MIAMI MEN S BASKETBALL 21 MAC Championships 17 NCAA Tournament Appearances 25 Postseason Berths

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1 MIAMI MEN S BASKETBALL 21 MAC Championships 17 NCAA Tournament Appearances 25 Postseason Berths Mid-American Conference Wins Graduating Champions SCHEDULE Times are listed as Eastern Time and subject to change NOVEMBER 4 OHIO MIDWESTERN^... W, at Xavier... L, KENYON... W, MEN AGAINST BREAST CANCER CHALLENGE 20 LIPSCOMB... W, FLORIDA ATLANTIC... L, NORTHEASTERN... W, IPFW... L, UCF... W, DECEMBER 5 at IUPUI... L, WRIGHT STATE... W, JACKSON STATE... W, at Tennessee Tech... L, at Dayton...L, JANUARY 2 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE (DH)... L, at Bowling Green*...L, TOLEDO*... 4 p.m. 12 at Kent State*... 7 p.m. 16 at Ball State*... 2 p.m. 19 BUFFALO*...7 p.m. 23 at Akron*...TBA 26 CENTRAL MICHIGAN*...7 p.m. 30 NORTHERN ILLINOIS*...7 p.m. FEBRUARY 2 at Eastern Michigan*... 7 p.m. 6 BOWLING GREEN*... 3:30 p.m. 9 at Western Michigan*... 7 p.m. 13 at Toledo*... 7 p.m. 16 BALL STATE*...7 p.m. 20 at Ohio*... 2 p.m. 23 AKRON*...7 p.m. 27 KENT STATE*... 3:30 p.m. MARCH 1 at Buffalo*... 7 p.m. 4 OHIO*...7 p.m. MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT 7 First Round (at Campus Sites)...TBA (Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio) 10 Quarterfinals...TBA 11 Semifinals...TBA 12 Championship...TBA ^Denotes Exhibition Game *Denotes Mid-American Conference Game All game times listed as Eastern Time and subject to change HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS Follow Miami Basketball and Miami RedHawks s Miami RedHawks (6-8; 0-1 MAC) vs. Toledo Rockets (9-5; 0-1 MAC) Game 15: Saturday, Jan. 9 4 p.m. Millett Hall (6,400) Oxford, Ohio Series vs. Toledo/Streak: Miami Leads 68-54/L, 5 Last Meeting: Jan. 27, 2015 (Toledo, 70-65) TV: Time Warner Cable Sports/ESPN3 Michael Reghi (PxP), Dave Cecutti (Analyst) Radio: Miami IMG Sports Network Affiliates/Miami College Sports Live (MURedHawks.com) Terry Bridge (PxP), Ben Helmers (Analyst) PROBABLE STARTERS MIAMI PROBABLE STARTERS BASED ON LAST GAME No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG MIN 12 LJ Livingston, Jr. F/C Sr. Upper Marlboro, MD Chris Bryant F Sr. Tallahassee, FL Rod Mills F So. Cincinnati, OH Geovonie McKnight G Sr. Middletown, OH Eric Washington G Sr. Columbia, SC ^ 32.1 Off The Bench 1 Zach McCormick G So. Cincinnati, OH Jake Bischoff G Jr. Powell, OH 11 Logan McLane F So. Winterville, NC Jere Vucica F G-Sr. Split, Croatia Ali Barnes G So. West Chester, OH Dion Wade G So. Antwerp, Belgium Kalif Wright F Sr. Oak Hill, WV Willie Moore G Sr. Cincinnati, OH Abdoulaye Harouna G So. Niamey, Niger Brian Oddo F Sr. New Lenox, IL ^Denotes Assists Per Game STORYLINES 1. REDHAWKS HOST ROCKETS IN MAC HOME OPENER SATURDAY: Miami University s men s basketball team hosts Toledo in its Mid-American Conference home opener Saturday, Jan. 9 at 4 p.m. Both teams search for their first MAC win in two tries on Saturday. The Rockets had a three-game win streak snapped on Wednesday at Ball State in its MAC opener. Miami seeks to halt a four-game losing streak. 2. CLOSING IN ON 1,000: With 969 career points, senior guard Geovonie McKnight is just 31 way from becoming 35th member of Miami s 1,000 Point Club. Miami s last 1,000-point scorer was Julian Mavunga ( ), who amassed 1,389 points during his RedHawk career. 3. WRIGHT PROVIDES SPARK AGAINST BOWLING GREEN: Senior forward Kalif Wright provided a spark off the bench for the RedHawks at Bowling Green on Jan. 6. Wright was one of three RedHawks to score in double figures, amassing a career-high 10 points off a 5-of-7 shooting effort. He added a season-high four rebounds to his line as well as a steal in a season-best 16 minutes of action /20 VISION: After not having a 20-point scorer through 12 games, Miami has had two in as many outings. Senior guard Geovonie McKnight poured in a career-high 24 points against South Carolina State on Jan. 2, while senior guard Eric Washington followed that with a season-high 21 points at Bowling Green on Jan. 6.

