Feb. 20, 2017 2016-17 MEN’S BASKETBALL @BigSouthMBB - www.BigSouthSports.com 2016-17 BIG SOUTH MEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS SID CONTACTS Big South Overall Big South .........................................Mark Simpson [email protected] Team W L PCT W L PCT Home Road Neu L10 Streak 704-341-7990 x-UNC Asheville 14 2 .875 22 7 .759 12-1 10-6 0-0 9-1 W9 @BigSouthSID x-Winthrop 13 3 .813 21 6 .778 10-3 11-3 0-0 8-2 W3 x-Liberty 13 3 .813 18 11 .621 11-5 7-6 0-0 8-2 L1 Campbell .........................................................Stan Cole x-Gardner-Webb 9 7 .563 16 13 .552 8-5 7-7 1-1 6-4 W2 [email protected] High Point 8 8 .500 14 14 .500 7-7 7-7 0-0 6-4 L3 910-893-1331 Radford 7 9 .438 12 16 .429 7-5 4-10 1-1 4-6 W1 @GoCamelsMBB Campbell 6 10 .375 13 15 .464 7-7 5-7 1-1 3-7 L2 Charleston Southern ...Kevin O’Rourke Charleston Southern 6 10 .375 10 17 .370 8-6 2-11 0-0 5-5 W2 [email protected] Longwood 3 13 .188 6 21 .222 5-8 1-13 0-0 0-10 L13 843-863-7289 Presbyterian College 1 15 .063 5 22 .185 5-7 0-15 0-0 1-9 L6 @csusports (standings listed in order based on current tiebreaker procedure) x - clinched fi rst round bye Gardner-Webb .....................................Marc Rabb [email protected] PLAYERS OF THE WEEK - FEB. 20 704-406-4355 @GWUSports PLAYER OF THE WEEK - XAVIER COOKS, WINTHROP, F, JR (WOLLONGONG, NEW SOUTH WALES) Cooks averaged 17.5 points, 16.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.0 blocks in leading Winthrop to two Big South wins. He High Point .........................Tom Fenstermaker opened with 21 points, 20 boards and two rejections in the Eagles’ victory at Longwood last Wednesday, which included [email protected] a double-double in the fi rst half. Cooks added another double-double in Winthrop’s win over Liberty on Saturday with 336-841-4605 14 points and 13 rebounds, in addition to four assists and two blocks. Cooks grabbed double-digit defensive rebounds @HighPointUBball in both contests – 14 at Longwood and 11 vs. Liberty, and concluded the week 13-of-25 from the fi eld ( =52.0 percent) and 8-of-10 from the free throw line ( =80.0). Liberty ..........................................Steven Gonzalez THE COME READY NUTRITION FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK - CHRISTIAN KEELING, CHARLESTON SOUTHERN, G, FR (AUGUSTA, GA.) [email protected] Keeling posted averages of 18.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals in two victories last week. He opened with 22 434-582-2294 points and eight boards in CSU’s win over Campbell last Wednesday, including 17 in the second half to rally the Bucs. @libertyfl ames On Saturday, Keeling had 14 points, eight caroms, three steals and the game-winning free throw with 1.9 seconds left in a one-point win over High Point. For the week, he was 12-of-26 from the fi eld ( =46.2), made 4-of-6 from long distance Longwood .................................................Chris Cook ( =66.7) and 8-of-9 free throw attempts ( =88.9). [email protected] 434-395-2718 THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE LAST WEEK’S RESULTS @LongwoodLancers THURSDAY, FEB. 23 TUESDAY, FEB. 14 Presbyterian ..........................Simon Whitaker CHARLESTON SOUTHERN at WINTHROP * ..................... 6:30pm at LIBERTY 55 .................................................................................. HIGH POINT 52 * [email protected] CAMPBELL at HIGH POINT * .................................................................. 