2019-20 jacksonville state basketball 2017 ohio valley conference champions • 2017 ncaa tournament appearance • 1985 NCAA Division ii national champions • eight NCAA Division ii tournament appearances Brescia game Nov. 12, 2019 | 7:30 p.m. JACKSONVILLE STATE GAMECOCKS BRESCIA BEARCATS TV/Stream: ESPN+ Overall Record: ______________________________ 0-1 Overall Record: ______________________________ 1-4 Jacksonville, Ala. Conference Record: _______________________ 0-0 Conference Record: _______________________ 0-0 2 Home Record: ____________________________ 0-0 Home Record: ____________________________ 0-1 Pete Mathews Coliseum (3,500) Away Record: __________________ 0-1, 0-0 Neutral Away Record: __________________ 1-2, 0-1 Neutral Last 5/Last 10: _________________________ 0-1, 0-1 Last 5/Last 10: _________________________ 1-4, 1-4 2019-20 SCHEDULE Streak: ______________________________________ L1 Streak: ______________________________________ L4 Rankings: ______ AP: NR, USA Today: NR, Mid-Major: NR Rankings: ______ AP: NR, USA Today: NR, Mid-Major: NR Date Opponent (TV/Stream) Time/Result Website: _________________ JSUGamecockSports.com Website: _____________________ BresciaBearcats.com october Head Coach: __________________________ Ray Harper Head Coach: _________________________ Brian Skortz 29 MONVEVALLO (EXH.) W, 73-68 Career Record: ______________ 498-165 (21st year) Career Record: ______________ 39-49 (Fourth year) November Record at JSU: _______________ 67-38 (Fourth year) Record at BU: __________________________ Same 5 at SMU (ESPN3) L, 65-74 LAST GAME’S STARTERS 12 BRESCIA (ESPN+) 7:30 P.M. Emerald Coast Classic | Campus Sites 17 at VCU 11 a.m. 23 at Purdue 7 p.m. Emerald Coast Classic | Niceville, Fla. 29 vs. Chicago State 11 a.m. 30 vs. Chattanooga/Alabama State TBA December 31 4 13 2 3 3 at George Mason (ESPN+) 6 p.m. Marek Welsch Ty Hudson Elias Harden Jacara Cross Maros Zeliznak 7 at Alabama A&M 4 p.m. G • Fr. • 5-11 • 180 G • Sr. • 6-1 • 200 G • Jr. • 6-5 • 180 F • Sr. • 6-8 • 240 F • So. • 6-11 • 265 11 TROY 7:30 P.M. Pts/G: 5.0 Pts/G: 4.0 Pts/G: 3.0 Pts/G: 13.0 Pts/G: 0.0 Reb/G: 2.0 Reb/G: 4.0 Reb/G: 0.0 Reb/G: 8.0 Reb/G: 5.0 16 EVANSVILLE (ESPN3) 7:30 P.M. FG%: .500 FG%: .333 FG%: .143 FG%: .625 FG%: .000 18 DELAWARE STATE (ESPN+) 7:30 P.M. 21 at Tennessee (SEC Network+) Noon GAMECOCKS OFF THE BENCH 28 CARVER (ESPN+) 4 P.M. Pos. # Player Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown Pts./G Reb./G FG% January G 0 Derrick Cook 6-5 200 Jr. Fairburn, Ga. 2.0 1.0 .250 2 at Morehead State* (ESPNU) 8 p.m. G 1 Cam Jones 6-6 190 R-Fr. Memphis, Tenn. 0.0 0.0 .000 4 at Eastern Kentucky* (ESPN+) 3 p.m. G 5 Justin Murphy 6-3 197 Jr. Geraldine, Ala. 0.0 0.0 .000 G 10 Juwan Perdue 6-6 200 Fr. Sumter, S.C. 0.0 0.0 .000 9 MURRAY STATE* (ESPNU) 8 P.M. F 11 Kayne Henry 6-7 210 Jr. London, England 10.0 8.0 .429 11 AUSTIN PEAY* (ESPN+) 4 P.M. G 15 Derek St. Hilaire 5-11 180 Jr. Atlanta, Ga. 9.0 3.0 .444 16 at Eastern Illinois* (ESPN+) 7:30 p.m. F 24 Martin Roub 6-10 235 Jr. Kolin, Czech Republic 6.0 2.0 1.000 G 33 De’Torrion Ware 6-4 200 So. Hopkinsville, Ky 13.0 4.0 .375 18 at SIUE* (ESPN+) 1 p.m. 23 EASTERN KENTUCKY* (ESPN+) 7:30 P.M. SERIES RECORD TIPOFF TIDBITS 25 MOREHEAD STATE* (ESPN+) 4 P.M. Overall series: 0-0 Head coach Ray Harper enters tonight’s game with a 30 TENNESSEE STATE* (ESPN+) 7:30 P.M. Series streak: NA 498-165 career record. He is entering his 21st season as February Last meeting: NA a college head coach and fourth with the Gamecocks. 