2020-21 FAU MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 2020-21 Schedule/Results Date Opponent Time/Result Game #6 Nov. 25 South Alabama* L, 68-66 FAU Owls (3-2) Nov. 27 Jacksonville State* L, 60-50 Nov. 28 Mobile* W, 83-41 vs. Dec. 3 Florida National W, 128-64 Florida Memorial Lions (2-5) Dec. 7 at North Florida W, 79-77 Dec. 12 Florida Memorial Noon Abessinio Court at FAU Arena (2,900) • Saturday, Dec. 12 • Noon Dec. 15 at Stetson 7 p.m. Dec. 19 at Florida Noon Radio: Fox Sports 640 AM Dec. 21 Florida College 7 p.m. TV/Video: C-USA.TV Jan. 1 MTSU^ 7 p.m. Series Record: FAU leads 5-2 Jan. 2 MTSU^ 4 p.m. Last Meeting: FAU 94, FMU 76 - Jan. 3, 2011 Jan. 8 Old Dominion^ 7 p.m. Jan. 9 Old Dominion^ 7 p.m. Jan. 14 FIU^ 7 p.m. FMU Added After NC State Cancellation Jan. 16 FIU^ 4 p.m. Jan. 22 Charlotte^ 7 p.m. The FAU men’s basketball team will face Florida Series Information Jan. 23 Charlotte^ 4 p.m. Memorial University Saturday at Abessinio Court at Overall .........................................4-0 Jan. 29 Marshall^ 6 p.m. FAU Arena. The Owls were scheduled to travel to Home ...........................................2-0 Jan. 30 Marshall^ 4 p.m. North Carolina State for a matchup with the Wolf- Away ............................................2-0 Feb. 5 Western Kentucky^ 7 p.m. pack Saturday, but the game will not be played due Neutral ........................................0-0 Feb. 6 Western Kentucky^ 4 p.m. to Covid-19 positives and contact tracing protocols Last Meeting ....................FAU 70-64 Feb. 12 UTSA^ 7 p.m. in the NC State program. Shortly after the cancella- Dec. 19, 2007 Feb. 13 UTSA^ 4 p.m. tion of the trip to Raleigh, N.C., FAU inked a deal to FAU Arena Feb. 19 UTEP^ 5:30 p.m. host FMU at The Burrow. Feb. 20 UTEP^ 2:30 p.m. Feb. 26 Southern Miss^ 8 p.m. Coaching Matchup Feb. 27 Southern Miss^ 5 p.m. FAU is now 3-2 after a road win over North Florida *Neutral Site • ^Conference USA game Monday night in Jacksonville. Five Owls scored in FAU - Dusty May All times listed as EST double figures vs. the Ospreys, paced by Karlis Si- Overall Record: 37-33 (3rd season) lins’ career-best-tying 19 points and Jailyn Ingram’s FAU Record: Same vs. Al-Ameen: First meeting 2020-21 Record first double-double of the season (13 points, 10 re- bounds). It was a back-and-forth affair for much of Overall ....................................................... 3-2 FMU - Ansar Al-Ameen the night. UNF had an opportunity to tie or win at Conference USA ........................................ 0-0 Overall Record: 18-36 (3rd season) Home ......................................................... 1-0 the buzzer, but the Owls locked down on defense FMU Record: Same Away .......................................................... 1-1 and didn’t allow a good look at the basket to hang vs. May: First meeting Neutral ....................................................... 1-1 on for the victory. vs. Sun Belt Conference ............................ 0-1 vs. Ohio Valley Conference ....................... 0-1 Florida Memorial, which plays in the NAIA, will count Saturday’s contest as an exhibition vs. Atlantic Sun Conference ...................... 1-0 game while it will count toward FAU’s overall record. The Lions are currently 2-5 in regular vs. Atlantic Coast Conference ................... 0-0 season action and played an exhibition contest at Florida International University Thurs- vs. Southeastern Conference .................... 0-0 day night in Miami. vs. Non-Division I ....................................... 2-0 FAU Athletics Communications Contact: Andy Seeley Phone: 407.342.1406 Email: [email protected] www.FAUSports.com 2020-21 FAU MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES The Last Time FAU ... From Way Downtown ... Bang! Scored 90+ ...............12/3/20 (128-64 vs. Florida National) Scored 95+ ...............12/3/20 (128-64 vs. Florida National) FAU ranks No. 2 in Conference USA and No. 11 in the nation in 3-point field goals per Scored 100+ .............12/3/20 (128-64 vs. Florida National) game, averaging 11.4 per game. The Owls are efficient from behind the arc, as well. Allowed 100+ .................................2/6/16 (67-104 at UAB) FAU is No. 2 in C-USA and No. 36 nationally in 3-point field goal percentage (39.9%). Allowed 50 or less ...................11/28/20 (83-41 vs. Mobile) Won an OT game ......................1/16/20 (97-94 vs. MTSU) Lost an OT game ............................ 