EVANSVILLE BASKETBALL FIVE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS | FIVE NCAA D-1 TOURNAMENTS | 2015 CIT CHAMPIONS 2017-18 Schedule/Results Evansville (16-13, 6-10 MVC) at Game Indiana State (11-17, 6-10 MVC) NOVEMBER 2017 February 21 | Hulman Center - Terre Haute, Ind. 30 Nov. 10 Arkansas State ESPN3 W, 77-63 Nov. 13 NC Central ESPN3 W, 68-55 Nov. 16 SEMO ESPN3 W, 66-50 The Opening Tip Nov. 18 Binghamton ESPN3 W, 66-61 Nov. 21 vs. Fresno State& CBS Sports W, 59-57 Evansville Purple Aces Indiana State Sycamores Nov. 22 Louisiana Tech& CBS Sports L, 61-63 STAT SHEET Nov. 29 at New Mexico MWC Network L, 58-79 66.1 Points Per Game 73.4 DECEMBER 2017 32.7 Rebounds Per Game 35.7 Dec. 2 Oakland City ESPN3 W, 98-56 44.7% Shooting Percentage 43.2% Dec. 5 at Bowling Green W, 91-76 77.2% Free Throw Percentage 70.7% Dec. 9 Canisius ESPN3 W, 65-58 13.1 Assists Per Game 11.8 Dec. 16 Austin Peay ESPN3 W, 78-74 OT 6.0 Steals Per Game 7.7 Dec. 17 Midway ESPN3 W, 79-52 Evansville Quick Facts Indiana State Quick Facts Dec. 20 at #4 Duke ESPN2 L, 40-104 Head Coach: Marty Simmons Head Coach: Greg Lansing Dec. 23 Illinois State* MVC TV L, 66-72 Record at UE: 183-173 (11th Season) Record at ISU: 131-125 (8th Season) Dec. 30 at Loyola* MVC TV L, 59-66 Career Record: 282-245 (17th Season) Career Record: Same JANUARY 2018 Jan. 3 at Southern Illinois ESPN3 L, 63-65 What you need to know... Jan. 6 Bradley* ESPN3 W, 68-44 Jan. 10 Missouri State* ESPN3 W, 64-55 Ryan Taylor has UE has lost its last Evansville remains Jan. 13 at Drake* ESPN3 L, 65-81 averaged 26.5 six games inside third in the country Jan. 17 Indiana State* ESPN3 L, 66-71 PPG in the last the Hulman Center, hitting 42.3% of Jan. 20 at Bradley* ESPN3 L, 53-66 two games and the last win for the its attempts from Jan. 24 at Valparaiso* ESPN3 W, 75-65 Jan. 27 Drake* ESPN3 W, 77-73 paces the MVC Aces came on Jan. 3-point range Jan. 31 UNI* ESPN3 W, 57-49 with a 21.6 scoring 26, 2011 average FEBRUARY 2018 Feb. 3 at Illinois State* ESPN3 L, 71-75 Feb. 7 Valparaiso* ESPN3 W, 63-59 Follow the Game Feb. 10 at Missouri State* ESPN3 L, 55-72 Feb. 13 at UNI* ESPN3 L, 41-47 Feb. 18 Loyola* ESPN3 L, 66-76 Feb. 21 at Indiana State* ESPN3 6:00 p.m. Feb. 24 Southern Illinois* ESPN3 1:00 p.m. MARCH 2018 March 1-4 Arch Madness - St. Louis, Mo. Probable UE Starters & - Cancun Challenge $ - MVC/Mountain West Challenge * - MVC Game % - Arch Madness All Times Central Follow the Aces #0 Taylor #14 Chatkevicius #33 Riley #35 Hall #50 Simmons PPG 21.6 PPG 4.8 PPG 7.2 PPG 3.0 PPG 10.9 RPG 3.7 RPG 5.1 RPG 3.7 RPG 2.8 RPG 4.5 Assists 26 Assists 4 Assists 81 Assists 13 Assists 62 Steals 17 Steals 8 Steals 31 Steals 7 Steals 25 Minutes 35.0 Minutes 18.7 Minutes 24.8 Minutes 14.2 Minutes 35.8 SID Contact: Bob Pristash | Office: 812-488-2285 | Cell: 812-266-5288 | [email protected] 2017-18 ACES MEN’S BASKETBALL RYAN TAYLOR Last Gm: 10-23 FG, 27 pts Career Highs Notes: Leads MVC averaging 21.6 Pts: 38 (vs. NORF, 12/14/16) G - 6-6 - 195 - r-JR - Gary, Ind. PPG, 25.6 PPG in last seven, UE is Rbs: 8 (vs. Drake, 1/27/18) Points Rebounds Shooting Free Throw Minutes 8-1 when he has 2 assists, team is 6-2 Ast: 5 (2x) 21.6 3.7 43.6 86.6 35.0 0 when he has 5+ rebounds Min: 40 (7x) MARTY HILL Last Gm: DNP Career Highs Notes: Notched 4 points and 7 Pts: 12 (vs. OCU, 12/2/17) G - 6-5 - 180 - JR - Brooklyn Park, Minn. rebounds in debut at New Mexico; Rbs: 7 (at N.M., 11/29/17) Points Rebounds Shooting Free Throw Minutes scored 12 against Oakland City; limit- Ast: 2 (vs. OCU, 12/2/17) 4.1 2.9 36.1 50.0 15.8 1 ed to 8 games due to injury Min: 22 (at Duke, 12/20/17) SOLOMON HAINNA Last Gm: