Southeastern Men’s Basketball 2020-21 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES Men’s Basketball Contact: Chris Salim • E-Mail: [email protected] • Office: (985) 549-2142 • Cell: (318) 471-5972 Website: LionSports.net • Twitter: @LionUpAthletics; @LionUpMBB @DavidKieferSLU • Facebook: /SLUathletics; /SLUBasketball NCAA TOURNAMENT 2005 • SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE CHAMPION 2003-04, 2004-05, 2017-18 • SOUTHLAND TOURNAMENT CHAMPION 2005 TRANS AMERICA ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (TAAC) WEST DIVISION CHAMPION 1994-95 GULF STATES CONFERENCE CHAMPION 1953-54 • GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPION 1972-73 • GULF STAR CONFERENCE CHAMPION 1984-85 Game 12: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders at SLU Lions 2020-21 ScHEdULE Date Opponent Time/Result SLU Lions (2-9, 0-2) Nov. 25 at Purdue Fort Wayne L 67-63 OT at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders Nov. 28 at UAB L 84-57 (3-6, 0-0) Nov. 30 at LSU L 96-43 Wednesday, Jan. 13 • 7 p.m. CT Dec. 2 at California Baptist W 81-80 Hammond, Louisiana Dec. 4 at California Baptist L 83-66 University Center Dec. 9 at Louisiana Tech L 78-69 Dec. 15 at Texas A&M L 69-52 Dec. 23 at Grambling W 77-70 The Southeastern Louisiana Game Information Dec. 29 at Lamar (non-conference) L 74-64 men’s basketball team returns home Jan. 6 Sam Houston* L 70-52 Radio ...........................................................KSLU FM - 90.9 Jan. 9 at Nicholls* L 87-67 Wednesday to face Texas A&M-Corpus TV/Watch ................................................................. ESPN+ Christi at 7 p.m. in the University Center. Live Stats ...........................................www.LionSports.net Jan. 13 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi* 7 p.m. Live Streaming .......................................www.LionSports.net Jan. 16 at Abilene Christian* 3 p.m. The Lions are coming off a pair off Series Record ........................................... Islanders Lead 11-6 Jan. 20 at McNeese* 6:30 p.m. losses last week to Sam Houston and Last Meeting ......(Jan. 15, 2020 - Lions 62, Islanders 56 Jan. 23 Northwestern State* 4 p.m. .......................................... ..................(Hammond, Louisiana) Nicholls in Southland Conference action. Jan. 27 Central Arkansas* 8 p.m. Jan. 30 New Orleans* 4 p.m. SLU’s Keon Clergeot tied a career- over SLU, 11-6. However, the Lions have high scoring 25 points Saturday in the Feb. 10 at Sam Houston * 6:30 p.m. won three straight against A&M-Corpus Feb. 13 Nicholls* 7 p.m. loss to Nicholls. Gus Okafor added 14 Christi, including a 62-56 victory in the Feb. 17 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi* 7:30 p.m. points three steals and two blocked last meeting at the University Center. Feb. 20 Abilene Christian* 4 p.m. shots for the Lions. Feb. 24 McNeese* 7 p.m. The Islanders are led by Perry Francois Feb. 27 at Northwestern State* 3 p.m. A&M-Corpus Christi hasn’t played (11.6 ppg) and Jalen White (10.4 ppg) in since Dec. 22 due to COVID-19 proto- Mar. 3 at Central Arkansas* 7 p.m. scoring entering Wednesday’s matchup Mar. 6 at New Orleans* 6 p.m. cols within the team. with the Lions. Mar. 10-13 Southland Conference Tournament TBA The Islanders lead the all-time series (Katy, Texas) * - Southland Conference Game ^ - Merrill Center, Katy, Texas LIONS’ PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP Home Games in Bold. All times Central and subject to change 2 4 0 35 25 JOE ISIAH KEON ELIJAH GUS KIRBY CLERGEOT KASPERZYK IFEJEH OKAFOR JR./G/6-3/190/TR SO./G/6-4/195/IL SR./G/6-1/190/TR SR./F/6-8/240/TR JR./F/6-6/230/TR New Haven, Conn. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Winter Haven, Fla. Montreal, Canada Baltimore, Maryland UMass Odessa College Sagemont HS ULM Miami Dade College GP/GS: .................10/9 GP/GS: .................. 8/8 GP/GS: .................10/7 GP/GS: ...............10/10 GP/GS: .................10/9 PPG........................ 6.1 PPG...................... 14.0 PPG........................ 4.2 PPG........................ 9.3 PPG...................... 10.5 RPG ....................... 2.1 RPG ....................... 3.7 RPG ....................... 3.5 RPG ....................... 6.3 RPG ....................... 1.9 APG ....................... 2.2 APG ....................... 1.8 APG ....................... 0.4 APG ....................... 1.2 APG ....................... 2.1 BPG ....................... 0.5 BPG ....................... 0.1 BPG ....................... 0.2 BPG ....................... 0.3 BPG ....................... 0.1 SPG ........................ 0.7 SPG ........................ 0.9 SPG ........................ 0.2 SPG ........................ 0.8 SPG ........................ 1.2 MIN ..................... 22.4 MIN ..................... 30.8 MIN ..................... 15.1 MIN ..................... 27.8 MIN ..................... 