M E N S B A S K E T B A L L No. 3 UNION UNIVERSITY BULLDOGS (11-3, 2-0) VS. No. 15 CUMBERLAND UNIVERSITY BULLDOGS (11-1, 2-0) Date: January 8, 2009 Location: Fred-DeLay Gymnasium - David Blackstock Court - Jackson, Tennessee Union Notes... Union in the NAIA National Tournament (6-11,.353): 11 years (1958, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007) The Union Bulldogs remained in the Top-5 of the latest NAIA rankings at the No. 5 spot. Union has won three straight games, including their latest win, 88-67 at Lambuth. In the win over Lambuth, Antoine Joseph posted career highs with 27 points in 25 minutes of play. Union is currently 11-3 on the season. Of their first 14 games, 11 of them were against teams that are currently or have been a ranked at some point this season. Union is 4-2 versus teams currently in the current top 25 or receiving votes category (defeated Robert Morris twice, McKendree, Pikeville; lost to McKendree, Georgetown). Union has also played teams including Campbellsville, Life, Lambuth, Bethel, and William Carey who have received votes at some point this season. Union is 4-1 in those games. The TranSouth Conference schedule looks to be just as tough with three teams ranked in the top 16 of the NAIA (Union, Cumberland, Martin Methodist), with one more team (FHU) receiving votes. Tonight s opponent, Cumberland, is off to one of their best starts in school history. They have an exhibition win over Tennessee State and have wins over Freed-Hardeman and Campbellsville. 2008 NAIA Team Rankings - Union University Ranks Number 4 in Division I in Scoring Offense per Game (89.786) Ranks Number 8 in Division I in Total Rebounds per Game (44.429) Ranks Number 9 in Division I in Defensive Rebounds per Game (29.357) Ranks Number 11 in Division I in Offensive Rebounds per Game (15.071) Ranks Number 12 in Division I in 3-Pt Fg Made per Game (8.714) Ranks Number 14 in Division I in Assists per Game (16.929) Ranks Number 14 in Division I in Assist/Turnover Ratio (1.068) Ranks Number 15 in Division I in Field Goal Pct (0.494) Ranks Number 16 in Division I in Total Rebound Margin (8.571) Ranks Number 20 in Division I in Scoring Margin (14.214) Opponent Information... Cumberland University Last time these teams met...march 6, 2008 at Cumberland in the first game of Head Coach: Lonnie Thompson the TranSouth Conference Tournament. Cumberland defeated Union 73-70 after 2007-08 Record: 21-11 Union held a 38-34 halftime lead. Union was led by Matt Neaville with 22 points. Record vs. Union: 10-34 Cumberland was led by DeCory Young with 21 points. Cumberland and Union Location: Lebanon, Tenn. split their regular season meetings with Union winning 75-66 at Cumberland and Nickname: Bulldogs Cumberland winning 64-61 over Union in a game played at Jackson Christian Colors: Maroon & White School. Current Rankings and Standings from the NAIA and TranSouth... 