2017-18 UPIKE MEN’S BASKETBALL @UPIKEAthletics • Jan. 11, 2018 • 8 p.m. ET Sports Information • University of Pikeville UPIKE Men’s Basketball www.UPIKEBears.com • @UPIKEAthletics Quick Facts (606) 218-5350 • SID: Dan White Location Pikeville, Ky. 41501 No. 6 UPIKE Bears vs. Cumberland Phoenix (16-0, 0-0 MSC) (8-6, 0-0 MSC) Founded/Enrollment 1889/2,500 Nickname Bears Probable Starting Lineups Colors Orange & Black Conference Mid-South UPIKE Ht. Yr. PPG RPG Home Court East Ky. Expo Center (7,000) G 3 Chase Parsley 5-10 R-So. 6.7 2.3 G 10 Rze Culbreath 6-0 Sr. 8.3 2.6 President Dr. Burton Webb F 12 Da’Rell Domineck 6-5 R-Fr. 7.9 6.0 Athletic Director Robert Staggs G 14 Jordan Perry 6-3 So. 13.3 1.7 Head Coach Kelly Wells (Morehead State) F 22 Darrion Leslie 6-4 Sr. 14.0 8.1 UPIKE Record 275-97 (12th Season) Cumberland Ht. Yr. PPG RPG Overall Record 283-116 (13th Season) F 1 Juandrico Walker 6-8 Sr. 10.9 7.8 All-Time Record 1,039-810 G 12 Diondrey Holt Jr. 6-0 Sr. 16.4 3.5 G 14 Andrew Rogan 6-4 Jr. 11.5 3.4 National Championships One (2011) F 20 Reid Pierce 6-6 Sr. 3.9 3.1 NAIA Fab Fours Two (2001, 2011) G 21 Rhyan Townes 6-6 Sr. 7.6 5.5 Statistical Comparison UPIKE CU Record ........................................... 16-0 8-6 Scoring Average .............................. 96.7 71.9 Tonight's Game Points Allowed ................................. 61.7 73.7 Scoring Margin ................................ +35.0 -1.8 This is the 15th meeting between the two programs since the 2000- FG Percentage ................................. .540 .421 01 season with UPIKE holding a 12-2 record in those games. Since the Opp. FG Percentage ......................... .359 .447 3-Pt. Percentage .............................. .323 .302 Phoenix rejoined the Mid-South Conference in 2012-13, the Bears have Opp. 3-Pt. Percentage ...................... .258 .312 won 11 straight in the series. Last season, the Bears topped Cumber- FT Percentage ................................. .675 .655 land three times, winning both regular-season games before also win- Opp. FT Percentage .......................... .698 .646 ning 82-62 in the frst round of the Mid-South Conference Tournament. Rebounds Per Game ......................... 45.7 38.4 Opp. Rebounds Per Game ................. 31.3 38.4 Jordan Perry led UPIKE in that tournament win with a game-high 20 UPIKE points. Streak: W16 Last 5/10: 5-0, 10-0 University of Pikeville Bears Cumberland University Phoenix NO. NAME Ht. Pos. Cl. Hometown/Previous School NO. NAME Ht. Pos. Cl. Hometown/Previous School 1 George Johnson 5-11 G Jr. Brentwood, Calif./College of Marin 1 Juandrico Walker 6-8 F Sr. Chesapeake, Va./Lassen College 2 Michael Antrobus 6-3 G Fr. Morehead, Ky./Rowan County 2 Tranard Chester 6-4 G Jr. Lexington, Ky./Urbana University 3 Chase Parsley 5-10 G R-So. Kermit, W. Va./Sheldon Clark 3 Trenton Perry 6-4 G Sr. Franklin, Tenn./Eastern Michigan 4 Jayvian Delacruz 6-5 G/F Jr. Brooklyn, N.Y./Broward College 5 Ty Sean Powell 6-7 F Jr. Cleveland, Ohio/Univ. of the Pacifc 5 Mason Blair 6-0 G Fr. Paintsville, Ky./Johnson Central 10 David Murry 5-9 G So. Beloit, Wis./Liberty Tech Magnet 10 Rze Culbreath 6-0 G Jr. Winchester, Va./Garett College 12 Diondrey Holt, Jr. 6-0 G Sr. Louisville, Ky./Lassen College 12 Da’Rell Domineck 6-5 F R-Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio/Hughes 14 Andrew Rogan 6-4 G Jr. Murfreesboro, Tenn./Bethel University 14 Jordan Perry 6-3 G Fr. West Liberty, Ky./Morgan County 15 Chad Foster 6-3 G Fr. Memphis, Tenn./Memphis Catholic 15 Rodney Hawkins 6-7 F Sr. Baltimore, Md./Saint Peter’s 20 Reid Pierce 6-6 F Sr. Murfreesboro, Tenn./Motlow State CC 20 Austin Combs 6-1 G Fr. Hindman, Ky./Knott Co. Central 21 Rhyan Townes 6-6 G Sr. Memphis, Tenn./South Plains College 22 Darrion Leslie 6-4 F Jr. Huntsville, Ala./Cleveland State CC 22 Blake Johnson 5-10 G r-Jr. Memphis, Tenn./Paine College 23 Michael Chambers 6-3 G Sr. Winston-Salem, N.C./Md. Eastern Shore 23 Will Shelton 6-5 G Jr. Savannah, Tenn./Hardin County 24 Dylan James 6-5 F Fr. Inez, Ky./Sheldon Clark 24 Charles Sweatt-Washington 6-5 G/F Sr. Louisville, Ky./Urbana University 25 Brady Schmidt 6-3 G/F So. Louisville, Ky./Atherton 30 Rodney Culver 6-4 G/F Jr. Savannah, Ga./South. Crescent Tech 35 Basil Thompson 6-6 F Jr. Philadelphia, Pa./Saint Francis Acting Head Coach: Lindal Yarbrough Head Coach: Kelly Wells (12th Season, 275-97) Assoc. Head Coach: Tigh Compton Asst. Coaches: Evan Faulkner, Colt Chapman, Ben Tanoff Coming up at UPIKE Women’s