Shawnee State Game Notes Game #15 -- Mon., Jan. 7, 2019 -- 7:30 p.m. Beacom-Lewis Gymnasium -- Wilberforce, 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 Central State (Ohio) Nov. 17 Cedarville University (Ohio)# W, 80-79 Nov. 23 Presentation College (S.D.)% L, 87-90 8-5 (1-0 MSC) 2-12 (1-7 SIAC) 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 Joseph Price Dec. 1 Kentucky Christian University$ W, 94-91 (2nd yr., 22-22) (5th yr., 55-63) Dec. 14 Wilberforce University (Ohio) W, 103-76 Dec. 31 Lake Erie College (Ohio) L, 67-76 Last Game Last Game Jan. 5 (16) University of Pikeville (Ky.)* W, 95-86 W vs. (16) Pikeville 96-85 W at Benedict (S.C.) 65-55 Jan. 7 Central State University (Ohio) 7:30pm Sat., Jan. 5, 2019 Wed., Jan. 2, 2019 Jan. 10 (19) U. 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 1 Won 1 Jan. 24 Georgetown College (Ky.)* 8:00pm Jan. 26 Campbellsville University (Ky.)* 4:00pm Jan. 31 Life University (Ga.)* 8:00pm Feb. 2 U. of the Cumberlands (Ky.)* 4:00pm Live Coverage Feb. 4 Thomas More University (Ky.) 7:00pm Video - https://maraudersports.com/ Feb. 7 Cumberland University (Tenn.)* 8:00pm watch/?Live=130&type=Live Feb. 9 Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.)* 4:00pm Feb. 14 University of Pikeville (Ky.)* 8:00pm Last Game Feb. 16 Cumberland University (Tenn.)* 5:00pm W vs. No. 16 Pikeville 95-86 - Sat., Jan. 5, 2019 Feb. 21 Campbellsville University (Ky.)* 8:00pm Feb. 23 Georgetown College (Ky.)* 4:00pm Previous Meeting Mar. 2-4 Mid-South Conference Tournament Shawnee State 85, Central State 82 - Mon., Jan. 8, 2018 Mar. 20-26 Buffalo Funds NAIA Division I National Tournament All-Time Series Home games in BOLD Central State leads 5-4 # - Don Callan Classic (Cedarville, Ohio) % - William Penn Thanksgiving Classic (Oskaloosa, Iowa) Next $ - Super 8 Classic (Grayson, Kentucky) vs. (19) Cumberlands (Ky.) - Thurs., Jan. 10, 2019, 8:00pm ^ - 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 Travel to Central State for 7:30 Showdown Shawnee State men’s basketball have a quick turnaround from Saturday’s upset of No. 16 Pikeville on Monday night, taking on Central State (Ohio) at Beacom-Lewis Gymnasium. 2018-19 The Bears are 8-5 on the season, and are 1-0 in the Mid-South CURRENT STANDINGS Conference following the 95-86 win over Pikeville on Saturday. Team Conf. Overall The win snapped SSU’s 16-game losing streak against Pikeville. (9) Georgetown (Ky.) 1-0 15-1 Gio Jackson had 25 points, eight rebounds and six assists to lead Cumberland (Tenn.) 1-0 7-4 Shawnee State to the win. Shawnee State (Ohio) 1-0 8-5 Life (Ga.) 1-0 11-6 Central State are 2-12 on the season, and are 1-7 in the Southern (7) Campbellsville (Ky.) 0-1 14-2 Intercollegiate Athletic Conference of NCAA Division II. The Ma- (16) Pikeville (Ky.) 0-1 13-3 rauders snapped a nine-game losing streak on January 2, defeat- (19) Cumberlands (Ky.) 0-1 13-4 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 0-1 8-7 ing Benedict (S.C.) 65-55 on the road. Monday’s meeting is the 10th all-time between Shawnee State MSC SCHEDULE and Central State, with the Marauders holding a 5-4 advantage SATURDAY, JANUARY 5 in the series. Shawnee State pulled one win closer to .500 against Shawnee State 95, Pikeville 86 CSU last season, winning 85-82 on a Matt Rhodes buzzer-beater in Georgetown 69, Campbellsville 67 Portsmouth. Life 74, Cumberlands (Ky.) 68 Cumberland (Tenn.) 77, Lindsey Wilson 70 Tipoff between the Bears and Marauders is set for 7:30pm. Shaw- MONDAY, JANUARY 7 nee