2008 NAIA Division I Men s Basketball Coaches Top 25 Poll (Jan. 5) No. Prev. School (1 st Place Votes) Record Points 1 2 Mountain State Univ. (W.Va.) (6) 12-1 305 2 1 Univ. of the Cumberlands (Ky.) (3) 11-2 297 3 5 Rogers State University (Okla.) (3) 11-0 287 4 4 Concordia University (Calif.) 12-1 284 T5 6 Westminster College (Utah) 14-1 270 T5 3 UNION UNIVERSITY (Tenn.) 11-3 270 7 7 Texas Wesleyan University 10-1 255 8 9 Georgetown College (Ky.) 13-1 248 9 8 Auburn Univ. - Montgomery (Ala.) 11-2 235 10 13 Lee University (Tenn.) 10-2 210 11 10 Oklahoma Christian University 10-2 204 12 12 McKendree University (Ill.) 12-4 201 13 16 Robert Morris College (Ill.) 11-3 183 14 RV Fresno Pacific University (Calif.) 10-3 169 15 T21 Cumberland University (Tenn.) 10-1 161 16 14 Martin Methodist College (Tenn.) 14-1 158 17 20 Carroll College (Mont.) 10-1 147 18 24 Oklahoma Baptist University 10-2 142 19 18 Central Methodist University (Mo.) 12-1 132 20 15 California Baptist University 10-2 120 21 T21 University of Illinois at Springfield 9-2 108 22 T21 Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.) 11-2 105 23 19 Belhaven College (Miss.) 8-2 104 24 17 Oklahoma City University 9-3 98 25 RV Jarvis Christian College (Texas) 8-2 49 Others receiving votes: Crichton College (Tenn.) 40; Lindenwood University (Mo.) 39; The Master s College (Calif.) 26; Rocky Mountain College (Mont.) 24; Xavier University (La.) 24; MidAmerica Nazarene University (Kan.) 15; Southern Polytechnic State University (Ga.) 15; Columbia College (Mo.) 12; Pikeville College (Ky.) 11; John Brown University (Ark.) 5; Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) 5; Brescia University (Ky.) 4; William Jewell College (Mo.) 3; Montana State University-Northern 1; Westmont College (Calif.) 1; Univ of Science and Arts of Oklahoma (Okla.) 1; Freed- Hardeman University (Tenn.) 1 2008 NAIA Individual Rankings - Union University Matt Neaville Ranks Number 4 in 3-Pt Fg Made per Game (3.857) Brian Lake Ranks Number 9 in Total Rebounds per Game (9.571) Matt Neaville Ranks Number 13 in Free Throw Pct (0.878) Brian Lake Ranks Number 13 in Defensive Rebounds per Game (6.357) Martez Hawkins Ranks Number 17 in Assists per Game (5.000) Brian Lake Ranks Number 19 in Offensive Rebounds per Game (3.214) Matt Neaville Ranks Number 22 in Points per Game (19.000) 2008-09 TranSouth Men s Basketball Pre-Season Coaches Poll 1. UNION UNIVERSITY - 77 (7) 2. Cumberland University - 66 (1) 3. Martin Methodist - 64 (1) 4. Trevecca Nazarene - 55 5. Freed-Hardeman - 53 6. Mid-Continent - 29 7. Lyon College - 27 8. Bethel College - 25 9. Blue Mountain - 9 2008-09 TranSouth Standings # School TranSouth Overall Streak 1 Martin Methodist 4-0 14-1 Won 1 2 Cumberland (Tenn.) 2-0 11-1 Won 9 3 UNION (Tenn.) 2-0 11-3 Won 3 4 Freed-Hardeman 1-1 9-6 Won 2 5 Trevecca Nazarene 1-1 7-7 Won 1 6 Mid-Continent 1-1 4-8 Won 2 7 Blue Mountain 0-2 1-13 Lost 13 8 Bethel (Tenn.) 0-3 10-4 Lost 1 9 Lyon 0-3 5-6 Lost 4 Union University Men s Basketball 