GAME 13 | #USFvsBU UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA BULLS MEN’S BASKETBALL Steven Schoon, Assistant Director of Athletic Communications | Email: [email protected] O: 813-974-4087 | C: 620-218-1693 | Twitter:@USFMBB | Website: www.GoUSFBulls.com GAME INFORMATION MATCHUP Date ..................................................................Saturday, December 28 Time .............................................................................................. 8 p.m. ET Site ...................................................Peoria, Ill./Carver Arena (11,164) TV .......................................................................................................... None Radio ........ USF IMG Sports Network (Jim Lighthall/Todd Kalas) Live Stats ..................................................................... GoUSFBulls.com COMPARISON Bradley Twitter Updates ....................................................................@USFMBB USF Braves Series................................................................................... USF leads 1-0 Bulls 70.2 ppg Scoring Off. 66.9 ppg 5-7, 0-0 MVC In Peoria ..............................................................................................N/A 8-4, 0-0 The American 67.7 ppg Scoring Def. 68.2 ppg In Tampa ......................................................................... USF leads 1-0 +2.6 Scoring Mar. -1.2 LAST TIME OUT Neutral.................................................................................................N/A LAST TIME OUT 45.4% FG % 43.0% L, 71-55 vs. Pacific (12/21/13) First Meeting .................................................USF 82-63 (11/20/12) L, 66-65 vs. Miss State Last Meeting .................................................................................Same 12/21/13 40.3% FG% Def. 42.6% LEADERS Streak ...........................................................................................USF W1 66.1% FT % 71.9% LEADERS P Walt Lemon Jr., 14.9 SCHEDULE P Victor Rudd, 16.1 37.2 RPG 36.2 R Tyshon Pickett, 7.1 R Victor Rudd, 7.3 -0.2 Reb Mar. +2.3 A Walt Lemon, Jr., 3.9 N4 BARRY UNIVERSITY (EXH.) W, 88-53 A Anthony Collins, 5.9 3.7 3FG Per Game 4.2 N9 TENNESSEE TECH W, 72-62 ESPN3 HEAD COACH N12 BETHUNE-COOKMAN W, 91-65 ESPN3 HEAD COACH 28.4% 3FG% 27.2% Geno Ford N15 at Bowling Green W, 75-61 ESPN3 Stan Heath 35.2% 3FG % Def. 28.7% Overall: 149-118 (9th) N22 STETSON W, 72-63 ESPN3 at School: 30-49 (3rd) Overall: 205-191 (13th) 12.7 Assists 9.5 N25 #5/8 OKLAHOMA STATE L, 93-67 ESPNNEWS at School: 96-114 (7th) N30 DETROIT L, 65-60 ESPN3 5.2 Blocks 3.0 TWITTER D4 at George Mason W, 68-66 MASN TWITTER 6.6 Steals 6.7 @BradleyBraves D7 ALABAMA W, 66-64 ESPNU @USFMBB 12.7 Turnovers 13.6 D17 FLORIDA GULF COAST ^ W, 68-66 2OT ESPNU D19 FLORIDA A&M ^ W, 73-70 ESPN3 D22 vs. Mississippi State ^ L, 71-66 PROJECTED STARTERS D23 at Santa Clara ^ L, 66-65 CBSSN D28 at Bradley 8 p.m. # Name Pos Ht/Wt Cl PPG RPG APG Hometown D31 MEMPHIS* 7 p.m. ESPN2 11 Anthony Collins G 6-1/175 JR 6.9 1.6 5.9 Houston, Texas J4 HOUSTON* 4 p.m. CBSSN 4 Corey Allen Jr. G 6-1/152 JR 12.5 5.1 3.2 St. Louis, Mo. J9 at Temple* 7 p.m. ESPNU 2 Victor Rudd F 6-9/235 SR 16.1 7.3 1.5 Los Angeles, Calif. J15 at SMU* 7 p.m. ESPNU 23 Chris Perry F/C 6-8/266 FR 9.6 6.4 *1.0 Bartow, Fla. J18 CINCINNATI* 5 p.m. ESPNU 5 John Egbunu C 6-10/245 FR 7.8 5.9 *1.6 Bauchi, Nigeria J22 LOUISVILLE* 7 p.m. ESPNU * blocks per game J26 at Memphis* 2 p.m. CBSSN NEED TO KNOW J28 SMU* 7 p.m. ESPNNews/3 F2 at Cincinnati* Noon CBSSPORTS » USF and Bradley meet after each team played two games in Las Vegas F5 at UCF* 7 p.m. ESPNNews » USF’s record has come with two four-game winning streaks and two two-game losing streaks » The last time a Bulls’ game was decided by more than five points was over a month ago (11/25) F8 RUTGERS* 8 p.m. ESPNNews » Victor Rudd has averaged a double-double of the past five games, 18.6 points, 10.2 rebounds F12 at Connecticut* 7 p.m. ESPN2 » Chris Perry is the reigning American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week. He has received F15 UCF* 1:30 p.m. ESPNNews the award three times already this season. F18 at Louisville* 7 p.m. CBSSN » Starting point guard Anthony Collins has not played the past two games due to left knee F26 CONNECTICUT* 7 p.m. CBSSN soreness. The lingering injury also kept the junior out of the first two games of the season. M1 at Rutgers* 12 p.m. ESPNNews » USF has used six different starting lineups this season M4 at Houston* 8:30 p.m. ESPNNews » The Bulls last started a season 8-2 in 2009-10 and eventually played in the NIT M8 TEMPLE* 2 p.m. ESPNNews » USF won four consecutive games by one possession for the first time since the 1978-79 season M12-15 AAC Championship% TBA TBA (page 2). Its last four games have been decided by a total of nine points. » USF is 2-0 on the road for the first time since 2006-07 » USF started the season 4-0 for the first time since 2006-07 and the eighth time in its 43 seasons Home Games in ALL CAPS of men’s basketball. ^ - Las Vegas Classic , D22 & D23 in Las Vegas, Nev. » USF’s freshman class was ranked 12th nationally by HoopScoop.com and 21st by ESPN * - Amercian Athletic Conference Game Recruiting News, Stan Heath’s best recruiting class at USF. % - American Athletic Conference Championship » Victor Rudd and Anthony Collins were named to Preseason All-American Athletic Conference (FedExForum Memphis, Tenn.) Second Team. » USF’s non-conference schedule was rated the third toughest by ESPN.com among American When referring to the University please be aware of the Athletic Conference members. following policy regarding usage. First references to the school and its intercollegiate athletics program should always be the UP NEXT University of South Florida. The only secondary reference used should be USF or Bulls. Please refrain from using South Florida, USF plays one of three games on opening night in the inaugural American Athletic Conference S. Florida, South Fla. or any other similar combination. on Tuesday against Memphis at 7 p.m. PRONUNCIATION ROSTER Players No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 1 MUSA Abdul Aleem Moo-Sah 0 Martino Brock G 6-5 205 Sr.-TR Memphis, Tenn. (Maine Central Institute/South Alabama) 5 John EGBUNU Egg-Boo-New 1 Musa Abdul-Aleem G 6-5 221 Sr.-1L Atlanta, Ga. (W.D. Mohammed HS/Georgia Perimeter College) 35 Jordan OMOGBEHIN oh-MOG-bee-in 2 Victor Rudd F 6-9 235 Sr.-2L Los Angeles, Calif. (Findlay Prep- Nev./Arizona State) 15 SHEMIYE McLendon Sheh-My-Yay 3 Zach LeDay F 6-7 245 So.-1L The Colony, Texas (The Colony) 4 Corey Allen Jr. G 6-1 152 Jr..-TR St. Louis, Mo. (Ritenour HS/Mt. San Antonio College) 5 John Egbunu C 6-10 245 Fr.-HS Bauchi, Nigeria (Ft. Walton Beach HS - Fla.) BY STATE/COUNTRY 10 Josh Heath G 6-2 165 Fr.-HS Tampa, Fla. (Tampa Prep) California (1): Victor Rudd 11 Anthony Collins G 6-1 175 Jr.-2L Houston, Texas (Westbury Christian School) Florida (5): Dre Clayton, John Egbunu, Josh Heath, 15 Shemiye McLendon G 6-3 217 Jr.-RS Vero Beach, Fla. (IMG Academy/Hofstra) Shermiye McLendon, Chris Perry 21 Javontae Hawkins G 6-5 205 So.-1L Flint, Mich. (Huntington Prep) Georgia (1): Musa Abdul-Aleem 23 Chris Perry F/C 6-8 266 Fr.-HS Bartow, Fla. (Bartow Senior HS) Michigan (2): Javontae Hawkins, Bo Zeigler 24 Dre Clayton F 6-6 245 Fr. -HS Orlando, Fla. (Orlando Christian Prep) Missouri (1): Corey Allen Jr. 30 Bo Zeigler G/F 6-6 198 Fr.-HS Detroit, Mich. (Community HS) 35 Jordan Omogbehin C 7-3 315 So.-1L Lagos, Nigeria (Atlantic Shores Christian Academy-Va.) Nigeria (1): Jordan Omogbehin Tennessee (1): Martino Brock Head Coach: Stan Heath Texas (2): Anthony Collins, Zach LeDay Assistant Coaches: Steve Roccaforte, Donnie Marsh, Mike Wells Director of Basketball Operations: Chris Howard BY CLASS Senior (3): Musa Abdul-Aleem, Martino Brock, Victor WHAT’S TRENDING Rudd Jr. » After going its first six games without one, USF has had six consecutive games with one double-double (Egbunu, Perry x2, Rudd x3) Junior (3): Corey Allen Jr., Anthony Collins, Shemiye » Anthony Collins has led the team in assists in every game he’s played this season (missed the first two and last two due to injury) McLendon » Victor Rudd’s double-double against Mississippi State was his third of the season and 13th of his career. Sophomore (3): Javontae Hawkins, Zach LeDay, Jordan » John Egbunu did not record a block for the first time this season when he came up empty against FGCU Omogbehin » John Egbunu is coming off his first career double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds against Santa Clara Freshman (4): Dre Clayton, John Egbunu, Josh Heath, » 27.0 percent of USF’s scoring is coming from the free throw line which ranks as the 31st most in the NCAA Chris Perry, Bo Zeigler » 42.6 percent of USF’s scoring has come from three newcomers: Corey Allen Jr., John Egbunu and Chris Perry » 22.8 percent of USF’s scoring has come from Victor Rudd » USF is undefeated (6-0) when committing fewer turnovers than its opponent BY POSITION » USF is 0-2 when shooting under 40 percent from the field Guard (7): Musa Abdul-Aleem, Corey Allen Jr., Martino » USF is 4-1 when outrebounding its opponent Brock, Anthony Collins, Javontae Hawkins, Josh Heath, » USF 5-1 when leading at halftime, but 1-3 when trailing at the break Shemiye McLendon » Victor Rudd is one of three players (Shabazz Nadier, TaShawn Thomas) in the American Conference to rank in the top 10 in scoring and Forward (3): Dre Clayton, Zach LeDay, Victor Rudd Jr.