WAYNE STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL Department of Athletics | 5101 John C. Lodge | 101 Matthaei | Detroit, MI 48202 | (313) 577-4280 | WSUAthletics.com Athletic Media Relations - Jeff Weiss, Assoc. Athletics Director/Media Relations | [email protected] Cameron Weidenthaler, Assistant Sports Information Director | [email protected] | 313-577-2299 (Office) Lauren Bryne, Media Relations Graduate Intern | [email protected] GAMES 18-19 | FEB. 6 & FEB. 8, 2020 WAYNE STATE WARRIORS MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 2019-20 WAYNE STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE N8 OHIO DOMINICAN & DETROIT L, 86-87 (2OT) WAYNE STATE (4-13, 1-12 GLIAC) at #15-GRAND VALLEY STATE (18-3, 11-2 GLIAC) N10 at Lake Erie & Painesville, Ohio W, 69-64 Feb. 6, 2020 | 8:00 PM | Allendale, Mich. (Fieldhouse Arena) N16 at Lewis Romeoville, Ill. W, 67-66 N27 at Hillsdale Hillsdale, Mich. W, 65-60 Coverage: WDTK (1400 AM / 101.5 FM) D5 at #23-Ferris State* Big Rapids, Mich. L, 86-96 D7 at Lake Superior State* Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. L, 63-67 WAYNE STATE (4-13, 1-12 GLIAC) at DAVENPORT (16-7, 8-5 GLIAC) D14 at Ashland* Ashland, Ohio W, 69-64 J2 at Michigan Tech* Houghton, Mich. L, 68-80 Feb. 8, 2020 | 3:00 PM | Grand Rapids, Mich. (DU Student Center) J4 at Northern Michigan* Marquette, Mich. L, 55-58 Coverage: WDTK (1400 AM / 101.5 FM) J9 DAVENPORT* DETROIT L, 65-73 J11 #18-GRAND VALLEY STATE* DETROIT L, 64-71 J16 at Parkside * Kenosha, Wis. L, 73-76 (OT) WSU .............................................. TEAM COMPARISON ............................. GVSU / DU J18 at Purdue Northwest* Hammond, Ind. L, 73-84 68.9 ................................................................ Points/Game ............................................. 75.4 / 74.5 J23 SAGINAW VALLEY STATE* DETROIT L, 57-71 73.9 ......................................................... Points Allowed/Game ...................................... 68.0 / 66.2 J25 NORTHWOOD* DETROIT L, 71-73 .445 ............................................................... FG Percentage ........................................... .472 / .449 J30 LAKE SUPERIOR STATE* DETROIT L, 73-74 .347 .............................................................. 3FG Percentage .......................................... .371 / .358 F1 #11-FERRIS STATE* DETROIT L, 67-93 .672 ................................................................ FT Percentage ............................................ .718 / .719 F6 at #15-Grand Valley State* Allendale, Mich. 8:00 PM .418 ...................................................... Opponents FG Percentage .................................. .410 / .424 F8 at Davenport* Grand Rapids, Mich. 3:00 PM 36.9 ........................................................... Rebounds For/Game ....................................... 37.7 / 34.9 F13 PURDUE NORTHWEST* DETROIT 7:30 PM F15 PARKSIDE* DETROIT 3:00 PM 37.4 ....................................................... Rebounds Against/Game ................................... 30.1 / 33.6 F20 at Northwood* Midland, Mich. 8:00 PM 12.8 ........................................................... Turnovers Per Game ....................................... 11.4 / 12.7 F22 at Saginaw Valley State* University Center, Mich. 3:00 PM 11.1 .................................................. Opponents Turnovers Per Game .............................. 11.7 / 15.8 F27 ASHLAND* DETROIT 7:30 PM 5.2 ................................................................ Steals Per Game .............................................. 6.2 / 8.2 M3 GLIAC Quarterfinals Campus Site TBD 3.9 ................................................................ Blocks Per Game .............................................. 3.4 / 2.3 M7 GLIAC Semifinals Campus Site TBD M8 GLIAC Championships Campus Site TBD PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP & G-MAC/GLIAC Challenge | * GLIAC Contest Home Games in Bold | All Times are Eastern WAYNE STATE STAFF Head Coach ..................................................................................................... David Greer Alma Mater/Year...............................................................................Bowling Green/1983 Record at WSU .............................................................................. 251-250 (19th Season) Career Record ................................................................................ 