7:00pm 864-833-8252 LONGWOOD at LIBERTY * ......................................................................... 7:00pm WEDNESDAY, FEB. 15 @BlueHoseSports PRESBYTERIAN at RADFORD * .......................................................... 7:00pm at GARDNER-WEBB 70 ............................................................ RADFORD 59 * UNC ASHEVILLE at GARDNER-WEBB * (ESPNU) ... 9:00pm WINTHROP 83 ....................................................................... at LONGWOOD 63 * Radford .................................................Paul Hershey at UNC ASHEVILLE 89 ........................................... PRESBYTERIAN 48 * [email protected] SATURDAY, FEB. 25 at CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 72 ............................ CAMPBELL 69 * 540-831-5726 LIBERTY at UNC ASHEVILLE * (ASN) ....................................... 2:00pm @RadfordMBB GARDNER-WEBB at HIGH POINT * .............................................. 4:00pm SATURDAY, FEB. 18 RADFORD at CAMPBELL * ........................................................................ 4:30pm at WINTHROP 84 .................................................................................... LIBERTY 67 * UNC Asheville ....................................Brian Hand WINTHROP at PRESBYTERIAN * (ESPN3) ........................... 4:30pm UNC ASHEVILLE 66 ........................................................... at CAMPBELL 53 * [email protected] CHARLESTON SOUTHERN at LONGWOOD * ............................ TBD at RADFORD 79 ............................................................................ LONGWOOD 72 * 828-251-6932 at CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 76 .......................... HIGH POINT 75 * @ashevilledogs GARDNER-WEBB 84 ......................................... at PRESBYTERIAN 56 * END OF REGULAR-SEASON Winthrop .............................................Brett Redden [email protected] 803-323-2129, ext. 6246 Big South school in ALL CAPS * - Big South Conference game @WUEagles All Times Eastern and subject to change 2016-17 BIG SOUTH MEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK BIG SOUTH IN THE NCAA STATISTICS WEEK HONOREE, SCHOOL - NOTES The Big South is ranked in the top 35 in the Nov. 14 F Xavier Cooks, Jr., Winthrop -- 21 PTS, 10 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL, 8-of-12 FG (66.7), 5-5 FT (100.0) vs. Ferrum following NCAA men’s basketball statistical categories, through games of Feb. 19: Nov. 21 G Andre Fox, Soph., High Point -- 18.5 PTS, 4.3 REB, 22-of-42 FG (52.4), 8-of-14 3FG (57.1), 22-of-26 FT INDIVIDUAL Nov. 28 G Keon Johnson, Sr., Winthrop -- 23.0 PTS, 4.5 REB, 3.0 AST, 18-of-34 FG (52.9) ... 38 PTS in Illinois win Total Steals G Chris Clemons, Soph., Campbell -- 23.5 PTS, 3.5 AST, 3.5 STL, 3.0 REB, 15-of-36 FG, 9-of-10 FT (90.0) 1. LaQuincy Rideau, Gardner-Webb .......................90 2. Ahmad Thomas, UNC Asheville .............................89 Dec. 5 G Chris Clemons, Soph., Campbell -- 26.0 PTS, 4.5 REB, 3.5 AST, 34-of-75 FG (45.3), 21-of-23 FT (91.3) Points Per Game Dec. 12 G Ahmad Thomas, Jr., UNC Asheville -- 14.5 PTS, 7.0 STL, 5.0 REB, 2.4 AST, 13-of-24 FG (54.2) 4. Chris Clemons, Campbell ..............................................23.4 10. Keon Johnson, Winthrop ..............................................22.0 Dec. 19 F Tyrell Nelson, Sr., Gardner-Webb -- 19.0 PTS, 9.0 REB, 2.5 AST, 16-of-24 FG (66.7) ... 