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1 GAME INFORMATION Date/Time Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2015 / 7:30 p.m. Site Johnstown, Pa. / Pitt-Johnstown Sports Center Radio 92.5 FM Webstreaming u92radio.com Videostreaming none Live Stats IUPAthletics.com Twitter Series IUP leads SCHEDULE GAME IUP MEN S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Ryan Rebholz, Sports Information Director Office: rrebholz@iup.edu JOHNSTOWN, PA PITT-JOHNSTOWN SPORTS CENTER IUP CRIMSON HAWKS (11-5, 8-3 PSAC) Head Coach: Joe Lombardi (Youngstown State, 1981) Career Record: (10th season), Record at IUP: (10th season) PITT-JOHNSTOWN MOUNTAIN CATS (9-5, 6-4 PSAC) Head Coach: Bob Rukavina (IUP) Career Record: (28th season), Record at UPJ: (27th season) DATE IUP RK OPPONENT TIME at Siena (Exhibition) L S&T Bank Atlantic Region Challenge - Indiana, Pa /8 URBANA W /8 BOWIE STATE L /RV at Mercyhurst * L /RV EAST STROUDSBURG * W /RV WEST CHESTER * L IRMC/UrgiCare Classic - Indiana, Pa RV/NR THE SCIENCES W RV/NR AMERICAN INT L W NR/NR at Gannon * W NR/NR at Shippensburg * W NR/NR at Kutztown * L NR/NR at No. 10 Fairmont State L NR/NR CALIFORNIA (PA) * W NR/NR at Edinboro * W NR/NR at Cheyney * W NR/NR MILLERSVILLE * W NR/NR SLIPPERY ROCK * W at Pitt-Johnstown * 7:30 PM CLARION * 7:30 PM SETON HILL * 7:30 PM at California (Pa.) * (ESPN3) 7:30 PM GANNON * 7:30 PM THE GAME AT A GLANCE The Crimson Hawks take their five-game win streak on the road as they head to Pitt-Johnstown on Wednesday. Tipoff at the Pitt-Johnstown Sports Center is set for 7:30 p.m. The win streak has pulled IUP from fifth place in the PSAC West into its current three-way tie for first place with an 8-3 league record entering the week. The Crimson Hawks (11-5 overall) are coming off of an home victory over Slippery Rock on Saturday. After winning nine of 11 games, Pitt-Johnstown has dropped each of its last two, including an WHAT S INSIDE decision at home to Mercyhurst on Saturday. The Mountain Cats are 9-5 overall and are fourth in the PSAC West witha 6-4 conference record. SECTION PAGE The game will be broadcast on WQMU 92.5 FM with the voice of IUP Athletics, Jack Benedict, calling the action. You can also listen on u92radio.com and on the u92radio app on your smartphone. STORYLINES IUP s current five-game win streak is its longest of the season and the most consecutive wins since the Crimson Hawks won five straight during their NCAA tournament run a season ago The Crimson Hawks are 4-1 against PSAC West opponents this year, owning a four-game divisional win-streak that dates back to their win at Gannon on Dec. 1 HC Joe Lombardi is 5-2 against Pitt-Johnstown during his time at IUP, includ- IUP PROJECTED STARTERS Schedule 1 IUP Probable Starters 1 IUP Quick Facts/Team Info 2 IUP Roster 3 Head Coach Joe Lombardi 4 IUP s Record When 4 PSAC Standings 4 IUP s Statistical Rankings 4 IUP Career/Season Records 5 Broadcast Notes 6-7 Pronunciation Guide IUP Statistics MERCYHURST * 7:30 PM EDINBORO * 7:30 PM at Clarion * 7:30 PM at Slippery Rock * 7 PM PITT-JOHNSTOWN * 7:30 PM at Seton Hill * 7:30 PM 2016 PSAC Championships First Round TBD Quarterfinals TBD Semifinals TBD Championship TBD * PSAC Game Rankings: NABC/D2SIDA Home Games in CAPS 1 G SO ANTHONY GLOVER, JR. PPG 9.7 RPG 3.7 FG%.407 3FG%.400 FT% G JR BRANDON SPAIN PPG 6.5 RPG 2.9 STL 26 FG%.409 FT% F SR TEVIN HANNER PPG 6.1 RPG 3.8 BLK 19 FG%.516 FT% G SR BRANDON NORFLEET PPG 21.1 RPG 4.0 APG 4.3 FG%.484 FT% F SR DADDY UGBEDE PPG 11.5 RPG 4.9 MPG 19.4 FG%.683 FT% IUP BASKETBALL PAGE 1 AT

