2015-16 Game Notes Eastern Kentucky university men's basketball Eastern Kentucky University (15-16, 6-10 OVC) 2015-16 Schedule FINAL FINAL NOTES NOVEMBER 8 UNION (Ky.) (Exhibition) W 97-66 13 COPPIN STATE W 107-80 16 at UNC Wilmington L 78-59 QUICK NOTES @EKUHoops EKU Colonels / EKU Mens Basketball 20 BALL STATE^ W 89-81 • Nick Mayo was voted OVC Freshman of the 21 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE^ W 92-82 Year and first team All-OVC following the 22 LONGWOOD^ W 110-97 season. 25 THOMAS MORE COLLEGE W 101-67 28 SOUTHERN UTAH W 98-85 • Mayo is the fourth different Colonel player to be named OVC Freshman of the Year and first since Adam Leonard shared the award in DECEMBER 2006-07. He is one of only two freshmen in 1 at Western Kentucky L 86-84 the last five years to be named first team All- EASTERN KENTUCKY COLONELS 5 at Savannah State W 74-71 OVC, joining former Murray State guard and 2015-16 Record: 15-16 (6-10 OVC) 9 at #4/#5 Kentucky (ESPN2) L 88-67 NBA first round draft pick Cameron Payne 12 at Marshall L 96-72 (2013-14). Current Streak: Lost 1 15 FLORIDA ATLANTIC W 80-73 Last Game: February 27, 2016 18 at East Tennessee State L 87-81 • Jarelle Reischel and JaVontae Hawkins were Lost to Tennessee Tech, 92-82 voted second team All-OVC at the conclusion 21 at #20/16 West Virginia (ESPNU) L 84-59 of the season. Cookeville, Tenn. 29 MANHATTAN COLLEGE W 76-64 Head Coach: Dan McHale • EKU was the only team in the OVC to rank Alma Mater: Kentucky, ’01 JANUARY in the top-three in the league in all three Career Record: 15-16 (1st year) 2 at Austin Peay* W 79-70 shooting categories in 2015-16: three-point 7 UT MARTIN* L 78-70 field goal percentage (1st / 39.5%), field goal at EKU: 15-16 (1st year) 9 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* W 88-69 percentage (2nd / 49.1%) and free throw 14 at EIU* (CBS Sports Network) L 97-85 percentage (3rd / 73.0%). MBB SID: Steve Fohl 16 at SIUE* (Fox Sports Midwest) L 67-65 • The Colonels broke the school record for field E-Mail: [email protected] 21 JACKSONVILLE STATE* W 91-88 goal percentage (49.1%) in 2015-16. Website: www.EKUSports.com 23 TENNESSEE TECH* L 89-83 27 MURRAY STATE* L 75-71 • Senir Jarelle Reischel scored his 1,000 colle- 30 MOREHEAD STATE* L 70-67 giate point in his final game as a collegiate vs. Tennessee Tech on Feb. 27. FEBRUARY • Junior Jaylen Babb-Harrison finished the 4 at Tennessee State* W 97-81 year as the OVC leader in three-point field 6 at Belmont* W 88-78 goal percentage (45.3%). The last Colonel to 11 at Morehead State* (CBS Sports Network) L 61-50 finish the season as the OVC’s leader in three- 13 TENNESSEE STATE* L 79-78 point field goal percentage was Mike Rose in 18 BELMONT* (ESPNU) L 86-78 2008-09 (48.1). Rose also led the NCAA that 25 at Jacksonville State* W 76-54 year. 27 at Tennessee Tech* L 92-82 (based on previous game) Eastern Kentucky Probable Starters Home Games In Bold CAPS No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown G/GS PPG RPG APG Last Game * Denotes Ohio Valley Conference Game, # Municipal Audito- rium, Nashville, Tenn., ^ @EKUHoops Classic, Times given are 5 Isaac McGlone G 6-2 Jr. Lancaster, Ohio 31/30 4.6 1.7 1.8 1 asst, 2 stls Eastern and subject to change, Rankings are AP/Coaches 10 Nick Mayo F 6-9 Fr. Oakland, Me. 31/31 14.5 4.9 1.1 16 pts, 5 rebs 21 JaVontae Hawkins W 6-5 r-Jr. Flint, Mich. 30/28 17.0 4.8 2.1 16 pts, 4 rebs 30 Jarelle Reischel W 6-7 Sr. Frankfurt, Germany 30/29 17.9 6.8 3.2 13 pts, 7 rebs 32 Ja’Mill Powell W 6-7 Sr. Bridgeport, Conn. 27/10 5.7 2.1 0.6 10 pts, 5 rebs 0 Dujuanta Weaver G 5-10 Fr. Louisville, Ky. 16/0 2.1 1.3 1.8 did not play 1 Greg King F/C 6-7 So. Ellenwood, Ga. 23/2 3.0 2.7 0.3 did not play BROADCAST INFORMATION 2 Paul Jackson G 6-1 So. Lithonia, Ga. 30/20 7.1 2.0 5.0 16 pts, 4 assts 4 Tommy Matthews G 6-1 Sr. Clinton, Md. 23/1 0.5 0.3 0.1 3 pts, 1 reb 11 Jaylen Babb-Harrison W 6-4 r-Jr. Ajax, Ontario 30/2 5.8 2.1 0.8 5 pts, 1 blk 14 Daniel Parke G 6-0 So. Richmond, Ky. 5/0 1.2 0.0 0.0 did not play 15 Kirkland Humphrey G 6-0 Fr. Richmond, Ky. 2/0 1.0 