PURDUE NORTHWEST M BASKETBALL URBANA (TIFFIN UNIV. TOURNAMENT) GAME LAST TIME OUT SCOUTING THE BLUE KNIGHTS SERIES HISTORY PRIDE LEADERS

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1 PURDUE NORTHWEST M BASKETBALL GAME SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time Nov. 9 Rockhurst # L (103-73) Nov. 10 William Jewell # L (99-83) Nov. 14 Lincoln Christian W (113-81) Nov. 23 Urbana $ 2PM Nov. 24 Tiffin/Carlow $ TBD Nov. 29 Davenport * ^ 7PM Dec. 1 Grand Valley State * 1PM Dec. 4 Moody Bible 7PM Dec. 6 at Northern Michigan 4:30PM Dec. 8 at Michigan Tech 2PM Dec. 15 at Illinois-Springfield 7PM Dec. 18 Judson^ 5PM Dec. 29 at Valparaiso! 1PM Jan. 3 Saginaw Valley St. *^ 7PM Jan. 5 at Northwood * 2PM Jan. 10 Wayne State * 7PM Jan. 12 Ashland *^ 1PM Jan. 17 at Ferris State * 6:30PM Jan. 19 at Lake Superior State * 2PM Jan. 26 at Parkside * 3PM Jan. 31 Michigan Tech * 7PM Feb. 2 Northern Michigan *^ 1PM Feb. 7 at Grand Valley State * 7PM Feb. 9 at Davenport * 2PM Feb. 14 at Ashland * 6:30PM Feb. 16 at Wayne State * 2PM Feb. 21 Ferris State * 7PM Feb. 24 Lake Superior State*^ 1PM Feb. 28 Parkside* 7PM Mar GLIAC Tournament TBA All matches are Central Standard Time (CST) * Denotes GLIAC Game ^ Denotes Game in Westville! Exhibition Game # GLIAC/GLVC Challenge $ Tiffin University Tournament Contact: Alex Didion, Sports Information Graduate Assistant adidion@pnw.edu Phone: (219) URBANA (TIFFIN UNIV. TOURNAMENT) 2:00 PM CT GILLMOR STUDENT CENTER TIFFIN, OHIO PURDUE NORTHWEST PRIDE 1-2 GAME INFORMATION Arena: Website: PNW HC: Gillmor Student Center PNWathletics.com Boomer Roberts Career Record: URB HC: Nick Dials Career Record: 4-27 PNW vs URB: 0-0 URBANA BLUE KNIGHTS 0-3 LIVE COVERAGE LIVE STATS: LIVE @PNW_athletics Purdue Northwest Athletics LAST TIME OUT The Pride dominated Lincoln Christian University in its home opener on Nov. 14, winning Tim Gilmore (Lancaster, Calif./Antelope Valley CC) put up 24 points and Dean Tate (Indianapolis, Ind./Warren Central) scored 14 points and dished out four assists. SCOUTING THE BLUE KNIGHTS Urbana comes into Friday s game with an 0-3 record, having fallen against Concord in a conference contest most recently. A pair of freshmen led the Blue Knights, with Matt Treacy tallying 22 points and Datrey Long adding 21 points and three rebounds. SERIES HISTORY Friday will be the inaugural matchup between these two institutions. PRIDE LEADERS Junior Durante Lee has had an outstanding start for PNW, as he is averaging 12 points per game on 94.1% shooting, which is the best among GLIAC players so far this season. Tate leads the Black and Gold with 12.7 points per game, and is from the foul line in NEXT UP FOR PRIDE BASKETBALL Nov. 24 vs. Tiffin/Carlow, Time TBD PNW GAME NOTES PAGE 1

