2020-21 jacksonville state basketball 2017 ohio valley conference champions • 2017 ncaa tournament appearance • 1985 NCAA Division ii national champions • eight NCAA Division ii tournament appearances game austin peay JACKSONVILLE STATE GAMECOCKS AUSTIN PEAY GOVERNORS Jan. 23, 2021 | 4 p.m. Overall Record: ______________________________ 9-5 Overall Record: ______________________________ 8-4 Dunn Center (7,257) OVC Record: _____________________________ 5-3 OVC Record: _____________________________ 4-2 Home Record: ____________________________ 4-1 Home Record: ____________________________ 4-2 15 Clarksville, Tenn. Away Record: ____________________________ 3-4 Away Record: ____________________________ 2-1 Neutral Record: ___________________________ 2-0 Neutral Record: ___________________________ 2-1 2020-21 SCHEDULE Last 5/Last 10: _________________________ 2-3/6-4 Last 5/Last 10: _________________________ 4-1/6-4 Streak: _____________________________________ W1 Streak: _____________________________________ W2 DATE OPPONENT (TV/STREAM) TIME/RESULT Rankings: ______ AP: NR, USA Today: NR, Mid-Major: NR Rankings: ______ AP: NR, USA Today: NR, Mid-Major: NR 11/25 at No. 25 Alabama L, 57-81 Website: _________________ JSUGamecockSports.com Website: ________________________ LetsGoPeay.com 11/27 1-vs. Florida Atlantic W, 60-50 Head Coach: __________________________ Ray Harper Head Coach: _________________________ Matt Figger 11/29 1-vs. South Alabama W, 77-73 Career Record: _____________ 520-188 (22nd year) Career Record: _______________69-42 (fourth year) 11/30 1-vs. Mobile W, 85-66 Record at JSU: _________________ 89-61 (fifth year) Record at APSU: ________________________ Same 12/4 at Florida International L, 70-74 LAST GAME’S STARTERS 12/6 at Florida International Canceled 12/13 at Tennessee Tech* W, 74-70 12/16 TENNESSEE TECH* W, 74-50 12/18 GEORGIA SOUTHWESTERN CANCELED 12/27 CARVER COLLEGE W, 104-45 12/30 UT MARTIN* W, 80-70 1/7 at Eastern Kentucky* L, 66-69 (OT) 0 23 11 13 50 1/9 at Morehead State* L, 55-56 Jalen Finch Darian Adams Kayne Henry Jay Pal Brandon Huffman 1/14 TENNESSEE STATE* W, 65-64 G • Jr. • 6-1 • 165 G • Sr. • 6-3 • 200 G/F • Sr. • 6-7 • 210 G/F • So. • 6-9 • 190 F/C • Sr. • 6-10 • 255 Raleigh, N.C. Montgomery, Ala. London, England Omaha, Neb. Goldsboro, N.C. 1/16 BELMONT* L, 91-98 Pts/G: 10.0 Pts/G: 13.9 Pts/G: 5.6 Pts/G: 5.6 Pts/G: 9.6 1/21 at Murray State* W, 85-82 Reb/G: 4.2 Reb/G: 4.5 Reb/G: 4.2 Reb/G: 4.5 Reb/G: 5.6 1/23 at Austin Peay* (ESPN+) 4 p.m. FG%: .435 FG%: .413 FG%: .413 FG%: .414 FG%: .579 1/28 MOREHEAD STATE* (ESPN+) 7:30 P.M. 1/30 EASTERN KENTUCKY* (ESPN+) 4 P.M. GAMECOCKS OFF THE BENCH Pos. # Player Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown Pts./G Reb./G FG% 2/4 at UT Martin* (ESPN+) 8 p.m. G 1 Demaree King 6-0 180 Jr. Tulsa, Okla. 6.9 1.7 .440 2/6 at SEMO* (ESPN+) 4 p.m. G 2 Semaj Henderson 6-2 180 Fr. Chicago, Ill. 2.8 1.3 .462 F 3 Maros Zeliznak 6-11 265 Jr. Kosice, Slovakia 0.4 0.7 .333 2/11 EASTERN ILLINOIS* (ESPN+) 7:30 P.M. F 4 Marcellus Brigham Jr. 6-7 210 Fr. Memphis, Tenn. 0.8 0.9 .375 2/13 SIUE* (ESPN+) 4 P.M. F 5 Amanze Ngumezi 6-9 245 Jr. Savannah, Ga. 10.3 4.3 .500 2/15 SIUE* (ESPN+) 6 P.M. F 10 Juwan Perdue 6-6 200 So. Sumter, S.C. 6.1 4.0 .579 2/18 at Belmont* (ESPN+) 7 p.m. G 15 JJ Platt 6-1 180 Fr. Nashville, Tenn. 1.4 0.8 .400 G/F 25 Khalil Johnson 6-8 200 Jr. Cleveland, Ala. 0.8 0.5 .125 2/20 at Tennessee State* (ESPN+) 4 p.m. F 24 Martin Roub 6-10 235 Sr. Kolin, Czech Republic 4.7 1.9 .351 2/25 MURRAY STATE* (ESPN+) 7:30 P.M. 2/27 AUSTIN PEAY* (ESPN+) 4 P.M. SERIES RECORD TIPOFF TIDBITS 3/3-6 OVC Basketball Championships TBA • Austin Peay leads series, 22-6 Ray Harper owns 89 wins in five seasons at JSU, ranking • At Jacksonville State: APSU leads, 11-4 second in program history for D1 wins behind former • At Austin Peay: APSU leads, 11-1 head coach Mike LaPlante (95 wins, eight seasons). Schedule Key • Neutral Sites: JSU leads, 1-0 1- Goldie & Herman Ungar Memorial Tournament • Series Streak: Austin Peay won four Jacksonville State’s win Thursday was the program’s first (Mobile, Ala. - University of South Alabama) road victory at Murray State in its 12th trip. OVC Championships (Evansville, Ind.) Last Five Meetings 1/11/20 L, 67-71 Jacksonville, Ala. Darian Adams was named OVC Newcomer of the Week *Denotes Ohio Valley Conference game. 2/2/19 L, 71-74 Jacksonville, Ala. on Monday. The senior tallied 39 points, 17 rebounds All times central and subject to change. 2/17/18 L, 57-60 Clarksville, Tenn. and 13 assists against Tennessee State and Belmont. 