2008-09 Schedule/Results (rankings listed are rankings at time of game) Date Opponent Time/Result NOVEMBER TUE 4 WILLIAMS BAPTIST (Ark.) W 120-70 SAT 8 #2 ROBERT MORRIS (Ill.) W 103-100 OT Fri 14 #RV Pikeville (Ky.) $ W 85-79 Sat 15 #9 McKendree (Ill.) $ W 83-80 OT Thu 20 Life (Ga.) L 92-100 Mon 24 #2 Robert Morris (Ill.) W 99-93 FRI 28 WILLIAM CAREY (Miss.) % W 86-64 SAT 29 #9 MCKENDREE (Ill.) % L 66-67 DECEMBER THU 4 #RV BETHEL (Tenn.) * W 103-79 SAT 6 LYON (Ark.) * W 90-43 Tue 9 #9 Georgetown (Ky.) L 62-78 Fri 12 #RV Campbellsville (Ky.) # W 86-65 Sat 13 Southern-New Orleans (La.) # W 93-73 JANUARY Sat 3 Lambuth (Tenn.) W 88-67 THU 8 #15 CUMBERLAND (Tenn.) * 8:00 PM MON 12 LIFE (Ga.) 7:00 PM Thu 15 Martin Methodist (Tenn.) * 8:00 pm SAT 17 FREED-HARDEMAN (Tenn.) * 4:00 PM MON 19 BLUE MOUNTAIN (Miss.) * 8:00 PM Sat 24 Mid-Continent (Ky.) * 4:00 pm Thu 29 Bethel (Tenn.) * 8:00 pm Sat 31 Lyon (Ark.) * 4:00 pm FEBRUARY Thu 5 Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) * 8:00 pm Thu 12 Cumberland (Tenn.) * 8:00 pm SAT 14 LAMBUTH (Tenn.) 4:00 PM THU 19 MARTIN METHODIST (Tenn.) * 8:00 PM Sat 21 Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) * 4:00 pm TUE 24 TREVECCA NAZ. (Tenn.) * 8:00 PM Thu 26 Blue Mountain (Tenn.) * 8:00 pm SAT 28 MID-CONTINENT (Ky.) * 4:00 PM MARCH Tue 3 TranSouth Tournament 7:00 pm Thu 5 TranSouth Tournament 7:00 pm Sat 7 TranSouth Tournament 7:00 pm Tue 10 TranSouth Tournament 7:00 pm NAIA National Tournament (18-24) Kansas City, Mo. $ - McKendree Classic % - Thanksgiving Classic # - Freed-Hardeman Classic! - Homecomings * - TranSouth Conference Games Note: All times listed in Central Standard Time. HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS www.uu.edu/athletics Union Championships Regular Season Titles: 5 (1998, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2006) Tournament Titles: 5 (1998, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2006) Listen at 97.7 FM or live on the web at www.uu.edu/athletics/info/live & www.gracebroadcasting.com 731-660-0594
Union University Bulldogs Jackson, Tennessee Head Coach: Ralph Turner (Lipscomb 1979; 15th season) Associate Head Coach: David Niven (Oklahoma Baptist 1996; 12th season) No. Name - Player Information Field Goals 3 Pointers Free Throws Fouls TP 3 5 12 13 21 22 23 24 32 35 44 45 TACUMA ALEXANDER 6-3, Junior, Forward, Memphis, Tennessee ALAN NORTH 6-2, Junior, Guard, Jackson, Tennessee ALLANTE McLEMORE 5-9, Freshman, Guard, Franklin, Tennessee MARTEZ HAWKINS 5-10, Junior, Guard, Rockford, Illinois BRIAN LAKE 6-6, Senior, Forward, Bolivar, Tennessee ANTOINE JOSEPH 6-8, Sophomore, Guard, Haiti GREG TRUVILLION 6-8, Junior, Forward, Lansing, Michigan MATT NEAVILLE 6-0, Senior, Guard, Urbana, Illinois VELJKO PETROVIC 6-7, Sophomore, Forward, Nis, Serbia KEITH TOLLIVER 6-6, Junior, Guard, Memphis, Tennessee LUKE ALLISON 6-4, Freshman, Forward, Louisville, Kentucky ROLAND BANHORO 6-7, Sophomore, Center, Puaga, Burkina