- game 22: MOREHEAD STATE • FEB. 20 • ELAM CENTER 7-14 OVERALL • 5-12 OVC MBB SID CONTACT: Ryne Rickman Email: [email protected] Office Phone: (731) 881-7632 Cell Phone: (270) 703-2601 Website: www.UTMSports.com Facebook: /UTMSports 2020-21 MEN’S BASKETBALL Twitter: @UTMSports SCHEDULE HOME PORTION OF SCHEDULE CONCLUDES WITH Date .......... Opponent ...................................... Time SENIOR DAY MATCHUP AGAINST MOREHEAD STATE Dec. 2 ........ EVANSVILLE ..................W 93-87 (2OT) Dec. 15 ....... BETHEL .....................................W 95-60 ALL-TIME SERIES Dec. 18 ........ at Southeast Missouri* .............W 69-67 Morehead State leads 39-16 Last Meeting ............................ Jan. 23, 2021 Dec. 20 ....... WESTERN ILLINOIS .............. L 81-63 Game Result .................@MSU 76, UTM 44 Dec. 22 ........ at Ole Miss .................................. L 90-43 Series Streak ..................................MSU W5 Dec. 30 ........ at Jacksonville State* ................. L 80-70 First Meeting .......................... Dec. 16, 1991 UTM vs. MSU in Martin ....................11-12 Jan. 2 ......... BELMONT* ............................... L 90-69 UT MARTIN MOREHEAD STATE Streak in Martin ...........................MSU W1 Jan. 7 ......... at Tennessee State* ..................... L 74-62 SKYHAWKS EAGLES Record: 7-14 Record: 16-7 Jan. 9 ......... at Belmont* ................................. L 89-69 Ohio Valley: 5-12 Ohio Valley: 13-3 PLAYER TO WATCH Jan. 16 ........ MURRAY STATE* .................... L 79-57 Home: 6-6 Away: 6-5 #15 Cameron Holden Jan. 21 ........ at Eastern Kentucky* ............... L 113-73 Last 5: 2-3 Last 5: 4-1 Junior Forward Last 10: 4-6 Last 10: 9-1 Forsyth, Ga. Jan. 23 ........ at Morehead State* .................... L 76-44 Avg. PPG: 65.5 Avg. PPG: 67.5 Jan. 26 ........ SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* ...W 69-66 Holden dazzled Def. PPG: 77.8 Def. PPG: 63.2 on Thursday against Jan. 28 ........ EASTERN ILLINOIS* ............W 51-41 Top Scorer Top Scorer Eastern Kentucky, coming away with Jan. 30 ........ SIUE* ........................................... L 76-60 #15 Cameron Holden #4 Johni Broome 13 points, a career- 14.3 PPG 12.7 PPG Feb. 4 ......... JACKSONVILLE STATE* ....... L 82-70 best 18 rebounds, a Top REBOUNDER Top REBOUNDER game-high six assists Feb. 6 ......... TENNESSEE TECH* ...............W 66-64 #15 Cameron Holden #4 Johni Broome and four steals. It Feb. 8 ......... AUSTIN PEAY* ........................W 76-75 8.3 RPG 8.1 RPG marked his sixth double-double of the Top PASSER ToP PASSER Feb. 11 ........ at Austin Peay* ........................... L 71-50 2020-21 campaign Feb. 13 ........ at Murray State* ......................... L 84-55 #33 Kenton Eskridge #55 Ta’lon Cooper - all of which have 3.4 APG 3.6 APG occured in Ohio Valley Feb. 18 ........ EASTERN KENTUCKY* ......... L 89-72 INTERIM HEAD COACH HEAD COACH Conference action. The 6-5, 200-pound Feb. 20 ........ MOREHEAD STATE* ................4 p.m. Montez Robinson Preston Spradlin junior is making a Feb. 25 ........ at SIUE* .........................................5 p.m. North Georgia, 2002 Alice Lloyd, 2009 push for All-OVC honors in his debut season. Feb. 27 ........ at Eastern Illinois* ........................4 p.m. First Season Fourth Season He ranks in the top-10 in the league in scoring Overall: 76-100 Overall: 62-76 (14.5 points per game), rebounding (9.0 per March 3-6 .... OVC Tournament$ .........................TBA game) and steals (1.9 per game) in OVC play. At UTM: 7-14 At MSU: Same HOME GAMES IN ALL CAPS AND BOLD SETTING THE STAGE * Ohio Valley Conference Game Fans can catch their final glimpse of the 2020-21 version of the University of $ Ford Center - Evansville, Ind. Tennessee at Martin men’s basketball squad in the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center Times are listed in Central time as the Skyhawks host Morehead State in its home finale. The Ohio Valley Conference matchup also serves as Senior Day for UT Martin All dates/opponents subject to change as the Skyhawks will honor center Hannes Polla for his career contributions. Hailing from Lahti, Finland, Polla is a two-year member of the UT Martin program, seeing playing time in 34 games after transferring in from the University of Oklahoma. PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS He has made 17 starts as a Skyhawk, including all but three of his games played during the 2020-21 season. MOREHEAD STATE UT MARTIN UT Martin is coming off an 89-72 setback to Eastern Kentucky on Thursday. #1 DeVon Cooper #3 Eman Sertovic In that game, the Skyhawks fell for the first time all season when leading or tied at 11.5 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 2.3 apg 5.6 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 1.3 apg the halftime break (40-37, was previously 6-0). Cameron Holden (13 points, career- best 18 rebounds, game-highs of six assists and four steals) led UT Martin while #2 KJ Hunt #4 Jaron Williams Anthony Thomas secured a team-high 16 points. 