24 PTS at Nebraska Steals Per Game 4. LaQuincy Rideau, Gardner-Webb ....................3.10 Dec. 27 G MaCio Teague, Fr., UNC Asheville -- 26.0 PTS, 7.0 REB, 17-of-31 FG (54.8), 8-of-16 3FG, 10-of-10 FT 5. Ahmad Thomas, UNC Asheville ........................3.07 Total Points Jan. 2 G Caleb Tanner, Soph., Radford -- 22.0 PTS, 2.5 REB, 15-of-27 FG (55.6), 11-of-20 3FG (55.0), 3-of-3 FT 6. Chris Clemons, Campbell ................................................631 19. Keon Johnson, Winthrop ................................................572 F Khris Lane, R-Jr., Longwood -- 24.0 PTS, 7.5 REB, 2.0 STL, 1.5 BLK, 21-of-37 FG (56.8), 3-of-7 3FG (42.9) Field Goals Made Jan. 9 G Keon Johnson, Sr., Winthrop -- 23.5 PTS, 4.5 REB, 3.5 AST, 15-of-30 FG (50.0), 11-of-17 3FG (64.7) 10. Chris Clemons, Campbell ..............................................207 15. Ahmad Thomas, UNC Asheville .........................203 Jan. 16 G Keon Johnson, Sr., Winthrop -- 21.5 PTS, 3.5 REB, 15-of-32 FG (46.9), 10-of-18 3FG (55.6) Free Throw Percentage 13. Miles Bowman Jr., High Point ...............................90.3 Jan. 23 F Miles Bowman Jr., R-Sr., High Point -- 17.0 PTS, 12.0 REB, 11-of-21 FG (52.4), 10-of-10 FT (100.0) 22. MaCio Teague, UNC Asheville .................................89.1 3-Point Field Goal Percentage Jan. 30 F Miles Bowman Jr., R-Sr., High Point -- 18.5 PTS, 11.0 REB, 12-of-21 FG (57.1), 7-of-10 3FG (70.0) 16. Ryan Kemrite, Liberty .......................................................44.4 Defensive Rebounds Per Game Feb. 6 G Keon Johnson, Sr., Winthrop -- 31.0 PTS, 4.0 REB, 3.0 AST, 19-of-33 FG (57.6), 15-of-16 FT (93.8) 17. Xavier Cooks, Winthrop ....................................................7.41 3-Point Field Goals Per Game Feb. 13 G Ahmad Thomas, Jr., UNC Asheville -- 24.0 PTS, 7.5 REB, 3.0 STL, 19-of-36 FG (52.8), 10-of-13 FT (76.9) 20. Chris Clemons, Campbell .................................................3.11 34. Keon Johnson, Winthrop ..............................................2.96 Feb. 20 F Xavier Cooks, Jr., Winthrop -- 17.5 PTS, 16.5 REB, 3.5 AST, 2.0 BLK, 13-of-25 FG (52.0), 8-of-10 FT (80.0) Free Throws Made 20. Shane Whitfi eld, Campbell ............................................142 Feb. 26 Double Doubles 22. Ed Polite Jr., Radford ..................................................................13 35. Miles Bowman Jr., High Point .........................................11 THE COME READY NUTRITION FRESHMEN OF THE WEEK 3-Point Field Goals Made 26. Chris Clemons, Campbell ..................................................84 WEEK HONOREE, SCHOOL - NOTES Rebounds Per Game Nov. 14 G J.C. Younger, Fr., Presbyterian -- 15 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 6-of-7 FG (85.7), 3-of-4 3FG (75.0) vs. Furman 32. Ed Polite Jr., Radford ...............................................................9.5 Nov. 21 G MaCio Teague, Fr., UNC Asheville -- 14.7 PTS, 3.3 REB, 1.7 STL, 1.3 AST, 17-of-31 FG (54.8), 7-of-14 3FG Nov. 28 G Christian Keeling, Fr., Charleston Southern -- 15.0 PTS, 7.0 REB, 12-of-19 FG (63.2) TEAM Total Steals Dec. 5 G Jo’Vontae Millner, Fr., Presbyterian -- 21.5 PTS, 4.0 REB, 2.0 AST, 16-of-23 FG (69.6), 3-of-4 3FG (75.0) 2. UNC Asheville ..................................................................................277 7. Gardner-Webb .................................................................................260 Dec. 12 G Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz, Fr., Liberty -- 12.0 PTS, 1.5 REB, 1.0 AST, 9-of-16 FG (56.3), 5-of-9 3FG (55.6) Turnover Margin Dec.