Shawnee State Game Notes Game #2 -- Sat., Nov. 3, 2018 -- 3:00 p.m. Racer Gymnasium -- Lima, Ohio 2018-19 BEARS SCHEDULE Oct. 31 Ohio Christian University W, 98-83 at Nov. 3 University of Northwestern Ohio 3:00pm Nov. 9 Goshen College (Ind.) 7:30pm Nov. 13 Kent State University (Ohio)^ 7:00pm Nov. 16 Ohio Dominican University # 5:30pm Nov. 17 Cedarville University (Ohio)# 7:45pm Shawnee State Northwestern Ohio Nov. 23 Presentation College (S.D.)% 5:00pm Nov. 24 (2) William Penn University (Iowa)% 3:00pm 1-0 (0-0 MSC) 1-0 (0-0 RSC) Nov. 29 Hiwassee College (Tenn.)$ 4:00pm Nov. 30 Grace Christian University (Mich.)$ 4:00pm Head Coach Head Coach Dec. 1 Kentucky Christian University$ 4:00pm DeLano Thomas Caleb Williams Dec. 14 Wilberforce University (Ohio) 7:00pm (2nd yr., 15-17) (2nd yr., 15-16) Dec. 31 Lake Erie College (Ohio) 3:30pm Jan. 5 University of Pikeville (Ky.)* 4:00pm Last Game Last Game Jan. 7 Central State University (Ohio) 7:30pm W at Ohio Christian 98-83 W at Taylor (Ind.) 66-64 Jan. 10 Univ. of the Cumberlands (Ky.)* 8:00pm Wed., Oct. 31, 2018 Tues., Oct. 30, 2018 Jan. 12 Life University (Ga.)* 4:00pm Jan. 17 Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.)* 9:00pm Streak Streak Jan. 19 Thomas More University (Ky.) 6:00pm Won 1 Won 3 Jan. 24 Georgetown College (Ky.)* 8:00pm Jan. 26 Campbellsville University (Ky.)* 4:00pm Jan. 31 Life University (Ga.)* 8:00pm Feb. 2 Univ. of the Cumberlands (Ky.)* 4:00pm Live Coverage Feb. 4 Thomas More University (Ky.) 7:00pm Video - https://portal.stretchinternet.com/unoh/ Feb. 7 Cumberland University (Tenn.)* 8:00pm Feb. 9 Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.)* 4:00pm Last Game Feb. 14 University of Pikeville (Ky.)* 8:00pm W at Ohio Christian 98-83 - Wed., Oct. 31, 2018 Feb. 16 Cumberland University (Tenn.)* 5:00pm Feb. 21 Campbellsville University (Ky.)* 8:00pm Previous Meeting Feb. 23 Georgetown College (Ky.)* 4:00pm Shawnee State 62, Northwestern Ohio 54 - Sat., Oct. 31, Mar. 2-4 Mid-South Conference Tournament 2015 Mar. 20-26 Buffalo Funds NAIA Division I National Tournament Home games in BOLD All-Time Series # - Don Callan Classic (Cedarville, Ohio) Northwestern Ohio leads 4-3 % - William Penn Thanksgiving Classic (Oskaloosa, Iowa) $ - Super 8 Classic (Grayson, Kentucky) Next ^ - Exhibition Game vs. Goshen (Ind.), Fri, Nov. 9, 2018, 7:30pm * - Mid-South Conference Game FOLLOW THE BEARS Website: ssubears.com Facebook: facebook.com/SSUBears Twitter: @SSUBears Shawnee State Bears Basketball 2018-19 Game Notes Bears Take on Northwestern Ohio in Second Game Shawnee State men’s basketball play their second road game of 2018-19 on Saturday afternoon, taking on Northwestern Ohio at Racer Gymnasium. 