SportsNet will not be broadcasting, but Central State has a Shawnee State at Central State (Ohio), 7:30pm video feed found at the following link: https://maraudersports. Fisk (Tenn.) at Cumberland (Tenn.), 8:00pm com/watch/?Live=130&type=Live. THURSDAY, JANUARY 10 Cumberlands (Ky.) at Shawnee State, 8:00pm Last Meeting Cumberland (Tenn.) at Campbellsville (Ky.), 8:00pm Shawnee State 85, Central State 82 - Mon., Jan. 8, 2018 Lindsey Wilson at Georgetown, 8:00pm Tamal Watkins (SSU) - 20 points Life at Pikeville, 8:00pm Matt Rhodes (SSU) - 17 points, game-winning 3 Chris Scott (CSU) - 28 points SATRDAY, JANUARY 12 Life at Shawnee State, 4:00pm Lindsey Wilson at Campbellsville, 4:00pm 2018-19 Stat Leaders Cumberlands (Ky.) at Pikeville, 4:00pm Shawnee State Cumberland (Tenn.) at Georgetown, 4:00pm Points- #2 Tamal Watkins, 11.6 ppg Rebounds- #30 EJ Onu, 7.3 rpg Assists- #2 Tamal Watkins, 3.6 apg FG%- #25 Tim Biakapia, 63.0% (46-73) 3’s%- #2 Tamal Watkins, 42.5% (17-40) FT%- #2 Tamal Watkins, 82.6% (38-46) 2018-19 Central State PRESEASON POLL Points - #30 Dwight Richards, Jr., 20.6 ppg Team Points ‘17-18 Rebounds - #32 Dreon Lewis, 9.0 rpg #4 Georgetown (Ky.) 47 (5) 27-7, 9-5 Assists - #4 Tom Johnson, 6.6 apg #8 Pikeville (Ky.) 45 (3) 28-5, 11-3 FG% - #23 Dorian Crutcher, 43.1% (56-130) #16 Cumberlands (Ky.) 34 21-10, 8-6 3’s% - #30 Dwight Richards, Jr., 34.9% (22-63) #25 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 29 24-9, 6-8 FT% - #30 Dwight Richards, Jr., 92.3% (48-52) (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: 8-5 NAIA Division I Top 25 Coaches’ Poll - January 2 - Poll #2 MSC Record: 1-0 Rank Prev. School Name [1st Place Votes] Record Points 2017-18 record: 14-17 1 1 LSU Alexandria (La.) [4] 13-2 208 MSC record: 4-10 (T-7th) 2 4 William Penn (Iowa) [2] 13-1 205 Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 3 3 Carroll (Mont.) [2] 14-1 204 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 8/5 4 6 Langston (Okla.) 12-0 203 Current Ranking: NR 5 8 Missouri Baptist [1] 15-0 194 Head Coach: DeLano Thomas (2nd year) 6 2 The Master’s (Calif.) 12-2 192 Alma Mater: Shawnee State ‘16 7 5 Campbellsville (Ky.) 14-1 174 8 11 Stillman (Ala.) 12-0 171 Record: 22-22 (.500) 9 9 Georgetown (Ky.) 13-1 163 Assistant Coach: Mike Hunter 10 10 Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 13-1 156 Alma Mater: Ohio Northern ‘07 11 12 Arizona Christian 13-1 155 Student Assistant: Zack Kelly T-12 15 Benedictine (Kan.) 11-2 130 Student Assistant: Chase Parker T-12 14 Oklahoma City 8-2 130 First Year of Basketball: 1988-89 T-12 13 Wiley (Texas) 10-2 130 All-Time Record: 402-517 (.437) 15 NR Vanguard (Calif.) 14-0 124 Record in MSC (2010-11): 41-93 (.306) 16 16 Pikeville (Ky.) 13-2 113 MSC Championships: 0 17 NR Tougaloo (Miss.) 11-2 104 MSC Tournament Championships: 0 18 18 Central Baptist (Ark.) 11-1 103 19 21 Cumberlands (Ky.) 13-2 95 NAIA-II Tournaments: 0 20 17 Peru State (Neb.) 10-3 90 NAIA-I Tournaments: 0 21 23 John Brown (Ark.) 10-3 79 22 NR William Carey (Miss.) 8-4 69 23 NR Providence (Mont.) 10-3 64 24 19 Wayland Baptist (Texas) 8-4 50 25 NR William Jessup (Calif.) 11-3 47 Dropped From Top 25: No. 7 Faulkner (Ala.); No. 20 Westmont (Calif.); No. 22 LSU Shreveport (La.); No. 23 Dillard (La.); No. 25 Graceland (Iowa). Others receiving votes: LSU Shreveport 40; Faulkner 37; Central Methodist (Mo.) 27; Hope International (Calif.) 22; Xavier (La.) 12; Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 6; Tal- ladega (Ala.) 5; Science & Arts (Okla.) 3.