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1 Eastern Kentucky University Encompass Basketball - Men Sports Media Guides Men's Basketball Eastern Kentucky University Sports Follow this and additional works at: Recommended Citation Eastern Kentucky University Sports, "Men's Basketball " (2009). Basketball - Men. Book 2. This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Sports Media Guides at Encompass. It has been accepted for inclusion in Basketball - Men by an authorized administrator of Encompass. For more information, please contact Linda.Sizemore@eku.edu.

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4 M e n s B a s k e t b a l l G u i d e general information Quick Facts General Information School Eastern Kentucky University Location Richmond, Ky. Founded/Enrollment /6,200 Nickname Colonels Colors Maroon (209) and White Conference Ohio Valley Affiliation NCAA Division I Arena/Cap McBrayer Arena/6,500 President Dr. Doug Whitlock Athletics Director Mark Sandy Athletics Phone Ticket Office Coaching Staff Head Coach Jeff Neubauer Record at School (year) (5th) Overall Record (year) (5th) Assistant Coaches Ted Hotaling, Everick Sullivan, Josh Merkel Dir. of Basketball Operations.. Ryan Hart Basketball Ops. Asst Austin Newton Office Phone Team Information First Season of Basketball All-Time Record ,095-, Record Conference Record/Finish /5th Starters Returning/Lost /2 Athletic Public Relations Information Men s Basketball Contact... Michael Clark Office Phone Fax michael.clark@eku.edu Cell Phone Press Row Phone Web site Assistant Director Kevin Britton Office Phone kevin.britton@eku.edu Assistant Director Steve Fohl Office Phone steve.fohl@eku.edu Mailing Address Athletic Public Relations 52 Lancaster Ave. Alumni Coliseum 5 Richmond, KY Credits Writing, Editing and Design: Michael Clark, Dir. of Athletic Public Relations using Adobe InDesign CS4 and Adobe Photoshop CS4 Editorial Assistance: Kevin Britton, Simon Gray, Karl Park Photos: Chris Radcliffe, George Terrizzi, Grant Waters, Bob Flynn, Tim Webb, EKU Archives, OVC, kentuckytourism.com Printing: Post Printing Company, Lexington, Ky. Charles Smith, Sales Representative Special Thanks: Kevin Britton, Katelyn Danbury, Steve Fohl, Simon Gray, Bryce McCalla, Karl Park, Carli Todd, EKU coaching staff Schedule Table of Contents Date Opponent Time Nov. 4 West Virginia Wesleyan 8:00 O Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic 9 at Pittsburgh 7:00 23 Fairleigh Dickinson 6:00 24 UC Irvine 6:00 25 UTSA 6:00 28 FIU 7:00 Dec. 3 at Murray State* 7:00 5 at UT Martin* 7:00 9 Ohio Valley 7:00 2 at Maryland 4:30 9 at Ohio 2:30 Dr Pepper Classic (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 29 vs. Morgan State 6:00 30 vs. UTC or LIU TBA Jan. 2 Tennessee State* 7:00 4 Austin Peay* 7:30 7 at Jacksonville State* 8:45 9 at Tennessee Tech* 8:30 4 Eastern Illinois* 7:30 6 Southeast Missouri* 7:00 9 Chicago State 7:00 23 Morehead State* 7:00 28 at Austin Peay* 8:30 30 at Tennessee State* 8:30 Feb. 4 Tennessee Tech* 7:30 6 Jacksonville State* 7:00 at Southeast Missouri* 8:45 3 at Eastern Illinois* 7:00 7 at Morehead State* 7:00 20 ESPN BracketBusters TBA 25 UT Martin* 7:30 27 Murray State* 7:00 OVC Tournament Mar. 2 First Round TBA 5 Semifinals 2 (ESPNU) TBA 6 Championship 2 (ESPN2) TBA at top four seeds ~ 2 at Nashville, Tenn. Asterisk (*) denotes OVC game Bold text denotes home game All times Eastern and subject to change On the Cover The Eastern Kentucky University men s basketball recruiting guide cover features seniors (left to right) Robin Mestdagh, Papa Oppong, Josh Taylor and Dayvon Ellis. Quick Facts Eastern Kentucky University City of Richmond Colonels Outlook Dayvon Ellis Robin Mestdagh Papa Oppong Josh Taylor Josh Daniel Antonio Gilkey Justin Stommes Cordaro Ellis Joshua Jones Mike Lewis Spencer Perrin Willie Cruz Roster Coaching Staff Head Coach Jeff Neubauer Asst. Coach Ted Hotaling Asst. Coach Everick Sullivan Asst. Coach Josh Merkel Dir. of Operations Ryan Hart Operations Asst. Austin Newton Strength and Conditioning Team Managers University Administration EKU President Dr. Doug Whitlock Director of Athletics Mark Sandy Athletics Administration Student-Athlete Academic Center Sports Medicine The Colonel Club Athletics Directory Recap Season in Review Box Scores Statistics Ohio Valley Conference Alumni Coliseum/McBrayer Arena Opponents Opponents Colonel History Postseason History EKU Coaching History The Record Book All-Conference Honors EKU Athletics Hall of Fame All-Time Roster Record vs. Opponents All-Time Results Media Information Radio/Television Roster

5 E a s t e r n K e n t u c k y U n i v e r s i t y the university EKU s aviation program, the only university-based program in Kentucky, returned to Madison County Airport in Students have the opportunity to use two new Diamond DA-20 trainers, the same aircraft used by the U.S. Air Force Academy for beginning flight instruction. Eastern Kentucky University s Army ROTC Program ranked among the nation s best in the 2007 Leadership Development and Assessment Course (LDAC). Among 32 institutions in the Eastern Region, EKU tied for first in basic rifle marksmanship, tied for second in peer evaluations, ranked 3th on the Army physical fitness test and 23rd in land navigation. In overall leadership, EKU ranked 3th and earned an excellent rating. EKU scored above the national average in every category. Eastern s Fitness and Wellness Center opened in the fall of 2004 and features stateof-the-art equipment which is available free of cost for all EKU students. Included in the center is a 0,000-square foot weight area, a four-lane indoor track, two multi-purpose gyms, a climbing wall, locker and shower facilities and a lounge area. Phase of the University s New Science Building, comprising 74,95 square feet at a cost of approximately $64 million, is expected to open for classes in the Fall 20 semester. The first phase will house the Departments of Chemistry and Physics & Astronomy as well as science education (for the Department of Curriculum and Instruction) classrooms and laboratories. 2

6 M e n s B a s k e t b a l l G u i d e the campus beautiful Eastern Kentucky offers 68 degree programs including a bachelor of science degree in apparel design and merchandising. Eastern s Program of Distinction is its College of Justice and Safety, which attracts students from all over the world. 3

7 E a s t e r n K e n t u c k y U n i v e r s i t y city of richmond Richmond is home to many interesting and convenient activities. Whether it s arts and entertainment, recreation, or shopping and dining out you are looking for, Richmond has it all. With more than 00 buildings in Richmond on the National Register of Historic Places and three areas on the National Register of Historic Districts, it is one of Kentucky s finest restored 9th Century commercial districts. Arts and entertainment take center-stage with the Eastern Kentucky University theatre program. They offer several shows each year from classical theatre to modern musicals. Local artistic talents are on display year round at Gallery On Main. This is a perfect showcasing of local talent and an opportunity for community involvement. There is never any lack of recreational activities in Richmond. An array of parks and recreational centers across the city offers something for everyone. Lake Reba Recreational complex includes golf, little league baseball and softball fields, soccer, fishing and a water park which opened in the summer of If it s shopping you want, downtown Richmond can accommodate you. Locally owned businesses line the historic streets of downtown Richmond with everything from fine antiquities to exquisite jewelry. There is a wide variety of stores at the brand new Richmond Centre as well. The outdoor mall offers shoppers convenience and style. Dining isn t hard to find either. Family-owned and major chain restaurants give Richmond a unique variety of menus. Local hot spots include Madison Gardens, which is uniquely Richmond, to restaurants such as Applebee s, Logan s Roadhouse, O Charley s and Outback Steakhouse. Whatever your pallet craves, Richmond dining offers a variety of tastes made to satisfy. Never far from mainstream, Richmond offers the comforts of simplicity with the convenience of the city. Only 29 miles from Lexington and the Bluegrass Airport, Richmond is easily accessible to all travelers. Interstate 75 is a major artery of both state and national motor transportation. Richmond s location on I-75 makes it an important factor in making the city a commercial hub. In fact, the ease of travel to and from Richmond makes the city an ideal spot for those who enjoy outdoor activities. Fort Boonesborough State Park is located only 2 miles from EKU s campus, while Natural Bridge State Park (63 miles) and Cumberland Falls State Park (00 miles) are located nearby. Also within easy driving distance of Richmond are the Kentucky Horse Park, the state capital in Frankfort, Herrington Lake, My Old Kentucky Home at Bardstown, White Hall State Shrine and thoroughbred horse racing at Keeneland. A Brief Richmond History Richmond was founded in 798 by Colonel John Miller, a Revolutionary War soldier. In 798, the Kentucky Legislature authorized the moving of the Madison County seat from nearby Milford to land owned by Colonel Miller. The move was bitterly opposed by about 300 residents of the Milford area and a fight to retain the seat resulted between Dave Kennedy, who represented the Milford location, and William Kearly, who represented the new site. Although history does not record the results of the brawl, the county approved the move in March of 798 and two acres of land were purchased from Colonel Miller. Court was held in his barn. On July 4, 798, the site was officially named Richmond in honor of Miller s birthplace, Richmond, Va. --From The state capital of Frankfort and Lexington are both within an easy hour drive from campus. Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville hosted the 2008 Ryder Cup. The Kentucky Derby takes place on the first Saturday in May at historic Churchill Downs in Louisville. Main Street in downtown Richmond is right around the corner from the EKU campus. The National Corvette Museum is located in Bowling Green. 4

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9 E a s t e r n K e n t u c k y U n i v e r s i t y season outlook The Eastern Kentucky University men s basketball team has put together a model of consistency during the last four years under head coach Jeff Neubauer. The goal for the team this year is to continue that consistency shooting the ball at a high percentage, valuing the basketball and finding ways to win games while being able to improve on other facets of the game. The Colonels have won at least 0 Ohio Valley Conference games every year under Neubauer s guidance and captured the 2007 OVC tournament title. Last year, EKU made its presence felt in the national stats as the Colonels ranked among the nation s top-0 in three-point shooting (40. percent), three-pointers made per game (0.3), assist-to-turnover ratio (.45) and fewest turnovers per game (0.9). We recruit good shooters because that is very important to who we are, Neubauer said. Eastern only graduated two players from last year, but one of those players led the team in scoring, rebounding, assists and steals. That person, two-time All-OVC performer Mike Rose, also happened to lead the nation in three-point shooting at 48. percent. One of the challenges of college basketball is to constantly adjust to the changes on a roster, Neubauer said. We had to deal with a few significant injuries last year, including those to Papa Oppong and Dayvon Ellis, which forced us to make numerous adjustments and use multiple combinations on the court. Hopefully, that is something our guys can learn from as they approach this year. Ryan Wiersma, the other graduate, was a four-year contributor who gave the team a solid low-post presence on defense. There are some veterans in the program who have grown as competitors in the post, Neubauer said. I think the key to our post defense is going to be our perimeter defense. When you can pressure the ball, it makes every other part of your defense better. We are going to guard the ball better than we have in all of my years here at EKU, Neubauer continued. That has been a major focus for our team [in the preseason]. Returning Leaders Two key leaders are back for the Colonels who hope to keep the team among the best in the OVC senior Josh Taylor and junior Justin Stommes. Taylor and Stommes both averaged more than 0 points per game one year ago while combining to make 48 percent (226-of-47) of their field goal attempts. Taylor has made 38 starts in his three years and has improved significantly every season. The 6-7 forward plays in the low post on defense, but can step out to hit the three-point shot on the offensive end of the court. As a junior, Taylor finished second on the team in scoring (0.9 ppg), threepointers made (54) and blocks (). He had We had to deal with a few significant injuries last year, including those to Papa Oppong and Dayvon Ellis, which forced us to make numerous adjustments and use multiple combinations on the court. Hopefully, that is something our guys can learn from as they approach this year. EKU head coach Jeff Neubauer Senior Josh Taylor a major impact in the 2009 OVC tournament quarterfinal game at Morehead State as he posted a career-high 26 points on 6-of-0 (60 percent) shooting from behind the arc. Josh is an important shooter and player in our system, Neubauer said. This fall, he has shown great senior leadership. Stommes has been a starter since his freshman season and is now a player who could be contending for postseason honors. The 6-7 guard literally poses a big problem for the opposition as he can be used to bring the ball up the court as a point guard or slide over to the wing and contribute as a scorer. Stommes made 4.9 percent of his three-point attempts last year, which ranked fourth in the league. Late in the season, the junior stepped up his scoring as he reached double figures five times in the final seven games, while shooting 49 percent overall from the floor. Justin has continually developed as a basketball player, Neubauer said. He makes good decisions with the ball and shoots the ball extremely well. We are expecting quite a bit from him this season. Other Returnees Other key returnees include seniors Dayvon Ellis and Papa Oppong along with sophomores Joshua Jones and Mike Lewis. Senior Robin Mestdagh, junior Antonio Gilkey, redshirt junior Josh Daniel and sophomore Cordaro Ellis provide plenty of depth. Dayvon Ellis and Papa Oppong are both in their second season on the team as they are junior college transfers. Much was expected of the two players in , but both suffered mid-year injuries which set them back in their development. Ellis started the first 5 games of the year at point guard before breaking his hand at Austin Peay in early January. He still managed to lead the team with 2.9 assists per game, including at least four assists in nine games. The 6-0 guard chipped in with some scoring as well. Against Akron in a key non-conference game, Ellis recorded a season-best points to go along with five assists. Dayvon had some great moments last year, Neubauer said. He has consistently made good decisions with the ball, but we also need him to be a great defender this year. Oppong was the team s leading rebounder until he came down with a shoulder injury in December at Cincinnati. He twice finished a game with nine rebounds including the 7-58 win over Ball State where he was one rebound shy of a double-double. The 6-4 guard from Toronto not only can rebound, but can slash to the basket and drain the outside shot. In the final four games of , Oppong connected on 53.3 percent (8-of-5) of his three-point shots. 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10 M e n s B a s k e t b a l l G u i d e season outlook expect him to be a great defender, great rebounder and a great shooter this year. He has shown that he can do all three of those things at this level. The injuries, especially to Ellis, forced Jones into a starting role for Eastern Kentucky midway through the season. As a freshman, Jones played 792 minutes (25.5 mpg) which was third most on the team. The 6-4 guard exceeded expectations in his new role and played a pivotal part in the win over Tennessee Tech on Jan. 0. Jones led the team with a career-best 25 points while netting 6-of-9 (66.7 percent) field goal attempts in the win. Joshua excelled for us late in the year last year when he was needed, Neubauer said. He became a key component to our success and brings a lot of intangibles to the table that teams need to win. Lewis, a 5-7 point guard, showed flashes of brilliance as a freshman and can expect to see more action this year. The lefty provided a huge spark in the near upset of Big East opponent Cincinnati on Dec. 20. Lewis posted season highs in assists (eight) and rebounds (four) to go along with points in the overtime loss. The eight assists were a team season-high. We are expecting Mike to take a big step this year, Neubauer said. I think he is much more familiar with what the college game is all about and he feels more comfortable competing at this level on a daily basis. Senior Papa Oppong Mestdagh and Daniel are two more players who have the ability to consistently make the three-point shot. Mestdagh, a native of Ieper, Belgium, showed off his shooting touch last year at Southeast Missouri when he netted all four of his threepoint attempts. The 6-4 guard went on to finish with career highs in points (3) and rebounds (four) against the Redhawks. Robin is an experienced player who has that senior mentality, Neubauer said. He s been an important contributor to the program over the last three years and I can t wait to see how his senior year plays out. Daniel took a redshirt season in to improve his all-around game. As a sophomore, he nailed a three-pointer in 4 games. Newcomers Only two newcomers join the EKU roster this season freshman Willie Cruz and junior Spencer Perrin. Cruz, a 6-4 guard, played high school basketball at L Anse Creuse High School, which is just outside of Detroit, Mich. As a senior, Cruz averaged 20 points and nine rebounds per game on his way to earning all-conference, all-metro and honorable mention all-state honors. Willie is a breath of fresh air, Neubauer said. He s going to be an overachiever at the collegiate level. He s got a great attitude and great approach to what he s doing with his life. Obviously for any freshman, it s a challenge to learn and adjust to a higher level of playing, but we think he can help us this year. Perrin hails from Danville, Ky., where he played high school basketball for Boyle County as a senior. He led the Rebels with 2 points and rebounds per game in and helped Boyle County reach the 2th Region championship game. The 6-5 forward played the last two seasons at Lake Land College in Mattoon, Ill. Spencer has shown great determination on the defensive end of the court, Neubauer said. He s one of the more athletic players on our team and we think he can be an exceptional rebounder. The Schedule Eastern will host 7 games this year, most in program history, as well as travel to perennial top-25 teams in Pittsburgh (Nov. 9) and Maryland (Dec. 2). I think our guys look forward to playing against teams in the Big East and ACC, Neubauer said. We usually play at least two a year and it s a chance for us to 7 Junior Justin Stommes play against some of the best teams in the nation. Eastern s first game is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 4 against West Virginia Wesleyan in McBrayer Arena. The Colonels were 2-2 at home one season ago, marking the fourth time in the last six years that EKU has totaled at least 0 home victories. Following the trip to Pitt, a team that reached the 2009 Elite Eight, Eastern Kentucky returns home to host the O Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic pod from Nov McBrayer Arena will host doubleheaders for three consecutive nights featuring EKU, Fairleigh Dickinson, UC Irvine and UTSA in a round-robin format. Eastern Kentucky tips off the 8-game OVC schedule on Dec. 3 at Murray State. The Colonels host rival and defending OVC tournament champion Morehead State on Jan. 23. The OVC tournament will once again include only the top eight teams and begin on March 2. The Sommet Center in Nashville, Tenn., will host the OVC tournament semifinals (March 5) and championship game (March 6).

11 E a s t e r n K e n t u c k y U n i v e r s i t y player profiles Dayvon Ellis Year: Senior Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 78 Position: Guard Hometown: Elgin, Ill. Prev. School: Kaskaskia Junior College # 23 Neubauer on Ellis: Dayvon had some great moments last year. He has consistently made good decisions with the ball, but we also need him to be a great defender this year. Junior ( ): Appeared in 23 games with 5 starts was in the starting line-up for the season opener at FIU on Nov. 4 missed most of the month of January with a broken right hand finished third on the team with 68 assists tallied at least five helpers in six games including a season-high eight assists against Thiel College on Nov. 25 reached double figures in scoring in wins over Akron (Nov. 29) and Ball State (Dec. 3) chipped in with two threepointers in back-to-back games against Covenant College (Dec. 9) and Ball State (Dec. 3). Kaskaskia Junior College ( ): Averaged 5.3 points and 3.8 assists per game as a sophomore while leading the Blue Devils to a 23-8 record earned allregion honors shot 44 percent from the floor and 85.7 percent at the free throw line as a sophomore Kaskaskia J.C. is located in Centralia, Ill. High School: Earned all-conference accolades as a junior and senior at Elgin Larkin High averaged 20 points, five assists and four rebounds per game as a senior on the way to being named IBCA third team all-state Upstate 8 Conference Player of the Year Daily Herald Player of the Year competed against former Colonel Mike Rose as a prepster. The Ellis File Name: Dayvon Montre Ellis Born: Jan. 3, 987 Parent: Cynthia Anderson Siblings: Rayshawn (20), Ceara (5) Shoe size:.5 Major: General studies Favorites Reality TV show: The T.O. Show Magazine: Slam Gum: Juicy Fruit New restaurant in town: Logan s Steakhouse Best part of preseason practices: shooting drills Favorite road OVC arena: Southeast Missouri At Starbucks, I always order: strawberries & creme frappuccino My dream car: Bentley G.T. Best nickname I ve ever had: Day Day Ellis Career Highs Minutes 33, at FIU, /4/08 Field Goals 4, l.t. at Austin Peay, /5/09 FG Attempts 9, vs. Murray State, 2/4/08 3FGs 2, l.t. at Ball State, 2/3/08 3FG Attempts 5, l.t. vs. IUNW, 2/22/08 Free Throws 3, vs. Akron, /29/08 FT Attempts 4, vs. Akron, /29/08 Offensive Reb. 2, at FDU, /28/08 Defensive Reb. 4, at Austin Peay, /5/09 Total Rebounds 5, at Austin Peay, /5/09 Assists 8, vs. Thiel College, /25/08 Steals 3, l.t. at FDU, /28/08 Blocks, l.t. at Cincinnati, 2/20/08 Points, l.t. at Ball State, 2/3/08 8

12 M e n s B a s k e t b a l l G u i d e player profiles Ellis Career Game-By-Game Statistics games, 5 starts GS Min FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Reb PF A TO Blk Stl Pts at FIU Winston-Salem St at Texas Tech Thiel College at FDU vs. Akron Murray State UT Martin Covenant Coll at Ball State at Cincinnati IU Northwest at Tennessee State at Austin Peay Jacksonville State DNP Tennessee Tech DNP at Eastern Illinois DNP at SE Missouri DNP at Chicago State DNP at Morehead State DNP Austin Peay DNP Tennessee State DNP at Tennessee Tech at Jacksonville St SE Missouri Eastern Illinois Morehead State Ohio at UT Martin at Murray State at Morehead State Ellis Career Statistics Year GP- GS Min Avg FG- A Pct 3FG- A Pct FT- A Pct Off- Def Tot Avg PF- FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg TOTAL

13 E a s t e r n K e n t u c k y U n i v e r s i t y player profiles Robin Mestdagh Year: Senior Ht.: 6-4 Wt.: 92 Position: Guard Hometown: Ieper, Belgium Prev. School: Sint-Vincentius College # 3 Neubauer on Mestdagh: Robin is an experienced player who has that senior mentality. He s been an important contributor to the program over the last three years and I can t wait to see how his senior year plays out. Junior ( ): Saw action in 26 of 3 games earned his first collegiate start against IU Northwest on Dec. 22 recorded career highs in points (3), three-pointers made (four) and rebounds (four) in the win at Southeast Missouri on Jan. 7 made at least one three-pointer in seven other games chipped in with four assists and two steals against Covenant College on Dec. 9. Sophomore ( ): Played in 20 of 30 games his best allaround game came at Austin Peay on Dec. 22 with six points and three assists also netted a pair of three-pointers against Thomas More on Nov. 3 posted career highs inminutes nutes played (9) and rebounds (four) at Southeast Missouri on Jan. 2 pulled down three rebounds in 3 minutes of action at East Tennessee on Nov. 7. Freshman ( ): Played in 20 of 33 games the only lefty on the team played a season-high 4 minutes against Southeast Missouri on Jan. 2 made his first three-pointer in the regular season finale at Tennessee State on Feb. 24 chipped in with a three-pointer and one rebound in the OVC Tournament quarterfinals against Morehead State on Feb. 27 added an assist in the NCAA Tournament game versus North Carolina. High School: Averaged 6. ppg, 6.4 rpg and.9 apg for Hortÿk Sport CB played internationally for the Belgian Junior National Team. The Mestdagh File Name: Robin Mestdagh Born: Feb. 22, 988 Parents: Philip Mestdagh and Jo Baert Siblings: Kim (9), Hanne (6) Family tidbits: Sister Kim plays basketball at Colorado State Shoe size: 2 Major: International business Favorites Gum: Stride (mint) Place on campus: Alumni Coliseum Web site: Non-basketball team: Liverpool FC I started playing basketball: at age six At Starbucks, I always order: regular black coffee, no sugar Blackberry or iphone: iphone The part of my game I worked on the most this summer: shooting, ball-handling Mestdagh s Career Highs Minutes 9, at SE Missouri, /2/08 Field Goals 4, at SE Missouri, /7/09 FG Attempts 5, at ETSU, /7/07 3FGs 4, at SE Missouri, /7/09 3FG Attempts 4, l.t. at SEMO, /7/09 Free Throws, l.t. at SE Missouri, /7/09 FT Attempts 2, l.t. at SE Missouri, /7/09 Offensive Reb. 2, at SE Missouri, /2/08 Defensive Reb. 4, at SE Missouri, /7/09 Total Rebounds 4, l.t. at SEMO, /7/09 Assists 4, vs. Covenant College, 2/9/08 Steals 2, l.t. vs. Ohio, 2/2/09 Blocks 0 Points 3, at SE Missouri, /7/09 0

14 M e n s B a s k e t b a l l G u i d e player profiles Mestdagh s Career Game-By-Game Statistics games, 0 starts GS Min FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Reb PF A TO Blk Stl Pts Asbury East Tenn. State DNP at Ohio State DNP Kenyon DNP at UNC Asheville at James Madison at Western Ky Murray State Austin Peay DNP at Eastern Illinois at UT Martin at Kentucky SE Missouri at Tennessee Tech Morehead State Eastern Illinois at Jacksonville St at Samford DNP Tennessee State UT Martin DNP at Morehead State DNP Tennessee Tech DNP at Murray State at SE Missouri DNP Samford DNP Jacksonville St. DNP at Youngstown St at Austin Peay DNP at Tennessee State Morehead State vs. Tennessee Tech vs. Austin Peay DNP vs. North Carolina games, 0 starts GS Min FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Reb PF A TO Blk Stl Pts West Va. Wesleyan Thomas More at East Tenn. State at UAB at Duke James Madison Youngstown State at Murray State Western Kentucky Eastern Illinois DNP UT Martin at Austin Peay at SE Missouri Tennessee Tech DNP at Morehead State at Eastern Illinois DNP Jacksonville State DNP Samford DNP at Tennessee State at UT Martin at Tennessee Tech Murray State DNP SE Missouri DNP at Jacksonville State DNP at Samford Morehead State Ball State DNP Austin Peay DNP Tennessee State at Austin Peay games, starts GS Min FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Reb PF A TO Blk Stl Pts at FIU Winston-Salem St at Texas Tech DNP Thiel College at FDU vs. Akron DNP Murray State DNP UT Martin DNP Covenant Coll at Ball State at Cincinnati DNP IU Northwest at Tennessee State at Austin Peay Jacksonville State Tennessee Tech at Eastern Illinois at SE Missouri at Chicago State at Morehead State Austin Peay Tennessee State at Tennessee Tech at Jacksonville St SE Missouri Eastern Illinois Morehead State Ohio at UT Martin at Murray State at Morehead State Mestdagh s Career Statistics Year GP- GS Min Avg FG- A Pct 3FG- A Pct FT- A Pct Off- Def Tot Avg PF- FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg TOTAL

15 E a s t e r n K e n t u c k y U n i v e r s i t y player profiles Papa Oppong Year: Senior Ht.: 6-4 Wt.: 80 Position: Guard Hometown: Toronto, Canada Prev. School: Panola Junior College # Neubauer on Oppong: I was really proud of the way Papa started last year in his transition to Division I basketball. We expect him to be a great defender, great rebounder and a great shooter this year. He has shown that he can do all three of those things at this level. Junior ( ): Played in 26 of 3 games started his first game as a Colonel in the season opener at FIU on Nov. 4 missed five games after separating his left shoulder at Cincinnati on Dec. 20 tied for the team lead in rebounds per game (5.3) led the squad in rebounding 0 times including a season-high nine boards in the win at Ball State on Dec. 3 reached double figures in scoring in eight of nine games early in the season posted a game-high 9 points on 66.7 percent shooting at Murray State on Dec. 4 added 7 points and seven rebounds at Texas Tech (Nov. 22) in the Legends Classic OVC Newcomer of the Week for Nov. 24 hit 8-of-5 ( percent) three-point attempts in the final four games of the year. Panola Junior College ( ): Averaged 5.9 points and 5.4 rebounds per game as a sophomore for the Ponies shot 48.8 percent from the floor and 40.5 percent from behind the arc earned All- Region XIV honors in and helped Panola advance to the semifinals of the Region XIV tournament Panola J.C. is located in Carthage, Texas. High School: Named Mr. Basketball for Ontario helped his team win the provincial championship. The Oppong File Name: Papa Kwaku Oppong Born: March 0, 987 Parents: Kwaku and Gertrude Oppong Siblings: Olivia (3), Nana (26), Nanayaa (8), Kojo (7), Kevin (0), Edward (8), Edwin (8) Shoe size: 3 Major: General studies Favorites Non-basketball team: Toronto Maple Leafs New restaurant in town: Olive Garden Web site: Music artist: Fabolous, Jay-Z Shaq should go head-to-head with: Cordaro Ellis CBS or ESPN: ESPN I wish I knew how to: sing The most interesting class I ve taken at EKU: psychology Oppong s Career Highs Minutes 36, at Murray State, 2/28/09 Field Goals 7, vs. WSSU, /8/08 FG Attempts 4, vs. WSSU, /8/08 3FGs 4, at Texas Tech, /22/08 3FG Attempts 6, l.t. at UT Martin, 2/26/09 Free Throws 5, vs. Murray State, 2/4/08 FT Attempts 6, vs. Murray State, 2/4/08 Offensive Reb. 4, l.t. at SEMO, /7/09 Defensive Reb. 8, l.t. at Ball St., 2/3/08 Total Rebounds 9, l.t. at Ball St., 2/3/08 Assists 3, l.t. at Murray State, 2/28/09 Steals 4, vs. Ohio, 2/2/09 Blocks 2, l.t. at UT Martin, 2/26/09 Points 9, vs. Murray State, 2/4/08 2

16 M e n s B a s k e t b a l l G u i d e player profiles Oppong s Career Game-By-Game Statistics games, 2 starts GS Min FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Reb PF A TO Blk Stl Pts at FIU Winston-Salem St at Texas Tech Thiel College at FDU vs. Akron Murray State UT Martin Covenant Coll at Ball State at Cincinnati IU Northwest DNP at Tennessee State DNP at Austin Peay DNP Jacksonville State DNP Tennessee Tech DNP at Eastern Illinois at SE Missouri at Chicago State at Morehead State Austin Peay Tennessee State at Tennessee Tech at Jacksonville St SE Missouri Eastern Illinois Morehead State Ohio at UT Martin at Murray State at Morehead State Oppong s Career Statistics Year GP- GS Min Avg FG- A Pct 3FG- A Pct FT- A Pct Off- Def Tot Avg PF- FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg TOTAL

17 E a s t e r n K e n t u c k y U n i v e r s i t y player profiles Josh Taylor Year: Senior Ht.: 6-6 Wt.: 245 Position: Forward Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pa. Prev. School: Brentwood High School # 24 Neubauer on Taylor: Josh is an important shooter and player in our system. This fall, he has shown great senior leadership. Junior ( ): Played in every game while starting the final 23 contests finished second on the team in scoring (0.9 ppg), three-pointers made (54) and blocks () made a three-pointer in 24-of-3 games tallied a game- and career-high 26 points in the OVC tournament at Morehead State on March 3 netted 6-of-0 (60 percent) three-pointers against the Eagles made at least four three-pointers in three other games led EKU with 6 points in the win at Ball State on Dec. 3 was one rebound shy of a double-double against IU Northwest on Dec. 22 (8 points, nine rebounds) recorded 2 points on 58.3 percent shooting at Jacksonville State on Feb. 7. Sophomore ( ): 08): Saw action in every game earned the starting nod in 4 of the final 5 contests finished third on the team in three-pointers made (39) and three-point percentage (38.2) netted five trifectas on the way to a season-high 7 points at Austin Peay on Dec. 22 posted double-figure points in three other games totaled 3 points on 7.4 percent shooting in the win over Ball State on Feb. 23 needed one more point and rebound for a double-double at Eastern Illinois on Jan. 2. Freshman ( ): Played in all 33 games made the gamewinning shot with 2.9 seconds left in the OVC tournament championship game, his only bucket of the game tallied a seasonhigh 2 points on a perfect 5-for-5 shooting versus UT Martin on Jan. 29 went 3-for-4 from behind the arc in the win at James Madison on Nov. 28 finished with six points and a season-best three assists at Youngstown State on Feb. 7 played at least 0 minutes in seven of the final eight games hauled in six rebounds in the win over Kenyon on Nov. 20. High School: A four-year starter at Brentwood under head coach Dave Mizlan Brentwood s all-time leading scorer a three-time team MVP a first-team W.P.I.A.L. selection earned all-section honors three times MVP of his section as a senior averaged 9 points and 2 rebounds also played on the very successful Pittsburgh JOTS AAU basketball club. The Taylor File Name: Joshua Edward Taylor Born: Oct. 20, 987 Parents: Scott and Donna Taylor Siblings: Shelby (8) Shoe size: 5 Major: Sports management Favorites Reality TV show: Tool Academy New restaurant in town: Buffalo Wild Wings Place on campus: the team room Magazine: Slam Shaq should go head-to-head with: me Video game I ve spent the most time on: Tiger Woods 200 I need to stop eating: Taco Bell My dream car: Escalade truck The most memorable moment from last year: beating Akron in the Legends Classic Home or away jerseys: home Taylor s Career Highs Minutes 30, l.t. at Morehead St., 3/3/09 Field Goals 0, at Morehead State, 3/3/09 FG Attempts 5, at Morehead State, 3/3/09 3FGs 6, at Morehead State, 3/3/09 3FG Attempts 0, at Morehead St., 3/3/09 Free Throws 5, vs. Thiel College, /25/08 FT Attempts 5, l.t. at Ball State, 2/3/08 Offensive Reb. 7, vs. IUNW, 2/22/08 Defensive Reb. 8, at Eastern Ill., /2/08 Total Rebounds 9, l.t. vs. IUNW, 2/22/08 Assists 3, l.t. at Eastern Illinois, /5/09 Steals 4, at Eastern Illinois, /5/09 Blocks 2, l.t. vs. Thiel College, /25/08 Points 26, at Morehead State, 3/3/09 4

18 M e n s B a s k e t b a l l G u i d e player profiles Taylor s Career Game-By-Game Statistics games, 0 starts GS Min FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Reb PF A TO Blk Stl Pts Asbury East Tenn. State at Ohio State Kenyon at UNC Asheville at James Madison at Western Ky Murray State Austin Peay at Eastern Illinois at UT Martin at Kentucky SE Missouri at Tennessee Tech Morehead State Eastern Illinois at Jacksonville St at Samford Tennessee State UT Martin at Morehead State Tennessee Tech at Murray State at SE Missouri Samford Jacksonville St at Youngstown St at Austin Peay at Tennessee State Morehead State vs. Tennessee Tech vs. Austin Peay vs. North Carolina games, 5 starts GS Min FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Reb PF A TO Blk Stl Pts West Va. Wesleyan Thomas More at East Tenn. State at UAB at Duke James Madison Youngstown State at Murray State Western Kentucky Eastern Illinois UT Martin at Austin Peay at SE Missouri Tennessee Tech at Morehead State at Eastern Illinois Jacksonville State Samford at Tennessee State at UT Martin at Tennessee Tech Murray State SE Missouri at Jacksonville State at Samford Morehead State Ball State Austin Peay Tennessee State at Austin Peay games, 23 starts GS Min FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Reb PF A TO Blk Stl Pts at FIU Winston-Salem St at Texas Tech Thiel College at FDU vs. Akron Murray State UT Martin Covenant Coll at Ball State at Cincinnati IU Northwest at Tennessee State at Austin Peay Jacksonville State Tennessee Tech at Eastern Illinois at SE Missouri at Chicago State at Morehead State Austin Peay Tennessee State at Tennessee Tech at Jacksonville St SE Missouri Eastern Illinois Morehead State Ohio at UT Martin at Murray State at Morehead State Taylor s Career Statistics Year GP- GS Min Avg FG- A Pct 3FG- A Pct FT- A Pct Off- Def Tot Avg PF- FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg TOTAL

19 E a s t e r n K e n t u c k y U n i v e r s i t y player profiles Josh Daniel Year: r-junior Ht.: 6-5 Wt.: 200 Position: Guard Hometown: Charleston, W.Va. Prev. School: ol: South Charleston High School # 22 Neubauer on Daniel: Josh Daniel is an experienced player who had the benefit of redshirting last year. He certainly has made shots in his career at EKU. We are expecting him to be a tough, fourth-year competitor. Junior ( ): Took a redshirt season. Sophomore ( ): Played in all 30 games earned his first collegiate start at Austin Peay on Dec. 22 reached double-figure points five times came off the bench to post a season-best 4 points in the season opener against West Virginia Wesleyan went 3-for-4 (75 percent) from behind the arc against Western Kentucky (Dec. 8) and Eastern Illinois (Jan. 2) chipped in with multiple threepointers in four other games finished 5-of-7 (7.4 percent) from the floor against rival Western Kentucky recorded eight points and a personal-high four rebounds in the win over UT Martin on Dec. 9. Freshman ( ): Played in all 33 games earned OVC Freshman of the Week honors for Nov. 3 after scoring a team-high 4 points against Asbury College in his first collegiate game came off the bench to score a personalhigh 5 points in just 6 minutes of action against Southeast Missouri on Jan. 2 netted a career-best three trifectas versus SEMO on Jan. 2. High School: A two-time first team all-state selection 2006 MSAC Conference Player of the Year runner-up for West Virginia Player of the Year honors left South Charleston as the school s all-time leading scorer with,660 points averaged 30 ppg and nine rpg as a senior under the direction of coach Bobby Dawson his high school principal, Bill Walton, was a former EKU basketball standout and graduate also played AAU basketball for the East Coast Scholar Athletes program coached by Phil Miron. The Daniel File Name: Joshua Quentin Daniel Born: July 8, 988 Parents: David and Cindy Daniel Siblings: None Shoe size: 4 Major: Physical education Favorites Web site: YouTube Non-basketball team: West Virginia football Reality TV show: Man vs. Wild Magazine: Sports Illustrated Shaq should go head-to-head with: Dwight Howard The part of my game I worked on the most this summer: mid-range jumper At Starbucks, I always order: mocha frappuccino I started playing basketball: at age five I really need to stop eating: Rally s Daniel s Career Highs Minutes 26, l.t. at SE Missouri, /2/08 Field Goals 6, l.t. vs. SE Missouri, /2/07 FG Attempts, vs. SE Missouri, /2/07 3FGs 3, l.t. at Eastern Illinois, /2/08 3FG Attempts 7, vs. SE Missouri, /2/07 Free Throws 3, at Tennessee Tech, 2/2/08 FT Attempts 4, l.t. at East Tenn. St., /7/07 Offensive Reb. 2, l.t. at Tenn. Tech, 2/2/08 Defensive Reb. 4, vs. UT Martin, 2/9/07 Total Rebounds 4, l.t. vs. UTM, 2/9/07 Assists 2, l.t. at Tennessee Tech, 2/2/08 Steals 2, l.t. at Tennessee Tech, 2/2/08 Blocks, l.t. at Tennessee State, /24/08 Points 5, vs. SE Missouri, /2/07 6

