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1 INDIANA STATE Game 17: Indiana State at drake 4january 11, Basketball Game Notes INDIANA STATE at DRAKE Knapp Center (7,152), Des Moines, Iowa January 11, 2016, 8:00 p.m. (ET) OPENING TIP Series Record: Indiana State Leads Last Meeting: 02/02/16 (INS, 63-56, Home) Series Streak: Indiana State Has Won 3 TV Broadcast: The Valley On ESPN3 Talent: Larry Morgan (pxp), Adam Emmenecker (analyst) Radio: Sycamore Radio Network/95.9 FM Talent: Brian Fritz (pxp), Matt Renn (analyst) Live Stats: GoSycamores.com SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time/Result November 11 at Northern Illinois L, (ot) November 15 at Ball State W, (ot) November 19 Missouri-St. Louis W, November 24 vs. Iowa State (1) L, November 25 vs. Stanford (1) L, November 27 vs. Quinnipiac (1) L, November 30 Northern Illinois W, December 3 at Utah State W, December 7 Butler W, December 11 Western Kentucky L, December 17 at Valparaiso L, December 21 Eastern Illinois W, (2ot) December 28 Wichita State * L, December 31 at Missouri State * L, (ot) January 4 at Southern Illinois * L, (ot) January 7 Illinois State * L, January 11 at Drake * 8:00 p.m. January 14 Bradley * 1:00 p.m. January 18 Missouri State * 7:00 p.m. January 21 at Wichita State * 3:00 p.m. January 25 at Illinois State * 8:00 p.m. January 28 Loyola * 2:00 p.m. February 1 Evansville * 7:00 p.m. February 4 at Northern Iowa * 2:00 p.m. February 8 at Bradley * 9:00 p.m. February 11 Drake * 2:00 p.m. February 15 at Loyola * 8:00 p.m. February 19 Southern Illinois * 4:00 p.m. February 22 Northern Iowa * 7:00 p.m. February 25 at Evansville * 2:00 p.m. March 2-5 State Farm MVC Tourney (2) TBD * - Missouri Valley Conference Game (1) (Orlando, Fla.); (2) (St. Louis, Mo..) INDIANA STATE QUICK FACTS Location...Terre Haute, Ind. Enrollment...13,584 Nickname...Sycamores Colors...Royal Blue & White Arena...Hulman Center (10,200) President...Dr. Daniel J. Bradley Director of Athletics...Sherard Clinkscales Website...GoSycamores.com All-Time Record...1,462-1,265 (.536) Facebook... Indiana State Sycamores Twitter...@IndStMBB Instagram...@IndStMBB Indiana State Basketball Notes INDIANA STATE 6-10 Overall; 0-4 MVC Head Coach... Greg Lansing Alma Mater...South Dakota (1990) Indiana State Record (7th Season) Career Record (7th Season) Lansing vs. Drake Media Relations... Ace Hunt Hunt ...ace.hunt@indstate.edu Hunt Cell Official Website...GoSycamores.com DRAKE 4-12 Overall; 2-2 MVC Head Coach... Jeff Rutter Alma Mater...Illinois State (1998) Drake Record (1st Season) Career Record (8th Season) Rutter vs. ISU...First Meeting Media Relations... Ty Patton Patton ...ty.patton@drake.edu Patton Phone Official Website...GoDrakeBulldogs.com SETTING THE STAGE Indiana State Basketball hits the road in Missouri Valley Conference action on Wednesday, January 11 at 8:00 p.m. (ET) as they travel to Des Moines, Iowa to take on Drake inside the Knapp Center. Indiana State looks for their first conference victory of the year while the Bulldogs enter with a 4-12 overall mark and a 2-2 MVC record. QUICK HITS - Indiana State is 77-9 when holding teams to 63 points or less under seventh-year head coach Greg Lansing (and 18-0 when limiting teams to 53 or less). - Indiana State has earned 63 close victories (five points or less) since Under Greg Lansing, the Sycamores are in close games. - Greg Lansing is just the sixth head coach in the history of the program to record at least 100 victories at the helm of the Sycamores. He needs five more to tie John Longfellow for fifth on the ISU all-time victories list. - Sophomore Brenton Scott owns 177 trifectas in his career which is third-best in the history of the program. In the Missouri State game on Saturday, Scott tied a career-high with six made 3-pointers. - Junior Matt Van Scyoc has scored over 1,000 career collegiate points as he tallied 807 in two prior seasons at The Citadel plus 397 with the Sycamores. He now has 1,209 career points scored during his career with the two institutions. - The Sycamores opened the season with back-to-back overtime games and had two more in a row go to extra time against Missouri State and Southern Illinois. It is the first time Indiana State has played consecutive overtime games since the season. Of the Sycamores first 16 games, ten have been decided by one possession or in overtime, including three of the last four victories. ISU has set a new school record with five overtime games so far this season. The NCAA record is eight. - Indiana State head coach Greg Lansing owns a school record five victories over nationally-ranked teams during his tenure, a new standard set on December 7 in the win over No. 15 Butler. - Indiana State head coach Greg Lansing led the Sycamores for the 200th time against Missouri-St. Louis. He is one of just four head coaches at Indiana State to coach at least 200 games. Duane Klueh, Royce Waltman and Gordon Stauffer are the others.

2 Media Services GoSycamores.com The Official Home of Sycamore Athletics ISU Athletics and Sycamore basketball information can be accessed online at all times. Complete statistics, notes, recaps, features and archives, as well as live video, are available at GoSycamores.com. Social Media Indiana State basketball information can be found on facebook.com/sycamores as well on both Twitter and Instagram Radio Show Head coach Greg Lansing will join play-by-play voice Brian Fritz every Monday for the Greg Lansing Radio Show at 6 p.m. The show will take place live from 7th & Elm Bar & Grill in Terre Haute and will air on WIBQ 1230 AM in the Wabash Valley. Interview Availability Each day on game week, ISU players will be available at Hulman Center 30 minutes after each practice session. Coach Greg Lansing will be available at this time or upon prior arrangements with the ISU Athletics Media Relations Office. Please call Ace Hunt at (812) to confirm practice times or schedule an interview with coach Lansing or Sycamore student-athletes through the week. All interviews are to be coordinated through the Media Relations Office. This allows the staff to arrange the interview when it best suits the student athlete s and reporter s schedules. Please contact the Media Relations Office in advance to make your interview requests. Media are not permitted to contact studentathletes on their own at any time. MVC Teleconference All ten league head coaches are available on the league s weekly coaches teleconference on Monday (beginning Jan. 4) during the conference regular season. The call begins at 11:15 a.m. and coach Lansing will make his weekly appearance at the start of the call. Media members may call to join the teleconference Indiana State Basketball Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Ex. Hometown (Previous School) 0 Everett Clemons G Sr. 1L Springfield, Ill. (Vincennes) 1 Demonte Ojinnaka G Jr. TR Silver Spring, Md. (Cloud County CC) 2 Jordan Barnes G Fr. HS St. Louis, Mo. (Christian Brothers HS) 3 Trey Knight III G Fr. RS Cedar Park, Texas (Cedar Falls HS) 4 Brenton Scott G Jr. 2L Fort Wayne, Ind. (Northrop HS) 5 Bronson Kessinger F Fr. RS Corydon, Ind. (Corydon Central HS) 10 Ethan Claycomb F Fr. HS Vincennes, Ind. (Lincoln HS) 12 Niels Bunschoten F Sr. 1L Bussum, Netherlands (Howard College) 13 Donovan Franklin G So. TR St. Louis, Mo. (Gulf Coast St.) 24 Matt Deady G Fr. HS Terre Haute, Ind. (South Vigo HS) 30 Matt Van Scyoc F Sr. 1L Green Lake, Wis. (The Citadel) 32 Laquarious Paige G So. 1L Orange, Texas (Stark HS) 34 Brandon Murphy F/C Jr. 2L Montgomery, Ala. (Carver HS) 41 Emondre Rickman F/C So. 1L Collinsville, Ill. (Collinsville HS) Head Coach: Greg Lansing (South Dakota 90) Associate Head Coach: Lou Gudino (Indiana 97) Assistant Coaches: Marcus Belcher (SIU, 04), Terry Parker (Louisiana Tech, 07) Director of Basketball Operations: James Schmeits (Nebraska Wesleyan, 09) Graduate Managers: Luke Brenneman (Purdue, 16) & Ross Sponsler (Wabash 16) The Indiana State Head Coach Indiana State head coach Greg Lansing (South Dakota, 1990) is (.540) overall in his seventh season as a head coach. He is all-time in MVC games, including a mark at home and a record on the road. During his career, he is in all home games, on the road, in neutral court contests and in games decided by five points or less. Lansing is 8-4 against Drake and is 3-3 against the Bulldogs on the road. With the Trees, Lansing is 9-10 in overtime games and 77-9 when holding teams to 63 points or less. Lansing led the Sycamores to the postseason in each of his first four seasons at the helm (2011 NCAA, 2012 CIT, 2013, 2014 NIT). Lansing is the second head coach to lead the Sycamores to the NCAA Tournament in their rookie campaign in the history of the program, with the other being Bill Hodges leading ISU to a 33-1 record and a Final Four appearance in the 1979 NCAA Tournament. Lansing was just the 14th rookie head coach in the history of the MVC to lead his team to 20 victories during their debut season. Lansing holds the school record for most victories over a nationally-ranked team (five) in the history of the program. Lansing is currently sixth on the Indiana State all-time coaching victories list and needs five more to tie John Longfellow for fifth. Television Particulars The Drake game will air live on The Valley on ESPN3 as well as the WatchESPN app. A Little History Indiana State is currently in its 121st season of college basketball at the school. The Sycamores are 1,462-1,265 all-time on the hardwood. Everett Clemons With Most Assists In A Game Since 2014 Everett Clemons posted a career-high 11 assists in the Sycamores near-miss in the Missouri Valley Conference opener against Wichita State. It was the most assists in a single-game by a Sycamore since Jake Odum posted 10 at home against Missouri State in Clemons tallied seven assists at Southern Illinois as he flirted with a triple-double for the second time this season. Clemons leads the league with 5.3 assists per game and his 2.7 assist-to-turnover ratio is second in the Missouri Valley. Close Game Alert! Sycamores Set School Record For Most Overtime Games In A Season For Indiana State, 10 of the first 16 games have been decided by just one possession or have entered overtime. The Sycamores have now set a new school record by playing in five overtime contests this season. Indiana State is 2-3 in overtime games. The NCAA record for most overtime games played in one season is eight, and the MVC record is seven. The Sycamores had not played consecutive overtime games since the season before doing that twice this year (first two games at Northern Illinois and Ball State as well as at Missouri State and at Southern Illinois) Indiana State Basketball Notes

