GAME 32-35| #AMERICANCHAMPS UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA BULLS MEN’S BASKETBALL Steven Schoon, Assistant Director of Athletic Communications | Email: [email protected] O: 813-974-4087 | C: 620-218-1693 | Twitter:@USFMBB | Website: www.GoUSFBulls.com GAME INFORMATION MATCHUP Date .....................................................................Wednesday, March 12 Time .............................................................................................. 7 p.m. ET Site .......................................Memphis, Tenn./FedExForum (18,400) TV .............................ESPNU/WatchESPN (Mike Patrick, Tim Welsh) Radio ........USF IMG Sports Network (Jim Lighthall, Todd Kalas) ....................................Bulls Cast, 98.7 The Fan, Sirius (192), XM (92) Live Stats ....................................................................TheAmerican.org (10) USF (7) RUTGERS (2) #5 LOUISVILLE Twitter Updates ....................................................................@USFMBB Bulls Scarlet Knights Cardinals Series.............................................................................................................. 12-19, 3-15 American 11-20, 3-13 American 26-5, 15-3 American vs. Rutgers ..............................................................Rutgers leads 9-5 Streak ....................................................................................Rutgers W3 LAST TIME OUT LAST TIME OUT LAST TIME OUT vs. Louisville ....................................................Louisville leads 29-4 L, 66-65 at Houston L, 70-66 vs. Cincinnati W, 81-48 vs. UConn Streak ................................................................................ Louisville W3 3/8/14 3/8/14 3/8/14 SCHEDULE LEADERS LEADERS LEADERS P Victor Rudd, 15.9 P Myles Mack, 15.1 P Russ Smith, 17.5 N4 BARRY UNIVERSITY (EXH.) W, 88-53 R Victor Rudd, 6.8 R Kadeem Jack, 6.9 R Montrezl Harrell, 8.3 N9 TENNESSEE TECH W, 72-62 ESPN3 A Josh Heath, 3.4 A Myles Mack, 4.4 A Russ Smith, 4.8 N12 BETHUNE-COOKMAN W, 91-65 ESPN3 N15 at Bowling Green W, 75-61 ESPN3 HEAD COACH HEAD COACH HEAD COACH N22 STETSON W, 72-63 ESPN3 Stan Heath Eddie Jordan Rick Pitino N25 #5 OKLAHOMA STATE L, 93-67 ESPNEWS Overall: 209-205 (13th) Overall: 11-20 (1st) Overall: 690-244 (29th) N30 DETROIT L, 65-60 ESPN3 at School: 97-128 (7th) at School: 11-20 (1st) at School: 336-119 (13th) D4 at George Mason W, 68-66 MASN D7 ALABAMA W, 66-64 ESPNU D17 FLORIDA GULF COAST ^ W, 68-66 2OT ESPNU PROJECTED STARTERS D19 FLORIDA A&M ^ W, 73-70 ESPN3 # Name Pos Ht/Wt Cl PPG RPG APG Hometown D22 vs. Mississippi State ^ L, 71-66 4 Josh Heath G 6-2/165 FR 2.3 1.3 3.4 Tampa, Fla. D23 vs. Santa Clara ^ L, 66-65 CBSSN 15 Shemiye McLendon G 6-3/217 JR 3.0 1.6 2.0 Vero Beach, Fla. D28 at Bradley W, 61-57 D31 #18 MEMPHIS* L, 88-73 ESPN2 0 Martino Brock G 6-5/221 SR 9.5 3.1 1.4 Memphis, Tenn. 2 Victor Rudd F 6-9/235 SR 15.9 6.8 1.9 Los Angeles, Calif. J4 HOUSTON* L, 67-58 CBSSN 5 John Egbunu C 6-10/245 FR 7.4 6.2 *1.3 Bauchi, Nigeria J9 at Temple* W, 82-75 ESPNU J15 at SMU* L, 71-54 ESPNU * blocks per game J18 #19 CINCINNATI* L, 61-54 ESPNU NEED TO KNOW J22 #12 LOUISVILLE* L, 86-47 ESPNU J26 at #23 Memphis* L, 80-58 CBSSN » USF last won a conference tournament in 1990 (Sun Belt) J28 SMU* W, 78-71 ESPNews » USF last made the NCAA Tournament in 2012 F2 at #13 Cincinnati* L, 50-45 CBSSN » USF holds a win over nationally ranked SMU, which was unranked at the time F5 at UCF* W, 79-78 OT ESPNews » Victor Rudd ranks 11th in career scoring at USF and is 1 pt from No. 10, Terrence Leather (1,195) F8 RUTGERS* L, 79-69 ESPNews » Victor Rudd is averaging 21.0 points and 7.8 rebounds over the past six games F12 at #24 Connecticut* L, 83-40 ESPN2 » Victor Rudd is one of three players (TaShawn Thomas/UH, Isaiah Sykes/UCF) in the American F15 UCF* L, 75-74 ESPNews Conference to rank in the top 10 in scoring and rebounding. 