2 MIAMI UNIVERSITY REDHAWKS MEN S BASKETBALL TALE OF THE TAPE MIAMI GAMEDAY CENTRAL Miami vs. Toledo Oxford, Ohio...Location... Toledo, Ohio 15, Enrollment... 20,325 Mid-American (East)... Conference... Mid-American (West) Millett Hall (6,400)...Arena...Savage Arena (7,014) John Cooper (Wichita State 91)...Head Coach...Tod Kowalczyk (Minnesota-Duluth 89) 4th Season... Years at School...6th Season Record at School (7th Season)...Overall Record (14th Season) Record (5th, East) Conference Record (2nd, West) N/A Postseason...N/A 4/1... Starters Returning/Lost... 2/3 10/4... Lettermen Returning/Lost... 5/4 ABOUT TOLEDO: The Rockets had a three-game win streak snapped on Wednesday when Toledo suffered an loss at Ball State in its Mid-American Conference opener. Toledo owns a 9-5 overall record heading into Saturday s contest. Jonathan Williams paces the team at 19.3 ppg, while Nathan Boothe follows closely behind at 18.1 ppg and a teamleading 8.6 rpg. Williams and Boothe rank first and second, respectively, among MAC scoring leaders. Stuckey Mosley is the other Rocket scoring in double figures at 11.4 ppg. As a team, Toledo averages 18.4 assists per game and 10.3 turnovers per game, which both rank 13th nationally. The Rockets 1.78 assist/turnover ratio ranks third nationally. Averaging 81.3 ppg, the Rockets lead the MAC in scoring offense. THE SERIES WITH THE ROCKETS: Saturday marks the 123rd meeting between Miami and Toledo with the RedHawks owning a advantage in the all-time series. When playing in Oxford, Miami leads Toledo Toledo has won the last five meetings between the teams, including a win at Savage Arena last year. The teams last met at Millett Hall on Jan. 29, 2014 with the Rockets posting an win. Miami s last win in the series was in Toledo on Feb. 12, 2011, 68-66, which was the last in a five-game win streak for MU in the series against the Rockets. The RedHawks last win against the Rockets at Millett Hall came on Feb. 20, 2010 by a score of UP NEXT: The RedHawks hit the road for a pair of games at Kent State at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 12 and at Ball State at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 16. Miami then returns home to host Buffalo at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 19 before heading back out on the road for a game at Akron on Saturday, Jan. 23. REDHAWKS ON ESPN3: All but two men s basketball home games (Nov. 20 vs. Lipscomb and Nov. 21 vs. Florida Atlantic) will air on the ESPN3 platform. In addition, the MAC recently announced that several games have been picked up for over the air broadcast. The men s basketball games at Bowling Green (BCSN), home against Toledo (Time Warner Cable Sports), home against Central Michigan (American Sports Network), at Western Michigan (American Sports Network), home against Akron (American Sports Network) will be television productions. All television broadcasts will also air on ESPN3. All ESPN3 broadcasts (that have not been also picked up by TV affiliates) feature the Voice of the RedHawks Steve Baker handling play-by-play with former Miami men s basketball assistant coach and longtime color analyst Joe Barry. TOLEDO Overall Record League Record Field Goal Percentage Three-Point Field Goal Percentage Three-Point Field Goals Made Per Game Free Throw Percentage Opponent Field Goal Percentage Opponent Three-Point Field Goal Percentage Rebound Average Rebound Margin Assist/Turnover Ratio Points Per Game Points Allowed Per Game LAST TIME AGAINST THE ROCKETS: TOLEDO 70 MIAMI 65 January 27, 2015 Toledo, Ohio Miami FG 3PT FT RB PTS A S MIN McLane, f Wright, f McKnight, g Sullivan, g Washington, g McCormick Eustace Livingston Moore Bryant Team Totals Toledo FG 3PT FT RB PTS A S MIN Weathersppon, f Booth, c Williams, g Drummond, g Brown, g Hall Mosley Lauf Garber Team 1 Totals Miami Toledo MIAMI SPORTS NETWORK FROM IMG COLLEGE: In its ninth year of its partnership with IMG College, the Miami Sports Network from IMG College continues its coverage of Miami men s basketball with a group of affiliates blanketing most of Southwest Ohio and Southeast Indiana. For all home games and a select few road games, Terry Bridge will deliver the play-by-play and former RedHawk men s basketball player Ben Helmers joins the crew for his first season providing analysis. For most road games, The Voice of the RedHawks Steve Baker will deliver the play-by-play coverage, while Bridge will provide color commentary. Tune in to one of Miami s game-day affiliates: WMOH-AM 1450 (Hamilton, Ohio), WFMG-FM (Richmond, Ind.), WDBZ-AM 1230 (Cincinnati, Ohio), WONE 980 (Dayton, Ohio), WKBV-AM 1490 and FM (Richmond, Ind.), MURedHawks.com (Miami College Sports Live Subscription). MIAMI UNIVERSITY, PLEASE When referring to Miami, please use Miami University, Miami University (Ohio) or Miami (Ohio). Please do not use Miami of Ohio, University of Miami of Ohio, etc. The latter are not the proper names for our institution. Also, in 1997, the University began using its new nickname, the RedHawks. It is one word with a capital H. Thank you.