2017-18 The Bears opened the season with a win on Saturday, routing Ohio FINAL STANDINGS Christian 98-83 in Circleville. EJ Onu led the Bears with 18 points Team Conf. Overall and nine rebounds, while Juwan Grant added 16 points and 10 (3) Pikeville (Ky.) 11-3 28-5 rebounds in the winning effort. (9) Georgetown (Ky.) 9-5 27-7 (17) Cumberlands (Ky.) 8-6 21-10 Northwestern Ohio are also 1-0 after beginning the season with a (21) Life (Ga.) 8-6 20-11 road win. The Racers defeated Taylor (Ind.) 66-64, rallying late and (RV) Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 6-8 24-9 getting a buzzer-beater from Zach Montes to clinch the victory. (RV) Campbellsville (Ky.) 6-8 24-11 SHAWNEE STATE (OHIO) 4-10 14-17 Cumberland (Tenn.) 4-10 11-18 Shawnee State trails the all-time series against Northwestern Ohio 4-3. The Bears won the last meeting, defeating the Racers 62-54 on October 31, 2015 in Portsmouth. Tipoff from Lima is set for 3:00pm. MSC SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31 Last Meeting Shawnee State 98, Ohio Christian 83 Shawnee State 62, Northwestern Ohio 55 - Sat., Oct. 31, 2015 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2 2017-18 Stat Leaders Campbellsville 70, Voorhees (S.C.) 69 Georgetown 98, Ohio-Chillicothe 47 Shawnee State Cumberlands (Ky.) 75, Bryan (S.C.) 60 Points- #40 Frederick Moore, 15.3 ppg (6th MSC) Pikeville 112, Kentucky Christian 92 Rebounds- #40 Frederick Moore, 7.7 rpg (5th MSC) Assists- #2 Tamal Watkins, 3.1 apg (10th MSC) SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3 Campbellsville vs. Point (Ga.), 2pm FG%- #40 Frederick Moore, 51.0% (7th MSC) Shawnee State at Northwestern Ohio, 3pm 3’s%- #24 Matt Rhodes, 61.0% Martni Methodist (Tn.) at Cumberland (Tn.), 3pm FT%- #3 Jayllen Carter, 81.7% (94-115) (2nd MSC) Ohio State-Mansfield at Pikeville, 4pm Northwestern Ohio SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4 Wright State-Lake at Georgetown, 2pm Points- #15 Sadeeq Bello, 16.3 ppg Ohio State-Mansfield at Lindsey Wilson, 3pm Rebounds- #25 Willis Mackey, Jr., 7.1 rpg Ohio-Chillicothe at Pikeville, 3pm Assists- #15 Sadeeq Bello, 3.2 apg FG%- #25 Willis Mackey, Jr., 53.0% 3’s%- #35 Xander Smart, 42.6% FT%- #25 Willis Mackey, Jr., 83.3% (35-42) 2018-19 PRESEASON POLL Team Points ‘17-18 #4 Georgetown (Ky.) 47 (5) 27-7, 9-5 #8 Pikeville (Ky.) 45 (3) 28-5, 11-3 #16 Cumberlands (Ky.) 34 21-10, 8-6 #25 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 29 24-9, 6-8 (RV) Campbellsville (Ky.) 29 24-11, 6-8 (RV) Life (Ga.) 19 21-12, 8-6 Cumberland (Tenn.) 11 11-18, 4-10 SHAWNEE STATE (OHIO) 10 14-17, 4-10 Shawnee State Bears Basketball 2018-19 Game Notes Head Coach - DeLano Thomas QUICK DeLano Thomas is in his second season as head coach of the Shawnee State men’s FACTS basketball program. Thomas led the Bears to a 14-17 record in his first season. SHAWNEE STATE INFORMATION Thomas has a broad history of coaching Location: Portsmouth, Ohio Founded: 1986 experience. He was the head coach of Enrollment: 3,800 the U-15 boys and girls at Ulriken Ung. in Nickname: Bears Norway, leading that squad to a second Colors: Navy Blue and Gray place finish in the Bergen Region. Thomas was also head coach Interim President: Dr. Jeff Bauer at Montevideo High School in Uruguay, guiding the team to a National Affiliation: NAIA-I Conference: Mid-South Conference 22-10 record. Director of Athletics: Jeff Hamilton Website: www.ssubears.com Thomas is one of Shawnee State’s all-time great players. He University website: www.shawnee.edu played