2015-2016 Illinois Springfield Men’s Basketball Game 4 vs Lindenwood Lions MBB Contact: Joseph Monahan O: (217) 206-8195 C: (309) 634-5124 Email: [email protected] UISPrairiestars.com Facebook.com/UISAthletics Twitter: @UISAthletics /#risenow 2015-16 SCHEDULE/RESULTS OVERALL: 2-1 GLVC: 0-0 UIS Prairie Stars (2-1) NOVEMBER vs 8 vs Illinois# L, 69-104 Lindenwood Lions (3-1) 13 vs Lake Superior State! L, 63-76 Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015 | 7 p.m. CST | Springfield, Ill. | TRAC 14 vs Findlay! W, 82-80 18 ROBERT MORRIS-SPR W, 101-52 24 LINDENWOOD 7 P.M. Follow the Games 27 vs Hillsdale^ 6 P.M. 28 vs Ohio Dominican^ 6 P.M. Social Media Watch Live Stats Radio DECEMBER 3 @ Bellarmine* 6:45 P.M. 5 @ Southern Indiana* 3 P.M. 11 CUMBERLAND 7 P.M. @UISAthletics Radio is not being provided 13 @ Kentucky Wesleyan 3 P.M. @UISHoops Watch the games live at 16 @ Indiana State# 7:05 P.M. #GLVCmbb uisprairiestars..com/watch 30 GOVERNORS STATE 7 P.M. JANUARY 3 ROBERT MORRIS-PEORIA 4 P.M. LAST TIME OUTStarters STARTERS vs Robert Morris Springfield 7 @ Quincy* 7:30 P.M. # NAME POS. HT. YR. PPG RPG QUICK NOTES 9 @ Truman State* 3 P.M. 00 Paxton Harmon F 6-5 Jr. 11.0 3.5 Scored 14 pts against Findlay 14 ROCKHURST* 7:30 P.M. 02 Davi Austin G 6-1 Sr. 13.5 1.5 Tied a career-high with 16 pts vs Findlay 16 WILLIAM JEWELL* 3 P.M. 15 Bahari Amaya G 6-4 Fr. 8.7 3.3 Scored career-high 23 pts against RMU 18 MCKENDREE* 7:30 P.M. 21 @ INDIANAPOLIS* 6:30 P.M. 21 Zach Steinberg F 6-10 Fr. 10.3 5.3 1st double-double vs RMU (17pts, 14 rebs) 23 @ St. Joseph’s* 3 P.M. 23 Mark Weems G 6-2 Jr. 9.0 7.0 Led the 2014-15 team in FTM and FTA 28 LEWIS* 7:30 P.M. Stats Comparison Quick Hits 30 WISCONSIN PARKSIDE* 3 P.M. FEBRUARY UIS STAT LU • The Prairie Stars are 2-1 after dominating 4 @ Maryville* 7:30 P.M. 82.0 PPG 76.8 Robert Morris Springfield in the team’s home 6 @ UMSL* 3 P.M. 69.3 PPG Def. 70.0 11 DRURY* 7:30 P.M. opener last Wednesday. UIS has not played 13 MISSOURI S&T* 3 P.M. 12.7 Scoring Margin 6.8 in six days. 18 SOUTHERN INDIANA* 7:30 P.M. 47.3 FG% 48.3 20 BELLARMINE* 3 P.M. 32.3 3PT% 36.5 • UIS head coach Bill Walker returns for his 7.0 3 PT MPG 6.8 second season with the Prairie Stars. Last * GLVC game 70.1 FT% 75.7 season his team finished 11-16 and reached # Exhibition 40.3 RPG 36.8 the GLVC tournament for the third straight ! D2 Vegas Showdown season. ^St. Joseph’s Tournament 35.7 Reb. Def. 31.0 +4.6 Reb. Margin +5.8 UIS QUICK FACTS • Senior Jamall Millison returns for his fourth Location................................................................... Springfield, Ill. 12.3 APG 10.0 and final season at UIS. The Bolingbrook Founded ...............................................1969 (SSU)/1995 (UIS) 6.7 SPG 2.3 Enrollment ...............................................................................5,431 native is on track to be the second player to Nickname ...................................................................Prairie Stars 1.0 BPG 3.8 score 1,000 points in program history. School Colors .....................................Navy, Vegas Gold, White 12.3 TO/G 11.5 Home Court.......The Recreation & Athletic Center Capacity 3,000 3.0 TO Margin -0.5 • Freshman Bahari Amaya burst onto the Conference ..............................Great Lakes Valley Conference 1.0 A/TO Ratio 0.9 scene in his third collegiate game, scoring 23 Chancellor .........................................................Dr. Susan J. Koch Director of Athletics ........................................................Kim Pate points on 8-of-13 shooting. The 6-4 fresh- 2014-15 Record ..................................................................11-16 man knocked down four triples against the 2014-15 GLVC Record .........................................................5-13 Eagles. Head Coach ..................................................................Bill Walker Record at UIS ..................................... 13-17 (Second Season) Assistants ........Dana Morgan, Rich McBride, Joel Plummer UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS SPRINGFIELD 2015-16 MEN’S BASKETBALL VS LINDENWOOD LIONS the GLVC tournament. 