Faso RS SAMUEL DANACHE 6-4, Freshman, Guard, Haiti Cumberland University Bulldogs Lebanon, Tennessee Head Coach: Lonnie Thompson Assistant Coaches: Jeremy Lewis, Jay Joyner, Thurman Tucker No. Name - Player Information Field Goals 3 Pointers Free Throws Fouls TP 5 11 14 15 20 22 23 24 30 32 40 42 JOHNNY KUCHAR 6-1, Sophomore, Guard, Thompson Station, Tenn. CAM STUART 6-5, Sophomore, Forward, Auckland, New Zealand QUENTIN TURNER 6-0, Senior, Guard, Dickinson, Texas CHANNING TUCKER 6-4, Senior, Guard, Euclid, Ohio BRANDON SPRINGER 6-5, Junior, Forward, Nashville, Tennessee THOMAS DOUGLAS 5-11, Senior, Guard, Rock Hill, South Carolina MARIO STOWERS 6-3, Senior, Guard, Hartwell, Georgia JAMAR FINLEY 6-5, Junior, Forward, Rome, Georgia KENNETH SIMMS 6-8, Senior, Center, Queens, New York RONTREAL BRAXTON 6-3, Senior, Forward, Hopkinsville, Kentucky RODNEY JAMES 6-5, Senior, Center, Kingston, Jamaica AHMED ABDELHAMID 6-5, Junior, Center, Auckland, New Zealand STEVEN JAMISON 6-6, Junior, Center, White House, Tennessee
Combined Season Stats Union University Bulldog Basketball 2008-09 Season Stats Page 1 of 1 Record: Overall Home Away Neutral All Games (11-3) (5-1) (3-2) (3-0) Conference (2-0) (2-0) (0-0) (0-0) Non-Conference (9-3) (3-1) (3-2) (3-0) TOTAL 3-PT REBOUNDS # Player GP GS MIN AVG FG FGA PCT FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT R/G PF A TO BLK ST PTS P/G 3 Tacuma Alexander 14 9 328 23.4 39 83.470 8 27.296 23 36.639 10 29 39 2.8 17 22 30 1 8 109 7.8 5 Alan North 14 0 178 12.7 18 40.450 14 34.412 1 2.500 3 9 12 0.9 11 8 5 0 1 3.6 12 Allante' McLemore 8 0 31 3.9 3 6.500 0 0.000 1 2.500 1 3 4 0.5 2 6 3 0 3 7 0.9 13 Martez Hawkins 14 14 409 29.2 34 77.442 6 16.375 19 32.594 12 37 49 3.5 27 70 35 1 20 93 6.6 21 Brian Lake 14 14 403 28.8 87 161.540 27 63.429 15 19.789 45 89 134 9.6 26 20 21 10 16 216 15.4 22 Antoine Joseph 14 1 188 13.4 27 63.429 4 12.333 32 42.762 13 38 51 3.6 25 5 15 8 5 90 6.4 23 Greg Truvillion 13 13 346 26.6 84 152.553 1 9.111 51 76.671 37 68 105 8.1 31 30 22 9 15 220 16.9 24 Matt Neaville 14 14 444 31.7 88 202.436 54 134.403 36 41.878 8 26 34 2.4 17 58 44 2 16 266 19.0 32 Veljko Petrovic 5 0 27 5.5 3 8.375 0 5.000 4 7.57 5 1.0 2 1 3 0 0 10 2.0 35 Keith Tolliver 1 298 21.3 39 84.464 8 24.333 11 21.524 24 29 53 3.8 27 11 23 3 11 97 6.9 44 Luke Allison 5 0 12 2.4 1 4.250 0 1.000 0 0.000 1 1 2 0.4 1 1 0 0 1 2 0.4 45 Roland Banhoro 14 0 188 13.4 40 57.702 0 0.000 16 34.471 32 47 79 5.6 29 4 17 11 3 96 6.9 TEAM 23 32 55 4 Union University 14 2852 463 937.494 122 325.375 209 312.670 211 411 622 44.4216 237 222 45 102 1257 89.8 Opponents 14 2848 401 950.422 89 294.303 167 242.690 171 327 498 35.6255 161 204 41 99 1058 75.6 TEAM STATISTICS UU OPP SCORING 1257 1058 Points per game 89.8 75.6 Scoring margin 14.2 - FIELD GOALS -ATT 463-937 401-950 Field goal pct.494.422 3 POINT FG-ATT 122-325 89-294 3-point FG pct.375.303 3-pt FG made per game 8.7 6.4 FREE THROWS-ATT 209-312 