22008-09008-09 MMEN’SEN’S BBASKETBALLASKETBALL GGAMEAME NNOTESOTES T M UIC (1-1) vs. DEPAUL (1-0) Saturday, November 22, 2008 * 7:00 p.m. * UIC Pavilion (8,000) SETTING THE SCENE 2008-09 SCHEDULE & RESULTS TV/Web: Lakeshore Public Television/ESPN Full Court/ UIC vs. DEPAUL ESPN360.com/Horizon League Network (live) TALE OF THE TAPE November Joe Arredondo (P-B-P) & Kenny McReynolds (Analyst) 14 at Bradley L, 67-61 Radio: WIND 560 AM (live) Stats UIC DEP (live streaming audio also on uicfl ames.com) 19 UNI W, 84-77 Points Per Game 72.5 75.0 22 DEPAUL 7 p.m. Adam Levinson (P-B-P) & Kenny Williams (Analyst) 25 at Howard 6 p.m. Quick Notes: Points Allowed Per Game 72.0 64.0 29 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 7 p.m. UIC hosts crosstown foe DePaul inside the UIC Pavilion Field Goal % .422 .387 for the fi rst time ever this Saturday night...Saturday is the Opponent Field Goal % .410 .407 December fourth meeting between the two schools since UIC became Three-Point % .436 .273 3 at Vanderbilt 7 p.m. a Division I program in 1981-82 and the third matchup 6 LOYOLA# 7 p.m. Opponent Three-Point% .255 .357 14 at Georgia Tech 1 p.m. since 2004-05...UIC defeated DePaul last season at the 17 LEWIS 7 p.m. Allstate Arena, 85-80...That win over the Blue Demons was Free Throw % .783 .700 20 at Illinois State 7 p.m. UIC’s fi rst over a member in the current confi guration of Opponent FT % .758 .688 the BIG EAST since defeating Marquette in 1994-95...The 23 at Toledo 6 p.m. Rebounds Per Game (Avg.) 34.0 35.0 30 MILWAUKEE# 7 p.m. last time a member of one of the “big six” conferences came to the Pavilion was SEC school Ole Miss in 2005-06... Rebound Differential -1.0 -10.0 January Senior guard Josh Mayo is averaging a team-best 20.0 ppg Assists Per Game (Avg.) 15.5 8.0 3 GREEN BAY# 7 p.m. through two games...Dating back to last season, UIC has Steals Per Game (Avg.) 6.0 7.0 8 at Youngstown State# 6:30 p.m. won two straight at home and six of its last seven at the 10 at Cleveland State# 6 p.m. Blocks Per Game (Avg.) 2.5 4.0 Pavilion...Sophomore forward Tori Boyd is coming off a 15 VALPARAISO# 7 p.m. Turnovers Per Game (Avg.) 12.5 6.0 17 BUTLER# 1 p.m. career-high 17-point effort against UNI this past Wednes- 22 at Detroit# 6:30 p.m. day, draining a career-best four 3PT FG. 24 at Wright State# 6 p.m. 28 at Green Bay# 7 p.m. 31 at Milwaukee# 7 p.m. UIC FLAMES - ON THE SIDELINES February PROBABLE STARTERS (starters last game; subject to change) 5 CLEVELAND STATE# 7 p.m. # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Hometown 7 YOUNGSTOWN STATE# 7 p.m. 1 Josh Mayo G 5-11 175 Sr. 20.0 3.0 Merrillville, Ind. 10 DETROIT# 7 p.m. 3 Robo Kreps G 6-0 185 So. 15.0 3.0 Forsyth, Ill. 13 at Butler# 6 p.m. 21 Rob Eppinger F 6-8 240 Jr. 5.0 3.0 Rockford, Ill. 15 at Valparaiso# 2 p.m. 22 Kris Harris G 6-3 185 Jr. 3.5 2.5 Chicago, Ill. 18 WRIGHT STATE# 7 p.m. 41 Scott VanderMeer C 7-0 255 Sr. 11.5 7.0 Dyer, Ind. 21 ESPNU BRACKETBUSTER TBA 27 at Loyola# 8 p.m. OFF THE BENCH # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Hometown March 2 Austin Hood G 6-2 185 So. 0.0 0.0 Chicago, Ill. 2009 Horizon League Tournament 14 DeMarkus Isom-Jones F 6-5 200 Fr. 0.0 0.0 Chicago, Ill. 3 Opening Round 7 p.m. 15 Jimmy Harding G 6-5 175 So. 0.0 0.0 Minooka, Ill. 6 Quarterfi nals TBA 23 Zavion Neely G 6-1 175 Fr. 3.0 0.0 Chicago, Ill. 7 Semifi nals TBA 25 Spencer Stewart G 6-4 185 Jr. 4.0 1.0 Edwardsville, Ill. 10 Championship 8 p.m. 31 Chris Buchanan G 6-3 190 Jr. 1.5 0.0 Joliet, Ill. 32 Jovan Ignjatovic F 6-9 240 Jr. 0.0 2.0 Belgrade, Serbia # Horizon League Contest 33 Jeremy Buttell F 6-7 235 Jr. 1.0 4.5 Colleyville, Texas Home game in BOLD CAPS 35 Jelani Poston F 6-7 220 Fr. 0.0 3.0 Chicago, Ill. All times Central 42 Tori Boyd F 6-5 215 So. 9.5 4.0 Rockford, Ill. Head Coach: Jimmy Collins Associate Head Coach: Mark Coomes; Assistant Coaches: Tracy Dildy, Bryant Lowe Athletic Trainer: Mike Gilmartin www.uicflames.com 2008-09 UIC FLAMES MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES UIC BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION: DePaul Blue Demons Location: Chicago, Ill. 2008-09 Record: 1-0 Founded: 1896 Enrollment: 24,541 2007-08 Record: 