MEN’S BASKETBALL 2015-16 SEASON C-USA NOTEBOOK Nov. 14, 2015 Contact: Courtney Morrison Archer [email protected] CHARLOTTEFIUFLORIDA ATLANTICLOUISIANA TECHMARSHALLMIDDLE TENNESSEE NORTH TEXASOLD DOMINIONRICESOUTHERN MISSUABUTEPUTSAWKU 2015-16 MEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS (Through Nov. 13) |---------------CONFERENCE---------------| |------------------------OVERALL------------------------| TEAM W-L PCT. HOME AWAY W-L PCT. HOME AWAY NEUTRAL L10 STREAK FIU 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 W1 LOUISIANA TECH 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 W1 NORTH TEXAS 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 W1 OLD DOMINION 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 W1 MARSHALL 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- MIDDLE TENNESSEE 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- SOUTHERN MISS 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- UTEP 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- WKU 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- CHARLOTTE 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-1 .000 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 L1 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 L1 RICE 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 L1 UAB 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 L1 UTSA 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 L1 PRESEASON HEADLINES HOW TO WATCH C-USA BASKETBALL Louisiana Tech and Old Dominion are rid- Date Game Coverage Time ing two of the nation’s longest home court Fri., November 13 FIU 71, Trinity Baptist 39 C-USA DN 6:00p win streaks. The Bulldogs have won 31 in (13) Michigan State 82, Florida Atlantic 55 ESPN3 6:00p a row, dating back to the 2013-14 season, (RV) Old Dominion 67, Niagara 50 C-USA DN 6:00p for the fourth-best in the country behind Louisiana Tech 95, Millsaps 33 C-USA DN 6:30p only Arizona, North Carolina Cental and Loyola-Chicago 76, UTSA 64 ESPN3 7:00p Wichita State. Old Dominion has won its last Elon 86, Charlotte 74 ASN 7:30p 25 games at the Ted Constant Center, one North Texas 112, Jarvis Christian 82 C-USA DN 7:30p game behind Kansas to tie North Dakota Auburn 75, UAB 74 SEC Network+ 8:30p State for the sixth-longest home court win (14) California 97, Rice 65 Pac-12 Network 10:30p streak. Sat., November 14 Southern Miss at Memphis ESPN3 7:00p C-USA welcomes two new coaches to the Gulf Coast Showcase, Bowling Green, Kentucky league this year. Former All-American Mark Campbellsville at WKU C-USA DN 7:00p Price takes the reigns at Charlotte, after Loyola (New Orleans) at UTEP C-USA DN 8:05p spending seven years as an assistant coach in the NBA. Eric Konkol tips off his fi rst Sun., November 15 Men Who Speak Up, Greenville, South Carolina season at Louisiana Tech after working the UTSA at Clemson ESPN3 1:00p past four seasons as an assistant coach for Jim Larranaga at Miami (Fla.). Mon., November 16 Charlotte at East Carolina ASN 6:00p Florida Memorial at FIU C-USA DN 6:00p UAB returns 91 percent of its scoring and 90 Buff alo at Old Dominion C-USA DN 6:00p percent rebounding from last year’s squad, Texas College at North Texas C-USA DN 7:00p that advanced in the NCAA Tournament Alabama State at UAB ASN 8:00p following a win over No. 3 seed and Big 12 Roundball Showcase, San Francisco, California champion Iowa State. Rice at San Francisco theW.tv 9:00p Conference USA teams are participating Tue., November 17 Warner at Florida Atlantic C-USA DN 6:00p in a number of early season tournaments. UT Arlington at Louisiana Tech C-USA DN 6:30p Charlotte will be in the Bahamas for the fi fth Middle Tennessee at Murray State ASN 7:00p annual Battle 4 Atlantis, Middle Tennnessee Jackson State at Southern Miss C-USA DN 7:00p will spend Thanksgiving at the GCI Great Men Who Speak Up, Omaha, Nebraska Alaska Shootout, and UAB will complete in UTSA at Creighton FS2 7:00p the Emerald Coast Classic, to name a few. All Times Central @Conference_USA / @CUSAMBK ConferenceUSA MEN’S BASKETBALL 2015-16 SEASON C-USA NOTEBOOK Nov. 14, 2015 Contact: Courtney Morrison Archer [email protected] CHARLOTTEFIUFLORIDA