267-263 (20th Season) #1 ANTONIO #4 JAMES #10 KARIM #11 BRAILEN #20 NATE Assistant Coaches .................................................................. E.J. Haralson, Lorenzo Neely MARSHALL GORDON IV MURRAY NEELY TALBOT Graduate Assistant Coach ............................................................................... Clark Bishop Assistant Athletic Trainer .............................................................................. Andrew Stoll STORYLINES Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach .................................................... Cody Vargo WAYNE STATE QUICK FACTS After a four-game home stand, Wayne State will play at 15th-ranked Grand Valley State on Thursday Location/ Founded ..............................................................................Detroit, Mich./1868 night before staying on the west side of the state for a matchup at Davenport on Saturday afternoon. Enrollment .......................................................................26,844 (17,663 Undergraduate) The Warriors have dropped 10 straight and are 0-7 at home, while winning four of its 10 road contests. Nickname ............................................................................................................. Warriors Colors ....................................................................................... Green (561) & Gold (1225) President ............................................................................................... Dr. M. Roy Wilson THE SERIES Athletics Phone .........................................................................................(313) 577-4280 The Warriors trail 35-50 in the all-time series versus Grand Valley State, including a 13-26 mark on the Director of Athletics ...................................................................................... Rob Fournier Faculty Representative ................................................................................ Dr. Tim Butler road. The teams began playing in 1971 and first met as conference foes in 1976, while GVSU holds a Athletics Website ................................................................................. WSUAthletics.com 33-37 edge in GLIAC contests. Head coach David Greer is 14-14 (6-8 on the road) against the Lakers. Twitter ................................................................................................. @waynestwarriors Wayne State has won four of the last six meetings after GVSU captured four straight from Feb. 22, Facebook .......................................................................www.facebook.com/wsuwarriors YouTube .......................................................................youtube.com/waynestateathletics 2014, until Jan. 19, 2017. GVSU won 71-64 in Detroit earlier this season on Jan. 11th. Instagram/Snapchat ............................................ waynestateathletics/Warrior Athletics WAYNE STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM INFORMATION Davenport has a 3-2 advantage in the all-time series against Wayne State dating back to 2017. Affiliation ................................................................................................. NCAA Division II The Warriors won the first two matchups, but the Panthers have captured the last three meetings, Conference ............................................................................................................... GLIAC First Year .............................................................................................................. 1917-18 including a 73-65 win earlier this season on Jan. 9th. All-Time Record ...................................................................................1,240-1,069 (.537) Home Court/Capacity .............................................................................. Matthaei / 1,331 SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS 2018-19 Overall Record ............................................................................................. 8-17 2018-19 GLIAC Record / Finish ................................................................ 7-13 / 5th South GVSU enters this week ranked 15th in the country and carries an 18-3 overall record with an 11-2 Letterwinners Returning / Lost .................................................................................. 5 / 7 mark in the league. Head coach Ric Wesley is in his 16th campaign with GVSU. Junior forward Jake Starters Returning / Lost ........................................................................................... 2 / 3 Van Tubbergen is the team’s go-to player and is a five-time GLIAC Player of the Week. He is averaging Newcomers (Freshmen / Transfers) ...................................................................... 7 (3 / 4) GLIAC Regular-Season Titles ............................................ 7 (1983-84, 1985-86, 1986-87, 18.9 points and 10.4 rebounds per game, while shooting nearly 55 percent from the floor and 78 ...............................................................................1991-92, 1993-94, 1998-99, 2012-13) percent from the free throw line. Senior guard Jeremiah Ferguson (14.4 PPG), junior forward Christian GLIAC Tournament Titles .........................................................4