MBB Contact: Ed Holdaway Twitter: @EdHoldaway [email protected] 1000 Waterway Blvd. (O): 317-274-2725 Indianapolis, IN 46202 (C): 317-908-2645 www.IUPUIJags.com 2014-15 MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES SCHEDULE/RESULTS (0-0, 0-0 SUMMIT) Indiana st. (0-0, 0-0) vs. Date Opponent Result/Time Nov. 5 # IU South Bend W, 80-60 IUPUI (0-0, 0-0) Nov. 14 Indiana State 8:00 pm Friday, Nov. 14 - 8:07 pm - Fairgrounds Coliseum (6,800) - Indianapolis Nov. 16 at Purdue 3:00 pm Nov. 19 at Milwaukee 8:00 pm INSIDE THE GAME Nov. 22 Ball State 1:00 pm Nov. 25 at Drake 8:05 pm IUPUI Jaguars Indiana State Sycamores Nov. 29 Georgia State 1:00 pm Record: ........................................................................ 0-0 Record: ...................................................................0-0 Dec. 6 at Evansville 8:05 pm Last Game: ........................ W, 80-60 vs. IUSB (exh.) Last Game: .................. W, 68-54 vs. Trine (exh.) Dec. 9 at Xavier 7:00 pm Head Coach: ....................................... Jason Gardner Head Coach: ....................................Greg Lansing Dec. 13 Eastern Kentucky 1:00 pm Career Record: ................................0-0 (1st season) Career Record: .....................79-55 (5th season) Dec. 15 ^ at Howard 6:00 pm IUPUI Record: .................................0-0 (1st season) ISU Record: ......................................................same Dec. 20 ^ South Alabama 1:00 pm Last 5: .......................................................................... 0-0 Last 5: .....................................................................0-0 Dec. 23 ^ at Richmond 12:00 pm Top Scorer: ...............DavRon Williams (18.0 ppg) Top Scorer: ............. Khristian Smith (21.0 ppg) Dec. 27 ^ at Pepperdine 4:00 pm Top Rebounder: ..... DavRon Williams (10.0 rpg) Top Rebounder: ..............Justin Gant (8.0 rpg) Dec. 29 at NC Central 7:00 pm Assist Leader: ............................. 4 tied w/ (3.0 apg) Assist Leader: .......... Devonte Brown (3.0 apg) Jan. 4 * at Fort Wayne 7:00 pm Jan. 7 * at Oral Roberts 8:00 pm Radio Coverage TV Coverage Jan. 10 * Denver 1:00 pm Network: ............................................. IUPUIJags.com Network: ........................................................... none Jan. 14 * at South Dakota State 8:00 pm Talent: .................................... Morgan Adcock (pxp) Talent: ....................................................................n/a Jan. 18 * at Omaha 2:00 pm Jan. 22 * North Dakota State 8:00 pm Series Records Web Streaming Jan. 24 * South Dakota 1:00 pm All-Time vs. Indiana State: ................................ 2-4 Network: ........................................IUPUIJags.com Jan. 30 * at Western Illinois 8:00 pm Last Meeting: ...........ISU 81, IUPUI 61 (12/21/13) Talent: ...............................Morgan Adcock (pxp) Feb. 5 * Oral Roberts 7:00 pm Home Record vs. ISU: .......................................... 2-1 Feb. 7 * South Dakota State 1:00 pm quick hitters Feb. 11 * Fort Wayne 7:00 pm - Tonight marks the 43rd season of IUPUI basketball, beginning with the 1972 campaign. Feb. 14 * at Denver 6:00 pm - IUPUI will play every home game at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum this season in year Feb. 19 * at North Dakota State 8:00 pm one of a five-year pact. IUPUI last played home games at the Coliseum from 1975-79. The build- Feb. 21 * at South Dakota 3:00 pm ing was home to the Indiana Pacers from 1967-74. Feb. 26 * Western Illinois 7:00 pm - Head Coach Jason Gardner makes his official IUPUI debut tonight. The 1999 Indiana Mr. Feb. 28 * Omaha 1:00 pm Basketball and four-time All-American at Arizona has been an assistant at Cathedral High School, Mar. 7-8 Summit League Quarterfinals tbd Loyola and Memphis prior to taking the IUPUI head job last spring. Ironically, tonight is Gardner’s Mar. 9 Summit League Semifinals tbd 34th birthday. Mar. 10 Summit League Finals tbd - As many as seven Jaguars could make their IUPUI debuts tonight, including four freshmen who could make their college debuts. Of IUPUI’s 13 eligible players, seven are new to the Jaguars’ # denotes exhibition; ^ part of Gotham Classic program this year. (campus sites); * denotes Summit League games - Tonight is the seventh meeting all-time between IUPUI and Indiana State with the Sycamores having the upper hand, 4-2. IUPUI’s two wins have both come in Indianapolis. POSSIBLE STARTERS (EXHIBITION STATS) #1 - Khufu Najee #2 - Mason Archie, II #22 - Marcellus Barksdale #11 - Josh James #14 - Elijah Ray Sr. // G // 6-4 Jr. // G // 6-5 Jr. // G // 6-5 So. // F // 6-9 So. // F // 6-6 Berkeley, Calif. Indianapolis, Ind. Lexington, Ky. Cedar Lake, Ind. Gary, Ind. PPG: 5.0 FG%: 33.3 PPG: 4.0 FG%: 33.3 PPG: 16.0 FG%: 50.0 PPG: 12.0 FG%: 83.3 PPG: 4.0 FG%: 50.0 RPG: 3.0 3FG%: 