ULM ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS • 308 WARHAWK WAY • MALONE STADIUM • MONROE, LA. 71209 OFFICE PHONE: 318-342-3569 • WEBSITE: ULMWARHAWKS.COM • TWITTER: @ULMWARHAWKS • YOUTUBE: ULM WARHAWKS VIDEO 2020-21 SCHEDULE GAME Louisiana Tech (6-2) vs. DATE OPPONENT TIME Dec. 3 at Louisiana Tech L, 62-78 7 ULM (2-4) Dec. 6 at Northwestern State (OT) W, 92-83 Tuesday, Dec. 22 | 6:30 p.m. Dec. 9 LAMAR L, 60-63 Dec. 12 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN W, 66-55 Monroe, La. | Fant-Ewing Coliseum (7,000) Dec. 16 GRAMBLING STATE L, 61-78 Dec. 19 at Southern Mississippi L, 47-60 Dec. 22 LOUISIANA TECH 6:30 p.m. ULM (2-4), which opened the 2020-21 season Jan. 1 ARKANSAS STATE* 6 p.m. with a 78-62 loss at Louisiana Tech, looks to Jan. 2 ARKANSAS STATE* 4 p.m. earn an I-20 series split when the Bulldogs visit Jan. 8 UT ARLINGTON* 6 p.m. Fant-Ewing Coliseum for the first time in exactly Jan. 9 UT ARLINGTON* 4 p.m. seven years on Tuesday, Dec. 22. Tipoff is set Jan. 15 at Arkansas State* 6 p.m. for 6:30 p.m. Jan. 16 at Arkansas State* 4 p.m. All-Time Series ..........................LA Tech leads 53-36 Jan. 22 TEXAS STATE* 6 p.m. Jan. 23 TEXAS STATE* 4 p.m. Tuesday’s game also marks ULM’s final non- Last Meeting ...... LA Tech 78, ULM 62 (Dec. 3, 2020) Jan. 29 at Little Rock* 6:30 p.m. conference match-up as the Warhawks are set Current Series Streak .............. 7 by LA Tech (2008-) Jan. 30 at Little Rock* 4 p.m. to open Sun Belt Conference play with a home Feb. 5 at UT Arlington* 7 p.m. series Jan. 1-2 against Arkansas State. ppg., 6.0 rpg.) and guard Koreem Ozier (11.2 Feb. 6 at UT Arlington* 2 p.m. ppg., 4.3 rpg.). Harrison leads the Warhawks in Feb. 11 at Ragin’ Cajuns* TBA ULM’s starting lineup features two double-figure scoring, rebounding, 3-point field goals made (12) Feb. 13 RAGIN’ CAJUNS* 4 p.m. scorers, in forward Russell Harrison (13.5 and free-throw percentage (.833). Feb. 19 LITTLE ROCK* 6 p.m. Feb. 20 LITTLE ROCK* 4 p.m. Feb. 26 at Texas State* 6 p.m. ULM PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP Feb. 27 at Texas State* 4 p.m. Mar. 5-8 [1] Sun Belt Championship TBA 1 ERIE OLONADE PPG RPG MPG Has started four of the first six games at point guard ... aver- [1] Pensacola, Fla. G // 5-11 // 180 // SR. 3.3 1.2 14.6 ages 3.3 points, 1.2 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 14.6 minutes per game ... started eight of 18 games last season and scored • All times listed – Central in double figures five times. Rankings – AP/Coaches 15 JOSH NICHOLAS PPG RPG MPG Averages 5.7 points and 3.3 rebounds in 16.2 minutes per * Sun Belt Games G // 6-3 // 190 // SR. 5.7 3.3 16.2 game ... has scored in double figures twice, including 10 points in the season opener at LA Tech and 11 in the home opener vs. MEDIA COVERAGE Lamar ... has posted double-figure scoring in 11 career games. TV/Web Stream: ESPN+ 24 RUSSELL HARRISON PPG RPG MPG Has started the first six games ... leads ULM in scoring (13.5 Play-by-Play: Chris Harris 13.5 6.0 32.0 Color Analyst: Mike Vining F // 6-7 // 200 // JR. ppg.), rebounding (6.0 pg.), 3-point field goals made (12) and free-throw percentage (.833) ... has reached double figures in five games, including a season-high 22 points vs. Lamar. 13 THOMAS HOWELL PPG RPG FG% Averages 6.2 points and 4.2 rebounds in 18.5 minutes per F // 6-8 // 225 // FR. 6.2 4.2 .520 game ... has made 13-of-25 field-goal attempts (.520) ... earned RADIO: WARHAWK SPORTS PROPERTIES his first collegiate start in front of his hometown fans at North- Play-by-Play: Nick White western State and contributed 12 points and four rebounds. Flagship Station: KLIP 105.3FM PPG RPG FG% Online: https://www.la105.com 0 CHRIS EFRETUEI Has started at center in five games (DNP at Northwestern C // 7-1 // 260 // SR. 3.8 3.8 .600 State: ankle injury) ... grabbed a season-high six rebounds at Southern Miss ... contributed six points in the season opener at LA Tech ... has started 31 of 33 career games at center. ULM TOP RESERVES ULM ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Senior Associate AD ..................... John Lewandowski Cell Phone ...................................... (517) 896-3537 2 KOREEM OZIER PPG RPG APG Started the first six games of the season ... ranks second on the E-Mail [email protected] G // 6-1 // 180 // JR. 11.2 4.3 1.8 team in scoring (11.2 ppg.) and rebounding (4.3 pg.) ... hit 9-of- Office Phone ................................... (318) 342-5378 13 field-goal attempts, including 4-of-5 3-pointers, and finished Associate Director/Media Relations ..........Mike Hammett with a season-high 28 points vs. SFA. E-Mail ..................................... [email protected] 3 ELIJAH GONZALES PPG APG MPG Averages 5.7 points and a team-leading 3.8 assists in 22.2 min- Office Phone ................................... (785) 713-2048 G // 5-11 // 160 // JR. 5.7 3.8 22.2 utes per game ... came off the bench to contribute 16 points Website ..........................................ULMWarhawks.com (6-of-8 FG shooting including 3-for-3 on 3-pointers), four re- Twitter .............................