2020-21 jacksonville state basketball 2017 ohio valley conference champions • 2017 ncaa tournament appearance • 1985 NCAA Division ii national champions • eight NCAA Division ii tournament appearances game ut martin JACKSONVILLE STATE GAMECOCKS UT MARTIN SKYHAWKS Dec. 30, 2020 | 7:30 p.m. Overall Record: ______________________________ 6-2 Overall Record: ______________________________ 3-2 Pete Mathews Coliseum (3,500) OVC Record: _____________________________ 2-0 OVC Record: _____________________________ 1-0 Home Record: ____________________________ 2-0 Home Record: ____________________________ 2-1 9 Jacksonville, Ala. Away Record: ____________________________ 2-2 Away Record: ____________________________ 1-1 Neutral Record: ___________________________ 2-0 Neutral Record: ___________________________ 0-0 2020-21 SCHEDULE Last 5/Last 10: _________________________ 4-1/6-2 Last 5/Last 10: _________________________ 3-2/3-2 Streak: _____________________________________ W3 Streak: ______________________________________ L2 DATE OPPONENT (TV/STREAM) TIME/RESULT Rankings: ______ AP: NR, USA Today: NR, Mid-Major: NR Rankings: ______ AP: NR, USA Today: NR, Mid-Major: NR 11/25 at No. 25 Alabama L, 57-81 Website: _________________ JSUGamecockSports.com Website: _________________________UTMSports.com 11/27 1-vs. Florida Atlantic W, 60-50 Head Coach: __________________________ Ray Harper Interim Head Coach: ______________ Montez Robinson 11/29 1-vs. South Alabama W, 77-73 Career Record: _____________ 517-185 (22nd year) Career Record: ________________ 72-88 (sixth year) 11/30 1-vs. Mobile W, 85-66 Record at JSU: _________________ 86-58 (fifth year) Record at UTM: ___________________3-2 (first year) 12/4 at Florida International L, 70-74 LAST GAME’S STARTERS 12/6 at Florida International Canceled 12/13 at Tennessee Tech* W, 74-70 12/16 TENNESSEE TECH* W, 74-50 12/18 GEORGIA SOUTHWESTERN CANCELED 12/27 CARVER COLLEGE W, 104-45 12/30 UT MARTIN* (ESPN+) 7:30 P.M. 1/2 at SIUE* (ESPN+) 5 p.m. 0 23 11 11 50 1/7 at Eastern Kentucky* (ESPN+) 7 p.m. Jalen Finch Darian Adams Jay Pal Kayne Henry Brandon Huffman 1/9 at Morehead State* (ESPN+) 3 p.m. G • Jr. • 6-1 • 165 G • Sr. • 6-3 • 200 G/F • So. • 6-9 • 190 G/F • Sr. • 6-7 • 210 F/C • Sr. • 6-10 • 255 Raleigh, N.C. Montgomery, Ala. Omaha, Neb. London, England Goldsboro, N.C. 1/14 TENNESSEE STATE* (ESPN+) 7:30 P.M. Pts/G: 9.6 Pts/G: 14.1 Pts/G: 4.6 Pts/G: 7.3 Pts/G: 7.5 1/16 BELMONT* (ESPN+) 4 P.M. Reb/G: 3.9 Reb/G: 4.0 Reb/G: 3.8 Reb/G: 4.8 Reb/G: 4.1 1/21 at Murray State* (ESPN+) 7:30 p.m. FG%: .491 FG%: .430 FG%: .444 FG%: .429 FG%: .600 1/23 at Austin Peay* (ESPN+) 4 p.m. 1/28 MOREHEAD STATE* (ESPN+) 7:30 P.M. GAMECOCKS OFF THE BENCH 1/30 EASTERN KENTUCKY* (ESPN+) 4 P.M. Pos. # Player Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown Pts./G Reb./G FG% G 1 Demaree King 6-0 180 Jr. Tulsa, Okla. 8.5 2.1 .434 2/4 at UT Martin* (ESPN+) 8 p.m. G 2 Semaj Henderson 6-2 180 Fr. Chicago, Ill. 4.4 1.4 .600 F 3 Maros Zeliznak 6-11 265 Jr. Kosice, Slovakia 0.8 1.2 .333 2/6 at SEMO* (ESPN+) 5 p.m. F 4 Marcellus Brigham Jr. 6-7 210 Fr. Memphis, Tenn. 1.2 1.4 .429 2/11 EASTERN ILLINOIS* (ESPN+) 7:30 P.M. F 5 Amanze Ngumezi 6-9 245 Jr. Savannah, Ga. 7.4 3.4 .408 2/13 SIUE* (ESPN+) 4 P.M. F 10 Juwan Perdue 6-6 200 So. Sumter, S.C. 6.8 4.1 .629 2/18 at Belmont* (ESPN+) 7 p.m. G 15 JJ Platt 6-1 180 Fr. Nashville, Tenn. 1.8 1.0 .400 F 24 Martin Roub 6-10 235 Sr. Kolin, Czech Republic 3.8 2.5 .303 2/20 at Tennessee State* (ESPN+) 4 p.m. G/F 25 Khalil Johnson 6-8 200 Jr. Cleveland, Ala. 0.8 0.5 .125 2/25 MURRAY STATE* (ESPN+) 7:30 P.M. 2/27 AUSTIN PEAY* (ESPN+) 4 P.M. SERIES RECORD TIPOFF TIDBITS 3/3-6 OVC Basketball Championships TBA • Jacksonville State leads series, 44-24 Head coach Ray Harper owns 86 wins in five seasons at • At Jacksonville State: JSU leads, 25-8 JSU, ranking third in program history in D1 wins behind • At UT Martin: JSU leads, 17-16 former head coach James Green (89, eight seasons). Schedule Key • Neutral Sites: JSU leads, 2-0 1- Goldie & Herman Ungar Memorial Tournament • Series Streak: JSU won three Jacksonville State improved to 2-0 in league play to (Mobile, Ala. - University of South Alabama) begin a season for the fifth year in a row Dec. 16 with OVC Championships (Evansville, Ind.) Last Five Meetings a 74-50 win over Tennessee Tech. The Gamecocks also 2/22/20 W, 72-58 Jacksonville, Ala. improved to 20-5 in Division I home openers. *Denotes Ohio Valley Conference game. 2/8/20 W, 75-61 Martin, Tenn. All times central and subject to change. 