Lipscomb Men s Basketball Game Notes Contact: Jamie Gilliam Assistant AD Communications Phone: (615) 946-4289 Email: jamie.gilliam@lipscomb.edu Website: www.lipscombsports.com Address: One University Park Drive, Nashville, TN 37204 Fax: (615) 966-1806 Game 8 - December 2, 2017 Lipscomb (4-3) vs. Tennessee State (4-2) Gentry Center - Nashville, Tennessee PROJECTED STARTERS 21 KENNY COOPER SOPHOMORE NASHVILLE, TN 3 MICHAEL BUCKLAND SOPHOMORE FRANKLIN, TN 24 GARRISON MATHEWS JUNIOR FRANKLIN, TN 22 ELI PEPPER JUNIOR PRINCETON, KY 0 ROB MARBERRY JUNIOR NASHVILLE, TN The Game The Bisons wrap up a six-game road swing of the schedule on Saturday night with a 7 p.m. nonconference contest at Tennessee State at the Gentry Complex in Nashville, Tennessee. The two teams are tied in the all-time series with each team owning three wins. The Tigers however have had the advantage the last two seasons with back-to-back wins over the Bisons in the series with the last two meetings decided by a total of just four points. The contest will air on the OVC Digital Network with Jose Garcia on the call. Scoring Offense...75.0 Scoring Defense... 76.9 Scoring Margin... -1.9 FG Pct....423 FG Pct. Defense...452 3-pt. FG Pct...286 3-pt. FG Pct. Defense...290 Free Throw Pct.....687 Rebound Avg.... 39.7 Opp. Rebound Avg....35.6 Rebound Margin...+4.1 Assists Per Game...12.6 Turnovers Per Game...16.4 Opp. Turnovers...14.3 Turnover Margin... -2.1 Inside the Herd Last season s meeting between the two teams saw the Bisons hit nine triples, but a potential game-winner from Nathan Moran rimmed out in the final seconds as TSU claimed the last minute win. Junior guard Garrison Mathews was named the ASUN Conference Player of the Week earlier in the month for his play in the first two games of the season. The Franklin, Tennessee native averaged 31 points per game and hit 53.3 percent of his attempts beyond the arc. He also made 31 trips to the charity stripe, were he sank 22. Mathews enters Saturday s contest as the top scorer in the ASUN averaging 20.3 points per game. That figure ranks the junior 45th nationally overall and 14th among junior guards. With seven games in the books, the Bisons are ranked 65th in RPI. The next closest team in the ASUN is FGCU at 96. After opening the schedule with the first two games at home, the Bisons are in wrapping up a six-game road swing and return to Don Meyer Court on Monday when rival Belmont comes to campus. After trips to Alabama and Texas, the Bisons returned to the Volunteer State for five consecutive games. Lipscomb heads to Belmont, Tennessee Tech and Tennessee State before returning to Allen Arena to host the Bruins. The 5-game run ends at Tennessee on Dec. 9. Eli Pepper grabbed his 500th career rebound earlier in the season at Alabama. He is only the fourth player (Adnan Hodzic, Brandon Brown, Josh Slater, Malcolm Smith) in school history to have reached the plateau in the NCAA era. Mathews led the way against Emory with a 37-point effort, just two points off his NCAA era record for the Bisons. The 37 points were the fourth most of any player in the country on opening night and ties former Lipscomb great Adnan Hodzic for third most in a game in the NCAA era. Lipscomb was predicted to post a second-place finish in the 2017-18 ASUN Conference race by a vote of the league s skippers and the league s media members. Mathews and Rob Marberry were both unanimous selections to the preseason All-ASUN team. The duo was also named All-ASUN by Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook. Mathews was also named to the 2017-18 Lou Henson Award Watch List last week becoming the second Lipscomb player to receive the honor. The award is handed out annually to the nation s top mid-major player. The Franklin native was also named an honorable mention mid-major All-American by NBC Sports College Basketball Talk. The Purple and Gold return 81 percent of the offense from last year s squad that was ninth-best in the nation averaging 85.0 points per game. Lipscomb also returns 85 percent of assists from a year ago when the Bisons ranked third in the country with an 18.2 per game average. Lipscomb finished the 2016-17 ranked sixth in the nation for 3-pt FG made. Mathews and senior Nathan Moran were a big reason for that effort as the duo combined for 179 trifectas. That figure ranks third in the nation among returners this season trailing Montana State (190) and Campbell (185). LIPSCOMB PRONUNCIATIONS 2 - ah SAN uh SOD jew lah 5 - MORE-an 11 - AY-sa 55 - bram-my-er EED-strom roo-till-eee-ah-no