Basketball • Jan. 20 • 2 p.m. ET vs. Georgetown at the East Ky. Expo Center Men’s Basketball • Jan. 20 • 4 p.m. ET www.UPIKEBears.com vs. Georgetown at the East Ky. Expo Center UPIKE vs. Cumberland UPIKE Sports Information • @UPIKEAthletics Men’s Basketball Notes Mid-South Conference Standings Team MSC Overall Scouting Cumberland With head coach Lonnie Thompson taking a leave of absence, the (1) Georgetown 1-0 16-0 Phoenix will try to win for him with defense. So far, they rank 33rd (6) UPIKE 1-0 16-0 nationally in scoring defense, allowing 73.7 points per game. That (8) Lindsey Wilson 1-0 15-0 includes limiting teams to just 31 percent shooting from 3, a mark that ranks 17th nationally. Cumberland is also a formidable bunch (T24) Cumberlands 1-0 13-2 on the offensive glass, ranking 18th in the NAIA by pulling down (15) Campbellsville 0-1 15-2 nearly 13 boards per game. (RV) Life 0-1 11-5 Shawnee State 0-1 8-7 Juandrico Walker is a big part of the Phoenix’s attack, grabbing 3.6 offensive boards a game and blocking nearly two shots a game. Cumberland 0-1 7-8 Both of those marks rank in the top 15 of the country. Senior Di- ondre Holt Jr., is the team’s offensive catalyst at over 16 points per game. Cumberland Falls at No. 8 Lindsey Wilson by Two National Rankings Eighth-ranked Lindsey Wilson needed a 9-1 run over the last three minutes to get past Cumberland 67-65 last weekend. Charles Swe- NAIA Coaches’ Top 25 Poll att-Washington paced the Phoenix in the loss with 19 points. It was (Poll 2, Jan. 2, 2017) tied at 64 with two seconds lefts before the Blue Raiders got three Team Rec. Pts. makes from the stripe to pull in front for good. 1. Georgetown (8) 15-0 219 Stats to Watch for Perfection 2. Carroll (Mont.) (1) 15-0 209 UPIKE is off to a 16-0 start and there are two things its has done in 3. William Penn (Iowa) 13-1 202 every win. Those items include shooting more free throws than an 4. LSU Shreveport 12-1 195 opponent and committing fewer than 20 turnovers. The Bears had 5. The Master’s (Calif.) 15-1 189 also limited every opponent to under 50 percent shooting before 6. UPIKE 15-0 185 Shawnee State hit that mark exactly last Saturday. 7. Columbia (Mo.) 16-1 181 Leslie Producing at All-American Pace 8. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 14-0 171 Darrion Leslie, who already registered the school’s second recorded 9. Hope Int’l (Calif.) 15-1 163 triple-double this season, is on pace to repeat as an All-American 10. Lewis-Clark St. (Idaho) 14-2 149 as he is averaging 14 points, 8.1 rebounds and 3.7 assists per 15. Campbellsville (Ky.) 15-1 120 game. He has been the Bears’ leading scorer fve times and leader T24. Cumberlands 12-2 47 in assists 11 times, which leads the team. Most recently the senior RV. Life (Ga.) 11-4 17 tallied 15 points and 15 rebounds in the win over Shawnee State. Leslie is effcient as well, ranking fourth in the NAIA in shooting at 65.4 percent. 2017-18 Schedule & Results MSC Dominates the NAIA Top-25 Poll No other conference is represented in the NAIA top-25 poll like the Overall: 16-0 • MSC: 1-0 Mid-South. Starting at the top, Georgetown is No. 1, followed by Home: 12-0 • Away: 1-0 • Neutral: 3-0 No. 6 UPIKE and No. 8 Lindsey Wilson in the top 10. Campbellsville is 15th and Cumberands is tied for 24th. UPIKE’s 62 straight weeks OCTOBER in the top 25 leads active NAIA members. 27 vs. Central Penn .................................................W, 71-53 UPIKE Among National Statistics Leaders 28 vs. Florida National ............................................ W,110-85 The Bears rank in the top 10 in 16 different statistical categories, NOVEMBER including ranking second in scoring defense (61.7) and feld-goal 3 vs. Ohio State-Mansfeld .....................................W, 88-32 percentage defense (35.9). UPIKE’s +35 scoring margin and its 54 4 vs. Mid-Atlantic Christian ....................................W, 95-60 percent shooting from the feld are second as well. 9 vs. Brewton-Parker# ...........................................W, 86-53 Kelly Wells on the Home Court, When Scoring 90 10 vs. Bethel# ..........................................................W, 92-69 Kelly Wells, in his 12th season at UPIKE, is 177-25 at home and 11 vs. (T25) Martin Methodist# ................................W, 71-64 when his teams score at least 90 points his record is 130-7. Last 14 at Bluefeld ........................................................W, 88-67 season, Wells became the winningest coach in school history, a 17 vs.