2 QUICK FACTS Location Indiana, PA Enrollment 14,369 Founded 1875 President Dr. Michael Driscoll Athletic Director Steve Roach Athletics Affiliation NCAA Division II Conference PSAC (West) Colors Crimson & Gray Nickname Crimson Hawks Mascot Norm Arena Kovalchick Convention & Athletic Complex Capacity 4,000 SPORTS INFORMATION Sports Information Director Ryan Rebholz Office Phone MEN S BASKETBALL HISTORY First Season All-Time Record (Pct) 1, (.636) Postseason Record (Pct) (.625) PSAC Tournament Appearances 28 Last PSAC Appearance 2015 PSAC Championships 9 Last PSAC Championship 2013 NCAA Tournament Appearances 14 Last NCAA Appearance 2015 Sweet Sixteen Appearances 8 Elite Eight Appearances 6 Final Four Appearances 4 National Title Game Appearances 2 TEAM INFORMATION Record PSAC West Record/Finish 17-5/3rd Final Top 25 Ranking 25 (NABC) Roster Breakdown 5 SR / 2 JR / 2 SO / 5 FR Lettermen Ret/Lost 5/7 Starters Ret/Lost 3/3 Newcomers 9 MEN S BASKETBALL STAFF Head Coach Joe Lombardi Alma Mater, Year Youngstown St., 1981 Record at IUP (10th year) Career Record (10th year) Assistant Coach Joey Cantens Alma Mater, Year Eckerd, 2009 Assistant Coach Chuck Harris Alma Mater, Year Canisius, 2007 Athletic Trainer Rob Baron IUP SOCIAL MEDIA Official Athletics Twitter Official Athletics Instagram Official MBB @IUPMens_Bball IUP Crimson Hawks ing five straight victories since the season when the Mountain Cats entered the PSAC; Lombardi s two losses came during the season, his first at IUP IUP is outscoring opponents by an average of 17.2 points during their win streak, including 22.3 over the last three games; It s largest win was the 27-point victory at Cheyney Already with 1,000 points for his career, Sr. G Brandon Norfleet reached 1,000 points in an IUP uniform with his final bucket against Slippery Rock on Saturday Pitt-Johnstown has a record of 2-3 in home games this season, losing to West Chester (88-82), Shippensburg (83-71), and Mercyhurst (89-37); The Crimson Hawks are 4-3 on the road Despite Pitt-Johnstown s low-scoring ouput against Mercyhurst, the Mountain Cats are fourth in the PSAC in scoring at 79.4 points per game; UPJ has nine games of 80 points or more, including six 90-point games IUP is second in the PSAC and 24th in the nation giving up 67.7 points per game; The Crimson Hawks have limited opponents to 70 or fewer points 10 times IUP s game at Fairmont State on Dec. 12 was the Crimson Hawks first regular season game against a ranked opponent in recent history, as IUP s nationally-ranked opponents usually come in the postseason; IUP went 3-1 against ranked opponents in the NCAA tournament last year The Crimson Hawks have played six games against 2015 NCAA tournament teams and have a 4-2 record in those games, with wins over University of the Sciences (72-64), American International (77-60), at Gannon (72-61), and against Slippery Rock (89-71) and losses at Mercyhurst (64-57) and at Fairmont State (85-72); IUP has three more games against tournament teams from last year - Gannon, Mercyhurst and Slippery Rock BRANDON NORFLEET AMONG TOP SCORERS IN PSAC Sr. G Brandon Norfleet is IUP s top scoring threat and statistically all-around best player. He leads IUP in scoring, field goals made, free throws made, free throw percentage, assists, and minutes played. He s also second on the team in three-point percentage and steals and third in