20 M e n s B a s k e t b a l l G u i d e player profiles Daniel s Career Game-By-Game Statistics games, 0 starts GS Min FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Reb PF A TO Blk Stl Pts Asbury East Tenn. State at Ohio State Kenyon at UNC Asheville at James Madison at Western Ky Murray State Austin Peay at Eastern Illinois at UT Martin at Kentucky SE Missouri at Tennessee Tech Morehead State Eastern Illinois at Jacksonville St at Samford Tennessee State UT Martin at Morehead State Tennessee Tech at Murray State at SE Missouri Samford Jacksonville St at Youngstown St at Austin Peay at Tennessee State Morehead State vs. Tennessee Tech vs. Austin Peay vs. North Carolina games, 2 starts GS Min FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Reb PF A TO Blk Stl Pts West Va. Wesleyan Thomas More at East Tenn. State at UAB at Duke James Madison Youngstown State at Murray State Western Kentucky Eastern Illinois UT Martin at Austin Peay at SE Missouri Tennessee Tech at Morehead State at Eastern Illinois Jacksonville State Samford at Tennessee State at UT Martin at Tennessee Tech Murray State SE Missouri at Jacksonville State at Samford Morehead State Ball State Austin Peay Tennessee State at Austin Peay DNP Daniel s Career Statistics Year GP- GS Min Avg FG- A Pct 3FG- A Pct FT- A Pct Off- Def Tot Avg PF- FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg DNP TOTAL

21 E a s t e r n K e n t u c k y U n i v e r s i t y player profiles Antonio Gilkey Year: Junior Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 68 # 4 Position: Guard Hometown: Louisville, Ky. Prev. School: Indiana University Southeast Neubauer on Gilkey: Tony Gilkey was a big part of our second half surge [last year] as he gave us some energy in our games down the stretch. We love his demeanor, attitude and athleticism that he brings to the team. High School: Played high school hoops at Waggoner High in Louisville. r-sophomore ( ): Played in 5 of the 3 games made his first appearance as a Colonel on Nov. 8 against Winston-Salem State tallied two points and two steals against the Rams scored a point in six other contests including a season-best eight points at UT Martin on Feb. 26. Sophomore ( ): Took a redshirt season. Indiana Univ. Southeast ( ): Averaged 6.3 points per game while shooting 56.8 percent from the floor in 28 games. The Gilkey File Name: Antonio Gilkey Born: Jan. 5, 988 Parents: Renee Brewer and Barry Brewer Siblings: Barry Brewer (23), Darren Brasher (22), Aaron Brewer (9), Zhakee Brasher (9) Shoe size: 2 Major: General studies Favorites Summer movie: The Hangover Non-basketball team: Philadelphia Eagles Web site: Facebook and YouTube New restaurant in town: Zaxby s I really need to stop eating: junk food Favorite road OVC arena: Murray State I wish I knew how to: work on cars The part of my game I worked on the most this summer: shooting Most memorable 2009 summer event: The Kentucky Derby Gilkey s Career Highs Minutes 8, at UT Martin, 2/26/09 Field Goals 3, at UT Martin, 2/26/09 FG Attempts 5, at UT Martin, 2/26/09 3FGs 0 3FG Attempts 0 Free Throws 3, vs. Ohio, 2/2/09 FT Attempts 4, l.t. vs. Ohio, 2/2/09 Offensive Reb., l.t. at Morehead St., 3/3/09 Defensive Reb. 5, vs. Covenant, 2/9/08 Total Rebounds 6, vs. Covenant, 2/9/08 Assists, l.t. at Morehead State, 3/3/09 Steals 2, vs. WSSU, /8/08 Blocks 0 Points 8, at UT Martin, 2/26/09 8

22 M e n s B a s k e t b a l l G u i d e player profiles Gilkey s Career Game-By-Game Statistics DNP games, 0 starts GS Min FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Reb PF A TO Blk Stl Pts at FIU DNP Winston-Salem St at Texas Tech DNP Thiel College at FDU vs. Akron DNP Murray State DNP UT Martin DNP Covenant Coll at Ball State DNP at Cincinnati DNP IU Northwest DNP at Tennessee State DNP at Austin Peay DNP Jacksonville State DNP Tennessee Tech DNP at Eastern Illinois DNP at SE Missouri DNP at Chicago State DNP at Morehead State DNP Austin Peay Tennessee State at Tennessee Tech at Jacksonville St SE Missouri Eastern Illinois Morehead State Ohio at UT Martin at Murray State at Morehead State Gilkey s Career Statistics Year GP- GS Min Avg FG- A Pct 3FG- A Pct FT- A Pct Off- Def Tot Avg PF- FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg TOTAL

23 E a s t e r n K e n t u c k y U n i v e r s i t y player profiles Justin Stommes Year: Junior Ht.: 6-7 Wt.: 200 Position: Guard Hometown: Cold Spring, Minn. Prev. School: Rocori High School # 3 Neubauer on Stommes: Justin has continually developed as a basketball player. He makes good decisions with the ball and shoots the ball extremely well. We are expecting quite a bit from him this season. Sophomore ( ): Made an appearance in 29 games with 27 starts missed two games due to an ankle injury suffered at Texas Tech on Nov. 22 led the team in free throw shooting (82 percent) while finishing fourth in the conference in three-point shooting (4.9 percent) posted a team-high 9 dunks netted a career-best 20 points on 66.7 percent shooting in the win over Tennessee State on Jan. 3 dished out a team-high five assists, including the assist on Mike Rose s gamewinning three-pointer with 2.3 seconds left at Chicago State on Jan. 20 tallied team highs in points (8) and assists (five) at Murray State on Feb. 28 reached double figures in scoring five times in the final seven games while shooting 49 percent from the floor. Freshman ( ): Played in all 30 games with 24 starts made his first collegiate start against James Madison on Nov. 28 led team and was seventh in the OVC in three-point field goal percentage (4.) finished third on the team with 32 steals reached doublefigure points five times led all players with 9 points at Southeast Missouri on Jan. 2 posted 5 points on 83.3 percent shooting at Tennessee Tech on Feb. 2 chipped in with seven points and a seasonhigh six assists at Jacksonville State on Feb. 4 netted at least one three-pointer in each of the final 5 games sat out most of the game at Austin Peay on Dec. 22 due to an illness. High School: Averaged 2 points, seven rebounds and five assists per game as a senior at Rocori tallied a school-record 40 points in a game twice earned all-state and allconference accolades named Region 3A Player of the Year helped lead Rocori to the quarterfinals of the 2006 Minnesota State Class AAA Tournament. The Stommes File Name: Justin David Stommes Born: Nov. 23, 988 Parents: Roger and Karen Stommes Siblings: Brandon (25), Brooke (22), Kelsey (6) Shoe size: 3.5 Major: Sports management Favorites Gum: Stride Non-basketball team: Los Angeles Dodgers Music artist: Lil Wayne Magazine: ESPN the Magazine Best nickname I ve ever had: Storms The part of my game I worked on the most this summer: driving to the basket Home or away jerseys: away Most memorable 2009 summer event: fishing Twitter or Facebook: Facebook Stommes Career Highs Minutes 39, l.t. at Jax. State, 2/4/08 Field Goals 8, vs. Tennessee State, /3/09 FG Attempts 2, vs. Tennessee St., /3/09 3FGs 5, at Chicago State, /20/09 3FG Attempts 8, l.t. at Austin Peay, /5/09 Free Throws 5, at SE Missouri, /2/08 FT Attempts 7, at SE Missouri, /2/08 Offensive Reb. 2, l.t. at UT Martin, 2/26/09 Defensive Reb. 6, l.t. at FIU, /4/08 Total Rebounds 6, l.t. at FIU, /4/08 Assists 6, at Jacksonville State, 2/4/08 Steals 4, l.t. at SE Missouri, /7/09 Blocks 2, vs. Morehead State, 2/8/09 Points 20, vs. Tennessee State, /3/09 20

24 M e n s B a s k e t b a l l G u i d e player profiles Stommes Career Game-By-Game Statistics games, 24 starts GS Min FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Reb PF A TO Blk Stl Pts West Va. Wesleyan Thomas More at East Tenn. State at UAB at Duke James Madison Youngstown State at Murray State Western Kentucky Eastern Illinois UT Martin at Austin Peay at SE Missouri Tennessee Tech at Morehead State at Eastern Illinois Jacksonville State Samford at Tennessee State at UT Martin at Tennessee Tech Murray State SE Missouri at Jacksonville State at Samford Morehead State Ball State Austin Peay Tennessee State at Austin Peay games, 27 starts GS Min FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Reb PF A TO Blk Stl Pts at FIU Winston-Salem St at Texas Tech Thiel College DNP at FDU vs. Akron Murray State UT Martin Covenant Coll. DNP at Ball State at Cincinnati IU Northwest at Tennessee State at Austin Peay Jacksonville State Tennessee Tech at Eastern Illinois at SE Missouri at Chicago State at Morehead State Austin Peay Tennessee State at Tennessee Tech at Jacksonville St SE Missouri Eastern Illinois Morehead State Ohio at UT Martin at Murray State at Morehead State Stommes Career Statistics Year GP- GS Min Avg FG- A Pct 3FG- A Pct FT- A Pct Off- Def Tot Avg PF- FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg TOTAL

25 E a s t e r n K e n t u c k y U n i v e r s i t y player profiles Cordaro Ellis Year: Sophomore Ht.: 6-8 Wt.: 23 Position: Forward Hometown: Lynchburg, Va. Prev. School: E.C. Glass High School # 2 Neubauer on Ellis: Cordaro spent most of last year adjusting to Division I basketball. His effort improves daily in practice. We re hoping that his role grows this year. Freshman ( ): Made an appearance in eight games chipped in with a bucket in three different contests hauled in two rebounds in the OVC tournament game at Morehead State on March 3 recorded his only block against Thiel College on Nov. 25. High School: Averaged 0 points and four rebounds per game as a junior for E.C. Glass won the state title as a freshman at Holy Cross Regional Catholic School. The Ellis File Name: Cordaro Antwione Ellis Born: March 6, 990 Parents: Rachel Richardson and Keith Ellis Siblings: Adrian Ellis (20), Debra Ferguson (2) Shoe size: 6 Major: Business management Favorites Gum: Doublemint Non-basketball team: Philadelphia Eagles Reality TV show: Real Chance of Love Music artist: Gucci Mane Best nickname I ve ever had: Slim Duncan I wish I knew how to: rap Most memorable 2009 summer event: Kings Dominion Favorite road OVC arena: Tennessee Tech Best part of preseason practices: water breaks Ellis Career Highs Minutes 6, vs. Covenant College, 2/9/08 Field Goals, l.t. vs. Covenant, 2/9/08 FG Attempts, l.t. vs. Tenn. State, /3/09 3FGs 0 3FG Attempts 0 Free Throws 0 FT Attempts 0 Offensive Reb. 0 Defensive Reb. 2, at Morehead St., 3/3/09 Total Rebounds 2, at Morehead St., 3/3/09 Assists 0 Steals 0 Blocks, vs. Thiel College, /25/08 Points 2, l.t. vs. Covenant College, 2/9/08 22

26 M e n s B a s k e t b a l l G u i d e player profiles Ellis Career Game-By-Game Statistics games, 0 starts GS Min FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Reb PF A TO Blk Stl Pts at FIU DNP Winston-Salem St at Texas Tech DNP Thiel College at FDU vs. Akron DNP Murray State DNP UT Martin DNP Covenant Coll at Ball State DNP at Cincinnati DNP IU Northwest DNP at Tennessee State DNP at Austin Peay DNP Jacksonville State DNP Tennessee Tech DNP at Eastern Illinois DNP at SE Missouri DNP at Chicago State DNP at Morehead State DNP Austin Peay DNP Tennessee State at Tennessee Tech DNP at Jacksonville St. DNP SE Missouri Eastern Illinois DNP Morehead State DNP Ohio at UT Martin DNP at Murray State DNP at Morehead State Ellis Career Statistics Year GP- GS Min Avg FG- A Pct 3FG- A Pct FT- A Pct Off- Def Tot Avg PF- FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg TOTAL

27 E a s t e r n K e n t u c k y U n i v e r s i t y player profiles Joshua Jones Year: Sophomore Ht.: 6-4 Wt.: 85 # 5 Position: Guard Hometown: Indianapolis, Ind. Prev. School: Warren Central High School Neubauer on Jones: Joshua excelled for us late in the year last year when he was needed. He became a key component to our success and brings a lot of intangibles to the table that teams need to win. Freshman ( ): Played in all 3 games with 22 starts took over the starting point guard duties following the injury to Dayvon Ellis on Jan. 5 at Austin Peay did not start in the OVC tournament game at Morehead State due to an illness finished third on the team in total minutes played (792) came off the bench and recorded a game-high five assists in the win over Winston-Salem State on Nov. 8 tallied 20 points thanks to five three-pointers at Austin Peay on Jan. 5 registered a season-high 25 points in the win over Tennessee Tech on Jan. 0 finished 6-of-9 (66.7 percent) from the field and made a team season-best nine free throws against TTU OVC Freshman of the Week for Jan. 2 reached double- figure points in six other games. High School: A two-time all-conference selection honorable mention all-state as a senior team MVP led team in rebounding as a senior 2007 Circle City Classic Challenge of Champions MVP averaged 0.2 points and 4.6 rebounds per game as a junior. The Jones File Name: Joshua Ezell Jones Born: May 23, 990 Parents: Ezell and Sharla Jones Siblings: Shamarla (2) Shoe size: 3 Major: Sports management Favorites Reality TV show: The T.O. Show Place on campus: my room Summer movie: The Hangover Non-basketball team: Miami Dolphins Blackberry or iphone: iphone I really need to stop eating: chocolate Shaq should go head-to-head with: Kimbo Slice Video game I ve spent the most time on: NBA 2K9 The part of my game I worked on the most this summer: pull-up jumper Jones Career Highs Minutes 40, l.t. vs. Austin Peay, /27/09 Field Goals 6, l.t. vs. Tenn. Tech, /0/09 FG Attempts, at Tenn. Tech, 2/5/09 3FGs 5, at Austin Peay, /5/09 3FG Attempts 8, at Austin Peay, /5/09 Free Throws 9, vs. Tenn. Tech, /0/09 FT Attempts, vs. Tenn. Tech, /0/09 Offensive Reb., l.t. at Eastern Ill., /5/09 Defensive Reb. 6, at Murray State, 2/28/09 Total Rebounds 6, l.t. at Murray St., 2/28/09 Assists 5, vs. WSSU, /8/08 Steals 3, l.t. at Tennessee Tech, 2/5/09 Blocks, l.t. at Tennessee Tech, 2/5/09 Points 25, vs. Tennessee Tech, /0/09 24

28 M e n s B a s k e t b a l l G u i d e player profiles Jones Career Game-By-Game Statistics games, 22 starts GS Min FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Reb PF A TO Blk Stl Pts at FIU Winston-Salem St at Texas Tech Thiel College at FDU vs. Akron Murray State UT Martin Covenant Coll at Ball State at Cincinnati IU Northwest at Tennessee State at Austin Peay Jacksonville State Tennessee Tech at Eastern Illinois at SE Missouri at Chicago State at Morehead State Austin Peay Tennessee State at Tennessee Tech at Jacksonville St SE Missouri Eastern Illinois Morehead State Ohio at UT Martin at Murray State at Morehead State Jones Career Statistics Year GP- GS Min Avg FG- A Pct 3FG- A Pct FT- A Pct Off- Def Tot Avg PF- FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg TOTAL

29 E a s t e r n K e n t u c k y U n i v e r s i t y player profiles Mike Lewis Year: Sophomore Ht.: 5-7 Wt.: 40 Position: Guard Hometown: Upper Marlboro, Md. Prev. School: Charis Prep School # 0 Neubauer on Lewis: We are expecting Mike to take a big step this year. I think he is much more familiar with what the college game is all about and he feels more comfortable competing at this level on a daily basis. High School: Tallied more than,400 points and 600 assists in his high school career as a senior at Suitland (Md.) High, he led the Rams to a 22-4 record while averaging 8.2 points and six assists per game. Freshman ( ): Saw action in 23 games named OVC Freshman of the Week following his performance at Cincinnati on Dec. 20 totaled points, a team season-high eight assists and four rebounds against the Bearcats chipped in with 2 points and four assists against IU Northwest on Dec. 22 netted two three-pointers and finished with eight points at Texas Tech on Nov. 22 used sparingly during conference action. Prep School: Spent the season playing at Charis Prep in Wilson, N.C. averaged 7.4 points, 6. assists and 2.9 steals per game helping the Crimson Tide go The Lewis File Name: Michael Anthony Lewis Born: Aug. 8, 988 Parents: Michael and Lajuanna Lewis Siblings: Monique (26), Cliff (22) Shoe size: 0 Major: Undeclared Favorites Gum: Winterfresh Web site: Summer movie: Life New restaurant in town: Buffalo Wild Wings Best nickname I ve ever had: Mike0 I wish I knew how to: write with both hands Shaq should go head-to-head with: George Muresan My dream car: Maserati Billy Packer or Clark Kellogg: Billy Packer Blackberry or iphone: Blackberry Lewis Career Highs Minutes 26, l.t. vs. IUNW, 2/22/08 Field Goals 4, at Cincinnati, 2/20/08 FG Attempts 0, vs. IUNW, 2/22/08 3FGs 3, vs. IU Northwest, 2/22/08 3FG Attempts 0, vs. IUNW, 2/22/08 Free Throws 3, l.t. at Tennessee St., /3/09 FT Attempts 6, at Tennessee State, /3/09 Offensive Reb. 2, at Cincinnati, 2/20/08 Defensive Reb. 2, at Cincinnati, 2/20/08 Total Rebounds 4, at Cincinnati, 2/20/08 Assists 8, at Cincinnati, 2/20/08 Steals 3, vs. Covenant College, 2/9/08 Blocks 0 Points 2, vs. IU Northwest, 2/22/08 26

30 M e n s B a s k e t b a l l G u i d e player profiles Lewis Career Game-By-Game Statistics games, 0 starts GS Min FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Reb PF A TO Blk Stl Pts at FIU DNP Winston-Salem St at Texas Tech Thiel College at FDU vs. Akron Murray State UT Martin Covenant Coll at Ball State at Cincinnati IU Northwest at Tennessee State at Austin Peay Jacksonville State DNP Tennessee Tech DNP at Eastern Illinois DNP at SE Missouri at Chicago State at Morehead State Austin Peay Tennessee State at Tennessee Tech DNP at Jacksonville St SE Missouri Eastern Illinois DNP Morehead State DNP Ohio at UT Martin DNP at Murray State at Morehead State Lewis Career Statistics Year GP- GS Min Avg FG- A Pct 3FG- A Pct FT- A Pct Off- Def Tot Avg PF- FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg TOTAL

31 E a s t e r n K e n t u c k y U n i v e r s i t y player profiles Neubauer on Perrin: Spencer has shown great determination on the defensive end of the court. He s one of the more athletic players on our team and we think he can be an exceptional rebounder. Lake Land College ( ): Led the squad with 2.2 points and 6.5 rebounds per game as a freshman Lake Land College is located in Mattoon, Ill. High School: Posted 2 points and rebounds per game in to help Boyle County reach the 2th Region championship game. Spencer Perrin Year: Junior Ht.: 6-5 Wt.: 85 # 32 Position: Forward Hometown: Danville, Ky. Prev. School: Lake Land College The Perrin File Name: Spencer Lamont Perrin, Jr. Born: Aug. 4, 988 Parents: Spencer and Mona Perrin Siblings: Tyson (3) Shoe size: 2 Major: Undeclared Favorites Gum: Juicy Fruit Magazine: Sports Illustrated Summer movie: The Strangers New restaurant in town: Olive Garden Best nickname I ve ever had: Bookie I wish I knew how to: do a back flip I really need to stop eating: ramen noodles The part of the game I worked on the most this summer: coordination Home or away jerseys: away My dream car: Range Rover on 24 s I started playing basketball: at age four Most memorable 2009 summer event: going to Churchill Downs Blackberry or iphone: Blackberry Shaq should go head-to-head with: Kobe Bryant CBS or ESPN: ESPN Neubauer on Cruz: Willie is a breath of fresh air. He s going to be an over-achiever at the collegiate level. He s got a great attitude and great approach to what he s doing with his life. Obviously for any freshman, it s a challenge to learn and adjust to a higher level of playing, but we think he can help us this year. High School: Played at L Anse Creuse High which is located just outside of Detroit, Mich. averaged 20 points, nine rebounds and four assists per game as a senior earned all-conference, all-metro and honorable mention all-state accolades. Willie Cruz Year: Freshman Ht.: 6-4 Wt.: 203 # Position: Guard Hometown: Rochester, N.Y. Prev. School: L Anse Creuse (Mich.) H.S. The Cruz File Name: Willie Lamonte Cruz Born: Feb. 4, 99 Parent: Claudia Cruz Siblings: Sasha Cruz (6), Terrencia Wilson (9) Shoe size: 3 Major: Sports management Favorites Summer movie: Transformers 2 Non-basketball team: New York Yankees Web site: YouTube New restaurant in town: Buffalo Wild Wings I wish I knew how to: surf Billy Packer or Clark Kellogg: Clark Kellogg I chose EKU because: of the opportunity to win a conference championship and get an NCAA bid Twitter or Facebook: Facebook Video game I ve spent the most time on: NBA 2K9 Shaq should go head-to-head with: Coach Neubauer Most memorable 2009 summer event: visiting my family in Rochester before heading off to EKU Best nickname I ve ever had: Willie Bo Bo s 28

32 M e n s B a s k e t b a l l G u i d e roster information Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Previous School) Willie Cruz G Fr. Rochester, N.Y. (L Anse Creuse (Mich.)) 3 Robin Mestdagh G Sr. Ieper, Belgium (Sint-Vincentius College) 4 Antonio Gilkey G Jr. Louisville, Ky. (Indiana Univ. Southeast) 5 Joshua Jones G So. Indianapolis, Ind. (Warren Central) 0 Mike Lewis G So. Upper Marlboro, Md. (Charis Prep (N.C.)) Papa Oppong G Sr. Toronto, Canada (Panola JC (Texas)) 2 Cordaro Ellis F So. Lynchburg, Va. (E.C. Glass) 22 Josh Daniel G r-jr. Charleston, W.Va. (South Charleston) 23 Dayvon Ellis G Sr. Elgin, Ill. (Kaskaskia JC (Ill.)) 24 Josh Taylor F Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa. (Brentwood) 3 Justin Stommes G/F Jr. Cold Spring, Minn. (Rocori) 32 Spencer Perrin F Jr. Danville, Ky. (Land Lake College (Ill.)) Alphabetical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Previous School) Willie Cruz G Fr. Rochester, N.Y. (L Anse Creuse (Mich.)) 22 Josh Daniel G r-jr. Charleston, W.Va. (South Charleston) 2 Cordaro Ellis F So. Lynchburg, Va. (E.C. Glass) 23 Dayvon Ellis G Sr. Elgin, Ill. (Kaskaskia JC (Ill.)) 4 Antonio Gilkey G Jr. Louisville, Ky. (Indiana Univ. Southeast) 5 Joshua Jones G So. Indianapolis, Ind. (Warren Central) 0 Mike Lewis G So. Upper Marlboro, Md. (Charis Prep (N.C.)) 3 Robin Mestdagh G Sr. Ieper, Belgium (Sint-Vincentius College) Papa Oppong G Sr. Toronto, Canada (Panola JC (Texas)) 32 Spencer Perrin F Jr. Danville, Ky. (Land Lake College (Ill.)) 3 Justin Stommes G/F Jr. Cold Spring, Minn. (Rocori) 24 Josh Taylor F Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa. (Brentwood) By the Numbers By Class Seniors (4) Dayvon Ellis Robin Mestdagh Papa Oppong Josh Taylor Juniors (4) Josh Daniel Antonio Gilkey Spencer Perrin Justin Stommes Sophomores (3) Cordaro Ellis Joshua Jones Mike Lewis Freshmen () Willie Cruz By State/Country Illinois () Dayvon Ellis Indiana () Joshua Jones Kentucky (2) Antonio Gilkey Spencer Perrin Maryland () Mike Lewis Minnesota () Justin Stommes New York () Willie Cruz Pennsylvania () Josh Taylor Virginia () Cordaro Ellis West Virginia () Josh Daniel Canada () Papa Oppong Belgium () Robin Mestdagh The Colonels: (standing l-r) Basketball Operations Assistant Austin Newton, Assistant Coach Everick Sullivan, Joshua Jones, Josh Daniel, Cordaro Ellis, Head Coach Jeff Neubauer, Justin Stommes, Spencer Perrin, Antonio Gilkey, Assistant Coach Ted Hotaling, Assistant Coach Josh Merkel, Director of Basketball Operations Ryan Hart; (sitting l-r) Strength & Conditioning Coach Tony Sarver, Willie Cruz, Papa Oppong, Robin Mestdagh, Dayvon Ellis, Josh Taylor, Mike Lewis, Athletic Trainer David Brajuha. Pronunciation Guide Cordaro Ellis core-dare-oh Robin Mestdagh mess-dahg Papa Oppong oh-pong Justin Stommes STUMM-es Jeff Neubauer NEW-bouw-er 29

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35 E a s t e r n K e n t u c k y U n i v e r s i t y coaching staff The season will be Jeff Neubauer s fifth year as head coach at Eastern Kentucky University. The Colonels have tallied at least 0 conference victories every year under Neubauer including the season when EKU reached the 20-win plateau for the sixth time in program history and earned a spot in the 2007 NCAA Tournament. EKU accomplished both of those feats without a first team all-conference player on its roster. We have been very fortunate here at EKU to attract and coach a group of outstanding young men, Neubauer said. We have been incredibly pleased with the way that our teams have competed and represented the University throughout our first four years. It is our intention to continue to build on the unselfishness and consistency that we have continually encouraged here at EKU. Neubauer, 38, coached his 00th game last December at Murray State. Eastern Kentucky went on to finish the campaign among the top 0 Division I schools nationally in three-point shooting (ninth at 40. percent), three-pointers made per game (second with 0.3 per game) and fewest turnovers per game (seventh at 0.9). The Colonels were especially impressive against opponents from the Mid-American Conference (MAC) last year with victories Jeff Neubauer Title: Head Coach Year at EKU: Fifth Season (67-57) Alma Mater: La Salle University, EKU Basketball over Ball State, Ohio and NCAA Tournament participant, Akron. Under Neubauer s guidance, the Colonels went on an amazing run at the end of , winning of 3 games to earn a spot in the NCAA tournament. During that stretch, EKU shot 47.5 percent from the floor while holding the opposition to just 59.8 points per game. The Eastern Kentucky team led the nation in fewest fouls per game (3.6) and also paced the Ohio Valley Conference in field goal percentage (46.2). In his first season as head coach, Neubauer and the Colonels qualified for the season-ending OVC Tournament. Along the way, EKU tallied five conference road victories, the most by an Eastern squad in over 30 years. The Colonels nearly pulled off a dramatic upset over Big Ten opponent Wisconsin at the Paradise Jam tournament in the U.S. Virgin Islands, but fell to the Badgers in double-overtime. Neubauer has coached five all-confer- ence players, an OVC Co-Freshman of the Year, an OVC Tournament MVP and the program s top two all-time leading scorers in his four years at Eastern Kentucky. Before arriving at Eastern Kentucky, Neubauer served three seasons as the top assistant at West Virginia under head coach John Beilein where he helped fuel the Mountaineers rapid rise to national prominence. The rebuilding process at West Virginia culminated in the Mountaineers dramatic run through the 2005 NCAA Tournament. WVU earned triumphs over five top-20 programs in the regular season that year before reaching the Big East Tournament s championship game. Then, after upsetting second-seeded Wake Forest in double overtime in the NCAA Tournament s second round, the Mountaineers knocked off Bobby Knight s Texas Tech team in the Sweet 6. The spirited march came to a halt when the University of Louisville prevailed in overtime to complete a highly-contested Elite Eight battle. West Virginia finished ranked 2th in the country. In , West Virginia secured its first NIT victories since 997 while also defeating a pair of nationally-ranked opponents. Neubauer followed Beilein to Morgantown, W.Va., in 2002 after the two enjoyed similar success together for five years at the University of Richmond, where the Spiders won 00 games. While at Richmond, Neubauer helped recruit and coach numerous all-conference players, a pair of league The Neubauer File Name: Jeff Neubauer Born: Jan. 27, 97 Hometown: Slidell, La. Education: La Salle (B.S., Finance, 993) The Citadel (MBA, 996) Collegiate Coaching Experience: The Citadel (Grad. Asst. Coach, ) Richmond (Assistant Coach, ) West Virginia (Assistant Coach, ) Eastern Kentucky (Head Coach, 2005-present) 32

36 M e n s B a s k e t b a l l G u i d e coaching staff Postseason Success Eastern Kentucky, picked eighth in the OVC preseason polls, earns a berth in the NCAA Tournament against North Carolina (0-) West Virginia advances to NCAA Tournament Elite Eight with wins over Wake Forest and Texas Tech (3-) West Virginia wins two games in the NIT (2-) Richmond wins three games in the NIT including at Minnesota (3-) Richmond defeats West Virginia in NIT (-) Richmond upsets South Carolina in NCAA Tournament first round (-) As a player, he helps La Salle reach NCAA Tournament for second time in three years (0-) La Salle qualifies for NIT with Neubauer on the roster (0-) La Salle wins NCAA Tournament first round game in Neubauer s freshman season (-) Overall posteason record -9 rookies of the year, a conference player of the year and a student-athlete of the year. In Neubauer s second season at Richmond, the Spiders qualified for the NCAA Tournament and then proceeded to surprise SEC foe South Carolina in the opening round, Richmond earned a winning record in five of the six years Neubauer was on staff while notching NIT victories in both 200 and I ve been doing this for 30 years and I ve had a lot of assistants, and Jeff s basketball IQ is just terrific, Beilein said. He understands the game and is not afraid to be innovative, but he also knows how important it is to be fundamentally sound. Prior to Richmond, Neubauer served three seasons as a graduate assistant coach at The Citadel, where he also earned an MBA degree. A native of Slidell, La., Neubauer was an outstanding student-athlete at La Salle University in Philadelphia, where he played point guard under head coach William Speedy Morris. The Explorers went 30-2 and earned an NCAA Tournament berth in Neubauer s freshman season. La Salle accumulated two more post-season berths and an overall record of during his four years on the squad. Neubauer, team captain as a senior, earned honorable mention GTE All-Academic accolades as a cum laude graduate in finance. He is married to the former Karen Feret of Hackettstown, N.J. Jeff and Karen Neubauer What Other People Are Saying About EKU and Jeff Neubauer Give Eastern Kentucky credit because they kicked us for about 2 to 4 minutes there and we were on our heels offensively. We were turning the basketball over and we could not stop them defensively. Roy Williams North Carolina head basketball coach After EKU went on a 32-9 run midway through the game in the first round of the 2007 NCAA Tournament I watched Jeff through the years as an assistant at The Citadel, Richmond and West Virginia, and he has all of the tools to be an outstanding head coach. Jeff understands the game, how it should be played, and he knows how to teach it. Under Jeff Neubauer, all five guys will play as one on both ends of the floor, and they will be disciplined and hard to beat. Eastern Kentucky hired one heck of a coach in Jeff Neubauer. Jay Bilas ESPN basketball analyst Jeff is refreshing and great for the business. He s a man full of integrity, workethic and he s passionate for the game of collegiate basketball. He will never get out-worked, he will be totally dedicated to EKU and he will find a way to get his team into the NCAA Tourney! Joe Mihalich Niagara head basketball coach He understands the game and is not afraid to be innovative, but he also knows how important it is to be fundamentally sound. [Colonel supporters] are really going to be pleased. He is absolutely ready, and he ll do it the right way. John Beilein Michigan head basketball coach 33

37 E a s t e r n K e n t u c k y U n i v e r s i t y coaching staff Fifth-year assistant coach Ted Hotaling came to Eastern Kentucky from Yale, where he served as a full-time assistant to head coach James Jones for four seasons. His main duties at EKU include working with the guard players and coordinating all of the recruiting efforts. I got a slam dunk with Ted. He had been the recruiting coordinator for Yale for four years he can go all over the country to find talented players to bring to EKU. Coach Neubauer Ted Hotaling Title: Assistant Coach Year at EKU: Fifth Season Alma Mater: SUNY-Albany, EKU Basketball Hotaling began his coaching career at Adelphi in After spending a year with the Panthers, he moved on to Yale as a volunteer assistant for the campaign. In between stints at Yale, Hotaling worked for one year as a full time assistant coach at the University of New Haven. Hotaling played collegiate basketball at Albany, and helped lead the Great Danes to an Elite Eight appearance in the 994 NCAA Division III Tournament. During his senior year of , Hotaling served as the team s captain and helped guide the team into the second round of the Division III national tourney. The native of Niverville, N.Y., went on to play professionally in Europe for the Cardiff Phoenix Basketball Club in Cardiff, Wales, and the Plymouth Rotolok Raiders in Plymouth, England. Hotaling earned a bachelor of arts degree in history from Albany in 995, and went on to garner a master s in sports management and administration from Adelphi. I got a slam dunk with Ted, coach Neubauer said. He had been the recruiting coordinator at Yale for four years. Recruiting student-athletes at Yale meant not being bound by any one territory when you re out looking for players, so he can go all over the country to find talented players to bring to Eastern Kentucky. Hotaling and his wife, Keely Garden, have two children Owen and Susan. They reside in Richmond. The Hotaling File Name: Ted Hotaling Born: July 2, 972 Hometown: Niverville, N.Y. Education: SUNY-Albany (B.A., History, 995) Adelphi (M.A., Sports Management and Administration, 2000) Collegiate Coaching Experience: Adelphi (Assistant Coach, ) Yale (Assistant Coach, ) New Haven (Assistant Coach, ) Yale (Assistant Coach, ) Eastern Kentucky (Assistant Coach, 2005-present) Ted Hotaling and Keely Garden 34

38 M e n s B a s k e t b a l l G u i d e coaching staff Everick Sullivan is now in his second season on the Easten Kentucky coaching staff. Sullivan spent the previous four years as a head coach while compiling an overall record of (.804). During the last three seasons, Sullivan was in charge of the Vincennes (Ind.) University program and helped the Trailblazers advance to two National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) tournament appearances. Everick has been a tremendous addition to our staff. Not only is he a super person, but he also brings a wealth of basketball experience to our program. Coach Neubauer Everick Sullivan Title: Assistant Coach Year at EKU: Second Season Alma Mater: University of Louisville, EKU Basketball Everick has been a tremendous addition to our staff, Neubauer said. Not only is he a super person, but he also brings a wealth of basketball experience to our program. His record as a basketball coach at Vincennes speaks for itself. Sullivan began his coaching career at Wabash Valley College (Ill.) ( ) before serving one year as the head coach at Lincoln Trail College (Ill.) ( ). The native of Simpsonville, S.C., played collegiate basketball at the University of Louisville under Hall of Fame head coach Denny Crum from He played in three NCAA tournaments and is among the Cardinals all-time leaders in scoring (5th), assists (ninth), three-point percentage (0th) and dunks (0th). After earning a bachelor s degree in communications, Sullivan went on to play eight years of professional basketball in Finland, Portugal, Slovenia, Poland, Puerto Rico, Cyprus and Lebanon. In 998, his team won the Cyprus league championship and he was voted MVP. The Sullivan File Name: Everick A. Sullivan Born: July 25, 970 Hometown: Simpsonville, S.C. Education: Louisville (B.A., Communication, 998) Collegiate Coaching Experience: Wabash Valley (Assistant Coach, ) Lincoln Trail (Head Coach, ) Vincennes (Head Coach, ) Eastern Kentucky (Assistant Coach, 2008-present) 35

