Shawnee State Game Notes Game #13 -- Mon., Dec. 31, 2018 -- 3:30 p.m. Frank and Janis Waller Gymnasium -- Portsmouth, Ohio 2018-19 BEARS SCHEDULE vs. Oct. 31 Ohio Christian University W, 98-83 Nov. 3 University of Northwestern Ohio W, 84-73 Nov. 9 Goshen College (Ind.) W, 79-73 Nov. 13 Kent State University (Ohio)^ L, 69-90 Nov. 16 Ohio Dominican University# L, 65-75 Shawnee State Lake Erie (Ohio) Nov. 17 Cedarville University (Ohio)# W, 80-79 Nov. 23 Presentation College (S.D.)% L, 87-90 7-4 (0-0 MSC) 6-6 (3-3 GMAC) Nov. 24 (2) William Penn University (Iowa)% L, 79-109 Nov. 29 Hiwassee College (Tenn.)$ W, 78-72 Head Coach Head Coach Nov. 30 Grace Christian University (Mich.)$ L, 80-87 DeLano Thomas Kyle Conley Dec. 1 Kentucky Christian University$ W, 94-91 (2nd yr., 21-21) (3rd yr., 26-45) Dec. 14 Wilberforce University (Ohio) W, 103-76 Dec. 31 Lake Erie College (Ohio) 3:30pm Last Game Last Game Jan. 5 University of Pikeville (Ky.)* 4:00pm W vs. Wilberforce 103-76 L at Findlay (Ohio) 76-74 Jan. 7 Central State University (Ohio) 7:30pm Fri., Dec. 14, 2018 Sat., Dec. 15, 2018 Jan. 10 Univ. of the Cumberlands (Ky.)* 8:00pm Jan. 12 Life University (Ga.)* 4:00pm Streak Jan. 17 Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.)* 9:00pm Streak Jan. 19 Thomas More University (Ky.) 6:00pm Won 2 Lost 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 - Shawnee SportsNet - ssubears.com/sportsnet 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 vs. Wilberforce (Ohio) 103-76 - Fri., Dec. 14, 2018 Feb. 16 Cumberland University (Tenn.)* 5:00pm Feb. 21 Campbellsville University (Ky.)* 8:00pm Previous Meeting Feb. 23 Georgetown College (Ky.)* 4:00pm Lake Erie 71, Shawnee State 61 - Sat., Dec. 9, 2017 Mar. 2-4 Mid-South Conference Tournament Mar. 20-26 Buffalo Funds NAIA Division I National Tournament All-Time Series Series tied 2-2 Home games in BOLD # - Don Callan Classic (Cedarville, Ohio) Next % - William Penn Thanksgiving Classic (Oskaloosa, Iowa) vs. Pikeville (Ky.) - Sat., Jan. 5, 2019, 4:00pm $ - Super 8 Classic (Grayson, Kentucky) ^ - Exhibition Game * - Mid-South Conference Game FOLLOW THE BEARS ssubears.com @SSUBears @SSUBears ssubears ssubears.com/sportsnet Shawnee State Bears Basketball 2018-19 Game Notes Bears Take On Lake Erie in Final Game of 2018 Shawnee State men’s basketball end 2018 with a New Year’s Eve game on Monday afternoon, hosting Lake Erie (Ohio) at Waller Gymnasium. 2017-18 The Bears are 7-4 on the season, having won their last two games. FINAL STANDINGS Shawnee State defeated Wilberforce in their last game, winning Team Conf. Overall 103-76 on December 14. Justin Johnson led seven Bears in double (3) Pikeville (Ky.) 11-3 28-5 figures with 18 points on the night. (9) Georgetown (Ky.) 9-5 27-7 (17) Cumberlands (Ky.) 8-6 21-10 Lake Erie have begun the year 6-6, with a 3-3 record in the Great (21) Life (Ga.) 8-6 20-11 Midwest Athletic Conference. The Storm have lost three games (RV) Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 6-8 24-9 in a row, capped with a narrow 76-74 loss to Findlay (Ohio) on (RV) Campbellsville (Ky.) 6-8 24-11 December 15. SHAWNEE STATE (OHIO) 4-10 14-17 Cumberland (Tenn.) 4-10 11-18 Monday’s game is the fifth meeting between Shawnee State and Lake Erie all-time. The series is tied 2-2. Lake Erie won the last MSC SCHEDULE meeting last season, defeating Shawnee State in Painesville 71-61 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29 on December 9, 2017. Dalton State (Ga.) 98, Life 86 Xavier (La.) 68, Campbellsville 66 Tipoff