TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY TUSKEGEE MEN’S BASKETBALL Jasher Cox // Athletic Communications // [email protected] // 334.669.8668 TUSKEGEE DIGITAL NETWORK - LISTEN LIVEov 2017-18 Schedule GAME Tuskegee Men’s Basketball Statistical Showdown (Game ) NOVEMBER 3&4 Tuskegee, Ala. (Chappie James Arena -5,000) 11 Lee University 5:00 PM Cleveland, TN L 45-81 12 University of West Georgia 2:00 PM Cleveland, TN L 72-87 14 Johnson C. Smith University 7:00pm Tuskegee, AL TUSKEGEE DIGITAL NETWORK POWERED SCORING Tuskegee Opponents 18 Valdosta State University 7:30 PM Tuskegee, AL Total Points 117 168 21 Auburn University Montgomery 7:30 PM Montgomery, AL Points Per Game 58.5 84.0 25 *Morehouse College 7:30 PM Tuskegee, AL Play-by-Play: Jasher Cox Scoring Margin -25.5 -- 27 *Clark Atlanta University 7:30 PM Tuskegee, AL Analyst: Darius Starks SHOOTING Analyst: Bryon Mccular FG: Made-Attempted 42-114 61-118 DECEMBER FG: Percentage .368 .517 2 *Spring Hill University 3:00 PM Tuskegee, AL NEWS AND NOTES FG: Per Game 21.0 30.5 5 Valdosta State University 7:30 PM Valdosta, GA 3PT: Made-Attempted 16-43 20-42 16 *Fort Valley State University 7:30 PM Fort Valley, GA 3PT: Percentage .372 .476 19 Palm Beach Atlantic University 2:00 PM West Palm Beach, FL • Tuskegee’s loses to Lee University and West Georgia this 3PT: Per Game 8.0 10.0 past weekend marked back-t-back seasons the Golden Tigers JANUARY have dropped its first two games of the season FT: Made-Attempted 17-27 26-41 1 *Paine College 7:30 PM Tuskegee, AL • Assistant Coach Chase Campbell makes his home debut FT: Percentage .630 .634 4 *Benedict College 7:30 PM Columbia, SC with the Golden Tigers this weekend. He served as an assistant FT: Per Game 8.5 13.0 6 *Claflin University 3:00 PM Orangeburg, SC at Benedict College, where he was the associate head coach REBOUNDING and was responsible for coaching the big men. He groomed Total 60 82 8 Johnson C. Smith University 7:30 PM Charlotte, NC Brandon Morris, a former SIAC player of the year and newcom- 13 *Kentucky State University 3:00 PM Frankfort, KY er of the year. Prior to his arrival at Benedict , Campbell was the Per Game 30.0 41.0 15 *Central State University 7:30 PM Wilberforce, OH head coach at Paine College Margin -11.0 -- 20 *LeMoyne – Owen College 3:00 PM Tuskegee, AL • For the second straight season, James Eads earned a spot on ASSISTS 22 *Lane College 7:30 PM Tuskegee, AL the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Presea- Total 22 32 27 *Spring Hill University 3:00 PM Tuskegee, AL son basketball team. Per Game 11.0 16.0 30 Auburn University Montgomery 7:00 PM Tuskegee, AL • Tuskegee returns the team’s leader in assists for his senior TURNOVERS season. Travis Flagg averaged 3.3 dishes per game which was Total 30 20 FEBRUARY also seventh best in the SIAC Per Game 15.0 10.0 3 *Lane College 3:00 PM Jackson, TN Margin -5.0 -- 5 *LeMoyne – Owen College 7:30 PM Memphis, TN • The Golden Tigers are out to improve their road record from Assist/Turnover Ratio 0.7 1.6 8 *Miles College 7:30 PM Birmingham, AL one season ago. Last year, TU finished 3-9 away from Chappie Points Off Turnovers 8.0 17.0 10 *Miles College 3:00 PM Tuskegee, AL James Arena 17 *Central State University 3:00 PM Tuskegee, AL STEALS • The Tuskegee University men’s and women’s basketball Total 9 13 19 *Kentucky State University 7:30 PM Tuskegee, AL teams have joined college basketball coaches across the 23 *Albany State University 7:30 PM Albany, GA country to help support victims from the devastating floods of Per Game 4.5 6.5 Hurricane Harvey in Texas. BLOCKS FEBRUARY - MARCH Total 3.5 3.5 25TH – 3RD SIAC CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT TBA Birmingham, • This past summber, The inaugural National Basketball Player Association (NBPA) HBCU Top 50 Camp featuring student-ath- Head Coach: Jerry Dunn letes from the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Assistant Coach: Chase Campbell (SIAC) and Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) concluded on Saturday on the campus of Morehouse College. Tuskegee was represented by rising junior, James Eads and sophomore Myles Thomas. PROBABLE STARTERS PPG: 10.3 NOTES #2 Travis Flagg RPG: 2.4 Led team in 5-11, 165, Sr, G, Queens, NY APG: 3.3 assists PPG: 0.0 NOTES #4 Jaylan Shelton RPG: 0.0 Nick name is JB, 6-2, 175, G, So. West Points. Miss. APG: 0.0 JUCO transfer PPG: 13.4 NOTES Media Relations Student Assistants #13 James Eads RPG: 3.3 2017 Preseason 6-4, 220, G/F, Jr. Edgewater, Fla. APG: 