DNP Career Highs Notes: Hit 7 out of 10 free throws Pts: 8 (vs. INST, 2/25/17) F - 6-6 - 195 - SR - Inglewood, Calif. against SEMO, career highs on both Rbs: 9 (at ILST, 12/29/16) Points Rebounds Shooting Free Throw Minutes ends...out with lower body injury Ast: 2 (at MOST, 1/11/17) 4.0 2.0 25.0 71.4 14.0 5 Min:28 (2x, last vs UNI 1/1/17) EVAN KUHLMAN Last Gm: 6 pts, 2-2 3pt Career Highs Notes: Career marks in pts, rbs and Pts: 9 (vs. OCU, 12/2/17) F - 6-8 - 220 - FR - Liberty Township, Ohio min vs. OCU, has drained 5 of his last Rbs: 8 (vs. OCU, 12/2/17) Points Rebounds Shooting Free Throw Minutes 7 3-pointers, UE is 6-3 when he has Ast: 2 (vs. MID, 12/17/17) 2.5 1.3 45.7 83.3 12.0 10 2+rebounds Min: 24 (vs. OCU, 12/2/17) DRU SMITH Last Gm: DNP Career Highs Notes: Scored a career-high 25 points Pts: 25 (at BGSU, 12/5/17) G - 6-3 - 190 - SO - Evansville, Ind. at BGSU, missed 9 games in 17-18, Rbs: 9 (vs. WICH, 1/17/17) Points Rebounds Shooting Free Throw Minutes UE is 3-6 without him; Aces are 8-1 Ast: 11 (vs. NCCU, 11/13/17) 12 13.4 3.4 58.0 85.5 30.6 when he has 5+ assists Min: 40 (at VALPO, 1/24/18) DAINIUS CHATKEVICIUS Last Gm: 5 pts, 2 rbs, 20 min Career Highs Notes: First career double-double Pts: 12 (at Duke, 12/20/17) C - 6-9 - 240 - JR - Klaipeda, Lithuania came vs. MOST, high of 14 rbs at Rbs: 14 (at. ILST, 2/3/18) Points Rebounds Shooting Free Throw Minutes ILST, has hit 10 of last 11 FG’s, aver- Ast: 1 (4x) 4.8 5.1 57.3 55.0 18.7 14 aged 22.8 min in last 5 road games Min: 29 (vs. APSU, 12/16/17) DALEN TRAORE Last Gm: DNP Career Highs Notes: Career mark of 11 pts vs. ILST, Pts: 11 (vs. ILST, 12/23/17) C - 6-9 - 230 - SR - Ivory Coast has missed 2 of last 3 games, UE is Rbs: 7 (3x) Points Rebounds Shooting Free Throw Minutes 6-0 when he has an assist, 4-1 when Ast: 1 (Multiple) 2.4 2.8 35.6 76.7 12.6 15 he plays 19+ min Min: 25 (vs. Murray, 12/10/16) DUANE GIBSON Last Gm: 4 pts, 3 ast, 19 min Career Highs Notes: Season High 17 pts vs. Austin Pts: 27 (at SIU, 2/11/17) G - 6-3 - 195 - r-SR - Cleveland, Ohio Peay, missed 11 of last 18 games, has Rbs: 10 (at SIU, 2/11/17) Points Rebounds Shooting Free Throw Minutes not played 20+ minutes since Dec. 23 Ast: 11 (vs Anderson 11/23/13) 25 6.2 2.8 42.0 66.7 22.2 Min: 38 (vs. MOST, 2/4/17) NOAH FREDERKING Last Gm: 6 pts, 2-2 FT, 35 min Career Highs Notes: High of 19 pts vs. Midway, Pts: 19 (vs. MID, 12/17/17) G - 6-4 - 210 - FR - Okawville, Ill. played 20+ minutes in last 19 games, Rbs: 5 (vs. BRAD, 1/6/18) Points Rebounds Shooting Free Throw Minutes Aces 4-0 when he has 10 pts, 6-3 in Ast: 5 (vs. UNI, 1/31/18) 5.6 1.7 39.3 80.5 21.5 30 games he starts Min: 35 (vs. Loyola, 2/18/18) K.J. Riley Last Gm: 7 pts, 3 rbs, 3 ast Career Highs Notes: Set his career mark with 22 Pts: 22 (vs. APSU, 12/16/17) G - 6-5 - 180 - SO - Bronx, N.Y. pts while hitting 14/17 free throws vs. Rbs: 12 (vs. MID, 12/17/17) Points Rebounds Shooting Free Throw Minutes APSU, has hit 2+ FT in 25 of last 26 Ast: 9 (vs. OCU, 12/2/17) 7.2 3.7 41.6 76.3 24.8 33 games, UE 5-3 when he has 5+ FT’s Min: 40 (vs. MID, 12/17/17) JOHN HALL Last Gm: 6 pts, 3 rbs, 3-7 FG Career Highs Notes: Top game vs. OCU with 9 pts, 7 Pts: 9 (vs. OCU, 12/2/17) F - 6-7 - 215 - r-FR - Philadelphia, Pa. rbs, UE is 5-2 when he scores 5+ pts, Rbs: 9 (at LOY, 12/30/17) Points Rebounds Shooting Free Throw Minutes 8-3 when he plays 17 minutes Ast: 3 (vs. OCU, 12/2/17) 35 3.0 2.8 35.7 71.4 14.2 Min: 30 (vs. APSU, 12/16/17) BLAKE SIMMONS Last Gm: 6 pts, 8 rbs Career Highs Notes: Hit 1,000 career pts at BRAD, Pts: 18 (3x) F - 6-5 - 210 - r-SR - Newburgh, Ind. played 34+ min in last 10, has missed Rbs: 15 (vs.