3 An Indiana State Win Over Drake Would... Make it four wins in a row over the Bulldogs -- the longest stretch of success against Drake since a six-gamer from Make the Sycamores 4-3 under head coach Greg Lansing in Des Moines. Be the Sycamores third true road victory this season and first in conference play. Sycamores Own Third-Best Record In MVC Play Over Last Six Seasons In seven seasons under the direction of head coach Greg Lansing, the Sycamores have amassed a total of 60 Missouri Valley Conference victories. Those 60 MVC wins by coach Lansing are second-most in the history of the program as he trails only Royce Waltman who won 69 league games during his tenure. Additionally, the 60 MVC victories for the Sycamores since the campaign ranks third-best among current conference members. Wichita State s 97 leads the league while Indiana State has 60 and Northern Iowa is second with 67. The next closest programs behind the Sycamores are Evansville and Illinois State who both own 56. Sycamores Tally School Record Fifth Victory Over Nationally-Ranked Team Under Lansing Indiana State ended a skid of nine loses to nationally-ranked teams when No. 15/16 Butler fell inside Hulman Center on December 7 by the score of Coach Lansing has led the Sycamores to a school-record five victories against nationally-ranked teams during his time at the helm of the program. He passed Bill Hodges (head coach of the Dream Team in ) and Royce Waltman (head coach of the Sycamores during back-to-back NCAA Tourney trips in 2000 & 2001) for the most in program history with the win over Butler. It was just the second victory for the Sycamores under Lansing at home against a nationally-ranked team and the first overall since a win at No. 21 Notre Dame in Sycamores Have Had Success In Bounce Back Games Under Head Coach Greg Lansing In the last seven seasons, the Sycamores have been known as a team with the ability to bounce back from defeat. Since the campaign, the Sycamores are in a game which follows a loss. Indiana State last rebounded from a loss at Valparaiso to down Eastern Illinois by the score of in double overtime. Scott s 3-Point Shooting Moving Up ISU Career Ranks; Reaches 1,000 Career Points Indiana State junior Brenton Scott is continuing to make his mark on the Sycamore Basketball Record Book in regards to 3-point shooting and points scored. Through 79 career games he has hit pointers which ranks third-best all-time and is 38 behind Jordan Printy ( ) for second place. He has attempted pointers in his career which ranks third and needs 99 more attempts to move past Jordan Printy ( ) for second place. Scott also has scored 1,117 points in his career and is the 38th member of the Indiana State Basketball 1,000 Point Club. Scott also is the 13th member of the club (34.2 percent) either coached or recruited by current head coach Greg Lansing, the most members that one coach can claim as one of their pupils in the illustrious club. Scott currently ranks 28th at the school all-time in career scoring. Brenton Scott Near The Top Of The MVC In Scoring Brenton Scott scored a team-high 25 points in the victory over Butler, including a free throw with 1.5 seconds remaining to secure the victory. He has reached double figures scoring in all 14 games so far this season and has eclipsed the 20-point mark a team-best six times this year. Through 16 games, Scott is averaging 18.7 points per game which is second in the Missouri Valley Conference. Sycamore Success Inside Hulman Center Under Greg Lansing The Sycamores are (.728) inside Hulman Center under seventh-year head coach Greg Lansing. The Sycamores have won 57 of their last 78 home games. Additionally, the Sycamores have won 41 of their last 56 MVC games at home. The Sycamores were 10-4 at home last season. Indiana State owns a win in their last meeting with every MVC opponent at home National Polls Associated Press -- Top 25 (January 9) Team Record Points 1 Baylor (55) ,608 2 Kansas (8) ,517 3 Villanova (1) ,499 4 UCLA (1) ,433 5 Gonzaga ,366 6 Kentucky ,327 7 Duke ,173 8 Creighton ,111 9 Florida State , West Virginia North Carolina Butler Oregon Louisville Xavier Arizona Purdue Wisconsin Virginia Notre Dame Saint Mary s Cincinnati Florida Minnesota USC Kansas State Others Receiving Votes: Seton Hall 11, South Carolina 7, Iowa State 7, Indiana 6, Virginia Tech 6, Maryland 5, SMU 5, Clemson 4, UNC Wilmington 3, VCU 3, Wichita St 2, Dayton 2, Nevada 2. Coaches Poll -- Top 25 (January 9) Team Record Points 1 Baylor (22) Kansas (9) Villanova (1) UCLA Gonzaga Kentucky Duke Creighton West Virginia Florida State Oregon North Carolina Butler Xavier Louisville Arizona Wisconsin Virginia Purdue Notre Dame Saint Mary s Cincinnati Florida Minnesota USC Others Receiving Votes: South Carolina 18, Kansas State 15, Indiana 15, UNC Wilmington 12, New Mexico State 10, California 7, Virginia Tech 5, SMU 4, Maryland 4, Clemson 4, Seton Hall 3, Wichita St 2, Iowa State 2, Northwestern 2, Dayton 1, Miami 1, Oakland Indiana State Basketball Notes

4 ISU By The Numbers Team Highs Points...96, vs. UMSL ( ) Field Goals Made...31, vs. UMSL ( ) Field Goal Att... 72, at Northern Illinois ( ) Field Goal Pct %, vs. UMSL ( ) 3 Point Field Goals...15, vs. UMSL ( ) 3 Point Field Goal Att... 36, at Northern Illinois ( ) 3 Point Pct %, vs. UMSL ( ) Free Throws Made...23, vs. EIU ( ) Free Throws Att...34, vs. EIU ( ) Free Throw Pct %, at Northern Illinois ( )...55, vs. EIU ( ) Assists...21, vs. UMSL ( ) Steals... 11, at Valparaiso ( ) Blocked Shots... 9, vs. Iowa State ( ) Turnovers...20, vs. Iowa State ( ) Fouls... 28, at Northern Illinois ( ) Player Highs Points... 28, Brenton Scott at Northern Illinois ( ) Field Goals Made.10, Brenton Scott at Northern Ill. ( ) Field Goal Att...25, Brenton Scott at Northern Ill. ( ) 3 Point Field Goals... 6, Van Scyoc & Scott (Last, ) 3 Point Field Goal Att...14, Brenton Scott at NIU ( ) Free Throws Made... 7, three times (Last, ) Free Throws Att...12, Brandon Murphy vs. UMSL ( )...12, Brandon Murphy vs. EIU ( ) Assists...11, Everett Clemons vs. Wichita St. ( ) Steals...5, Everett Clemons vs. Quinnipiac ( ) Blocked Shots...4, twice (Last, ) Turnovers...6, Brenton Scott vs. Iowa St. ( ) 30 + Point Scoring Games 20 + Point Scoring Games Brenton Scott...6 (at Missouri St. on ) Matt Van Scyoc...1 (vs. Butler on ) Laquarious Paige...1 (vs. Iowa St. on ) Double Digit Scoring Games Brenton Scott...16 (vs. Illinois State on ) Everett Clemons... 9 (vs. Illinois State on ) Matt Van Scyoc... 8 (at Southern Illinois on ) Jordan Barnes... 4 (vs. Illinois State on ) Brandon Murphy...3 (vs. EIU on ) Niels Bunschoten... 2 (at Southern Illinois on ) Laqarious Paige...1 (vs. Iowa St. on ) Donovan Franklin...1 (vs. UMSL on ) Double-Double Games Brandon Murphy...1 (vs. EIU on ) Everett Clemons...1 (at Ball St. on ) Missouri Valley Weekly Awards with the exception of Illinois State, Wichita State and Southern Illinois. Indiana State is 4-3 this season at home. The longest stretch of current success against a league member is seven wins in a row at home against Bradley. Oh So Close! Everett Clemons Nearly Posts Triple-Double At Ball State Indiana State senior guard Everett Clemons scored 11 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to record the Sycamores first double-double of the season as part of the overtime win over Ball State. He also posted a career-best nine assists (of the team s 13) and narrowly missed his first career triple-double and the first by a Sycamore since Jake Odum did it in the 2011 Old Spice Classic (now Advocare Invitational). There have been just two triple-doubles in the MVC era with Odum owning one as well as Larry Bird in Currently, Clemons is averaging 5.3 rebounds per game which is 12th-best in the league while he is tied for the league lead with a 5.3 assists per game average. 63 Is The Magic Number The Sycamores win by the score of on December 3 at Utah State was ISU s third this season in which they held an opponent to 63 points or less and earned the victory. Under seventh-year head coach Greg Lansing, the Sycamores are 77-9 when allowing less than 63 points to the opposition (including a 18-0 mark when holding teams to 53 or less). Good Starter On The Battery Indiana State s starting five outscored the opposition s top five twice this season and earned the win. Under seventh-year head coach Greg Lansing, the Sycamores are when the ISU starting five scores more than their opponent s starters after doing so in the win over Northern Illinois on November 30. Brenton Scott Named To Preseason All-MVC First Team Indiana State junior Brenton Scott was named to the Preseason All-MVC First Team as announced by the league office on October 25. Scott, who is the only returning first or second team all-conference selection from last season, picked up his first ever all-conference honor last year after being named The Valley s Freshman Of The Year in The Sycamores have had at least one all-conference selection in each of the last nine years which is the third-longest active streak among the current membership of the MVC. Sycamores Picked To Finish Sixth In Missouri Valley Conference Race Indiana State was picked to finish sixth in the Missouri Valley Conference according to a preseason poll of league head coaches, sports information directors and a media panel. Defending league champion Wichita State was also picked to win the league. The Sycamores are coming a record last year and a sixth place finish in the MVC race. Indiana State reached the semifinals of Arch Madness of the fourth time in the last six years last season. Brandon Murphy An MVC Scholar-Athlete Selection Indiana State sophomore Brandon Murphy carries a 3.25 GPA in Communications and was named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete Team as an honorable mention selection. Murphy averaged 4.9 points and 4.2 rebounds per game. In MVC contests, Murphy averaged 5.3 rebounds per game to rank 12th in the league. He pulled down 2.0 offensive rebounds per game to rank third while his 2.4 offensive rebounds per MVC game was second in the conference rankings. Murphy posted his first career double figure scoring output with 10 points in a home court victory over Wyoming. He tallied a career-high 12 rebounds in an overtime contest at Missouri State. Greg Lansing Selected For Induction Into Iowa High School Basketball Hall Of Fame Indiana State head coach Greg Lansing was inducted into the Iowa High School Athletic Association Basketball Hall of Fame as part of their 2016 class. Lansing and the other selected inductees were honored individually at halftime of the Iowa Class 4A State Championship Game at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on March 12. The IHSAA Basketball Hall of Fame is the highest honor the Iowa High School Board of Control can bestow on a high school coach or former player. Lansing graduated from Harlan High School in 1986, where he was coached by his father Dave, who was inducted into the IHSAA Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999 as a coach. The Lansing father/son combination of Dave and Greg are just the 10th father/son duo to both be inducted into the Hall of Fame since Up Next Indiana State begins a two-game home stand on Saturday, January 14 when they host Bradley inside Hulman Center at 1:00 p.m. (ET) Indiana State Basketball Notes