167-242 Free throw pct.670.690 REBOUNDS 622 498 Rebounds per game 44.4 35.6 Rebounding margin 8.9 - ASSISTS 237 161 Assists per game 16.9 11.5 TURNOVERS 222 204 Turnovers per game 15.9 14.6 Turnover margin 1.3 - Assist / turnover ratio 1.1 0.8 STEALS 102 99 Steals per game 7.3 7.1 BLOCKS 45 41 Blocks per game 3.2 2.9 ATTENDANCE 0 0 Home games-avg/game 6-0 5-0 Neutral site-avg/game - 3-0 SCORE BY PERIODS 1st 2nd OT1 TOTAL Opponents 500 529 29 1058 Union University 591 631 35 1257 Date Opponent Score W L Record Attend 11/04/08 h Williams Baptist College 120-70 W 1-0 0 11/08/08 h Robert Morris College 103-100 OT W 2-0 0 11/14/08 n Pikeville College 85-79 W 3-0 0 11/15/08 a McKendree University 83-80 OT W 4-0 0 11/20/08 a Life University 92-100 L 4-1 0 11/24/08 a Robert Morris College 99-93 W 5-1 0 11/28/08 h William Carey University 87-64 W 6-1 0 11/29/08 h McKendree University 66-67 L 6-2 0 12/04/08 * h Bethel College 103-79 W 7-2, 1-0 0 12/06/08 * h Lyon College 90-43 W 8-2, 2-0 0 12/09/08 a Georgetown College 62-78 L 8-3 0 12/12/08 n Campbellsville Univ 86-65 W 9-3 0 12/13/08 n Southern University at Ne 93-73 W 10-3 0 01/03/09 a Lambuth University 88-67 W 11-3 0 01/08/09 * h Cumberland University 0-0 0 01/12/09 h Life University 0-0 0 01/15/09 * a Martin Methodist College 0-0 0 01/17/09 * h Freed-Hardeman University 0-0 0 01/19/09 * h Blue Mountain College 0-0 0 01/24/09 * a Mid-Continent Univ 0-0 0 01/29/09 * a Bethel College 0-0 0 01/31/09 * a Lyon College 0-0 0 02/05/09 * a Trevecca Nazarene Univ 0-0 0 02/12/09 * a Cumberland University 0-0 0 02/14/09 h Lambuth University 0-0 0 02/19/09 * h Martin Methodist College 0-0 0 02/21/09 * a Freed-Hardeman University 0-0 0 02/24/09 * h Trevecca Nazarene Univ 0-0 0 02/26/09 * a Blue Mountain College 0-0 0 02/28/09 * h Mid-Continent Univ 0-0 0 Note: *denotes a conference game. DakStats by Daktronics Inc. Brookings, SD http://www.uu.edu/athletics/mbball/mbball09/stats/scombined_1.html 1/7/2009
Union University Men s Basketball 2008-09 Season Notes Union s record Overall: 11-3 At home: 5-1 On the road: 3-2 Neutral site: 3-0 Overtime: 2-0 Union s record when scoring 100 or more points: 3-0 90 or more points: 6-1 80 or more points: 11-1 70 or more points: 1-1 69 or less points: 0-2 Union s record when making 0-to-5 three pointers: 1-1 6-to-9 three pointers: 5-0 10 or more three pointers: 5-2 Union s record when shooting Better than opponents: 11-1 Worse than opponents: 0-2 Union s record when rebounding Better than opponents: 10-2 Worse than opponents: 1-1 Equal with opponents: 0-0 Union s record when giving up 69 or less points: 4-1 70 or more points: 7-2 80 or more points: 3-1 90 or more points: 2-1 100 or more points: 1-1 2008-09 NAIA National Rankings: #12, #6, #3, #5 Union s record when Leading at the half: 9-0 Trailing at the half: 1-2 Tied at the half: 1-1 Union s current winning streaks Overall: 3 At home: 2 On the road: 1 At neutral sites: 3 Union Players