3 MIAMI UNIVERSITY REDHAWKS MEN S BASKETBALL 3 MIAMI REDHAWKS AT A GLANCE 0 Geovonie McKnight Middletown, Ohio/Middletown Sr. G gee-oh-von-ee / MAC / Career 108/ Zach McCormick Cincinnati, Ohio/Turpin So. G / MAC / Career 44/ Rod Mills Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Xavier So. F / MAC / Career 29/ Jake Bischoff Powell, Ohio/Olentangy Liberty/ Otterbein R-Jr. G BISH-off MAC Logan McLane Winterville, N.C./Greenfield School So. F / MAC / Career 46/ LJ Livingston, Jr. Upper Marlboro, Md./Patterson/ Pensacola State College Sr. F/C / MAC / MU Career 45/ Jere Vucica Split, Croatia/Marko Antun de Dominis North Alabama Gr-Sr. F yehr-ayh voo-chit-za Status - Out (Back) / MAC Ali Barnes West Chester, Ohio/Lakota West/ Concord R-So. G ALL-ee / MAC Dion Wade Antwerp, Belgium/Findlay Prep/ Auburn R-So. G DEE-on / MAC / Kalif Wright Oak Hill, W. Va./Oak Hill/ Kilgore College Sr. F KAY-lif / MAC / MU Career 34/ Willie Moore Cincinnati, Ohio/Aiken/ Oregon Sr. G / MAC / MU Career 68/ Chris Bryant Tallahassee, Fla./Rickards/ College of Central Florida Sr. F / MAC / MU Career 42/ Abdoulaye Harouna Niamey, Niger/South Kent (Conn.)/ Southern Idaho So. G ab-doo-lay huh-roon-ah / MAC / Brian Oddo New Lenox, Ill./Providence Catholic Sr. G OH-doe / MAC Career 21/ Eric Washington Columbia, S.C./Keenan/ Presbyterian R-Sr. G / MAC / MU Career 46/

4 MIAMI UNIVERSITY REDHAWKS MEN S BASKETBALL REDHAWKS HOST ROCKETS IN MAC HOME OPENER SATURDAY: Miami University s men s basketball team hosts Toledo in its Mid-American Conference home opener Saturday, Jan. 9 at 4 p.m. The game will be televised on Time Warner Cable Sports and ESPN3. Both teams search for their first MAC win in two tries on Saturday. The Rockets had a three-game win streak snapped on Wednesday when Toledo suffered an loss at Ball State in its MAC opener. Miami seeks to halt a four-game losing streak. CLOSING IN ON 1,000: With 969 career points, senior guard Geovonie McKnight is just 31 way from becoming 35th member of Miami s 1,000 Point Club. Miami s last 1,000-point scorer was Julian Mavunga ( ), who amassed 1,389 points during his RedHawk career. WRIGHT PROVIDES SPARK AGAINST BOWLING GREEN: Senior forward Kalif Wright provided a spark off the bench for the RedHawks at Bowling Green on Jan. 6. Wright was one of three RedHawks to score in double figures, amassing a career-high 10 points off a 5-of-7 shooting effort. He added a season-high four rebounds to his line as well as a steal in a season-best 16 minutes of action. Wright accounted for 10 of Miami s 18 bench points against the Falcons. 20/20 VISION: After not having a 20-point scorer through 12 games, Miami has had two in as many outings. In the first game of 2016, senior guard Geovonie McKnight poured in a career-high 24 points against South Carolina State on Jan. 2 to lead all scorers. It was the first 20-point scoring effort by a RedHawk this season and the first of McKnight s career. He shot a sizzling 75.0 percent from the floor, knocking down 9-of-12 shots and notching a career-best for field goals. Senior guard Eric Washington followed that with a season-high 21 points at Bowling Green to lead all scorers on Jan. 6. DOUBLE TIME: Behind a 15-point, 11-rebound effort at Bowling Green, senior guard Geovonie McKnight notched the third double-double by a RedHawk this season and the second of his career. Coincidentally, his first career double-double also came at Bowling Green last season with 13 points and 10 boards on Feb. 18. On Dec. 15 against Jackson State, senior forwards Chris Bryant and LJ Livingston Jr. each recorded their first career double-doubles. Bryant amassed a career-high 16 points and tied a career high with 11 rebounds against the Tigers. Livingston notched 11 points and a career-high 10 rebounds against JSU. It was the first time since Nov. 21, 2011 that two RedHawks had double-doubles in the same game when Julian Mavunga and Josh Sewell each recorded a double-double. TAKING ADVANTAGE OF CHARITY: Early in the season the RedHawks struggled from the charity stripe, hitting 69.2 percent of their free-throw attempts over the first six games. There has been a marked improvement in production from the free-throw line over the past eight games as Miami has sunk 76.5 percent of its charity tosses. Over the last eight games, senior guard Eric Washington has sunk 43-of-48 (.896) free throws, while senior guard Geovonie McKnight has hit 32-of-41 (.780) charity tosses. Washington knocked down 17 consecutive free throws from Dec. 15-Jan. 2. He missed his first attempt at Bowling Green on Jan. 6. McKnight had hit 14 straight from Dec. 15 to Jan. 2 until his second-half miss against the South Carolina State. HIGH PERCENTAGES: Hitting 68.3 percent of his field goals this season, senior forward LJ Livingston Jr. Livingston is 41-of-60 from the field in MIAMI BY THE NUMBERS 1330 All-Time Miami wins 616 Miami s MAC wins 448 Number of Miami wins at Millett Hall 111 Seasons of Miami Basketball 108 Number of games Geovonie McKnight has played in during his career 31 Points Geovonie McKnight needs to reach 1,000 for his career. 