5 Record Breakdown Overall MVC Non-Conference Vs. Ranked Opponent At Hulman Center On The Road At Neutral Court Leading At Half Trailing At Half Tied At Half In Overtime No Players In Double Figures Player in Double Figures Players in Double Figures Players in Double Figures Players in Double Figures Players In Double Figures Players In Double Figures Starters Outscore Opp. Starters Opp. Starters Outscore Starters Bench Outscores Opp. Bench Opp. Bench Outscores Bench Shooting 50% or better Opp. Shoots 50% or better Shooting Between 40-49% Opp. Shoots Between 40-49% Shooting Below 40% Opponent Shoots Below 40% Shooting Better Than Opp Opp. Shooting Better Than ISU Make More FT Than Opp Makes Less FT Than Opp Outrebounding Opponent Opponent Outrebounds ISU More Points In Paint Opp. Gets More Points In Paint Scoring More 2nd Chance Points Opp. Scores More 2nd Chance Pts Wearing White Uniforms Wearing Blue Uniforms Wearing Home Throwback Uniforms Wearing Road Throwback Uniforms On Live Television In November In December In January In February In March During The Day At Night On Sunday On Monday On Tuesday On Wednesday On Thursday On Friday On Saturday Margin Of 1-5 Pts Margin Of 6-10 Pts Margin of Pts Margin of Pts Margin of 21 Or More Having A 20-Pt Scorer Having A 30-Pt Scorer Scoring 59 Points Or less Scoring Points Scoring Points Scoring Points Scoring Points Allowing 59 Points Or less Allowing Points Allowing Points Allowing Points Allowing Points Allow Points Indiana State Basketball Notes The Last Time... A team scored 100 points ISU: December 1, 1994 vs. Eckerd (106) Opp: January 30, 2016 at Loyola (104) A team scored 90 points ISU: November 19, 2016 vs. Missouri-St. Louis (96) Opp: December 13, 2014 at Iona (91) A team scored fewer than 50 points ISU: March 5, 2016 vs. Evansville (42) Opp: December 7, 2013 at Eastern Illinois (48) A team had four players in double figures ISU: November 19, 2016 vs. UMSL (Brenton Scott, Matt Van Scyoc, Brandon Murphy, Donovan Franklin) Opp: December 21, 2016 vs. EIU (Demetrius McReynolds, Cornell Johnston, Montell Goodwin, Mussa Dama) A team had five players in double figures ISU: December 21, 2016 vs. EIU (Brenton Scott, Everett Clemons, Jordan Barnes, Niels Bunschoten, Brandon Murphy) Opp: November 24, 2016 vs. Iowa St. (Monte Morris, Naz Mitrou-Long, Matt Thomas, Deonte Burton, Darrell Bowie) A team had six players in double figures ISU: January 22, 2011 vs. Wichita State (Carl Richard, Myles Walker, Jake Odum, Aaron Carter, Jake Kelly, Dwayne Lathan) Opp: March 18, 2014 at Arkansas (Coty Clarke, Bobby Portis, Rashad Madden, Anthlon Bell, Alandise Harris, Michael Qualls) A team had two players with 20 points or more ISU: December 7, 2016 vs. Butler (Brenton Scott & Matt Van Scyoc) Opp: December 28, 2016 vs. Wichita St. (Darral Willis, Jr., Markis McDuffie) A team made 35 or more field goals ISU: November 29, 2013 at Alaska-Anchorage (35) Opp: January 21, 2006 vs. Bradley (35) A team had 75 field goal attempts ISU: December 27, 1996 vs. Middle Tennessee State (75) Opp: December 21, 2016 vs. EIU (82) A team shot percent from the field ISU: November 19, 2016 vs. Missouri-St. Louis (.596) Opp: December 11, 2016 vs. Western Kentucky (.532) A team shot percent from the field ISU: February 11, 2012 vs. Southern Illinois (.641) Opp: January 17, 2015 at Drake (.615) A team shot at least 65 percent from the field ISU: February 1, 1992 vs. Drake Opp: NA A team made 10 3-point field goals ISU: January 4, 2017 at Southern Illinois (11) Opp: January 7, 2017 vs. Illinois State (13) A team did not miss a 3-point field goal ISU: February 12, 2012 vs. Southern Illinois (12-12) Opp: N/A A team failed to make a 3-point field goal ISU: December 20, 2008 vs. DePauw (0-10) Opp: January 23, 2013 at Illinois State (0-13) A team made 30 free throws ISU: January 20, 2016 at Southern Illinois (30-of-42) Opp: January 30, 2016 at Loyola (34-of-40) A team recorded 25 assists ISU: January 4, 2003 vs. Evansville (25) Opp: March 2, 2013 at Evansville (26) A team had 15 steals ISU: February 9, 2011 at Illinois State (16) Opp: November 27, 2014 vs. Illinois (15) A team blocked 10 shots ISU: February 2, 2016 vs. Drake (10) Opp: December 7, 2008 at Eastern Illinois (10) A team recorded 40 rebounds ISU: November 24, 2016 vs. Iowa St. (44) Opp: January 7, 2017 vs. Illinois State (46) A team had 50 rebounds ISU: December 21, 2016 vs. Eastern Illinois (55) Opp: January 4, 2017 at Southern Illinois (50) A team had 20 or more turnovers ISU: November 24, 2016 vs. Iowa St. (20) Opp: November 30, 2016 vs. Northern Illinois (21) A team had five or fewer turnovers ISU: February 6, 2013 vs. Creighton (5) Opp: February 21, 2016 vs Wichita State (4) A player scored 40 points ISU: Nate Green (45), Dec. 19, 1999 vs. Eastern Illinois Opp: NA A player scored 30 points ISU: Brenton Scott (30), January 13, 2016 vs. UNI Opp: MiKyle McIntosh (31), January 7, 2017 vs. Illinois St. A player grabbed 15 rebounds ISU: Everett Clemons (16), Jan. 20, 2016 vs. SIU Opp: Alize Johnson (15), Dec. 31, 2016 at MSU A player recorded a double-double ISU: Brandon Murphy (14/12), Dec. 21, 2016 vs. EIU Opp: Sean O Brien (28/14), Jan. 4, 2017 at SIU A player recorded a triple double ISU: Jake Odum (10/10/12), November 27, 2011 vs. Fairfield Opp: N/A A player made five three-pointers ISU: Niels Bunschoten (5), February 10, 2016 vs. SIU Opp: MiKyle McIntosh (5), January 7, 2017 vs. Illinois St. A player made six three-pointers ISU: Brenton Scott (6), December 31, 2016 at MSU Opp: Casey Teson (6), December 1, 2015 at Eastern Illinois A player made seven three-pointers ISU: Lucas Eitel (7), November 25, 2012 vs. High Point Opp: Marshall Henderson (7), December 22, 2012 vs. Ole Miss A player made 8+ three-pointers ISU: Marico Stinson (9), December 30, 2006 vs. Drake Opp: N/A A player made did not miss a three-pointer (7 att. min.) ISU: Lucas Eitel (7-7), November 25, 2012 vs. High Point Opp: N/A A player made 10+ free throws ISU: Devonte Brown (11), Feb. 27, 2016 vs. Bradley Opp: Montel James (18), January 30, 2016 at Loyola A player made did not miss a free throw (10 att. min.) ISU: Devonte Brown (14-14), Dec. 19, 2015 at Saint Louis Opp: N/A A player attempted free throws ISU: Devonte Brown (15), Feb. 27, 2016 vs. Bradley Opp: Alize Johnson (15), Dec. 31, 2016 at MSU A player attempted 20+ free throws ISU: Devonte Brown (21), February 13, 2016 at MSU Opp: Montel James (20), January 30, 2016 at Loyola A player recorded 10 assists ISU: Everett Clemons (11), December 28, 2016 vs. WSU Opp: Ronald Nored (10), February 18, 2012 at Butler A player recorded 5+ steals ISU: Everett Clemons (5), Nov. 27, 2016 vs. Quinnipiac Opp: Kamar Baldwin (5), December 7, 2015 vs. Butler