@ULM_FB/@ULMWarhawks bounds, seven assists and two steals vs. SFA. Facebook ..............................................ULM Warhawks 5 MARCO MORENCY PPG RPG MPG Started the first five games of the season ... averages 7.7 YouTube ..................................... ULM Warhawks Video G // 6-3 // 185 // JR. 7.7 2.7 23.0 points, 2,7 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 23.0 minutes per game ... has scored in double figures in three games: 10 points at LA Tech, 13 at Northwestern State and 11 vs. Grambling. 21 LUKE PHILLIPS PPG RPG MPG Averages 3.8 points and 1.6 rebounds in 12.5 minutes per F // 6-10 // 220 // R-SO. 3.8 1.6 12.5 game ... accounted for eight of ULM’s 16 points in overtime at Northwestern State; hit 4-of-8 field-goal attempts, including 3-of-6 3-pointers, for 11 points against the Demons. 2020-21 GAME NOTES 1 ULM QUICK FACTS No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown (Previous School) 0 Chris Efretuei C 7-1 260 Sr. Abuja, Nigeria (South Plains College) Location: Monroe, La. 1 Erie Olonade G 5-11 180 Sr. Houston, Texas (Bossier Parish CC) Founded: 1931 2 Koreem Ozier G 6-1 180 Jr. Racine, Wisc. (Sacred Heart) Enrollment: 8,676 Nickname: Warhawks 3 Elijah Gonzales G 5-11 160 Jr. Clackamas, Ore. (Clarendon College) Colors: Maroon & Gold 4 Zaakir Sawyer G 6-5 215 Fr. Dallas, Texas (Mesquite Horn HS) Athletics Website: ULMWarhawks.com 5 Marco Morency G 6-3 185 Jr. Mount Vernon, N.Y. (Daytona State College) President: Dr. Ron Berry Director of Athletics: Scott McDonald 10 Langston Powell G 6-5 195 Jr. West Monroe, La. (Pearl River CC) Faculty Athletics Representative: Dr. Mary Adams 11 Zion Simmons G 6-0 180 So. Monroe, La. (Core 4 Prep) Joined Sun Belt: 2006-07 13 Thomas Howell F 6-8 225 Fr. Natchitoches, La. (St. Mary’s HS) First Season of Men’s Basketball: 1951-52 2019-20 Overall Record: 9-20 14 D’Marcus Hall G/F 6-5 205 Fr. Haughton, La. (Calvary Baptist Academy) 2019-20 Sun Belt Record/Finish: 5-15/t-11th 15 Josh Nicholas G 6-3 190 Sr. Long Beach, N.Y. (Indian Hills CC) Starters Returning/Lost: 2/3 21 Luke Phillips F 6-10 220 R-So. Adelaide Australia (Hill College) Lettermen Returning/Lost: 4/8 Newcomers: 8 22 Justin Gibson G/F 6-4 195 Jr. Gonzales, La. (Schreiner) 23 Johnnie Williams IV G 6-5 180 Fr. Sarasota, Fla. (Putnam Science Academy) 24 Russell Harrison G/F 6-7 200 Jr. Lubbock, Texas (Clarendon College) ULM PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Keith Richard: ree-SHARD Head Coach: Keith Richard (ULM, 1982) Record at ULM: 123-198 (11th year) Chris Efretuei: EFF-ruh-TOO-ee Career Record: 273-315 (20th year) Erie Olonade: OL-uh-NADE Assistant Coach: Morris Scott (Florida A&M, 2002) Assistant Coach: Isaac Fontenot-Amedee (Nicholls State, 2007) Koreem Ozier: KUH-reem OH-zeer Assistant Coach: Ronnie Dean (Harris-Stowe State University, 1990) Zaakir Sawyer: ZUH-keer Director of Basketball Operations: Luke Richard (LSU, 2014) Athletic Trainer: Alex Forehan (Kentucky, 2016) THE STARTING FIVE – • Junior forward Russell Harrison leads ULM in scoring (13.5 points per game), rebounding (6.0 pg.) and 3-point field goals made (12). The 6-foot-7 Harrison has scored in double figures in five of the first six games in 2020-21. He set season highs for points (22), rebounds (9) and assists (3) in the home opener against Lamar. Harrison ranks among the Sun Belt Conference’s Top 15 in five different statistical categories: tied for eighth in free-throw percentage (.833), ninth in minutes played (32.2 per game), 10th in 3-point field goals (2.0 pg.), tied for 14th in rebounding (6.0 pg.) and 17th in scoring (13.5 ppg.). • Junior guard Koreem Ozier leads the team in minutes played (32.6 per game) and ranks second in scoring (11.2 ppg.) and rebounding (4.3 rpg.). The 6-foot-1 Ozier has posted double figures twice, including a season-high 28 points in ULM’s 66-55 victory over SFA.