2020-21 jacksonville state basketball 2017 ohio valley conference champions • 2017 ncaa tournament appearance • 1985 NCAA Division ii national champions • eight NCAA Division ii tournament appearances game Morehead State JACKSONVILLE STATE GAMECOCKS MOREHEAD STATE EAGLES Jan. 9, 2021 | 3 p.m. Overall Record: ______________________________ 7-3 Overall Record: ______________________________ 6-6 Johnson Arena (6,500) OVC Record: _____________________________ 3-1 OVC Record: _____________________________ 3-2 Home Record: ____________________________ 3-0 Home Record: ____________________________ 5-1 11 Morehead, Ky. Away Record: ____________________________ 2-3 Away Record: ____________________________ 1-4 Neutral Record: ___________________________ 2-0 Neutral Record: ___________________________ 0-1 2020-21 SCHEDULE Last 5/Last 10: _________________________ 4-1/7-3 Last 5/Last 10: _________________________ 3-2/6-4 Streak: _____________________________________ W4 Streak: _____________________________________ W2 DATE OPPONENT (TV/STREAM) TIME/RESULT Rankings: ______ AP: NR, USA Today: NR, Mid-Major: NR Rankings: ______ AP: NR, USA Today: NR, Mid-Major: NR 11/25 at No. 25 Alabama L, 57-81 Website: _________________ JSUGamecockSports.com Website: _________________________MSUEagles.com 11/27 1-vs. Florida Atlantic W, 60-50 Head Coach: __________________________ Ray Harper Head Coach: _____________________ Preston Spradlin 11/29 1-vs. South Alabama W, 77-73 Career Record: _____________ 518-186 (22nd year) Career Record: _______________52-75 (fourth year) 11/30 1-vs. Mobile W, 85-66 Record at JSU: _________________ 87-59 (fifth year) Record at MSU: _________________________ Same 12/4 at Florida International L, 70-74 LAST GAME’S STARTERS 12/6 at Florida International Canceled 12/13 at Tennessee Tech* W, 74-70 12/16 TENNESSEE TECH* W, 74-50 12/18 GEORGIA SOUTHWESTERN CANCELED 12/27 CARVER COLLEGE W, 104-45 12/30 UT MARTIN* (ESPN+) W, 80-70 1/7 at Eastern Kentucky* L, 66-69 (OT) 0 23 11 11 24 1/9 at Morehead State* (ESPN+) 3 p.m. Jalen Finch Darian Adams Jay Pal Kayne Henry Martin Roub 1/14 TENNESSEE STATE* (ESPN+) 7:30 P.M. G • Jr. • 6-1 • 165 G • Sr. • 6-3 • 200 G/F • So. • 6-9 • 190 G/F • Sr. • 6-7 • 210 F • Sr. • 6-10 • 235 Raleigh, N.C. Montgomery, Ala. Omaha, Neb. London, England Kolin, Czech Republic 1/16 BELMONT* (ESPN+) 4 P.M. Pts/G: 10.5 Pts/G: 13.9 Pts/G: 5.2 Pts/G: 6.2 Pts/G: 3.3 1/18 at SIUE* (ESPN+) 6 p.m. Reb/G: 3.8 Reb/G: 4.0 Reb/G: 4.4 Reb/G: 4.9 Reb/G: 2.4 1/21 at Murray State* (ESPN+) 7:30 p.m. FG%: .449 FG%: .400 FG%: .405 FG%: .415 FG%: .268 1/23 at Austin Peay* (ESPN+) 4 p.m. 1/28 MOREHEAD STATE* (ESPN+) 7:30 P.M. GAMECOCKS OFF THE BENCH 1/30 EASTERN KENTUCKY* (ESPN+) 4 P.M. Pos. # Player Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown Pts./G Reb./G FG% G 1 Demaree King 6-0 180 Jr. Tulsa, Okla. 7.3 2.0 .431 2/4 at UT Martin* (ESPN+) 8 p.m. G 2 Semaj Henderson 6-2 180 Fr. Chicago, Ill. 3.4 1.6 .625 F 3 Maros Zeliznak 6-11 265 Jr. Kosice, Slovakia 0.7 1.0 .333 2/6 at SEMO* (ESPN+) 5 p.m. F 4 Marcellus Brigham Jr. 6-7 210 Fr. Memphis, Tenn. 1.0 1.2 .429 2/11 EASTERN ILLINOIS* (ESPN+) 7:30 P.M. F 5 Amanze Ngumezi 6-9 245 Jr. Savannah, Ga. 8.8 3.9 .448 2/13 SIUE* (ESPN+) 4 P.M. F 10 Juwan Perdue 6-6 200 So. Sumter, S.C. 7.5 4.6 .630 2/18 at Belmont* (ESPN+) 7 p.m. G 15 JJ Platt 6-1 180 Fr. Nashville, Tenn. 1.8 1.0 .406 G/F 25 Khalil Johnson 6-8 200 Jr. Cleveland, Ala. 0.8 0.5 .125 2/20 at Tennessee State* (ESPN+) 4 p.m. F/C 50 Brandon Huffman 6-10 255 Sr. Goldsboro, N.C. 8.2 5.1 .548 2/25 MURRAY STATE* (ESPN+) 7:30 P.M. 2/27 AUSTIN PEAY* (ESPN+) 4 P.M. SERIES RECORD TIPOFF TIDBITS 3/3-6 OVC Basketball Championships TBA • Morehead State leads series, 23-16 Head coach Ray Harper owns 87 wins in five seasons at • At Jacksonville State: MSU leads, 10-8 JSU, ranking third in program history in D1 wins behind • At Morehead State: MSU leads, 12-8 former head coach James Green (89, eight seasons). Schedule Key • Neutral Sites: MSU leads, 1-0 1- Goldie & Herman Ungar Memorial Tournament • Series Streak: JSU won seven Brandon Huffman recorded the team’s first double- (Mobile, Ala. - University of South Alabama) double of the season Thursday with a career-high 16 OVC Championships (Evansville, Ind.) Last Five Meetings points and 16 rebounds at EKU. 1/25/20 W, 72-51 Jacksonville, Ala. *Denotes Ohio Valley Conference game. 1/4/20 W, 76-72 Morehead, Ky. Jacksonville State is 3-1 to begin league play for All times central and subject to change. 2/23/19 W, 65-64 Jacksonville, Ala. the fourth time in the past five seasons. Prior to Ray 1/24/19 W, 77-71 Morehead, Ky. Harper’s arrival, JSU’s last 3-1 start was 2012-13. 