three-pointers made and total rebounds. Norfleet was named the PSAC West Athlete of the Week on Monday (Jan. 11) Norfleet has scored 20 points nine times this year, including a streak of five games, and set a career-high of 31 points in IUP s win at Edinboro Norfleet has scored 1,353 career points and has 70 double-digit scoring games; He has 1,000 points in 75 games at IUP Norfleet made 22 straight free throw attempts over the course of seven games, beginning with West Chester (Nov. 22) and ending at Fairmont State (Dec. 12) Norfleet tied a career-high with nine assists vs. Cal and grabbed a season-high nine rebounds at Shippensburg Norfleet is No. 1 in the PSAC and ranks No. 15 in the country in total points (337) Norfleet is No. 3 in the PSAC and No. 40 in the country in points per game (21.1) Norfleet is No. 1 the PSAC and ranks No. 9 in the country in field goals made (115) Norfleet is No. 9 in the PSAC in field goal percentage (.484) Norfleet is No. 9 in the PSAC in free throws made (64) Norfleet is No. 15 in the PSAC in free throw percentage (.780) Norfleet is No. 3 in the PSAC in assists (69) Norfleet is No. 5 in the PSAC in assists per game (4.3) Norfleet is No. 1 in the PSAC and No. 14 in the country in total minutes played (572) Norfleet is No. 3 in the PSAC and No. 36 in the country in minutes per game (35.8) PSAC Scoring Leaders Rk Player Team GP FG 3FG FT Pts PPG 1. Kameron Taylor Seton Hill Jaymon Mason Edinboro Brandon Norfleet IUP Henri Wade-Chatman Edinboro Christian Mortellite Bloomsburg JACOBO DIAZ STEPPING UP HIS PRODUCTION Fr. F Jacobo Diaz has become a key player off the bench for the Crimson Hawks. He is fourth on the team with 8.8 points per game and leads the Crimson Hawks with 100 rebounds and 6.3 rebounds per game. Diaz was named the PSAC West Freshman of the Week on Monday (Jan. 11) Diaz is averaging 14.7 points per game and shooting 61.5 percent (16-of-26) over the last three games Diaz scored a career-high 20 points on 7-of-9 shooting at Cheyney (Jan. 3) Diaz posted his first career double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds at Fairmont State (Dec. 12) IUP BASKETBALL PAGE 2 AT

3 GAMES LEADING IUP IN Scoring Norfleet 11 Glover 3 Lombardi 2 Cottrell 1 Diaz 1 Assists Norfleet 10 Lombardi 6 Spain 5 Glover 1 Diaz 1 Ugbede 1 Blocks Hanner 8 Cottrell 4 Spain 3 Norfleet 2 Ugbede 2 Rudisill 1 Diaz 1 DOUBLE-FIGURE GAMES Points Norfleet 16 Ugbede 11 Glover 7 Diaz 5 Lombardi 4 Cottrell 3 Spain 3 Hanner 2 WORKING IN THE CLUTCH (last five minutes) Rebounding Diaz 7 Ugbede 4 Cottrell 3 Norfleet 2 Glover 2 Hanner 1 Spain 1 Steals Norfleet 6 Spain 6 Lombardi 4 Diaz 3 Hanner 3 Glover 2 Cottrell 2 Bearer 1 Minutes Norfleet 13 Glover 2 Spain 1 Lombardi 1 Rebounds Diaz 3 Cottrell 1 Hanner 1 Ugbede 1 Double-Doubles Cottrell 1 Diaz 1 Hanner 1 Ugbede 1 Free Throw Pct. FTA-M Pct Jacobo Diaz Tevin Hanner Brandon Norfleet Daddy Ugbede Brandon Spain Dante Lombardi Anthony Glover Field Goal Pct. FGA-M Pct Anthony Glover Daddy Ugbede CJ Rudisill Jacobo Diaz Brandon Spain Dante Lombardi Brandon Norfleet Tevin Hanner Diaz has a season-high 11 rebounds twice - vs. Bowie State (Nov. 14) and vs. American International (Nov. 28) Diaz has grabbed at least five rebounds in all but four games this year Diaz has five double-figure scoring games Over his last six games, Diaz has gone 16-of-17 from the foul line, including a streak of 15 straight Diaz had a season-high four steals at Kutztown (Dec. 5) ANTHONY GLOVER HAS BEEN