39 E a s t e r n K e n t u c k y U n i v e r s i t y coaching staff Josh Merkel is in his sixth season working with head coach Jeff Neubauer. He has helped the Colonels tally at least 0 conference victories in each of the last five years, including the season when EKU reached the 20-win plateau and earned a spot in the 2007 NCAA tournament. In addition to his coaching and recruiting responsibilities, Merkel has served as Josh works as hard as anyone I know. His attitude will go a long way in helping us find success. Coach Neubauer Josh Merkel Title: Assistant Coach Year at EKU: Fifth Season Alma Mater: Salisbury University, EKU Basketball the director of the Jeff Neubauer Basketball Camp and College Prospects Camp. He has also served as the academic coordinator and scheduling liaison. Josh works as hard as anyone I know, coach Neubauer said. His attitude will go a long way in helping us find success. Prior to arriving at EKU, Merkel spent the season with Neubauer at West Virginia. Merkel served as a graduate assistant coach for the Mountaineer team that made a run to the 2005 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight and ended the year ranked 2th nationally. While at West Virginia, Merkel assisted the coaching staff in scouting, recruiting, on-campus visits, film exchange and monitored the players academic progress. Merkel began his coaching career at his high school alma mater, St. John s Prospect Hall in Frederick, Md. There he served as the head junior varsity coach and assistant varsity coach from A native of Walkersville, Md., Merkel is a 200 graduate of Salisbury University with a degree in business administration. He was a four-year letterwinner for the Sea Gulls and concluded his collegiate career ranking fourth in career three-pointers made with 86. He was also a member of the Capital Athletic Conference All-Academic team from Merkel earned his master s degree in physical education from EKU in The Merkel File Name: Josh Merkel Born: May 2, 979 Hometown: Walkersville, Md. Education: Salisbury (B.S., Business Administration, 200) Eastern Kentucky (M.A., Physical Education, 2007) Collegiate Coaching Experience: West Virginia (Grad. Asst. Coach, ) Eastern Kentucky (Assistant Coach, 2005-present) 36

40 M e n s B a s k e t b a l l G u i d e coaching staff Ryan Hart is in his second year as Director of Basketball Operations after spending two seasons at Drake University as a graduate assistant coach. It is very important to me to hire people with championship experiences, head coach Jeff Neubauer said. Ryan was an integral part of Drake s magical season two years ago. He is very organized and brings a fresh perspective. In addition to his game-day responsibilities, Hart coordinates team travel, handles the film breakdown and exchange, and is the staff liaison for marketing and promotions. Hart also serves as the camp director for the Jeff Neubauer Basketball Camps. Drake posted two winning seasons Former Colonel Austin Newton is beginning his second year in the role of Basketball Operations Assistant. His duties include assisting with the daily operations in the basketball office, assisting with travel and food arrangements on road trips as well as charting statistics during games. Because of his experiences in and out of the game of basketball, I have been extremely impressed with Austin, head coach Jeff Neubauer said. He has a passion for basketball and for coaching and that will pay great dividends for Austin and for our program. Newton began his coaching career at Massachusetts where he served under former EKU head coach Travis Ford. As Ryan Hart Title: Director of Basketball Operations Year at EKU: Second Season Alma Mater: Midland Lutheran College, EKU Basketball while Hart was on staff and won the Missouri Valley Conference in after being picked ninth in the preseason polls. In his time with the Bulldogs, Hart was heavily involved with basketball operations. Hart also assisted with summer camps, academic advising and marketing. A native of Wahoo, Neb., Hart earned his undergraduate degree from Midland Lutheran College in Fremont, Neb., in Hart served as the Warriors junior varsity men s basketball coach for two seasons ( ). Hart was married to the former Sarah Lamprecht of Fremont, Neb., this past summer. The couple resides in Richmond. Austin Newton Title: Basketball Operations Assistant Year at EKU: Second Season Alma Mater: Eastern Kentucky University, EKU Basketball a staff tffassistant it tatum UMass, Newton was responsible for video preparation and exchange as well as aiding the staff with recruiting, scouting and other administrative duties. Newton played collegiate basketball for four years at Eastern Kentucky (200-05) and helped the Colonels reach the 2005 NCAA tournament. The native of Campbellsville, Ky., was a three-year Colonel Scholar-Athlete. He graduated cum laude in August 2005 with a 3.5 GPA in public relations. Newton and his wife, Amy, reside in Berea. The Hart File Name: Ryan Lee Hart Born: April 24, 984 Hometown: Wahoo, Neb. Education: Midland Lutheran (B.S., Business Administration, 2006) Drake (M.A., Public Administration, 2008) Collegiate Coaching Experience: Drake (Grad. Asst. Coach, ) Eastern Kentucky (Dir. of Basketball Operations, 2008-present) Ryan and Sarah Hart The Newton File Name: Austin Newton Born: April 25, 983 Hometown: Campbellsville, Ky. Education: Eastern Kentucky (B.A., Public Relations, 2005) Collegiate Coaching Experience: Massachusetts (Staff Assistant, ) Eastern Kentucky (Basketball Operations Assistant, 2008-present) Austin and Amy Newton 37

41 E a s t e r n K e n t u c k y U n i v e r s i t y support staff Strength & Conditioning Jon-Michael Davis Strength & Conditioning Tony Sarver Men s Basketball S&C Housed in the Moberly Building is Eastern Kentucky University s varsity weight room, a state of the art facility which provides EKU s student-athletes the opportunity to enhance their abilities by making use of top-of-the-line equipment. The 5,000 square foot weight room contains 6,000 pounds of total weight. Built in 200, the facility features Eleiko model Olympic weights, York dumbbells with two sets each from five to 50 pounds and Nebula power stations and racks. Tools such as bands and medicine balls are used as well to help round student-athletes into peak shape. Team Managers Men s basketball strength and conditioning coach Tony Sarver, along with Chad Scott, are supervised by head strength and conditioning coach Jon- Michael Davis. The group oversees the conditioning of every EKU student-athlete. With year-round lifting for basketball, Sarver has designed regimented workout schedules for the Colonels, which allows the athletes to focus on different muscle groups on specific days. Tony Sarver has a unique bond with our players, EKU head coach Jeff Neubauer said. He is able to push the players to their limits, but still have a good time in the process. A graduate of Shepherd (W.Va.) University, Sarver is in his first year working with the men s basketball squad and is currently pursuing his master s degree in sports administration. Before arriving at EKU, he interned at West Virginia where he worked with the football and men s basketball teams. Sarver also spent his undergraduate years as a student assistant strength and conditioning coach at Shepherd. Tony Sarver helps keep the Colonels in peak condition for the season. The Colonel student managers (l-r): Eric Soister, Justin Baute, Nick Bowman, Heidi Boden, Adam Sabie, Russell Burgin and Josh Waymire. 38

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43 E a s t e r n K e n t u c k y U n i v e r s i t y eku president Dr. Doug Whitlock Title: University President Year at EKU: Third year Alma Mater: Eastern Kentucky, 965, 66 Dr. Doug Whitlock s love affair with Eastern began when he arrived on his hometown campus as a first-generation undergraduate student in 96. It continued unabated throughout a 38-year career in various administrative and teaching roles at EKU, including a five-year stint as Vice President for Administrative Affairs, from His last three years of service were as a half-time faculty member in the Department of Computer Science. As he addressed faculty and staff at a campus-wide convocation on Aug. 5, 2007, just two days after being named President for the interim, Dr. Whitlock recalled the tremendous difference the institution he cherishes has made in his own life. (The Eastern faculty) largely made me what I was then and am now, he said. I will admit to you that I love Eastern, and when my service in the presidency is finished, if I have helped more of you love her too, then I will have done my job. President Whitlock On Oct. 22, 2007, the interim label was removed and now, as EKU s th President, Dr. Whitlock is devoted to upholding the rich tradition of his alma mater while guiding her to even greater heights of excellence. After earning two degrees from Eastern a bachelor s degree in history and social science in 965 and a master s degree in history a year later Dr. Whitlock earned his doctoral degree in higher education from the University of Kentucky in 98. In February 2009, Dr. Whitlock was on hand at the State Capitol to announce the partnership between Eastern Kentucky University and General Atomics to examine the potential for a cellulose-derived biodiesel fuel industry in Kentucky. After two years of active duty with the U.S. Army, Dr. Whitlock returned to Eastern in 968 to serve as Director of Publications. Three years later, he was named Director of Public Information. In 976, he was tapped by President J.C. Powell to serve as Executive Assistant to the President, continuing in that role through the administration of President Hanly Funderburk. As Vice President for Administrative Affairs, Dr. Whitlock was responsible for Facilities Services, Public Safety, Information Technology and Delivery Systems, Media Resources, and University Farms. For a portion of his tenure, he also served as the institution s chief financial officer. Dr. Whitlock has long been an active participant in community life, serving since 999 on the Madison County School Board, including two terms as chair. He also has served as a consultant with the Kentucky School Boards Association. He is an Elder and past board chair in the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). He and his wife, Joanne, have been married 39 years and have two grown children, Robert and Janet. At his first convocation as President, Dr. Whitlock offered faculty and staff one gauge by which his stint as President may be judged: I will admit to you that I love Eastern, and when my service in the presidency is finished, if I have helped more of you love her too, then I will have done my job. Did You Know Dr. Whitlock holds two degrees from Eastern Kentucky University a bachelor s degree in history and social science as well as a master s degree in history. EKU President Dr. Doug Whitlock and his wife, Joanne. 40

44 M e n s B a s k e t b a l l G u i d e director of athletics Mark Sandy Title: Director of Athletics Year at EKU: Fifth year Alma Mater: Concord College, 974 In four years under Mark Sandy s guidance as Director of Athletics at Eastern Kentucky University, the Colonels have enjoyed success at both the national and conference levels while also achieving in the classroom. During the school year, the Colonels captured their first OVC Institutional Sportsmanship Award, while four sports won their respective league championships men s cross country, women s cross country, football, and women s tennis. In addition, the football and women s tennis teams earned a spot in their respective sport s NCAA championships. Individually, two studentathletes qualified for national postseason tournaments and several Colonels received OVC Player of the Year honors. Success can be defined in many terms throughout the vast enterprise known as collegiate athletics, Sandy said. Team accomplishments and individual honors just begin to tell the story of what I am most proud of after my fourth year as EKU s Director of Athletics. Success is our student-athletes developing into contributing members of society. Success is our coaching staff and their dedication to our studentathletes. In the most recent NCAA Academic Progress Report (APR) released in the spring of 2009, Eastern Kentucky boasted several quality rankings. Four EKU programs football, men s golf, women s golf, and men s tennis either met or exceeded the national average in the multi-year APR, a measure of eligibility and retention of scholarship student-athletes. Meanwhile, football s multi-year APR score of 968 was the highest among all Division I institutions in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the Ohio Valley Conference. Men s cross country, men s tennis, and women s golf received perfect scores of,000 on the APR for the academic year. The women s tennis team earned its first-ever trip to the NCAA championships after going undefeated against OVC opponents in the spring of Our department s goal is to create a student-athlete experience worthy of the proud EKU tradition. We intend to win with class, achieve success in the classroom, and strive for NCAA postseason competition in every sport. Mark Sandy EKU Athletics Highlights 40 student-athletes earn their collegiate diploma Women s soccer captures its fourth-straight OVC sportsmanship award Women s tennis qualifies for the NCAA tournament for the very first time Men s and women s cross country each capture the OVC title for the third straight year Football reaches the NCAA FCS playoffs for a record 9th time Softball player Shyenne Hussey earns All-OVC accolades for the third consecutive season Men s basketball player Mike Rose leads the nation in threepoint shooting at 48. percent Trey Bowling (men s golf) and Joseph Maina (men s track & field) each qualify for the NCAA championships Under Sandy s guidance, Eastern Kentucky completed three facility upgrades within the last year. Synthetic turf replaced the natural grass football field at Roy Kidd Stadium. Gertrude Hood Field, the home for EKU softball, underwent a series of improvements which included a new scoreboard and a new backstop. Finally, the Colonel Golf and Learning Center opened for business next to Arlington Golf Course in the middle of June. Alumni Coliseum received a facility enhancement in the summer of 2006 with a newly branded court and scoreboards, while a new series of athletics marks were created and unveiled in April In December 2005, the University and department of athletics announced the creation of an Athletics Hall of Fame to commemorate distinguished individuals and teams on their accomplishments and contributions to the tradition of Colonel athletics. On May 3, 2005, EKU announced the hiring of Mark Sandy as Director of Athletics. Prior to Eastern Kentucky, Sandy served as senior associate athletics director for external operations at the University of Richmond for five years. While at Richmond, Sandy secured commitments of more than nine million dollars toward a $20 million Spider athletics campaign, and increased giving by 94 percent, while serving as an administrator for the men s and women s basketball programs. From 997 to 2000, Sandy served as associate athletics director at Miami (Ohio) University, where he was responsible for marketing and major gifts. He began his career as a high school mathematics and history teacher, in addition to coaching basketball and baseball, and went on to serve as an assistant basketball coach at the University of Evansville, Wake Forest University and Virginia Military Institute. Upon being hired, Sandy vowed that his priority would always be to enhance the student-athlete experience, adding that increasing financial resources through fund-raising, ticket sales and corporate partnerships would also be a focal point of the effort. Sandy was an all-conference baseball player and captain of the basketball team at Concord College in West Virginia, where he earned a bachelor s degree in 974. He went on to earn a master s of education degree from Lynchburg College. He and his wife, Kitty, have two children, Kraig and Madison. 4

45 E a s t e r n K e n t u c k y U n i v e r s i t y athletics administration Corey Bray Title: Assistant AD Administration Year at EKU: Fifth year Alma Mater: Pacific Lutheran, 995 Corey Bray is in his fifth year as Assistant Athletics Director for Administration at Eastern Kentucky after spending the previous six years working at the National Collegiate Athletic Association headquarters (NCAA) in Indianapolis, Ind. Among his many duties at EKU, Bray is responsible for overseeing the timely fulfillment of NCAA required reports, preparing, updating and monitoring athletics department policies and procedures, while acting as a department liaison to campus committees, the academic services department and the Ohio Valley Conference. Bray is also involved in the administration of the NCAA Student-Athlete Special Assistance Fund, Student-Athlete Opportunity Fund and the Academic Enhancement Fund. In addition, he coordinates the student-athlete experience survey, the bi-annual Title IX compliance review and serves as an administrator for designated men s and women s sports. Bray began working with the NCAA in 998, spending one year as a research assistant before being promoted to research coordinator in 999. Bray served the NCAA in that manner until 2002, when he was named Assistant Director of Research. His title changed again in 2003, as he was promoted to Associate Director of Research. Bray spent the final five months of his tenure with the NCAA national office ( ) working as a consultant in Greensboro, N.C. Prior to joining the NCAA, Bray spent a couple of years at North Eugene High School in Eugene, Ore., where he served as a volunteer assistant track and field coach (working with sprinters), an assistant varsity and junior varsity basketball coach, and a volunteer head freshman basketball coach in the summer, all while earning his undergraduate and graduate degrees. Bray graduated summa cum laude from Pacific Lutheran University in 995 with a bachelor s degree in psychology and a minor in coaching. The Eugene, Ore., native went on to earn a master s degree in the social psychology of sports and exercise from the University of Oregon in 998. A member of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) since 2002, he resides in Richmond with his wife, Leslie, and son, Luke. Simon Gray Title: Associate AD Advancement Year at EKU: Fifth year Alma Mater: Richmond, 998 Simon Gray, in his fifth year at Eastern Kentucky, was promoted to Associate Athletics Director for Advancement in In this capacity, Gray oversees the department s external relations the Colonel Club, media relations, marketing and promotions, and ticket operations as well as broadcast and internet properties, and serves as sport administrator for men s basketball. In his four years at EKU, Gray has helped orchestrate the new athletics marks and accompanying branding initiative, organization and implementation of the Athletics Hall of Fame, and raised membership in the Colonel Club. Gray has planned and executed a comprehensive membership drive for the department s fundraising arm, aimed at reengaging former student-athletes and friends of the program. A 998 graduate of the University of Richmond, Gray came to EKU after serving as the Director of Athletic Public Relations for four years at his alma mater. In this capacity, Gray managed all PR activities for the 9-sport department as well as coordinating the print advertising campaigns. In addition to his duties as the primary contact for the men s basketball and football teams, Gray served on the University Communications and Spider Club Auction committees. Gray coordinated several public relations plans at Richmond, including the Spider Caravan, a community outreach program that encompassed student-athletes, coaches and administrators giving back to the community that so proudly supported them. Hired at Richmond by current Eastern Athletics Director Mark Sandy, Gray previously served as the Director of Athletic Media Relations at East Tennessee State University. During his tenure in Johnson City, Tenn., Gray oversaw the creation and implementation of a new athletics web site and served as the primary contact for all 7 varsity programs over a two-year period. A native of Pittsburgh, Pa., Gray is married to the former Anne Christine Alessandra of Grasse, France. Anne, the 997 Southern Conference Women s Golf Freshman of the Year, graduated from East Tennessee State with the lowest scoring average in program history. The couple along with their two daughters, Emilie and Elisabeth, reside in Richmond. Dan McBride Title: Assistant AD Operations Year at EKU: th year Alma Mater: Eastern Kentucky, 989 Now in his th year at EKU, Dan McBride serves as the Assistant Athletics Director for Operations. McBride s duties include overseeing all athletic facilities, all home game operations, supervising four team sports as well as Strength and Conditioning and Sports Medicine, and assisting with marketing and promotions. McBride previously served as the Assistant Athletic Director for External Operations and coordinated the Colonel Club. A native of Richmond, Ky., McBride is a graduate of Model High School and Eastern Kentucky University. He is also very active in campus and community affairs, having served as a past President of the Richmond Kiwanis Club, former President-elect of the Richmond Area Arts Council and currently serving as Vice- Chair of The Richmond Parks and Recreation Board. McBride also emcee s several community events each year and has served as host for local cable television broadcasts. Prior to coming to EKU, McBride worked for Commonwealth Broadcasting as the General Manager of three local radio stations and also served as EKU s Athletic Ticket Manager for five years. McBride spent four years in the broadcast booth announcing as part of the EKU Radio Network providing analysis and play-byplay for football, men s and women s basketball and baseball. McBride also currently serves as the Ohio Valley Conference Representative for the National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators (NACMA). 42

46 M e n s B a s k e t b a l l G u i d e athletic support services Bratzke Student-Athlete Academic Success Center The Chad Bratzke Student-Athlete Academic Success Center serves all student-athletes as a comprehensive academic resource center. The Bratzke Center and staff, located in Alumni Coliseum, is designed to aid EKU s student-athletes in all facets of their academic pursuits. Our goal is for student-athletes at EKU to have a great athletic and academic experience, and graduate Dr. Randy Kennedy Director of Bratzke Center with Colonel pride. Student-athletes at EKU continue to excel academically, with almost 50 percent of all studentathletes earning a 3.0 GPA. In the school year, 36 studentathletes were recognized at the Academic Awards breakfast for their accomplishments in the classroom, including the Bratzke Award of Excellence, Presidential Scholar, Dean s List and the OVC Commissioner s Honor Roll. EKU also continues to lead the OVC and all state programs in football APR (Academic Progress Report) scores which is determined by retention and eligibility. Named after Chad Bratzke, the former EKU All-American and Indianapolis Colts defensive lineman whose generous donation helped make the center possible, the Bratzke Center meets the needs of current EKU student-athletes. The 3,000-square foot Bratzke Center includes a tutoring center, a 27-station computer lab, an academic advising office suite, a teaching classroom and quiet study area. Student-athletes at EKU come in and utilize the center for studying, requesting and meeting with tutors, checking their or stop by for advising. The professional staff is trained to work with student-athletes in advising, class scheduling, monitoring academic progress and assisting student-athletes with academic success strategies. The Bratzke Center employs tutors trained to assist studentathletes in many different subjects. These tutors are a free service to EKU student-athletes and can be requested at any point throughout the semester. Tutors are trained to work with students and assist them in study skills, individual course instruction and encourage academic success. In addition, EKU has several tutoring labs on campus that are available to all students as well. In addition to the computer lab, EKU student-athletes also have access to a scanner and duplex printer in the lab, as well as laptop computers which are available to check out for team travel. These electronic resources assist EKU studentathletes to be successful while their team is in season. As a part of the departmental computer lab agreement, studentathletes are also able to access licensed software products such as SPSS, SAS, Adobe Photoshop and other useful programs. Many student-athletes Former Colonel standout Mike Rose was one of two men s basketball players to earn their bachelor s degree in participate in the Work Intensely Now (WIN) mentoring program, designed to help students find academic success EKU annually finishes among the leaders in the Ohio Valley Conference s Commissioner s Cup standings and the Colonels have won the prestigious OVC Academic Achievement Banner eight times (988-92, , , , ). early in their academic career. These students meet once a week with a trained mentor and discuss time management skills, organizational skills, as well as track upcoming assignments through weekly WIN reports. This information is helpful to the studentathletes but is also shared with the coaching staff to keep them updated on the students progress. Student-athletes with disabilities or barriers to learning may be in the WIN program but the Bratzke staff also assists with their registration with the Office of Disability Services (ODS) to make sure students are provided with proper documentation. Academic monitoring entails ensuring that student-athletes are making progress towards a degree as specified by the NCAA and OVC, and successfully monitoring class participation through communication and early alert programs. Faculty report grades twice a semester to the Bratzke staff to help avoid potential problems and pitfalls. In addition, EKU faculty post midterm grades so that students at EKU can track their course progress. The Bratzke Center also communicates regularly with studentathletes through the EKU Bratzke Center web site, as well as messaging about important information. The Bratzke Center is headed by Dr. Randy Kennedy, Director of Athletic Academic Advising. He is assisted by Jennifer Parsons and Jenna Sample Colonel Scholars Jorge Camacho Josh Daniel Cordaro Ellis Robin Mestdagh Papa Oppong Josh Taylor Ryan Wiersma ---To qualify for the Colonel Scholar list, a student-athlete must have achieved a 3.0 GPA for either the 2008 spring or fall semester with at least 2 credit hours. 43

47 E a s t e r n K e n t u c k y U n i v e r s i t y athletic support services Sports Medicine David T. Green Director of Sports Medicine David Brajuha MBB Athletic Trainer Eastern Kentucky s studentathletes benefit from one of the finest athletic training facilities anywhere in the country. The training room is located in the Moberly Building adjacent to the athletic weight room and is open for use by any EKU student-athlete. The large space is occupied by the most modern training and rehabilitation equipment available. The training room features several tables used during treatment and rehabilitation, taping tables, a wet room that features whirlpools and a four-foot-deep rehab pool that includes a submerged treadmill for aquatic rehab exercises. The area also features all of the latest modalities, helping get injured athletes back into the game as quickly as possible. The athletic training room also houses an examination room used by team doctors. The physicians are regularly on site and perform evaluations, while assisting the training staff in ensuring the health of every student-athlete. For those sports that are primarily located in Alumni Coliseum, there is a satellite training room area that features a treatment and taping area as well as rehabilitation equipment. Director of Sports Medicine David T. Green supervises all of EKU s efforts, and is joined by full-time assistants David Brajuha, Tiffany Napier and Tim Pike, as well as a host of graduate assistants and students who are involved in the University s athletic training program. Brajuha, the men s basketball athletic trainer, is The Colonel Club The Colonel Club operates within the same principles of Eastern Kentucky University an institution entering its second century as a school of opportunity. The Department of Athletics development organization helps provide an elite experience for more than 300 of the University s most dedicated students. The generous financial support provided by the Colonel Club facilitates the department s overall mission of graduating studentathletes, developing individuals who display integrity at all times, winning Ohio Valley Conference championships and participating in postseason competition. Colonel Club members loyal alumni, parents and friends are proud that their tax-deductible contributions provide vital resources for all aspects of Colonel Athletics, including scholarships, travel expenses, equipment, academic support and many other areas. In addition to the pride of knowing that they have helped improve the student-athlete experience, Colonel Club members can receive benefits including, but not limited to: Invitations to annual Colonel Club events, including the golf tournament, Fish Fry and much more Priority seating at Roy Kidd Stadium and Paul McBrayer Arena Priority for purchasing post-season tickets Preferred parking for football and basketball events Colonel Connection a daily chronicling EKU Athletics Membership card and window decal Methods of support include direct contributions, matching gifts, gifts of securities, gifts-in-kind and planned gifts. All gifts to the Colonel Club are recognized on a July st to June 30th fiscal year. in his third year at EKU after working for more than a year at the University of Kentucky Sports Medicine Clinic. David is totally committed to his job and is always available no matter what time of day, EKU head coach Jeff Neubauer said. He really cares about the welfare of our student-athletes and is a great asset to this university. A member of the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA), Brajuha previously served as the head athletic trainer at Kentucky State University ( ), as well as an assistant at Canisius College ( ) and the University of Kentucky (200-03). For more information about joining the Colonel Club and being an essential part of the esteemed tradition that is Eastern Kentucky University Athletics, please contact the EKU Colonel Club office by calling or ing Treka Adams at treka.adams@eku.edu. Anouk Faure (left) helped lead the Colonels to their first ever NCAA championships berth last spring while Joseph Maina helped EKU capture its third-straight men s cross country title in

48 M e n s B a s k e t b a l l G u i d e staff directory Phone Directory Note: Area code and prefix for all numbers below is xxxx. Treka Adams Colonel Club Dr. Larry Collins Faculty Athletic Representative Hugh Davis Official Statistician Dianna Hammond Office Associate Bratzke Center Kara Kovert Director of Athletic Marketing/Promos Tiffany Napier Assistant Athletic Trainer Athletics Administration: Mark Sandy Simon Gray Corey Bray Dan McBride David Parke Mike Park Academic Advising: Randy Kennedy Athletic Marketing: Kara Kovert Athletic Public Relations: Michael Clark Kevin Britton Steve Fohl Karl Park Director of Athletic Hall of Fame Mike Park Ticket Manager David Parke Athletics Business Manager Jennifer Parsons Athletic Academic Advisor Tim Pike Assistant Athletic Trainer Denise Puckett Office Associate Football Athletic Training: David T. Green David Brajuha Tiffany Napier Tim Pike Chris Radcliffe University Photographer Jenna Sample Athletic Academic Advisor EKU Head Coaches Lynn Tyler Athletic Director Admin. Assistant Baseball: Jason Stein Basketball (Men s): Jeff Neubauer Basketball (Women s): Chrissy Roberts Football: Dean Hood Golf (Men s): Pat Stephens Golf (Women s): Joni Stephens Soccer (Women s): Lindsay Basalyga Softball: Jane Worthington Tennis (Men s/women s): Rob Oertel Track & Cross Country: Rick Erdmann Volleyball (Women s): Lori Duncan Lindsay Basalyga Women s Soccer Lori Duncan Women s Volleyball Rick Erdmann Track/Cross Country Dean Hood Football Rob Oertel Tennis (M&W) Chrissy Roberts Women s Basketball Jason Stein Baseball Joni Stephens Women s Golf Pat Stephens Men s Golf Jane Worthington Softball 45

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51 E a s t e r n K e n t u c k y U n i v e r s i t y season in review Season Highs Points 33 Mike Rose vs. Covenant Coll. (2/9) [49 School record] Field Goals Made Mike Rose vs. Tenn. State (/3) Mike Rose vs. Covenant Coll. (2/9) [8 School record] Field Goals Attempted 24 Mike Rose vs. IU Northwest (2/22) [na School record] Field Goal Percentage (min. five made).833 J. Taylor (5-6) at Ball State (2/3).833 J. Camacho (5-6) vs. Covenant (2/9) [.000 School record] Three-Point Field Goals Made 7 Mike Rose at Eastern Illinois (/5) [7 School record] Three-Point Field Goals Attempted 5 Mike Rose at Eastern Illinois (/5) [na School record] Three-Point FG Pct. (min. two made).000 R. Mestdagh (4-4) at SEMO (/7) [.000 School record] Free Throws Made 9 Mike Rose vs. Ohio (2/2) 9 Jorge Camacho at Tenn. Tech (2/5) 9 Mike Rose vs. Austin Peay (2/7) 9 Joshua Jones vs. Tenn. Tech (/0) [2 School record] Free Throws Attempted Joshua Jones vs. Tenn. Tech (/0) [28 School record] Free Throw Percentage (min. three made).000 M. Rose (8-8) at Morehead St. (/24) [.000 School record] Rebounds 2 Mike Rose vs. IU Northwest (2/22) [33 School record] Assists 8 Mike Lewis at Cincinnati (2/20) 8 Dayvon Ellis vs. Thiel College (/25) [na School record] Blocked Shots 4 Ryan Wiersma vs. Jax. State (/8) [na School record] Steals 6 Mike Rose vs. Austin Peay (/27) [na School record] The season was filled with both ups and downs for the Eastern Kentucky University basketball team, but in the end the Colonels qualified for the seasonending OVC tournament for the seventh consecutive season. Below are some more highlights from the campaign Nation s Best in Three-Point Shooting Mike Rose concluded the men s basketball season as the top three-point shooter in the nation according to NCAA statistics. He finished the year shooting 48. percent from behind the arc. Rose made at least one three-pointer in 27 of the 3 games. The native of Naperville, Ill., averaged 3.2 three-pointers made per game and tied a program record by netting seven trifectas at Eastern Illinois on Jan. 5. Rose went on to hit the gamewinning three-pointers in back-to-back games at Southeast Missouri (Jan. 7) and Chicago State (Jan. 20). He twice finished 6-for-8 (75 percent) from behind the arc in wins over Winston-Salem State (Nov. 8) and Tennessee Tech (Feb. 5). Other National Stats As a team in , the Colonels averaged 0.3 three-pointers made per game which ranked second nationally. Eastern Kentucky also finished among the top-0 nationally in three-point field goal percentage (40. percent ninth) and fewest turnovers per game (0.9 seventh). All-OVC Honors Mike Rose was the first Colonel since 980 to earn back-to-back first team All- OVC honors. The guard was one of just 0 players nationally to lead his team in scoring (20.0 ppg), rebounding (5.3 rpg), assists (79) and steals (53). Rose scored 20 or more points 8 times during the season, including a career-high 33 points in a win over Covenant College on Dec. 9. Rose concluded his Eastern Kentucky career second on the program s all-time scoring list (,763 points) and threepointers made list (27). He appeared in a program-record 24 games throughout his collegiate career, with 0 starts, and never missed a game due to injury. The 2007 OVC tournament MVP tallied five career double-doubles and was named OVC Player of the Week three times. This was the fourth time in the last five years a Colonel was named to the All-OVC first team. Double-Digit OVC Victories Eastern Kentucky went 0-8 against conference competition, marking the fifth straight year the Colonels have posted double-figure league victories. Only Murray State (six) has a longer active streak. Home, Sweet Home Eastern went 2-2 in the friendly confines of McBrayer Arena and won its final eight home games. It has been 8 years since the Maroons posted more home victories (4-0 in 990-9). In OVC action, the Colonels finished with an 8- home record. The eight victories are the most home OVC wins for EKU in a season since (eight). Mike Rose led EKU in scoring, rebounding, assists and steals in

52 M e n s B a s k e t b a l l G u i d e season in review In The OVC Rankings Scoring Mike Rose rd Free Throw Percentage Mike Rose th Steals Mike Rose.7 5th Three-Point FG Percentage Mike Rose 48. st Justin Stommes 4.9 4th Josh Taylor th Joshua Jones th Three-Point FG Made Mike Rose 3.2 3rd Minutes Played Mike Rose rd Young, But Talented Bunch Three players earned OVC Freshman of the Week accolades Jorge Camacho on Jan. 26 and Feb. 9, Joshua Jones on Jan. 2, and Mike Lewis on Dec. 22. Camacho led the team in field goal percentage (56.7 percent) while scoring at least 0 points in eight games. Jones started 22 games at the point guard position and finished with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.5. Lewis played an integral role in the near upset over Big East opponent Cincinnati with points and eight assists. ESPNU BracketBusters Victory On Feb. 2, EKU participated in the ESPNU BracketBusters series for the fourth time. Behind a convincing 73-5 victory over Ohio, the Colonels moved to 2-2 in BracketBuster games. EKU vs. the MAC The Colonels went 3-0 against Mid- American Conference (MAC) opponents including a win over Akron, which went on to win the MAC tournament title and advance to the NCAA tournament. Shooting = Success The Colonels went 0-0 in when shooting at least 50 percent from the floor and 6-3 when shooting a better percentage than the opposition. Mestdagh Shines at SEMO Robin Mestdagh came off the bench to chip in with a career-high 3 points at Southeast Missouri on Jan. 7. Up to that point, Mestdagh had scored 4 points all season. He became the sixth Colonel this season to make at least four three-pointers in a game. The guard was 4-for-4 from behind the arc. Neubauer Coaches 00th Game Head coach Jeff Neubauer coached his 00th game on Dec. 4 against Murray State. Neubauer is (.540) in four years on the Eastern bench. Senior Leadership Ryan Wiersma concluded his EKU career with 24 starts as a senior. He led the team with 8 blocks and finished second in assists with 7. Against Jacksonville State on Jan. 8, Wiersma posted career highs in rebounds (nine) and blocks (four). Stommes Steps Up Justin Stommes tallied a career-high 20 points against Tennessee State on Jan. 3. Stommes netted 66.7 percent (8-of-2) of his field goal attempts, including both three-pointers, and added four assists in the 8-point victory. Hot Shooting From Behind the Arc EKU netted a season-high 55.2 percent (6-of-29) of its three-point attempts against Eastern Illinois on Feb. 4. The 6 three-pointers equaled the most made in a game by the Colonels in the four years under head coach Jeff Neubauer. Colonels vs. Former Colonel When EKU hosted Winston-Salem State on Nov. 8, the Colonels faced off against former Colonel Bobby Collins (984-88). Collins completed his third year as head coach at WSSU in Team Leaders Scoring Mike Rose 20.0 ppg Rebounding Mike Rose 5.3 rpg Field Goal Perentage Jorge Camacho.567 (76-34) Assists Dayvon Ellis 2.9 apg Free Throw Percentage Justin Stommes.820 (4-50) Steals Mike Rose.7 spg Three-Point FG Percentage Mike Rose.48 (99-206) Three-Point FG Made Mike Rose 99 Blocked Shots Ryan Wiersma 8 Minutes Mike Rose 36.5 mpg Ryan Wiersma started 24 games as a senior. By The Numbers,763 Career points for Mike Rose, which ranks second on the program charts 53 Wins by current seniors Josh Taylor and Robin Mestdagh over the last three years. In the OVC, only Austin Peay s seniors have more wins in that span. 40. Three-point shooting percentage by the Colonels which ranked ninth nationally 2 Colonel victories in McBrayer Arena, most since Three-pointers made per game by EKU which ranked second nationally 0 OVC victories, marking the fifth straight year EKU has recorded at least 0 conference wins 7 Three-pointers made by Mike Rose at Eastern Illinois, equaling a program record 6 Different Colonels to make at least four three-pointers in a game in EKU players to earn OVC Freshman of the Week honors Jorge Camacho, Joshua Jones and Mike Lewis 49

53 E a s t e r n K e n t u c k y U n i v e r s i t y results Results and Leaders Date Opponent Score W/L Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocked Shots /4 at FIU L Rose (8) Oppong (9) D. Ellis (5) Four players () Oppong (2) /8 Winston-Salem State W Rose (20) Oppong (8) Jones (5) Gilkey, Oppong (2) Stommes () /22 at Texas Tech L Rose (22) Oppong (7) D. Ellis (4) Rose (3) Wiersma (3) /25 Thiel College 9-43 W Rose (24) Oppong (8) D. Ellis (8) Rose (4) Taylor, Wiersma (2) /28 at Fairleigh Dickinson W Rose (7) Rose (9) D. Ellis (5) D. Ellis (3) Camacho, Jones () /29 vs. Akron W Rose (20) Oppong, Rose (8) D. Ellis, Stommes (5) Oppong (3) Wiersma () 2/04 Murray State* L Oppong (9) Rose (6) D. Ellis (4) Rose, Wiersma (2) None 2/06 UT Martin* W Rose (24) Rose () Three players (3) Three players (2) Taylor () 2/09 Covenant College W Rose (33) Rose (9) Mestdagh, Rose (4) Lewis, Rose (3) Taylor () 2/3 at Ball State 7-58 W Taylor (6) Oppong (9) D. Ellis (6) Jones, Rose (2) Taylor () 2/20 at Cincinnati L(ot) Rose (25) Oppong (8) Lewis (8) Three players () D. Ellis, Taylor () 2/22 IU Northwest L Rose (2) Rose (2) Lewis (4) Five players () Camacho () 0/03 at Tennessee State* L Rose (3) Rose (5) Three players (3) Stommes (2) Three players () 0/05 at Austin Peay* L Jones (20) D. Ellis, Jones (5) D. Ellis (5) Seven players () Wiersma () 0/08 Jacksonville State* W Rose (30) Wiersma (9) Wiersma (6) Jones (2) Wiersma (4) 0/0 Tennessee Tech* W Jones (25) Camacho (5) Rose (4) Rose (2) Taylor () 0/5 at Eastern Illinois* L Rose (27) Stommes (5) Taylor, Wiersma (3) Taylor (4) Camacho, Wiersma () 0/7 at Southeast Missouri* 74-7 W Rose (9) Oppong (8) Wiersma (7) Stommes (4) Oppong (2) 0/20 at Chicago State 7-68 W Stommes (9) Camacho (7) Stommes (5) Five players () Rose, Stommes () 0/24 at Morehead State* L Rose (22) Camacho (7) Jones, Wiersma (4) Oppong, Wiersma (2) None 0/27 Austin Peay* W (ot) Rose (25) Rose (7) Wiersma (6) Rose (6) Rose, Wiersma () 0/3 Tennessee State* W Rose (23) Rose (7) Rose (5) Rose (3) Wiersma () 02/05 at Tennessee Tech* W Rose (27) Camacho (7) Camacho (3) Jones, Rose (3) Jones () 02/07 at Jacksonville State* L Taylor (2) Jones, Stommes (5) Rose (5) Rose (2) Taylor, Wiersma () 02/2 Southeast Missouri* W Rose (27) Oppong, Rose (5) Jones, Rose (4) D. Ellis, Rose (2) Camacho () 02/4 Eastern Illinois* W Rose (28) Taylor (4) Wiersma (7) Taylor (3) None 02/8 Morehead State* W Rose (30) Wiersma (6) Rose, Wiersma (3) Three players (2) Stommes (2) 02/2 Ohio 73-5 W Camacho (7) Rose (0) Wiersma (6) Oppong (4) Taylor, Wiersma () 02/26 at UT Martin* L Oppong () Rose (5) Stommes (4) Jones, Oppong (2) Oppong (2) 02/28 at Murray State* L(ot) Stommes (8) Three players (6) Stommes (5) Rose (2) Wiersma () 03/03 at Morehead State L Taylor (26) Oppong (4) Rose, Stommes (5) Rose (3) Camacho (2) 2008 Legends Classic 2 OVC Tournament quarterfinals Asterisk (*) denotes conference game Boldface denotes home game Team Highs Points 93 vs. Covenant College (2/9) Field Goals Made/Attempted 35 l.t. vs. Covenant College (2/9) 74 vs. Covenant College (2/9) Field Goal Percentage.579 (33-57) vs. Thiel College (/25) Three-Point Field Goals Made/Attempted 6 l.t. vs. Eastern Illinois (2/4) 39 vs. IU Northwest (2/22) Three-Point Field Goal Percentage.560 (4-25) at Morehead State (3/3) Free Throws Made/Attempted 20 vs. Jacksonville State (/8) 30 at Tennessee Tech (2/5) Free Throw Percentage.933 (4-5) at Morehead State (/24) Rebounds 5 vs. Covenant College (2/9) Assists 2 l.t. at Morehead State (3/3) Blocked Shots 6 vs. Thiel College (/25) Steals 6 vs. Thiel College (/25) 50