26.6 2020-21 Stats 2020-20 Stats 2020-21 Stats 2020-21 Stats 2020-21 Stats 2020-21 ROSTER NUMERIcAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School 0 Elijah Ifejeh (If-A-Jay) F 6-9 240 Sr. Montreal, Quebec, Canada/ULM 1 Avery Wilson G 6-4 225 Jr. Forest Park, Ga./Boston College 2 Isiah Kirby G 6-4 195 So Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Cypress Bay HS 3 Maxim Romanov (Moxum Roman-off) G/F 6-8 200 So Nahariyya, Israel/Impact Basketball Academy 4 Keon Cleorgeot (Clare-Jo) G 6-1 190 Sr. Winter Haven, Fla./UMass 5 Byron Smith G 6-1 170 So. Gainesville, Fla./P.K. Yonge HS 10 Jon'Darius Warren G 6-0 180 So. Corinth, Miss./Northeast JC 11 McKay Howell G 6-7 190 So. Louisville, KY/Country Day HS 12 Matt Strange G 5-11 170 Jr. The Woodlands, Texas/St. Pius HS 20 Brandon Gonzalez F 6-6 205 Sr. Punta Gorda, Fla./Charlotte HS 22 Nick Caldwell F 6-7 215 So. Geismar, La./Dutchtown HS 24 Jamon Kemp (juh-mon) G/F 6-6 195 Fr. Seattle, Wash./Woodstock Academy 25 Joe Kasperzyk (Casper-Zick) G 6-3 190 Jr. New Haven, Conn./Odessa College 33 Max Brackmann C 7-2 270 Fr. Loehne, Germany/BBG Herford 35 Gus Okafor (Oak-uh-for) G/F 6-6 230 Jr. Baltimore, MD/Miami Dade College ALpHABETIcAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School 33 Max Brackmann C 7-2 270 Fr. Loehne, Germany/BBG Herford 22 Nick Caldwell F 6-7 215 So. Geismar, La./Dutchtown HS 4 Keon Clergeot (Key-on Clare-Jo) G 6-1 190 Sr. Winter Haven, Fla./UMass 20 Brandon Gonzalez F 6-6 205 Sr. Punta Gorda, Fla./Charlotte HS 11 McKay Howell G 6-7 190 So. Louisville, KY/Country Day HS 0 Elijah Ifejeh (If-AY-Jay) F 6-9 240 Sr. Montreal, Quebec, Canada/ULM 25 Joe Kasperzyk (Casperzik) G 6-3 190 Jr. New Haven, Conn./Odessa College 24 Jamon Kemp (Juh-mon) G/F 6-6 195 Fr. Seattle, Wash./Woodstock Academy 2 Isiah Kirby G 6-3 195 So Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Cypress Bay HS 35 Gus Okafor (Oak-uh-for) G/F 6-6 230 Jr. Baltimore, MD/Miami Dade College 3 Maxim Romanov (Moxum - Roman-off) G/F 6-8 200 So Nahariyya, Israel/Impact Basketball Academy 12 Matt Strange G 5-11 170 Jr. The Woodlands, Texas/St. Pius HS 5 Byron Smith G 6-3 180 So. Gainesville, Fla./P.K. Yonge HS 10 JonDarius Warren G 6-0 180 So. Corinth, Miss./Northeast JC 1 Avery Wilson G 6-4 225 Jr. Forest Park, Ga./Boston College HEAd cOAcH: David Kiefer (Key-fer) (2nd Season, Kansas State, 2007) ASSISTANT cOAcHES: Mark Lieberman (FIU, 1995) Jordan Brooks (Hampton, 2012), Riley Conroy (Tulane, 2018) dIREcTOR Of ScOUTINg/SpEcIAL ASSISTANT TO THE HEAd cOAcH: Dean Baumert (Bom-ert)(2013) HEAd MANAgER: Jalen Johnson HEAd TRAINER: Codi Simmons SENIORS (4): Keon Clergeot, Brandon Gonzalez, Elijah Ifejeh, JUNIORS (4): Joe Kasperzyk, Gus Okafor, Matthew Strange, Avery Wilson SOpHOMORES (6): Nick Caldwell, McKay Howell, Isiah Kirby, Max Romanov, Byron Smith, Jon'Darius Warren fRESHMEN (2): Max Brackmann, Jamon Kemp City Pronounciations: Geismar - Guys-mer Loehne - Lune-ay Nahariya - Na-hah-ree-ah Ziguinchor - Zee-Zin-chow Page 2 - Southeastern Louisiana Men’s Basketball Notes • Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders at SLU Lions - Jan. 13, 2021 - Page 2 2020-21 QUIcK fAcTS UNIVERSITY INfORMATION Mobile Phone .....................................................................................(225) 938-5987 E-Mail Address ............................................. [email protected] Name ......................................... Southeastern Louisiana University Assistant Director (Men's Basketball Contact) ...............Chris Salim Founded ..........................................................................................1925 Office Number ..................................................................................(985) 549-2142 Location .............................................................Hammond, Louisiana Mobile Phone (Preferred Contact #) .............................(318) 471-5972 Enrollment .................................................................................15,403 E-Mail Address ...................................... [email protected] Nickname ...................................................................................... Lions Office Fax ..............................................................................................(985) 549-3773 School Colors .............. Green (PMS 3425) and Gold (PMS 124) Press Row Number .......................................................................(985) 549-2326 Affiliation ................................................................. NCAA Division I Mailing Address ...................................................Southeastern Media Relations Conference ...............................................................Southland (SLC) ............................................................................................................................ SLU 10309 Athletic Web Site .........................................