23 Number of head coaches for Miami Basketball, including John Cooper 21 Mid-American Conference titles MIAMI FIRST TO 600: With a win at Central Michigan on Feb. 2, 2013, Miami became the first Mid-American Conference program to reach 600 league wins. A decade prior, the RedHawks earned their 500th MAC win with a triumph at Eastern Michigan on Jan. 29, In its 69th year in the MAC, the RedHawks hold a record in conference play and boast a league-best.615 winning percentage. The next closest school in the win column is Ohio University, which owns a record in its 70th year in the MAC. Miami also owns 21 regular-season MAC crowns, more than twice the number of any other league school. All-Time MAC Only Records No. Team Record Pct. 1. MIAMI Ohio Toledo Ball State Akron Bowling Green Kent State Western Michigan Eastern Michigan Buffalo Northern Illinois Central Michigan BUILDING BLOCKS: Senior forward LJ Livingston Jr. tied a career-high with four blocked shots against South Carolina State on Jan. 2. Livingston registered three blocked shots in the opening half. REACHING 100: Senior guard Geovonie McKnight has played in every game during his Miami career and played in his 100th game on Nov. 24 against IPFW. McKnight has played in 108 career games entering the RedHawks next game. He is on pace to break the Red- Hawks career games played record of 124, which is shared by Will Sullivan ( ) and Julian Mavunga ( ). TOPPING 200: Senior guard Eric Washington eclipsed the 200-assist plateau during the Men Against Breast Cancer Challenge the RedHawks hosted Nov Through 14 games, he has handed out 63 assists and has amassed 239 in his 46-game RedHawk career. He is averaging 4.5 apg this season and has handed out seven or more assists in four games. Washington needs 96 more to crack the career chart. Damon Frierson ( ) holds the No. 10 spot with 335 career assists. Washington entered the season with 176 assists, which ranked third on Miami s single-game chart. Additionally, senior guard Geovonie McKnight is closing in on his 200th career assists, needing just four more to hit the benchmark. Miami Athletic Communications Men s Basketball Contact...Angie Renninger Renninger s Cell # Renninger s Office # Renninger s ... RENNINAL@MiamiOH.edu Assistant AD...Dave Meyer Assistant Director... Mike Roth Assistant Director...Chad Twaro Intern... Caleb Saunders Address Millett Hall Oxford, OH Website...

5 MIAMI UNIVERSITY REDHAWKS MEN S BASKETBALL 5 MOVING ON UP: Senior guard Geovonie McKnight moved into sole possession of ninth place on MU s career steals list with 147. He is one away from the No. 8 total of 148 by Eddie Schilling ( ). HOME COOKIN : Before the season even begins, the RedHawks are already setting records. Miami will play a program record 18 home games this season, eclipsing the previous best of 17 home contests the Red and White hosted a year ago. MILLS AND WASHINGTON NAMED TO ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM: Behind stellar performances that propelled Miami to the Men Against Breast Cancer Challenge title, senior guard Eric Washington and sophomore forward Rod Mills were named to the all-tournament team. It is the second regular-season all-tournament honor for Washington at Miami, who was named to the Cancun Challenge All-Tournament Team a year ago. WASHINGTON TABBED PRESEASON ALL-MAC EAST DIVISION: Senior guard Eric Washington was named to the Mid-American Conference East Division Preseason Team. Washington was a second-team All-MAC pick and second-team NABC All-District selection last year. He was Miami s leading scorer in at 14.2 ppg and notched the third-most single-season assists in program history (176). He led the MAC in conference-only games in assists (5.9) and ranked 25th nationally on the season (5.5 apg). ODDS N ENDS: Sophomore forward Rod Mills returned to the starting lineup on Wednesday along with forwards LJ Livingston Jr and Chris Bryant... it was the first time this season Miami started fewer than three guards... the RedHawks shot 52.0 percent from the floor in the first half at Tennessee Tech, their best shooting percentage in the opening 20 minutes this season... against Jackson State, senior guard Geovonie McKnight tied a career-high with seven assists and followed that with four assists at Tennessee Tech... the RedHawks six-straight home games is the longest stretch of home games for Miami since the Red and White played six consecutive home games to open the campaign. A MIAMI WIN WOULD... Snap a four-game losing streak for the RedHawks. Give Miami its first MAC win of Drop Toledo to 0-2 in MAC play. A MIAMI LOSS WOULD... Be the RedHawks sixth straight loss in the