54 M e n s B a s k e t b a l l G u i d e box scores Game # Nov. 4, 2008 Eastern Kentucky at FIU EKU M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Wiersma, f Oppong, g Rose, g DEllis, g Stommes, g Mestdagh Jones Camacho Taylor Hunter Team 6 Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 4.3% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 42.% FT% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 66.7% FIU M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Gacesa, f Dominguez, f Hicks, c Russell, g Taylor, g Asprilla Fuller Essola Team 2 Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 42.6% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 53.3% FT% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 56.3% at Miami, Fla. ~ FIU Arena Game #3 Nov. 22, 2008 Eastern Kentucky at Texas Tech EKU M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Wiersma, f Oppong, g Rose, g DEllis, g Stommes, g Jones Lewis Camacho Taylor Hunter Team 2 Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 47.6% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 44.4% FT% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 72.7% TTU M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Roberts, f Cook, f Voskuil, g Roberson, g Okorie, g Craig Graham Ray Dunn Lewandowski Prince Cohadarevic Singletary Suljagic Team 4 Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 62.% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 63.6% FT% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 75.0% at Lubbock, Texas ~ United Spirit Arena Game #4 Nov. 25, 2008 Thiel College at Eastern Kentucky Thiel M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Hall, f Fuller, f Mirizio, g Adams, g Sefscik, g Briggs Fals Andrle George Siko Devinney Grogan Dowe Team 3 Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 34.0% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 2.4% FT% st: - 00% 2nd: % Gm: 66.7% EKU M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Wiersma, f Jones, g Oppong, g Rose, g DEllis, g Mestdagh Lewis Gilkey Camacho CEllis Taylor Hunter Team 3 Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 57.9% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 57.9% FT% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 82.4% at Richmond, Ky. ~ McBrayer Arena 5 Game #2 Nov. 8, 2008 Winston-Salem State at Eastern Kentucky WSSU M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Durham, f Davis, f Alcius, f Monger, g Gibson, g McClinton Tucker Simms Bonner Hobbs Slocum Morris Murphy-Long Team 4 Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 3.9% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 8.8% FT% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 8.8% EKU M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Wiersma, f Oppong, g Rose, g DEllis, g Stommes, g Mestdagh Jones Lewis Gilkey Camacho CEllis Taylor Hunter Team Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 5.0% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 39.% FT% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 53.3% at Richmond, Ky. ~ McBrayer Arena

55 E a s t e r n K e n t u c k y U n i v e r s i t y box scores Game #5 Nov. 28, 2008 Game #6 Nov. 29, 2008 Eastern Kentucky Akron at Fairleigh Dickinson vs. Eastern Kentucky EKU M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Wiersma, f Jones, g Oppong, g Rose, g DEllis, g Mestdagh Lewis Gilkey Camacho CEllis Taylor Stommes Hunter Team 3 Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 55.6% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 50.0% FT% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 33.3% FDU M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Svrdlik, f Galvin, f Stasyszyn, g Tyler, g Baptiste, g Grier Fernley Blackgrove Moore Brown Mofunanya Team 2 Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 33.3% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 7.6% FT% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 4.7% at Hackensack, N.J. ~ Stratis Arena Akron M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M CMcKnight, f Linhart, f Bardo, c Roberts, g Hitchens, g Steward McNees Cvetinovic BMcNnight Conyers Team 5 Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 46.0% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 36.4% FT% st: % 2nd: 0-0.0% Gm: 75.0% EKU M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Wiersma, f Jones, g Oppong, g Rose, g DEllis, g Lewis Camacho Taylor Stommes Hunter Team Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 50.0% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 35.0% FT% st: % 2nd: - 00% Gm: 92.3% at Hackensack, N.J. ~ Stratis Arena Game #7 Dec. 4, 2008 Murray State at Eastern Kentucky Murray M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M DThomas, f McClain, f Aska, f Miles, g KThomas, g Fraliex Holloway Long Easley Team Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 42.9% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 29.4% FT% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 57.9% EKU M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Wiersma, f Oppong, g Rose, g DEllis, g Stommes, g Jones Lewis Camacho Taylor Hunter Team 2 Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 37.5% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: 0-0.0% Gm: 9.2% FT% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 69.2% at Richmond, Ky. ~ McBrayer Arena Game #8 Dec. 6, 2008 Game #9 Dec. 9, 2008 UT Martin at Eastern Kentucky UTM M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Massey, c Simmons, g Lane, g Weddle, g Hudson, g Riedewald Mpondo Clayton Brown Irarrazabal Team 3 Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 46.7% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 26.3% FT% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 66.7% EKU M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Wiersma, f Oppong, g Rose, g DEllis, g Stommes, g Jones Lewis Camacho Taylor Hunter Team 3 Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 49.% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 45.2% FT% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 83.3% at Richmond, Ky. ~ McBrayer Arena Covenant College at Eastern Kentucky Covenant M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Buchanan, f Hall, f Taylor, f Crosson, g Avery, g McGaughhey Robinson Eldridge Johnson Barber Team 2 2 Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 35.3% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 32.0% FT% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 54.5% EKU M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Taylor, f Jones, g Oppong, g Rose, g DEllis, g Mestdagh Lewis Gilkey Camacho CEllis Hunter Team Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 47.3% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 39.4% FT% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 58.8% at Richmond, Ky. ~ McBrayer Arena 52

56 M e n s B a s k e t b a l l G u i d e box scores Game #0 Dec. 3, 2008 Eastern Kentucky at Ball State EKU M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Taylor, f Oppong, g Rose, g DEllis, g Stommes, g Mestdagh Jones Lewis Camacho Hunter Wiersma Team Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 46.0% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 43.5% FT% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 75.0% BSU M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Newell, f Jones, f Lampley, g Frazier, g Giles, g Perry Davis Wormely Hubbard Team Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 42.3% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 25.0% FT% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 45.0% at Muncie, Ind. ~ Worthen Arena Game # Dec. 20, 2008 Game #2 Dec. 22, 2008 Eastern Kentucky at Cincinnati EKU M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Taylor, f Oppong, g Rose, g DEllis, g Stommes, g Jones Lewis Camacho Hunter Wiersma Team 4 Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 43.5% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 47.8% FT% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 85.7% OT FG%: % 3FG%: % FT%: % Cincinnati M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Williams, f Bishop, f Gates, f Dixon, g Vaughn, g Davis Wilks Miller Mitchell Toyloy Team 2 Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 38.6% at Richmond, Ky. ~ McBrayer Arena 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 30.6% FT% st: - 00% 2nd: % Gm: 80.0% OT FG%: % 3FG%: % FT%: % at Cincinnati, Ohio ~ Fifth Third Arena IU Northwest at Eastern Kentucky IUNW M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Trgovich, f Ramey, f Voils, g Howell, g Dunbar, g Panousis Brian Team 3 Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 49.% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 44.4% FT% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 52.6% EKU M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Taylor, f Mestdagh, g Rose, g DEllis, g Stommes, g Jones Lewis Camacho Hunter Wiersma Team 3 Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 37.5% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 28.2% FT% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 47.% Game #3 Jan. 3, 2009 Game #4 Jan. 5, 2009 Eastern Kentucky at Tennessee State EKU M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Taylor, f Jones, g Rose, g DEllis, g Stommes, g Mestdagh Lewis Camacho Hunter Wiersma Team Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 44.2% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 34.5% FT% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 50.0% TSU M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Cox, f Evans, f Houston, g Robinson, g Gaiter, g Crutcher Funderburke Peters Gregory Smith Jordan Team 4 Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 55.% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 6.5% FT% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 77.8% at Clarksville, Tenn. ~ Dave Aaron Arena at Nashville, Tenn. ~ Gentry Center Eastern Kentucky at Austin Peay EKU M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Taylor, f Jones, g Rose, g DEllis, g Stommes, g Mestdagh Lewis Camacho Hunter Wiersma Team 3 Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 46.6% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 38.2% FT% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 63.2% APSU M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Reed, f Duncan, f Fields, c Brown, g Channels, g Williams Caldwell Campbell Roberson Team Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 55.% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 43.8% FT% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 75.0% Game #5 Jan. 8, 2009 Jacksonville State at Eastern Kentucky JSU M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Mbodji, f Toles, g Bray, g Murphy, g Bynum, g Crawford Hall Barnes Robinson Team 3 Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 44.% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 23.5% FT% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 55.0% EKU M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Taylor, f Wiersma, f Jones, g Rose, g Stommes, g Mestdagh Camacho Hunter Team Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 52.3% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 36.0% FT% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 7.4% at Richmond, Ky. ~ McBrayer Arena 53

57 E a s t e r n K e n t u c k y U n i v e r s i t y box scores Game #6 Jan. 0, 2009 Tennessee Tech at Eastern Kentucky TTU M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M ADavis, f Jones, f Muhammad, g Barnes, g Lindsay, g Northern FDavis Inameti Bailey Murphy Team 5 Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 50.0% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 35.5% FT% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 77.8% EKU M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Taylor, f Wiersma, f Jones, g Rose, g Stommes, g Mestdagh Camacho Hunter Team 3 Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 54.9% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 46.2% FT% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 8.0% at Richmond, Ky. ~ McBrayer Arena Game #7 Jan. 5, 2009 Game #8 Jan. 7, 2009 Eastern Kentucky at Eastern Illinois EKU M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Taylor, f Wiersma, f Jones, g Rose, g Stommes, g Mestdagh Oppong Camacho Hunter Team 5 Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 30.8% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 30.6% FT% st: % 2nd: 0-0.0% Gm: 7.4% EIU M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Parrish, f Cisse, c Laser, g Martin, g Marion, g Wright Hamilton Smith Granger Suljic Team 3 Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 40.8% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 2.4% FT% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 88.2% at Cape Girardeau, Mo. ~ Show Me Center at Charleston, Ill. ~ Lantz Arena Eastern Kentucky at Southeast Missouri EKU M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Taylor, f Wiersma, f Jones, g Rose, g Stommes, g Mestdagh Lewis Oppong Camacho Hunter Team 2 Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 46.4% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 38.9% FT% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 66.7% SEMO M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Hill, f Russell, f Maxwell, c Moore, g Herring, g Kirk Williams Jones Team 4 Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 49.0% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 36.8% FT% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 87.5% Game #9 Jan. 20, 2009 Game #20 Jan. 24, 2009 Eastern Kentucky at Chicago State EKU M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Taylor, f Wiersma, f Jones, g Rose, g Stommes, g Mestdagh Lewis Oppong Camacho Hunter Team 2 Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 50.9% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 47.8% FT% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 75.0% CSU M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Montgomery, f Walton, f Holston, g Wall, g Cantrell, g Wilson Kasamba Martin Team 4 Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 43.3% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: -9.% Gm: 25.0% FT% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 50.0% at Chicago, Ill. ~ Jones Convocation Center at Morehead, Ky. ~ Johnson Arena Eastern Kentucky at Morehead State EKU M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Taylor, f Wiersma, f Jones, g Rose, g Stommes, g Mestdagh Lewis Oppong Camacho Team Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 4.5% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 3.6% FT% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 93.3% MOR M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Harper, f Buchanan, f Faried, c Hill, g Shingles, g Stallworth Murry Lamb Peterson Team 2 Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 53.5% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 50.0% FT% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 65.0% Game #2 Jan. 27, 2009 Austin Peay at Eastern Kentucky APSU M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Reed, f Williams, f Brown, g Channels, g Duncan, g Caldwell Fields Fraley Campbell Roberson Team 4 Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 42.6% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 37.5% FT% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 75.0% OT FG%: % 3FG%: % FT%: % EKU M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Taylor, f Wiersma, f Jones, g Rose, g Stommes, g Mestdagh Lewis Oppong Gilkey Camacho Team 6 Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 44.% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 26.% FT% st: 0-0.0% 2nd: % Gm: 65.2% OT FG%: % 3FG%: % FT%: % at Richmond, Ky. ~ McBrayer Arena 54

58 M e n s B a s k e t b a l l G u i d e box scores Game #22 Jan. 3, 2009 Tennessee State at Eastern Kentucky TSU M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Houston, f Funderburke, f Cox, f Crutcher, g Robinson, g Peters Smith Shoecraft Gaiter Evans Team 3 Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 47.9% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 25.0% FT% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 64.3% EKU M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Taylor, f Wiersma, f Jones, g Rose, g Stommes, g Mestdagh Lewis Oppong Gilkey Camacho CEllis Hunter Team 2 Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 50.0% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 45.0% FT% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 70.6% at Richmond, Ky. ~ McBrayer Arena Game #23 Feb. 5, 2009 Eastern Kentucky at Tennessee Tech EKU M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Taylor, f Wiersma, f Jones, g Rose, g Stommes, g Mestdagh Oppong Gilkey Camacho DEllis Team 2 Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 49.0% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 50.0% FT% st: 0-0.0% 2nd: % Gm: 60.0% TTU M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Jones, f Murphy, f Northern, c Barnes, g Davis, g Muhammad Walker Lindsay Inameti Bailey Team 4 Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 44.4% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 42.3% FT% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 82.4% at Cookeville, Tenn. ~ Eblen Center Game #24 Feb. 7, 2009 Eastern Kentucky at Jacksonville State EKU M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Taylor, f Wiersma, f Jones, g Rose, g Stommes, g Mestdagh Lewis Oppong Gilkey Camacho DEllis Team 2 Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 49.% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 47.6% FT% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 66.7% JSU M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Robinson, f Mbodji, f Toles, g Bray, g Bynum, g Crawford Hall Murphy Team 3 Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 45.5% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 47.8% FT% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 70.0% at Jacksonville, Ala. ~ Pete Mathews Coliseum Game #25 Feb. 2, 2009 Game #26 Feb. 4, 2009 Southeast Missouri at Eastern Kentucky SEMO M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Herring, f Russell, f Maxwell, c Moore, g Hill, g Kirk Jones Watson Smith Team Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 43.3% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 42.9% FT% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 75.0% EKU M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Taylor, f Wiersma, f Jones, g Rose, g Stommes, g Mestdagh Lewis Oppong Gilkey Camacho CEllis DEllis Hunter Team 5 Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 52.5% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 40.9% FT% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 78.6% at Richmond, Ky. ~ McBrayer Arena at Richmond, Ky. ~ McBrayer Arena Eastern Illinois at Eastern Kentucky EIU M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Parrish, f Cisse, c Laser, g Martin, g Marion, g Wright Hamilton Smith Granger Dorlack Sanders Suljic Team Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 50.0% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 36.8% FT% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 70.6% EKU M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Taylor, f Wiersma, f Jones, g Rose, g Stommes, g Mestdagh Oppong Gilkey Camacho DEllis Team 3 Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 55.6% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 55.2% FT% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 58.3% 55

59 E a s t e r n K e n t u c k y U n i v e r s i t y box scores Game #27 Feb. 8, 2009 Game #28 Feb. 2, 2009 Morehead State at Eastern Kentucky MOR M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Stallworth, f Buchanan, f Faried, c Shingles, g Harper, g Murry Hill Echols Lamb Peterson Team 3 Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 48.% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 23.% FT% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 68.2% EKU M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Taylor, f Wiersma, f Jones, g Rose, g Stommes, g Mestdagh Oppong Gilkey Camacho DEllis Team 4 Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 47.4% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 37.5% FT% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 57.9% at Richmond, Ky. ~ McBrayer Arena Game #30 Feb. 28, 2009 Eastern Kentucky at Murray State EKU M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Taylor, f Wiersma, f Jones, g Rose, g Stommes, g Mestdagh Lewis Oppong Gilkey Camacho DEllis Hunter Team 3 Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 44.4% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 36.8% FT% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 58.8% OT FG%: % 3FG%: % FT%: % MUR M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M DThomas, f McClain, f Miles, g Holloway, g KThomas, g Fraliex Aska Easley Team 6 Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 42.0% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 34.8% FT% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 76.9% OT FG%: % 3FG%: 0-0.0% FT%: % at Murray, Ky. ~ Regional Special Events Center Ohio at Eastern Kentucky Ohio M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Washington, f Tillman, f Coleman, g Allen, g Freeman, g Adedipe Van Kempen Waters Dobbs Orr Nagtzaam Team 4 Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 4.9% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 26.% FT% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 64.3% EKU M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Taylor, f Wiersma, f Jones, g Rose, g Stommes, g Mestdagh Lewis Oppong Gilkey Camacho CEllis DEllis Hunter Team 3 Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 46.9% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 42.% FT% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 86.4% at Richmond, Ky. ~ McBrayer Arena 56 Game #29 Feb. 26, 2009 Eastern Kentucky at UT Martin EKU M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Taylor, f Wiersma, f Jones, g Rose, g Stommes, g Mestdagh Oppong Gilkey Camacho DEllis Hunter Team 4 Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 32.% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 33.3% FT% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 90.9% UTM M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Riedewald, f Hay, f Lane, g Weddle, g Hudson, g Simmons Clayton Brown Bailey Massey Team 4 Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 5.7% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 28.0% FT% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 87.5% at Martin, Tenn. ~ Elam Center Game #3 March 3, 2009 Eastern Kentucky at Morehead State EKU M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Oppong, f Taylor, f Rose, g DEllis, g Stommes, g Mestdagh Jones Lewis Gilkey Camacho CEllis Hunter Team Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 48.2% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 56.0% FT% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 57.% MOR M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Stallworth, f Buchanan, f Faried, c Shingles, g Harper, g Brown Hill Coleman Echols Lamb Peterson Team 2 Totals Total FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 54.% 3-pt. FG% st: % 2nd: % Gm: 54.5% FT% st: - 00% 2nd: % Gm: 76.5% at Morehead, Ky. ~ Johnson Arena

60 M e n s B a s k e t b a l l G u i d e statistics Individual Statistics (all games) Record Overall Home Away Neutral All Games Non-Conference Player GP- GS Min Avg FG- A Pct 3FG- A Pct FT- A Pct Off- Def Reb Avg PF- FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg M. Rose J. Taylor J. Stommes P. Oppong J. Jones J. Camacho D. Ellis M. Lewis D. Hunter R. Mestdagh R. Wiersma A. Gilkey C. Ellis Team EKU Totals Opponents Score by Halves: st 2nd OT Total Eastern Kentucky Opponents Deadball Rebounds: OFF DEF Total Eastern Kentucky Opponents Individual Statistics (conference games) Record Overall Home Away Neutral Conference Player GP- GS Min Avg FG- A Pct 3FG- A Pct FT- A Pct Off- Def Reb Avg PF- FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg M. Rose J. Stommes J. Taylor J. Jones P. Oppong J. Camacho D. Ellis R. Mestdagh M. Lewis R. Wiersma D. Hunter A. Gilkey C. Ellis Team EKU Totals Opponents Score by Halves: st 2nd OT Total Eastern Kentucky Opponents Deadball Rebounds: OFF DEF Total Eastern Kentucky Opponents

61 E a s t e r n K e n t u c k y U n i v e r s i t y ovc standings Final OVC Standings OVC Overall W- L Pct. Stk. W- L Pct. Stk. UT Martin W L2 Austin Peay W L2 Murray State W L Morehead State L L Eastern Kentucky L L3 Tennessee State W L Eastern Illinois L L3 Tennessee Tech W L Jacksonville State L L6 Southeast Missouri L L9 Regular season champion ~ 2 OVC Tournament champion OVC Individual Statistic Leaders Scoring Player Team Pts. Avg. Lester Hudson UTM Drake Reed APSU Mike Rose EKU Kenard Moore SEMO Gerald Robinson TSU Rebounds Player Team Reb. Avg. Kenneth Faried MOR Daniel Northern TTU Lester Hudson UTM Drake Reed APSU Ousmane Cisse EIU Assists Player Team Asst. Avg. Delrico Lane UTM DeAndre Bray JSU Lester Hudson UTM Jonathan Toles JSU 6 4. Jeremiah Crutcher TSU Steals Player Team Steals Avg. Lester Hudson UTM Delrico Lane UTM Gerald Robinson TSU Kenneth Faried MOR 68.9 Mike Rose EKU 53.7 Blocks Player Team Blks. Avg. Daniel Northern TTU Kenneth Faried MOR 68.9 Jerrell Houston TSU 35.3 Amadou Mbodji JSU 34.2 Darius Cox TSU 35.2 Field Goal Pct. (min. 5.0 made per game) Player Team FG- A Pct. Olajide Hay UTM Ousmane Cisse EIU Drake Reed APSU Kenneth Faried MOR Ivan Aska MUR Point FG Pct. (min..0 made per game) Player Team 3FG- A Pct. Mike Rose EKU Frank Davis TTU DeAndre Bray JSU Justin Stommes EKU Kevin Murphy TTU Free Throw Pct. (min. 2.5 made per game) Player Team FT- A Pct. Lester Hudson UTM Leon Buchanan MOR Maze Stallworth MOR Kenard Moore SEMO Wes Channels APSU Assist/TO Ratio (min. 3.0 assists per game) Player Team Asst. TO Ratio Jeremiah Crutcher TSU DeAndre Bray JSU Delrico Lane UTM Jonathan Toles JSU Tyler Laser EIU Mike Rose led the nation in three-point shooting as a senior at 48. percent. OVC Superlatives First Team All-Conference Leon Buchanan, Morehead State Kenneth Faried, Morehead State Lester Hudson, UT Martin Drake Reed, Austin Peay Mike Rose, Eastern Kentucky Second Team All-Conference Wes Channels, Austin Peay Romain Martin, Eastern Illinois Daniel Northern, Tennessee Tech Gerald Robinson, UT Martin Danero Thomas, Murray State OVC Player of the Year Lester Hudson, UT Martin OVC Defensive Player of the Year Kenneth Faried, Morehead State OVC Freshman of the Year Ivan Aska, Murray State OVC Coach of the Year Bret Campbell, UT Martin All-OVC Tournament Team Wes Channels, Austin Peay Kenneth Faried, Morehead State (MVP) Demonte Harper, Morehead State Lester Hudson, UT Martin Drake Reed, Austin Peay 58

62 M e n s B a s k e t b a l l G u i d e ohio valley conference Beth De Bauche OVC Commissioner Kyle Schwartz OVC Media Relations Entering its 62nd year, the Ohio Valley Conference continues to build on the success that has made it the nation s eighth-oldest NCAA Division I conference. In 2008, for only the second time in the past decade, the Conference expanded by adding Southern Illinois University Edwardsville as the league s th member. The move expanded the OVC s geographical footprint to the St. Louis market and marked the first change in membership since expanding to the state of Alabama (Jacksonville State, Samford) in The OVC s proud past dates back to 948, but seeds for the new league were actually planted in 94. It was then that Roy Stewart, the athletics director at Murray State, Charles (Turkey) Hughes, the athletics director at Eastern Kentucky, and Kelly Thompson, the public relations director at Western Kentucky, first broached the idea of forming a new conference. Discussions were put on hold by World War II, but reemerged Feb , 948 at the Kentucky Hotel in Louisville as the three original institutions combined with Morehead State, Louisville and Evansville to form the OVC In 955, the OVC became only the second six-member league nationally to earn an automatic bid to the prestigious NCAA Men s Basketball Tournament, which, at that time, was limited to only 24 participants. The Conference quickly proved worthy of that bid, as Morehead State defeated Marshall (07-92) and Wayne State (95-84) in the 956 tournament. Fifteen years later, former OVC member Western Kentucky became the first and only Conference team to reach the Final Four. The Hilltoppers defeated Jacksonville, Kentucky and Ohio State before losing to Villanova in double overtime. WKU went on to finish in third place after beating Kansas in the consolation game Since that time, the OVC has recorded some of the biggest upsets in the history of the NCAA Tournament. Perhaps the most famous moment came in 987, when Austin Peay came from fourth place in the regular season to win the OVC Tournament and earn the league s automatic bid. OVC All-Time Member List University of Akron Austin Peay State University 962-pres. East Tennessee State University Eastern Illinois University 996-pres. Eastern Kentucky University 948-pres. University of Evansville Jacksonville State University 2003-pres. University of Louisville Marshall University Middle Tennessee State University Morehead State University 948-pres. Murray State University 948-pres. Samford University Southeast Missouri State University 99-pres. Southern Illinois Univ. Edwardsville 2008-pres. University of Tennessee at Martin 992-pres. Tennessee State University 986-pres. Tennessee Technological University 949-pres. Western Kentucky University Youngstown State University OVC Contact Information Assistant Commissioner for Media Relations: Kyle Schwartz kschwartz@ovc.org Office: Fax: Web site: The Governors drew powerful Illinois, and were such big underdogs, that ESPN broadcaster Dick Vitale promised to stand on his head if APSU won the game. After a victory over the Illini, and a narrow overtime loss to eventual Final Four participant Providence in the second round, Vitale made good on his promise in a visit to Clarksville two months later. Murray State added to the OVC s string of upsets in 988 when it knocked off 4thranked North Carolina State, The Racers M&M Boys Jeff Martin and Don Mann combined for 39 points in the win. MSU nearly went on to the Sweet 6 that year, losing to eventual national champion Kansas, The Racers 3 OVC Tournament Championships are the most among all OVC schools. Through its 6 years, 2 teams have won or shared the league s men s basketball title. Murray State heads the list with a Conference-record 20 outright or shared basketball crowns. Other past champions include former member Western Kentucky (9), Morehead State (9), Austin Peay (8), Eastern Kentucky (6), Tennessee Tech (5), former member Middle Tennessee (5), Tennessee State (2), former member East Tennessee State (2), Southeast Missouri State (), UT Martin () and former member Akron (). Among the coaching greats in men s basketball have been Western Kentucky s E.A. Diddle, who retired with 759 victories and 0 OVC titles; John Oldham, who was a member of the very first All-OVC squad and went on to win seven OVC crowns during his coaching tenure at Tennessee Tech and Western Kentucky; Paul Mc- Brayer, who guided Eastern Kentucky to 29 wins and three OVC crowns; and Cal Luther, who is the only person in Conference history to win men s basketball Coach of the Year honors at two league schools Murray State and UT Martin. There have been an equal number of great players including Western Kentucky s Clem Haskins, who is the only three-time OVC Player of the Year. Several players have won OVC Player of the Year honors twice: Western Kentucky s Jim McDaniels ( and 970-7), Murray State s Les Taylor (97-72, ), Jeff Martin (987-88, ), Popeye Jones (989-90, 990-9) and Marcus Brown (994-95, ), Austin Peay s Otis Howard (976-77, ), Middle Tennessee s Jerry Beck (980-8, 98-82), Akron s Joe Jakubick (982-83, ), Tennessee State s Carlos Rogers (992-93, ) and UT Martin s Lester Hudson ( , ). The OVC also has the honor of being the only conference to boast the nation s leaders in scoring, rebounding and assists all in one season. That feat was accomplished in by Morehead State s Brett Roberts (28. ppg), Murray State s Popeye Jones (4.4 rpg) and Tennessee Tech s Van Usher (8.8 apg). In , UT Martin s Lester Hudson became the first men s Division I player to record a quadruple-double in a game, when he registered 25 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists and 0 steals in a victory over Central Bapist College. The Ohio Valley Conference sponsors the following sports: baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, tennis and track for men, and basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and volleyball for women. In addition, the OVC also sponsors the combined men s and women s sport of rifle.

63 E a s t e r n K e n t u c k y U n i v e r s i t y alumni coliseum Alumni Coliseum (Paul S. McBrayer Arena) has been the home arena for Eastern Kentucky University basketball since the season when the team moved from the Weaver Health Building where it had a record of in the previous 3 years. Located on a southern slope of the EKU campus, Alumni Coliseum forms the nucleus of a thoughtfully-planned sports complex. The Coliseum is a massive physical plant and features a great triumph in architectural design with its wooden laminated cross-arched roof the world s largest of its kind spanning 309 feet and providing an unobstructed view of events held in the main auditorium. A total of 66,276 board feet of lumber form the 70 beams and roof, which arches gracefully 8 feet above the floor level. The wood is southern pine finished in its natural beauty. In addition to the main auditorium, which seats 6,500 for basketball games and 8,000 for other programs, the building contains four basketball courts in an auxiliary gymnasium on the east end, numerous athletics offices, both indoor and outdoor swimming pools, shower and locker rooms, a projection room, an athletic training room and a weight room. A hydraulicoperated stage is located at the east end of the main arena floor. Since the basketball team began playing its games in Alumni Coliseum, the Colonels have compiled an overall record of 378 wins and 200 losses. In the 46-year history of McBrayer Arena, EKU has suffered only eight losing seasons on the floor. Eastern was a perfect 4-0 in McBrayer Arena in and nearly achieved the EKU in McBrayer Arena Year W- L Pct Totals (46 years) same feat on four other occasions, when the Colonels lost only one home game. Before the start of the season, the basketball floor was redone with new Eastern athletic logos, brand new scoreboards were added above the north and south bleachers and new shot clocks were installed above the basketball rims. The arena lighting was updated prior to the start of the campaign. 60

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65 E a s t e r n K e n t u c k y U n i v e r s i t y opponents Austin Peay Governors Game #5 (H) Game #22 (A) General Information Location Clarksville, Tenn. Founded/Enrollment 927/9,40 Colors Red and White Conference Ohio Valley Arena/Capacity Dave Aaron Arena/7,875 President Tim Hall Athletics Director Dave Loos Coaching Staff Head Coach Dave Loos Record at School (year) (20th) Overall Record (year) (24th) Assistant Coaches Scott Combs, Charles Bubba Wells, Todd Babington Office Phone Team Information Record 9-4 Conference Record/Finish 3-5/t-2nd Starters Returning/Lost 3/2 Series Notes Series Record APSU leads, First Game EKU, (ot), Jan. 9, 964 Last Game EKU, (ot), Jan. 27, Schedule Nov. 3 at Tennessee 7:30 5 at Akron 2:00 20 vs. IUPUI 8:5 2 vs. N.C. State 8:5 22 vs. Niagara 6:00 28 Drake 8:00 30 Freed-Hardeman 8:00 Dec. 3 Southeast Missouri* 8:30 5 Eastern Illinois* 8:30 9 at Ohio 7:00 2 Marian 8:00 9 at Kentucky 4:00 22 Evansville 8:00 27 at Missouri 3:00 Jan. 2 at Morehead State* 9:00 4 at Eastern Kentucky* 7:30 7 UT Martin* 8:30 9 Murray State* 6:00 6 Tennessee State* 8:30 2 at Tennessee Tech* 8:30 23 at Jacksonville State* 5:30 28 Eastern Kentucky* 8:30 30 Morehead State* 8:30 Feb. 4 at UT Martin* 8:30 6 at Murray State* 8:30 9 Tennessee Tech* 8:00 3 at Tennessee State* 8:30 5 Jacksonville State* 8:00 20 ESPN BracketBusters TBA 25 at Eastern Illinois* 8:30 27 at Southeast Missouri* 8:45 Mar. 2 OVC Tournament (first round) TBA Basketball SID: Brad Kirtley kirtleyb@apsu.edu Office: Cell: Fax: Press Row: Web Site: Game #3 (A) General Information Location Chattanooga, Tenn. Founded/Enrollment 886/0,526 Colors Navy, Old Gold and Silver Conference Southern Arena/Capacity McKenzie Arena/0,928 Chancellor Dr. Roger Brown Athletics Director Rick Hart Coaching Staff Head Coach John Shulman Record at School (year) (6th) Overall Record (year) (6th) Assistant Coaches David Conrady, Brent Jolly, Rick Cabrera Office Phone Team Information Record 8-7 Conference Record/Finish -9/t-st Starters Returning/Lost 0/5 Series Notes Series Record First Game Last Game Chattanooga Mocs 62 First meeting First meeting First meeting Basketball SID: Jim Horten james-horten@utc.edu Office: Cell: Fax: na Press Row: Web Site: Long Island Blackbirds Game #3 (N) General Information Location Brooklyn, N.Y. Founded/Enrollment 926/,000 Colors Black and Silver Conference Northeast Arena/Capacity Wellness, Recreation and Athletic Center/2,500 President Dr. David J. Steinberg Athletics Director John Suarez Coaching Staff Head Coach Jim Ferry Record at School (year) 84-7 (8th) Overall Record (year) (2th) Assistant Coaches Jack Perri, Lenny Pitt, Rich Glesmann Office Phone Team Information Record 6-4 Conference Record/Finish 2-6/t-2nd Starters Returning/Lost 4/ Series Notes Series Record LIU leads, -0 First Game LIU, 87-68, Dec. 29, 975 Last Game LIU, 87-68, Dec. 29, 975 Basketball SID: Jeff Mead jeff.mead@liu.edu Office: Cell: Web Site: Chicago State Cougars Game #20 (H) General Information Location Chicago, Ill. Founded/Enrollment 867/6,820 Colors Evergreen and White Conference Great West Arena/Capacity Jones Convocation Center/7,000 President Dr. Wayne Watson Athletics Director Sudie Davis Coaching Staff Head Coach Benjy Taylor Record at School (year) (3rd) Overall Record (year) (3rd) Assistant Coaches James Farr, Matthew Muhammad Office Phone Team Information Record 9-3 Conference Record/Finish na Starters Returning/Lost /4 Series Notes Series Record EKU leads, 3-0 First Game EKU, 0-85, Dec., 993 Last Game EKU, 7-68, Jan. 20, Schedule Nov. 3 Concordia-Chicago 8:00 5 at Iowa State 7:00 8 Trinity International 2:00 2 Saint Xavier 4:00 24 Eastern Illinois 8:00 Dec. at Central Michigan 8:00 0 at Nebraska 8:00 2 at Hawai i 2:00 a.m. 7 Olivet Nazarene 8:30 9 at Tulsa 3:00 22 vs. Eastern Washington 3:30 23 vs. Jackson State/Wagner TBA 28 at Samford 8:00 30 at Southern 8:00 Jan. 3 at Eastern Michigan TBA 9 at Utah Valley* 9:05 4 at Texas-Pan American* 5:30 6 at Houston Baptist* 8:35 9 at Eastern Kentucky 7:00 23 at NJIT* 4:00 29 Utah Valley* 8:30 Feb. 4 Houston Baptist* 8:30 6 Texas-Pan American* 5:30 8 at Detroit 7:00 at South Dakota* 9:00 3 at North Dakota* 5:00 25 North Dakota* 5:00 27 South Dakota* 8:30 Mar. 3 at Northwestern 8:00 6 NJIT* 5:30 8- at Great West Tourney TBA Basketball SID: Corey Miggins cmiggins@csu.edu Office: Cell: Fax: Press Row: Web Site:

66 M e n s B a s k e t b a l l G u i d e opponents Eastern Illinois Panthers Game #8 (H) Game #27 (A) General Information Location Charleston, Ill. Founded/Enrollment 895/2,040 Colors Blue and Gray Conference Ohio Valley Arena/Capacity Lantz Arena/5,300 President Dr. William Perry Athletics Director Barbara Burke Coaching Staff Head Coach Mike Miller Record at School (year) 35-8 (5th) Overall Record (year) (9th) Assistant Coaches Chad Altadonna, Michael Lewis, Chrys Cornelius Office Phone Team Information Record 2-8 Conference Record/Finish 8-0/7th Starters Returning/Lost 4/ Series Notes Series Record EKU leads, 5- First Game EIU, 87-65, Dec. 5, 98 Last Game EKU, 73-55, Feb. 4, Schedule Nov. 4 at Toledo 7:00 8 IUPUI 8:00 2 Eureka College 7:00 24 at Chicago State 8:00 28 Belmont 7:00 Dec. 3 at Tennessee State* 8:30 5 at Austin Peay* 8:30 9 Western Michigan 8:30 2 at Western Illinois 8:00 9 at Belmont 7:00 22 Franklin College 8:30 29 at Saint Louis 8:00 Jan. 2 Jacksonville State* 7:00 4 Tennessee Tech* 8:30 9 Southeast Missouri* 7:00 at Murray State* 8:30 4 at Eastern Kentucky* 7:30 6 at Morehead State* 4:30 2 Murray State* 8:30 23 UT Martin* 7:00 28 at Tennessee Tech* 8:30 30 at Jacksonville State* 5:30 Feb. 6 at Southeast Missouri* 8:45 Morehead State* 4:30 3 Eastern Kentucky* 7:00 6 at UT Martin* 7:30 20 ESPN BracketBusters 7:00 25 Austin Peay* 8:30 27 Tennessee State* 7:00 Mar. 2 OVC Tournament (first round) TBA Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Game #3 (H) General Information Location Teaneck, N.J. Founded/Enrollment 942/6,05 Colors Burgundy and Blue Conference Northeast Arena/Capacity Rothman Center/,750 President Dr. J. Michael Adams Athletics Director David A. Langford Coaching Staff Head Coach Greg Vetrone (acting) Record at School (year) First season Overall Record (year) First season Assistant Coaches Ron Brown, Ray Johnson, Jeremy Fink Office Phone Team Information Record 7-23 Conference Record/Finish 6-2/t-9th Starters Returning/Lost 4/ Series Notes Series Record EKU leads, -0 First Game EKU, 83-47, Nov. 28, 2008 Last Game EKU, 83-47, Nov. 28, Schedule Nov. 3 at Villanova 7:00 5 at Wichita State 4:00 2 Central Michigan 7:00 23 at Eastern Kentucky 6:00 24 vs. UTSA 8:00 23 vs. UC Irvine 8:00 Dec. 2 at Houston Baptist 7:35 5 at Quinnipiac* 2:00 7 Army 7:00 9 at Lafayette 7:00 2 at Missouri 8:00 9 St. Peter s 7:00 23 Iona 7:00 Jan. 2 Sacred Heart* 7:00 7 Bryant 7:30 9 Central Connecticut State* 7:30 4 at Robert Morris* 7:30 6 at Saint Francis (Pa.)* 7:00 2 Robert Morris* 7:30 23 Saint Francis (Pa.)* 7:30 28 at Bryant 7:30 30 at Central Connecticut State* :00 Feb. 4 Monmouth* 7:30 6 at Monmouth* 7:00 8 Longwood 7:00 Wagner* 7:30 3 Mount St. Mary s* 7:30 8 at Long Island* 7:30 20 at St. Francis (N.Y.)* 4:30 25 at Sacred Heart* 7:45 27 Quinnipiac* 7:30 Mar. 4 NEC Tournament (first round) TBA FIU Panthers Game #6 (H) General Information Location Miami, Fla. Founded/Enrollment 965/38,000 Colors Blue and Gold Conference Sun Belt Arena/Capacity U.S. Century Bank Arena/5,000 President Dr. Mark B. Rosenberg Athletics Director Pete Garcia Coaching Staff Head Coach Isiah Thomas Record at School (year) First season Overall Record (year) First season Assistant Coaches Anthony Anderson, Frank Holloway, William Eddie Office Phone Team Information Record 3-20 Conference Record/Finish 7-/5th-East Starters Returning/Lost /4 Series Notes Series Record FIU leads, 2- First Game EKU, 85-74, Dec. 4, 996 Last Game FIU, 57-54, Nov. 4, Schedule Nov. 9 at North Carolina 7:00 3 at Monmouth 7:00 5 at Tulsa 3:00 7 Florida Memorial 7:00 20 North Carolina Central 7:00 22 James Madison 6:00 23 Murray State 7:00 28 at Eastern Kentucky 7:00 30 at Bowling Green 7:00 Dec. 3 at Florida A&M 7:30 6 at Florida State :00 2 at Florida Gulf Coast 7:30 7 at Denver* 9:00 20 at North Texas* 4:00 22 at Sam Houston State 8:00 3 South Alabama* 2:00 Jan. 2 at New Orleans* 5:30 7 ULM* 8:00 9 Troy* 8:00 4 at Middle Tennessee* 8:00 6 at Western Kentucky* TBA 2 Arkansas State* 8:00 23 Arkansas-Little Rock* 8:00 30 at Florida Atlantic* 7:00 Feb. 4 at Louisiana-Lafayette* 8:05 6 North Texas* 2:00 at South Alabama* 8:05 3 at Troy* 8:30 8 Florida Atlantic* 8:00 25 Middle Tennessee* 8:00 27 Western Kentucky* 8:00 Mar. 6 Sun Belt Tourney (first round) TBA Basketball SID: Rich Moser rlmoser@eiu.edu Office: Cell: Fax: Press Row: Web Site: Basketball SID: Sara Nagger snaggar@fdu.edu Office: Cell: Fax: Press Row: na Web Site: Basketball SID: Rich Kelch kelchr@fiu.edu Office: Cell: Fax: Press Row: Web Site: 63

67 E a s t e r n K e n t u c k y U n i v e r s i t y opponents Jacksonville State Gamecocks Game #6 (A) Game #25 (H) General Information Location Jacksonville, Ala. Founded/Enrollment 883/8,957 Colors Red and White Conference Ohio Valley Arena/Capacity Pete Mathews Coliseum/5,500 President Dr. William A. Meehan Athletics Director Oval Jaynes Coaching Staff Head Coach James Green Record at School (year) -7 (2nd) Overall Record (year) (3th) Assistant Coaches Kyle Roane, Mike Smith, Scotty Fletcher Office Phone Team Information Record -7 Conference Record/Finish 5-3/9th Starters Returning/Lost 2/3 Series Notes Series Record EKU leads, 7-6 First Game JSU, 85-82, Jan. 22, 2004 Last Game JSU, 75-70, Feb. 7, Schedule Nov. 4 West Alabama 5:30 7 UAB 8:45 2 Georgia Southern 5:30 24 at Southeastern Louisiana 8:00 27 at Georgia TBA Dec. Chattanooga 8:00 5 Tennessee Tech* 5:30 2 Reinhardt College 5:30 5 Norfolk State 8:00 2 Nicholls State 8:00 29 at Ole Miss 8:00 Jan. 2 at Eastern Illinois* 7:00 4 at Southeast Missouri* 8:45 7 Eastern Kentucky* 8:45 9 Morehead State* 5:30 4 at Murray State* 8:30 6 at UT Martin* 7:00 2 Tennessee State* 8:45 23 Austin Peay* 5:30 28 Southeast Missouri* 8:45 30 Eastern Illinois* 5:30 Feb. 2 at Tennessee State* 8:30 4 at Morehead State* 7:30 6 at Eastern Kentucky* 7:00 UT Martin* 8:45 3 Murray State* 5:30 5 at Austin Peay* 8:00 20 at ESPN BracketBusters TBA 27 at Tennessee Tech* 8:30 Mar. 2 OVC Tournament (first round) TBA Maryland Terrapins Game #0 (A) General Information Location College Park, Md. Founded/Enrollment 856/37,000 Colors Red, White, Black and Gold Conference Atlantic Coast Arena/Capacity Comcast Center/7,950 President Dr. C. D. Mote Jr. Athletics Director Deborah A. Yow Coaching Staff Head Coach Gary Williams Record at School (year) (2st) Overall Record (year) (32nd) Assistant Coaches Chuck Driesell, Keith Booth, Robert Ehsan Office Phone Team Information Record 2-4 Conference Record/Finish 7-9/t-7th Starters Returning/Lost 4/ Series Notes Series Record UMD leads, -0 First Game UMD, 06-57, Dec. 5, 973 Last Game UMD, 06-57, Dec. 5, Schedule Nov. 3 Charleston Southern 8:00 7 Fairfield 8:00 20 New Hampshire 8:00 23 at Chaminade 9:30 24 vs. Cincinnati/Vanderbilt :30/7:00 25 at EA Sports Maui Invitational TBA Dec. at Indiana 7:30 6 vs. Villanova 7:30 2 Eastern Kentucky 4:30 22 Winston-Salem State 8:00 27 Florida Atlantic 2:00 30 William & Mary 7:30 Jan. 3 at UNC Greensboro :00 0 Florida State* 5:30 2 at Wake Forest* 8:00 6 at Boston College* 4:00 9 Longwood 8:00 23 N.C. State* 6:00 26 Miami* 7:00 3 at Clemson* 5:30 Feb. 4 at Florida State* 9:00 7 North Carolina* 2:00 0 Virginia* 7:00 3 at Duke* :00 7 at N.C. State* 9:00 20 Georgia Tech* 2:00 24 Clemson* 9:00 27 at Virginia Tech* 4:00 Mar. 3 Duke* 9:00 6 at Virginia* :30-4 at ACC Tournament TBA Morehead State Eagles Game #2 (H) Game #28 (A) General Information Location Morehead, Ky. Founded/Enrollment 887/8,98 Colors Blue and Gold Conference Ohio Valley Arena/Capacity Ellis T. Johnson Arena/6,500 President Dr. Wayne D. Andrews Athletics Director Brian Hutchinson Coaching Staff Head Coach Donnie Tyndall Record at School (year) (4th) Overall Record (year) 47-49(4th) Assistant Coaches Chris Moore, Matt Grady, Joel Zimmerman Office Phone Team Information Record 20-6 Conference Record/Finish 2-6/4th Starters Returning/Lost 4/ Series Notes Series Record EKU leads, 0-70 First Game MOR, Last Game MOR, 9-72, March 3, Schedule Nov. 3 at Kentucky 6:00 6 Brescia 7:00 2 Louisiana-Monroe 7:30 29 Kent State 7:00 Dec. 3 at UT Martin* 8:00 5 at Murray State* 7:30 5 St. Catharine s 2:00 8 East Tennessee State 7:45 2 at Utah State 0:00 22 vs. Weber State 7:30 23 vs. Cal State Fullerton 7:30 28 at South Dakota 8:00 Jan. 2 Austin Peay* 7:30 4 Tennessee State* 7:30 7 at Tennessee Tech* 8:30 9 at Jacksonville State* 5:30 4 Southeast Missouri* 7:30 6 Eastern Illinois* 4:30 9 SIU Edwardsville 7:00 23 at Eastern Kentucky* 7:00 28 at Tennessee State* 8:30 30 at Austin Peay* 8:30 Feb. 4 Jacksonville State* 7:30 6 Tennessee Tech* 8:00 at Eastern Illinois* 8:30 3 at Southeast Missouri* 8:45 7 Eastern Kentucky* 7:00 20 at ESPN BracketBusters TBA 25 Murray State* 8:00 27 UT Martin* 7:30 Mar. 2 OVC Tournament (first round) TBA Basketball SID: Josh Underwood underwood@jsu.edu Office: Cell: Fax: Press Row: Web Site: Basketball SID: Doug Dull ddull@umd.edu Office: Cell: na Fax: Press Row: Web Site: Basketball SID: Drew Dickerson a.dickerson@moreheadstate.edu Office: Cell: na Fax: Press Row: Web Site: 64

68 M e n s B a s k e t b a l l G u i d e opponents General Information Location Baltimore, Md. Founded/Enrollment 867/7,500 Colors Orange and Blue Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Arena/Capacity Hill Field House/4,500 President Dr. Earl S. Richardson Athletics Director Floyd Kerr Coaching Staff Head Coach Todd Bozeman Record at School (year) 68-4 (4th) Overall Record (year) 2-76 (7th) Assistant Coaches Kevin McCain, Sam Brand, Keith Goode Office Phone Team Information Record 23-2 Conference Record/Finish 3-3/st Starters Returning/Lost 2/3 Series Notes Series Record First Game Last Game Morgan State Bears Game #2 (N) First meeting First meeting First meeting Schedule Nov. 3 at Albany 7:00 5 at UMBC 3:30 8 East Tennessee State 7:00 22 at Louisville :00 24 at Arkansas 8:00 28 at Appalachian State 3:00 Dec. at Loyola College 7:00 5 at Coppin State* 7:00 8 at Minnesota 7:00 2 Manhattan College 6:00 22 Towson 7: at Dr Pepper Classic TBA Jan. 4 at Robert Morris 7:00 6 at Baylor 7:00 9 at Howard* 8:00 at Hampton* 7:30 6 at Winston-Salem State 4:00 8 at South Carolina State* 8:00 23 Delaware State* 4:00 25 UMES* 7:30 30 at Norfolk State* 4:00 Feb. at North Carolina AT&T* 7:30 6 Florida A&M* 4:00 8 Bethune-Cookman* 7:30 3 Winston-Salem State 4:00 5 South Carolina State* 7:30 7 Delaware State* 7:00 20 ESPN BracketBusters TBA 22 at UMES* 7:30 27 Norfolk State* 4:00 Mar. North Carolina AT&T* 7:30 4 Coppin State* 7:30 8 MEAC Tournament (first round) TBA Murray State Racers Game #7 (A) Game #3 (H) General Information Location Murray, KY Founded/Enrollment 922/0,500 Colors Navy and Gold Conference Ohio Valley Arena/Capacity Regional Special Event Center/8,600 President Dr. Randy J. Dunn Athletics Director Allen Ward Coaching Staff Head Coach Billy Kennedy Record at School (year) (4th) Overall Record (year) (2th) Assistant Coaches Steve Prohm, Isaac Chew, Amir-Abdur Rahim Office Phone Team Information Record 9-2 Conference Record/Finish 3-5/2nd Starters Returning/Lost 4/ Series Notes Series Record MUR leads, 9-6 First Game MUR, 37-27, Last Game MUR, (ot), Feb. 28, Schedule Nov. 9 at California :00 4 Missouri-St. Louis 8:00 20 vs. James Madison 4:00 22 vs. North Carolina Central 8:00 23 vs. FIU 6:00 28 Tennessee Wesleyan 8:00 Dec. 3 Eastern Kentucky* 7:00 5 Morehead State* 8:30 2 at East Tennessee State 2:00 5 at Louisiana Tech 8:00 9 Chattanooga 8:00 22 at Western Kentucky 9:00 30 at SIU Edwardsville 8:00 Jan. 4 UT Martin* 8:00 7 at Tennessee State* 8:30 9 at Austin Peay* 6:00 Eastern Illinois* 8:30 4 Jacksonville State* 8:30 6 Tennessee Tech* 8:30 2 at Eastern Illinois* 8:30 23 at Southeast Missouri* 8:45 27 SIU Edwardsville 8:00 30 at UT Martin* 2:00 Feb. 4 Tennessee Tech* 8:30 6 Austin Peay* 8:30 at Tennessee Tech* 8:30 3 at Jacksonville State* 5:30 6 Southeast Missouri* 8:00 20 ESPNU BracketBusters TBA 25 at Morehead State* 8:00 27 at Eastern Kentucky* 7:00 Mar. 2 OVC Tournament (first round) TBA Ohio Bobcats Game # (A) General Information Location Athens, Ohio Founded/Enrollment 804/28,75 Colors Hunter Green and White Conference Mid-American Arena/Capacity Convocation Center/3,080 President Dr. Roderick J. McDavis Athletics Director Jim Schaus Coaching Staff Head Coach John Groce Record at School (year) 5-7 (2nd) Overall Record (year) 5-7 (2nd) Assistant Coaches Chris Holtman, Ramon Williams, Dustin Ford Office Phone Team Information Record 5-7 Conference Record/Finish 7-9/6th-East Starters Returning/Lost 2/3 Series Notes Series Record Ohio leads 3- First Game Ohio, 58-52, Dec. 29, 984 Last Game EKU, 73-5, Feb. 2, Schedule Nov. 3 Ohio Valley 7:00 5 Middle Tennessee State 4:00 7 North Carolina AT&T 7:00 23 Lamar 7:00 28 vs. Marshall 7:30 Dec. 6 at Tulsa TBA 9 Austin Peay 7:00 2 at Delaware 2:00 6 Illinois State 7:00 9 Eastern Kentucky 2:30 22 at Pittsburgh 7:00 29 Elon 7:00 Jan. 2 at Robert Morris TBA 6 at IUPUI 7:00 9 Kent State* 2:00 3 Akron* 7:00 6 at Miami (Ohio)* TBA 20 at Bowling Green* TBA 23 Buffalo* 2:00 27 at Northern Illinois* TBA 3 Ball State* 2:00 Feb. 4 at Toledo* TBA 6 at Eastern Michigan* TBA 9 Western Michigan* 7:00 Central Michigan* 7:00 4 at Akron* TBA 7 at Kent State* TBA 20 at ESPN BracketBusters TBA 24 Miami (Ohio)* 7:00 27 at Buffalo* TBA Mar. 4 Bowling Green* 7: MAC Tournament TBA Basketball SID: Leonard L. Haynes IV lhaynesiv@aol.com Office: Cell: na Fax: na Press Row: Web Site: Basketball SID: Dave Winder dave.winder@murraystate.edu Office: Cell: Fax: Press Row: Web Site: Basketball SID: TBA TBA Office: Cell: TBA Fax: Press Row: na Web Site: 65

69 E a s t e r n K e n t u c k y U n i v e r s i t y opponents General Information Location Vienna, W.Va. Founded/Enrollment 958/650 Colors Royal Blue, White and Red Conference W.Va. Intercollegiate Athletic (DII) Arena/Capacity Snyder Activity Center/na President Dr. E. Keith Stotts Athletics Director Larry Lyons Coaching Staff Head Coach Record at School (year) Overall Record (year) Assistant Coach Ohio Valley Fighting Scots Game #9 (H) Mike Snell 5-2 (2nd) 43-9 (6th) Rick Dobson Office Phone Team Information Record 5-2 Conference Record/Finish 3-7/6th Starters Returning/Lost /4 Series Notes Series Record EKU leads, -0 First Game EKU, 89-86, Nov. 26, 996 Last Game EKU, 89-86, Nov. 26, Schedule Nov. 5 at Lake Erie College Tourney TBA Seton Hill* 7:30 Dec. at Fairmont State* 7:30 5 at Shepherd* 2:00 9 at Eastern Kentucky 7:00 at Bellarmine Classic 7:30 2 at Southern Indiana 5:00 Jan. 9 Davis & Elkins* 4:00 at Alderson-Broaddus* 7:30 4 Bluefield State* 7:30 6 at Concord* 6:00 8 at Salem International* 7:30 2 Pitt-Johnstown* 7:30 23 at West Virginia State* 4:00 28 West Liberty State 7:30 30 Univ. of Charleston* 4:00 Feb. at Wheeling Jesuit* 7:30 4 Glenville State* 7:30 6 at West Virginia Wesleyan* 4:00 Fairmont State* 7:30 3 at Seton Hill* 6:00 5 at Pitt-Johnstown* 7:30 8 Shepherd* 7:30 20 Wheeling Jesuit* 4:00 22 at West Liberty State* 7:30 27 Salem International* 4:00 Mar. 2 WVIAC Tourney (first round) TBA Pittsburgh Panthers Game #2 (A) General Information Location Pittsburgh, Pa. Founded/Enrollment 787/33,898 Colors Blue and Gold Conference Big East Arena/Capacity Petersen Event Center/2,508 President Mark Nordenberg Athletics Director Steve Pederson Coaching Staff Head Coach Jamie Dixon Record at School (year) (7th) Overall Record (year) (7th) Assistant Coaches Tom Herrion, Pat Sandle, Brandin Knight Office Phone Team Information Record 3-5 Conference Record/Finish 5-3/t-2nd Starters Returning/Lost /4 Series Notes Series Record Pitt leads, 2-0 First Game Pitt, 80-78, Feb. 4, 980 Last Game Pitt, 80-56, Jan. 2, Schedule Nov. 3 Wofford 7:00 7 Binghamton 5:30 9 Eastern Kentucky 7:00 23 vs. Wichita State 7:30 24 vs. Iowa/Texas 7:45/9:50 28 Youngstown State 2:00 Dec. 2 vs. Duquesne 7:00 4 New Hampshire 7:00 8 vs. Indiana 9:00 2 Kent State 2:00 9 Mount St. Mary s TBA 22 Ohio 7:00 28 DePaul* 7:00 Jan. 2 at Syracuse* 2:00 4 at Cincinnati* 7:00 3 at Connecticut* 7:00 6 Louisville* 2:00 20 Georgetown* 7:00 24 at Seton Hall* 2:00 28 St. John s* 2:00 3 at South Florida* :00 Feb. 3 at West Virginia* 7:00 6 Seton Hall* 6:00 8 Robert Morris 8:00 2 West Virginia* 9:00 8 at Marquette* 9:00 2 Villanova* 2:00 24 at Notre Dame* 7:00 27 at St. John s* 2:00 Mar. 4 Providence* 9:00 6 Rutgers* 4: at Big East Tournament TBA Southeast Missouri Redhawks Game #9 (H) Game #26 (A) General Information Location Cape Girardeau, Mo. Founded/Enrollment 873/0,84 Colors Red and Black Conference Ohio Valley Arena/Capacity Show Me Center/7,000 President Dr. Kenneth M. Dobbins Athletics Director John Shafer Coaching Staff Head Coach Dickey Nutt Record at School (year) First season Overall Record (year) (4th) Assistant Coaches Jamie Rosser, Kyle Gerdeman, Jeremy Case Office Phone Team Information Record 3-27 Conference Record/Finish 0-8/0th Starters Returning/Lost 3/2 Series Notes Series Record EKU leads, 8-7 First Game SEMO, 76-74, Jan. 20, 992 Last Game EKU, 84-64, Feb. 2, Schedule Nov. 4 at Saint Louis TBA 8 Arkansas State 8:00 22 at Northern Illinois 4:30 24 Eastern Michigan 8:00 27 vs. St. Bonaventure 9:00 28 at Illinois State 7:05 29 vs. Norfolk State 2:00 Dec. 3 at Austin Peay* 8:30 5 at Tennessee State* 8:30 9 Southern Illinois 8:45 2 Williams Baptist 8:45 22 at Memphis TBA Jan. 2 Tennessee Tech* 8:45 4 Jacksonville State* 8:45 9 at Eastern Illinois* 7:00 4 at Morehead State* 7:30 6 at Eastern Kentucky* 7:00 2 UT Martin* 8:45 23 Murray State* 8:45 28 at Jacksonville State* 8:45 30 at Tennessee Tech* 8:30 Feb. 2 SIU Edwardsville 8:45 6 Eastern Illinois* 8:45 9 at UT Martin* 8:30 Eastern Kentucky* 8:45 3 Morehead State* 8:45 6 at Murray State* 8:00 20 at ESPN BracketBusters TBA 25 Tennessee State* 8:45 27 Austin Peay* 8:45 Mar. 2 OVC Tournament (first round) TBA Basketball SID: Brianne Lodato brianne.lodato@ovu.edu Office: Cell: na Fax: Press Row: na Web Site: Basketball SID: Greg Hotchkiss ghotchkiss@athletics.pitt.edu Office: Cell: Fax: Press Row: Web Site: Basketball SID: Jeff Honza jhonza@semo.edu Office: Cell: Fax: Press Row: Web Site: 66

70 M e n s B a s k e t b a l l G u i d e opponents Tennessee State Tigers Game #4 (H) Game #23 (A) General Information Location Nashville, Tenn. Founded/Enrollment 92/9,024 Colors Reflex Blue and White Conference Ohio Valley Arena/Capacity Gentry Sports Center/0,500 President Dr. Melvin N. Johnson Athletics Director Teresa L. Phillips Coaching Staff Head Coach John Cooper Record at School (year) First season Overall Record (year) First season Assistant Coaches Travis Williams, Sheldon Everett, Dana Ford Office Phone Team Information Record 2-8 Conference Record/Finish 9-9/6th Starters Returning/Lost 2/3 Series Notes Series Record EKU leads, First Game EKU, 98-77, Dec., 986 Last Game EKU, 77-59, Jan. 3, Schedule Nov. 3 Siena 8:00 20 at Northern Illinois 8:30 22 at Northwestern 2:00 24 at Iowa State TBA 27 vs. Kennesaw State TBA 28 vs. Mississippi Valley State TBA 30 Belmont 8:30 Dec. 3 Eastern Illinois* 8:30 5 Southeast Missouri* 8:30 8 at Detroit-Mercy TBA 5 Alabama A&M 8:00 9 at Vanderbilt 3:00 30 at Alabama TBA Jan. 2 at Eastern Kentucky* 7:00 4 at Morehead State* 7:30 7 Murray State* 8:30 9 UT Martin* 8:30 2 at Iowa 8:00 6 at Austin Peay* 8:30 2 at Jacksonville State* 8:30 23 at Tennessee Tech* 8:30 28 Morehead State* 8:30 30 Eastern Kentucky* 8:30 Feb. 2 Jacksonville State* 8:30 4 at Murray State* 8:30 6 at UT Martin* 8:30 3 Austin Peay* 8:30 5 Tennessee Tech* 8:30 20 at ESPN BracketBusters TBA 25 at Southeast Missouri* 8:30 27 at Eastern Illinois* 8:30 Mar. 2 OVC Tournament (first round) TBA Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Game #7 (A) Game #24 (H) General Information Location Cookeville, Tenn. Founded/Enrollment 95/0,850 Colors Purple and Gold Conference Ohio Valley Arena/Capacity Eblen Center/9,252 President Dr. Robert Bell Athletics Director Mark Wilson Coaching Staff Head Coach Mike Sutton Record at School (year) (8th) Overall Record (year) (8th) Assistant Coaches Steve Payne, Tommy Deffebaugh, Russ Willesmen Office Phone Team Information Record 2-8 Conference Record/Finish 6-2/8th Starters Returning/Lost 4/ Series Notes Series Record EKU leads, First Game EKU, 67-46, Jan. 3, 95 Last Game EKU, 80-73, Feb. 5, Schedule Nov. 3 at Minnesota TBA 6 at Central Arkansas 8:00 9 at Lipscomb 8:00 20 at Memphis 8:00 23 Oakland 8:00 25 at Southern Utah 7:00 27 at Kansas 8:00 Dec. Evansville 8:00 5 at Jacksonville State* 8:30 2 Ball State 3:00 20 Bryan College 8:00 30 Union College 8:30 Jan. 2 at Southeast Missouri* 8:30 4 at Eastern Illinois* 8:30 7 Morehead State* 8:30 9 Eastern Kentucky* 8:30 4 at UT Martin* 8:30 6 at Murray State* 8:30 2 Austin Peay* 8:30 23 Tennessee State* 8:30 28 Eastern Illinois* 8:30 30 Southeast Missouri* 8:30 Feb. 4 at Eastern Kentucky* 7:30 6 at Morehead State* 7:30 9 at Austin Peay* 8:30 Murray State* 8:30 3 UT Martin* 8:30 5 at Tennessee State* 8:30 20 at ESPN BracketBusters TBA 27 Jacksonville State* 8:30 Mar. 2 OVC Tournament (first round) TBA Game #4 (H) General Information Location Irvine, Calif. Founded/Enrollment 962/27,000 Colors Blue and Gold Conference Big West Arena/Capacity Bren Events Center/5,000 Chancellor Michael Drake Athletics Director Michael Izzi Coaching Staff Head Coach Pat Douglass Record at School (year) (3th) Overall Record (year) (29th) Assistant Coaches Doug Oliver, Ross Land, Ryan Badrtalei Office Phone Team Information Record 2-9 Conference Record/Finish 8-8/t-4th Starters Returning/Lost 3/2 Series Notes Series Record First Game Last Game UC Irvine Anteaters First meeting First meeting First meeting Schedule Nov. 3 La Verne 6:05 5 at Texas 2:00 8 at Loyola Marymount 6:05 23 vs. UTSA 8:00 24 at Eastern Kentucky 6:00 25 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson 8:00 Dec. 2 Hawai i 0:05 2 Vanguard 0:05 5 at Seattle 0:0 8 San Jose State 0:05 2 Pepperdine 0:05 28 at San Jose State 0:05 Jan. 2 UC Santa Barbra* 0:05 4 Cal Poly* 0:05 7 at Cal State Northridge* 0:05 9 at Long Beach State* 7:35 4 at UC Davis* 0:05 6 at Pacific* 0:05 2 Long Beach State* 0:35 23 UC Riverside* 0:05 28 Pacific* 0:05 30 at Cal State Fullerton* 8:05 Feb. 3 at Cal State Bakersfield* 0:00 6 Cal State Bakersfield* 0:35 0 Cal State Fullerton* 0:05 3 UC Davis* 0:05 7 at UC Riverside* 0:05 20 ESPN BracketBusters TBA 27 Cal State Northridge* 0:05 Mar. 3 at UC Santa Barbra* 0:05 6 at Cal Poly* 0: at Big West Tournament TBA Basketball SID: Wallace Dooley wdooley@tnstate.edu Office: Cell: Fax: Press Row: Web Site: Basketball SID: Nick Heidelberger heidelberger@tntech.edu Office: Cell: Fax: Press Row: Web Site: Basketball SID: Bob Olson rkolson@uci.edu Office: Cell: Fax: Press Row: Web Site: 67

71 E a s t e r n K e n t u c k y U n i v e r s i t y opponents UT Martin Skyhawks Game #8 (A) Game #30 (H) General Information Location Martin, Tenn. Founded/Enrollment 900/7,500 Colors Blue and Orange Conference Ohio Valley Arena/Capacity Skyhawk Arena/5,000 President Dr. Thomas Rakes Athletics Director Phil Dane Coaching Staff Head Coach Jason James Record at School (year) First season Overall Record (year) First season Assistant Coaches Jay Bowen, Cornelius Jackson, Dylan Dudley Office Phone Team Information Record 22-0 Conference Record/Finish 4-4/st Starters Returning/Lost 2/3 Series Notes Series Record EKU leads, 2-4 First Game EKU, 77-62, Feb., 992 Last Game UTM, 74-55, Feb. 28, Schedule Nov. 4 at Southern Illinois 8:05 7 at Missouri 8:00 20 Harris Stowe 2:00 25 at Arkansas State 8:05 Dec. 3 Morehead State* 8:30 5 Eastern Kentucky* 7:00 9 at Missouri State 8:05 2 Central Arkansas 7:00 9 at Evansville 8:05 22 at Florida State 7:00 30 Westminster 5:00 Jan. 4 at Murray State* 8:30 7 at Austin Peay* 8:30 9 at Tennessee State* 7:00 4 Tennessee Tech* 9:00 6 Jacksonville State* 7:00 2 at Southeast Missouri* 8:45 23 at Eastern Illinois* 7:00 25 SIU Edwardsville 8:00 30 Murray State* 2:00 Feb. 4 Austin Peay* 8:30 6 Tennessee State* 7:00 9 Southeast Missouri* 8:00 at Jacksonville State* 8:45 3 at Tennessee Tech* TBA 6 Eastern Illinois* 8:00 20 at ESPN BracketBusters TBA 25 at Eastern Kentucky* 7:30 27 at Morehead State* 7:30 Mar. 2 OVC Tournament (first round) TBA General Information Location San Antonio, Texas Founded/Enrollment 969/28,43 Colors Navy Blue, Orange and White Conference Southland Arena/Capacity UTSA Convention Center/4,080 President Dr. Ricardo Romo Athletics Director Lynn Hickey Coaching Staff Head Coach Brooks Thompson Record at School (year) (4th) Overall Record (year) (6th) Assistant Coaches Dan O Dowd, Robert Guster, Jeff Renegar Office Phone Team Information Record 9-3 Conference Record/Finish 8-8/4th Starters Returning/Lost 3/2 Series Notes Series Record First Game Last Game UTSA Roadrunners Game #5 (H) First meeting First meeting First meeting Schedule Nov. 5 at Iowa 6:05 8 East Central 8:00 23 vs. UC Irvine 8:00 24 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson 8:00 25 at Eastern Kentucky 6:00 28 Texas Southern 8:30 Dec. Cameron 8:00 5 at Oklahoma State 4:00 7 Texas-Pan American 8:00 8 at Texas-Pan American 8:00 20 at Colgate TBA 29 at Utah 9:00 Jan. Houston 2:00 3 McMurry 7:00 9 at McNeese State* 4:00 3 Nicholls State* 8:00 6 at UT Arlington* 8:00 23 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi* 8:00 27 at Texas State* 8:00 30 Lamar* 8:00 Feb. 3 at Sam Houston State* 8:00 6 Southeastern Louisiana* 8:00 0 at Central Arkansas* 8:00 3 UT Arlington* 8:00 7 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi* 8:00 20 Sam Houston State* 8:00 24 Northwestern State* 8:00 27 at Lamar* 8:00 Mar. 3 Texas State* 8:00 6 at Stephen F. Austin* 7: at Southland Tournament TBA W.Va. Wesleyan Bobcats Game # (H) General Information Location Buckhannon, W.Va. Founded/Enrollment 890/,400 Colors Orange and Black Conference W.Va. Intercollegiate Athletic (DII) Arena/Capacity Rockefeller Center Arena/3,000 President Dr. Pamela Balch Athletics Director Ken Tyler Coaching Staff Head Coach Bill Lilly Record at School (year) (5th) Overall Record (year) (5th) Assistant Coaches Yves Moliva, Tyler Benson Office Phone Team Information Record 0-8 Conference Record/Finish 0-0/t-8th Starters Returning/Lost 3/2 Series Notes Series Record EKU leads, 3- First Game WVWC, 70-66, Feb. 5, 983 Last Game EKU, 78-45, Nov. 0, Schedule Nov. 4 at Eastern Kentucky 8:00 8 at VMI 7:00 2 at Edinboro (Pa.) 3:00 24 at West Virginia State* 7:30 Dec. Univ. of Charleston* 7:30 5 at Concord* 6:00 7 Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) 7:00 29 at West Florida 6:00 30 vs. Alabama-Huntsville 4:00 Jan. 3 Glenville State* 4:00 9 at Wheeling Jesuit* 4:00 West Liberty* 7:30 4 at Seton Hill* 8:00 6 Fairmont State* 4:00 2 Bluefield State* 7:30 23 at Pitt-Johnstown* 7:30 28 at Davis & Elkins* 7:30 30 Shepherd* 4:00 Feb. Alderson-Broaddus* 7:30 4 at Salem International* 7:30 6 Ohio Valley* 4:00 at Univ. of Charleston* 7:30 3 West Virginia State* 4:00 5 at Bluefield State* 7:30 8 Concord* 7:30 20 at Alderson-Broaddus* 7:30 22 at Davis & Elkins* 7:30 27 at Glenville State* 4:00 Mar. 2 WVIAC Tourney (first round) TBA Basketball SID: Joe Lafaro jlofaro@utm.edu Office: Cell: Fax: Press Row: Web Site: Basketball SID: Kyle Stephens kyle.stephens@utsa.edu Office: Cell: na Fax: Press Row: Web Site: goutsa.com Basketball SID: Duane Carpenter carpenter_d@wvwc.edu Office: Cell: na Fax: Press Row: na Web Site: bobcats.wvwc.edu 68

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73 E a s t e r n K e n t u c k y U n i v e r s i t y postseason history NCAA Tournament , 3-7 (East Regional) EKU- Opp st Rnd North Carolina (Winston-Salem, N.C.) Notes: Eastern wins of 3 games down the stretch to qualify for the NCAA Tournament. As a 6th seed, the Colonels put a scare into #4 North Carolina by going on a 32-9 run to close the deficit to four points, 48-44, early in the second half , -5 (Austin Regional) st Rnd Kentucky (Indianapolis, Ind.) Notes: EKU cuts #7 Kentucky s lead to five points twice in the final four minutes. The Colonels shot 44. percent from the field and out-rebounded the Wildcats, , 9-3 (Mideast Regional) st Rnd Tennessee 8-97 (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) Notes: OVC Player of the Year Turk Tillman ranked fourth in the nation in scoring. Reserve guard Dave Tierney made two free throws with :00 on the clock to defeat Western Kentucky, 78-77, and put the Colonels in the NCAA Tournament , 9-5 (Mideast Regional) st Rnd Florida State 8-83 (Knoxville, Tenn.) Notes: Dropped a heart-breaker to the eventual NCAA Tournament runner-up Seminoles. EKU defeated Morehead State to capture the league title , 3- (Mideast Regional) st Rnd DePaul (Bowling Green, Ky.) Notes: Coach Baechtold earns OVC Coach of the Year honors after leading the Maroons to a 3- conference record , 0-2 (Mideast Regional) st Rnd Louisville (Lexington, Ky.) Notes: Won the OVC regular-season crown with a 0-2 league record. Finished the season as the nation s fourth-best rebounding team , 9- (East Regional) st Rnd Notre Dame (Fort Wayne, Ind.) Notes: The Maroons were forced to play without leading scorer Elmer Tolson and captain Bill Bales who were ineligible because of playing varsity ball as freshmen. Colonels in the 2007 NCAA Tournament After trailing by as many as 27 points in the first half, the Eastern Kentucky men s basketball team fought back to within four before falling to top-seeded North Carolina, 86-65, in the opening round of the 2007 NCAA Tournament. Darnell Dialls led EKU with a season-high 7 points, 3 coming in the second half, including his first-ever three-point field goal. Adam Leonard added 4 points and a team-best three steals. With 8:46 remaining in the first half, the Tar Heels took their largest lead of the period (27) off a Ty Lawson three-point field goal, but Eastern Kentucky responded with six unanswered points to ignite a 5-4 scoring run. During the Darnell Dialls went 8-of-9 from the floor to finish with a season-high 7 points versus UNC. six-minute span, the Tar Heels turned the ball over five times and managed to get off just two shots. Eastern Kentucky scored the first seven points of the second half, cutting its deficit to single digits (47-39) off a Julian Mascoll fastbreak dunk, before a reverse lay-up from Mike Rose got the Colonels within four (48-44) just prior to the first media timeout. North Carolina responded with seven straight points to keep control of the contest. From there, the Tar Heels put together a few more runs to pull away from the Colonels. NCAA First Round March 5, 2007 Eastern Kentucky # 4 North Carolina EKU M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Brock, f Dialls, f Leonard, g Rose, g Mascoll, g Mestdagh Brown Daniel Taylor Douglas Team Totals UNC M-A M-A M-A R PF TP A TO B S M Terry, f Wright, f Hansbrough, f Ellington, g Lawson, g Ginyard Frasor Thomas Green Burke Thompson Miller Wood Stepheson Copeland Team Totals at Winston-Salem, N.C. ~ Lawrence Joel Coliseum Dave Tierney sank the gamewinning free throw against rival Western Kentucky with :00 remaining to send the Colonels to the 979 NCAA Tournament. 70