6 Missouri Valley Conference Preseason Poll 1. Wichita State (37) Illinois State (4) Northern Iowa (1) Missouri State Southern Illinois Indiana State Loyola Bradley Evansville Drake...73 Standings MVC OVERALL Team Record Pct. Record Pct. Wichita State (+2) Illinois State (+2) Southern Illinois (+1) Loyola (Ev) Missouri State (Ev) Bradley (Ev) Drake (Ev) Evansville (-1) Indiana State (-2) Northern Iowa (-2) Standings January 4, 2017 Northern Iowa at Loyola...LOYOLA, Drake at Wichita State...WICHITA STATE, Indiana State at Southern Illinois... SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, (ot) Bradley at Evansville...BRADLEY, Missouri State at Illinois State...ILLINOIS STATE, (ot) January 7, 2017 Illinois State at Indiana State...ILLINOIS STATE, Southern Illinois at Missouri State... SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, Loyola at Bradley...LOYOLA, January 8, 2017 Wichita State at Northern Iowa...WICHITA STATE, Evansville at Drake... DRAKE, January 11, 2017 Loyola at WIchita State... 7:00 p.m. Illinois State at Southern Illinois... 8:00 p.m. Evansville at Missouri State... 8:00 p.m. Indiana State at Drake...8:00 p.m. Northern Iowa at Bradley... 9:00 p.m. January 14, 2017 Bradley at Indiana State... 1:00 p.m. Southern Illinois at Evansville... 2:00 p.m. Wichita State at Illinois State... 8:00 p.m. January 15, 2017 Drake at Northern Iowa... 4:00 p.m. Missouri State at Loyola... 4:00 p.m. The Last Time Out... TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Indiana State s Everett Clemons and Jordan Barnes scored 14 points each to lead the Sycamores, who rallied back to within 10 points after halftime, but eventually fell to visiting Illinois State inside Hulman Center on Saturday afternoon. The Sycamores fell to 6-10, 0-4 MVC while the Redbirds improved to 12-4, 4-0 MVC. The win by Illinois State was their first in Terre Haute since Indiana State is off to its first 0-4 start to MVC play since the season. Clemons tallied 14 points as he hit 5-of-8 shots from the field to go with four rebounds, three assists and two steals. Barnes came off the bench and provided a spark as she posted 14 points, hit a career-best four 3-pointers and added three rebounds, one assist and two steals. Brenton Scott made it 16 games in a row this season reaching double figures scoring as he tallied 12 points and had six rebounds with three assists. Brandon Murphy posted eight points and paced the Sycamores with seven rebounds. The Sycamores hit 10-of-30 shots from the field in the first half (33.3 percent) but came back with a 12-of-25 mark (48 percent) in the second half. Indiana State finished with a 22-of-55 mark from the field (40 percent) while though Illinois State was limited to jst 9-of- 25 shooting in the second half (36 percent), they finished the game with a 43.3 shooting percentage. Illinois State scored the game s first 13 points before the Sycamores got a 3-pointer from Niels Bunschoten with 14:43 left in the first half to trim the deficit to 10 points at Back-to-back jumpers from Scott and Murphy around the six minute mark got the Sycamores within An Everett Clemons lay-up followed a Laquarious Paige steal at the 3:01 mark to trim the Redbird lead down to Illinois State scored the final seven points of the half, including a 3-pointer from Paris Lee at the halftime buzzer as the Redbirds took a lead at the break. Barnes led the Sycamores with eight points at the half. Barnes earned the second half start and hit an open 3-pointer off the feed by Scott at the 18:57 mark to trim the Redbird lead down to After Lee hit a trifecta to stake the Redbirds to a lead, Scott connected on a 3-pointer with 14:26 remaining to start and 8-0 run which continued with another Scott 3-pointer and then a jumper in the paint from Clemons to give Illinois State a advantage with 12:59 remaining. A 3-pointer from Bunschoten with 10:25 on the clock once again got ISU within 10 points before a 12-1 run was capped by MiKyle McIntosh with a 3-pointer at the 6:17 mark and the Redbirds led The Sycamores got their fourth 3-pointer of the game from Barnes with 1:02 to go as Illinois State walked out of Hulman Center with the victory. MiKyle McIntosh led the way for Illinois State with 31 points. Illinois State vs Indiana State :07 pm (ET) at Hulman Center (Terre Haute, Ind.) Illinois State , 4-0 MVC ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 01 Lee,Paris * 10 Fayne,Phil * McIntosh,MiKyle * Wills,Tony * Hawkins,Deontae * Clayton,DJ Evans,Keyshawn Ndiaye,Daouda Hein,Matt Washington,Andre Williams,Madison Thompson,Javaka Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 4 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Indiana State , 0-4, MVC ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 00 Clemons, Everett * 04 Scott, Brenton * Kessinger, Bronson * Van Scyoc, Matt * Rickman, Emondre * Ojinnaka, Demonte Barnes, Jordan Knight III, Trey Bunschoten, Niels Franklin, Donovan Paige, Laquarious Murphy, Brandon Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Officials: Kipp Kissinger, Jeff Campbell, Gene Grimshaw Technical fouls: Illinois State-None. Indiana State-None. Attendance: 3641 Game: % Game: % Game: % 0 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Illinois State Indiana State Last FG - ILS 2nd-02:06, INS 2nd-01:02. Largest lead - ILS by 24 2nd-04:26, INS None. ILS led for 39:24. INS led for 00:00. Game was tied for 00:36. ILS INS Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times Indiana State Basketball Notes

7 Greg Lansing Indiana State Head Basketball Coach Seventh Season Greg Lansing is in his seventh season as the head basketball coach at Indiana State. He previously spent eight seasons with the program as an assistant coach, including three as associate head coach. Lansing (South Dakota, 1990) is (.540) at the helm of the Sycamore basketball program. He owns a mark of in MVC games, including a record at home. During his career, he is in all home games with 32 road victories to his credit and is in games decided by five points or less. Lansing is 8-5 in the MVC Tournament, with four of those victories coming as the lower seeded team. Indiana State s game at Iowa in the 2014 NIT was Lansing s 100th as Indiana State head coach. His 115 career victories rank sixth on ISU s all-time win list. He is the second head coach to lead the Sycamores to the NCAA Tournament in their rookie campaign in the history of the program, with the other being Bill Hodges leading ISU to a 33-1 record and a Final Four appearance in the 1979 NCAA Tournament. Lansing was just the 14th rookie head coach in the history of the MVC to lead his team to 20 victories during their debut season. With a 23-win campaign in , the Sycamores reached the 17-victory mark for the fifth consecutive season and notched five consecutive winning seasons for the first time in over 40 years under Lansing s leadership. Lansing s 60 career Missouri Valley Conference victories rank second in program history to Royce Waltman s school record of 69. Over the last six years, the Sycamores 60 league victories are third most among the current membership. Under Lansing, the Sycamores have earned a school record five victories over nationally-ranked teams. ISU won at No. 14 Wichita State (in 2013) -- its best-victory over a nationally-ranked team on the road since 1999 and downed No. 13 Creighton (2013) at home, the highest ranked team to fall to Indiana State inside Hulman Center since joining the MVC. The Sycamores also have won at Vanderbilt (2012) and Notre Dame (2013) under Lansing while those opponents were ranked in the Top 25. Most recently, the Sycamore beat No. 15 Butler in Hulman Center on December 7, 2016 to set a new school standard. In , the Sycamores entered the season with a roster that featured seven newcomers. Despite a slow start in non-conference play, Lansing led the Sycamores to an 11-7 mark in the Missouri Valley Conference and earned the No. 3 seed at Arch Madness. Indiana State has earned at least the No. 3 seed at the conference tournament in three of Lansing s six seasons as head coach. In , Devonte Brown and Brenton Scott were each named to the All-MVC Second Team while Everett Clemons took a spot on the MVC All-Newcomer squad. Brandon Murphy was selected as a Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete. The Sycamores advanced to the MVC Tournament semifinals for the fourth time under Lansing with a win over Illinois State as the sixth seed. Lansing was inducted into the Iowa High School Basketball Hall of Fame in March of He and his father Dave are just the 10th father/son combination to be inducted into that Hall of Fame. He saw several Sycamores earn postseason recognition from the league office in Devonte Brown was named the league s Most Improved Player and was tabbed to the All-MVC Second Team. Brenton Scott picked up the program s third-ever MVC Freshman of the Year honor while Tre Bennett was selected to the All-Bench Team. Justin Gant and Jake Kitchell were each First Team selections as MVC Scholar-Athletes. In , Indiana State finished and advanced to the semifinals of the MVC Tournament on the strength of a victory over Evansville. In , the Sycamores finished with a mark and reached the second MVC Tournament Championship game in four seasons under Lansing. The Sycamores played in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) in 2013 & 2014 and reached the postseason five consecutive seasons, including in each of the first four years with Lansing at the helm. In , the Sycamores finished in the Top 5 nationally for most true road victories with nine. Included in that total was a road victory over nationally-ranked Notre Dame, giving the program at least one victory over a nationally-ranked opponent in each of Lansing s first four seasons as head coach. Jake Odum was a repeat selection on the All-MVC First Team and became the first player in the history of the Missouri Valley Conference to record at least 500 career assists and 500 career made free throws. Odum finished as the school s record holder for career free throws made and attempted. He also wrapped up his career as the school s fifth all-time leading scorer and was in the Top 4 in both assists and steals. Odum also was named to the NABC All-District Team and was a Mid-Major All-American for the second consecutive season. Khristian Smith earned his second consecutive nod on the MVC All-Bench Team and was selected as the league s Sixth Man Of The Year. Manny Arop added an honorable mention all-conference selection while Justin Gant and Lucas Eitel were each named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete Team. The Lansing File: PERSONAL Birthdate: December 9, 1967 Birthplace: Ainsworth, Iowa Hometown: Harlan, Iowa EDUCATION High School: Harlan Community, 1986 College: South Dakota, 1990 (B.S.) South Dakota, 1992 (Masters) PLAYING EXPERIENCE High School: Harlan Community, College: South Dakota, COACHING EXPERIENCE 2010-Present: Head Coach, Indiana State : Associate Head Coach, Indiana State : Assistant Coach, Iowa : Assistant Coach, Indiana State : Head Coach, Roosevelt High School : Assistant Coach, South Dakota : Graduate Assistant, South Dakota Indiana State Basketball Notes