for the Bears for two seasons, and in that span set all of Arena: Frank and Janis Waller Gymnasium Shawnee State’s blocks records, and holds the career rebound- Opened: 1986 Capacity: 1,700 ing average record. Thomas was a two-time All-American Sports Information: Jonathon Loughridge Mideast Conference selection and was AMC Player of the Year phone: (740) 351-3313 in 2003-04. TEAM INFORMATION Current Record: 1-0 MSC Record: 0-0 2017-18 record: 14-17 NAIA Top 25 Coaches’ Poll - Final - March 7 Rank Prev. School Name [1st Place Votes] Record Points MSC record: 4-10 (T-7th) 1 1 The Master’s (Calif.) [4] 29-3 212 Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 2 4 Wililam Penn (Iowa) [3] 30-5 210 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 8/5 2 14 LSU Alexandria [2] 29-8 210 Current Ranking: NR 4 9 Georgetown (Ky.) 27-7 203 Head Coach: DeLano Thomas (2nd year) 5 8 Oklahoma City 24-9 191 Alma Mater: Shawnee State ‘16 6 6 Columbia (Mo.) 27-4 182 Record: 15-17 (.469) 7 3 LSU Shreveport 30-5 174 Assistant Coach: Mike Hunter 8 2 Pikeville (Ky.) 28-5 172 9 11 Hope International (Calif.) 25-6 150 Alma Mater: Ohio Northern ‘07 10 10 William Carey (Miss.) 25-6 147 Student Assistant: Zack Kelly 11 7 Central Methodist (Mo.) 27-6 144 Student Assistant: Chase Parker 11 18 Dillard (La.) 21-10 144 First Year of Basketball: 1988-89 11 15 Texas Wesleyan 22-11 144 All-Time Record: 395-512 (.436) 14 NR Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 18-14 140 Record in MSC (2010-11): 40-93 (.301) 15 16 Dalton State (Ga.) 25-9 118 MSC Championships: 0 16 17 Cumberlands (Ky.) 21-10 106 MSC Tournament Championships: 0 17 20 Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 23-10 104 NAIA-II Tournaments: 0 18 22 Southwestern Assemblies (Texas) 24-10 96 NAIA-I Tournaments: 0 19 NR MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 16-15 79 20 RV Wayland Baptist (Texas) 25-10 73 21 NR Menlo (Calif.) 20-11 68 22 5 Carroll (Mont.) 28-6 63 23 25 Xavier (La.) 24-9 57 23 13 Westmont (Calif.) 24-8 57 25 RV Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 24-9 49 Others receiving votes: Peru State (Neb.) 48; Harris-Stowe State (Mo.) 42; Science & Arts (Okla.) 22; Campbellsville (Ky.) 20; Graceland (Iowa) 19; Stillman (Ala.) 17; Missouri Baptist 11; Faulkner (Ala.) 9; William Jessup (Calif.) 6; Providence (Mont.) 5; Wiley (Texas) 5; Life (Ga.) 4; Langston (Okla.) 3. Shawnee State Bears Basketball 2018-19 Game Notes Shawnee State Bears 2018-19 Active Roster # NAME POS HT WT YR HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL 2 Tamal Watkins W 5-10 175 Jr. Columbus, Ohio / Columbus South HS 3 Chris Byrd W 6-2 190 Jr. Columbus, Ohio / Columbus State CC 10 Gavin Brown W 6-3 185 So. Carroll, Ohio / Bloom Carroll HS 11 Austin Crawford W 6-2 200 So. Brooksville, Kentucky / Morehead State University 12 Gio Jackson PG 6-0 180 Jr. Federal Way, Washington / Everett CC 15 Juwan Grant F 6-6 215 Gr. Baltimore, Maryland / Savannah State University 21 Justin Johnson F 6-10 215 Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio / Urbana University 22 Michael Hubbert PG 6-5 205 Fr.