FIVE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS | FIVE NCAA D-1 TOURNAMENTS | 2015 CIT CHAMPIONS 2020-21 PURPLE ACES MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 2020-21 Schedule/Results NOVEMBER 2020 Game Evansville (6-6, 4-2 MVC) at Nov. 25 at Louisville % ACC Network L, 44-79 Bradley (7-4, 1-1 MVC) Nov. 25 vs. Prairie View A&M % ESPN3 L, 61-64 13 January 16-17, 2021 | Carver Arena | Peoria, Ill. DECEMBER 2020 Dec. 2 at UT Martin L, 87-93 2OT Dec. 6 vs. IUPUI Canceled Evansville Purple Aces Bradley Braves Dec. 9 vs. Eastern Illinois W, 68-65 STAT SHEET Dec. 12 at Saint Louis Canceled Dec. 15 vs. Southeast Missouri State W, 66-63 OT 65.8 Points Per Game 74.6 Dec. 21 vs. Belmont L, 63-72 29.4 Rebounds Per Game 42.2 Dec. 27 at Southern Illinois* L, 57-63 41.6% Shooting Percentage 45.1% Dec. 28 at Southern Illinois* W, 84-72 71.6% Free Throw Percentage 70.0% JANUARY 2021 12.8 Assists Per Game 15.5 Jan. 2 UNI* W, 65-61 4.8 Steals Per Game 6.7 Jan. 3 UNI* W, 70-64 Evansville Coaching Info Bradley Coaching Info Jan. 9 Illinois State* W, 57-48 Head Coach: Todd Lickliter Head Coach: Brian Wardle Jan. 10 Illinois State* L, 68-73 Record at UE: 6-19 (2nd Season) Record at BU: 88-90 (6th Season) Jan. 16 at Bradley* 3 p.m. Career Record: 224-174 (14th Season) Career Record: 183-155 (11th Season) Jan. 17 at Bradley* 3 p.m. Jan. 20 at Indiana State* 6 p.m. CT Follow the game Jan. 31 Valparaiso* 3 p.m. FEBRUARY 2021 Feb. 1 Valparaiso* 6 p.m. Feb. 6 at Loyola* 1 p.m. Feb. 7 at Loyola* 1 p.m. Feb. 14 Indiana State* 3 p.m. Feb. 20 at Drake* TBA Feb. 21 at Drake* TBA What you need to know... Feb. 26 Missouri State* 6 p.m. Feb. 27 Missouri State* 6 p.m. On January 9, the Shamar Givance Evansville’s 126 MARCH 2021 Aces ended an 11- leads the Aces with 3-point makes this March 4-7 Arch Madness-Enterprise Center-St. Louis, Mo. game skid against 13.5 points/game season ranks 11th in Illinois State, taking while his total of 50 the nation while the $ - Arch Madness % Wade Houston Tipoff Classic a 57-48 win at the assists is second average of 10.5 per * - MVC Game All Times Central Ford Center; ISU won in the MVC behind game is 12th in the game two by a 73-68 Roman Penn’s total NCAA final of 75 Probable UE Starters Follow the Aces Purple Aces Radio Network #5 Givance #3 Newton #30 Frederking #2 Levitch #10 Kuhlman PPG 13.5 PPG 12.2 PPG 12.1 PPG 5.5 PPG 9.3 WJPS 107.1-Evansville/Boonville-Flagship RPG 4.3 RPG 4.1 RPG 2.9 RPG 5.8 RPG 3.5 WAOV 1450/97.7/97.3-Vincennes Assists 50 Assists 25 Assists 9 Assists 22 Assists 19 WRCY 1590/106.7-Mt. Vernon Steals 15 Steals 7 Steals 6 Steals 10 Steals 7 WROY 1460/92.1-Carmi, Ill. Minutes 33.6 Minutes 33.3 Minutes 33.5 Minutes 32.3 Minutes 28.0 WYFX 106.7-Evansville SID Contact: Bob Pristash | Office: 812-488-2285 | Cell: 812-266-5288 | [email protected] 2020-21 Evansville Men’s Basketball 2020-21 Roster Numerical Roster # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown 0 Gage Bobe G 6-0 175 So. Vincennes, Ind.` 1 Emmette Page G 6-2 180 Jr. Brooklyn Park, Minn. 2 Jax Levitch F 6-7 195 Grad Louisville, Ky. 3 Jawaun Newton G 6-3 180 Jr. El Paso, Texas 4 Devan Straub G 6-2 185 R-Sr. Evansville, Ind. 5 Shamar Givance G 5-10 170 Jr. Toronto, Ontario 10 Evan Kuhlman F 6-8 215 Sr. Liberty Township, Ohio 11 Thomasi Gilgeous-Alexander G 6-5 180 R-Fr. Hamilton, Ontario 24 Alex Matthews G 6-5 225 Fr. Elizabethtown, Ky. 30 Noah Frederking G 6-4 205 Sr. Okawville, Ill./Okawville Gage Bobe Emmette Jax Levitch Jawaun 31 Iyen Enaruna F 6-9 220 Jr. Amsterdam, Netherlands Page Guard Forward Newton 41 Samari Curtis G 6-4 190 So. Xenia, Ohio/Nebraska 0 6-0/175/SO 1 Guard 2 6-7/195/Grad 3 Guard 42 Peace Ilegomah C 6-9 240 Sr. Benin City, Nigeria Vincennes, Ind. 6-2/180/JR Louisville, Ky. 6-3/180/JR Brooklyn Park, Minn. El Paso, Texas 44 Trey Hall F 6-9 200 Fr. Willimantic, Conn. Coaching Staff Devan Shamar Evan Kuhlman Thomasi Straub Givance Forward