8 Indiana State s three victories over the RPI Top 50 were tied for the most of any one in the Missouri Valley Conference in Creighton, the league s tournament and regular season champion also owned three. Indiana State owned a victory in the Diamond Head Classic against ACC Champion Miami and also took down Ole Miss to finish third in the event while Jake Odum was named to the All- Tournament Team. Odum also became the first Sycamore to appear on the All-Missouri Valley Conference First Team since 2001 and just the sixth all-time. Freshman Khristian Smith was a member of the MVC All-Bench Team while Lucas Eitel and Justin Gant were named Second Team MVC Scholar-Athletes. Additionally, Odum was named to the 2013 Lou Henson All-America Team as well as the 2013 NABC All-District 16 First Team. The Sycamores are (.741) inside Hulman Center under Lansing. Additionally, the Sycamores are 74-9 with Lansing as head coach when allowing less than 63 points to the opposition (including a 17-0 mark when holding teams to 53 or less). Indiana State did not allow a made 3-pointer at Illinois State on January 23, 2013 as the Redbirds went 0-for-13 from long range on their home court and snapped a string of over 400 games with one which dated back to It marked the second time during the season that the Sycamores did not allow a trey in a game as nationally-ranked Miami went 0-of-15 on December 25, 2012 in the consolation game of the Diamond Head Classic. In , the Sycamores finished the year with an record and advanced to the CollegeInsiders.com Postseason Tournament. Jake Odum was one of just four players nationally to average at least 10 points, five rebounds and 4.5 assists per game during his sophomore season and was a Second Team All-Missouri Valley Conference selection as well as Second Team All-District selection as announced by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. The Sycamores downed No. 25 nationally-ranked Vanderbilt on the road and finished third at the Old Spice Classic -- the best-ever finish by a MVC team in the event. Lansing burst onto the scene as a rookie head coach with the Sycamore basketball program in as he became just the second-ever Indiana State head coach to lead the team to the NCAA Tournament in his first season. He led the team to a record, becoming just the 14th head coach in the history of the Missouri Valley Conference to lead a team to 20 or more victories in their first year at the helm. ISU reached the NCAA Tournament and took on Syracuse in Cleveland, Ohio based on the program s third-ever MVC Tournament Championship won at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo. ISU raced to the title with victories over No. 6 Evansville, No. 2 Wichita State and No. 1 Missouri State in the Championship Game as the Sycamores entered as the No. 3 seed in the tournament. Freshman Jake Odum was named to the MVC All-Tournament Team. Odum was named a CollegeInsider.com Mid Major Freshman All-American and was named an All-MVC Honorable Mention selection as well as a member of the MVC All-Freshman, All-Newcomer and All-Defense Team. Carl Richard was also named to the All-MVC s Honorable Mention squad. ISU took two thrilling buzzer beating victories over league foes Missouri State and Creighton during the regular season at Hulman Center. The buzzer beater over Creighton by Richard was voted the No. 2 play of the weekend by ESPN s SportsCenter. In the Sycamores overcame a ton of adversity to still put together its best season in nearly a decade under the professional leadership of the ISU coaching staff. Despite only having its full complement of student-athletes for just 28 minutes of the rough and tumble Missouri Valley Conference slate, the Sycamores still recorded its first winning season since 2001 as they finished ISU also finished the year with a 9-9 record in league play, bolstering the Sycamores out of the MVC Opening Round at the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament by securing the league s No. 6 seed after finishing in a tie for fifth in the standings. Starting guard Jake Kelly suffered a season ending knee injury with 12 minutes left in the conference opener at Southern Illinois and subsequently also lost Dwayne Lathan and Harry Marshall for extended periods over the course of the year. Marshall, who was the heart and soul of the team, led the MVC in scoring in league contests with a 16.0 ppg average. Marshall was tabbed Second Team All-MVC and was named to the MVC s All- Defensive Team after turning in shutdown performances against most of the league s all-conference opposition. Running a well-rounded program, the Sycamores also two representatives on the MVC s Scholar Athlete Team as both Jordan Printy and Aaron Carter took those plaudits. The payoff for the Sycamores continued as ISU reached postseason play for the first since 2001 when they accepted a bid to the 2010 College Basketball Invitational, appearing in a road contest at Saint Louis. Lansing has been a key recruiter for many talented student-athletes. Lansing has also been a major part of the several all-conference accolades for several players, including Harry Marshall and Jay Tunnell, who took All-MVC honors following the campaign. During each year of Lansing s tenure, the Sycamores have participated in the Coaches Vs. Cancer Suits and Sneakers Challenge. For each of the last three years, Lansing has led a successful challenge to the state s lawmakers to wear sneakers with their suits during that same time frame as part of the program to promote cancer awareness. Through an invitation from State Representative Bob Heaton, who played for ISU on the team which advanced to the NCAA Final Four, ISU head coach Greg Lansing has visited the State House leaders to participate in the challenge. Lansing returned to Indiana State after a seven-year stint with the Iowa Hawkeyes. During Lansing s seven years as assistant coach at Iowa, the Hawkeye s went , received three NCAA Tournament invitations, three NIT appearances and won a pair of Big Ten tournament titles, the first of which came on four wins in four games making Iowa the first team in the Big Ten to accomplish such a feat. In , Iowa earned a 25-9 record, the second-most wins in school history, the first undefeated (17-0) home record in the school s history and a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Iowa earned seven All-Big Ten selections, 17 Academic All-Big Ten selections and four Academic All-Americans. Lansing coached four of the last five Big Ten rebounding champions, three straight conference leaders in blocked shots and, the league s defensive player of the year. Three of his student-athletes reached the NBA and two from the team were invited to NBA camps. In Lansing s final two seasons of his first stint at Indiana State, the Sycamores posted back-toback winning campaigns for the first time since 1979 and When the Sycamores posted a record in 1998 it marked the first winning season for Indiana State since Indiana State advanced to the NCAA Tournament in both 2000 and Prior to joining the staff at Indiana State, Lansing was the head basketball coach at Roosevelt High School in Des Moines, Iowa. Roosevelt had not had a winning season in 12 years before Lansing s initial season. The Roughriders went on to have back-to-back winning seasons under Greg s direction. Lansing earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of South Dakota in 1990 and a master s degree in counseling from USD in As a member of the Coyote basketball team Lansing helped South Dakota reach the NCAA Division II Tournament during his junior and senior seasons, the first NCAA invitation for USD since He was twice named the South Dakota Defensive Player of the Year. Greg is currently ranked among the leaders in career assists at USD. Following his playing career, Lansing served as a graduate assistant coach at South Dakota for two seasons. In he was a full-time assistant. Greg s father, Dave Lansing, coached high school basketball for 33 years in Iowa. Dave Lansing was inducted into the Iowa High School Athletic Association Coaches Hall of Fame during the 1999 Iowa boys state basketball tournament. Lansing s dad, his mother, Diane, his sister, Angela, and his nephew, Jordan, live in West Des Moines. His brother, Steve, is the head basketball coach at Faribault High School (Minn.), where he was named Regional Coach of the Year in Indiana State Basketball Notes

9 Men s Basketball Statistics Indiana State Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 07, 2017) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 04 Scott, Brenton Clemons, Everett Van Scyoc, Matt Barnes, Jordan Paige, Laquarious Bunschoten, Niels Murphy, Brandon Franklin, Donovan Rickman, Emondre Kessinger, Bronson Knight III, Trey Ojinnaka, Demonte Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS INS OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Date Opponent Score Att. 11/11/16 at Northern Illinois Lot /15/16 at Ball State Wot /19/16 MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS W /24/16 vs IOWA STATE L /25/16 vs STANFORD L /27/16 vs QUINNIPIAC L NORTHERN ILLINOIS W /03/16 at Utah State W BUTLER W WESTERN KENTUCKY L /17/16 at Valparaiso L EASTERN ILLINOIS Wo * WICHITA STATE L * 12/31/16 at Missouri State Lot * 1/4/17 at Southern Illinois Lot * ILLINOIS STATE L * = Conference game Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT OT2 Totals Indiana State Opponents Indiana State Basketball Notes

10 Men s Basketball Statistics (MVC Games Only) Indiana State Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 07, 2017) Conference games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 04 Scott, Brenton Clemons, Everett Van Scyoc, Matt Bunschoten, Niels Barnes, Jordan Rickman, Emondre Paige, Laquarious Murphy, Brandon Franklin, Donovan Kessinger, Bronson Ojinnaka, Demonte Knight III, Trey Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS INS OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Date Opponent Score Att. * WICHITA STATE L * 12/31/16 at Missouri State Lot * 1/4/17 at Southern Illinois Lot * ILLINOIS STATE L * = Conference game Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals Indiana State Opponents Indiana State Basketball Notes

11 RADIO/TV ROSTER Game 17: Indiana State at drake 4january 11, 2017 #0 Everett Clemons 6-1, 185, Senior, G #1 Demonte Ojinnaka 6-5, 215, Junior, G #2 Jordan Barnes 5-11, 160, Freshman, G #3 Trey Knight III 6-4, 185, Freshman, G #4 Brenton Scott 6-1, 195, Junior, G #5 Bronson Kessinger 6-8, 230, Freshman, F #10 Ethan Claycomb 6-7, 195, Freshman, F #12 Niels Bunschoten 6-9, 225, Senior, F #13 Donovan Franklin 6-5, 195, Sophomore, G #24 Matt Deady 6-5, 175, Freshman, G #30 Matt Van Scyoc 6-6, 215, Senior, F #32 Laquarious Paige 6-3, 180, Sophomore, G #34 Brandon Murphy Indiana State Basketball Notes 6-7, 275, Junior, F/C #41 Emondre Rickman 6-9, 250, Sophomore, F/C Greg Lansing Head Basketball Coach

