General Name of school: University of Southern Indiana 2015-16 Team Information City/population: Evansville/300,000 (Metro Area) Overall record: 19-11 Founded: 1965 Home record: 12-4 Enrollment: 10,693 (Fall 2016)* Nickname: Screaming Eagles Road record: 4-5 School colors: Red, White, Blue Neutral site record: 3-2 Arena/capacity: Physical Activities Center/2,600 Conference record: 10-8/5th GLVC East Division Affiliation: NCAA II Conference Tournament finish: Lost in Quarterfinals Conference: Great Lakes Valley Final ranking last year: NA President: Dr. Linda L. M. Bennett Starters returning/lost: Alma mater, yr.: Cincinnati, ‘74 3/2 Athletic Director: Jon Mark Hall Lettermen returning/lost: 8/4 Alma mater, yr.: Murray State, ‘90 Athletic Department phone: 812/464-1846 Athletic Communications Ticket Office phone: 812-465-7165 Dir. of Athletic Communications/ Athletic Trainer: Scott Hooker Phone: 812-465-1298 Men's Basketball Contact: Ray Simmons Assistant Athletic Trainer: Laura Heline Office phone: 812-465-1622 Phone: 812-464-1955 Home phone: 812-626-6435 Cell phone: 812-760-9582 History Asst. Dir. of Athletic Communications: Dan McDonnell First yr. of Basketball: 1970-71 Office Phone: 812-465-1121 Overall All-Time Record: 907-427 (.680) Cell phone: 812-589-2956 Yrs. in NCAA Tournament/last: 25/2014 Graduate Assistant Athletic Communications: NCAA Tournament Record: 32-27 Last post-season opponent: Michigan Tech (2014) Jostun Pomplun; Shawn Chambers Result: L 75-70 Office Phone: 812-465-7094 Yrs. in GLVC Tournament/last: 16/2016 Athletic Office Fax: 812-465-1129 GLVC Tournament Record: 31-12 Athletic Communications mailing address: Last GLVC Tournament opponent: Bellarmine (2016) 8600 University Blvd. Evansville, IN 47712 Result: L 73-76 Coaching Staff Head Coach: Rodney Watson Alma mater, yr.: Eastern Illinois '82 Record at USI: 158-49 (7 Years) Career record: Same GLVC record: 89-37 (7 Years) Basketball Office phone: 812-465-1639 Best Time/Day to reach coach: Mornings Assistant coaches: Brent Owen (USI '09 M'12); Kevin Gant (USI '12) Date Opponent H/A/N Location GLVC Time 11/1/2016 Purdue University A West Lafayette, IN 6 p.m. (Tentative) GLVC/GLIAC Challenge 11/12/2016 Lake Erie College N Indianapolis, IN Noon (CST) 11/13/2016 Ashland University N Indianapolis, IN 1:15 PM (CST) Small College Basketball Hall of Fame Classic 11/18/2016 Florida Southern College N Evansville, IN 8:30 p.m. 11/19/2016 Kentucky Wesleyan College N Evansville, IN 8:30 p.m. 12/1/2016 McKendree University A Lebanon, IL 7:30 p.m. 12/3/2016 University of Illinois Springfield A Springfield, IL 3 p.m. Bill Joergens Memorial Classic 12/10/2016 Ohio Valley University H Evansville, IN 7 p.m. 12/11/2016 Lees-McRae College H Evansville, IN 7 p.m. 12/14/2016 Bluefield College (Va.) H Evansville, IN 7 p.m. Louisville Airport East Challenge 12/16/2016 Martin Methodist College (Tenn.) N Louisville, KY 4 p.m. (CST) 12/17/2016 Kentucky State University N Louisville, KY 4 p.m. (CST) 1/2/2017 Bluefield State College H Evansville, IN 7 p.m. 1/5/2017 William Jewell College H Evansville, IN 7:30 p.m. 1/7/2017 Rockhurst University H Evansville, IN 3:15 p.m. 1/12/2017 Truman State University A Kirksville, MO 7:30 p.m. 1/14/2017 Quincy University A Quincy, IL 3:15 p.m. 1/16/2017 Bellarmine University H Evansville, IN 7:30 p.m. 1/19/2017 University of Wisconsin-Parkside H Evansville, IN 7:30 p.m. 1/21/2017 Lewis University H Evansville, IN 3:15 p.m. 1/26/2017 Saint Joseph's College (Ind.) A Rensselaer, IN 7:30 p.m. 1/28/2017 University of Indianapolis A Indianapolis, IN 2:15 p.m. (CST) Missouri Univ. of Science & 2/2/2017 H Evansville, IN 7:30 p.m. Technology 2/4/2017 Drury University H Evansville, IN 3:15 p.m. 2/9/2017 University of Missouri-St. Louis A St. Louis, MO 7:30 p.m. 2/11/2017 Maryville University A St. Louis, MO 3:15 p.m. 2/16/2017 University of Illinois Springfield H Evansville, IN 7:30 p.m. 2/18/2017 McKendree University H Evansville, IN 3:15 p.m. 2/23/2017 Bellarmine University A Louisville, KY 7 p.m. (CST) GLVC Tournament 2/26/2017 Opponent TBD (if necessary) H TBA 3/2-5/2017 Opponents TBD N Evansville, IN 2017 NCAA II Midwest Regional 3/11-14/2017 Opponent & Location TBA 2017 NCAA II Elite Eight 3/22-25/2017 Opponent TBD N Sioux Falls, SD The University of Southern Indiana men's basketball team has an exciting, action packed 2016-17 schedule that includes 28-regular season games and begins at Purdue University for an exhibition game on November 1. USI begins the regular season on the road for the second-straight season when the Screaming Eagles travel up the road to