11-19, 6-1 BIG EAST Nickname: Flames Head Coach: Jerry Wainwright (44-48 in fourth season at DePaul) Colors: Navy Blue and Fire Engine Red Arena (Capacity): UIC Pavilion (8,000) Projected Starting Lineup: Affi liation: NCAA Division I # Name Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG Hometown Conference: Horizon League Interim Chancellor: Dr. Eric Gislason 1 Jabari Currie G 6-4 Sr. 11.0 6.0 Detroit, Mich. Chancellor Designate: Dr. Paula Allen-Meares 2 Dar Tucker F 6-5 So. 23.0 3.0 Saginaw, Mich. Director of Athletics: James W. Schmidt 13 Mac Koshwal C 6-10 So. 8.0 10.0 Chicago, Ill. Head Coach: 30 Will Walker G 6-0 Jr. 19.0 3.0 Bolingbrook, Ill. Jimmy Collins (New Mexico State, ‘70) 31 Matija Poscic C 6-10 Sr. 4.0 4.0 Opatija, Croatia Record at UIC/Years: 195-172/12 years Overall Record/Years: Same Associate Head Coach: Blue Demon Notes: DePaul won its season opener this past Monday against Albany by a score of 75-64 at Mark Coomes (Western Illinois, ‘74) McGrath Arena in Lincoln Park. Dar Tucker scored 23 while Mac Koshwal contributed eight points and 10 Assistant Coaches: rebounds. The Blue Demons, a member of what many pundits consider the best conference in the country this Tracy Dildy (UIC, ‘91); year in the BIG EAST, were picked to fi nish 15th in the league’s preseason coaches poll. Jerry Wainwright is in Bryant Lowe (UIC, ‘98) 2007-08 Overall Record: 18-15 his fourth season as DePaul’s head coach with a record of 44-48 and an overall record of 230-192 in 15 seasons 2007-08 Horizon League Record/Finsh: 9-9/4th ( as a head coach. Postseason Appearances: NCAA (1998, 2002, 2004) UIC AND DEPAUL, THE SERIES: NIT (2003) While just fi ve miles separate the two campuses, UIC and DePaul have met on just fi ve prior occasions. The two Postseason Record: 0-3 teams had a pair of meetings in the 1940s when UIC was located at Navy Pier, and since the Flames became a Division I program in 1981-82, UIC and DePaul have had just three encounters (all of which have taken place inside what is now known as Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill.). Last year was UIC’s fi rst-ever victory over DePaul; UIC MEDIA SERVICES UIC is 1-4 all-time against the Blue Demons. The Schedule UIC hosts DePaul at the UIC Pavilion on Saturday LAST TIME WE MET: night. Please contact John Jaramillo for all interview UIC 85, DePaul 80 - Dec. 15, 2007 (Allstate Arena - Chicago, Ill.) arrangements or other items to assist in your coverage Paced by a potent three-guard attack, UIC knocked off city rival DePaul, 85-80, in a back-and-forth affair at of UIC basketball. Allstate Arena.The win was the Flames’ fi rst-ever against the Blue Demons. UIC’s backcourt trio of Robo Kreps, Josh Mayo and Spencer Stewart led the way for the Flames, combining for 53 points and 12 assists. Kreps On The Internet Media covering UIC basketball this season should posted a season- and team-high 19 points, going 7-for-9 from the fi eld. Stewart also reached a personal-best scor- frequent the Flames’ website - uicfl ames.com - for ing number with 16 points while adding seven rebounds and four assists. Mayo shook off a cold start (0-6 FG-FGA updated game notes, bios and statistics. In addition, to begin the game) to the contest to fi nish with 18 points and a team-high six assists. Scott VanderMeer provided you can fi nd a link to listen live to every UIC game UIC with plenty of production out of the post with 13 points and seven boards, while Jeremy Buttell came off the both at home and on the road. All UIC basketball bench to pull down a team-best 10 rebounds for the Flames.The two squads traded runs throughout the second home games are available to view live on the Horizon League Network at horizonleaguenetwork.tv (free half, but UIC made the fi nal surge as a 9-2 spurt, propelled by six points from Stewart, staked the Flames to registration required). a 78-70 lead with 1:49 left. Three-pointers by Draelon Burns and Dar Tucker and a lay-up by Cliff Clinkscales sandwiched between a VanderMeer dunk cut the Flames’ lead to just 80-78 with 43 seconds remaining, but E-Mail Mayo would sink four straight clutch free throws on UIC’s next two possessions to put the Flames ahead to stay.