0.8 All SIAC Team Simone Amos Bryon Mccular PPG: 8.0 NOTES Darius Starks #23 Myles Thomas RPG: 4.3 Rets as team’s 6-7, 190, F, Bainbridge, Ga. APG: 0.9 leading rebound- PPG: 1.9 NOTES #12 Thomas Massey RPG: 2.7 Shot .347 last 6-9, 218, C, Snellville, Ga. APG: 0.2 season TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITYLAST TIME OUT TUSKEGEE MEN’S BASKETBALL 2017 SWAC Tournament (First Round) #STATE OF MIND Jasher Cox // Athletic Communications Texas Southern// [email protected]. Alabama @BAMASTATEMBBState, 87-72 (Torloft // 334.669.8668Thomas - 17 points) MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES NUMERICAL ROSTER # Player Pos Ht Wt Cl-Exp Hometown/Previous School 1 Rodney Simeon G/F 6-5 215 Sr.-1L Miami, Fla. / Lawson State CC 2 Micah Johnson G 6-2 175 Fr.-HS Tifton, Ga. / Tift County HS 3 Gene Davis G 6-1 180 Jr.-TR Birmingham, Ala. / Wallace CC 4 Demetrius Houston F 6-7 190 R-Jr.-RS Montgomery, Ala. / Mississippi St. Univ. 5 Tobi Ewuosho G 6-5 175 So.-TR Chicago, Ill. / Lewis & Clark CC 10 Jacoby Ross G 5-9 165 Fr.-HS New Orleans, La. /Peabody Magnet HS 11 Austin Rogers G/F 6-4 180 R-Fr.-RS Montgomery, Ala. / Brewbaker Tech HS 12 Reginald Gee G 6-3 175 So.-1L Houston, Texas / Edgewood Academy 13 Fredens Deneus F 6-8 235 Jr.-TR Boston, Mass. / Bunker Hill CC 14 Ed Jones F 6-8 205 Jr.-TR Atlanta, Ga. / South Georgia Tech CC 15 Fausto Pichardo F 6-8 215 Jr.-TR Washington Heights, N.Y. / Niagra Co. CC 21 Marice Wright F/C 6-11 215 Jr.-TR Clarkesville, Tenn. / SW State CC 24 Branden Johnson F 6-8 205 R-So.-1L Cleveland, Ohio / Garfield Heights HS 30 Terrance LeFlore G 6-1 165 R-Sr.-3L Wetumpka, Ala. / Wetumpka HS 52 Steve Rogers G 6-0 160 Sr.-3L Montgomery, Ala. / Brewbaker Tech HS Head Coach: Lewis Jackson (Alabama State, ‘84) Assistant Coach: Anthony Sewell (Troy, ‘91) Assistant Coach: Steve Rogers (Alabama State, ‘05) Assistant Coach: Michael Curry (Alabama State, ‘96) TV / RADIO ROSTER #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #10 #11 DANIEL ROACH TRAVIS FLAGG GREGG BOYD JAYLAN SHELTON JASON PASLEY CAM GREPKE MIKE YOUNG 6-6, 176, Jr., G/F 5-11, 165, Sr., G 5-10, 165, Fr., G 6-2, 175, SO., G 6-6, 200, JR., G 6-5, 175, SO.., G 6-9, 215, Fr., C SUWANEE, GA. QUEENS, NY SEAT PLEASANT, WEST POINT, MISS. COLORADO, COLO. MOBILE, ALA. NEW ORLEANS,LA. #12 #13 #15 #15 THOMAS MASSEY JAMES EADS CHRIS BERRY FAUSTOPICHARDO ASSISTANT COACH HEAD COACH 6-9, 218, JR., C 6-4, 220, Jr., G/F 5-11, 150, Fr., 6-8, 215, Jr., F CHASE CAMPBELL JERRY DUNN SNELLVILLE, GA. ORLANDO, FLA. Atlanta, Ga. WashingtonHeights, N.Y. #STATE OF MIND @BAMASTATEMBB MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Jerry Dunn begins his fourth season phens (2000 first team), Joe Crispin (2001 first team) and Brandon Watkins as the head men’s basketball coach at (2003 honorable mention). In addition to his All-Big Ten selection, Calvin Tuskegee University. Booth, who plays for the NBA’s Washington Wizard, was also the Big Ten’s Defensive Player of the Year during the 1998 season. Last season his team finished 8-19 overall with six of those eight wins In addition to his honored players on the court, Dunn also had 17 Academic being within conference play. The All-Big Ten certificates - Dan Earl (1996, ‘99), Ken Krimmel (2000, ‘01, ‘02), highlight of the season came TU reeled Pete Lisicky (1996, ‘97, ‘98), Tim McGovern (2000), Jeremy Metzger (1996, off four straight wins in the month of ‘97), Chris Rogers (1996), Tyler Smith (2000, ‘01, ‘02) and B.J. Vossekuil (2001, January. ‘02, ‘03). During the 2016-17 season, the Golden In his first season as head coach, Dunn guided Penn State to just its eighth Tigers finished 14-13 overall and 9-9 20-win season after closing with a 21-7 overall mark. The Nittany Lions in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic closed with a 12-6 record in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for second. Earning Conference (SIAC) play. They made it to a No. 5 seed in the East Regional at the 1996 NCAA Tournament, the Nittany the quarterfinals of the SIAC Tourna- Lions were eliminated in the first round by Arkansas, 86-80. For his efforts ment, before falling to eventual champion - Stillman. During the year, Dunn that season he was named the NABC District 3 Coach of the Year. coached a pair of freshman - James Eads and Austin Cherry - who won SIAC weekly awards. During the 1997-98 season, Penn State closed with a 19-13 record including a perfect 16-0 mark at home - it’s third straight undefeated home season.