2 FINAL GLIAC STANDINGS NORTH GLIAC Overall Team W L Pct. W L Pct. *^ x [1] (3) Ferris State x [2] Lake Superior State x [3] Northern Michigan x [6] Michigan Tech x [7] Grand Valley State Purdue Northwest SOUTH GLIAC Overall Team W L Pct. W L Pct. x [4] Wayne St x [5] Ashland x [8] Saginaw Valley Davenport Northwood Tiffin x-clinched GLIAC Tournament Berth *-GLIAC Regular Season Champions ^ GLIAC Tournament Champions [#]-Number Seed in GLIAC Tournament (#)-Ranking NCAA NABC COACHES POLL (NOV. 1) RK SCHOOL REC. PTS 1. Bellarmine (14) West Liberty (1) Lincoln Memorial West Texas A&M Northwest Missouri State (1) Saint Anselm Queens (N.C.) Indiana (Pa.) Cal Poly Pomona Southern Nazarene Valdosta State West Florida Ferris State Western Washington East Stroudsburg Virginia State Morehouse St. Cloud State Regis Southwest Minnesota State Dallas Baptist Florida Southern Findlay UC San Diego Missouri Southern Others Receiving Votes: Clayton State 40, Fairmont State 38, UNC Pembroke 35, Point Loma 34, Saint Martin s 32, Northern State 27, Nova Southeastern 19, Barry 18, Minnesota State 18, Texas A&M- Commerce 17, Drury 13, Shaw 13, Azusa Pacific 12, Dominican 12, Ashland 11, Lees-McRae 13, Tarleton State 10, Claflin 9, Daemen 8, Fort Lewis 4, Merrimack 4, Chico State 3, King 3, Clark Atlanta 2, Stanislaus State 2, Colorado School of Mines 1, Dixie State 1. KIDS DAY- DEC. 1 Purdue Northwest will be hosting Kids' Day during its doubleheader GLIAC matchup against Grand Valley State. Children will recieve free admission to both the men's and women's basketball games in Hammond, and there will be giveaways and t-shirts for those in attendance. The men's basketball game will tip off at 1 PM (CST), followed immediately by the women's basketball game. ADMISSION/FAN INFO Admission for all Pride basketball home contests is $6 for adults 18 and up and $4 for children ages Children ages 3 and under are free. The ticket office accepts cash only. The Fitness & Recreation Center is located at rd Street, Hammond, Ind. For detailed directions, nearby restaurants, and other information, please refer to the Travel Guide located here: com/fanzone/visitorsguide/ HOME SCHEDULE The Pride are set to play their home slate at both John Friend Court inside the Fitness & Recreation Center on the Hammond campus and at H.D. Kesling Gymnasium in the James B. Dworkin Student Services & Activities Complex on the Westville campus. PNW will host seven games in Hammond and six games in Westville. BY THE NUMBERS 94.1 Shooting percentage for junior Durante Lee, which is the top mark among GLIAC players so far this season. Lee has connected on 15 of 16 shots from the field in Total point scored by the Black and Gold against Lincoln Christian on Nov. 14, which was a new school record for PNW. The Pride finished with six players in double figures and had 24 assists to just eight turnovers. 10 Number of newcomers to the men s basketball program this season. Along with the coaching staff, PNW features studentathletes hailing from California, Illinois, and Ohio 89.7 Points per game scored by Purdue Northwest over its first three games, which is the best among GLIAC teams in so far PNW GAME NOTES PAGE 2

3 BOOMER ROBERTS HEAD COACH FIRST SEASON AT PURDUE NORTHWEST Boomer Roberts became the Pride s second men s basketball coach in May 2018 after a nearly four-year stint at Trinity International University in Deerfield, Ill., where he compiled an overall record (.640 win percentage) over four seasons. Roberts engineered the largest three-year turnaround at any level of college basketball from 2014 to 2017 bringing the Trojans from five wins in a season to 30. Over the last two seasons at TIU, the men s team posted 51 victories (51-17) more than any other four-year institution in Illinois over the same stretch. In , the Trojans shared the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) regular season title with a conference record of 18-2 and boasted the CCAC Player of the Year in Zach Kirschbaum. Roberts was also named the CCAC Men s Basketball Co-Coach of the Year that season. TIU finished the campaign by advancing to the quarterfinals of the NAIA Division II Men s Basketball National Championships and ranked No. 7 in the final NAIA Division II Men s Basketball Coaches Top 25 Postseason Poll. The squad also set a new program record for wins in a season and made the deepest postseason run of any Trinity International team in school history. In addition, the National Christian College Athletic Association (NC- CAA) named Roberts the Region Co-Coach of the Year. Prior to joining the TIU program, Roberts served as the lead assistant coach at Vanguard University in Costa Mesa, Calif., from The Lions won the NAIA Division I Men s Basketball National Championship in 2014 as well as claiming the regular season and tournament titles of the Golden State Athletic Conference (GSAC). During his time at VU, Roberts recruited and coaches four NAIA All-Americans, a GSAC Player of the Year, five all-conference players and 12 NAIA Scholar-Athletes. Roberts was a former men s basketball player at Vanguard and served as team captain for two seasons. In 2008, he was awarded VU s Male Athlete of Character award. Roberts has a master s degree in coaching and athletic administration from Concordia University Irvine (Calif.) and a bachelor s degree in communications studies from Vanguard. Roberts and his wife, Brittney, have two sons, Griffin and Trey. The family currently resides in Schererville, Ind PNW GAME NOTES PAGE 3