AN ADDED SCORING THREAT So. G Anthony Glover has been a welcome addition in his first year after transferring from Chicago State. Glover is third on the team with 9.7 points per game Glover scored a career-high 21 points on 8-of-12 shooting at Kutztown (Dec. 5) Glover has reached double-figures in scoring seven times Glover ranks sixth in the PSAC with a 40.0 three-point field percentage and is tied for seventh with 32 made three-pointers Glover grabbed a career-high nine rebounds against Urbana (Nov. 13) and has a season-high three assists three times DADDY UGBEDE AGAIN PERFORMING CONSISTENTLY Sr. F Daddy Ugbede is second on the team with 11.5 points per game despite playing in just 19.4 minutes per contest. His 66.2 field goal percentage would rank first in the PSAC and 10th in the country if he had enough made field goals to qualify. Ugbede had a season-high 22 points on 9-of-10 shooting in 23 minutes against Slippery Rock He s reached double-figures in scoring in each of his last three games, averaging 15.7 points during that span He s made 50 percent of his shots in 14 of 16 games JOE LOMBARDI BECAME PROGRAM S ALL-TIME WINNINGEST COACH IN VICTORY OVER THE SCIENCES With IUP s comeback win over The Sciences on Nov. 27, HC Joe Lombardi became the IUP men s basketball program s all-time winningest coach, surpassing Gary Edwards ( ) 206 career victories. In addition to his current total of 215 wins, Lombardi has a.724 career winning percentage in his nine-plus seasons, the best in IUP history. He hit the 200-win plateau with IUP s victory over Glenville State in the first round of last year s NCAA tournament. He s the fastest IUP coach to reach the milestone. IUP s Career Coaching Wins Leaders Coach Years Record Pct Joe Lombardi 2006-pres Gary Edwards Peck McKnight Carl Davis Kurt Kanaski NABC/DIVISION II COACHES POLL - JANUARY 5 # SCHOOL REC PTS LAST 1. West Liberty, W.Va. (16) Augustana, S.D Minnesota State-Moorhead Angelo State, Texas Fairmont State, W.Va Midwestern State, Texas Cal Poly Pomona Queens, N.C Tarleton State, Texas California Baptist Bellarmine, Ky Eckerd, Fla Lake Superior State, Mich Western Oregon Saint Anselm, N.H Fort Lewis, Colo UC San Diego Columbus State, Ga Lincoln Memorial, Tenn Chico State, Calif Ashland, Ohio West Chester, Pa NR 23. Ferris State, Mich NR 24. Seattle Pacific, Wash Indianapolis, Ind NR D2SIDA DIVISION II MEDIA POLL - JANUARY 5. # SCHOOL REC PTS LAST 1 Limestone (8) Lubbock Christian (3) Ashland (1) Alaska Anchorage (3) West Texas A&M Missouri Western (1) Nova Southeastern West Liberty American Int l Cal Baptist Fort Hays State Lewis Winona State Columbus State Shippensburg Delta State Bellarmine UC San Diego Bentley Emporia State Florida Southern Clayton State NR 23 Quincy RV 24 Colorado Mines RV 25 University of Sioux Falls RV IUP BASKETBALL PAGE 3 AT

4 HEAD COACH JOE LOMBARDI IUP RECORD BREAKDOWN PSAC STANDINGS QUICK FACTS Birthdate Nov. 7, 1959 Birthplace Sharon, Pa. Wife Janet Children Dominic, Alyssa, Dante Education Youngstown St., 1981 COACHING EXPERIENCE Ohio U. Graduate Assistant Youngstown State Assistant IUP Assistant St. Francis Assistant St. Francis Assistant Head Coach St. Bonaventure Assistant St. Bonaventure Associate Head Coach LaSalle Assistant Pittsburgh Assistant 2006-pres IUP Head Coach LOMBARDI YEAR-BY-YEAR YEAR SCHOOL OVERALL CONF IUP IUP IUP IUP IUP IUP IUP IUP IUP IUP TOTAL 10th season LOMBARDI vs OPPONENTS OPPONENT RECORD American International 1-0 Bowie