- game 20: MURRAY STATE • FEB. 13 • CFSB CENTER 7-12 OVERALL • 5-10 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 SKYHAWKS CLOSE OUT BRIEF ROAD TRIP BY Date .......... Opponent ...................................... Time MAKING THE SHORT TREK TO MURRAY 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 Murray State leads 55-7 Last Meeting ............................ Jan. 16, 2021 Dec. 20 ....... WESTERN ILLINOIS .............. L 81-63 Game Result .................MSU 79, @UTM 57 Dec. 22 ........ at Ole Miss .................................. L 90-43 Series Streak ..................................MSU W7 Dec. 30 ........ at Jacksonville State* ................. L 80-70 First Meeting ....................................1956-57 UTM vs. MSU in Murray .....................1-29 Jan. 2 ......... BELMONT* ............................... L 90-69 UT MARTIN MURRAY STATE Streak in Murray ..........................MSU W7 Jan. 7 ......... at Tennessee State* ..................... L 74-62 SKYHAWKS RACERS Record: 7-12 Record: 10-9 Jan. 9 ......... at Belmont* ................................. L 89-69 Ohio Valley: 5-10 Ohio Valley: 7-7 PLAYER TO WATCH Jan. 16 ........ MURRAY STATE* .................... L 79-57 Away: 1-7 Home: 7-3 #15 Cameron Holden Jan. 21 ........ at Eastern Kentucky* ............... L 113-73 Last 5: 2-3 Last 5: 3-2 Junior Forward Last 10: 4-6 Last 10: 6-4 Forsyth, Ga. Jan. 23 ........ at Morehead State* .................... L 76-44 Avg. PPG: 65.7 Avg. PPG: 77.3 Jan. 26 ........ SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* ...W 69-66 Holden topped the Def. PPG: 76.9 Def. PPG: 66.9 Skyhawks in scoring Jan. 28 ........ EASTERN ILLINOIS* ............W 51-41 Top Scorer Top Scorer at Austin Peay on Thursday, piling up Jan. 30 ........ SIUE* ........................................... L 76-60 #15 Cameron Holden #23 KJ Williams 14 points to go along 14.1 PPG 15.5 PPG Feb. 4 ......... JACKSONVILLE STATE* ....... L 82-70 with a team-high nine Top REBOUNDER Top REBOUNDER rebounds in only 17 Feb. 6 ......... TENNESSEE TECH* ...............W 66-64 #15 Cameron Holden #23 KJ Williams minutes. Feb. 8 ......... AUSTIN PEAY* ........................W 76-75 7.4 RPG 8.4 RPG The 6-5 frontcourt phenom has nabbed Top PASSER ToP PASSER Feb. 11 ........ at Austin Peay* ........................... L 71-50 all four of his double- Feb. 13 ........ at Murray State* ......................7:30 p.m. #33 Kenton Eskridge #10 Tevin Brown doubles in OVC 3.7 APG 4.5 APG play. That includes a Feb. 18 ........ EASTERN KENTUCKY* ...........8 p.m. INTERIM HEAD COACH HEAD COACH 20-point, career-best 16-rebound effort Feb. 20 ........ MOREHEAD STATE* ................4 p.m. Montez Robinson Matt McMahon against Murray State Feb. 25 ........ at SIUE* .........................................5 p.m. North Georgia, 2002 Appalachian State, 2000 on Jan. 16. Feb. 27 ........ at Eastern Illinois* ........................4 p.m. First Season Sixth Season In OVC play, Holden ranks in the top-10 in Overall: 76-98 Overall: 120-60 scoring (14.2 points per game), rebounding (7.9 March 3-6 .... OVC Tournament$ .........................TBA per game) and steals (1.7 per game). At UTM: 7-12 At MSU: Same HOME GAMES IN ALL CAPS AND BOLD SETTING THE STAGE * Ohio Valley Conference Game The University of Tennessee at Martin men’s basketball team will look to $ Ford Center - Evansville, Ind. split the season series against the Murray State Racers when the longtime Ohio Times are listed in Central time Valley Conference rivals square off at the CFSB Center. It’s been exactly four weeks since the Skyhawks and Murray State matched All dates/opponents subject to change up in the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center as the Racers came away with a 79-57 win back on Jan. 16. In that game, UT Martin forward Cameron Holden went off for game-highs of 20 points, 16 rebounds and three steals - tying for the most offensive PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS rebounds (11) by any player against a NCAA Division I opponent in 2020-21. Holden led the Skyhawks in scoring for the 10th time this season last time MURRAY STATE UT MARTIN out at Austin Peay, as he registered 14 points to go along with a team-best nine #0 Demond Robinson #3 Eman Sertovic rebounds in a 71-50 setback on Thursday. 6.9 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 1.3 apg 5.6 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 1.5 apg UT Martin has gotten back into the OVC Tournament picture after tallying four victories since Jan. 26. With five regular season contests remaining, the #2 Chico Carter, Jr. #4 Jaron Williams Skyhawks are just a half-game out of the projected tournament field. 11.7 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 1.7 apg 10.6 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 1.4 apg First-year interim head coach Montez Robinson boasts a variety of options on the offensive end as four different players have led UT Martin in scoring over #4 Dionte Bostick #12 Ajani Kennedy the last five games (Holden, Ajani Kennedy, Jaron Williams, Anthony Thomas). 5.2 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 2.9 apg 7.3 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 1.1 apg Murray State will play the second game of a back-to-back schedule as its tilt against Southeast Missouri was pushed back to Friday because of inclement #10 Tevin Brown #33 Kenton Eskridge weather. The Racers won that meeting by an 80-60 margin behind a team-high 22 points out of Chico Carter, Jr. KJ Williams (17 points) and Tevin Brown (15 points, 13.1 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 4.5 apg 5.9 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 3.7 apg nine assists, seven rebounds) also enjoyed big nights for Murray State, who lead the OVC in three-point field goal percentage defense (.299). #23 KJ Williams #44 Hannes Polla Carter has given the Racers a lift recently as the sophomore leads the OVC 15.5 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 1.0 apg 3.7 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 0.1 apg with a .522 three-point field goal percentage. 1 game 20: MURRAY STATE • FEB. 13 • CFSB CENTER 7-12 OVERALL • 5-10 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 Pole-uh AC.........Jackson