3/1/20 (80-85 at ODU) Cleaning the Glass Won a Multi-OT gm...............2/11/12 (86-81 vs. UNT-2OT) Offensive rebounding has been a point of emphasis for the FAU coaching staff and the Lost a Multi-OT gm ............12/14/18 (71-75 at Ark St-2OT) squad early in the 2020-21 season. The message has apparently been received. The Made 35+ FGs ........... 12/3/20 vs. (49 vs. Florida National) Made 15+ 3FGs ......... 12/3/20 vs. (24 vs. Florida National) Owls rank No. 2 in Conference USA and No. 17 in the nation in offensive rebounds per Made 30+ FTs ........................ 11/13/10 (33 vs. Milwaukee) game, averaging 14.8 per contest. Made 25+ FTs ..................................... 2/23/19 (25 vs. FIU) Grabbed 50+ Reb ...... 12/3/20 vs. (56 vs. Florida National) Those offensive rebounds have led to the Owls to an edge in second-chance points in Tallied 20+ Assists ..... 12/3/20 vs. (31 vs. Florida National) Nabbed 15+ Steals ....................... 12/19/19 (15 at Mercer) four of five games this season. The Last Time an Owl ... Taking Care of It Scored 25+ points ................................. Jailyn Ingram (26) FAU ranked No. 2 in Conference USA in turnover margin last season. The Owls aver- 12/3/20 vs. (vs. Florida National) aged 1.81 fewer turnovers than their opponents in 2019-20. Scored 30+ points .............................Cornelius Taylor (34) 1/19/20 at Rice Made 10+FG ..................................... Cornelius Taylor (11) They have started off 2020-21 in similar fashion. FAU averages just 12.8 turnovers, 1/16/20 vs. Middle Tennessee State while forcing an average of 17.6. The Owls’ turnover margin is +4.8 per game this sea- Made 5+ 3FGs ............... Ingram (7), Forrest (5), Martin (5) son, which ranks No. 3 in C-USA and No. 49 in the nation. 12/3/20 vs. (49 vs. Florida National) Made 10+FTs ......................................Michael Forrest (10) 1/2/20 vs. UTSA Owls On an Upward Trajectory Made 15+FTs .....................................Raymond Taylor (16) FAU is coming off back-to-back winning seasons, the first time the Owls have accom- 12/10/09 vs Warner plished that feat since 2007 (under Matt Doherty and Rex Walters). Dusty May is the Grabbed 15+ Reb ..................................Ronald Delph (17) first FAU head coach to lead a team to the front and back end of consecutive winning 1/11/18 at UTEP Dished 10+ Assists ...................................Alex Tucker (10) seasons since 1992, when Tim Loomis coached the Owls to three straight seasons with 2/25/12 vs. Troy a winning percentage above .500. More wins than losses in 2020-21 would make May Tallied a double-double 12/7/20 just the second (along with Loomis) to lead FAU to three straight winning seasons. Both Jailyn Ingram, 13 pts/10 reb at UNF would have done it in their first three seasons, as well. 2020-21 FAU Men’s Basketball Roster # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown Notes 0 Nicholas Boyd G 6-3 171 Fr. Garnerville, N.Y. Scored 17 points off the bench vs. Mobile 1 Madiaw Niang F 6-9 224 Jr. Dakar, Senegal 7 blocked shots in 5 games to lead team 2 Everett Winchester G 6-7 212 Sr. Baltimore, Md. Started all 5 games this season 3 Giancarlo Rosado F 6-8 239 Fr. W. Palm Beach, Fla. Named Class 6A-7A POY by the Sun Sentinel in ’19 4 Bryan Greenlee G 6-0 195 So. Gainesville, Fla. Leads team in 3FG Pct., converting at a .619 clip 10 Johnell Davis G 6-3 203 Fr. Gary, Ind. Ranks No. 2 on team in FG Pct. (.571, 8-of-14) 11 Michael Forrest G 6-0 175 Jr. Lauderhill, Fla. Scored in double figures in each of last 2 games 12 Alijah Martin G 6-0 213 Fr. Summit, Miss. First double-figure game of career (21) vs. FNU 13 Kenan Blackshear G 6-6 215 So. Orlando, Fla. Leads team with 10 steals (2.0 per game) 15 Jailyn Ingram F 6-7 219 Sr. Madison, Ga. First double-double of the season vs. UNF (13/10) 21 Alejandro Ralat G 5-11 160 R-Fr. San Juan, P.R. Scored first points of his career vs. Florida National 22 Branndon Patrick F 6-7 173 Fr. N. Lauderdale, Fla. Walk-on joined the team in Fall of 2020 25 Karlis Silins F/C 6-11 249 Jr. Riga, Latvia Tied career-high with 19 points at UNF Monday 32 Brant Ulmer F 6-7 196 R-Fr. Live Oak, Fla. Has seen action in 2 games 35 Dardan Kapiti F 6-10 213 So. Prishtina, Kosovo Has seen action in last 2 games, missed first 3 www.FAUSports.com 2020-21 FAU MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES J.I. Doubles Down Double Time Jailyn Ingram has scored in double digits in each of his last three outings. He added 10 A look at the Owls’ 2020-21 and career dou- rebounds Monday at North Florida to record his first double-double of the season and ble-figure outputs.