2015-16 UIS Trends MORE NEWS AND NOTES At Home................................................................1-0 A NEW ERA Assistants Dana Morgan, Rich McBride and Joel On the Road .........................................................0-0 This marks the first time that former UIS Plummer join Coach Walker for their second Neutral Site ..........................................................1-1 players Dylan Sparkman and Kentrell King seasons on the UIS staff. Joining them in his first are not on the UIS roster since the 2010-11 season is volunteer assistant Aaron Fisher. Halftime/Leads/Overtime season. The two recently signed contracts to Leading at the half, home ...............................1-0 continue their basketball careers. Sparkman DIVISION I EXHIBITION HISTORY Leading at the half, road/neutral ..................1-0 signed with Baloncesto Naron in Spain while The Prairie Stars have opened the season with Trailing at the half, home ................................0-0 an exhibition against a division I opponent in Trailing at the half, road/neutral...................0-1 King is now playing with an ABA semi- Tied at the half, home ....................................0-0 professional team, the Chicago Steam. each of the last five seasons. Tied at the half, road/neutral .........................0-0 Games decided by 5 points or less ..............1-0 FROM SENIOR TO FRESHMAN 12/16/15 Indiana State ??? Games decided by 10 points or less ...........1-0 The UIS roster features four freshman including Leading with 2:00 left ...................................2-0 6-10 center Zach Steinberg, 6-4 wingman Bahari 11/8/15 Illinois L, 69-104 Overtime games ................................................0-0 Amaya, 5-11 guard Logan Gonce and 5-11 11/15/14 UW-Green Bay L, 57-88 guard Chidiebere Ngwe. 11/6/14 Vanderbilt L, 63-82 Offense 11/2/13 Evansville L, 74-82 Scoring 80 points or above............................2-0 Scoring 70-79 points........................................0-0 SIZE MATTERS 12/30/12 UW-Green Bay L, 43-84 Scoring 60-69 points .......................................0-1 Senior Colin Blaydes is the tallest returner for 11/3/12 Evansville L, 54-79 When shooting 45% or better .......................2-0 the Prairie Stars, who lost much of their size 11/4/11 Evansville L, 61-74 When shooting less than 45% ......................0-1 from last season. The Prairie Stars no longer 10/30/11 Southern Illinois L 56-79 Opponent shooting 45% or better ................0-1 have Dylan Sparkman (6-10) and Dusko Despot 11/7/10 Iowa L, 66-111 Opponent shooting below 45% .....................2-0 (6-6) and will rely on the newcomers to bolster Player scoring 30+ points..............................0-0 the team’s size and inside game this season. The Player scoring 20+ points..............................1-0 average height of the roster last season was 6’2, Scouting the Opponents Two-plus players in double digits ................2-1 this season that number is 6’3. Defense LINDENWOOD LIONS Held opponents to 61-70 points ...................0-0 DIALING LONG DISTANCE The Lions are 3-1 after losing for the first time Held opponents to 51-60 points ...................1-0 Seniors Jamall Millison and JJ Cravatta return this season on Saturday against GLVC-member Held opponents to 50 points or less ............0-0 for their final seasons in Springfield. The duo Missouri-St. Louis, 67-62. Lindenwood started More steals than opponent .............................1-0 combined to sink 123 three pointers last season. the season with three straight wins including Less steals than opponent ...............................0-1 Millison led the GLVC in three-pointers made with an 82-66 victory against Maryville. Even steals .........................................................1-0 75. The Prairie Stars shot 35.2 percent from long range last season and converted nine or more Rebounding/Turnovers threes in five games. Head coach Lance Randall is in his very first Outrebounded opponent .................................1-0 season at the helm of the Lion’s program. He Outrebounded by opponent ............................1-1 Even rebounding .............................................0-0 DIVISION I OPENER spent the previous four years at Division II St. More turnovers than opponent .....................0-1 The Prairie Stars opened the 2015-16 against a Leo University where he compiled a 78-44 Fewer turnovers than opponent ....................2-0 NCAA Division I opponent for the sixth straight record and earned three trips to the NCAA Even turnovers ...................................................0-0 season. UIS travels to Indiana State later in the Tournament. season for an exhibition against the Sycamores. Months In November ......................................................2-1 READY TO PLAY Since joining NCAA Division II for the 2009- In December .......................................................0-0 Senior Davi Austin has started the 2015-16 10 season, the Prairie Stars are 0-3 against In January ...........................................................0-0 season on fire. After leading UIS with 14 points Lindenwood. Last season, UIS fell to the Lions, In February .........................................................0-0 against Illinois, he is 11-for17 from the floor with 63-72, in St. Charles, Mo. 25 points in the last two games. He tied a career- Days high of a16 points in the Prairie Stars 82-80