series with Toledo. Drop Miami to 6-4 at home this season. Give the Rockets four wins in their last five games. ESPN/USA Today Coaches Jan. 4, Oklahoma Kansas Maryland Virginia Michigan State Arizona North Carolina Kentucky Providence Duke Miami (FL) Xavier Villanova Iowa State West Virginia Louisville Texas A&M Purdue Butler South Carolina Pittsburgh Gonzaga Iowa Connecticut Baylor...61 Others receiving votes: California 52, Dayton 28, George Washington 23, Cincinnati 19, Saint Mary s 18, Texas Tech 17, Oregon 6, Vanderbilt 6, Utah 5, Indiana 5, Colorado 4, Oregon State 3, USC 2, Houston 2 Associated Press Jan. 4, Kansas...1,598 2 Oklahoma...1,574 3 Maryland...1,459 4 Virginia...1,409 5 Michigan State...1,400 6 North Carolina...1,275 7 Arizona...1,126 8 Providence...1,108 9 Kentucky...1, Xavier... 1, Villanova Miami (FL) Iowa State Duke SMU Louisville West Virginia Butler Iowa Purdue Texas A&M South Carolina Connecticut Pittsburgh Dayton Others receiving votes: Gonzaga 61, California 54, Texas Tech 40, George Washington 38, Saint Mary s 23, Baylor 22, Oregon State 4, Colorado 4, Seton Hall 4, Saint Joseph s 3, Wichita St 3, Utah 3, Cincinnati 2, Indiana 2, Michigan 2, Akron 1, Oregon 1

6 6 Head Coach John Cooper John Cooper is in his fourth season at the helm of the Miami University men s basketball program. With three seasons in Oxford under his belt, Cooper and his staff have worked diligently over the past three years to continue adding a diverse group of talented newcomers to a solid nucleus of returners. His tireless work ethic and an understated intensity look to continue to pay dividends in Cooper, who was announced as the program s 23rd head coach on April 6, 2012, worked to establish an up-tempo system when he arrived to the Oxford campus that continues to evolve. The RedHawks have ranked among the top 35 nationally in steals each of the last two season, coming in at 35th in with 245 steals. Miami began to gain momentum at the end of the season, finishing the regular season by winning five of its last seven games, included two against the then-mac East Division leaders. Guard Eric Washington earned All-MAC and NABC All-District honors in his junior campaign. In , the RedHawks reached double figures in wins for the first time in three years and also nearly tripled their number of Mid-American Conference wins from the season. The RedHawks finished the regular season as the No. 8 seed in the MAC Tournament to host a first-round game and defeated Kent State in the opening round to advance to the second round in Cleveland for the second straight year. Miami led the MAC in steals and free-throw percentage in , finishing 10th in the country in steals per game (8.6) and 13th in freethrow percentage (.754) in the final national standings. The RedHawks free-throw percentage was the second-best in program history, while its 267 steals ranked third. Despite a restructuring year in the first year under Cooper, the RedHawks produced a number of highlights throughout the season. In Cooper s first game at Millett Hall as the RedHawks head coach, Miami shattered a program record for steals, snagging 22 against Grambling State on Nov. 13, As part of that record-breaking team performance, guard Quinten Rollins tied a Miami single-game record with seven steals. Miami went on to post the fourth-most steals of any team in program history, amassing 258 for the season. Although the RedHawks were the No. 11 seed in the 2013 MAC Tournament, Miami hit the road for Bowling Green where a gritty effort by the Red and White resulted in a solid win in the opening round of the tournament. The win punched the RedHawks ticket to Cleveland for the second round of the MAC Tournament after a oneyear absence from making the trip to Quicken Loans Arena. During the season, Cooper picked up his 50th career win when the RedHawks produced a triumph over Bowling Green on Jan. 16, On Feb. 2, 2013, Cooper helped guide Miami to the program s 600th Mid-American Conference win as the Red and White notched a road win at Central Michigan. He has amassed a record in three years with the RedHawk program while posting a mark in six seasons as a head coach. In the last three years, all the RedHawk seniors have earned degrees and the four scholarship players have all gone on to careers in the professional ranks. Will Sullivan 15 and Will Felder 14 are both playing professional basketball overseas with Sullivan signing a contract with Donar Gronignen in the Netherlands and Felder a two-time All-MAC selection now playing with Challans in France after a year in Holland. Quinten Rollins 14 was a second-round pick in the NFL 2015 draft by the Green Bay Packers, while Vince Legarza 13 is working in the NBA s Minnesota Timberwolves organization after two years with the Atlanta Hawks organization. Cooper came to Miami after a three-year stint as the head coach at Tennessee