1 BELMONT* (ESPN+) 4 P.M. Last win over Brescia: NA The mark includes his Division II and NAIA head coach Last loss to Brescia: NA records, while his Division I head coaching record 6 at Southeast Missouri* (ESPN+) 7:15 p.m. Last loss at Brescia: NA stands at 156-101. 8 at UT Martin* (ESPN+) 4 p.m. 13 at Tennessee Tech* (ESPN+) 6 p.m. Last Five Meetings Jacksonville State fell in its season opener 74-65 at SMU NA NA NA on Nov. 5. Jacara Cross and De’Torrion Ware each tallied 15 at Belmont* (ESPN+) 5 p.m. NA NA NA a team-high 13 points in the loss to the Mustangs. 20 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* (ESPN+) 7:30 P.M. NA NA NA 22 UT MARTIN* (ESPN+) 4 P.M. NA NA NA In 2018-19, JSU won a program-best 24 games, finished NA NA NA third in the OVC (its highest regular-season finish in D-I), 27 at Tennessee State* (ESPN+) 7:30 p.m. and eclipsed the 20-win mark for the third season in a 29 TENNESSEE TECH (ESPN+) 7 P.M. JSU’s series record vs. all opponents is on page 91 of the row for the first time since its D-II era. March Jacksonville State men’s basketball media guide. OVC Championships | Evansville, Ind. JSU is predicted to finish third in the OVC by the league’s coaches and sports information directors, while 4-7 TBA TBA BROADCAST INFO the conference’s media members picked the Game- TV/STREAM: ESPN+ cocks to finish fourth in the preseason poll. *Denotes Ohio Valley Conference game. LISTEN: JSU Sports Network | Mike Parris (PXP) AFFILIATES: 91.9 WLJS | 97.9 WVOK The Gamecocks enter the 2019-20 campaign with just All times central and subject to change. ONLINE: jsu.edu/radio | TuneIn App one returning starter, five returning letterwinners and OVC Championships hosted by Ford Center in LIVE STATS: jsugamecocksports.com eight newcomers. It’s the most newcomers Harper has Evansville, Ind. TWITTER: @jsugamecocksmbb had on a roster since welcoming eight to Jacksonville in 2017 when the Gamecocks won their first OVC crown. #FEARTHEBEAK JSUGamecockSports.com JSUGamecocksMBB JSUGamecocksMBB JSUGamecocks JSUGamecocks QUICK FACTS 2019-20 JACKSONVILLE STATE GAMECOCKS the university NUMERICAL ROSTER Name ............................................Jacksonville State University # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Letters Hometown/Previous School Location ............................................... Jacksonville, Ala. 36265 0 Derrick Cook G 6-5 200 Jr. 0 Fairburn, Ga./Georgia Highlands Founded ...................................................................................1883 1 Cam Jones G 6-6 190 R-Fr. 0 Memphis, Tenn./White Haven HS Enrollment ..............................................................................8,567 2 Jacara Cross F 6-8 240 Sr. 3 Atlanta, Ga./Lithonia HS Nickname ....................................................................Gamecocks 3 Maros Zeliznak C 6-11 265 So. 1 Kosice, Slovakia/Get Better Academy Colors ......................................................................Red and White 4 Ty Hudson G 6-1 200 Sr. 1 Baton Rouge, La./Clemson Arena (Capacity)................ Pete Mathews Coliseum (3,500) 5 Justin Murphy G 6-3 197 Jr. 0 Geraldine, Ala./Snead State CC Affiliation .............................................................NCAA Division I 10 Juwan Perdue F 6-6 200 Fr. 0 Sumter, S.C./Sumter HS Conference.................................................................. Ohio Valley Acting President ...................................Dr. Don Killingsworth 11 Kayne Henry G/F 6-7 210 Jr. 0 London, England/Northwest Florida St. Athletics Director ........................................................ Greg Seitz 13 Elias Harden G 6-5 180 Jr. 0 East Point, Ga./Xavier 15 Derek St. Hilaire G 5-11 180 Jr. 1 Atlanta, Ga./Gordon State CC basketball history 24 Martin Roub F 6-10 235 Jr. 0 Kolin, Czech Republic/Western Nebraska First Year of Basketball: ........................................................1925 31 Marek Welsch G 5-11 180 Fr. 0 Holice, Czech Republic/Get Better Acad. All-Time Record: ................................................1283-834 (.606) 33 De’Torrion Ware G 6-4 200 So. 1 Hopkinsville, Ky./Christian County HS Record at Pete Mathews Coliseum:.............. 459-160 (.742) D1 NCAA Tournament Appearances/Last: ...............1/2017 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER D2 NCAA Tournament Appearances/Last: ...............8/1992 # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Letters Hometown/Previous School National Championships: ................................1, 1985 (Div. II) CBI Appearances (Record) ..........................1 (2-1); Last 2018 0 Derrick Cook G 6-5 200 Jr. 0 Fairburn, Ga./Georgia Highlands 2 Jacara Cross F 6-8 240 Sr. 3 Atlanta, Ga./Lithonia HS coaching staff 13 Elias Harden G 6-5 180 Jr. 0 East Point, Ga./Xavier Head Coach .................................................................Ray Harper 11 Kayne Henry G/F 6-7 210 Jr. 0 London, England/Northwest Florida St. Alma Mater .....................................Kentucky Wesleyan, ‘85 4 Ty Hudson G 6-1 200 Sr. 1 Baton Rouge, La./Clemson Overall Record (Seasons) ................................498-165 (21) 1 Cam Jones G 6-6 190 R-Fr. 0 Memphis, Tenn./White Haven HS JSU Record (Seasons) .............................................. 67-38 (4) 5 Justin Murphy G 6-3 197 Jr. 0 Geraldine, Ala./Snead State CC Assistant Coach .......................................................Jake Morton 10 Juwan Perdue F 6-6 200 Fr. 0 Sumter, S.C./Sumter HS Assistant Coach ............................................ Chase Richardson 24 Martin Roub F 6-10 235 Jr. 0 Kolin, Czech Republic/Western Nebraska Assistant Coach .....................................................Tommy Wade Coordinator of Basketball Operations ......Tysor Anderson 15 Derek St. Hilaire G 5-11 180 Jr. 1 Atlanta, Ga./Gordon State CC Director of Sports Performance .........Brandon Schoeneck 33 De’Torrion Ware G 6-4 200 So. 1 Hopkinsville, Ky./Christian County HS Graduate Manager ........................................... Zach Weinstein 31 Marek Welsch G 5-11 180 Fr. 0 Holice, Czech Republic/Get Better Acad. Athletic Trainer ................................................Ryan Stuart, ATC 3 Maros Zeliznak C 6-11 265 So. 1 Kosice, Slovakia/Get Better Academy Basketball Office ..................................................256-782-8866 team information PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 2018-19 Overall Record: .......................................................24-9 Jacara Cross ..................................................................Ju-CAR-uh Derek St. Hilaire ........................................................Saint Hill-air 2018-19 OVC Record/Finish: .......................................15-3/3rd Maros Zeliznak........................................