74 M e n s B a s k e t b a l l G u i d e coaching history Paul McBrayer (.603) McBrayer, who coached at EKU from , is the winningest coach in Eastern history. For his achievements in college athletics, he was inducted into the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame in 987 and more recently, into the inaugural class of the EKU Athletics Hall of Fame in A native of Anderson County, Ky., and 930 All-American guard at the University of Kentucky, the veteran cage coach guided the Maroons from the small college status to a nationally-recognized basketball power. McBrayer immediately produced at EKU as he guided Eastern to consecutive victories to begin the season. That team went on to finish 2-4. Two years later, Eastern Kentucky climbed to 24th in the national polls before the squad missed by a mere half point of finishing in the nation s top 0 as it compiled a 6-6 record. During his 6 seasons at Eastern, McBrayer-coached teams won three Ohio Valley Conference regular season titles and made two trips to the NCAA Tournament, losing games to Notre Dame and Louisville. The arena inside Alumni Coliseum was formally dedicated Paul S. McBrayer Arena on Jan. 4, 989. Career Coaching Records Coach Years # W L Pct. Clyde H. Wilson Charles A. Keith Ben M. Barnard Charles F. Miller and Clyde McCoy George Hembree Charles T. Hughes Rome Rankin Paul McBrayer James E. Baechtold Guy Strong Bob Mulcahy Ed Byhre Max Good Mike Pollio Mike Calhoun Scott Perry Travis Ford Jeff Neubauer Totals Most Wins in a Season Travis Ford 22 wins, 9 losses.70 winning pct Rome Rankin 2 wins, 3 losses.875 winning pct Paul McBrayer 2 wins, 4 losses.840 winning pct Ed Byhre 2 wins, 8 losses.724 winning pct Jeff Neubauer 2 wins, 2 losses.636 winning pct Rome Rankin 20 wins, 5 losses.800 winning pct. Travis Ford led the Colonels to a program-record 22 wins in Did You Know James Baechtold, Turkey Hughes and Paul McBrayer are members of the EKU Athletics Hall of Fame. Paul McBrayer James Baechtold Ed Byhre and the Colonels reached the 979 NCAA tournament by going 9-3 against the OVC. 7

75 E a s t e r n K e n t u c k y U n i v e r s i t y the record book The,000 Point Club Name Years Points Avg.. Matt Witt , Mike Rose , Antonio Parris , John Allen , Arlando Johnson 99-95, Carl Brown , Eddie Bodkin , James Tillman , Charles Mitchell , Jack Adams , DeMarkus Doss , Kenny Elliott , George Bryant , Michael Haney , Jamie Ross , Bobby Washington , Bruce Jones 977-8, Kirk Greathouse , Jim Baechtold , Carl Cole 958-6, Jeff McGill , Dave Bootcheck , Lewis Spence , Mike Smith , Kenny Wilson 98-85, Chuck Mrazovich , Willie Woods , Larry Wood , The 500 Rebound Club Name Years Games Reb. Avg.. Mike Smith Jim Baechtold Garfield Smith Jack Adams Mike Oliver Eddie Bodkin Carl Greenfield Michael Haney Dave Bootcheck Elmer Tolson Willie Woods John Allen Bob Tolan Dan Argabright Charlie Mitchell Carl Brown Curtis Fincher Darnell Dialls Dale Moore Randolph Taylor Kenny Wilson Robert Brooks Roland Wierwille Aaron Cecil Mike Rose John Primm Matt Witt Mike Rose Antonio Parris John Allen Arlando Johnson Carl Brown Eddie Bodkin James Tillman Charles Mitchell Jack Adams DeMarkus Doss Kenny Elliott George Bryant Michael Haney Jamie Ross Bobby Washington Bruce Jones Kirk Greathouse Jim Baechtold Carl Cole Jeff McGill Dave Bootcheck Lewis Spence Mike Smith Kenny Wilson Chuck Mrazovich Willie Woods Larry Wood 72

76 M e n s B a s k e t b a l l G u i d e the record book Year-By-Year Leaders Year Name PPG Name RPG Name APG Jack Adams Jack Adams 22.7 Jack Adams Carl Cole 8.3 Ralph Richardson Carl Cole 9.3 Roland Wierwille Jim Werk 7.2 Larry Parks Ron Pickett 6.9 Jim Werk Eddie Bodkin 6.5 Bob Tolan Eddie Bodkin 22.4 Bob Tolan Eddie Bodkin 25.2 Eddie Bodkin Garfield Smith 7.8 Garfield Smith Bobby Washington 8.0 Garfield Smith Bobby Washington 20. Carl Greenfield Willie Woods 8.0 Carl Greenfield George Bryant 24.7 Carl Greenfield Charlie Mitchell 22.7 Daryl Dunagan 9.0 Billy Burton Charlie Mitchell 22.6 Dan Argabright.3 Wade Upchurch Carl Brown 7. Robert Brooks 8.7 Carl Brown,.9 Rick Stansel Carl Brown 8.8 Mike Oliver.5 Tyrone Jones Carl Brown 8.6 Carl Brown, 6.0 Darryl Davis 2. Darryl Young Dave Bootcheck 9.7 Dave Bootcheck.0 Kenny Elliott Lovell Joiner 7.4 Lovell Joiner 9.6 Bruce Jones James Tillman 26.9 James Tillman 6.5 Bruce Jones James Tillman 27.2 Dave Bootcheck 7.0 Bruce Jones Tommy Baker 6.8 Anthony Conner 6.2 Bruce Jones Jimmy Stepp, 2.2 Jim Chambers 7.7 Jimmy Stepp 2.9 Jim Chambers Jimmy Stepp 4.3 Jim Chambers 8.6 John DeCamillis Antonio Parris 8.8 John Primm 8.6 John DeCamillis Antonio Parris 4.5 John Primm 9.3 John DeCamillis Lewis Spence 4.5 Randolph Taylor 6. John DeCamillis Antonio Parris 20.5 Randolph Taylor 6.3 Jeff McGill Jeff McGill 8.6 Bobby Collins 6.9 Jeff McGill Darrin O Bryant 5. Mike Smith 7. Kirk Greathouse Randolph Taylor 4.2 Randolph Taylor 9.9 Derek Reuben Jamie Ross 2.8 Mike Smith 8.7 Jamie Ross John Allen 3.5 Mike Smith 0.0 Arlando Johnson John Allen 7.2 Dwayne Crittendon 7.2 Arlando Johnson John Allen 5.6 William Holmes 8.0 Brad Divine Arlando Johnson 8.2 Curtis Fincher 0.3 Arlando Johnson Demarkus Doss 6.4 Curtis Fincher 0.8 Carlos Bess Daniel Sutton 4. Daniel Sutton 7.3 Carlos Bess Mark Williams 3.3 Daniel Sutton 8. Shane Carnes Whitney Robinson 7.8 Ibrahim Myles 5.8 Darius Acuff Sam Hoskin 5.7 Sam Hoskin 8.0 Whitney Robinson Lavoris Jerry 7.8 Phillip Taylor 6.3 John White Shawn Fields 6.4 Michael Haney 7.0 Clinton Sims Shawn Fields 6. Michael Haney 5.9 Matt Witt Matt Witt 5.6 Michael Haney 6.3 Matt Witt Matt Witt 4.4 Alonzo Hird 8.4 Matt Witt Matt Witt 8.5 Darnell Dialls 6.0 Matt Witt Mike Rose 5. Michael Brock 5.3 Julian Mascoll Mike Rose 5.3 Darnell Dialls 6. Adam Leonard Mike Rose 20.0 Papa Oppong, 5.3 Dayvon Ellis 2.9 Mike Rose Individual Records Game Points 49 Jack Adams vs. Union, 2//55 Rebounds 33 Garfield Smith vs. Marshall, Field Goals 8 George Bryant vs. Virginia Tech, /20/7 Three-Point FGs 7 l.t. by Mike Rose at Eastern Illinois, /5/09 Free Throws 2 Jack Adams vs. Louisville, 2/9/55 Free Throws Attempted 28 Jack Adams vs. Louisville, 2/9/55 Consecutive Free Throws 4 Carl Cole vs. Western Kentucky, Season Points 780 James Tillman, Point Per Game Average 27.2 James Tillman, Rebounds 472 Garfield Smith, Field Goals 309 James Tillman, Field Goals Attempted 598 James Tillman, Field Goal Percentage 67.8 Tyrone Howard, Three Point FGs 04 Adam Leonard, Jeff McGill, Three-Point FGAs 263 Adam Leonard, Three-Point FG Percentage 50.6 Brad Divine, Jeff McGill, Assists 243 Bruce Jones, Steals 87 Jamie Ross, Free Throws 253 Jack Adams, Free Throws Attempted 339 Jack Adams, Free Throw Percentage 88.6 Antonio Parris, Consecutive Free Throws 29 Matt Witt, Arlando Johnson, Career Points,832 Matt Witt, Point Per Game Average 27.0 James Tillman, Field Goal Percentage 62.0 Alonzo Hird, Rebounds 977 Mike Smith, Rebound Average 3.2 Garfield Smith, Three-Point FGs 283 Matt Witt, Assists 699 Bruce Jones, Games Played 24 Mike Rose,

77 E a s t e r n K e n t u c k y U n i v e r s i t y all- conference honors OVC Player of the Year James Tillman Note: this award was first issued after the season James Turk Tillman OVC Coach of the Year Jim Baechtold Guy Strong Ed Byhre Max Good Note: this award was first issued after the season OVC Freshman of the Year John Allen Matt Witt Adam Leonard Note: this award was first issued after the season OVC Athlete of the Year James Tillman 979 Note: this award is given annually in the spring to the league s top male student-athlete overall First Team All-OVC Paul Hicks , Chuck Mrazovich , Jim Baechtold 950-5, Bill Bales Elmer Tolson Jack Adams , Tom Holbrook Dick Culbertson Ronnie Pellegrinon Dale Moore , Larry Wood , Carl Cole , Larry Parks Jim Werk Ron Pickett Eddie Bodkin , , Lee Lemos Bill Walton Bobby Washington , , Garfield Smith Willie Woods George Bryant 970-7, Charles Mitchell 97-72, Carl Brown , Dave Bootcheck Lovell Joiner Kenny Elliott Bruce Jones , James Tillman , Tommy Baker Jeff McGill John Allen Arlando Johnson Michael Haney Jason McLeish Mike Rose , Note: no all-conference players were selected in Second Team All-OVC Larry Wood Jim Chambers Antonio Parris , Kenny Wilson Lewis Spence Jeff McGill Aric Sinclair Mike Smith John Allen Arlando Johnson DeMarkus Doss Curtis Fincher Mark Williams Shawn Fields , Jon Bentley Matt Witt , Mike Rose Note: this award was first issued after the season, then annually after the season Bobby Washington Michael Haney OVC All-Freshman Team Fred Emerson John DeCamillis Antonio Parris Bobby Collins Randolph Taylor Kirk Greathouse Mike Smith John Allen Note: this award was issued annually between the and seasons OVC All-Newcomer Team Brad Divine Marlon Stewart Curtis Fincher Carlos Bess Daniel Sutton Mark Williams Whitney Robinson Adam Leonard Note: this award was first issued after the season, however this award was not issued between and

78 M e n s B a s k e t b a l l G u i d e athletics hall of fame 2009 Hall of Fame Induction Class Josh Anderson Baseball Danny Copeland Football Kim Mays Women s Basketball Ralph Richardson Men s Basketball Kim Sarrazin Softball Everett Talbert Football 979 national championship football team Team of Distinction Colonel Men s Basketball in the EKU Athletics Hall of Fame Jack Adams Founder James Baechtold Founder Eddie Bodkin 2007 Carl Cole Founder Fred Lewis Founder Paul McBrayer 2006 Charles Mrazovich 2008 Ralph Richardson 2009 Goebel Ritter 2007 Bobby Washington 2008 Larry Wood Founder Ralph Richardson (#35) patrolled the paint for coach Paul McBrayer from On Dec. 4, 2005, Eastern Kentucky University announced the creation of an Athletics Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame s mission is to commemorate and honor student-athletes, other individuals and teams whose accomplishments have contributed to the esteemed tradition of Colonel Athletics and whose character has reflected positively on the University. The inaugural class of the EKU Athletics Hall of Fame, featuring 38 distinguished individuals, was inducted during an evening ceremony on Nov. 3, 2006, in the Keen Johnson Ballroom. Almost 300 people attended the induction ceremony. The honorees were also recognized prior to EKU s home football game against Murray State the following day. The inaugural class was comprised of The Founders, a group of 25 who were previously honored at the 974 Centennial Athletics Awards Banquet, and 3 members who were chosen by a selection committee. The Department of Athletics accepts nominations for the Hall of Fame on a rolling basis. Nominations must be received by March to be considered for that year s class. History of the Colonel Eastern Kentucky University athletic teams were known as the Maroons until 966 and even survived one attempt to alter the school mascot to the Leopards. In 963, Eastern Kentucky University President Robert Martin was at a loss as to how he could create a physical Maroon to excite the audience. A man of vision and intelligence, Martin began searching for a mascot that would embody the glorious Bluegrass State. He found it in the honorable Kentucky Colonel. The military title of Colonel had begun being used as an honorary title in the state by the late 800s and by 93 the now-famous Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels had been formed. The finger-lickin Colonel Harlan D. Sanders himself was inducted in 935. Like Minutemen of Massachusetts and Sooners of Oklahoma, the Kentucky breed of Colonel was a unique symbol of the state and so Martin selected it to accompany the school color as Eastern s mascot. This year s induction ceremony was held on Friday, Oct. 30 with the inductees also honored the next day at the home football game against Southeast Missouri. Please visit for more details or a nomination form. Eddie Bodkin, a three-time All-OVC performer, was inducted into the EKU Athletics Hall of Fame in Further cementing the connection with Eastern was the fact that Centre College s mascot was already the Colonel and a faction of that school had occupied the Richmond campus before Eastern s founding. --Courtesy of The Eastern Progress EKU unveiled a new set of athletic logos in the spring of 2006 and followed by designing a new mascot that was ready for the 2006 football season. 75

79 E a s t e r n K e n t u c k y U n i v e r s i t y all- time roster Aa Abner, Dahomey Abney, Robert Acuff, Darius Adams, Adams, Ben Adams, C Adams, Charles Adams, Derek Adams, Gurney Adams, Jack Addie, Eric Alexander, Russel Allen, James Allen, John Allen, Mike Allison, Damon Allison, Roy Amburgy, Mabel Anderson, Shawnie Argabright, Dan Argabright, Tim Argentine, Jim Arnold, Clennantt Arrington, Tyrone Ashmore, Ben Atkins, Ralph Bb Baechtold, Jim Bailey, Leon Baines, Frank Baker Charles Baker, Brandon Baker, Tommy Bales, Bill Balionis, Joe Ballou, Tiffin Barbour, Dennis Barnett, Tim Barnett, William Baxter, Bill Becker, Gerald Becker, Gerald Becker, Lawrence Bell, Mike Bell, Toi Belle, Julius Bentley, Jon Bergmann, Paul Bess, Carlos Bingham, Jim Bisbey, Jerry Blackford, Larry Blair, David Blakeney, Larry Bleidt, John Blevins, John Blocker, Carvin Bodkin, Eddie Boone, Harold Bootcheck, Dave Borgman, Brad Bowles, Joe Bradley, Dennis Bradley, Terry Brandenburg, Carter Broaddus, Brock, J.D Brock, Michael Brooks, Jack Brooks, Kyle Brooks, Robert Brown, Adrian Brown, Carl Brown, Chris Brown, Harrison Brown, Howard Brown, James Brunker, Charlie Bryant, George Bryant, Harry Bryant, Paul Buchaus, Roy Budzinski, Mike Burton, Billy Butler, Eric Butler, Virgil Byrd, Byrnes, Thomas Cc Calder, Bruce Caldwell, Ezra Caldwell, James Camacho, Jorge Campbell, Campbell, John Campbell, Joseph Carmicle, Ronald Carnes, Shane Carpenter, Jared Carr, John Carroll, Jerry Carswell, Chris Carter, Caywood, J.A Cecil, Aaron Chambers, Jim Cinnamon, Jimmy Clark, Mark Clark, Richard Clark, Todd Clay, Tony Clemmons, Doug Clifford, Ernest Clifton, Wilburn Clouse, Shirley Cobb, Harry Cole, Carl Coleman, Bobby Coleman, Fielding Coleman, Toke Collins, Bobby Collins, Paul Collins, Richman Carlos Bess (995-97) Combs, Combs, Beck Conner, Anthony Cooper, Brian Cornett, Cornett, Willie Cox, Bill Cox, Buddy Cox, Hubert Cozart, Harvey Crittendon, Dwayne Crotty, Tom Crowe, James Crutcher, C Cruz, Willie 2009-pres. Culbertson, Dick Curtis, Junior Dd Dameron, William Daniel, Josh 2006-pres. Daniels, Scott Darling, Fred Darling, Ralph Davidson, Junior Davie, Nelson Davis, Davis, Bob Davis, Darryl Davis, Joe Davis, Ken Davis, Leroy Davis, Mike Day, Clayton Day, Paul Day, Ron Deaton, DeCamillis, John Bobby Collins (984-88) DeForest, DeMoisey, Fox DeMoisey, Paul Denny, DeVenzio, Bill DeWalt, Terrez Diakhate, Mamadou Dialls, Darnell Dillman, Ryan Disponnett, Bob Divine, Brad Dix, Kenyatta Dixon, Dave Dixon, Emil Dorna, Charles Dorna, Jack Dorna, William Doss, DeMarkus Douds, Harold Douglas, Dwight Douglas, Herman Douglas, Jamaal Dowell, Clifton Dudley, Steele Dunagan, Daryl Duncan, Leon Dupree, Jimmy Dwane, Bill Ee Eagle, Carl Edwards, James Eisnaugle, Ray Elam, Robert Elias, Elliott, Kenny Ellis, Cordaro 2008-pres. Ellis, Dayvon 2008-pres.

80 M e n s B a s k e t b a l l G u i d e all- time roster Elza, Charles Emerson, Fred English, Rex Estepp, Phil Evans, David Evans, Vernon Ff Fannin, Roy Farler, Matt Farley, Curt Feedback, Orville Feher, Clinton Fehler, Rich Feldhaus, Allen Ferguson, Roscoe Ferrell, D.T Fey, Julius Fields, Shawn Fincher, Curtis Fitzgerald, Chris Flanagan, Frank Flannery, Florence, Bill Floyd, Jim Flynn, Dock Fore, Gerald Fraley, Harold Francis, George Franks, Bob Freeman, Delmas Fritts, Ray Fritz, Delbert Fryman, Virgil Fryz, Joe Fugate, Denny Fulkerson, Herman Fulton, Elmer Gg Gabbard, Hugh Gabbard, Stephen Gainey, Kevin Gains, Bill Gardner, Harold Gardner, Ray Garnett, Chris Garrett, Gaston, Richard Gentry, Lonnie Geyer, Roger Gilbert, Clarence Gilkey, Antonio 2007-pres. Givens, Donald Godbey, Jerry Goodin, Jerry Gott, James Gover, Roy Granowicz, Don Greathouse, Kirk Green, Greene, Billy Greenfield, Carl Griffin, Ronnie Grimme, Harry Gripshouer, John Guess, Carey Hh Haas, Francis Hacker, Jerry Hahn, David Hale, Alva Hale, Beecher Hale, Herman Hale, Lawrence Hale, Little Hale, Zelda Hall, Hall, David Hall, Francis Halton, Bob Hamilton, Orville Hamm, Hampton, Dewey Hampton, Kelly Hampton, Marshless Hamrick, Haney, Danny Haney, Michael Haney, Paul Hanson, Hanson, Art Hardwick, Johnny Hare, Ed Haremski, Mike Harkins, Jim Harlow, Harmon, Virgil Harper, Joe Harris, Terrence Harrod, Evan Hayden, William Head, Heady, Robert Heischmen, John Helton, James Henderson, Brent Henn, Ron Hennessey, James Hensley, Omer Hickey, Pat Hicks, Paul Higgins, Higgins, Hill, Phil Hill, Walter Hinkle, Woodrow Hird, Alonzo Hoard, Ben Hobson, Larry Holbrook, Gary Holbrook, Jerry Holbrook, Tom Holmes, William Holsinger, Shane Hord, Ben Hoskin, Sam Howard, Howard, Howard, Jeff Howard, Tyrone Hudnall, Lloyd Huggman, Ed Hughes, Darryl Hull, Warren Humston, Eddie Hunt, Hunter, Deveyon Hurst, Marshall Huysman, Keith Ii Ingles, Zach Ingram, Charles Inskeep, Travis Insko, Bill Irwin, Jim Jj Jackson, Jennings Jancko, Bob Jenkins, Dale Jenkins, Dave Jenkins, Joe Jerry, Lavoris Johnson, Arlando Johnson, Dominique Johnson, Fred Johnson, Kevin Johnson, Ralph Joiner, Lovell Jones, Bruce Jones, Byron Jones, Chris Jones, Earle Jones, Eddie Jones, Jerry Jones, Joshua 2008-pres. Jones, Michael Jones, Ted Jones, Tyrone Jordan, Dan Kk Kalb, John Kalb, Vernon Kammer, Jim Kauanaugh, Kearns, Herman Kearns, Shirley Kenney, Walter Kepler, Karl Kessely, Anicet Kiener, Robert Kinder, Mike King, James King, Lester King, Roy Kirkland, Kelly Kiser, Jim Klopser, Mike Kok, Kevin Kopystynsky, Mitchell Kordenbrock, Afton Kotula, Bernie Kress, Jim Kupchak, John Kurnik, Walter Jerry Godbey (965-69) Bruce Jones (977-8)

81 E a s t e r n K e n t u c k y U n i v e r s i t y all- time roster Ll Langlois, Philippe Lea, Lea, Davis Lee, Norman Lehman, Larry Lemos, Lee Leonard, Adam Lewis, Fred Lewis, George Lewis, Mike 2008-pres. Limb, Lonnie List, Mike Long, Bubba Lovington, Larry Lovins, Tom Lovitt, Doyle Lucas, Larry Luman, Woody Lynch, Boyd Lyttle, Joe Mm Madden, Gillis Maggard, Ivan Maggard, Kevin Maines, George Mainhard, Mainous, Clayton Manley, Manning, Terry Marshall, Charles Marshall, Glen Martin, Anthony Martin, Brunelle Martin, Garnard Martin, Jennings Mascoll, Julian Mattox, Darick Maye, Eric McAfee, Phil McDaniel, T.C McGill, Jeff McLaughlin, Mike McLeish, Jason McMillian, William McPherson, Damian McWorter, Virgil Meeker, Paul Meeks, Michael Meltan, William Merchant, Vic Mestdagh, Robin 2006-pres. Miller, Sherrill Million, Charles Mills, Jennings Minter, Silas Mitchell, Bruce Mitchell, Charles Mitchell, Jim Moberly, Harold Moore, Bobby Moore, Brandon Moore, Dale Moore, Donnie Moore, Lovie Morales, John Morris, Don Morris, James Morris, Kay Morris, Lawrence Morris, Wayne Morris, Will Mortif, Mrazovich, Chuck Mrazovich, Vince Mueller, Russell Mulcahy, Bob Munnell, Ralph Music, William Myers, Dudley Myles, Ibrahim Nn Neikirk, Lyle Nelson, Herschel Newell, Bobby Newsom, G.W Newton, Austin Nicholson, Jack Nickell, William Noland, Thomas Nolli, Woodrow Norman, George Norris, Charles Oo O Bryant, Darrin O Brien, Jim Oldham, Herman Oliver, Mike Oppong, Papa 2008-pres. Osborne, Homer Osborne, James Osborne, John Overall, James Owens, Bill Oyer, Mike Pp Palmer, Craig Park, James Parks, Larry Parks, Spanky Parris, Antonio Mike Oliver (973-78) Antonio Parris (983-87) Goebel Ritter (944-48) Parrott, John Parsons, Ralph Patterson, Mike Paul, Gary Paulus, Carl Pearson, Mario Peck, Ron Pellegrinon, Ron Penny, Jesse Perkins, James Perkins, Joel Perrin, Spencer 2009-pres. Perry, Charles Pfahl, Wynn Phillips, Ben Pickett, Ronald Pieh, Pike, Jim Powell, Gary Powell, James Power, Louis Prats, Joe Priestley, Sallie Primm, John Profitt, Homer Qq Qualls, Denver Quay, Tom Rr Rader, Rex Rankin, Otwell Rasnick, Norvin Rasor, Bruce Ratliff, Jim Ratliff, John Redmond, Larry , 58-6 Redwine, Earl Reid, Walter Reuben, Derek Rice, John Richards, Dick Richardson, Ralph Riddle, Bill Rieser, Billy Riggins, Dave Riley, Ken Riley, Richie Risen, Arnold Ritter, Goebel Ritter, Paul Robbins, Homer Roberts, Gail Roberts, Russell Robinson, Steve Robinson, Whitney Rodgers, Jack Rodgers, Jimmy Rodgers, Mike Rogers, Sherard Rose, Chester Rose, Frank

82 M e n s B a s k e t b a l l G u i d e all- time roster Rose, Mike Ross, Jamie Routt, David Rushing, Ben Ss Sadler, Richard Salisbury, Jody Salyers, Bob Sammons, John Santos, Dexter Scearce, J.B Schepman, Greg Schuster, Charles Scott, Joe Scott, Mike Scott, Thomas Scudden, Wayne Sears, Paul Segar, Jimmy Selden, George Settle, Ray Sharon, L.E Shelter, Vernon Shemelya, Ed Shirer, J.T Shoeck, Vincent Short, Mike Shrewsbury, Richard Simmons, Ron Simons, Matt Sims, Clinton Sinclair, Aric Singleton, Billy Siphers, Joe Bill Sivori, Patrick Slaughter, Charles Smith, Bert Smith, DaJuan Smith, Dwayne Smith, Garfield Smith, Herman Smith, John Smith, Maurice Smith, Mike Smith, Mike Smith, Roger Smith, Ron Smith, Winfred Sorrel, Charles Spence, Lewis Spicer, Charles Springate, Bruce Spurlock, Hugh Stanford, Stan Stansel, Rick Stephen, Curtis Stephens, Rupert Stepp, Ervin Stepp, Jimmy Stevens, Alex Stevens, B.M Mike Smith (987-92) Matt Witt ( ) Stevens, Randy Stevenson, Stewart, Dean Stewart, Marlon Stivers, Clayton Stommes, Justin 2007-pres. Stone, Talton Storm, Jim Storm, Phil Strong, Guy Stukes, Warren Sucher, Mike Surlock, H.L Sutton, Daniel Swearingen, Charles Swearington, Swindler, Earl Tt Tate, Kenneth Taylor, Josh 2006-pres. Taylor, Phillip Taylor, Randolph Tepavich, Nick Terrell, Dennis Thomas, Charles Thomas, Marty Thomas, Ricardo Thompson, James Thornton, David Thurman, Wyatt Tierney, Dave Tierney, Paul Tillman, James Tillman, James Tinnell, Cliff Tolan, Bob Tolliver, Jimmy Tolson, Elmer Triplett, Henry Trunnell, Larry Tschudi, Craig Turner, Craig Tussey, Ora Tuttle, William Tychonievich, William Tyree, Chester Tyson, Wyki Uu Unseld, Robert Upchurch, Jack Upchurch, Wade Vv Vance, Jim Vencill, Ray Vest, Jimmy Vickers, David Vickers, Robert Volpenhein, Tim Voshell, Les Ww Wagers, Charles Walker, Jamal Walton, Bill Warren, Ben Washington, Bobby Watkins, Bob Watson, Thomas Way, Rusty Webb, Rod Wentworth, Charley Werk, James West, Henry West, Odie Westerfield, Carl Whitaker, Bobby White, John White, Nelson White, Nelson Whitmer, George Wiegele, Bob Wier, Keanan Wiersma, Ryan Wierwille, Roland Wilder, Derrick Williams, Bobby Williams, Chris Williams, Darcel Williams, Dave Williams, Mark Wilson, Frank Wilson, Kenny Wilson, Mike Witt, Matt Woeste, Cletus Wolf, Jeff Wood, Larry Woods, Justin Woods, Rodd Woods, Willie Woolum, Roy Word, Carrol Worthington, Bob Worthington, Chuck Wright, Carl Yy Yeager, Bill Yeager, Carl Yeager, Carl York, Tony Young, Darryl Young, Earnest Young, Noble Young, Ron Editor s Note The following list was compiled from various sources before the start of the season. Although all cautions were taken to avoid errors, we do realize that names were most likely omitted due to the immensity of the task. If you have additions, or find errors in the list, please contact the Athletic Public Relations office.

83 E a s t e r n K e n t u c k y U n i v e r s i t y record vs. opponents Opponent First Mtg. Last Mtg. W L Aa A Akron Alabama Alabama A&M Alaska-Anchorage Alcorn State Alfred Holbrook Alumni American Arkansas Arkansas State Army Asbury Auburn Augusta Austin Peay Bb b B b Baldwin Wallace Ball State Baptist College Baptist Seminary Barbourville H.S Baylor Bellarmine Belmont Beloit Berea College Bowling Green Bowling Green Bus Brigham Young Bristol Butler Cc c C c Caldwell H.S California Cal State Fullerton Capital Campbellsville Canisius Carson Newman C.C.C Centenary Central Florida Central Michigan Central Missouri Centre Charleston Chicago State Cincinnati Clark H.S Cleveland State Clinch Valley Coastal Carolina Colorado State Covenant College Cumberland Cynthiana Dd d D d Darnell Hospital Davis & Elkins Dayton Delaware Denver Opponent First Mtg. Last Mtg. W L DePaul Detroit District of Columbia Dudley Independent Duke Ee e E e East Tennessee St Eastern Illinois Eastern Michigan Erskine Evansville Ff f F f Fairleigh Dickinson FIU Flemingsburg Florida Florida Southern Florida State Fordham Frankfort Franklin Fresno State Furman Gg g G g Geneva George Mason Georgetown College Georgetown Frosh Georgetown Univ Georgia Georgia College Georgia Southern Georgia State Godman Goldberg Greenville College Greyhounds Hh h H h Hamline Harvard High Point Opponent First Mtg. Last Mtg. W L Howard Howard Payne Ii i I i Illinois Illinois State Indiana Indiana Central Indiana Northwest Indiana Southeast Indiana State IPFW IUPUI Irvine Independent Jj j J j Jacksonville State James Madison John Carroll Kk k K k Kansas Kansas State Kentucky Kentucky Christian Kentucky Soph Kentucky State Kentucky Wesleyan Kenyon Ll l L l LaSalle Lee Lexington H.S Liberty Lincoln Memorial Lindsey Wilson London H.S Long Island Louisiana Tech Louisville Louisville Medics Louisville Normal Loyola (Ill.) Loyola (La.)