State in which he built the program into a formidable force. His TSU squad posted a record, the school s first winning mark since and the Tigers first 20-win season in 32 years. The team had an 11-5 league record in Ohio Valley Conference play. Perhaps TSU s most impressive victory came on Feb. 9 when it MIAMI UNIVERSITY REDHAWKS MEN S BASKETBALL defeated seventh-ranked Murray State, The loss was only one of two in that was suffered by the 31-2 Racers. Cooper s team nearly earned a berth in the 2012 NCAA Tournament, losing at the hands of Murray State by a score of in the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament final. On Feb. 19, 2012, Cooper led TSU to a victory over Miami at Millett Hall. TSU also claimed its first win over an SEC opponent in when the Tigers defeated South Carolina, His three-year overall record at TSU was 43-51, including a mark in OVC games. Cooper was a finalist for four different coaching awards in , including the Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year Award (national coach of the year), the John McLendon Award (top overall collegiate coach), The Hugh Durham Award (nation s top Mid-Major coach) and the Ben Jobe Award (nation s top minority coach in Division I). Cooper joined Tennessee State following a five-year stint as Associate Head Basketball Coach at Auburn University under Jeff Lebo. He played a vital role in the revitalization of the Tigers basketball program with Auburn recording its first winning season since Auburn posted a record in , advancing to the quarterfinals of the National Invitation Tournament. Prior to his time at Auburn, Cooper spent two seasons at Oregon where he helped the Ducks to a mark. Oregon went with an NCAA Tournament appearance in and had an record in 03-04, losing in the NIT semifinals. From the season through the campaign, Cooper served as an assistant coach to Eddie Fogler at South Carolina. During a three-year stretch from to 97-98, the Gamecocks posted a record. The squad won the Southeastern Conference title, finishing with an overall record of 24-8 and finishing No. 6 in the national rankings. Cooper s first coaching job was as an assistant at Fayetteville State from A native of Kansas City, Mo., Cooper played collegiately at Wichita State. He led the Shockers in scoring and rebounding during his junior and senior seasons. Cooper was a two-time team captain and a Rhodes Scholar candidate in his senior year. He played professional basketball with the Ft. Wayne Fury of the CBA in and with Holland s Commodore Mustangs in the European Professional Basketball League in Cooper earned a bachelor s degree in business administration from Wichita State in He is married to the former Melissa Mathis. They have a daughter, Kennedy, and a son, Kameron. THE COOPER FILE Year School Assignment Postseason Fayetteville State Assistant Coach Fayetteville State Assistant Coach South Carolina Assistant Coach...NIT South Carolina Assistant Coach...NCAA South Carolina Assistant Coach...NCAA South Carolina Assistant Coach South Carolina Assistant Coach South Carolina Assistant Coach...NIT Private sector Oregon Assistant Coach...NCAA Oregon Assistant Coach...NIT Auburn Assistant Coach Auburn Assistant Coach Auburn Assistant Coach Auburn Assistant Coach Auburn Assistant Coach...NIT Tennessee State Head Coach Tennessee State Head Coach Tennessee State Head Coach... 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7 MIAMI UNIVERSITY REDHAWKS MEN S BASKETBALL 7 #0 Geovonie McKnight Career Highs Points:...24 vs. South Carolina State, Field Goals...9 vs. South Carolina State, Point FG...2 vs. Central Michigan, Made FT... 8, several times, last vs. Jackson State, Rebounds: at Bowling Green, Assists:...7, twice, last vs. Jackson State, Steals:...5, twice, last vs. Longwood, Blocked Shots:...2 vs. Massachusetts, Minutes:...42 at Eastern Michigan, #1 Zach McCormick Career Highs Points:... 12, twice, last at Eastern Michigan, Field Goals... 5 at Eastern Michigan, Point FG... 3 vs. Virginia Tech, Made FT...5 vs. Northeastern, Rebounds:...4, three times, last vs. Jackson State, Assists:...4 at Tennessee Tech, Steals:...5 vs. Longwood, Blocked Shots:... 1, several times, last vs. Jackson State, Minutes: vs. Longwood, #2 Rod Mills Career Highs Points: vs. Lipscomb, Field Goals...5 vs. Lipscomb, Point FG...3, twice, last vs. Lipscomb, Made FT... 3 vs. Kenyon, Rebounds:...10 vs. IPFW, Assists:...2 vs. UCF, Steals:... 2, several times, last vs. South Carolina State, Blocked Shots:...1, twice, last vs. Longwood, Minutes: vs. Northeastern, #11 Logan McLane Career Highs Points: at Toledo, Field Goals...6 at Toledo, Point FG...3 vs. FAU, Made FT... 5 vs. Akron, Rebounds:... 9 at Eastern Michigan, Assists:... 2, several times, last vs. FAU, Steals:... 3 vs. Virginia Tech, Blocked Shots:... 