7th in scoring (15.9), 8th in F18 at #11 Louisville* L, 80-54 CBSSN rebounding (6.8). He leads the American in defensive rebounds per game at 6.1 F26 CONNECTICUT* L, 61-56 CBSSN » John Egbunu needs five rebounds to tie, six to pass B.B. Waldon (197) for the most rebounds in a M1 at Rutgers* L, 74-73 ESPNews season for a freshman at USF. M4 at Houston* L, 78-69 ESPNews » Chris Perry ranks second (8.8), John Egbunu fourth (7.4) in scoring among American Athletic M8 TEMPLE* L, 66-65 ESPNews Conference freshmen. M12 vs. (7) Rutgers% 7 p.m. ESPNU » John Egbunu ranks first (6.2), Chris Perry second (5.3) in rebounding among American Athletic M13 vs. (2) #5 Louisville% 3 p.m. ESPNU Conference freshmen. Home Games in ALL CAPS » Chris Perry is a five-time recipient of the American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week. ^ - Las Vegas Classic , D22 & D23 in Las Vegas, Nev. » PG Anthony Collins has not played the past 21 games due to left knee soreness. The lingering * - Amercian Athletic Conference Game injury also kept the junior out of USF’s first two games. He not expected to return this season. % - American Athletic Conference Championship » USF won four consecutive games by one possession for the first time since the 1978-79 season, (FedExForum Memphis, Tenn.) but has lost its last three one-point games. » USF started the season 4-0 for the first time since 2006-07 and the eighth time in its 43 seasons of men’s basketball. When referring to the University please be aware of the » USF began the season 4-0 on the road for the first time in program history. following policy regarding usage. First references to the school and its intercollegiate athletics program should always be the » USF’s freshman class was ranked 12th nationally by HoopScoop.com and 21st by ESPN University of South Florida. The only secondary reference used Recruiting News, Stan Heath’s best recruiting class at USF. should be USF or Bulls. Please refrain from using South Florida, » USF is 13-115 all-time against AP Top 25 opponents including a 5-46 record under Stan Heath. S. Florida, South Fla. or any other similar combination. » USF has not beaten a ranked team since Feb. 29, 2012 at No. 19 Louisville (58-51). PRONUNCIATION ROSTER Players No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 1 MUSA Abdul Aleem Moo-Sah 0 Martino Brock G 6-5 205 Sr.-TR Memphis, Tenn. (Maine Central Institute/South Alabama) 5 John EGBUNU Egg-Boo-New 1 Musa Abdul-Aleem G 6-5 221 Sr.-1L Atlanta, Ga. (W.D. Mohammed HS/Georgia Perimeter College) 35 Jordan OMOGBEHIN oh-MOG-bee-in 2 Victor Rudd F 6-9 235 Sr.-2L Los Angeles, Calif. (Findlay Prep- Nev./Arizona State) 15 SHEMIYE McLendon Sheh-My-Yay 3 Zach LeDay F 6-7 245 So.-1L The Colony, Texas (The Colony) 4 Corey Allen Jr. G 6-1 152 Jr..-TR St. Louis, Mo. (Ritenour HS/Mt. San Antonio College) 5 John Egbunu C 6-10 245 Fr.-HS Bauchi, Nigeria (Ft. Walton Beach HS - Fla.) BY STATE/COUNTRY 10 Josh Heath G 6-2 165 Fr.-HS Tampa, Fla. (Tampa Prep) California (1): Victor Rudd 11 Anthony Collins G 6-1 175 Jr.-2L Houston, Texas (Westbury Christian School) Florida (5): Dre Clayton, John Egbunu, Josh Heath, 13 Jake Bodway G 6-2 191 Fr.-HS Minneapolis, Minn. (Bloomington Jefferson HS) Shermiye McLendon, Chris Perry 15 Shemiye McLendon G 6-3 217 Jr.-RS Vero Beach, Fla. (IMG Academy/Hofstra) Georgia (1): Musa Abdul-Aleem 21 Javontae Hawkins G 6-5 205 So.-1L Flint, Mich. (Huntington Prep) Michigan (2): Javontae Hawkins, Bo Zeigler 23 Chris Perry F/C 6-8 266 Fr.-HS Bartow, Fla. (Bartow Senior HS) Minnesota (1): Jake Bodway 24 Dre Clayton F 6-6 245 Fr. -HS Orlando, Fla. (Orlando Christian Prep) 30 Bo Zeigler G/F 6-6 198 Fr.-HS Detroit, Mich. (Community HS) Missouri (1): Corey Allen Jr. 35 Jordan Omogbehin C 7-3 315 So.-1L Lagos, Nigeria (Atlantic Shores Christian Academy-Va.) Nigeria (1): Jordan Omogbehin Tennessee (1): Martino Brock Head Coach: Stan Heath Texas (2): Anthony Collins, Zach LeDay Assistant Coaches: Steve Roccaforte, Donnie Marsh, Mike Wells Director of Basketball Operations: Chris Howard BY CLASS WHAT’S TRENDING Senior (3): Musa Abdul-Aleem, Martino Brock, Victor » Freshman Josh Heath has 18 points and four turnovers over his last four games Rudd Jr. » Victor Rudd over the last six games: 21.0 points, 7.8 rebounds. Has scored 32.2 percent of USF points over that span. Junior (3): Corey Allen Jr., Anthony Collins, Shemiye » USF’s turnovers over the last four games: 11, 11, 6, 8 for an average of 9.0 McLendon » Martino Brock is 43-of-81, 53.0% from the field over his last eight games Sophomore (3): Javontae Hawkins, Zach LeDay, Jordan » Chris Perry’s free throws: First 15 games... 23-of-53, 43%. Last 11 games... 33-of-46, 71.7% Omogbehin » In every game Victor Rudd has recorded at least 10 rebounds (6), he’s had at least 10 points for a double-double Freshman (5): Jake Bodway, Dre Clayton, John Egbunu, » Josh Heath has 54 assists and 25 turnovers for a 2.2 assist/turnover ratio, the 2nd best in The American in conference-only games Josh Heath, Chris Perry, Bo Zeigler » Victor Rudd’s assists: he has 58 so far this season and had 32 in all 30 games last season » Musa Abdul-Aleem is 16-of-67 (23.9 percent) from three-point range, but 9-of-18 from two.