1/13/18 L, 67-87 Jacksonville, Ala. 1/7/17 W, 71-68 Jacksonville, Ala. Brandon Huffman hit a game-winning shot over TSU on Jan. 14, lifting JSU to a 65-64 win over the Tigers. The 6-foot-10 senior scored a career-high 17 points with his BROADCAST INFO final basket coming with five seconds to play. WE ARE JACKSONVILLE STATE WATCH: ESPN+ The only season JSU swept a Murray State/Austin Peay The official school name is Jacksonville State University. Bob Belvin (PxP) & Zach Glotta (analyst) weekend was 2012-13. Jax State defeated APSU 81-74 The abbreviated form is JSU. Jacksonville State may LISTEN: JSU Sports Network and Murray State 65-64. The Gamecocks have never be used on first reference, and Jax State is acceptable MIke Parris (PxP) won the series on the road. on second reference, scorebugs and scoreboards. RADIO AFFILIATES: 91.9 WLJS | 97.9 WVOK Jacksonville State is located in Jacksonville, Ala. - not to AUDIO ONLINE: jsu.edu/radio | TuneIn JSU leads the OVC in defensive boards per game (28.5), be confused with Jackson State in Jackson, Miss., and LIVE STATS: jsugamecocksports.com total rebounds per game (39.6), 3-point field-goal Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Fla. TWITTER UPDATES: @jsugamecocksmbb percentage (35.7) and field-goal percentage (40.7) #FEARTHEBEAK JSUGamecockSports.com JSUGamecocksMBB JSUGamecocksMBB JSUGamecocks JSUGamecocks QUICK FACTS the university Name ............................................Jacksonville State University Location ............................................... Jacksonville, Ala. 36265 Founded ...................................................................................1883 Enrollment ..............................................................................9,238 Nickname ....................................................................Gamecocks Colors ......................................................................Red and White Arena (Capacity)................ Pete Mathews Coliseum (3,500) Affiliation .............................................................NCAA Division I Conference.................................................................. Ohio Valley President ............................................. Dr. Don C. Killingsworth Athletics Director ........................................................ Greg Seitz basketball history First Year of Basketball: ........................................................1925 All-Time Record: ................................................1305-857 (.604) Record at Pete Mathews Coliseum:.............. 471-168 (.737) D1 NCAA Tournament Appearances/Last: ...............1/2017 D2 NCAA Tournament Appearances/Last: ...............8/1992 National Championships: ................................1, 1985 (Div. II) 2020-21 JACKSONVILLE STATE GAMECOCKS CBI Appearances (Record) ..........................1 (2-1); Last 2018 # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Letters Hometown/Previous School coaching staff 0 Jalen Finch G 6-1 165 Jr. 0 Raleigh, N.C./Florida SouthWestern St. Head Coach .................................................................Ray Harper 1 Demaree King G 6-0 180 Jr. 0 Tulsa, Okla./Northern Okla. - Tonkawa Alma Mater .....................................Kentucky Wesleyan, ‘85 2 Semaj Henderson G 6-2 180 Fr. 0 Chicago, Ill./Downers Grove HS Overall Record (Seasons) ................................520-188 (22) JSU Record (Seasons) .............................................. 89-61 (5) 3 Maros Zeliznak C 6-11 265 Jr. 2 Kosice, Slovakia/Get Better Academy Assistant Coach .................................................Tysor Anderson 4 Marcellus Brigham Jr. F 6-7 210 Fr. 0 Memphis, Tenn./Briarcrest Christian HS Assistant Coach .......................................................Jake Morton 5 Amanze Ngumezi F 6-9 245 Jr. 0 Savannah, Ga./Georgia Assistant Coach .....................................................Tommy Wade 10 Juwan Perdue F 6-6 200 So. 1 Sumter, S.C./Sumter HS Coordinator of Basketball Operations ....Dennan Morrow 11 Kayne Henry G/F 6-7 210 Sr. 1 London, England/Northwest Florida St. Director of Sports Performance .........Brandon Schoeneck 13 Jay Pal G 6-9 190 So. 0 Omaha, Neb./Clarendon College Graduate Manager ................................................ Brett Gaynor 15 JJ Platt G 6-1 180 Fr. 0 Nashville, Tenn./The Webb School Athletic Trainer ................................................Olivia Keefe, ATC 23 Darian Adams G 6-3 200 Sr. 0 Montgomery, Ala/Troy University Basketball Office ..................................................256-782-8866 24 Martin Roub F 6-10 235 Sr. 1 Kolin, Czech Republic/Western Nebraska team information 25 Khalil Johnson G/F 6-8 200 Jr. 0 Cleveland, Ala./Shelton State 2019-20 Overall Record: .................................................... 13-19 50 Brandon Huffman F/C 6-10 225 Sr. 0 Goldsboro, N.C./North Carolina 2018-19 OVC Record/Finish: .......................................8-10/7th Letterwinners Returning/Lost:............................................