84 M e n s B a s k e t b a l l G u i d e record vs. opponents Opponent First Mtg. Last Mtg. W L Mm m M m Maine Manhattan Marietta Marquette Marshall Maryland Maryville Memphis Miami (Ohio) Miami (Fla.) Michigan State Middle Tennessee Milligan Millsaps Minnesota Mississippi Mississippi College Mississippi State Missouri Model H.S (NA) 0 Montana State Morehead State Morgan State Morris Brown Mount St. Joseph Murray State Nn n N n Navy Nevada-Reno New Mexico State Norfolk State Northeastern North Carolina North Carolina State Northern Illinois Northern Iowa Northern Kentucky Northwest La Notre Dame Oo o O o Oakland City Ogden Ohio Ohio Dominican Ohio State Ohio Valley Ohio Wesleyan Oklahoma Oklahoma City Oneida Oral Roberts Pp p P p Paris Athletic Club Paris H.S Paris Knights of Col Paris YMCA Penn Pepperdine Phillips 66 ers Pineville H.S Pittsburgh Portland State Opponent First Mtg. Last Mtg. W L Qq q Q q Quantico Marines Rr r R r Richmond Richmond H.S Robert Morris Ss s S s St. Bonaventure St. Francis (Pa.) Saint Louis St. Mary s St. Mary s (Calif.) St. Mary s (Texas) Samford Santa Clara Savannah State Seton Hall Shawnee State Shepard (W.Va.) Siena Simpson H.S Somerset H.S South Carolina South Carolina State South Dakota Southeast Missouri Southeastern La Southern Illinois Southern Methodist Southern Miss Southwestern La Stetson Sue Bennett Syracuse Tt t T t Tampa Tennessee Tennessee State Tennessee Tech Tenn. Wesleyan Texas A & M Texas Christian Texas Tech Thiel College Thomas More Tiffin Toledo Toronto Transylvania Tulsa Uu u U u UAB UC Irvine UM-Kansas City UNC Asheville UNC Charlotte UNC Greensboro UNC Wilmington Union (Ky.) Union (Tenn.) Univ. of the South UNLV Opponent First Mtg. Last Mtg. W L Urbana UT Martin Utah Utah State UTSA Vv v V v Valparaiso Vanderbilt Versailles YMCA Villanova Villa Madonna Virginia VCU Virginia Tech Ww w W w Wake Forest Walton Washington State Weber State Webster West Virginia West Virginia State W.Va. Wesleyan Western Carolina Western Illinois Western Kentucky William & Mary Wilberforce Wilmington (Ohio) Winston-Salem State Winthrop Wisconsin Wittenberg Wright State Wyoming Xx x X x Xavier Yy y Y y Youngstown State opponents in boldface 8

85 E a s t e r n K e n t u c k y U n i v e r s i t y all- time results Record: 3-3 Coach: Clyde H. Wilson Berea 4-2 W Model H.S. na W Ky. Wesleyan 6-32 L Versailles YMCA 7-2 W at Lexington H.S L Lexington H.S. 2-8 L 90- Record: 4-6 Coach: Clyde H. Wilson at Ky. Wesleyan 47-9 W at Paris H.S W at Somerset H.S L Caldwell H.S. 5-8 L Somerset H.S L Paris H.S W Berea 5-23 L Caldwell H.S W Two Games na 9-2 Record: 3-2 Coach: Clyde H. Wilson Caldwell H.S W at Paris H.S W at Somerset H.S L Tennessee 3-44 L Flemingsburg 35-3 W Other Games na 92-3 Record: 9-3 Coach: Charles A. Keith Richmond H.S. 2-0 W Richmond H.S. 6-3 W Lexington H.S. 0-8 L Cynthiana H.S W Somerset H.S. 2-4 L Kentucky Sophs W Ky. Wesleyan 42-8 W Cynthiana H.S W Paris H.S. 8-6 W at Somerset H.S L Richmond H.S W Richmond H.S W 93-4 Record: 4-3 Coach: Ben M. Barnard London H.S W Pineville H.S. 3-7 L at Cumberland na L at Pineville H.S W Union 3-38 L at Cumberland W Somerset H.S W Other Games na 94-5 Record: 0-3 Coach: Ben M. Barnard Pineville H.S L at Western Kentucky 2-26 L at Western Kentucky 8-22 L Other Games na 95-6 Record: 7- Coach: Ben M. Barnard Clark County H.S W Clark County H.S W Frankfort YMCA 50-6 W at Cynthiana H.S L Lindsey Wilson W Western Kentucky 42-2 W Western Kentucky W Cynthiana H.S W 96-7 Record: 3-3 Coach: Ben M. Barnard at Barbourville H.S L Centre W at Paris YMCA L at Pineville H.S W at St. Mary s L Paris YMCA W Other Games na 97-8 Record: 0-0 *No team due to WWI 98-9 Record: 0-0 *No team due to WWI Record: 3-4 Coach: Charles Miller/Clyde McCoy at Sue Bennett 2-9 W at Union L at Cumberland W Ky. Wesleyan W Sue Bennett 4-7 L at Louisville L Berea 3-36 L Other Games na Record: 3-6 Coach: George Hembree Berea 6-3 W at Ky. Wesleyan 3-37 L Union 3-37 L St. Mary s 5-45 L Sue Bennett 24-8 W at Berea 25-8 W Ky. Wesleyan - 3 L Sue Bennett 25-3 L Union 8-50 L *Home games played at Madison H.S. EKU gym burned in Aug Record: 0-4 Coach: George Hembree Ky. Wesleyan 24-2 W Paris K.O.C W Sue Bennett 2-6 W at Union 3-6 L Cumberland 0-26 L Western Kentucky 26-5 W at Berea 27-7 W at Ky. Wesleyan W at Sue Bennett na W Union 29-7 W at Western Kentucky 29-2 W at Bwl. Green Bus L at Cumberland L Kentucky Sophs 28-5 W Record: 9-6 Coach: George Hembree Ky. Wesleyan 8-22 L at Ky. Wesleyan L Sue Bennett W at Sue Bennett W Georgetown Frosh 40-2 W at Berea 28-8 W Berea 45-6 W Cumberland 23-9 W at Cumberland 6-23 L Western Kentucky 7-27 L at Western Kentucky 6-35 L at Union 7-4 W Union 20-9 W at Louisville Medics 4-35 L Berea W Record: 2-7 Coach: George Hembree Berea 9-43 L Sue Bennett 37-5 W at Ky. Wesleyan 9-2 L Dudley Indepen W Valparaiso 7-48 L Union 29-3 W Milligan W Centre L Maryville 2-29 L at Cumberland 3-25 W at Berea L Ky. Wesleyan 26-3 L Western Kentucky 45-3 W Oneida 52- W at Union 24-8 W East Tenn. State 3-3 W at Sue Bennett 39-6 W at Western Kentucky W Cumberland 22-5 W Record: 5-3 Coach: George Hembree Paris AC L Berea L Western Kentucky 9-30 L Cumberland 4-32 W at Ky. Wesleyan L Transylvania W Morris Harvey W at Lincoln Memorial L at Union 3-2 W Ky. Wesleyan L Lincoln Memorial 27-3 L Union W at Berea L Centre 3-35 L Marshall L at Transylvania 3-29 L at Western Kentucky 6-35 L at Ogden L Record: - Coach: George Hembree Sue Bennett L at Georgetown L Paris AC 5-24 L Cumberland L at Berea 2-50 L Union W at Union L at Cumberland L Transylvania L Berea - 34 L at Georgetown L at Transylvania 3-37 L Record: 4-3 Coach: George Hembree at Paris AC 25-2 W Ky. Wesleyan 0-46 L at Georgetown (ot) L Transylvania 30-9 W Centre L at Georgetown 4-34 L at Western Kentucky L Ky. Wesleyan 8-26 L Western Kentucky L at Berea L Union 45-2 W at Transylvania W Berea 29-3 L Centre 9-32 L Transylvania 25-3 L Lincoln Memorial 6-20 L at Union L Intercollegiate Tournament Record: 3-5 Coach: George Hembree 2/ 9 Sue Bennett 4-2 L / 9 at Berea 20-2 L at Centre L 3 Sue Bennett W 6 at Ky. Wesleyan L 20 at Transylvania 2-39 L 2 Union 9-2 L 25 Tenn. Wesleyan L 30 at Lincoln Memorial L 3 at Union L 2/ 3 Western Kentucky 2-44 L at Western Kentucky 2-55 L 5 Lincoln Memorial L 7 Berea 20-2 L 8 Transylvania 3-2 W Transylvania 23-3 L Ky. Wesleyan W Centre L KIAC Tournament Record: 2-3 Coach: George Hembree 2/ 5 at Kentucky 0-35 L / 7 at Berea 6-36 L at Centre L 2 at Western Kentucky 5-24 L 5 at Ky. Wesleyan 4-26 L 6 at Georgetown 2-29 L Transylvania W Centre L at Transylvania 7-9 L 2/ 2 Western Kentucky 22-6 W 8 at Louisville L 4 at Georgetown 0-44 L 6 Ky. Wesleyan 0-34 L Louisville L 8 at Louisville 2-25 L Record: 4-8 Coach: Charles T. Hughes Goldberg 3-5 W Union 8-6 W 2/ 7 at Transylvania W 9 Miami (Ohio) 3-22 L / 4 Gerogetown 20-9 W 6 at Berea L 9 at Ky. Wesleyan 25-6 W 7 Louisville 26-6 W 8 at Centre L at Union 29-5 W 25 at Western Kentucky W 28 Transylvania 9-23 L 29 Western Kentucky 46-2 W 2/ at Louisville 2-3 L 5 Centre 28-6 W 8 Berea 3-32 L at Georgetown 26-5 W 5 Ky. Wesleyan 25-4 W Transylvania 32-8 W Ky. Wesleyan 8-9 L Erskine W Ky. Wesleyan L SIAA State Tournament 2 SIAA National Tournament Record: 2-4 Coach: Charles T. Hughes Greyhounds 34-5 W C.C.C W / 6 Louisville 3-25 W 2 at Berea W 6 at Georgetown W 23 at Western Kentucky L 24 at Western Kentucky W 27 at Ky. Wesleyan W 2/ 3 Berea W 7 Ky. Wesleyan 20-2 L at Morehead State W 4 Western Kentucky W 2 Georgetown W Transylvania L Berea 4-26 W Centenary L KIAC Tournament 2 SIAA Tournament, Jackson, Miss Record: 3-8 Coach: Charles T. Hughes Walton 22-2 W 2/ 6 at Wittenberg L 7 at Wilmington L / 5 at Louisville 2-2 W 8 at Georgetown W 2 Transylvania L 5 Western Kentucky W 6 Western Kentucky L 2 at Ky. Wesleyan W 23 Morehead State 32-4 W 26 at Berea W 2/ 5 Ky. Wesleyan W 9 Transylvania 3-3 W 2 at Louisville L 3 at Western Kentucky 2-47 L 8 Centre 3-25 W 82

86 M e n s B a s k e t b a l l G u i d e all- time results Eastern s team scored 00 points five times on the way to the OVC title. 9 at Morehead State W Centre 43-5 W Berea W Western Kentucky L Millsaps L KIAC Tournament 2 SIAA Tournament, Jackson, Miss Record: 4-4 Coach: Charles T. Hughes 2/ 3 Alumni W Irvine Independent 6-8 W / 7 at Georgetown W 0 Transylvania 57-9 W 3 at Louisville W 4 at Western Kentucky 9-27 L 8 Morehead State W 23 Ky. Wesleyan 44-2 W 27 at Transylvania W 2/ 2 Western Kentucky 24-3 L 4 Berea 22-7 W 7 Georgetown 32-9 W at Morehead State W 2 at Berea 34-6 W 5 Louisville 34-9 W 8 at Ky. Wesleyan W 23 Louisville 9-29 L Lousiville Normal L KIAC Tournament 2 SIAA Tournament Record: 7-7 Coach: Charles T. Hughes 2/ 9 Alumni 28-9 W 6 Ky. Wesleyan W / 6 Morehead State W 2 at Louisville L 3 at Western Kentucky 6-30 L 20 Georgetown 39-2 W 27 Morehead State W 30 Murray State L 2/ 2 Berea W 6 at Union 2-32 L 9 Western Kentucky 32-3 W 2 at Berea 7-25 L 6 Louisville L 23 Western Kentucky 7-30 L KIAC Tournament, Louisville, Ky Record: 8-9 Coach: Charles T. Hughes 2/ 8 Alumni L 5 Ky. Wesleyan W / 5 Centre W 7 at Ky. Wesleyan W 0 at Georgetown W 2 Tenn. Wesleyan W 8 at Morehead State L 9 Union 30-9 W 26 at Western Kentucky L 28 at Murray State L 2/ 2 Berea 3-32 L 5 at Transylvania 7-23 L 8 Western Kentucky L 9 at Centre 30-4 L at Berea 6-25 L 3 Morehead State 22-8 W 22 Morehead State W KIAC Tournament, Bowling Green, Ky Record: 2-0 Coach: Rome Rankin 2/ 4 Alumni W / 4 Alfred Holbrook 44-2 W 0 Centre W at Transylvania L 3 at Berea L 7 Georgetown L 8 at Morehead State 5-26 L 24 at Louisville L 25 at Western Kentucky L 28 Ky. Wesleyan 23-8 W 3 Western Kentucky 23-6 L 2/ Ky. Wesleyan W 4 Murray State L 7 at Centre W 8 Morehead State L 2 Transylvania 28-6 W 5 Berea W 2 at Georgetown W 22 Louisville 38-3 W Berea 4-36 W 28 Transylvania W Western Kentucky L KIAC Tournament, Bowling Green, Ky Record: 0-6 Coach: Rome Rankin 2/ 5 Alumni 32-8 W 2 Transylvania 3-22 W 5 Ky. Wesleyan 3-30 W / 9 at Centre W 2 Louisville W 5 Georgetown W 8 at Berea L 2/ 3 Berea W 6 at Ky. Wesleyan L 9 at Georgetown 28-3 L 2 at Morehead State W 5 Centre W 9 at Western Kentucky L 20 at Transylvania W 25 Western Kentucky 7-28 L Union (Tenn.) L KIAC Tournament, Richmond, Ky. 2 SIAA Tournament, Jackson, Miss Record: 2-7 Coach: Rome Rankin 2/ Alumni W 4 at Georgetown W / 8 at Ky. Wesleyan W 0 at Transylvania L 2 Morehead State W 5 at Centre 3-29 W 7 at Berea W Centre W 22 Ky. Wesleyan W 28 at Western Kentucky 34-5 L 29 at Murray State L 2/ 2 Georgetown W 5 Berea L 8 Murray State 7-32 L 2 Western Kentucky 2-34 L 4 at Morehead State W 6 at Louisville W 9 Transylvania W 25 Murray State L KIAC Tournament, Richmond, Ky Record: -5 Coach: Rome Rankin at Louisville W at Ky. Wesleyan W at Morehead State L at Berea 4-32 W at Western Kentucky L Union W at Transylvania W Western Kentucky L Ky. Wesleyan W Berea W Morehead State W at Centre W Transylvania W at Union L Centre W Western Kentucky L KIAC Tournament Record: 6-2 Coach: Rome Rankin Central Michigan W Louisville W at Ky. Wesleyan W at Morehead State W at Berea W Morehead State 4-35 W Western Kentucky W Ky. Wesleyan 5-37 W at Transylvania 4-35 W at Western Kentucky L at Centre 5-34 W Berea W at Union W Transylvania W Centre W Union W Louisville W Morehead State L KIAC Tournament Record: 0-5 Coach: Rome Rankin Maryville W Central Michigan W at Centre 45-3 W at Western Kentucky 27-6 L Berea L at Ky. Wesleyan W at Union 34-3 W at Morehead State L Western Kentucky L Ky. Wesleyan W Centre W at Berea W Morehead State W Union W Murray State L KIAC Tournament Record: -5 Coach: Rome Rankin Georgetown W at Morehead State L at Centre W at Union L Berea 63-4 W at Ky. Wesleyan W at Western Kentucky 3-45 L Ky. Wesleyan W at Georgetown W at Berea 43-4 W Morehead State W Western Kentucky L Centre W Union W Morehead State W Union L KIAC Tournament Record: 2-5 Coach: Rome Rankin Ky. Wesleyan W Darnell Hospital 87-8 W Baptist Seminary W Georgetown 5-38 W Western Kentucky 47-6 L at Georgetown W at Berea L Morehead State W at Western Kentucky L at Transylvania W at Union W Berea W at Ky. Wesleyan L Transylvania W at Morehead State W Union W Morehead State L KIAC Tournament Record: 0-0 *No team due to WWII Record: 20-5 Coach: Rome Rankin Wilmington 6-26 W at Georgetown W at Lincoln Memorial 7-36 W at Carson Newman 57-9 W at Milligan 5-39 W Berea W Godman Field 5-35 W Georgetown 6-29 W Arkansas State 87-7 W Murray State W Morehead State W Milligan W at Louisville L Berea W at Morehead State L at Murray State W at Western Kentucky W Louisville L Lincoln Memorial W Western Kentucky L at Lincoln Memrorial W Simpson W Central Missouri W Pepperdine L Southern Illinois W Kansas City National Tournament 2 Consolation game Record: 2-3 Coach: Rome Rankin Berea 9-29 W Georgetown W at Bowling Green L at Ky. Wesleyan W at Hamline W Kansas State W at Xavier 49-4 W Murray State 7-66 W at Western Kentucky W

87 E a s t e r n K e n t u c k y U n i v e r s i t y all- time results (cont). Record: 2-3 Xavier W at Louisville 38-7 L at Georgetown W at Morehead State W at Berea 78-4 W Ky. Wesleyan W at Murray State W at Evansville L Louisville W Evansville W Morehead State 46-4 W Western Kentucky W Ky. Wesleyan W Morehead State W Louisville 66-5 W KIAC Tournament Record: 2-4 Coach: Paul S. McBrayer 2/ 7 Akron W 0 Pepperdine W 3 at Georgetown W 20 Baylor W 27 Toronto W / Tulsa W 4 at Ky. Wesleyan W at Centre W Murray State W 5 Morehead State W 8 at Davis & Elkins W 20 at Murray State L 22 Georgetown W 28 at Berea W 29 Ky. Wesleyan 6-48 W 3 at Morehead State W 2/ 3 Centre W 5 at Western Kentucky 47-8 L Manhattan L 3 Berea W 5 Western Kentucky W 20 Transylvania W 2 Murray State W 22 Morehead State W 22 Western Kentucky L Cincinnati Music Hall 2 Louisville Armory 3 KIAC Tournament, Louisville, Ky. 4 Final game Record: 7-7 Coach: Paul S. McBrayer 2/ 6 Southern Methodist L 2 Denver L 3 Furman W 7 Louisville L 9 Villanova W 22 at Murray State W 26 South Dakota W 27 Furman W Franklin W / 7 Ky. Wesleyan W 9 Valparaiso W 6 at Morehead State W 7 Murray State 5-42 W 24 at Ky. Wesleyan W 28 at Louisville L 3 Western Kentucky L 2/ 4 Georgetown W 7 at Berea W Berea W 2 Morehead State W 4 Indiana State 59-5 W 2 at Western Kentucky 5-65 L 26 Morehead State W 27 Western Kentucky L Louisville Armory 2 Cincinnati Music Hall 3 at Tampa, Fla. 4 KIAC Tournament, Louisville, Ky Rec: 6-4, 7-3 Coach: Paul S. McBrayer / 27 Indiana Central W 2/ 4 at Dayton W 0 Kansas State W at Ky. Wesleyan 8-53 W 5 Western Kentucky* L 8 Evansville* W 28 at Toledo W 29 at Toledo W 30 at Geneva W / 8 at Murray State* W Morehead State* 65-3 W 5 Murray State* W 20 at Evansville* 57-6 L 22 at Louisville* L 29 at Western Kentucky* W 2/ 2 Ky. Wesleyan W 8 at Morehead State* W 2 Louisville* W 24 Murray State 73-4 W 26 Western Kentucky L OVC Tournament 2 OVC championship game Rec: 6-6, 7-3 Coach: Paul S. McBrayer 2/ 2 Indiana Central W 3 Beloit 5-48 W 3 Louisville W 4 Evansville* W 6 at Bowling Green W 7 at Toledo L 28 at Beloit L 30 at Baldwin-Wallace W / 4 at Morehead State* W 7 at Western Kentucky* 6-86 L 9 Murray State* W 4 at Marshall* W 8 at Louisville L 2 Western Kentucky* 5-69 L 2/ Morehead State* L 4 at Evansville* W 6 at Murray State* W 0 Marshall* 7-55 W 5 Dayton W 23 Evansville W 24 Marshall (ot) W 25 Western Kentucky W OVC Tournament 2 OVC championship game Rec: 8-8, 8-3 Coach: Paul S. McBrayer / 27 at Virginia Tech W 2/ Indiana Central W 7 Brigham Young L 9 Geneva 78-5 W 4 at N.C. State (ot) L 5 Dayton W 20 North Carolina W 23 at Toledo L 29 Miami (Ohio) W 30 Beloit W / 3 Morehead State* W 6 at Evansville* L 8 at Murray State* W 2 at John Carroll 90-7 W 3 Tennessee Tech* W 7 Marshall* 87-6 W 24 at Dayton L 27 Murray State* 60-5 W 3 at Morehead State* L 2/ 3 Western Kentucky* W 0 at Marshall* W 4 Evansville* 7-62 W 7 at Western Kentucky* L 22 Marshall 9-54 W 23 Evansville 64-6 W 24 Murray State L OVC Tournament 2 OVC championship game Rec: 3-, 0-2 Coach: Paul S. McBrayer / 26 Xavier W 29 at Evansville* 7-45 W 2/ Virginia Tech W 84 The Colonels defeated Morehead State in an OVC playoff game, earning the right to advance to the NCAA Tournament. 8 Marshall* W 2 Louisville L 5 at N.C. State L 7 Evansville* W 22 at Toledo L / 3 at Morehead State* W 7 Murray State* W 0 Tennessee Tech* W 2 at La Salle L 4 at Seton Hall L 6 at Dayton L 9 at Western Kentucky* L 26 at Murray State* L 3 Morehead State* W 2/ 2 at Louisville L 4 Tampa 2-69 W 6 at Tennessee Tech* W 9 Western Kentucky* W 4 Dayton L 6 at Marshall* W 2 Murray State L OVC Tournament Rec: 6-9, 9- Coach: Paul S. McBrayer NCAA TOURNAMENT / 29 Georgetown 66-4 W 2/ 6 at Middle Tennessee* W 8 at Tennessee Tech* W 0 Virginia Tech W 3 at N.C. State L 7 at Dayton L 27 Brigham Young W / 3 at Toledo W 6 Middle Tennessee* 0-63 W 0 Louisville 9-85 W 3 at Morehead State* W 7 Western Kentucky* W 24 Murray State* W 26 at Xavier L 3 at La Salle L 2/ 2 Tennessee Tech* W 7 at Western Kentucky* L 0 Morehead State* W 4 Xavier 9-74 W 8 at Louisville L 2 at Murray State* W 26 Dayton (ot) L 27 Murray State W 28 Western Kentucky L 3/ 0 Notre Dame L OVC Tournament 2 OVC championship game 3 NCAA Tournament Rec: 7-6, 4-6 Coach: Paul S. McBrayer / 28 at Centre W 2/ Middle Tennessee* L 5 at Dayton L 8 Tennessee Tech* 2-82 W 2 at N.C. State L 6 Morehead State* L 28 Siena W 29 Western Kentucky 78-8 L 30 Xavier L / 2 at Toledo 8-89 L 9 at Louisville L 6 at Western Kentucky* L 8 Xavier L 23 at Murray State* 73-9 L 30 at Tennessee Tech* 90-6 W 2/ at Middle Tennessee* W 6 Western Kentucky* W 0 at Morehead State* 88-0 L 3 at Xavier 6-78 L 20 Murray State* L 25 Middle Tennessee W 26 Western Kentucky L 3/ 3 Louisville L KIT, Louisville 2 OVC Tournament 3 OVC championship game Rec: 5-8, 6-4 Coach: Paul S. McBrayer 2/ Centre W 4 at Louisville L 6 at Tenn. Tech* (₅ot) L at N.C. State L 3 Xavier W 20 at Virginia W 27 Western Kentucky 84-8 W 28 at Louisville L / at Toledo W 0 Tennessee Tech* W 2 at Morehead St.* (ot) W 5 Western Kentucky* L 7 Middle Tennessee* W 22 at Xavier L 29 Murray State* W 2/ 5 at Western Kentucky* L 7 at Middle Tenn.* W 9 Louisville (ot) W 2 Morehead State* 8-73 W 5 Loyola (La.) 20-9 W 9 at Murray State* (ot) L 25 Morehead State W 26 Murray State W KIT, Louisville, Ky. 2 OVC Tournament 3 OVC championship game Rec: 9-6, 3-7 Coach: Paul S. McBrayer 2/ Union 6-88 W 3 Middle Tennessee* W 7 Morehead State* 8-87 L 0 at N. C. State L 4 Xavier L 6 Mississippi L 7 Auburn 93-7 W 26 Bowling Green W 27 Murray State L 28 at Louisville L 3 at Toledo L / 5 at Middle Tennessee* W

88 M e n s B a s k e t b a l l G u i d e all- time results 7 at Tennessee Tech* 67-7 L 0 at Morehead State* L 4 Western Kentucky* L 2 at Louisville L 27 at Murray State* L 28 at Loyola (Ill.) W 30 Tennessee Tech* L 2/ 6 at Western Ky.* (ot) L at Loyola (La.) W 8 Murray State* W 2 Louisville W 23 at Xavier L 25 at Dayton L Blue-Gray Tournament 2 KIT Rec: 7-5, 4-6 Coach: Paul S. McBrayer 2/ 4 Louisville L 8 at Alabama L 0 Evansville 84-8 W 7 at N.C. State L / 5 at Tennessee Tech* W 7 at Middle Tennessee* W 2 at Western Kentucky* 7-9 L 6 at Louisville L 8 at Cincinnati L 9 at Dayton 6-8 L 26 Murray State* L 28 at Evansville L 3 Quantico Marines (ot) W 2/ 2 Western Kentucky* L 7 Toledo W Tennessee Tech* 5-97 W 4 Miami (Ohio) (ot) L 6 at Murray State* 77-9 L 8 Middle Tennessee* W 20 at Wake Forest 76-0 L 23 Morehead State* L 28 at Morehead State* L Rec: 8-, 3-7 Coach: Paul S. McBrayer 2/ 9 Villa Madonna 82-5 W 2 at Murray State* 6-69 L 4 at N.C. State L 6 at East Tenn. State 6-5 W 28 at Louisville L / 6 Tennessee Tech* (ot) L Western Kentucky* L 5 at Morehead State* L 8 at Loyola (Ill.) L 20 at Middle Tennessee* L 22 Murray State* W 2/ at Dayton L 5 Louisville W 8 at Tennessee Tech* L 0 Middle Tennessee* W 20 Morehead State* 9-72 W 22 at Western Kentucky* L 26 East Tenn. State W 3/ Loyola (La.) W Rec: 6-6, 0-2 Coach: Paul S. McBrayer NCAA TOURNAMENT 2/ at Miami (Ohio) W 4 Villa Madonna W 8 at Marshall L 5 Bellarmine W 8 Loyola (Ill.) W 20 at Dayton L / 3 at Western Kentucky* L 5 East Tenn. State* 0-72 W 7 at Louisville L 2 at Murray State* W 5 Middle Tennessee* W 9 at Tennessee Tech* 8-75 W 22 Morehead State* W 2/ 2 at Middle Tennessee* W 5 Tennessee Tech* W 0 at Morehead State* W 4 Murray State* W 8 Western Kentucky* W 26 at East Tenn. State* L 28 at N.C. State 7-69 W 3/ 2 at Loyola (La.) W Louisville L NCAA Tournament Rec: 4-8, 9-3 Coach: Paul S. McBrayer 2/ 5 Miami (Ohio) W 0 at Louisville L 2 Marshall W 28 Hamline W 29 Louisiana Tech W 30 NW Louisiana L / 4 at E. Tenn. State* (₂ot) W 9 Western Kentucky* W Murray State* W 4 at Middle Tennessee* W 8 Tennessee Tech* W 2 at Morehead State* W 23 at N.C. State L 30 Middle Tennessee* W 2/ 6 at Tennessee Tech* L Morehead State* W 3 at Murray State* L 6 at Western Ky.* (f) L 22 at Marshall L 25 East Tenn. State* W 27 at Dayton 5-64 L 3/ 3 Louisville 8-63 W Gulf-South Classic, Shreveport, La. (f) Forfeit Rec: 5-9, 9-3 Coach: Paul S. McBrayer 2/ Georgetown 7-63 W 5 Marshall W 0 at St. Bonaventure L 20 St. Mary s (Texas) W 29 at Texas A&M L 30 at Texas Tech W / 2 East Tenn. State* W 4 at Louisville L 7 at Western Kentucky* L 9 at Murray State* W 4 Middle Tennessee* W 26 at Middle Tennessee* W 27 at Tennessee Tech* L 2/ 4 Tennessee Tech* W 8 Louisville W Murray State* 0-77 W 3 Western Kentucky* 8-72 W 7 at East Tenn. State* W 20 at Miami (Ohio) 8-96 L 23 at Marshall W 25 at Dayton 7-79 L 28 at Morehead State* L 3/ 4 Morehead State* W Morehead State L Playoff to determine NCAA berth Rec: -6, 7-5 Coach: Paul S. McBrayer 2/ 9 Transylvania W 4 NW Louisiana W 8 Phillips 66 ers W / 4 New Mexico State W 8 Murray State* L 3 at East Tenn. State* W 20 at Dayton L 27 Western Kentucky* L 2/ Morehead State* W 3 at Middle Tennessee* W 7 Tennessee Tech* W 0 at Murray State* L 7 at Tennessee Tech* L 2 Middle Tennessee* 3-69 W 24 at Western Kentucky* L 3/ 3 East Tenn. State* W 5 at Morehead State* W Rec: 9-2, 6-6 Coach: James E. Baechtold 2/ 3 Miami (Ohio) L 8 at Dayton L 0 at Toledo L 7 Wittenberg (₃ot) W 27 Texas Christian W 28 Southern Mississippi W 29 Centenary L / 2 at Louisville L 5 at Western Kentucky* W 7 at Murray State* L 2 East Tenn. State* 8-83 L 26 at Tennessee Tech* W 29 at Morehead State* L 2/ 2 Middle Tennessee* 6-8 W 9 Murray State* 88-9 L 6 Tennessee Tech* W 20 at Middle Tennessee* 7-78 L 23 Western Kentucky* L 26 Morehead State* 0-84 W 3/ 2 at East Tenn. State* W 6 Louisville L Gulf South Classic Rec: 5-9, 9-5 Coach: James E. Baechtold 2/ 2 at Campbellsville W 4 Louisville W 7 Dayton L Marshall W 9 at Syracuse W 2 at St. Bonaventure L 27 William & Mary (ot) 6-55 W 28 Richmond W / 6 Western Kentucky* W 9 Austin Peay* (ot) W 3 Murray State* W 8 at E. Tenn. State* (ot) L 25 at Louisville L 2/ at Tennessee Tech* W 4 Morehead State* L 8 at Marshall L 3 at Middle Tennessee* L 5 at Murray State* L 8 Tennessee Tech* W 2 Middle Tennessee* W 24 at Austin Peay* L 29 at Western Kentucky* W 3/ 3 at Morehead State* 7-66 W 7 East Tenn. State* W Watauga Invitational, Johnson City, Tenn Rec: 9-6, 3- Coach: James E. Baechtold NCAA TOURNAMENT 2/ 2 Transylvania W 5 at Dayton 7-73 L 9 Marshall W 4 Syracuse W 2 Austin Peay 00-8 W 23 at Western Kentucky L 30 at Ky. Wesleyan L / 4 at Morehead State* W 9 Austin Peay* W Middle Tennessee* W 6 at Western Kentucky* W 8 at Murray State* L 23 Ky. Wesleyan W 30 at East Tenn. State* 93-8 W 2/ Tennessee Tech* W 6 at Middle Tennessee* W 8 at Austin Peay* W 3 Murray State* W 5 Western Kentucky* W 20 East Tenn. State* W 22 at Tennessee Tech* 99-8 W 25 at Marshall W 27 Morehead State* W 3/ at Miami (Ohio) L 9 DePaul L OVC Tournament 2 NCAA Tournament Rec: 6-9, 9-5 Coach: James E. Baechtold 2/ Transylvania 9-54 W 4 Dayton L at Marshall L 6 Central Missouri W 20 Austin Peay W 2 Murray State W 22 Western Kentucky L 27 William & Mary L 28 Harvard W / 3 Morehead State* W 8 at Austin Peay* 0-96 W 0 at Middle Tennessee* W 5 Murray State* (ot) L 7 Western Kentucky* L 29 at Tennessee Tech* L 3 East Tenn. State* W 2/ 5 at Morehead State* 8-79 W 9 Marshall W 2 Middle Tennessee* W 4 Austin Peay* W 9 at Murray State* 9-0 L 2 at Western Kentucky* L 26 Tennessee Tech* W 28 at East Tenn. State* W 3/ 2 Miami (Ohio) W OVC Tournament 2 Motor City Classic Rec: 5-8, 2-2 Coach: James E. Baechtold 2/ Transylvania 3-89 W 7 Marshall L 0 Dayton L 6 at Virginia Tech L 7 Florida State 8-59 W 9 East Tenn. State L / 4 at Marshall 83-2 L 7 Austin Peay* 62-7 L 9 Murray State* L 4 at Western Kentucky* 7-2 L 6 at Middle Tennessee* L 2 Northern Illinois W 28 at East Tenn. State* L 2/ 4 at Morehead State* 75-9 L 6 Tennessee Tech* L at Murray State* W 3 at Austin Peay* L 8 Middle Tennessee* W 20 Western Kentucky* 62-7 L 25 East Tenn. State* (ot) L 27 at Tennessee Tech* 9- L 3/ at Miami (Ohio) (ot) L 4 Morehead State* L Virginia Tech Invitational 2 OVC Tournament Rec: 0-4, 6-8 Coach: Guy Strong 2/ East Tenn. State L 9 Dayton W 3 Marshall W 5 at Tampa W 6 at Miami (Fla.) L 28 at Ball State W / 6 at Austin Peay* W 8 at Murray State* 67-7 L 3 Western Kentucky* W 5 Middle Tennessee* W 7 at Virginia Tech L 20 at Marshall 7-86 L 27 East Tenn. State* L 29 at St. Francis (Pa.) L 2/ 3 at Morehead State* L 5 at Tennessee Tech* W 0 Murray State* L 2 Austin Peay* 9-79 W 7 at Middle Tennessee* 8-83 L 9 at Western Kentucky* L 24 at East Tenn. State* L 26 Tennessee Tech* L 28 Miami (Ohio) (₃ot) L 3/ 2 Morehead State* W OVC Tournament 85

89 E a s t e r n K e n t u c k y U n i v e r s i t y all- time results Rec: 3-9, 7-7 Coach: Guy Strong / 30 Ball State W 2/ 7 at Canisius W Marshall W 4 Morehead State* L 8 Transylvania W 28 at Dayton L / 4 Austin Peay* L 6 Murray State* L at Western Kentucky* L 3 at Middle Tennessee* W 8 at East Tenn. State* W 20 Tennessee Tech* 87-7 W 22 Virginia Tech W 30 at Marshall 79-8 L 2/ 3 St. Francis (Pa.) W 8 at Morehead State* L 0 Western Kentucky* W 5 at Murray State* L 7 at Austin Peay* 9-82 W 22 Middle Tennessee* W 3/ East Tenn. State* W 3 at Tennessee Tech* L Rec: 2-0, 8-6 Coach: Guy Strong 2/ at Michigan State L 6 Western Carolina 0-73 W 0 at La Salle L 3 Dayton L 5 at Morehead State* W 8 Georgia Southern W / 3 at Austin Peay* 2-96 W 5 at Murray State* L 0 Western Kentucky* L 2 Middle Tennessee* W 7 East Tenn. State* L 9 at Tennessee Tech* L 2 at Virginia Tech 74-9 L 2/ 2 Canisius W 7 Morehead State* W 9 at Western Kentucky* L 4 Murray State* W 6 Austin Peay* W 2 at Middle Tennessee* L 23 VCU W 28 at East Tenn. State* W 3/ 2 Tennessee Tech* W Rec: 6-8, 0-4 Coach: Guy Strong 2/ Berea - 77 W 5 at Kansas L 7 Howard Payne L 0 St. Francis (Pa.) 9-87 W 2 VCU W 7 Western Carolina W 28 Weber State L 29 Portland State W / 2 Murray State* 74-8 L 4 Austin Peay* 5-89 W 9 at Western Kentucky* L at Middle Tennessee* W 6 at East Tenn. State* L 8 Tennessee Tech* W 20 Virginia Tech W 2/ 2 at Dayton 86-0 L 6 Morehead State* W 3 at Austin Peay* W 5 at Murray State* 82-8 W 20 Middle Tennessee* W 22 Western Ky.* (₂ot) L 27 East Tenn. State* W 3/ at Tennessee Tech* 95-9 W 4 at Morehead State* W Evansville Invitational Rec: 5-, 9-5 Coach: Guy Strong NCAA TOURNAMENT 2/ SW Louisiana W 4 at Florida State L 9 at St. Francis (Pa.) L 3 Dayton 98-9 W 27 Texas Tech W 29 Santa Clara W 30 at Oklahoma City W / 6 at SW Louisiana L 0 Oral Roberts L 5 at Austin Peay* W 7 at Murray State* L 22 Middle Tennessee* W 24 Western Kentucky* W 29 at Tennessee Tech* W 3 East Tenn. State* L 2/ 5 at Morehead State* L 2 Murray State* W 4 Austin Peay* W 9 at Western Kentucky* L 2 at Middle Tenn.* (₂ot) 92-9 W 26 at E. Tenn. State* (ot) L 28 Tennessee Tech* W 3/ 4 Morehead State* 2-9 W 6 Virginia Tech L 8 Morehead State W Florida State L All-College Tournament 2 OVC playoff game at Frankfort, Ky. 3 NCAA Tournament Rec: 2-3, 7-7 Coach: Guy Strong / 27 Centre W 2/ at Kansas State L 4 Florida State L 9 VCU W Morehead State* W 2 at VCU L 29 Montana State L 30 St. Mary s (Calif.) W / 3 at Dayton W 6 at Marshall L 3 Murray State* L 5 Austin Peay* L 20 at Western Kentucky* W 22 at Middle Tennessee* W 27 East Tenn. State* 66-6 W 29 Tennessee Tech* W 2/ 3 Marshall L 5 Virginia Tech 8-72 W 0 at Austin Peay* L 2 at Murray State* L 7 Middle Tennessee* W 9 Western Kentucky* 7-77 L 24 at Tennessee Tech* L 26 at East Tenn. State* W 3/ 3 at Morehead State* L Freedom Hall, Louisville, Ky. 2 Oral Roberts Classic Rec: 8-5, 6-6 Coach: Bob Mulcahy 2/ Indiana State W 5 at Maryland L 0 Florida State L 7 at Oral Roberts L 27 at Louisville 75-9 L 28 South Carolina L / 3 at Virginia Tech L 5 at Marshall L 2 at Murray State* (ot) W 4 at Austin Peay* 7-64 W 9 Western Kentucky* L 2 Middle Tennessee* W 26 at Tennessee Tech* L 28 E. Tenn. State* (₂ot) W 2/ 2 at Morehead State* 83-9 L 4 Marshall W 9 Austin Peay* 8-00 L Murray State* 7-69 W 6 at Middle Tennessee* L 8 at Western Kentucky* L 23 at East Tenn. State* W 25 Tennessee Tech* L 3/ 2 Morehead State* L Citizens Fidelity Classic, Louisville, Ky Rec: 7-8, 3- Coach: Bob Mulcahy 2/ 2 Baptist College W 4 Louisiana Tech W 7 at Indiana State L at Louisiana Tech L 4 Morris Harvey W 2 at Marshall L 23 at Georgetown Univ L / 4 at Florida State L 8 Marshall W Austin Peay* L 3 Murray State* W 5 Dayton L 8 at Middle Tennessee* 70-9 L 20 at Western Kentucky* L 25 East Tenn. State* 9-82 W 27 at Tennessee Tech* 7-86 L 2/ Morehead State* W 3 Virginia Tech 8-90 L 8 at Murray State* L 0 at Austin Peay* L 5 Western Kentucky* L 7 Middle Tennessee* L 22 Tennessee Tech* L 24 at East Tenn. State* 9-97 L 3/ at Morehead State* 66-8 L Rec: 0-5, 6-8 Coach: Bob Mulcahy / 29 UNC Charlotte L 2/ 2 at Marshall 7-75 L 6 Florida State L 9 at Dayton L 20 at Morris Harvey 67-6 W 27 at Oklahoma City W 29 Long Island L 30 Utah State W / 7 Morehead State* W 0 at Cincinnati L 7 at Murray State* L 9 at Austin Peay* L 24 Western Kentucky* L 26 Middle Tennessee* W 3 at Tennessee Tech* W 2/ 2 East Tenn. State* W 4 Tennessee Tech* L 7 at Morehead State* L 9 Marshall W 4 Austin Peay* W 6 Murray State* W 2 at Middle Tennessee* L 23 at Western Kentucky* L 28 at East Tenn. State* L 3/ 4 at Morehead State L All-College Tournament 2 OVC Tournament Rec: 8-6, 3- Coach: Ed Byhre 2/ at UNC Charlotte L 4 Morris Harvey W 6 Dayton L Robert Morris 80-6 W 7 at Toledo L 8 Marshall W / 3 at Robert Morris L 8 Austin Peay* L 0 Murray State* 70-7 L 5 at Middle Tennessee* 7-86 L 7 at Western Kentucky* L 22 East Tenn. State* 8-85 L 24 at Tennessee Tech* W 29 Morehead State* L 2/ Cleveland State W 5 at Murray State* 8-89 L 7 at Austin Peay* 8-89 L 9 Cincinnati L 2 Middle Tennessee* 66-7 L 4 Western Kentucky* L 6 Marshall 8-79 W 9 Tennessee Tech* W 2 at East Tenn. State* W 26 at Morehead St.* (ot) L Toledo Blade Classic Rec: 5-, 8-6 Coach: Ed Byhre / 26 Northern Kentucky W 28 at Minnesota 59-6 L 2/ 3 Toledo L 5 at Dayton L 7 Urbana W 2 at Cincinnati L 7 Georgia College W 9 at Cleveland State W 26 at Marquette L 27 Army 79-7 W / 7 Western Ky.* (ot) W 9 Middle Tennessee* L 2 Austin Peay* 85-3 L 4 at Murray State* W 6 at Tennessee Tech* W 2 at East Tenn. State* L 23 Morehead State* W 28 at Middle Tenn.* (ot) L 30 at Western Ky.* (ot) W 2/ 4 at Austin Peay* 8-73 W 6 at Murray State* L Indiana-Southeast W 3 E. Tenn. State* (₂ot) L 8 at Tennessee Tech* W 20 Wilmington W 25 Morehead State* W Milwaukee Classic Rec: 2-8, 9-3 Coach: Ed Byhre NCAA TOURNAMENT / 25 Northern Kentucky W 27 Ball State W 2/ Missouri 8-82 L 2 UAB L 4 Dayton W 9 Butler 04-8 W 6 at UNC Charlotte W 20 at Nevada-Reno L 2 Fresno State W / 3 at Toledo L 8 at Middle Tennessee* 8-77 W 3 Austin Peay* W 5 Murray State* W 20 Tennessee Tech* 2-84 W 22 Urbana 5-6 W 27 Morehead State* W 29 at Western Kentucky* L 2/ 3 Middle Tennessee* W 5 Western Kentucky* L 0 at Austin Peay* W 2 at Murray State* W 5 West Virginia W 7 Tiffin 9-63 W 9 at Tennessee Tech* W 2 Univ. of the South 9-68 W 24 at Morehead State* 9-98 L 3/ 2 Middle Tennessee W 3 Western Kentucky W 9 Tennessee L Show-Me Classic 2 Wolfpack Classic 3 at Charleston, W.Va. 4 OVC Tournament 5 NCAA Tournament Rec: 5-2, 7-5 Coach: Ed Byhre 2/ at Butler (ot) L 3 UNC Charlotte W 8 Mississippi College W 5 at Ball State W 7 at Dayton L 20 at Charleston (₃ot) L / 2 UNC Wilmington W 5 Southern Miss W 0 at Austin Peay* W 2 at Murray State* L 7 at Tennessee Tech* W 9 Akron W 2 at Southern Miss L 24 at Morehead State* L 26 Western Kentucky* W 86