33.3 RPG: 3.0 3FG%: 00.0 RPG: 9.0 3FG%: 00.0 RPG: 4.0 3FG%: ---- RPG: 2.0 3FG%: ---- APG: 1.0 FT%: ---- APG: 3.0 FT%: ---- APG: 3.0 FT%: 100.0 APG: 1.0 FT%: 66.7 APG: 0.0 FT%: ---- MPG: 22.0 MPG: 23.0 MPG: 29.0 MPG: 23.0 MPG: 13.0 TEAM INFORMATION NUMERIC ROSTER COACHING STAFF ## Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School (Previous) Head Coach: Jason Gardner 0 # Darell Combs G 6-2 175 Jr. Chicago, Ill./Thornwood (Eastern Michigan) Alma Mater: Arizona, ‘11 1 Khufu Najee G 6-4 190 Sr. Berkeley, Calif./Berkeley (Allan Hancock JC) Career Record: (0-0; 1st season) 2 Mason Archie, II G 6-5 185 Jr. Indianapolis, Ind./Tindley School (Davidson) IUPUI Record: (0-0; 1st season) 4 # Jordan Pickett G 6-0 165 So. Indianapolis, Ind./Pike (Loyola) Associate Head Coach: Matt Crenshaw 5 Leo Svete G 6-5 200 R-Fr. Granger, Ind./Penn (Western Michigan) Alma Mater: IUPUI, 04 10 Jalen McCallum G 5-9 160 So. Marion, Ind./Marion (Jackson [Mich.] CC) Assistant Coach: Jon-Michael Nickerson 11 Josh James F/C 6-9 225 So. Cedar Lake, Ind./Andrean/Quakerdale [Iowa] Prep Alma Mater: Kennesaw State, ‘08 12 Justus Stanback F 6-8 220 So. West Lafayette, Ind./West Lafayette Assistant Coach: Scott Gillespie 14 Elijah Ray F 6-6 232 So. Gary, Ind./Bowman Academy Alma Mater: Ripon College, ‘11 15 DavRon Williams F 6-7 225 Sr. Marion, Ind./Marion (NC Central) 15 # Matt O’Leary F 6-8 225 Jr. Terre Haute, Ind./North Vigo (Loyola) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 22 Marcellus Barksdale G 6-5 210 Jr. Lexington, Ky./Tates Creek P.J. BOUTTE (boo-TAY) 25 P.J. Boutte G 5-9 160 Jr. Indianapolis, Ind./Howe (Detroit) DARELL Combs (duh-RELL) 31 John Hubler G 6-5 185 Fr. Whiteland, Ind./Whiteland John HUBLER (HUE-blur) 32 D.J. McCall G 6-5 180 Fr. Fort Wayne, Ind./Concordia Lutheran KHUFU NAJEE (COO-foo) (nah-GEE) 33 # Nick Osborne F 6-8 220 Jr. Muncie, Ind./Muncie Central (Loyola) Leo SVETE (SVET-ee) 45 Aaron Brennan F 6-6 200 Fr. Noblesville, Ind./Guerin Catholic DAVRON Williams (DAVE-ron) # will sit out the 2014-15 season TWITTER HANDLES UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS IUPUI Athletics: @IUPUIJaguars Location ..................................................................................................................Indianapolis, Ind. IUPUI Basketball: @IUPUIMensBball Founded ......................................................................................................................................... 1969 Jason Gardner: @coachgardner22 Nickname ..................................................................................................................................Jaguars Matt Crenshaw: @Coach_Crenshaw Colors .....................................................................................................................Red, gold & black Jon-Michael Nickerson: @JMac_Nickerson Enrollment ...........................................................................................................30,690 (Fall 2014) Scott Gillespie: @SGBasketball5 Affiliation ................................................................................................................ NCAA Division I Mason Archie, II: @MasonArchie2 Conference ......................................................................................................The Summit League Marcellus Barksdale: @MXBarksdale P.J. Boutte: @PJBoutte25 Home Facility .............................................................................................Fairgrounds Coliseum Aaron Brennan: @Aaron_Brennan_ Capacity ......................................................................................................................................... 6,800 Darell Combs: @KidDRell1 Chancellor ....................................................................................................................Charles Bantz John Hubler: @johnnyboy_51 Athletics Director ..................................................................................................Michael Moore Josh James: @JJames925 Website .............................................................................................................www.IUPUIJags.com D.J. McCall: @DBayy Twitter ........................................................................................................................ @IUPUIJaguars Jalen McCallum: @jalenbriceoneoh Athletics Phone ......................................................................................................(317) 278-5247 Khufu Najee: @khufuullah Mailing Address .........................................................................................1000 Waterway Blvd. Matt O’Leary: @OLeary_15 .....................................................................................................................Indianapolis, IN 46202 Nick Osborne: @NickOsborne_ Jordan