State 3-2 California (PA) 15-6 Cheyney 4-4 Clarion 14-4 East Stroudsburg 9-3 Edinboro 14-7 Fairmont State 1-1 Gannon 10-9 Kutztown 5-4 Lock Haven 14-2 Mansfield 6-2 Mercyhurst 11-8 Millersville 6-2 Pitt-Johnstown 5-2 The Sciences 3-0 Seton Hill 8-0 Shippensburg 7-3 Slippery Rock 19-5 Urbana 5-0 West Chester 7-3 TOTAL All PSAC Leading or tied at halftime Trailing at halftime Shoot.450 or higher Shoot.449 or lower Shoot better than opponent Shoot worse than opponent Shoot equal with opponent Opp. shoots.450 or higher Opp. shoots.449 or lower Scores fewer than 59 points Scores between points Scores between points Scores between points Scores above 90 points Opp. scores fewer than 59 pts Opp. scores between pts Opp. scores between pts Opp. scores between pts Opp. scores above 90 points More rebounds than opponent Fewer rebounds than opponent Rebounds are equal Fewer turnovers than opponent More turnovers than opponent Turnovers are equal Games decided by 3 or fewer pts Games decided by 4-10 pts Games decided by pts Games decided by 20+ pts OT Games Games vs. ranked opponents Games following a loss Games following a win or fewer players with 10+ pts players with 10+ pts players with 10+ pts or more players with 10+ pts Playing in November Playing in December Playing in January Playing in February Playing in March MISCELLANEOUS Current Streak W 5 Longest Winning Streak W 5 Current Home Streak W 5 Current Road/Neutral Streak W RECORD BY STARTING LINEUP Lombardi, Glover, Norfleet, Hanner, Ugbede 6-2 Lombardi, Glover, Norfleet, Hanner, Cottrell 2-2 Spain, Glover, Norfleet, Hanner, Cottrell 1-0 Lombardi, Glover, Norfleet, Hanner, Rudisill 1-0 Spain, Glover, Norfleet, Hanner, Rudisill 1-0 Spain, Glover, Norfleet, Hanner, Ugbede 0-1 PSAC WEST # SCHOOL PSAC OVERALL 1. Mercyhurst IUP Edinboro Pitt-Johnstown Clarion Seton Hill Slippery Rock California (Pa.) Gannon PSAC EAST # SCHOOL PSAC OVERALL 1. Kutztown West Chester East Stroudsburg Shippensburg Lock Haven Bloomsburg Millersville Mansfield Cheyney STATISTICAL RANKINGS CATEGORY STAT PSAC DII Scoring Offense th 178th Field Goal Pct th 76th Three-Point Pct th 210th Three-Point FGs th 257th Free Throw Pct rd 94th Assists th 143rd Scoring Margin th 61st Rebounding Margin th 57th Turnover Margin th 75th Scoring Defense nd 24th Opp. Field Goal Pct th 93rd Opp. Three-Point Pct th 112th Steals th 124th Blocks th 207th Assist/Turnover Ratio th 109th Home Attendance 972 1st n/a IUP BASKETBALL PAGE 4 AT

5 IUP CAREER RECORD TRACKER GAMES PLAYED Ashton Smith Devante Chance Darryl Webb Julian Sanders Jason Bullock Eddie Peterson Marcel Souberbielle Devon Cottrell 2012-pres POINTS Darryl Webb Robert Misenko Julian Sanders Ashton Smith Eddie Peterson Jack Crosson Derrick Freeman Joe DeLise , Sam Scott Randy Allen * Brandon Norfleet 2012-pres *Total includes 353 points as freshman at Cheyney ( ) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE (min 300 att) Daddy Ugbede pres Paul Newman Dennis Mims Tom Chaney Robert Misenko Todd Johns Derrick Freeman Mike Beckles Mike Mitten John Guyton Devon Cottrell pres FREE THROW PERCENTAGE (min 165 att) Kevin Stewart Geoff Evans Eddie Peterson Julian Sanders George Wise Brandon Norfleet pres Gary Gruseck Terrance Flowers Garry Lupek Devante Chance Daddy Ugbede pres BLOCKS Darryl Webb Devon Cottrell 2012-pres Dave Knaub Dennis Mims Todd Johns IUP SEASON RECORD TRACKER POINTS Randy Allen Rodney Horton Devante Chance Eddie Peterson Joe DeLise Robert Misenko Terrance