 5, Juwan Miller vs. Missouri Baptist, Nov. 17, 2015 Zach Ellis...... 3 . . . 7 A Miner had a double-double...... Rokas Paulauskas vs. Drury, Dec. 12, 2015 (12 pts./10 reb.) Desmond Buerge...... 2 . . . 3 A Miner had a triple-double...... Bryce Foster vs. Webster, Dec. 8, 2013 (22 pts./10 reb./10 ast.) Jay Corwin...... 1 . . . 1 R. Paulauskas/B. McLaughlin...... 1 . . . 1 Q. Poythress/T. Simon...... 1 . . . 1 Ervin Sarajlic...... 0 . . . 1

Games Led (or shared) in Blocked Shots 2015-16 Career Rokas Paulauskas...... 11 . . .11 Desmond Buerge...... 4 . . . 10 B.J. McLaughlin...... 5 . . . 9 Tyler Anderson...... 3 . . . 5 T. Simon/Q. Poythress...... 1 . . . 1 Zach Ellis...... 0 . . . 3 E. Sarajlic/D. Zuikov...... 0 . . . 1 2015-16 MISSOURI S&T MEN’S BASKETBALL 11 2015-16 Missouri S&T Game-By-Game Date Opponent Score Top Scorer Top Rebounder Record(s) Nov. 13 at Ashland L, 73-82 Zach Ellis 16 R. Paulauskas/B. McLaughlin 6 0-1 Nov. 14 Lake Erie (at Ashland) L, 89-100 Zach Ellis 19 Rokas Paulauskas 8 0-2 Nov. 17 MISSOURI BAPTIST W, 76-73 B.J. McLaughlin 21 B.J. McLaughlin 15 1-2 Nov. 21 CENTRAL MISSOURI L, 73-92 Quinn Poythress 11 Rokas Paulauskas 8 1-3 Nov. 27 at St. Mary’s L, 51-62 Danylo Zuikov 12 Rokas Paulauskas 13 1-4 Nov. 28 Angelo State (at St. Mary’s) L, 87-94 B.J. McLaughlin 26 Rokas Paulauskas 12 1-5 Dec. 3 MARYVILLE* W, 83-73 B.J. McLaughlin 27 R. Paulauskas/B. McLaughlin 5 2-5, 1-0 Dec. 5 at Missouri-St. Louis* W, 85-81 Zach Ellis 19 Tyler Anderson 8 3-5, 2-0 Dec. 8 BLACKBURN W, 104-91 Quinn Poythress 21 Rokas Paulauskas 9 4-5 Dec. 12 DRURY* W, 74-56 B.J. McLaughlin 19 Rokas Paulauskas 10 5-5, 3-0 Dec. 20 WILLIAM WOODS W, 102-97 B.J. McLaughlin 21 R. Paulauskas/B. McLaughlin 6 6-5 Dec. 31 PRINCIPIA W, 97-70 B.J. McLaughlin 25 B. McLaughlin.T. Anderson 5 7-5 Jan. 7 at Wisconsin-Parkside* L, 69-89 B.J. McLaughlin 21 Three players with 3 7-6, 3-1 Jan. 9 at Lewis* L, 80-84 Zach Ellis 24 Rokas Paulauskas 6 7-7, 3-2 Jan. 14 SAINT JOSEPH’S* L, 94-101 Danylo Zuikov 18 Rokas Paulauskas 7 7-8, 3-3 Jan. 16 INDIANAPOLIS* L, 82-98 Desmond Buerge 24 D. Buerge/R. Paulauskas 6 7-9, 3-4 Jan. 21 at William Jewell* L, 89-93 Allen Billinger 18 Tyler Anderson 10 7-10, 3-5 Jan. 23 at Rockhurst* W, 73-62 Zach Ellis 18 D. Buerge/R. Paulauskas 6 8-10, 4-5 Jan. 28 TRUMAN STATE* L, 69-82 J. Miller/B. McLaughlin 12 B.J. McLaughlin 9 8-11, 4-6 Jan. 30 QUINCY* L, 96-109 Desmond Buerge 26 D. Buerge/R. Paulauskas 7 8-12, 4-7

*Great Lakes Valley Conference game # Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament

Game-by-Game Data

Date/Opponent ------Game Starters ------Bench Pts. Ast/TO FG% Opp. FG% Nov. 13/Ashland Miller Zuikov Buerge McLaughlin Paulauskas 30 11/14 .419 .554 Nov. 14/Lake Erie Miller Billinger Buerge McLaughlin Paulauskas 32 10/16 .446 .522 Nov. 17/Missouri Baptist Miller Billinger Buerge McLaughlin Paulauskas 20 12/15 .329 .431 Nov. 21/Central Missouri Miller Billinger Buerge McLaughlin Paulauskas 40 12/21 .387 .526 Nov. 27/St. Mary’s Miller Zuikov Buerge McLaughlin Paulauskas 18 7/16 .241 .458 Nov. 28/Angelo State Miller Zuikov Buerge McLaughlin Paulauskas 24 16/15 .408 .544 Dec. 3/Maryville Miller Zuikov Buerge McLaughlin Paulauskas 27 15/8 .444 .489 Dec. 5/Missouri-St. Louis Miller Zuikov Buerge McLaughlin Paulauskas 56 9/11 .429 .406 Dec. 8/Blackburn Miller Zuikov Buerge Poythress Paulauskas 43 19/15 .463 .514 Dec. 12/Drury Miller Zuikov Buerge McLaughlin Paulauskas 18 11/9 .365 .419 Dec. 20/William Woods Miller Zuikov Buerge McLaughlin Paulauskas 33 20/11 .464 .476 Dec. 31/Principia Miller Zuikov Buerge McLaughlin Anderson 53 23/6 .543 .480 Jan. 7/Wisconsin-Parkside Miller Zuikov Buerge McLaughlin Paulauskas 20 11/14 .491 .547 Jan. 9/Lewis Miller Zuikov Buerge McLaughlin Paulauskas 41 13/8 .418 .500 Jan. 14/Saint Joseph’s Miller Zuikov Buerge McLaughlin Paulauskas 33 17/12 .453 .655 Jan. 16/Indianapolis Miller Zuikov Buerge McLaughlin Paulauskas 20 18/7 .478 .597 Jan. 21/William Jewell Miller Zuikov Buerge McLaughlin Paulauskas 42 14/9 .408 .527 Jan. 23/Rockhurst Miller Zuikov Buerge McLaughlin Paulauskas 28 9/15 .500 .386 Jan. 28/Truman State Miller Zuikov Buerge McLaughlin Paulauskas 31 9/24 .424 .532 Jan. 30/Quincy Billinger Zuikov Buerge Poythress Pauluaskas 40 11/15 .381 .609

Records by starting five: Miller/Zuikov/Buerge/McLaughlin/Paulauskas 5-8 Miller/Billinger/Buerge/McLaughlin/Paulauskas 1-2 Miller/Billinger/Buerge/Poythress/Paulauskas 1-0 Miller/Zuikov/Buerge/McLaughlin/Anderson 1-0 Billinger/Zuikov/Buerge/Poythress/Pauluaskas 0-1 2015-16 MISSOURI S&T MEN’S BASKETBALL 12 2015-16 MISSOURI S&T MEN’S BASKETBALL 13 2015-16 MISSOURI S&T MEN’S BASKETBALL 14 2015-16 MISSOURI S&T MEN’S BASKETBALL 15 2015-16 MISSOURI S&T MEN’S BASKETBALL 16 2015-16 MISSOURI S&T MEN’S BASKETBALL 17