3/7/19 W, 88-81 Evansville, Ind. JSU recorded its third-best margin of victory over an 2/7/19 L, 66-64 Martin, Tenn. opponent of its Division I era with a 104-45 win over 1/25/18 L, 67-63 Jacksonville, Ala. Carver College on Sunday (59 points). Darian Adams (21) and Semaj Henderson (15) each BROADCAST INFO tallied career-highs in points scored against Carver. WE ARE JACKSONVILLE STATE WATCH: ESPN+ The Gamecocks lead the Ohio Valley Conference in fouls The official school name is Jacksonville State University. Chase Robinson (PxP) & Gerhard Mathangani (anlst) per game (15.0), scoring defense (63.2), 3-point field The abbreviated form is JSU. Jacksonville State may LISTEN: JSU Sports Network goal defense (28.5), 3-pointers per game (9.5) and total be used on first reference, and Jax State is acceptable MIke Parris (PxP) 3-pointers made (76). on second reference, scorebugs and scoreboards. RADIO AFFILIATES: 91.9 WLJS | 97.9 WVOK Jacksonville State is located in Jacksonville, Ala. - not to AUDIO ONLINE: jsu.edu/radio | TuneIn JSU’s Dec. 18 game against Georgia Southwestern was be confused with Jackson State in Jackson, Miss., and LIVE STATS: jsugamecocksports.com canceled the day of due to COVID-19 testing protocols Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Fla. TWITTER UPDATES: @jsugamecocksmbb and out of an abundance of caution. #FEARTHEBEAK JSUGamecockSports.com JSUGamecocksMBB JSUGamecocksMBB JSUGamecocks JSUGamecocks QUICK FACTS the university Name ............................................Jacksonville State University Location ............................................... Jacksonville, Ala. 36265 Founded ...................................................................................1883 Enrollment ..............................................................................9,238 Nickname ....................................................................Gamecocks Colors ......................................................................Red and White Arena (Capacity)................ Pete Mathews Coliseum (3,500) Affiliation .............................................................NCAA Division I Conference.................................................................. Ohio Valley President ............................................. Dr. Don C. Killingsworth Athletics Director ........................................................ Greg Seitz basketball history First Year of Basketball: ........................................................1925 All-Time Record: ................................................1301-854 (.604) Record at Pete Mathews Coliseum:.............. 468-167 (.737) D1 NCAA Tournament Appearances/Last: ...............1/2017 D2 NCAA Tournament Appearances/Last: ...............8/1992 National Championships: ................................1, 1985 (Div. II) 2020-21 JACKSONVILLE STATE GAMECOCKS CBI Appearances (Record) ..........................1 (2-1); Last 2018 # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Letters Hometown/Previous School coaching staff 0 Jalen Finch G 6-1 165 Jr. 0 Raleigh, N.C./Florida SouthWestern St. Head Coach .................................................................Ray Harper 1 Demaree King G 6-0 180 Jr. 0 Tulsa, Okla./Northern Okla. - Tonkawa Alma Mater .....................................Kentucky Wesleyan, ‘85 2 Semaj Henderson G 6-2 180 Fr. 0 Chicago, Ill./Downers Grove HS Overall Record (Seasons) ................................516-185 (22) JSU Record (Seasons) .............................................. 85-58 (5) 3 Maros Zeliznak C 6-11 265 Jr. 2 Kosice, Slovakia/Get Better Academy Assistant Coach .................................................Tysor Anderson 4 Marcellus Brigham Jr. F 6-7 210 Fr. 0 Memphis, Tenn./Briarcrest Christian HS Assistant Coach .......................................................Jake Morton 5 Amanze Ngumezi F 6-9 245 Jr. 0 Savannah, Ga./Georgia Assistant Coach .....................................................Tommy Wade 10 Juwan Perdue F 6-6 200 So. 1 Sumter, S.C./Sumter HS Coordinator of Basketball Operations ....Dennan Morrow 11 Kayne Henry G/F 6-7 210 Sr. 1 London, England/Northwest Florida St. Director of Sports Performance .........Brandon Schoeneck 13 Jay Pal G 6-9 190 So. 0 Omaha, Neb./Clarendon College Graduate Manager ................................................ Brett Gaynor 15 JJ Platt G 6-1 180 Fr. 0 Nashville, Tenn./The Webb School Athletic Trainer ................................................Olivia Keefe, ATC 23 Darian Adams G 6-3 200 Sr. 0 Montgomery, Ala/Troy University Basketball Office ..................................................256-782-8866 24 Martin Roub F 6-10 235 Sr. 1 Kolin, Czech Republic/Western Nebraska team information 25 Khalil Johnson G/F 6-8 200 Jr. 0 Cleveland, Ala./Shelton State 2019-20 Overall Record: .................................................... 13-19 50 Brandon Huffman F/C 6-10 225 Sr. 0 Goldsboro, N.C./North Carolina 2018-19 OVC Record/Finish: .......................................8-10/7th Letterwinners Returning/Lost:............................................