ATLANTICLOUISIANA TECHMARSHALLMIDDLE TENNESSEE NORTH TEXASOLD DOMINIONRICESOUTHERN MISSUABUTEPUTSAWKU THIS WEEK IN CONFERENCE USA C-USA TIPS OFF ITS THIRD DECADE FREEMAN NAMED TO PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA TEAM The 21st Conference USA men’s basketball season tips off Nov. 13 with nine Old Dominion senior point guard Trey Freeman has been named to the teams in action, fi ve playing on home courts and two squaring off against to 2015-16 Lute Olson Preseason All-America Team. Freeman, last year’s Top 15 opponents. FIU, Florida Atlantic and Old Dominion open things up C-USA Newcomer of the Year and fi rst team All-League selection (16.9 with 7 p.m. ET tip off s. ODU, which is receiving votes in both the Associated ppg/3.57 apg) ranks No. 17 on ODU’s all-time scoring list (fi rst two seasons Press and USA Today Sports coaches Top 25 polls, defends its 24-game at Campbell). The Virginia Beach, Va.-native led the 2014-15 Monarch squad home court win streak, including a perfect 20-0 mark last season, as host to a 27-8 overall record, a 13-5 mark in conference play and a birth in the NIT to Niagara Friday. The Monarchs have the seventh-longest home winning semifi nals at Madison Square Garden. In the NIT victory against Charleston streak in the nation. FIU will welcome Trinity Baptist for the Panthers’ open- Southern, Freeman recorded the fi rst triple-double by an Old Dominion er. It will be the fi rst of seven home non-conference games for FIU, who player since 1982 with 14 points, 11 rebs and 10 assists. He was also named only played two off the road last season. to the C-USA’s All-Academic Team in 2014-15. Florida Atlantic debuts its 2015-16 squad at No. 13 Michigan State in a game The award is named in honor of Hall of Fame coach Lute Olson, who won that will be streamed on ESPN3. In addition to those Owls, the Rice Owls 780 games in 34 seasons, 24 of which were spent at the University of Ari- open on the road against No. 14 California in the nightcap, with a 10:30 p.m. zona. During that stretch he led the Wildcats to 11 Pac-10 Conference titles, CT start on the Pac-12 Network. 23 consecutive NCAA Tournaments, four Final Four appearances and a Na- tional Championship in 1997. Defending regular-season C-USA champion Louisiana Tech hosts Millsaps at 6:30 p.m. CT as the Bulldogs own the fourth-longest win streak in the RETURNING ALL-CONFERENCE USA SELECTONS nation with 30-straight wins at the Thomas Assembly Center. It also marks The following student-athletes are on a 2015-16 C-USA roster and received the debut for fi rst-year coach Eric Konkol. Charlotte plays its fi rst game in an All-Conference honor last season. Voting on the awards was done by the Mark Price era as the 49ers welcome Elon for an 8:30 p.m. ET tip in a the C-USA head coaches and media members in each conference city. game that will be televised on the American Sports Network (ASN), while North Texas opens at home against Jarvis Christian. 2014-15 ALL-CONFERENCE USA SELECTIONS Trey Freeman, Old Dominion, G, 6-2, 175, Virginia Beach, Va. (First Team) Defending C-USA champion UAB plays at Auburn in the fi rst of four in- Alex Hamilton, Louisiana Tech, G, 6-4, 190, Chipley, Florida (Second Team) state foes the Blazers will face to open their season Friday. C-USA tourna- Ryan Taylor, Marshall, F, 6-5, 225, Indianapolis, Indiana (Third Team) ment MVP Robert Brown provides the senior leadership for the Blazers as Robert Brown, UAB, G, 6-5, 190, Clermont, Florida (Third Team) they begin to defend their championship title. UAB then hosts Alabama State on Monday night on ASN, followed by a road game at Troy (Nov. 19) 2014-15 CONFERENCE USA ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM and a home contest with Jacksonville State (Nov. 22). Giddy Potts, Middle Tennessee, G, 6-2, 220, Athens, Alabama Jeremy Combs, North Texas, F, 6-7, 182, Dallas, Texas UTSA rounds out the Friday night schedule with a 7 p.m. CT tip at Loyola Nick Norton, UAB, G, 5-10, 175, Bloomington, Illinois Chicago, before heading to Greenville, S.C., Sunday to play Clemson in the William Lee, UAB, F, 6-9, 210, Plantersville, Alabama Men Who Speak Up Challenge.