2 vs. Dayton, Minutes:...32 at Kent State, #12 LJ Livingston, Jr. Miami Career Highs Points: at Ohio State, Field Goals...7, twice, last at Tennessee Tech, Point FG... 0 Made FT...6 vs. Western Michigan, Rebounds:...10 vs. Jackson State, Assists:... 1, three times, last IUPUI, Steals:...1, several times, last at Tennessee Tech, Blocked Shots:...4, twice, last vs. South Carolina State, Minutes:...35 vs. Eastern Michigan, #14 Jere Vucica Miami Career Highs Points:...11 at Xavier, Field Goals...4, three times, last vs. IPFW, Point FG... 1 at Xavier, Made FT... 6 at Xavier, Rebounds:... 6 vs. Kenyon, Assists:... 0 Steals:...1 vs. FAU, Blocked Shots:... 0 Minutes:...17, twice, last vs. Kenyon, #15 Ali Barnes Miami Career Highs Points:... 0 Field Goals Point FG... 0 Made FT... 0 Rebounds:... 0 Assists:... 0 Steals:... 1 vs. Jackson State, Blocked Shots:... 0 Minutes:... 6 vs. Jackson State, #20 Dion Wade Miami Career Highs Points:... 6 at Xavier, Field Goals... 2 at Xavier, Point FG... 2 at Xavier, Made FT... 1 vs. Kenyon, Rebounds:... 4 vs. Jackson State, Assists:...2, twice, last vs. UCF, Steals:...2, three times, last vs. Jackson State, Blocked Shots:...1, twice, last vs. South Carolina State, Minutes: vs. Northeastern, #21 Kalif Wright Miami Career Highs Points: at Bowling Green, Field Goals...5 at Bowling Green, Point FG... 0 Made FT... 5 vs. Kent State, Rebounds:...6, twice, last vs. Western Michigan, Assists:... 0 Steals:...1, several times, last at Bowling Green, Blocked Shots:...1, three times, last at Bowling Green, Minutes: at Toledo, #22 Willie Moore Miami Career Highs Points:...24, twice, last at IPFW, Field Goals... 9 at IPFW, Point FG...4, three times, last at IPFW, Made FT...12 at Bowling Green, Rebounds:...10 vs. Ohio, Assists:...5, twice, last vs. Kent State, Steals:... 5, twice, last at Akron, Blocked Shots:...1, several times, last at E. Michigan, Minutes:...40 vs. Ohio, #24 Chris Bryant Miami Career Highs Points:...16 vs. Jackson State, Field Goals... 5 vs. Jackson State, Point FG...1 vs. Northwestern, Made FT... 6 vs. Jackson State, Rebounds:...11, twice, last vs. Jackson State, Assists:... 3 at Eastern Michigan, Steals:...3 vs. Southern Utah, Blocked Shots:... 2 vs. Ohio, Minutes:...28 at Kent State, #30 Abdoulaye Harouna Career Highs Points:...11 at Dayton, Field Goals...5 at Dayton, Point FG...2, twice, last vs. IPFW, Made FT... 4 vs. Kenyon, Rebounds:... 5 vs. Kenyon, Assists:...1, three times, last at Tennessee Tech, Steals:...3 at Dayton, Blocked Shots:... 1 vs. Kenyon, Minutes:...26 vs. Kenyon, #31 Brian Oddo Career Highs Points:... 4, twice, last vs. UMKC, Field Goals... 2, twice, last vs. UMKC, Point FG... 1, twice, last vs. Ohio, Made FT... 0 Rebounds:... 2, twice, last vs. Ohio, Assists:... 0 Steals:... 1, three times, last at Ohio, Blocked Shots:... 0 Minutes:...14 vs. UMKC, #33 Eric Washington Miami Career Highs Points:...24, twice, last vs. Kent State, Field Goals...8 vs. UMKC, Point FG... 3, three times, last at Dayton, Made FT...13 at IPFW, Rebounds:... 8 vs. Buffalo, Assists:...10 vs. Buffalo, Steals:...6 vs. UCF, Blocked Shots:... 1 vs. Ball State, Minutes:...40, twice, last at Akron,

8 MIAMI UNIVERSITY REDHAWKS MEN S BASKETBALL Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl./El. Hometown (HS/Last School) 0 Geovonie McKnight*** G Sr./Sr. Middletown, Ohio (Middletown) 1 Zach McCormick* G So./So. Cincinnati, Ohio (Turpin) 2 Rod Mills* F So./So. Cincinnati, Ohio (St. Xavier) 5 Jake Bischoff G Sr./Jr. Powell, Ohio (Olentangy Liberty/Otterbein) 11 Logan McLane* F So/So. Winterville, N.C. (Greenfield School) 12 LJ Livingston, Jr.* F/C Sr./Sr. Upper Marlboro, Md. (Patterson/Pensacola State College) 13 Jake Wright G/F So./So. Hopkins, Minn. (Hopkins/The Citadel) 14 Jere Vucica F Gr./Sr. Split, Croatia (North Alabama) 15 Ali Barnes G Jr./So. West Chester, Ohio (Lakota West/Concord) 20 Dion Wade G Jr./So. Antwerp, Belgium (Findlay Prep/Auburn) 21 Kalif Wright* F Sr./Sr. Oak Hill, W. Va. (Oak Hill/Kilgore College) 22 Willie Moore** G Sr./Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio (Aiken/Oregon) 24 Chris Bryant* F Sr./Sr. Tallahassee, Fla. (Rickards/College of Central Florida) 30 Abdoulaye Harouna G So./So. Niamey, Niger (South Kent [Conn]/Southern Idaho) 31 Brian Oddo** F Sr./Sr. New Lenox, Ill. (Providence Catholic) 33 Eric Washington* G Sr./Sr. Columbia, S.C. (Keenan/Presbyterian) Alphabetical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl./El. Hometown (HS/Last School) 15 Ali Barnes G Jr./So. West Chester, Ohio (Lakota West/Concord) 5 Jake Bischoff G Sr./Jr. Powell, Ohio (Olentangy Liberty/Otterbein) 24 Chris Bryant* F Sr./Sr. Tallahassee, Fla. (Rickards/College of Central Florida) 30 Abdoulaye Harouna G So./So. Niamey, Niger (South Kent [Conn]/Southern Idaho) 12 LJ Livingston, Jr.