Gilgeous- 4 Guard 5 Guard 106-8/215/SR 11Alexander 6-2/185/rSR 5-10/170/JR Liberty Township, Guard Ohio Evansville, Ind. Toronto, Ontario 6-5/180/rFR Hamilton, Ontario Todd Lickliter Logan Baumann Thomas Jackson Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Alex Noah Iyen Enaruna Matthews Frederking Forward 24Guard 30Guard 316-9/220/JR Brandon Crone Isaac McGlone Ryan Combs Amsterdam, 6-5/225/FR 6-4/205/SR Assistant Coach Director of Graduate Elizabethtown, Ky. Okawville, Ill. Netherlands Basketball Assistant Operations Pronunciation Guide Gage Bobe Like ”LOBE” (but with a B) Devan Straub strob Shamar Givance GIVE-ince Evan Kuhlman COOL-min Thomasi Gilgeous-Alexander tuh-MAH-see GIL-jiss Samari Curtis Peace Trey Hall Iyen Enaruna IAN en-uh-ROO-nuh Guard Ilegomah Forward 416-4/190/SO 42Center 446-9/200/FR Samari Curtis suh-MAR-ee Xenia, Ohio 6-9/240 - SR Willimantic, Conn. Benin City, Nigeria Peace Ilegomah ill-EE-go-muh Logan Baumann baw-MINN 2020-21 Evansville Men’s Basketball GAGE BOBE Last Gm: DNP Career Highs Notes: Has played in five games...went Pts: 9 (at UT Martin, 12/2/20) G - 6-0 - SO - Vincennes, Ind. 3-4 from outside at UT Martin on his way Rbs: 2 (Twice) Points Rebounds Shooting Free Throw Minutes to a career-best 9 points Ast: 2 (at UT Martin, 12/2/20) 0 1.8 0.3 36.4 - 8.9 Min: 22 (at UT Martin, 12/2/20) EMMETTE PAGE Last Gm: DNP Career Highs Notes: Junior transfer from Northeast Pts: 1 (at UT Martin, 12/2/20) G - 6-2 - JR - Brooklyn Park, Minn. (Neb.) Community College...averaged Rbs: 1 (at Louisville, 11/25/20) Points Rebounds Shooting Free Throw Minutes 21.9 points per game last season.... Ast: 1 0.5 0.5 0.00 33.3 8.5 scored first point at UT Martin. Min: 9 (at Louisville, 11/25/20) JAX LEVITCH Last Gm: 9 pts, 3-4 3 pt Career Highs Notes: Posted first double-double of Pts: 15 (at UT Martin, 12/2/20) F - 6-7 - GRAD - Louisville, Ky. college career at UT Martin w/15 pts & Rbs: 12 (vs. Stetson, 12/16/17) & Points Rebounds Shooting Free Throw Minutes 10 rbs...T-11 in MVC with 5.8 rbs/game... Ast: 4 (at UT Martin, 12/2/20) 2 5.5 5.8 47.8 51.3 32.3 #3 outside shooter in MVC - 51.3% Min: 45 (at UT Martin, 12/2/20) JAWAUN NEWTON Last Gm: 8 pts, 7 ast Career Highs Notes: Helped UE earn first win of Pts: 19 (2x) G - 6-3 - JR - El Paso, Texas season vs. EIU scoring a career-high 19 Rbs: 8 (vs. VALPO, 3/5/20) Points Rebounds Shooting Free Throw Minutes pts...averaged 10.0 PPG in series sweep Ast: 7 (vs. ILS, 1/10/21) 3 12.2 4.1 46.4 87.0 33.3 over UNI...tied mark w/19 vs. ILS on 1/9 Min: 40 (vs. SEMO, 12/15/20) SHAMAR GIVANCE Last Gm: 12 pts, 6 rbs, 8 ast Career Highs Notes: Recorded career-high 22 pts in Pts: 22 (vs. UNI, 1/3/21) G - 5-10 - JR - Toronto, Ontario game 2 vs. UNI...was 6/9 shooting, 3/4 Rbs: 8 (at UT Martin, 12/2/20) Points Rebounds Shooting Free Throw Minutes from outside and 7/8 from line...10+ pts Ast: 8 (vs. ILS, 1/10/21) 5 13.5 4.3 45.5 82.1 33.6 in 10 of 12 games, did so once last year. Min: 46 (at UT Martin, 12/2/20) EVAN KUHLMAN Last Gm: 13 pts, 6-10 FG, 5 rbs Career Highs Notes: Career-high 21 pts came in game Pts: 21 (vs. UNI, 1/2/21) F - 6-8 - SR - Liberty Township, Ohio one vs. UNI on 1/2/21...was 7-14 from Rbs: 9 (at Bradley, 2/9/20) Points Rebounds Shooting Free Throw Minutes the field...averaged 17.5 PPG vs. UNI and Ast: 4 (Multiple) 10 9.3 3.5 40.2 100.0 28.0 shot 52.2% from field & 47.1% from 3pt Min: 35 (2x) Career Highs THOMASI GILGEOUS-ALEXANDER Last Gm: DNP Notes: Had career game at UT Martin Pts: 11 (at UT Martin, 12/2/20) G - 6-5 - rFR - Hamilton, Ontario - registered 11 pts on 4-for-6 shooting; Rbs: 5 (at UT Martin, 12/2/20) Points Rebounds Shooting Free Throw Minutes also set highs with 5 rbs, 4 ast and 20 Ast: 4 (at UT Martin, 12/2/20) 11 2.7 2.0 35.0 25.0 13.1 min. Min: 20 (at UT Martin, 12/2/20) Career Highs ALEX MATTHEWS Last Gm: DNP Notes: 2020 Gatorade Kentucky Boys Pts: 2 (2x) G - 6-5 - FR - Elizabethtown, Ky.