90 M e n s B a s k e t b a l l G u i d e all- time results Eastern Kentucky won the OVC championship thanks to a last-second jump shot by Josh Taylor (24). 28 Maine W 3 at Middle Tennessee* L 2/ 2 at Western Kentucky* L 4 at Pittsburgh L 7 Austin Peay* W 9 Murray State* L South Carolina St W 4 at Akron L 6 Tennessee Tech* W 2 Morehead State* W 23 Middle Tennessee* W 28 at Western Ky. (ot) L OVC Tournament Rec: 0-6, 7-7 Coach: Ed Byhre / 29 Butler W 2/ 3 at Southern Miss L 6 Dayton L 9 Northern Iowa W 3 at UNC Wilmington (ot) L 20 at Arkansas L 29 Fordham 79-9 L 30 Navy W / 2 at Maine L 5 Middle Tennessee* L 8 Austin Peay* L 0 Murray State* W 2 Pittsburgh L 5 at Tennessee Tech* 9-75 W 7 Akron* W 22 Morehead State* 9-65 W 29 Western Kentucky* L 3 at Middle Tennessee* W 2/ 2 Southern Miss L 5 at Austin Peay* 5-54 L 7 at Murray State* L 9 Western Illinois L 2 at Akron* W 4 Tennessee Tech* L 9 at Morehead State* W 2 at Western Kentucky* L Senior Bowl Tournament Rec: 5-2, 3-3 Coach: Max Good / 28 at Butler W 2/ at Toledo L 3 Arkansas State L 5 Eastern Illinois L 0 Tennessee Tech* L 2 Middle Tennessee* 5-69 L 7 at Youngstown State* L 9 at Akron* W 29 Indiana-Southeast W / 2 at Northern Iowa L 4 at Western Illinois L 0 Western Kentucky* L 4 at Austin Peay* L 6 at Murray State* L 20 at Arkansas State L 23 at Morehead State* L 25 Northern Kentucky L 28 Youngstown State* L 30 Akron* W 2/ 4 at Western Kentucky* 34-6 L Austin Peay* 50-5 L 3 Murray State* L 6 at Dayton L 20 Morehead State* L 25 at Tenn. Tech* (ot) 8-80 W 27 at Middle Tennessee* L Rec: 0-7, 7-7 Coach: Max Good / 27 Clinch Valley 90-5 W 2/ Dayton L 4 at Eastern Illinois W 8 at Louisville L Toledo L 7 Murray State* L 8 Middle Tennessee* W 27 Vanderbilt 7-82 L 28 Penn L / 4 at Northern Kentucky L 8 at Austin Peay* L at Xavier L 5 Morehead State* W 2 Youngstown St.* (ot) W 22 Akron* W 27 at Tennessee Tech* W 29 at Memphis State L 2/ 4 Austin Peay* W 5 W.Va. Wesleyan L 8 Kentucky State L 2 at Morehead State* L 4 Delaware W 8 at Youngstown State* W 9 at Akron* L 25 Tennessee Tech* L 3/ 4 at Murray State* L 5 at Middle Tennessee* L Music City Invitational Rec: -6, 5-9 Coach: Max Good / 26 at Cincinnati L 28 Wilmington W 2/ 3 Northern Kentucky W 6 Xavier L 0 at Vanderbilt L 7 at Samford L 9 at Auburn L / 2 at Memphis State L 7 at Dayton L 9 at Valparaiso W 2 Tennessee Tech* L 4 Middle Tennessee* W 6 Indiana-Southeast W 9 at Murray State* L 2 at Austin Peay* L 23 Western Kentucky W 26 at Akron* L 28 at Youngstown State* 6-75 L 2/ 4 Morehead State* L 9 Akron* W 87 Youngstown St.* (ot) W 3 at Kentucky State W 6 at Tennessee Tech* 44-6 L 8 at Middle Tennessee* 6-64 L 23 Murray State* 7-54 W 25 Austin Peay* W 3/ 8 at Morehead State* L Rec: 6-3, 9-5 Coach: Max Good / 24 at Cincinnati L 26 Wilmington W 2/ Kentucky State W 4 Dayton L 8 Indiana-Southeast - 73 W 5 Augusta W 7 at Vanderbilt L 20 at Tennessee L 22 at Furman W 28 at Utah L 29 Ohio L / 7 Morehead State* W 2 at Tennessee Tech* L 4 at Middle Tennessee* L 6 Clinch Valley W 9 Murray State* 53-5 W 2 Austin Peay* W 26 Akron* (₅ot) L 27 Youngstown State* 74-6 W 2/ 2 at Morehead State* 66-6 W 6 at Western Kentucky L 9 at Akron* 6-55 W at Youngstown St.* (ot) 60-6 L 6 Tennessee Tech* (ot) L 8 at Middle Tenn.* (ot) W 23 at Murray State* W 25 at Austin Peay* W 28 Austin Peay W 3/ Youngstown State L Utah Classic, Salt Lake City, Utah 2 OVC Tournament Rec: 0-8, 5-9 Coach: Max Good / 26 at Georgia Southern 6-77 L 30 Ohio Dominican W 2/ 2 Valparaiso W 6 at Illinois L 7 Murray State 6-63 L 9 Miami (Ohio) L 4 Cincinnati L 9 Wilmington W 30 Furman L / 6 at Louisville L 8 Indiana-Southeast 6-49 W at Akron* L 3 at Young. State* (₂ot) L 5 Clinch Valley W 8 Tennessee Tech* W 20 Middle Tennessee* L 25 at Murray State* L 27 at Austin Peay* L 2/ at Morehead State* W 3 at Bowling Green 60-6 L 8 Austin Peay* L 0 Murray State* W 5 Youngstown State* L 7 Akron* W 22 at Middle Tennessee* L 24 at Tennessee Tech* 57-6 L 27 Morehead State* W Middle Tennessee L Illini Classic 2 OVC Tournament Rec: 9-, 9-5 Coach: Max Good 2/ Samford W 4 Lee College 5-02 W 6 at Louisville L 8 Milligan 2-54 W 3 at Miami (Ohio) (ot) W 5 Auburn L 9 at Stetson L 20 La Salle L 29 at Augusta W / 7 Western Kentucky W 0 Akron* 82-6 W 2 Youngstown State* W 4 UNC Asheville W 7 at Tennessee Tech* W 9 at Middle Tennessee* L 24 Murray State* L 26 Austin Peay* W 3 at Morehead State* L 2/ 3 at UNC Asheville L 7 at Austin Peay* L 9 at Murray State* W Wilmington 23-7 W 4 at Youngstown State* W 6 at Akron* L 2 Middle Tennessee* W 23 Tennessee Tech* - 80 W 26 Morehead State* W 3/ 2 Murray State W 6 Akron W 7 Austin Peay L Hawaiian Tropic Classic 2 OVC Tournament Rec: 8-, 0-4 Coach: Max Good / 30 UNC Asheville 0-87 W 2/ 4 Southeast Louisiana W 5 at Marshall 6-62 L 2 Bristol W 5 at Indiana L 9 Bowling Green W 22 at Louisville L 27 Detroit W 28 at Wyoming L / 2 at Western Kentucky L 4 at Tennessee State* W Morehead State* 8-78 W 3 Wilmington W 6 at Murray State* L 8 at Austin Peay* L 23 Tennessee State* 4-97 W 25 Youngstown State* W 30 Tennessee Tech* W 2/ Middle Tennessee* W 6 at Morehead State* W 0 South Carolina St W 2 at Middle Tennessee* L 5 at Tennessee Tech* W 20 Austin Peay* W 22 Murray State* L 27 at Youngstown State* W 29 at Butler L 3/ 7 Tennessee Tech W at Murray State L Marshall Memorial Tournament 2 Cowboy Shootout 3 OVC Tournament Rec: 7-22, 4-8 Coach: Max Good / 28 at UNC Asheville L 30 W.Va. Wesleyan W 2/ 5 at South Carolina St L 0 Western Kentucky L 2 Georgia Southern L 7 Liberty L 9 Butler L 2 at Louisville L 28 at Toledo L 29 Washington State L 3 at Ohio L / 0 at Morehead State* W 4 Austin Peay* 7-97 L 6 Murray State* L 2 at Middle Tennessee* L 23 at Tennessee State* W 28 at Tennessee Tech* L 30 at Liberty 6-62 L 2/ 4 Morehead State* 68-9 L 7 Indiana-Southeast W American L 3 Tennessee Tech* W 5 Wright State L

91 E a s t e r n K e n t u c k y U n i v e r s i t y all- time results (cont.) Rec: 7-22, Tennessee State* (ot) W 20 Middle Tennessee* 63-8 L 25 at Murray State* L 27 at Austin Peay* L 3/ 4 at Morehead State W 5 Middle Tennessee L Toledo MVP Classic 2 OVC Tournament Rec: 3-7, 7-5 Coach: Mike Pollio / 27 at American L 29 Bellarmine W 2/ Colorado State L 2 District of Columbia W 5 at Miami (Ohio) L 9 Alabama L Indiana-Southeast W 4 Ohio L 6 Liberty W 8 Arkansas State L / 4 at Southern Illinois 6-04 L 6 at Arkansas State L 0 Morehead State* 58-9 L 3 at Austin Peay* 6-59 W 5 at Murray State* L 20 Tennessee State* 83-7 W 22 Western Ky. (₂ot) L 24 at Wright State L 27 Tennessee Tech* W 29 Middle Tennessee* 67-5 W (cont.) 2/ 5 at Morehead State* L 0 at Middle Tennessee* 8-66 W 2 at Tennessee Tech* 58-6 L 9 at Tennessee State* W 2 at Western Kentucky L 24 Murray State* L 26 Austin Peay* 64-6 W 3/ 3 Middle Tennessee W 7 Morehead State W 8 Murray State L Marshall Memorial Classic 2 Birmingham, Ala. 3 OVC Tournament Rec: 9-0, 9-3 Coach: Mike Pollio / 28 UNC Greensboro W 2/ Wilberforce 2-48 W 3 Miami (Ohio) W 7 at Brigham Young L 8 George Mason W at Mississippi State L 5 Bellarmine W 2 UNC Wilmington W 27 at Kentucky L / 3 Southern Illinois 65-6 W 8 at Morehead State* W 2 at Tennessee Tech* L 4 at Tennessee State* W 9 Middle Tennessee* W 2 at Colorado State L 23 at UM-Kansas City L 26 Austin Peay* W 28 Murray State* W 30 at Western Kentucky L 2/ 4 Morehead State* 72-6 W 6 at UNC Wilmington W 9 at Murray State* L at Austin Peay* L 6 UM-Kansas City W 8 at Middle Tennessee* W 23 Tennessee State* W 25 Tennessee Tech* W 3/ 2 Tennessee State W 6 Middle Tennessee L BYU Cougar Classic 2 OVC Tournament Rec: 9-4, 9-5 Coach: Mike Pollio / 25 Northern Kentucky W 29 Southern Florida W 30 Miami (Fla.) 66-6 W 2/ Texas Christian L 4 Western Kentucky L 6 Syracuse L 7 Wright State W 4 Colorado State W 6 Mississippi State L 28 Auburn L 29 Alaska-Anchorage L / 2 Howard W 8 Morehead State* W Tennessee Tech* W 3 Tennessee State* 64-6 W 8 at Kentucky L 20 at SE Missouri* L 22 at Cincinnati 4-8 L 25 at Murray State* W 27 at Middle Tennessee* L 2/ UT Martin W 3 at Morehead State* 7-86 L 8 Middle Tennessee* W 0 Murray State* L 2 at UNC Greensboro W 5 SE Missouri* W 7 Austin Peay* W 22 at Tennessee State* W 24 at Tennessee Tech* L 29 at Austin Peay* W 3/ 6 Tennessee State W 7 Tennessee Tech W 8 Murray State L San Juan Shootout 2 Carrier Classic, Syracuse, N.Y. 3 Dr. Pepper Classic, Chattanooga, Tenn. 4 OVC Tournament Rec: 5-2, -5 Coach: Mike Calhoun 2/ 2 Northern Kentucky 8-7 W 5 Thomas More Coll W 8 at Kentucky L Eastern Michigan 75-6 W 2 Wright State L 7 at Howard W 2 at Western Kentucky L 29 at Northern Iowa L / 4 East Tenn. State 66-7 L 9 at Tennessee Tech* L at Middle Tennessee* W 3 Northern Iowa 59-6 L 6 Austin Peay* W 8 Tennessee State* W 23 at Murray State* L 25 at SE Missouri* L 28 at Morehead State* L 30 UT Martin* W 2/ 6 at Austin Peay* W 8 at Tennessee State* L Morehead State* W 3 Murray State* W 5 SE Missouri* W 20 Tennessee Tech* W 22 Middle Tennessee* W 27 at UT Martin* W 3/ 4 Murray State L USAir Classic 2 OVC Tournament Rec: 3-4, 9-7 Coach: Mike Calhoun / 27 Clinch Valley W 2/ at Chicago State 0-85 W 4 Davis & Elkins 2-67 W 8 at Kentucky L at Louisville L 4 Wright State W 8 at Indiana 80-9 L 23 at UNLV L 29 Oklahoma L 30 Texas Tech L / 3 at Morehead State* 90-8 W 8 SE Missouri* W 0 Murray State* L 3 at Tennessee State* L 5 at UT Martin* W 7 at Austin Peay* 8-85 L 22 Middle Tennessee* W 24 Tennessee Tech* W 29 Morehead State* W 2/ 5 at Murray State* L 7 at SE Missouri* W 2 Austin Peay* W 4 Tennessee State* 9-95 L 2 UT Martin* W 26 at Tennessee Tech* L 28 at Middle Tennessee* L 3/ 3 Morehead State L All College Tournament, Okla. City, Okla. 2 OVC Tournament Rec: 9-9, 6-0 Coach: Mike Calhoun / 26 at East Tenn. State 9-96 L 29 Chicago State W 2/ 3 Central Florida W 6 Marshall 7-88 L 0 at Louisville L 7 at Dayton L 2 Western Kentucky L 28 at Indiana L 29 Pepperdine 55-6 L / 2 at Marshall L 4 Morehead State* L 7 at SE Missouri* L 9 at Murray State* L 4 Tennessee State* L 6 Austin Peay* L 2 at Middle Tennessee* L 23 at Tennessee Tech* W 28 UT Martin* W 30 at Morehead State* W 2/ 4 Murray State* W 6 SE Missouri* 7-66 W at Austin Peay* W 3 at Tennessee State* 6-63 L 8 at UT Martin* L 25 Tennessee Tech* 60-7 L 27 Middle Tennessee* L 3/ 2 Morehead State W 3 Murray State L Hoosier Classic, Indianapolis, Ind. 2 OVC Tournament Rec: 3-4, 7-9 Coach: Mike Calhoun / 25 Miami (Ohio) L 28 West Virginia State 0-88 W 2/ 2 at Wright State L 6 Dayton 7-65 W 9 Loyola (Ill.) 68-6 W 3 at Louisville L 7 at Central Florida W 20 Oakland City W 28 Ohio State L 29 Alcorn State W / 3 at Morehead State* L 6 SE Missouri* W 0 Morehead State* W 3 at Murray State* L 5 at UT Martin* W 20 Austin Peay* 7-72 L 22 Middle Tennessee* W 27 at Tennessee State* L 29 at Tennessee Tech* L 2/ 5 at SE Missouri* W 0 UT Martin* W 2 Murray State* L 7 at Middle Tennessee* L 9 at Austin Peay* L 24 Tennessee Tech* W 26 Tennessee State* L 29 Austin Peay L Cowboy Shootout, Casper, Wyo. 2 OVC Tournament Rec: 8-8, 6-2 Coach: Mike Calhoun / 23 at Loyola (Ill.) L 26 Ohio Valley College W 30 at Illinois State L 2/ 7 Austin Peay* W 0 at Miami (Ohio) 40-9 L 4 FIU W 2 Samford L 27 Richmond L 28 Northeastern L / 4 Middle Tennessee* W 6 Tennessee Tech* L at SE Missouri* L 3 at Eastern Illinois* L 6 at Morehead State* L 8 Murray State* L 20 UT Martin* L 25 at Austin Peay* L 27 at Tennessee State* 7-82 L 2/ at Tennessee Tech* L 3 at Middle Tennessee* 58-9 L 8 Eastern Illinois* W 0 SE Missouri* W 3 Morehead State* W 5 at UT Martin* L 7 at Murray State* L 22 Tennessee State* W Iona Pepsi Classic Rec: 0-7, 8-0 Coach: Scott Perry / 8 Berea L 22 at FIU L 24 at Miami (Fla.) L 2/ 4 at Murray State* L 6 at UT Martin* L 3 at Samford L 20 at Cincinnati L 22 Indiana State 6-78 L 30 at Georgia State W / 3 Eastern Illinois* W 5 SE Missouri* (ot) W 8 at Austin Peay* L 0 at Tennessee State* 7-69 W 3 Murray State* L 7 at Morehead State* L 22 Middle Tennessee* L 24 Tennessee Tech* W 29 at Eastern Illinois* (ot) L 3 at SE Missouri* L 2/ 3 UT Martin* W 5 Austin Peay* L 7 Tennessee State* L 0 IUPUI W 4 Morehead State* W 9 at Middle Tennessee* W 2 at Tennessee Tech* W 24 Middle Tennessee 49-6 L OVC Tournament Rec: 3-23, 2-6 Coach: Scott Perry / 7 at Kentucky L 9 Belmont W 24 at Indiana State L 2/ 3 UT Martin* (ot) L 5 Murray State* L 0 at SE Missouri* L 2 IUPUI 6-74 L 9 at Notre Dame L 2 California L 22 Mississippi State L 30 Georgia State 56-6 L / 4 at Eastern Illinois* 56-7 L 7 Tennessee State* L 9 Austin Peay* L 2 at UT Martin* (ot) W 6 Morehead State* L 2 at Tennessee Tech* L 23 at Middle Tennessee* L 30 Eastern Illinois* W 2/ 2 at Murray State* 66-8 L 4 at Tennessee State* L 6 at Austin Peay* L 3 at Morehead State* 69-9 L 6 SE Missouri* 6-77 L 8 Tennessee Tech* L 20 Middle Tennessee* L Golden Bear Classic, Oakland, Calif. 88

92 M e n s B a s k e t b a l l G u i d e all- time results Rec: 6-2, 2-6 Coach: Scott Perry / 20 at Belmont L 27 Wilmington (Ohio) 97-6 W 30 Loyola (Ill.) W 2/ 4 at Morehead State* W Shawnee State W 9 at Ohio State L 22 American W 28 at UNLV L 30 at Cal State Fullerton L / 3 at Detroit 5-65 L 6 Middle Tennessee* W 8 Tennessee Tech* L 3 at Austin Peay* L 5 at Tennessee State* L 8 Morehead State* L 20 Murray State* L 22 UT Martin* L 27 at Eastern Illinois* L 29 at SE Missouri* L 2/ 3 at Middle Tennessee* 7-94 L 5 at Tennessee Tech* 66-9 L 0 Austin Peay* L 2 Tennessee State* L 7 at Murray State* 68-0 L 9 at UT Martin* L 24 Eastern Illinois* L 26 SE Missouri* L Rec: 7-9, -5 Coach: Travis Ford / 7 Urbana W 22 at Xavier L 28 Capital 70-6 W 2/ 2 at Ohio State L 5 at Kentucky L 9 Shawnee State W 8 High Point (ot) W 20 Cal State Fullerton W 23 at Loyola Chicago L 28 at American W / 4 at Tennessee Tech* L Tennessee State* L 3 Austin Peay* 73-8 L 6 at Morehead State* 84-9 L 8 at UT Martin* 60-7 L 20 at Murray State* L 27 Eastern Illinois* L 29 SE Missouri* L 2/ 3 Tennessee Tech* L 5 Morehead State* (ot) L 8 at Tennessee State* L 0 at Austin Peay* L 5 UT Martin* W 7 Murray State* 8-86 L 22 at SE Missori* 70-8 L 24 at Eastern Illinois* L Rec: 7-20, 3-3 Coach: Travis Ford / 7 Wilmington 9-56 W 20 Western Illinois 62-7 L 24 at Wyoming L 27 Marietta 90-7 W 2/ at Memphis 74- L 4 at High Point L 8 at Dayton L 5 Transylvania 77-5 W 9 at Western Illinois L 26 at Louisville L 29 Austin Peay* L / 3 Tennessee Tech* 6-90 L 5 Tennessee State* L 0 at SE Missouri* L 2 at Eastern Illinois* L 5 IPFW (₂ot) W 9 at Morehead State* 7-84 L 24 UT Martin* (₄ot) W 26 Murray State* 92-8 W 2/ 2 at Austin Peay* L 4 at Tennessee Tech* 48-7 L 7 Eastern Illinois* W 9 SE Missouri* 74-8 L at Tennessee State* L 6 Morehead State* L 2 at Murray State* L 23 at UT Martin* L Rec: -7, 5- Coach: Travis Ford / 23 Kentucky Christian 06-7 W 27 Mount St. Joseph W 30 at IPFW L 2/ 4 Morris Brown W 7 Shepherd W 4 Ohio Wesleyan W 7 at Louisville L 8 Wright State 6-75 L 2 Winthrop L 28 at Xavier L / 4 at Tennessee State* W 9 SE Missouri* L Eastern Illinois* W 4 at Tennessee Tech* L 8 Morehead State* L 23 at UT Martin* L 25 at Murray State* L 29 Morris Brown W 2/ Austin Peay* L 6 at Eastern Illinois* L 8 at SE Missouri* W 0 Tennessee State* W 5 at Morehead State* L 7 Tennessee Tech* (ot) L 20 Murray State* 73-7 W 22 UT Martin* L 27 at Austin Peay* L 3/ 4 at Austin Peay L Billy Minardi Classic 2 OVC Tournament Rec: 4-5, 8-8 Coach: Travis Ford / 2 at Saint Louis L 25 Ohio Wesleyan W 29 at Alabama A&M 65-7 L 2/ 2 at Winthrop L 6 Centre W 8 at Savannah St. (ot) L 20 Savannah State W 23 at Kentucky 72-0 L 27 at Florida L 30 Alabama A&M 07-7 W / 3 Robert Morris W 8 UT Martin* W 0 Murray State* 7-82 L 5 Austin Peay* L 7 Tennessee Tech* W 22 at Jacksonville State* L 24 at Samford* (₂ot) W 29 at Murray State* L 3 at UT Martin* L 2/ 3 at Morehead State* L 9 Tennessee State* W 2 Samford* W 4 Jacksonville State* W 9 at SE Missouri* 85-8 W 2 at Eastern Illinois* 7-67 W 24 Morehead State* 7-80 L 28 at Austin Peay* 64-8 L 3/ 2 Samford 8-6 W 5 Austin Peay L OVC Tournament Rec: 22-9, -5 Coach: Travis Ford NCAA TOURNAMENT / 2 at Dayton W 23 Webster W 27 Mount St. Joseph W 2/ 2 Savannah State W 4 at Coastal Carolina W 8 at Western Kentucky L at Robert Morris W 4 Greenville College W 20 at Savannah State W 22 at Florida L 30 at Louisville L / 6 at UT Martin* 7-67 W 8 at Murray State* (ot) L 3 at Austin Peay* (ot) W 5 at Tennessee Tech* L 20 Jacksonville State* W 22 Samford* 6-67 L 27 Murray State* 73-6 W 29 UT Martin* 95-7 W 2/ Morehead State* W 3 at Tennessee State* L 0 at Samford* W 2 at Jacksonville State* L 7 SE Missouri* W 9 Eastern Illinois* W 22 at Morehead State* 69-6 W 26 Austin Peay* W 3/ Tennessee State W 4 SE Missouri W 5 Austin Peay W 7 Kentucky L OVC Tournament 2 NCAA Tournament Rec: 4-6, -9 Coach: Jeff Neubauer / 9 Wisconsin (₂ot) L 20 Norfolk State W 2 Georgia L 25 at Tennessee L 28 W.Va. Wesleyan W 2/ 3 Western Kentucky L 8 at Murray State* 5-80 L 0 at Austin Peay* L 9 Eastern Illinois* W 2 UT Martin* 75-6 W 30 Coastal Carolina 60-5 W / 2 at SE Missouri* L 5 Tennessee Tech* W 9 at Xavier L 2 at Morehead State* W 4 at Eastern Illinois* 7-46 W 9 Jacksonville State* W 2 Samford* L 26 at Tennessee State* W 30 at UT Martin* L 2/ 4 at Tennessee Tech* L 6 Morehead State* L 9 Murray State* L SE Missouri* 80-5 W 4 at Samford* W 6 at Jacksonville State* 72-7 W 8 UNC Asheville L 23 Austin Peay* W 25 Tennessee State* L 28 at Jacksonville State L U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam 2 OVC Tournament Rec: 2-2, 3-7 Coach: Jeff Neubauer NCAA TOURNAMENT / 0 Asbury College W 3 East Tenn. State W 7 at Ohio State L 20 Kenyon College W 25 at UNC Asheville W 28 at James Madison W 2/ 2 at Western Kentucky L 7 Murray State* (ot) W 9 Austin Peay* L 8 at Eastern Illinois* W 20 at UT Martin* W 30 at Kentucky L / 2 SE Missouri* L 4 at Tennessee Tech* L 9 Morehead State* W 3 Eastern Illinois* W 8 at Jacksonville State* L 20 at Samford* L 25 Tennessee State* L 29 UT Martin* W 2/ at Morehead State* 69-6 W 3 Tennessee Tech* (₂ot) W 8 at Murray State* W 0 at SE Missouri* 66-6 W 3 Samford* W 5 Jacksonville State* 63-5 W 7 at Youngstown State 6-66 L 22 at Austin Peay* L 24 at Tennessee State* W 27 Morehead State W 3/ 2 Tennessee Tech W 3 Austin Peay W 5 North Carolina L OVC Tournament 2 NCAA Tournament Rec: 4-6, 0-0 Coach: Jeff Neubauer / 0 W.Va. Wesleyan W 3 Thomas More Coll W 7 at East Tenn. State L 2 at UAB L 25 at Duke L 28 James Madison 7-82 L 2/ Youngstown State 6-50 W 5 at Murray State* W 8 Western Kentucky L 7 Eastern Illinois* W 9 UT Martin* 70-5 W 22 at Austin Peay* L / 2 at SE Missouri* L 5 Tennessee Tech* L 0 at Morehead State* L 2 at Eastern Illinois* W 7 Jacksonville State* 7-55 W 9 Samford* L 24 at Tennessee State* W 29 at UT Martin* W 2/ 2 at Tennessee Tech* W 7 Murray State* W 9 SE Missouri* (ot) W 4 at Jacksonville State* 6-73 L 6 at Samford* L 20 Morehead State* 49-5 L 23 Ball State 5-48 W 28 Austin Peay* L 3/ Tennessee State* L 4 at Austin Peay 5-76 L OVC Tournament Rec: 8-3, 0-8 Coach: Jeff Neubauer / 4 at FIU L 8 Winston-Salem State W 22 at Texas Tech L 25 Thiel College 9-43 W 28 at Fairleigh Dickinson W 29 Akron W 2/ 4 Murray State* L 6 UT Martin* W 9 Covenant College W 3 at Ball State 7-58 W 20 at Cincinnati (ot) L 22 IU Northwest L / 3 at Tennessee State* L 5 at Austin Peay* L 8 Jacksonville State* W 0 Tennessee Tech* W 5 at Eastern Illinois* L 7 at SE Missouri* 74-7 W 20 at Chicago State 7-68 W 24 at Morehead State* L 27 Austin Peay* (ot) W 3 Tennessee State* W 2/ 5 at Tennessee Tech* W 7 at Jacksonville State* L 2 SE Missouri* W 4 Eastern Illinois* W 8 Morehead State* W 2 Ohio 73-5 W 26 at UT Martin* L 28 at Murray State* (ot) L 3/ 3 at Morehead State L Legends Classic 2 OVC Tournament 89

93 E a s t e r n K e n t u c k y U n i v e r s i t y media information Press Row Eastern Kentucky working press facilities are located on the north side of floor level inside McBrayer Arena. Press row offers space for sports writers, home and visiting radio and television commentators. Only working press, coaches and game administration personnel with valid credentials are allowed on the floor level of McBrayer Arena. Press Passes All requests for working press credentials should be directed to the Athletic Public Relations Office. Passes not furnished by return mail must be picked up in person at the Press Will Call table located at the floor-level entrance near the tennis courts adjacent to the coliseum. The attendant will have credentials available to you upon presentation of proper identification. Photographers Only those accredited photographers working on assignment will be issued sideline credentials. Photographers should shoot from the designated end zone locations. No photographers are permitted in the bench area of either team. Parking Parking space can be reserved with a request received by EKU s Athletic Public Relations Office at least one working day prior to the game. Media parking is located in the parking lot at Alumni Coliseum. An attendant will direct you to the media parking area. Services Game notes, flip cards and statistics are provided at every Eastern Kentucky home game. A meal and drinks will also be served prior to every contest. Post-game interviews will be conducted in room 25 on the southwest side of Alumni Coliseum. Wireless internet is available on press row. How to Get to EKU From Cincinnati, Ohio and Points North: Take I-75 South through Lexington, Ky. Continue south on I-75 Richmond/Knoxville to exit #87 (second Richmond exit). Make a left and cross over the interstate heading east on the Richmond bypass for one mile and you will see the main EKU campus on the left. From Huntington, W.Va., and Points East: Take I-64 West for 04 miles to exit #96 (Fort Boonesborough S.P.) and remain on State Highway 627 until intersecting I-75 at exit #95. Take I-75 South to exit #87 (second Richmond exit). Make a left and cross over the interstate heading east on the Richmond bypass for one mile and you will see the main EKU campus on the left. From Lexington, Ky.: Take I-75 South to exit #87 (second Richmond exit). Make a left and cross over the interstate heading east on the Richmond bypass for one mile and you will see the main EKU campus on the left. From Bowling Green, Ky., and Points West: Take I-65 North to exit #43 (Glasgow) and travel east on the Cumberland Parkway through Somerset to exit #4 on I-75. Travel north on I-75 to exit #87. Turn right at the end of the off ramp and head east on the Richmond bypass for one mile and you will see the main EKU campus on the left. From Knoxville, Tenn., and Points South: Take I-75 North approximately 62 miles to exit #87 in Kentucky. Turn right at the end of the off ramp and head east on the Richmond bypass for one mile and you will see the main EKU campus on the left. Coach Interviews The best time to interview Coach Neubauer or any member of the basketball coaching staff is in the mornings. Please call the Athletic Public Relations Office to set up all interviews. Practice Coverage Practices are open to the media with few exceptions. Media wishing to attend practice are encouraged to contact the Athletic Public Relations Office in advance. All videographers wishing to shoot practice should make prior arrangements to do so. Team meetings before, during and after practice are private. Media Contact Info. Men s Basketball Contact Michael Clark Work Phone Cell Phone michael.clark@eku.edu Fax Important Phone Numbers Athletic Department Press Row Ticket Office Basketball Office Fax Mailing/Shipping Address 52 Lancaster Ave. Alumni Coliseum 5 Richmond, KY Web Site Player Interviews Players are available for interviews, but prior arrangements should be made with the Athletic Public Relations Office. Players are available for both in-person and telephone interviews; however, no personal phone numbers for players will be given to media members under any circumstance. Please make sure to allow enough notice to set up the interview in a time frame that works for your purposes. Eastern Kentucky s official colors are maroon (PMS 209) and white. Michael Clark Director of Athletic Public Relations Kevin Britton Asst. Dir. of Athletic Public Relations Steve Fohl Asst. Dir. of Athletic Public Relations 90

94 M e n s B a s k e t b a l l G u i d e media information Covering the Colonels Print Richmond Register Contact: Wendy Haun whaun@richmondregister.com x242 Lexington Herald-Leader Contact: Mark Maloney mmaloney@herald-leader.com Eastern Kentucky will be covered on national television by ESPNU in the OVC opener at Murray State on Thursday, Dec. 3. Radio Coverage Radio station WCYO (00.7 on the FM dial) will serve as the flagship station for the EKU Basketball Network. WCYO The Coyote is the flagship station for Wallingford Broadcasting of Richmond and Irvine. With 25,000 watts of power, The Coyote signal reaches more than 625,000 people. This year s broadcast team will again be headed by longtime play-by-play announcer Greg Stotelmyer, who will be serving his 26th season as The Voice of the Colonels and his 30th season overall covering EKU basketball. Stotelmyer has been employed the past 22 years as a reporter for WTVQ-TV in Lexington and also serves as the producer and host for the Coach Jeff Neubauer Show and Coach Dean Hood Show seen on Channel 36. In addition to the radio broadcasts, the EKU Basketball Network features pregame interviews with coaches and players, and Neubauer joins Stotelmyer after each game for the informative Coach Jeff Neubauer Postgame Show. Eastern Kentucky s Athletic Department unveiled its new web site in the summer of The site, which is powered by Internet Consulting Services, features the latest news on all the EKU athletic teams. Live stats, feature stories, rosters, photo galleries and up-to-date schedules are just a few of the things that can be easily accessed through the site. The site also features streaming audio for each basketball game, streaming video for all home games, press conference video clips and breaking news as it happens. Fans can also sign up for an newsletter service through the site that will allow them to stay up-to-date on all their favorite Colonel squads. Perhaps the best feature for EKU fans is the fact that audio from all men s basketball games will be streamed live via www. EKUSports.com at no charge to the fan. Louisville Courier-Journal Contact: Michael Grant mgrant@courier-journal.com x Eastern Progress Contact: Clayton Ward, Sports Editor clayton_ward29@eku.edu Associated Press Contact: Jeff McMurray jmcmurray@ap.org Danville Advocate-Messenger Contact: Larry Vaught larry@amnews.com Winchester Sun Contact: Keith Taylor ktaylor@winchestersun.com Television WKYT (Channel 27) Contact: David Patrick david.patrick@wkyt.com WLEX (Channel 8) Contact: Brent Carney bcarney@lex8.com WTVQ (Channel 36) Contact: Dan Rieffer drieffer@wtvq.com Greg Stotelmyer The Voice of the Colonels 9

95 E a s t e r n K e n t u c k y U n i v e r s i t y radio / tv spotting chart # Willie Cruz Guard Fr. Rochester, N.Y. #3 Robin Mestdagh Guard Sr. Ieper, Belgium #4 Antonio Gilkey Guard Jr. Louisville, Ky. #5 Joshua Jones Guard So. Indianapolis, Ind. #0 Mike Lewis Guard So. Upper Marlboro, Md. # Papa Oppong Guard Sr. Toronto, Canada #2 Cordaro Ellis Forward So. Lynchburg, Va. #22 Josh Daniel Guard r-jr. Charleston, W.Va. #23 Dayvon Ellis Guard Sr. Elgin, Ill. #24 Josh Taylor Forward Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa. #3 Justin Stommes G/F Jr. Cold Spring, Minn. #32 Spencer Perrin Forward Jr. Danville, Ky. Pronunciation Guide Cordaro Ellis core-dare-oh Robin Mestdagh mess-dahg Papa Oppong oh-pong Justin Stommes STUMM-es Jeff Neubauer NEW-bouw-er Jeff Neubauer Head Coach La Salle 93 Fifth Season 92

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