1/20/18 W, 58-57 Morehead, Ky. Amanze Ngumezi was voted the league’s newcomer of the week following a career-best 20 points and eight BROADCAST INFO rebounds in the 10-point win over the Skyahwks. WE ARE JACKSONVILLE STATE WATCH: ESPN+ The Gamecocks lead the Ohio Valley Conference in field The official school name is Jacksonville State University. Chuck Mraz (PxP) & Dean Hardin (analyst) goal percentage defense (38.9), fouls per game (15.3), The abbreviated form is JSU. Jacksonville State may LISTEN: JSU Sports Network scoring defense (64.5), 3-point percentage (8.7) and be used on first reference, and Jax State is acceptable MIke Parris (PxP) rebounds per game (41.20). on second reference, scorebugs and scoreboards. RADIO AFFILIATES: 91.9 WLJS | 97.9 WVOK Jacksonville State is located in Jacksonville, Ala. - not to AUDIO ONLINE: jsu.edu/radio | TuneIn The Gamecocks debuted at 140 in the NCAA’s first NET be confused with Jackson State in Jackson, Miss., and LIVE STATS: jsugamecocksports.com rankings of the season. It’s the highest NET score for JSU Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Fla. TWITTER UPDATES: @jsugamecocksmbb since the 2018-19 season and its best NET debut. #FEARTHEBEAK JSUGamecockSports.com JSUGamecocksMBB JSUGamecocksMBB JSUGamecocks JSUGamecocks QUICK FACTS the university Name ............................................Jacksonville State University Location ............................................... Jacksonville, Ala. 36265 Founded ...................................................................................1883 Enrollment ..............................................................................9,238 Nickname ....................................................................Gamecocks Colors ......................................................................Red and White Arena (Capacity)................ Pete Mathews Coliseum (3,500) Affiliation .............................................................NCAA Division I Conference.................................................................. Ohio Valley President ............................................. Dr. Don C. Killingsworth Athletics Director ........................................................ Greg Seitz basketball history First Year of Basketball: ........................................................1925 All-Time Record: ................................................1303-855 (.604) Record at Pete Mathews Coliseum:.............. 470-167 (.737) D1 NCAA Tournament Appearances/Last: ...............1/2017 D2 NCAA Tournament Appearances/Last: ...............8/1992 National Championships: ................................1, 1985 (Div. II) 2020-21 JACKSONVILLE STATE GAMECOCKS CBI Appearances (Record) ..........................1 (2-1); Last 2018 # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Letters Hometown/Previous School coaching staff 0 Jalen Finch G 6-1 165 Jr. 0 Raleigh, N.C./Florida SouthWestern St. Head Coach .................................................................Ray Harper 1 Demaree King G 6-0 180 Jr. 0 Tulsa, Okla./Northern Okla. - Tonkawa Alma Mater .....................................Kentucky Wesleyan, ‘85 2 Semaj Henderson G 6-2 180 Fr. 0 Chicago, Ill./Downers Grove HS Overall Record (Seasons) ................................518-186 (22) JSU Record (Seasons) .............................................. 87-59 (5) 3 Maros Zeliznak C 6-11 265 Jr. 2 Kosice, Slovakia/Get Better Academy Assistant Coach .................................................Tysor Anderson 4 Marcellus Brigham Jr. F 6-7 210 Fr. 0 Memphis, Tenn./Briarcrest Christian HS Assistant Coach .......................................................Jake Morton 5 Amanze Ngumezi F 6-9 245 Jr. 0 Savannah, Ga./Georgia Assistant Coach .....................................................Tommy Wade 10 Juwan Perdue F 6-6 200 So. 1 Sumter, S.C./Sumter HS Coordinator of Basketball Operations ....Dennan Morrow 11 Kayne Henry G/F 6-7 210 Sr. 1 London, England/Northwest Florida St. Director of Sports Performance .........Brandon Schoeneck 13 Jay Pal G 6-9 190 So. 0 Omaha, Neb./Clarendon College Graduate Manager ................................................ Brett Gaynor 15 JJ Platt G 6-1 180 Fr. 0 Nashville, Tenn./The Webb School Athletic Trainer ................................................Olivia Keefe, ATC 23 Darian Adams G 6-3 200 Sr. 0 Montgomery, Ala/Troy University Basketball Office ..................................................256-782-8866 24 Martin Roub F 6-10 235 Sr. 1 Kolin, Czech Republic/Western Nebraska team information 25 Khalil Johnson G/F 6-8 200 Jr. 0 Cleveland, Ala./Shelton State 2019-20 Overall Record: .................................................... 13-19 50 Brandon Huffman F/C 6-10 225 Sr. 0 Goldsboro, N.C./North Carolina 2018-19 OVC Record/Finish: .......................................8-10/7th Letterwinners Returning/Lost:............................................