4 No. Name Yr. Pos. HT. Hometown/High School (Previous School) 1 Chase Rankin Fr. G 6-1 Columbus, Ohio/Gahanna Lincoln 2 Gregory Boyle Fr. G 6-0 Chicago, Ill./Phoenix Military Academy (TIU) 3 Chandler Spring Sr. G 6-4 Covington, Ind./Covington 4 Richard Robertson So. G 6-0 Fort Wayne, Ind./Northrop 5 Emaree Goode So. G 6-0 Gary, Ind./Hammond Gavit 10 Dean Tate Fr. G 5-8 Indianapolis, Ind./Warren Central 11 Franklin Nunn Jr. G 6-3 Anderson, Ind./Liberty Christian 12 Durante Lee Jr. F 6-6 Gary, Ind./Pike (IU Kokomo) 13 Anthony Barnard Fr. F 6-7 Kokomo, Ind./Kokomo 15 Mike Vukas Jr. G 6-4 Lafayette, Ind./Central Catholic 21 Timothy Gilmore Jr. G 6-3 Lancaster, Calif./Palmdale (Antelope Valley CC) 22 Ronald Karenzi Jr. C 6-7 Kampala, Uganda/ Rock Creek Community 23 Lukas Vilkovsky So. F 6-5 Kosice, Slovakia/Get Better Academy 24 Brennon Palmer Jr. F 6-5 Fullerton, Calif./Valencia (Cypress College) 30 Kaleb Howard So. F 6-6 Russiaville, Ind./Western 32 Brennan Schofield Fr. F/C 6-9 Fishers, Ind./IMG Academy - Aaron Twist RS C 7-0 West Frankfort, Ill./Frankfort Community (John A. Logan College) Head Coach: Boomer Roberts (1st Season). Assistant Coaches: Noel Larkins, Mike Brown, Tim Kruge 1 Chase Rankin G FR Gregory Boyle G FR Chandler Spring G SR Richard Robertson G SO Emaree Goode G SO Dean Tate G FR Franklin Nunn G JR Durante Lee F JR. 6-6 Barnard F FR Anthony 15 Mike Vukas G JR Timothy Gilmore G JR Ronald Karenzi F SR Lukas Vilkovsky F JR Brennon Palmer F JR Kaleb Howard F SO Brennan Schofield F/C FR. 6-9 Aaron Twist C RS PNW GAME NOTES PAGE 4