Flowers Ayyub Ali Mike Beckles Lawrence Baker Brandon Norfleet SCORING AVERAGE Jack Crossan Jack Crossan Jack Crossan Rodney Horton Terrance Flowers Brandon Norfleet FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE (min 125 att) Todd Johns Daddy Ugbede Tom Chaney Paul Newman Tom Chaney Daddy Ugbede IUP CRIMSON HAWKS ROSTER NO NAME POS HT WT CL HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL (PREV) 0 Jeremy Bonifacio G Fr. Bronx, N.Y. / Dwight School 1 Anthony Glover, Jr. G So. Toledo, Ohio / St. John s Jesuit (Chicago St.) 3 Brandon Spain G Jr. Baltimore, Md. / Glen Burnie (Harford C.C.) 5 Anthony Rocco G R-Sr. Northern Cambria, Pa. / Northern Cambria 10 Tevin Hanner F Sr. Baltimore, Md. / Milford Mill (McLennon C.C.) 11 Blake Danielak F Jr. Georgetown, Tex. / Liberty Hill (Drake) 12 Dante Lombardi G Fr. Indiana, Pa. / The Kiski School 21 Devon Cottrell F R-Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Gateway 22 CJ Rudisill F R-So. Pittsburgh, Pa. / South Fayette (Shenandoah) 23 Brandon Norfleet G Sr. Virginia Beach, Va. / Landstown (Cheyney) 24 Greg Bearer G Fr. Hollidaysburg, Pa. / The Kiski School 32 Chris McConnell G Fr. Indiana, Pa. / Indiana 44 Daddy Ugbede F Sr. Gardena, Calif. / Serra (Drake) 50 Jacobo Diaz F Fr. Canary Islands, Spain / CBA Gran Canaria Head Coach: Joe Lombardi (Youngstown State, 1981), 10th season at IUP Assistant Coach: Joey Cantens (Eckerd, 2009), 1st season at IUP Assistant Coach: Chuck Harris (Canisius, 2007), 1st season at IUP IUP BASKETBALL PAGE 5 AT

6 IUP MEN S BASKETBALL BROADCAST NOTES IUP at PITT-JOHNSTOWN Game 17 Wednesday, January 13, 2016 / 7:30 p.m. Johnstown, Pa. / Pitt-Johnstown Sports Center JEREMY BONIFACIO : 11-5 PSAC: 8-3 NABC COACHES TOP 25: Not Ranked D2SIDA MEDIA TOP 25: Not Ranked D2SIDA MEDIA ATLANTIC REGION POLL: 10th G Fr. Bronx, N.Y. 0 Season n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a PSAC n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Career n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a PPG, 10 RPG at Dwight School in The Bronx Also averaged 5 blocks and 4 assists per game 2015 Manhattan Player of the Year 1 3 ANTHONY GLOVER, JR. GP/GS MIN PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% Season 16/ PSAC 11/ Career 48/ BRANDON SPAIN Season 15/ PSAC 10/ Career 15/ G So. Toledo, Ohio Seven double-figure scoring games Career-high 21 points at Kutztown; 20 points at Cheyney Tied for 7th in PSAC with 32 made 3-pointers Transfer from Chicago State; started 12 games as true frosh G Jr. Baltimore, Md points, 5.5 rebounds, 8-12 FGs last 2 games Season-high 15 points vs. SRU; 6 rebounds vs. Millersville Leads team with 26 steals; 8 multi-steal games All-Maryland JUCO and All-Region XX at Harford CC ANTHONY ROCCO G R-Sr. Northern Cambia, Pa Season 6/ PSAC 4/ Career 34/ TEVIN HANNER Season 16/ PSAC 11/ Career 54/ BLAKE DANIELAK Season n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a PSAC n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Career 23/ PSAC Champion Scholar Athlete Career-high 4 pts, 4-4 FTs, vs. Mansfield last year Career-high 4 mins in opener vs. Urbana last year Older brother Joe played at IUP from F Sr. Baltimore, Md. 8.8 points, 6.8 rebs, FGs, FTs last 4 games 1st career double-double (11 pts, 11 reb) at Edinboro 7th in PSAC with 19 blocks, 9th with 1.2 bpg Career-high 5 blocks vs. American Int l, 4 at Edinboro F Jr. Georgetown, Tex. Transfer from Drake Played with IUP F Daddy Ugbede in Played in 16 games, starting 4 as freshman in DANTE LOMBARDI Season 16/ PSAC 11/ Career 16/ G Fr. Indiana, Pa. PSAC West Freshman of the Week twice this season Season-high 18 points at Mercyhurst Season-high 6 assists vs. ESU and American Int l Youngest son of IUP HC Joe Lombardi IUP BASKETBALL PAGE 6 AT