Scoring 30+ Points: 2 (Neaville 1, Truvillion 1) Union Players Scoring 20+ Points: 5 (Neaville 6, Truvillion 3, Lake 3, Tolliver 1, Joseph 1) Union Players Scoring 10+ Points: 9 (Neaville 14, Lake 13, Truvillion 12, Alexander 4, Hawkins 4, Banhoro 3, Tolliver 3, Joseph 3, North 1) Union Players getting 10+ Rebounds: 3 (Lake 7, Truvillion 3, Banhoro 3) Union Players getting 10+ Assists: 1 (Hawkins 1) Union Players recording a double-double: 4 (Lake 7, Truvillion 3, Banhoro 2, Hawkins 1)
Cumberland University Men`s Basketball 2008-09 Basketball Statistics TOTAL 3-PT FREE THROWS REBOUNDS Name GP GS MIN AVG FG FGA PCT FG FGA PCT FG FGA PCT OFF DEF TOT R/G PF A TO BLK ST PTS P/G 5 Kuchar, Johnny 11 0 144 13.1 7 21 0.333 3 11 0.273 3 5 0.600 4 17 21 1.9 15 23 16 1 7 20 1.8 11 Stuart, Cam 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0.0 14 Turner, Quentin 11 8 266 24.2 18 47 0.383 4 15 0.267 30 39 0.769 5 19 24 2.2 28 24 30 1 14 70 6.4 15 Tucker, Channing 11 0 142 12.9 27 57 0.474 18 37 0.486 9 13 0.692 5 15 20 1.8 11 10 22 1 5 81 7.4 20 Springer, Brandon 11 8 286 26.0 48 80 0.600 8 19 0.421 37 51 0.725 29 83 7.5 24 13 30 4 21 141 12.8 22 Douglas, Thomas 11 7 265 24.1 56 116 0.483 20 44 0.455 18 25 0.720 4 13 17 1.5 12 20 30 0 12 150 13.6 23 Stowers, Mario 11 1 190 17.3 5 16 0.313 2 7 0.286 5 11 0.455 3 20 23 2.1 7 21 10 0 10 17 1.5 24 Finley, Jamar 7 6 164 23.4 26 51 0.510 6 14 0.429 19 22 0.864 6 28 34 4.9 11 9 11 1 7 77 11.0 30 Simms, Kenneth 11 7 231 21.0 45 67 0.672 0 0 0.000 17 37 0.459 25 46 71 6.5 29 5 15 23 3 107 9.7 32 Braxton, Rontreal 10 2 208 20.8 22 44 0.500 2 13 0.154 22 36 0.611 6 27 33 3.3 23 18 27 3 13 68 6.8 40 James, Rodney 11 1 166 15.1 38 55 0.691 0 1 0.000 10 23 0.435 23 30 53 4.8 11 1 5 6 5 86 7.8 42 Abdelhamid, Ahmed 9 0 131 14.6 9 21 0.429 2 9 0.222 13 15 0.867 5 23 28 3.1 21 6 11 3 4 33 3.7 TEAM 6 29 35 6 Totals 12 2401 337 652 0.517 74 186 0.398 203 310 0.655 135 373 508 42.3 205 172 237 47 114 951 79.3 Opponents 12 2412 254 745 0.341 74 282 0.262 124 195 0.636 144 245 389 32.4 236 113 222 21 92 706 58.8 Score by Half Team Name 1 2 Tot Cumberland University 494 457 951 Opponent 320 386 706 Oct. 30 vs. Shorter College Rome, Ga. W, 62-56 31 at Berry College Rome, Ga. W, 82-57 Nov. 1 at Middle Tennessee (Exhibition) Murfreesboro, Tenn. L, 81-70 3 at Oakwood College Huntsville, Ala. L, 64-62 5 at St. Catherine College St. Catherine, Ky. W, 78-67 7 vs. Bluefield (Lindsey Wilson Classic) Columbia, Ky. W, 94-92 14 at Tennessee State (Exhibition) Nashville, Tenn. W, 93-85 16 Oakwood College Lebanon, Tenn. W, 69-58 25 at Fisk University Nashville, Tenn. W, 71-47 29 at Montevallo (Exhibition) Montevallo, Ala. L, 62-59 Dec. 4 Blue Mountain* Lebanon, Tenn. W, 101-60 6 Freed-Hardeman* Lebanon, Tenn. W, 72-57 12 Fisk University Lebanon, Tenn. W, 86-33 Jan. 3 at Campbellsville Campbellsville, Ky. W, 56-50 5 St. Catherine College Lebanon, Tenn. W, 73-55 8 at Union University* Jackson, Tenn. 8 PM