7.6 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 3.2 apg 10.3 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.3 apg The Skyhawks will look to avenge a 76-44 loss at Morehead State on Jan. 23. UT Martin led for 7:34 during the first half but could not overcome a season-low #3 James Baker #12 Ajani Kennedy .298 field goal percentage (17-of-57). 7.8 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 0.9 apg 7.5 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 1.1 apg Defense has been the calling card for the Eagles all season as they rank atop the OVC in scoring defense (61.1 points per game), field goal percentage defense #4 Johni Broome #33 Kenton Eskridge (.395), three-point field goal percentage defense (.290), blocked shots (4.9 per contest) and rebounding margin (+7.8) in league play. 12.7 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 0.6 apg 5.7 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 3.4 apg Morehead State saw its 12-game winning streak snapped last Saturday at Belmont in a matchup of the league’s top two teams in the standings. Seven-time #5 Skyelar Potter #44 Hannes Polla OVC Freshman of the Week Johni Broome (11 points and 13 rebounds) recorded his 11.1 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 0.9 apg 3.4 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 0.2 apg eighth double-double of the year while Ta’lon Cooper added a team-best 16 points. 1 game 22: MOREHEAD STATE • FEB. 20 • ELAM CENTER 7-14 OVERALL • 5-12 OVC ROSTER Front Row (L to R): Eden Holt (no longer with team), Kenton Eskridge, Trey Fort, Eman Sertovic, Parker Stewart (no longer with team), Jaron Williams, Jonte Coleman, Vinnie Viana, Malik Mooving (no longer with team). Back Row (L to R): Dante Gonzales, Jeremiah Harris, Zavon Godwin, La-Quiem Walker, Hannes Polla, Eric Rustin, Ajani Kennedy, K’suan Casey (no longer with team), Anthony Thomas, Cameron Holden. No. ......Name ..................................Pos. ........Ht. .........Wt. ...... Class ........Hometown (Previous School) 2 .........Anthony Thomas .................G ........... 6-7 .......... 175 ..........Fr.............Silver Spring, Md. (Olympus Preparatory Academy) 3 .........Eman Sertovic .......................G ........... 6-5 .......... 195 ......... So. ...........Bosanska Krupa, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bella Vista Prep) 4 .........Jaron Williams ...................... F ............ 6-6 .......... 210 .......... Jr. ............Rock Hill, SC (College of Central Florida) 5 .........Jonte Coleman ......................G ........... 6-4 .......... 195 .......... Jr. ............Champaign, Ill. (Kankakee CC) 10 ........Eric Rustin .............................C ........... 7-1 .......... 185 ......... So. ...........Richmond, Va. (Tennessee Prep Academy) 11 ........Jeremiah Harris .................... F ............ 6-4 .......... 205 .......... Jr. ............Bessemer, Ala. (Gadsden State CC) 12 ........Ajani Kennedy ...................... F ............ 6-9 .......... 225 ........ R-Jr. ..........Moreno Valley, Calif. (UC Riverside) 13 ........Zavon Godwin ..................... F ............ 6-6 .......... 215 .......... Jr. ............Detroit, Mich. (Schoolcraft College) 15 ........Cameron Holden ................. F ............ 6-5 .......... 200 .......... Jr. ............Forsyth, Ga. (Gulf Coast State College) 21 ........Dante Gonzales ....................G ........... 6-4 .......... 170 ....... R-So. .........Gilbert, Ariz. (Mesa CC) 22 ........La-Quiem Walker ................. F ............ 6-9 .......... 240 .......... Jr. ............Jersey City, NJ (Kaskaskia College) 23 ........Vinnie Viana .........................G ........... 6-1 .......... 170 .......... Jr. ............Atlanta, Ga. (Albany Technical College) 24 ........Trey Fort ................................G ........... 6-4 .......... 195 ..........Fr.............Jackson, Miss. (DME Sports Academy) 33 ........Kenton Eskridge ..................G ........... 6-1 .......... 195 .......... Jr. ............Atlanta, Ga. (Ranger College) 44 ........Hannes Polla .........................C .......... 6-11 ......... 270 ..........Sr. ............Lahti, Finland (Oklahoma) Interim Head Coach: Montez Robinson (North Georgia, 2002), First Season at UTM, Sixth Overall PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Assistant Coach: DeAndre Walker (Fairmont State, 2004), Seventh Season 3...........E-mon Sir-toe-vich 4...........Juh-ron Williams Assistant Coach: Zach Carpenter (Lee University, 2006), Fourth Season 5...........Jon-tay Coleman Assistant Coach: Jackson Hayzlett (Bowling Green State, 2014), Second Season 12..........Uh-jonny Kennedy 13..........Zay-von Godwin Director of Basketball Operations: Dillion Sneed (ETSU, 2006), First Season 21..........Don-tay Gone-zah-les Video Coordinator: Ross Fleming (Howard, 2020), First Season 22..........Luh-Kwim Walker 23..........Vinnie Vee-ah-na Player Development: Deonte Johnson (UT Martin, 2018), First Season 44..........Hahn-nes