7 DEVON COTTRELL Season 6/ PSAC 3/ Career 103/ CJ RUDISILL Season 8/ PSAC 5/ Career 34/ BRANDON NORFLEET Season 16/ PSAC 11/ Career 101/ GREG BEARER Season 4/ PSAC 4/ Career 4/ F R-Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa. Has missed 10 straight games due to injury 151 career blocks is 2nd all-time in IUP history 10 points and 11 rebounds in 29 mins vs. East Stroudsburg Career-high 18 points vs. Urbana F R-So. Pittsburgh, Pa. 1st IUP start came at Edinboro (25 mins, 7 pts, 4 reb) Season-high 6 rebounds vs. Cal Played season at Shenandoah Univ. Season-high 15 pts vs. Virginia Wesleyan G Sr. Virginia Beach, Va. 3rd in PSAC with 21.1 points per game 9 20-point games, double-figure scoring 16 times Career-high 31 points at Edinboro 1,353 career points; 70 double-figure scoring games G Fr. Hollidaysburg, Pa. Saw first career action vs. Cal Played HS ball with Dante Lombardi at Kiski Prep 25th in 15 Class by Pittsburgh Basketball Report 32 CHRIS MCCONNELL Season 3/ PSAC 3/ Career 3/ G Fr. Indiana, Pa. Saw first career action at Shippensburg Played on 15 WPIAL Championship team (Indiana HS) Son of IUP women s basketball HC Tom McConnell 44 DADDY UGBEDE Season 16/ PSAC 11/ Career 98/ F Sr. Gardena, Calif FG% would lead PSAC if he had enough FGMs to qualify Season-high 22 points, 9-10 FGs, vs. Slippery Rock (Jan. 9) 15.0 points, 7.7 rebounds over last 3 games 66.2 career FG% ranks first in IUP history JACOBO DIAZ F Fr. Canary Islands, Spain 50 Season 16/ PSAC 11/ Career 16/ points, FGs (61.5 pct) last 3 games Season-highs 20 points, 7-9 FGs, 31 mins at Cheyney Season-high 11 rebounds vs. American Int l and Bowie State 1st career double-double (17 pts, 10 reb) at Fairmont State STAFF Head Coach: Joe Lombardi (10th season, career record) Assistant Coaches: Joey Cantens (1st season), Chuck Harris (1st season) Athletic Trainer: Rob Baron PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 0 Jeremy Bonifacio Bohn-uh-FAHS-ee-oh 11 Blake Danielak Daniel-ahk 21 Devon Cottrell Duh-VAUGHN Kuh-TRELL 44 Daddy Ugbede ewe-bed-ay 50 Jacobo Diaz Huh-coh-boh Joey Cantens Can-TENS IUP BASKETBALL PAGE 7 AT

8 IUP Men's Basketball Indiana (PA) Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 09, 2016) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## 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 23 NORFLEET, Brandon UGBEDE, Daddy GLOVER, Anthony DIAZ, Jacobo COTTRELL, Devon LOMBARDI, Dante SPAIN, Brandon HANNER, Tevin RUDISILL, CJ BEARER, Greg MCCONNELL, Chris ROCCO, Anthony Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS IUP-M 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 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. 11/13/15 URBANA W /14/15 BOWIE ST. L * 11/18/15 at Mercyhurst L * 11/21/15 EAST STROUDSBURG W * 11/22/15 WEST CHESTER L /27/15 USCIENCES W /28/15 AMERICAN INT'L W * 12/1/15 at Gannon University W * 12/04/15 at Shippensburg W * 12/05/15 at Kutztown L /12/15 at Fairmont State L * 12/16/15 CALIFORNIA (PA) W * 12/19/15 at Edinboro W * 01/03/16 at Cheyney W * 01/06/16 MILLERSVILLE W * 01/09/16 SLIPPERY ROCK W * - Conference game Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Indiana (PA) Opponents