* F/C Sr./Sr. Upper Marlboro, Md. (Patterson/Pensacola State College) 1 Zach McCormick* G So./So. Cincinnati, Ohio (Turpin) 0 Geovonie McKnight*** G Sr./Sr. Middletown, Ohio (Middletown) 11 Logan McLane* F So/So. Winterville, N.C. (Greenfield School) 2 Rod Mills* F So./So. Cincinnati, Ohio (St. Xavier) 22 Willie Moore** G Sr./Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio (Aiken/Oregon) 31 Brian Oddo** F Sr./Sr. New Lenox, Ill. (Providence Catholic) 14 Jere Vucica F Gr./Sr. Split, Croatia (North Alabama) 20 Dion Wade G Jr./So. Antwerp, Belgium (Findlay Prep/Auburn) 33 Eric Washington* G Sr./Sr. Columbia, S.C. (Keenan/Presbyterian) 13 Jake Wright G/F So./So. Hopkins, Minn. (Hopkins/The Citadel) 21 Kalif Wright* F Sr./Sr. Oak Hill, W. Va. (Oak Hill/Kilgore College) Head Coach: John Cooper (4th Season at Miami; 7th Season Overall) Associate Head Coach: Rick Duckett Assistant Coaches: Sheldon Everett and Trey Meyer Director of Operations: Wade Smith Director of Video: Philip Duckett *Denotes Letters Earned at Miami PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Ali Barnes ALL-ee Barnes Jake Bischoff BISH-off Abdoulaye Harouna ab-doo-lay ha-roo-nuh Niamey, Niger nyah-mey Geovonie McKnight gee-oh-von-ee Brian Oddo OH-doe Jere Vucica yehr-ayh voo-chitz-ah Dion Wade DEE-on Kalif Wright KAY-liff

9 MIAMI UNIVERSITY REDHAWKS MEN S BASKETBALL 9 #0 GEOVONIE McKNIGHT S GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS at Xavier 11/13/15 * KENYON COLLEGE 11/17/15 * LIPSCOMB 11/20/15 * FLORIDA ATLANTIC 11/21/15 * NORTHEASTERN 11/22/15 * IPFW 11/24/15 * UCF 11/28/15 * at IUPUI 12/05/15 * WRIGHT STATE 12/13/15 * JACKSON STATE 12/15/15 * at Tennessee Tech 12/18/15 * at Dayton 12/22/15 * SOUTH CAROLINA ST 01/02/16 * at Bowling Green 01/06/16 * Totals #0 GEOVONIE McKNIGHT S CAREER STATISTICS TOTAL #1 ZACH McCORMICK S GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS KENYON COLLEGE 11/17/ LIPSCOMB 11/20/ FLORIDA ATLANTIC 11/21/ NORTHEASTERN 11/22/ IPFW 11/24/ UCF 11/28/ at IUPUI 12/05/ WRIGHT STATE 12/13/ JACKSON STATE 12/15/ at Tennessee Tech 12/18/ at Dayton 12/22/15 * SOUTH CAROLINA ST 01/02/16 * at Bowling Green 01/06/ Totals #1 ZACH McCORMICK S CAREER STATISTICS TOTAL #2 ROD MILLS GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS at Xavier 11/13/15 * KENYON COLLEGE 11/17/15 * LIPSCOMB 11/20/15 * FLORIDA ATLANTIC 11/21/15 * NORTHEASTERN 11/22/15 * IPFW 11/24/15 * UCF 11/28/15 * at IUPUI 12/05/15 * WRIGHT STATE 12/13/15 * JACKSON STATE 12/15/ at Tennessee Tech 12/18/ at Dayton 12/22/ SOUTH CAROLINA ST 01/02/ at Bowling Green 01/06/16 * Totals #2 ROD MILLS CAREER STATISTICS TOTAL

10 MIAMI UNIVERSITY REDHAWKS MEN S BASKETBALL #11 LOGAN McLANE S GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS at Xavier 11/13/ KENYON COLLEGE 11/17/ LIPSCOMB 11/20/ FLORIDA ATLANTIC 11/21/ NORTHEASTERN 11/22/ IPFW 11/24/ UCF 11/28/ at IUPUI 12/05/ WRIGHT STATE 12/13/ JACKSON STATE 12/15/15 * at Tennessee Tech 12/18/ at Dayton 12/22/ SOUTH CAROLINA ST 01/02/ at Bowling Green 01/06/ Totals #11 LOGAN McLANE S CAREER STATISTICS TOTAL #12 LJ LIVINGSTON S GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS at Xavier 11/13/ KENYON COLLEGE 11/17/ LIPSCOMB 11/20/ FLORIDA ATLANTIC 11/21/ NORTHEASTERN 11/22/ IPFW 11/24/15 * UCF 11/28/15 * at IUPUI 12/05/ WRIGHT STATE 12/13/15 * JACKSON STATE 12/15/15 * at Tennessee Tech 12/18/15 * at Dayton 12/22/15 * SOUTH CAROLINA ST 01/02/16 * at Bowling Green 01/06/16 * Totals #12 LJ LIVINGSTON S MIAMI CAREER STATISTICS TOTAL #14 JERE VUCICA S GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS at Xavier 11/13/15 * KENYON COLLEGE 11/17/15 * LIPSCOMB 11/20/15 * FLORIDA ATLANTIC 11/21/15 * NORTHEASTERN 11/22/15 * IPFW 11/24/ Totals #14 JERE VUCICA S MIAMI CAREER STATISTICS TOTAL #15 ALI BARNES GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS JACKSON STATE 12/15/ at Dayton 12/22/ Totals #15 ALI BARNES MIAMI CAREER STATISTICS TOTAL

11 MIAMI UNIVERSITY REDHAWKS MEN S BASKETBALL 11 #20 DION WADE S GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS at Xavier 11/13/ KENYON COLLEGE 11/17/ LIPSCOMB 11/20/ FLORIDA ATLANTIC 11/21/ NORTHEASTERN 11/22/ IPFW 11/24/ UCF 11/28/ at IUPUI 12/05/ WRIGHT STATE 12/13/ JACKSON STATE 12/15/15 * at Tennessee Tech 12/18/15 * at Dayton 12/22/ SOUTH CAROLINA ST 01/02/ at Bowling Green 01/06/ Totals #20 DION WADE S MIAMI CAREER STATISTICS TOTAL #21 KALIF WRIGHT S GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS KENYON COLLEGE 11/17/ UCF 11/28/ at IUPUI 12/05/ at Tennessee Tech 12/18/ at Dayton 12/22/ SOUTH CAROLINA ST 01/02/ at Bowling Green 01/06/ Totals #21 KALIF WRIGHT S MIAMI CAREER STATISTICS TOTAL #22 WILLIE MOORE S GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS at Xavier 11/13/ KENYON COLLEGE 11/17/ LIPSCOMB 11/20/ FLORIDA ATLANTIC 11/21/ NORTHEASTERN 11/22/ IPFW 11/24/ UCF 11/28/ at IUPUI 12/05/ WRIGHT STATE 12/13/ JACKSON STATE 12/15/ at Tennessee Tech 12/18/ at Dayton 12/22/ SOUTH CAROLINA ST 01/02/ at Bowling Green 01/06/ Totals #22 WILLIE MOORE S MIAMI CAREER STATISTICS TOTAL