5 PURDUE NORTHWEST STARTING LINE-UPS Date Opponent Nov 9 Rockhurst # Dean Tate Rich Robertson Tim Gilmore Anthony Barnard Durante Lee Nov 10 William Jewell # Dean Tate Rich Robertson Tim Gilmore Anthony Barnard Durante Lee Nov 14 Lincoln Christian Dean Tate Rich Robertson Tim Gilmore Anthony Barnard Durante Lee Nov 23 Urbana! Nov 25 Tiffin/Carlow! Nov 29 Davenport * Dec 1 Grand Valley State * Dec 4 Moody Bible Dec 6 at Northern Michigan * Dec 9 at Michigan Tech* Dec 15 at Illinois-Springfield Dec 18 Judson Dec 29 at Valparaiso $ Jan 3 Saginaw Valley State * Jan 5 at Northwood * Jan 10 Wayne State* Jan 12 Ashland * Jan 17 at Ferris State * Jan 19 at Lake Superior State * Jan 26 at Parkside* Jan 31 Michigan Tech * Feb 2 Northern Michigan * Feb 7 at Grand Valley State * Feb 9 at Davenport * Feb 14 at Ashland * Feb 16 at Wayne State * Feb 21 Ferris State * Feb 24 Lake Superior State * Feb 26 Parkside* # GLIAC/GLVC Challenge! Tiffin University Tournament $ Exhibition game * Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game THE LAST TIME PURDUE NORTHWEST... TEAM Scored 100 Points By Purdue Northwest 113, vs. Lincoln Christian, 11/14/18 By Opponent 103, at Rockhurst, 11/09/2018 INDIVIDUAL Scored 30 Points By Purdue Northwest 34, Chandler Spring at Cardinal Stritch on 01/07/2017 Won by 30 or More Points By Purdue Northwest , vs. Lincoln Christian, 11/14/2018 By Opponent , at Rockhurst, 11/09/2018 Grabbed 20 Rebounds By Purdue Northwest 20, Torrance Johnson at Trinity Int l on 12/03/2016 Shot 60% for a Game By Purdue Northwest.633 (38-for-60) at Cardinal Stritch on 01/07/2017 By Opponent.620 (49-for-79) (Ferris State) on 02/22/2018 Grabbed 15 Rebounds By Purdue Northwest 15, Torrence Johnson at Grace Bible on 01/21/2017 Shot 55% for a Game By Purdue Northwest.550 (44-for-80) vs. Lincoln Christian, 11/14/2018 By Opponent.569 (37-for-65) at Rockhurst on 11/09/2018 Two or More 20-Point Scorers By Purdue Northwest Johnson (24), Robertson (23) vs. Ferris State on 01/18/2018 Played an Overtime Game By Purdue Northwest W, vs. Ave Maria on 12/21/2016 Played a Double Overtime Game By Purdue Northwest N/A Beat a Ranked Opponent By Purdue Northwest N/A Two or More Double-Figure Rebounders By Purdue Northwest N/A Had 10 Assists By Purdue Northwest 10, Shereff Knight vs. Grace Bible on 01/21/ PNW GAME NOTES PAGE 5

6 PURDUE NORTHWEST CAREER/SEASON HIGHS 1 Chase Rankin Season Career Points Rebounds 4 4 Field Goals Point Field Goals N/A N/A Free Throws Made 6 6 Assists 4 4 Steals 2 2 Blocked Shots N/A N/A Minutes HOMETOWN: Columbus, Ohio HEIGHT: 6-1 GRADE: Freshman HIGHSCHOOL: Gahanna Lincoln POSITION: Guard TOTAL Gregory Boyle Season Career Points Rebounds 4 4 Field Goals Point Field Goals 2 2 Free Throws Made 2 2 Assists 4 4 Steals 2 2 Blocked Shots N/A N/A Minutes HOMETOWN: Chicago, Illinois HEIGHT: 6-0 GRADE: Freshman PREVSCHOOL: Trinity International POSITION: Guard TOTAL Chandler Spring Season Season Season Season Career Points Rebounds Field Goals Point Field Goals Free Throws Made N/A Assists N/A Steals Blocked Shots N/A N/A Minutes HOMETOWN: Covington, Indiana HEIGHT: 6-4 GRADE: Senior HIGHSCHOOL: Covington POSITION: Guard TOTAL PNW GAME NOTES PAGE 6

7 4 Richard Robertson Season Season Career Points Rebounds Field Goals Point Field Goals Free Throws Made N/A 7 7 Assists Steals Blocked Shots N/A 1 1 Minutes HOMETOWN: Fort Wayne, Indiana HEIGHT: 6-0 GRADE: Sophomore HIGHSCHOOL: Northrop POSITION: Guard TOTAL Emaree Goode Season Career Points None None Rebounds None None Field Goals None None 3-Point Field Goals None None Free Throws Made None None Assists None None Steals None None Blocked Shots None None Minutes None None HOMETOWN: Gary, Indiana HEIGHT: 6-0 GRADE: Sophomore HIGHSCHOOL: Gavit POSITION: Guard TOTAL Dean Tate Season Career Points Rebounds 5 5 Field Goals Point Field Goals 3 3 Free Throws Made 4 4 Assists 5 5 Steals 1 1 Blocked Shots N/A N/A Minutes HOMETOWN: Indianapolis, Indiana HEIGHT: 5-8 GRADE: Freshman HIGHSCHOOL: Warren Central POSITION: Guard TOTAL PNW GAME NOTES PAGE 7