12 Everett Clemons 0 G Sr.-1L Springfield, Ill. (Vincennes) : Averaging 5.3 rebounds per game which is tied for 12th in the MVC... Hitting 54.7 percent of his shots from the field to rank sixth in the Valley... Dishing out 5.3 assists per game to tie for the league lead... His 1.9 steals per game ranks fourth... Owns a 2.7 assist-to-turnover ratio which is second-best in the MVC... Pulling down 4.1 defensive rebounds per game to rank ninth... Playing 32.6 minutes per game to rank fifth in the league... Opened the season at Northern Illinois by leading the team with nine rebounds to go with five points, four assists and two steals... Came back and played a leading role in the Sycamores overtime victory at Ball State with a near triple-double as he posted 11 points, 10 rebounds and a career-best nine assists... Posted six rebounds and six assists in the win over Missouri-St. Louis... Tallied six points, four assists and three rebounds against Iowa St... Posted 12 points with five rebounds and five assists against Stanford... Recorded a careerhigh five steals against Quinnipiac... Scored 12 points as he hit 6-of-7 shots from the field to go with six boards, four assists and three steals in the home win over Northern Illinois... Dished out eight assists in the win at Utah State... Hit 5-of-6 shots from the field to score 10 points in the home court win over No. 15 Butler... Made 6-of-8 shots from the field, including his only 3-point attempt to lead the team with a career-high 19 points at Valparaiso... Went 7-of-9 from the free throw line to score 13 points and added seven rebounds in the double overtime victory over Eastern Illinois... Credited with a career-high 11 assists against Wichita State... Scored 11 points and dished out five assists in the overtime contest at Missouri State... Had an all around strong game with nine points, nine rebounds and seven assists at Southern Illinois... Tallied 14 points as he hit a 3-pointer and pulled down four rebounds against Illinois State Game-By-Game Statistics Indiana State Individual Game-by-Game (as of Jan 10, 2017) All games #00 Clemons, Everett Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg at Northern Illinois 11/11/16 * at Ball State 11/15/16 * MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS 11/19/16 * vs IOWA STATE 11/24/16 * vs STANFORD 11/25/16 * vs QUINNIPIAC 11/27/16 * NORTHERN ILLINOIS * at Utah State 12/03/16 * BUTLER * WESTERN KENTUCKY * at Valparaiso 12/17/16 * EASTERN ILLINOIS * WICHITA STATE * at Missouri State 12/31/16 * at Southern Illinois 1/4/17 * ILLINOIS STATE * Totals Games played: 16 /game: 5.3 Minutes/game: 32.6 Assists/game: 5.3 Points/game: 9.4 Turnovers/game: 1.9 FG Pct: 54.7 Assist/turnover ratio: 2.7 3FG Pct: 40.0 Steals/game: 1.9 FT Pct: 72.1 Blocks/game: 0.1 Career Highs Points...19, at Valparaiso ( ) 3-Pointers... 1, five times (Last, ) Free Throws...8, at Illinois State ( )...16, at Southern Illinois ( ) Assists... 11, vs. Wichita State ( ) Blocks...1, twice (Last, ) Steals...5, vs. Quinnipiac ( ) Minutes... 38, twice (Last, ) Individual Career History Clemons, Everett Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / TOTAL / Indiana State Basketball Notes

13 Brenton Scott 4 G Jr.-2L Fort Wayne, Ind. (Northrop HS) : Is second in the MVC in scoring with a 18.7 ppg average... Ranks 11th in the league in rebounding by pulling down 5.8 rebounds per game... Averaging 1.8 steals per game to rank fifth in the league... Hitting pointers per game to rank first... His 5.4 defensive rebounds per game ranks fourth... Playing 33.2 minutes per game to rank fourth... Led the team with 28 points as he hit a trio of 3-pointers, including a buzzer-beater at the end of regulation to send the game into overtime... Add six rebounds, four assists, one blocked shot and two steals against the Huskies... Paced the team with 25 points and hit several late game shots which swung the Ball State game in Indiana State s favor... Tied for the team lead with 14 points against Missouri-St. Louis... Connected on a trio of 3-pointers to score 17 points against Iowa State... Paced the team with 13 points against Stanford... Led the team with 24 points against Quinnipiac... Scored 14 points and pulled down six rebounds in the home win over Northern Illinois... Paced the team with 18 points and seven rebounds in the road victory over Utah State including a pair of late game 3-pointers... Led the team with 25 points and hit the final free throw with 1.5 seconds remaining to down No. 15 Butler inside Hulman Center... Led the team with 17 points against Western Kentucky... Posted 18 points at Valparaiso... Led the team with 23 points, including a 3-pointer in the final 20 seconds en route to a double overtime victory over Eastern Illinois... Led the team with 14 points and added seven rebounds against Wichita State... Tied career highs with six 3-pointers and nine rebounds as he also led the team with 22 points in the overtime contest at Missouri State... Led the way with 15 points at Southern Illinois... Tallied 12 points with six rebounds against Illinois State Game-By-Game Statistics Indiana State Individual Game-by-Game (as of Jan 10, 2017) All games #04 Scott, Brenton Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg at Northern Illinois 11/11/16 * at Ball State 11/15/16 * MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS 11/19/16 * vs IOWA STATE 11/24/16 * vs STANFORD 11/25/16 * vs QUINNIPIAC 11/27/16 * NORTHERN ILLINOIS * at Utah State 12/03/16 * BUTLER * WESTERN KENTUCKY * at Valparaiso 12/17/16 * EASTERN ILLINOIS * WICHITA STATE * at Missouri State 12/31/16 * at Southern Illinois 1/4/17 * ILLINOIS STATE * Totals Games played: 16 /game: 5.8 Minutes/game: 33.2 Assists/game: 2.1 Points/game: 18.7 Turnovers/game: 1.7 FG Pct: 40.6 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.3 3FG Pct: 37.2 Steals/game: 1.8 FT Pct: 64.6 Blocks/game: 0.1 Career Highs Points... 30, vs. Northern Iowa ( ) 3-Pointers... 6, four times (Last, ) Free Throws...8, twice (Last, )...9, three times (Last, ) Assists... 6, vs. UMKC ( ) Blocks...1, ten times (Last, ) Steals... 5, vs. Illinois State ( ) Minutes... 46, at Loyola ( ) Individual Career History Scott, Brenton Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / / TOTAL / Indiana State Basketball Notes

14 Niels Bunschoten 12 F sr.-1l Bussum, Netherlands (Howard JC) : Scored five points and pulled down five rebounds as he hit a key second half 3-pointer in the season opener at Northern Illinois... Scored five points and keyed a late run as the Sycamores downed Ball State on the road in overtime... Went a perfect 3-of-3 from the 3-point line and recorded a pair of assists in the win over Missouri-St. Louis... Dished out a career-best three assists against Iowa St... Connected on a pair of 3-pointers against Stanford... Tallied 10 points and hit a pair of 3-pointers at Southern Illinois Game-By-Game Statistics Indiana State Individual Game-by-Game (as of Jan 10, 2017) All games #12 Bunschoten, Niels Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg at Northern Illinois 11/11/ at Ball State 11/15/ MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS 11/19/ vs IOWA STATE 11/24/ vs STANFORD 11/25/ vs QUINNIPIAC 11/27/ NORTHERN ILLINOIS at Utah State 12/03/ BUTLER WESTERN KENTUCKY at Valparaiso 12/17/ EASTERN ILLINOIS WICHITA STATE at Missouri State 12/31/ at Southern Illinois 1/4/ ILLINOIS STATE Totals Games played: 16 /game: 1.4 Minutes/game: 16.2 Assists/game: 0.7 Points/game: 5.2 Turnovers/game: 0.8 FG Pct: 34.1 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.8 3FG Pct: 27.3 Steals/game: 0.1 FT Pct: 72.7 Blocks/game: 0.4 Career Highs Points...21, vs. Southern Illinois ( ) 3-Pointers...5, vs. Southern Illinois ( ) Free Throws... 4, vs. Illinois State ( )... 5, at Northern Illinois ( ) Assists... 3, vs. Iowa St. ( ) Blocks...2, three times (Last, ) Steals...1, nine times (Last, ) Minutes...29, vs. Southern Illinois ( ) Individual Career History Bunschoten, Niels Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / TOTAL / Indiana State Basketball Notes

15 Matt Van Scyoc 30 F sr.-1l Green Lake, Wis. (The Citadel) : Averaging pointers per game to rank fourth in the MVC... Hitting 42.5 percent of his attempts from long range which is 11th... Scored 14 points as he hit four 3-pointers in the season opener at Northern Illinois... Hit a trio of 3-pointers, including one in overtime which paced the Sycamores to an victory at Ball State... Van Scyoc scored 14 points in the win over the Cardinals... Hit four 3-pointers to tie for the team lead with 14 points in the win over Missouri-St. Louis... Scored 14 points and converted a key late four-point play with a made 3-pointer and the free throw to tie up the game in an eventual road victory at Utah State... Hit a trio of 3-pointers in the final three minutes en route to scoring a career-high 23 points and connecting on a career-best six 3-pointers in the home court victory over No. 15 Butler... Posted nine points to go with three rebounds in the win over Eastern Illinois... Connected on a trio of 3-pointers as he scored 11 points against Wichita State... Hit a trio of 3-pointers and scored 12 points in just 19 minutes played at Missouri State... Connected on four 3-pointers at Southern Illinois as he scored 14 points at Southern Illinois Game-By-Game Statistics Indiana State Individual Game-by-Game (as of Jan 10, 2017) All games #30 Van Scyoc, Matt Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg at Northern Illinois 11/11/16 * at Ball State 11/15/16 * MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS 11/19/16 * vs IOWA STATE 11/24/16 * vs STANFORD 11/25/16 * vs QUINNIPIAC 11/27/16 * NORTHERN ILLINOIS * at Utah State 12/03/16 * BUTLER * WESTERN KENTUCKY * at Valparaiso 12/17/16 * EASTERN ILLINOIS * WICHITA STATE * at Missouri State 12/31/16 * at Southern Illinois 1/4/17 * ILLINOIS STATE * Totals Games played: 16 /game: 2.6 Minutes/game: 24.6 Assists/game: 0.6 Points/game: 9.4 Turnovers/game: 0.8 FG Pct: 41.7 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.7 3FG Pct: 42.5 Steals/game: 0.3 FT Pct: 56.1 Blocks/game: 0.2 Career Highs Points... 23, vs. Butler ( ) 3-Pointers...6, vs. Butler ( ) Free Throws...3, seven times (Last, )...8, at Bradley ( ) Assists... 4, at Eastern Illinois ( ) Blocks...2, twice (Last, ) Steals...2, vs. Northern Iowa ( ) Minutes... 34, vs. Eastern Illinois ( ) Indiana State Basketball Notes Individual Career History Van Scyoc, Matt Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / TOTAL /