0.0 0.0 did not play 33 Anthony Pratt Jr. F 6-7 Fr. Nassau, Bahamas 29/1 2.8 2.5 0.3 3 pts, 6 rebs 1 Colonel Basketball 2015-16 NOTES NOTE: Individual player notes are located on the player Media Information pages (pages 9-23). Double-Digit Leaders CONTACT INFORMATION Double-Figure Scoring Games Steve Fohl (MBB Contact) MAYO HONORED 2015-16 Career Associate Director of EKUSports Communications Nick Mayo was voted OVC Freshman of the Year and first team All-OVC following the season. Mayo No. Record No. Record Work Phone: 859-622-1253 Cell: 859-200-1958 Jaylen Babb-Harrison 7 3-4 12 6-6 E-Mail: [email protected] Fax: 859-622-5108 is the fourth different Colonel player to be named OVC Freshman of the Year and first since Adam Leonard McBrayer Arena Press Row Phone: 859-622-5908 JaVontae Hawkins 27 15-12 27 15-12 shared the award in 2006-07. He is one of only two Paul Jackson 10 7-3 11 8-3 freshmen in the last five years to be named first team MEDIA SERVICES All-OVC, joining former Murray State guard and NBA first Greg King 1 1-0 1 1-0 CREDENTIALS round draft pick Cameron Payne (2013-14). Nick Mayo 24 11-13 24 11-13 Credentials are issued to members of the working media only. Requests for credentials should be made to Steve Isaac McGlone 2 0-2 8 5-3 LIGHTS OUT Ja’Mill Powell 6 4-2 17 10-7 Fohl. EKU was the only team in the OVC to rank in Anthony Pratt Jr. 1 1-0 1 1-0 COACHES INTERVIEWS the top-three in the league in all three shooting catego- All interviews with head coach Dan McHale and all as- ries in 2015-16: three-point field goal percentage (1st Jarelle Reischel 27 13-14 27 13-14 sistant coaches must be arranged through the EKUSports / 39.5%), field goal percentage (2nd / 49.1%) and free Communications office. Please contact Steve Fohl to throw percentage (3rd / 73.0%). The Colonels broke the Double-Figure Rebounding Games school record for field goal percentage (49.1%) in 2015- arrange all interviews. 2015-16 Career 16. No. Record No. Record PLAYER INTERVIEWS All interviews with EKU men’s basketball players must be JBH LEADS THE OVC JaVontae Hawkins 1 1-0 1 1-0 arranged through the EKUSports Communications office. Junior Jaylen Babb-Harrison finished the Nick Mayo 3 1-2 3 1-2 Please contact Steve Fohl to arrange all interviews. year as the OVC leader in three-point field goal percent- Anthony Pratt Jr. 1 0-1 1 0-1 age (45.3%). The last Colonel to finish the season as the PRACTICE OVC’s leader in three-point field goal percentage was Jarelle Reischel 4 2-2 4 2-2 EKU men’s basketball practices are generally open to the Mike Rose in 2008-09 (48.1). Rose also led the NCAA that media. However, practices held on the day before games year. will be closed to the media. Media members are welcome to get interviews before practice begins on the day prior to games. Media members should arrange all interviews through the EKUSports Communications office by contact- EASTERN KENTUCKY - TEAM COMPARISONS ing Steve Fohl. EASTERN KENTUCKY (15-16, 6-10 OVC) POST-GAME INTERVIEWS Statistics Team Statistics EKU OPP For home games, coach McHale and selected EKU players Scoring Offense Scoring Offense 80.5 79.1 will be available in the media room after a brief cooling Scoring Margin Scoring Margin +1.4 -- off period, generally 10 minutes after the game. For road FG Percentage FG Percentage .491 .461 NCAA TEAM RANKINGS (Final) games, coach McHale and selected players will be avail- 3-Pt. FG Percentage 3-Pt. FG Percentage .395 .376 Team Statistics EKU able outside the team’s locker room, following the cooling Free Throw Percentage Free Throw Percentage .730 .699 Scoring Offense 18 off period. Please direct post-game interview requests to Rebounds Per Game Rebounds Per Game 32.2 35.5 Scoring Defense 320 Steve Fohl. Rebound Margin Rebound Margin -3.3 -- Scoring Margin 166 Locker Room - The EKU locker room is closed to the media Assists Per Game Assists Per Game 15.9 16.6 FG Percentage 8 for all home and road games. Turnovers Per Game Turnovers Per Game 14.7 15.1 FG Percentage Defense 312 PRESS ROW SERVICE Turnover Margin Turnover Margin +0.3 -- 3-Pt.