Indianapolis, Indiana, to play in the GLVC/GLIAC Challenge November 12-13. USI is slated to face Lake Erie College and Ashland University in the two-day event. The GLVC/GLIAC Challenge starts a six-game slate away from the Physical Activities Center to start the season. Following the challenge, the Eagles return to Evansville for the Small College Basketball Hall of Fame Classic November 18-19 at the Ford Center. USI will play Florida Southern College, which won the 2015 NCAA Division II national championship at the Ford Center, and Kentucky Wesleyan College, the Eagles long- time rival and former GLVC member. The final third of the six-game road slate begin the 2016-17 GLVC campaign by traveling to McKendree University (December 1) and the University of Illinois Springfield (December 3). Eagle fans will get their first view of the 2016-17 USI squad December 10-11 when Ohio Valley University (December 10) and Lees-McRae College (December 11) in the shortened Bill Joergens Memorial Classic. USI stays at the PAC to play Bluefield College (December 14) before going on the road to play in the Louisville Airport East Classic that is hosted by Bellarmine University. After a home game with Bluefield State University on January 2 to start the 2017 calendar, USI resumes GLVC action by hosting William Jewell College (January 5) and Rockhurst University (January 7). The home conference schedule for the Eagles also includes Bellarmine (January 16); the University of Wisconsin- Parkside (January 19); Lewis University (January 21); Missouri University of Science & Technology (February 2); Drury University (February 4; Homecoming); Illinois Springfield (February 16); and McKendree University (February 18; Senior Day). The remainder of the GLVC road slate includes visits to Truman State University (January 12); Quincy University (January 14); Saint Joseph's College (January 26); University of Indianapolis (January 28); University of Missouri-St. Louis (February 9); Maryville University (February 11); and Bellarmine University (February 23). The GLVC Tournament is slated to begin February 26 at campus sites before returning to the Ford Center in Evansville for the first time since 2014 for the final three rounds March 2-5. The NCAA II Midwest Regional is set for March 11-14, while the NCAA II Elite Eight moves to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, March 22-25. USI has won 20-or-more games in 20 of the last 24 seasons and has reached 25-or-more wins six of the last 15 years. USI has a record of 158-49 (.763) and won a pair of GLVC championships under the direction of Head Coach Rodney Watson since 2009-10. USI has six teams on the schedule that appeared in the 2016 NCAA Division II Tournament (Ashland University, Bellarmine University, Kentucky Wesleyan College, University of Indianapolis, Lewis University, and the University of Wisconsin-Parkside). A total of 18 teams on the schedule were in their respective conference tournaments. The schedule includes 11 teams with winning records. USI's all-time record against teams on the schedule is 454-229 (.665). The Eagles have opened the last 30 seasons with a victory. The Eagles have won each of the last 32 home openers. USI has a home record of 506-86 (.855) since moving into the PAC in 1980-81. Ticket prices for 2016-17: Season Chairbacks - $140.00; Season Bench - $85.00. (Ticket prices now include a GLVC Tournament first round game(s) at the PAC, if necessary) Players NO. NAME POS. HT. WT CL. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 0 Marcellous Washington G 6-1 155 Jr. Lexington, KY / Bryan Station / Sinclair C.C 1 Jeril Taylor G 6-4 195 Sr. Louisville, KY / Pleasure Ridge Park / Rend Lake 2 Jacob Norman F 6-5 210 So. Evansville, IN / Reitz 3 Bobo Drummond G 5-10 175 Sr. Peoria, IL / LaLumiere Academy / Wright State 12 Julius Rajala F 6-9 226 Jr. Helsinki, Finland / Makelanrinne / Loyola-Chicago 13 Kyle Aiton G 6-2 195 Jr. Newburgh, IN / Castle / Wabash 20 Alex Stein G 6-3 190 So. Evansville, IN / Reitz 23 DayJar Dickson F 6-9 215 Jr. Washington, D.C. / Potomac / Polk State 30 Cortez Macklin G 6-3 170 Sr. Louisville, KY / Pleasure Ridge Park / Rend Lake 33 Davis Carter C 7-1 232 Jr. Denver, CO / Denver Science and Technology / Western Neb. 35 Emmanuel Audu F 6-7 215 Jr. Lagos, Nigeria / Beta College / Carl Albert State Coaching Staff NAME TITLE Rodney Watson Men's Basketball Head Coach Brent Owen Assistant Men's Basketball Coach Kevin Gant Assistant Men's Basketball Coach Rodney Watson, the ninth head coach for USI men's basketball, has had the Screaming Eagles soaring during his seven seasons.