16 Laquarious Paige 32 G So.-1L West Orange, Texas (Stark HS) : Earned his first career start at Northern Illinois as he pulled down two rebounds with one assist and one steal... Tallied six points and pulled down three rebounds with two assists and a steal in the overtime victory at Ball State... Posted eight points and four rebounds in the win over Missouri-St. Louis... Scored a career-best 20 points, hitting a trio of 3-pointers with three rebounds and two blocked shots against nationally-ranked Iowa State... Posted three assists in the win over Northern Illinois... Tallied five rebounds in the road victory over Utah State... Tied a career-high with three assists in the victory over No. 15 Butler... Posted a career-best six rebounds in the win over Eastern Illinois... Tied a career-high with three assists against Wichita State... Hit a pair of 3-pointers to score eight points while tallying a career-best five assists in the overtime contest at Missouri State... Scored seven points and pulled down two rebounds with two steals at Southern Illinois Game-By-Game Statistics Indiana State Individual Game-by-Game (as of Jan 10, 2017) All games #32 Paige, Laquarious Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg at Northern Illinois 11/11/16 * at Ball State 11/15/16 * MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS 11/19/16 * vs IOWA STATE 11/24/ vs STANFORD 11/25/16 * vs QUINNIPIAC 11/27/16 * NORTHERN ILLINOIS * at Utah State 12/03/16 * BUTLER * WESTERN KENTUCKY * at Valparaiso 12/17/16 * EASTERN ILLINOIS * WICHITA STATE * at Missouri State 12/31/16 * at Southern Illinois 1/4/17 * ILLINOIS STATE Totals Games played: 16 /game: 2.1 Minutes/game: 21.2 Assists/game: 1.4 Points/game: 5.3 Turnovers/game: 1.9 FG Pct: 44.2 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.7 3FG Pct: 30.8 Steals/game: 0.6 FT Pct: 75.0 Blocks/game: 0.6 Career Highs Points... 20, vs. Iowa State ( ) 3-Pointers...3, vs. Iowa State ( ) Free Throws... 2, five times (Last, )...6, vs. Eastern Illinois ( ) Assists...5, at Missouri State ( ) Blocks...2, twice (Last, ) Steals...2, three times (Last, ) Minutes... 34, at Missouri State ( ) Indiana State Basketball Notes Individual Career History Paige, Laquarious Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / / TOTAL /

17 Brandon Murphy 34 F/C Jr.-2L Montgomery, Ala. (Carver HS) : Blocking 0.8 shots per game to rank ninth in the league... Averaging 1.8 offensive rebounds per game to rank tied for 12th in the league... Tallied six points, including a perfect 4-of- 4 mark from the charity stripe in the season opener at Northern Illinois... Added a career best three blocked shots against the Huskies... Converted a key late game conventional 3-point play in the overtime victory at Ball State... Set a new career high with 11 points by making seven free throws in the victory over Missouri-St. Louis... Scored nine points and pulled down 10 rebounds in the home court victory over No. 15 Butler... TIed his career-best with 11 points against Western Kentucky... Posted a double-double with a career-best 14 points and career-high tying 12 rebounds in the double-overtime victory over Eastern Illinois... Posted seven rebounds in the overtime contest at Missouri State Game-By-Game Statistics Indiana State Individual Game-by-Game (as of Jan 10, 2017) All games #34 Murphy, Brandon Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg at Northern Illinois 11/11/16 * at Ball State 11/15/16 * MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS 11/19/16 * vs IOWA STATE 11/24/16 * vs STANFORD 11/25/16 * vs QUINNIPIAC 11/27/ NORTHERN ILLINOIS at Utah State 12/03/ BUTLER WESTERN KENTUCKY at Valparaiso 12/17/16 * EASTERN ILLINOIS WICHITA STATE at Missouri State 12/31/ at Southern Illinois 1/4/ ILLINOIS STATE Totals Games played: 16 /game: 4.4 Minutes/game: 15.8 Assists/game: 0.3 Points/game: 5.1 Turnovers/game: 1.2 FG Pct: 45.3 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.2 FT Pct: 58.6 Steals/game: 0.3 Blocks/game: 0.8 Career Highs Points... 14, vs. Eastern Illinois ( ) 3- Pointers... N/A Free Throws...7, vs. Missouri-St. Louis ( )... 12, twice (Last, ) Assists... 1, six times (Last, ) Blocks...3, twice (Last, ) Steals... 1, twelve times (Last, ) Minutes... 31, vs. Eastern Illinois ( ) Individual Career History Murphy, Brandon Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / / TOTAL / Indiana State Basketball Notes

18 Emondre Rickman 41 F/C So.-1l Collinsville, Ill. (Collinsville HS) : Blocking 0.9 blocked shtos per game to rank seventh in the MVC... Came off the bench to score four points in the season opener at Northern Illinois... Posted six points and pulled down five rebounds at Valparaiso... Posted seven points with three rebounds against Wichita State... Tallied eight points and four rebounds while earning the start in the overtime contest at Missouri State... Tied a career-best with three blocked shots against the Bears... Posted nine points and five rebounds and tallied a career-high four blocked shots at Southern Illinois Game-By-Game Statistics Indiana State Individual Game-by-Game (as of Jan 10, 2017) All games #41 Rickman, Emondre Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg at Northern Illinois 11/11/ at Ball State 11/15/ MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS 11/19/ vs IOWA STATE 11/24/ vs STANFORD 11/25/16 dnp vs QUINNIPIAC 11/27/ NORTHERN ILLINOIS at Utah State 12/03/ BUTLER WESTERN KENTUCKY at Valparaiso 12/17/ EASTERN ILLINOIS * WICHITA STATE * at Missouri State 12/31/16 * at Southern Illinois 1/4/17 * ILLINOIS STATE * Totals Games played: 15 /game: 2.4 Minutes/game: 9.9 Assists/game: 0.2 Points/game: 3.3 Turnovers/game: 0.5 FG Pct: 53.8 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.4 FT Pct: 53.8 Steals/game: 0.3 Blocks/game: 0.9 Career Highs Points...10, at Eastern Illinois ( ) 3-Pointers... N/A Free Throws... 6, at Southern Illinois ( )... 8, at Eastern Illinois ( ) Assists...2, vs. Northern Iowa ( ) Blocks... 4, at Southern Illinois ( ) Steals...1, nine times (Last, ) Minutes...24, at Southern Illinois ( ) Individual Career History Rickman, Emondre Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / TOTAL / Indiana State Basketball Notes

19 demonte ojinnaka 1 g jr.-tr silver spring, md. (Cloud county cc) : Made his Indiana State debut against Western Kentucky as he grabbed one rebound in six minutes of action... Saw 10 minutes of action at Valparaiso with one assist and one steal... Notched his first career point with a free throw against Illinois State. Cloud County Community College: Coached by Chad Eshbaugh, where he averaged 11.2 points and 5.3 rebounds per game over a 32-game schedule in He tallied a career-best 28 points in a road win over Butler Community College on Jan. 2, Ojinnaka connected on nearly 37 percent of his 3-point attempts and posted a season-best five triples at Butler CC... He reached double figures scoring 19 times during the season... In , Ojinnaka was a top freshman contributor for the Thunderbirds... He played in 32 games and earned 30 starts as he averaged nine points and 4.7 rebounds per game... He posted a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds against Brown Mackie on Nov. 21, Ojinnaka also hit a game winning buzzer beater against Barton County. High School: Averaged 18 points, eight rebounds and 3.2 assists per game for head coach Marcus Wiggins... He earned First Team All-Gazette honors and was an honorable mention selection by The Washington Post... He was named first team all-conference and was selected to play in the Montgomery County All-Star game following his senior season... He was presented the Distinguished Athlete Award by the US Marine Corps Game-By-Game Statistics Indiana State Individual Game-by-Game (as of Jan 10, 2017) All games #01 Ojinnaka, Demonte Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg at Northern Illinois 11/11/16 dnp at Ball State 11/15/16 dnp MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS 11/19/16 dnp vs IOWA STATE 11/24/16 dnp vs STANFORD 11/25/16 dnp vs QUINNIPIAC 11/27/16 dnp NORTHERN ILLINOIS dnp at Utah State 12/03/16 dnp BUTLER dnp WESTERN KENTUCKY at Valparaiso 12/17/ EASTERN ILLINOIS dnp WICHITA STATE dnp at Missouri State 12/31/16 dnp at Southern Illinois 1/4/17 dnp ILLINOIS STATE Totals Games played: 3 /game: 0.7 Minutes/game: 6.3 Assists/game: 0.3 Points/game: 0.3 Turnovers/game: 0.3 FG Pct: 0.0 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.0 3FG Pct: 0.0 Steals/game: 0.3 FT Pct: 50.0 Career Highs Points... 1, vs. Illinois State ( ) 3-Pointers... Free Throws... 1, vs. Illinois State ( )...1, twice (Last, ) Assists...1, at Valparaiso ( ) Blocks... Steals...1, at Valparaiso ( ) Minutes...10, at Valparaiso ( ) Individual Career History Ojinnaka, Demonte Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / TOTAL / Indiana State Basketball Notes

20 jordan barnes 2 g Fr.-hs st. louis, mo. (christian brothers hs) : Saw his first collegiate action and made quite the debut by scoring 14 points as he hit a pair of 3-pointers and went a perfect 6-of-6 from the free throw line (including a mark of 4-of-4 in the final minute of regulation) to help the Sycamores come back from seven down with 37 seconds left and force overtime... Was a perfect 4-of-4 from the free throw line to score seven points at Ball State... Tallied eight points and dished out a career-high five assists in the win over Missouri- St. Louis... Posted seven points and pulled down five rebounds against nationally-ranked Iowa State... Connected on a pair of 3-pointers at Utah State... Sparked a second half comeback with 11 points, six assists and five rebounds in the double-overtime victory over Eastern Illinois... Posted 10 points and hit a trio of 3-pointers, including one 4-point play late, against Wichita State... Tied a career-high with 14 points and hit four 3-pointers against Illinois State. High School: Attended powerhouse Christian Brothers College High School in St. Louis... He helped his team win Missouri s Division 5 State Championship in No stranger to the spotlight, Barnes connected on a double-clutch, 3-point buzzer-beat for the St. Louis Eagles, his AAU team last summer in a play which was featured on ESPN SportsCenter s Top 10 plays... As a junior, Barnes averaged 15 points, six assists and two steals per game... He was rewarded for his outstanding play by being named a first team all-conference selection... In addition to his other offensive exploits, Barnes is a 48 percent shooter from 3-point range... Barnes played for head coach Justin Tatum at Christian Brothers Game-By-Game Statistics Indiana State Individual Game-by-Game (as of Jan 10, 2017) All games #02 Barnes, Jordan Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg at Northern Illinois 11/11/ at Ball State 11/15/ MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS 11/19/ vs IOWA STATE 11/24/ vs STANFORD 11/25/ vs QUINNIPIAC 11/27/ NORTHERN ILLINOIS at Utah State 12/03/ BUTLER WESTERN KENTUCKY at Valparaiso 12/17/ EASTERN ILLINOIS WICHITA STATE at Missouri State 12/31/ at Southern Illinois 1/4/ ILLINOIS STATE Totals Games played: 16 /game: 2.8 Minutes/game: 19.5 Assists/game: 1.8 Points/game: 6.1 Turnovers/game: 1.2 FG Pct: 37.2 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.5 3FG Pct: 33.9 Steals/game: 0.5 FT Pct: 95.0 Career Highs Points... 14, twice (Last, ) 3-Pointers... 4, vs. Illinois State ( ) Free Throws... 6, at Northern Illinois ( )...5, three times (Last, ) Assists...6, vs. Eastern Illinois ( ) Blocks... Steals... 2, vs. Illinois State ( ) Minutes... 32, vs. Eastern Illinois ( ) Individual Career History Barnes, Jordan Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / TOTAL / Indiana State Basketball Notes