between Shawnee State and Lake Erie is set for 3:30pm. Cumberlands (Ky.) 80, Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 67 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30 Last Meeting Campbellsville 90, Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 52 Lake Erie 71, Shawnee State 61 - Sat., Dec. 9, 2017 Lindsey Wilson 58, Harris-Stowe State (Mo.) 57 Cumberlands (Ky.) 77, Xavier (La.) 62 2018-19 Stat Leaders MONDAY, DECEMBER 31 Shawnee State Lake Erie (Ohio) at Shawnee State, 3:30pm Points- #21 Justin Johnson, 11.5 ppg Rebounds- #30 EJ Onu, 7.3 rpg WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2 Assists- #2 Tamal Watkins, 3.9 apg Washington Adventist (Md.) at Georgetown, 2pm FG%- #25 Tim Biakapia, 63.5% (40-63) 3’s%- #2 Tamal Watkins, 46.7% (14-30) SATURDAY, JANUARY 5 FT%- #15 Juwan Grant, 84.4% (18-21) Pikeville at Shawnee State, 4pm Campbellsville at Georgetown, 4pm Lake Erie (Ohio) Cumberlands (Ky.) at Life, 4pm Lindsey Wilson at Cumberland (Tenn.), 5pm Points - #10 Gabe Kynard, 17.4 ppg Rebounds - #14 Scott Brogan, 6.2 rpg Assists - #11 Harrison Riggs, 2.8 apg FG% - #10 Gabe Kynard, 44.7% 3’s% - #10 Gabe Kynard, 38.3% FT% - #10 Gabe Kynard, 73.9% 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: 1,200 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: 7-4 NAIA Division I Top 25 Coaches’ Poll - December 4 - Poll #1 MSC Record: 0-0 Rank Prev. School Name [1st Place Votes] Record Points 2017-18 record: 14-17 1 T-2 LSU Alexandria (La.) [8] 8-1 219 MSC record: 4-10 (T-7th) 2 1 The Master’s (Calif.) 8-1 208 Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 3 22 Carroll (Mont.) 11-0 203 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 8/5 4 T-2 William Penn (Iowa) 11-1 202 Current Ranking: NR 5 RV Campbellsville (Ky.) 11-0 189 Head Coach: DeLano Thomas (2nd year) 6 RV Langston (Okla.) 9-0 186 Alma Mater: Shawnee State ‘16 7 RV Faulkner (Ala.) 8-0 181 8 RV Missouri Baptist 10-0 171 Record: 21-21 (.500) 9 4 Georgetown (Ky.) 11-1 158 Assistant Coach: Mike Hunter 10 17 Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 8-1 145 Alma Mater: Ohio Northern ‘07 11 RV Stillman (Ala.) 8-0 140 Student Assistant: Zack Kelly 12 NR Arizona Christian 7-1 136 Student Assistant: Chase Parker 13 RV Wiley (Texas) 7-1 134 First Year of Basketball: 1988-89 14 5 Oklahoma City 6-2 131 All-Time Record: 401-516 (.437) 15 NR Benedictine (Kan.) 9-2 121 Record in MSC (2010-11): 40-93 (.301) 16 8 Pikeville (Ky.) 11-2 110 MSC Championships: 0 17 RV Peru State (Neb.) 7-1 106 MSC Tournament Championships: 0 18 NR Central Baptist (Ark.) 8-0 104 19 20 Wayland Baptist (Texas) 7-2 79 NAIA-II Tournaments: 0 20 T-23 Westmont (Calif.) 6-2 76 NAIA-I Tournaments: 0 21 16 Cumberlands (Ky.) 9-2 66 22 7 LSU Shreveport (La.) 7-4 63 23 T-11 Dillard (La.) 7-4 57 23 NR John Brown (Ark.) 7-2 57 25 RV Graceland (Iowa) 7-3 54 Dropped From Top 25: No. 6 Columbia (Mo.); No. 9 Hope International (Calif.); No. 10 William Carey (Miss.); No. 11 Central Methodist (Mo.); No. 11 Texas Wesleyan; No. 14 Rocky Mountain (Mont.); No. 15 Dalton State (Ga.); No. 18 SAGU (Texas); No. 19 MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.); No. 21 Menlo (Calif.); No. 23 Xavier (La.); No. 25 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.). Others receiving votes: Providence (Mont.) 50; William Carey 44; Hope International 44; Rocky Mountain 18; Tougaloo (Miss.) 17; MidAmerica Nazarene 7; Harris-Stowe State (Mo.) 6; Loyola (La.) 3; Science & Arts (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.