8 11 Frank Nunn Season Season Season Career Points Rebounds Field Goals Point Field Goals N/A Free Throws Made Assists Steals N/A Blocked Shots N/A Minutes HOMETOWN: Anderson, Indiana HEIGHT: 6-3 GRADE: Junior HIGHSCHOOL: Liberty Christian POSITION: Guard TOTAL Durante Lee Season Career Points Rebounds 7 7 Field Goals Point Field Goals N/A N/A Free Throws Made 2 2 Assists N/A N/A Steals 2 2 Blocked Shots 1 1 Minutes HOMETOWN: Gary, Indiana HEIGHT: 6-6 GRADE: Junior PREVSCHOOL: IU Kokomo POSITION: Forward TOTAL Anthony Barnard Season Career Points Rebounds 8 8 Field Goals Point Field Goals 1 1 Free Throws Made 2 2 Assists 1 1 Steals 1 1 Blocked Shots 1 1 Minutes HOMETOWN: Kokomo, Indiana HEIGHT: 6-7 GRADE: Freshman HIGHSCHOOL: Kokomo POSITION: Forward TOTAL PNW GAME NOTES PAGE 8

9 15 Michael Vukas Season Season Season Career Points Rebounds Field Goals N/A Point Field Goals N/A Free Throws Made N/A N/A 3 3 Assists N/A Steals N/A Blocked Shots N/A N/A N/A N/A Minutes HOMETOWN: Lafayette, Indiana HEIGHT: 6-5 GRADE: Junior HIGHSCHOOL: Central Catholic POSITION: Guard TOTAL Tim Gilmore Season Career Points Rebounds 7 7 Field Goals Point Field Goals N/A N/A Free Throws Made N/A N/A Assists 2 2 Steals 2 2 Blocked Shots N/A N/A Minutes HOMETOWN: Lancaster, California HEIGHT: 6-3 GRADE: Junior PREVSCHOOL: Antelope Valley CC POSITION: Guard TOTAL Ronald Karenzi Season Season Season Season Career Points N/A Rebounds Field Goals N/A Point Field Goals N/A 1 N/A N/A 1 Free Throws Made N/A Assists N/A 1 N/A 2 2 Steals 0 N/A Blocked Shots 1 1 N/A 2 2 Minutes HOMETOWN: Kampala, Uganda HEIGHT: 6-7 GRADE: Senior HIGHSCHOOL: Rock Creek Community POSITION: Forward TOTAL PNW GAME NOTES PAGE 9

10 23 Lukas Vilkovsky Season Season Season Career Points Rebounds Field Goals Point Field Goals Free Throws Made Assists Steals Blocked Shots Minutes HOMETOWN: Kosice, Slovakia HEIGHT: 6-5 GRADE: Junior HIGHSCHOOL: Business Academy POSITION: Forward TOTAL Brennon Palmer Season Career Points 8 8 Rebounds 6 6 Field Goals Point Field Goals 2 2 Free Throws Made 2 2 Assists 1 1 Steals N/A N/A Blocked Shots 1 1 Minutes HOMETOWN: Fullerton, California HEIGHT: 6-5 GRADE: Junior PREVSCHOOL: Cypress College POSITION: Guard/Forward TOTAL Brennan Schofield Season Career Points Rebounds 4 4 Field Goals Point Field Goals 1 1 Free Throws Made 1 1 Assists N/A N/A Steals N/A N/A Blocked Shots N/A N/A Minutes HOMETOWN: Fishers, Indiana HEIGHT: 6-9 GRADE: Freshman HIGHSCHOOL: IMG Academy POSITION: Forward/Center TOTAL PNW GAME NOTES PAGE 10

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13 GAME 1 FRIDAY, NOV. 9, 2018 ROCKHURST 103, PNW PNW GAME NOTES PAGE 13

14 GAME 2 FRIDAY, NOV. 10, 2018 WILLIAM JEWELL 99, PNW PNW GAME NOTES PAGE 14

15 GAME 3 FRIDAY, NOV. 14, 2018 PNW 113, LINCOLN CHRISTIAN PNW GAME NOTES PAGE 15

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