21 trey knight iii 3 g fr.-rs cedar park, texas (cedar park hs) : Made his collegiate debut and scored six points, including his first career 3-pointer as we;ll as three rebounds, two assists and two steals in the win over Missouri-St. Louis. s : Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: Four-year letterwinner at Cedar Park HS where he averaged 14 points and eight assists per game as a senior in A four-year starter, Knight was named First Team All-Conference, All-Region and All-State as a senior... He was a team captain and his high school district s Most Valuable Player... At the state level, Knight was a semi-finalist for MVP... His team won their conference, sectional and regional in en route to setting a school record with 28 victories and reached the state semifinals... He ended his career with four consecutive all-conference honors and scored 941 career points while playing in 97 games... Knight was named all-region twice and all-district for three consecutive years... He added a second team all-state mention in 2014 as a junior and was the 2012 District A Newcomer Of The Year... Coached at Cedar Park High School by head coach Blake Brown where the team appeared in the post season for four consecutive seasons... Additionally, Knight participated in the Texas Basketball Coaches All-Star Game in 2015 and was named to the list of academic all-state honorees... In 2015, Knight was named to the Austin American-Statesman All Central Texas Team. Personal: Knight s mother is Annette Smith-Knight who was a first-team All-American at the University of Texas and the two-time Southwest Conference Player of the Year as a sophomore and junior who also won a gold medal for USA Basketball at the 1983 World University Games... She led Judy Conradt s squad to the 1982 AIAW Championship runner-up spot and to two NCAA Elite Eight showings (in 1983 and 1984) as well... This all culminated in 1986 when Texas earned the NCAA national title with a splendid 34-0 run to the national crown... Smith-Knight continues to be the all-time leading Texas men s or women s basketball scorer with 2,523 points Game-By-Game Statistics Indiana State Individual Game-by-Game (as of Jan 10, 2017) All games #03 Knight III, Trey Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg at Northern Illinois 11/11/16 dnp at Ball State 11/15/16 dnp MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS 11/19/ vs IOWA STATE 11/24/16 dnp vs STANFORD 11/25/ vs QUINNIPIAC 11/27/16 dnp NORTHERN ILLINOIS dnp at Utah State 12/03/16 dnp BUTLER dnp WESTERN KENTUCKY at Valparaiso 12/17/ EASTERN ILLINOIS dnp WICHITA STATE dnp at Missouri State 12/31/16 dnp at Southern Illinois 1/4/17 dnp ILLINOIS STATE Totals Games played: 5 /game: 0.6 Minutes/game: 4.8 Assists/game: 0.6 Points/game: 1.2 Assist/turnover ratio: 99.9 FG Pct: 66.7 Steals/game: 0.4 3FG Pct: FT Pct: 50.0 Career Highs Points...6, vs. Missouri-St. Louis ( ) 3-Pointers...1, vs. Missouri-St. Louis ( ) Free Throws...1, vs. Missouri-St. Louis ( )...3, vs. Missouri-St. Louis ( ) Assists...2, vs. Missouri-St. Louis ( ) Blocks... Steals...2, vs. Missouri-St. Louis ( ) Minutes... 13, vs. Missouri-St. Louis ( ) Individual Career History Knight III, Trey Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / TOTAL / Indiana State Basketball Notes

22 bronson kessinger 5 f Fr.-rs corydon, ind. (corydon central hs) : Made his collegiate debut with two minutes of action in the season opener at Northern Illinois... Scored his first collegiate points just before halftime in the overtime victory at Ball State... Pulled down four rebounds against Iowa State... Tallied six points and added four rebounds against Quinnipiac... Set a new career-high with six rebounds in the win over Northern Illinois... Had two steals at Valparaiso... Scored four points and pulled down three rebounds at Missouri State : Sat out the season as a redshirt. High School: Suffered a season ending leg injury mid-season as a senior which drew national attention on ESPN after he befriended former Louisville player Kevin Ware who has mentored him through rehab... Named to the Indiana Boys High School Top Kessinger averaged 19.8 points and 8.9 rebounds for the Panthers as a junior while his Corydon Central High School team finished with a 20-5 overall record as a well as an 8-2 record in conference play... He was named to the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association Junior All-Star Team following the campaign... He played at Corydon Central High School for veteran head coach Jamie Kolkmeier and on the AAU circuit for the Spiece Indy Heat coached by Jim Reamer Game-By-Game Statistics Indiana State Individual Game-by-Game (as of Jan 10, 2017) All games #05 Kessinger, Bronson Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg at Northern Illinois 11/11/ at Ball State 11/15/ MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS 11/19/ vs IOWA STATE 11/24/ vs STANFORD 11/25/ vs QUINNIPIAC 11/27/ NORTHERN ILLINOIS at Utah State 12/03/ BUTLER WESTERN KENTUCKY at Valparaiso 12/17/ EASTERN ILLINOIS WICHITA STATE at Missouri State 12/31/ at Southern Illinois 1/4/ ILLINOIS STATE * Totals Games played: 16 /game: 2.5 Minutes/game: 9.4 Assists/game: 0.1 Points/game: 1.6 Turnovers/game: 0.4 FG Pct: 25.6 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.1 3FG Pct: 0.0 Steals/game: 0.4 FT Pct: 80.0 Blocks/game: 0.2 Career Highs Points...6, vs. Quinnipiac ( ) 3-Pointers... Free Throws...2, twice (Last, )... 6, vs. Northern Illinois ( ) Assists...1, vs. Stanford ( ) Blocks... 2, at Ball State ( ) Steals...2, twice ( ) Minutes...20, vs. Northern Illinois ( ) Individual Career History Kessinger, Bronson Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / TOTAL / Indiana State Basketball Notes

23 donovan franklin 13 g so.-tr st. louis, mo. (gulf coast st.) : Made his collegiate debut at Northern Illinois as he had one rebound and one assist in 14 minutes of action... Scored five points with two steals in the overtime victory over Ball State... Posted a new career-high with 13 points as he hit a pair of 3-pointers and was a perfect 5-of-5 from the charity stripe in the home opening win over Missouri-St. Louis... Posted eight points, including one 3-pointer against Stanford... Hit a pair of 3-pointers and pulled down a career-best six rebounds in the road win over Utah State... Tallied seven points at Valparaiso. Gulf Coast State College: Transfer to Sycamore Basketball from Gulf Coast State College in Panama City, Fla., where he was coached by Jay Powell... Carl Nicks, a member of the Indiana State Athletics Hall of Fame and a member of the team which reached the NCAA Final Four also transferred to the Sycamore program from Gulf Coast State College after beginning his collegiate career in Terre Haute... In Franklin s one season with Gulf Coast State, Franklin paced the team with a 14.9 ppg and converted 45.5 percent of his field goal attempts and averaged 4.3 rebounds per game... He was a double figure scorer in 17 consecutive games and averaged 28.2 points per game over a four-game stretch near the end of the season, including 40 points at Northwest Florida State on Feb. 13, High School: Franklin averaged 21.1 points and 7.7 rebounds per game during his senior season at O Fallon High School... He added 35 3-pointers and shot nearly 80 percent from the free throw line and was a first team pick on the Belleville News-Democrat s large school all-area team... Franklin finished his career at O Fallon High School with 1,616 points, which surpassed the former record by 84 points... He was coached at O Fallon by Rick Gibson... He played against current Sycamore Emondre Rickman in high school and was a teammate of fellow freshman Jordan Barnes (St. Louis, Mo./Christian Brothers HS) on the St. Louis Eagles AAU team Game-By-Game Statistics Indiana State Individual Game-by-Game (as of Jan 10, 2017) All games #13 Franklin, Donovan Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg at Northern Illinois 11/11/ at Ball State 11/15/ MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS 11/19/ vs IOWA STATE 11/24/16 * vs STANFORD 11/25/ vs QUINNIPIAC 11/27/ NORTHERN ILLINOIS at Utah State 12/03/ BUTLER WESTERN KENTUCKY at Valparaiso 12/17/ EASTERN ILLINOIS WICHITA STATE at Missouri State 12/31/ at Southern Illinois 1/4/ ILLINOIS STATE Totals Games played: 16 /game: 1.4 Minutes/game: 14.6 Assists/game: 0.6 Points/game: 4.3 Turnovers/game: 0.9 FG Pct: 31.9 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.6 3FG Pct: 25.0 Steals/game: 0.3 FT Pct: 71.4 Career Highs Points... 13, vs. Missouri-St. Louis ( ) 3-Pointers...2, twice (Last, ) Free Throws...5, vs. Missouri-St. Louis ( )...6, at Utah State ( ) Assists...2, twice (Last, ) Blocks... Steals... 2, at Ball State ( ) Minutes... 22, vs. Missouri-St. Louis ( ) Individual Career History Franklin, Donovan Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / TOTAL / Indiana State Basketball Notes

24 ethan claycomb 10 f fr.-hs vincennes, ind. (lincoln hs) High School: Averaged 18.9 points and 7.1 rebounds while making 39 percent of his 3-pointers as a senior at Vincennes Lincoln HS... Lead the Alices to a 17-7 record in and was named All Big Eight All-Conference. matt deady 24 g fr.-hs terre haute, ind. (south vigo hs) High School: Averaged 18.9 points and 7.1 rebounds while making 39 percent of his 3-pointers as a senior at Vincennes Lincoln HS... Lead the Alices to a 17-7 record in and was named All Big Eight All-Conference Indiana State Basketball Notes