Sign em up Lipscomb inked three high school standouts on Nov. 9th when Alex Jones (Alpharetta, Georgia), Jaxson Strates (Orlando, Florida) and Jake Wolfe (Aurora, Illinois) signed their National Letters of Intent. 15 Straight in the Paint Marberry notched an NCAA era record for the Bisons at Belmont last season by going a perfect 11-for-11 from the field. The feat broke the previous mark of 8-for-8 by Michael Teller in 2008 against USC Upstate and is the best by any player against Belmont in the NCAA era. His streak eventually reached 15 straight buckets before he missed his second shot against TSU. Music City Flare Nearly half of the roster is from the Nashville metropolitan area. six players (Rob Marberry - Nashville, Nathan Moran - Franklin, Asa Duvall - Brentwood, John Matt Merritt - Nashville, Kenny Cooper - Nashville, Garrison Mathews - Franklin, Andrew Fleming - Nashville) call the Music City home. Under the Bright Lights As part of the partnership that began in 2012-13 between the Atlantic Sun Conference and ESPN, the Bisons are set to be featured on ESPN3 for all 14 regular-season home games from Allen Arena. The broadcast originates directly from the Lipscomb campus thanks to a significant investment from the University and a grant from the conference. 10 Under-the-radar rivalries in men s college basketball. The Battle was listed at No. 4 on the list. Let s Score 4000+ points The top two all-time leading scorers in college basketball history (NCAA or NAIA) belong to the Lipscomb Bisons. John Pierce is college basketball s all-time leading scorer with 4,230 career points and current Lipscomb AD Philip Hutcheson, who concluded his career as the nation s all-time leading scorer, ranks second all-time with 4,106 career points. The NCAA record for career points is held by LSU s Pistol Pete Maravich, who totaled 3,667 points. NAIA Powerhouse From 1988-2001, Lipscomb won more basketball games than any other college or university in the nation, posting an amazing 356 wins and only 56 losses. Prior to the impressive streak, Lipscomb won the 1986 NAIA national championship. The Bisons averaged more than 32 wins per year and, in 1990, set a national record by winning 41 games. Lipscomb finished in the NAIA Top 20 for 13 straight seasons, including seven top-five finishes in the last 10 years in the NAIA. Lipscomb will appear on ESPN3 a total of 20 times in 2017-18 along with making appearances on the SEC Network, the Longhorn Network, SEC Network +, the Big 12 Network, the Patriot League Network and the OVC Digital Network. LU no More The Lipscomb athletic department recently retired the usage of the interlocking LU mark and any use of the term LU Lipscomb is no longer at liberty to use it in any form or fashion. Ranked Opponents Lipscomb is 0-9 all-time against ranked opponents. 12/29/06 #8/8 Alabama L, 80-58 12/8/07 #23/25 Vanderbilt L, 90-67 11/24/09 #17/18 Ohio State L, 84-64 11/12/10 #8/8 North Carolina L, 80-66 11/22/10 #12/13 Baylor L, 72-60 12/30/10 #22/21 Memphis L, 88-70 12/15/11 #24 Murray State L,89-65 12/15/12 #22 Kentucky L, 88-50 12/16/14 #9 Texas L, 106-61 11/14/17 #25 Alabama L, 86-64 Bisons in Allen Arena Lipscomb is 142-73 in Allen Arena. Since the start of the 2004 season, the Bisons hold a 113-41 advantage over visiting opponents. Lipscomb recorded its 50th win in Allen Arena on Jan. 9, 2007 with an 89-68 victory over Mercer. The 100th win at Allen Arena came on Jan. 30, 2012 with an 82-68 win over Jacksonville. Allen Arena hosted the 2008 and 2009 Atlantic Sun Conference Tournaments when the championship was at pre-determined sites. S or No S The most commonly accepted plural of bison is bison, but at Lipscomb we are the Bisons. The unabridged Oxford English dictionary includes Bisons as a proper usage. History Lesson Lipscomb University was established in 1891 by David Lipscomb and James A. Harding as the Nashville Bible School. Nearly 30 years later, the school was renamed David Lipscomb College after Lipscomb passed away. In 1988, Lipscomb became known as David Lipscomb University, but, in 1994, the David was legally dropped. Lipscomb is affiliated with the Churches of Christ. We Battle The Battle of the Boulevard is an annual rivalry against Belmont University, located less than three miles from each other down Belmont Boulevard. Since Dec. 11, 1953, the two schools have faced off 137 times with Lipscomb leading the series 73-64. Despite being in separate conferences, the two schools will play each other twice this season. LIPSCOMB QUICK FACTS Founded: 1891 Enrollment: 4,585 Type: Private, Liberal Arts Nickname: Bisons Colors: Purple (PMS #2695 C) and Gold (PMS #130 C) Religious Affiliation: Church of Christ Facility: Allen Arena Capacity: 5,028 Athletic Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: ASUN Athletic Dept. Phone: (615) 966-5850 Athletic Dept. Fax: (615) 966-1806 Athletic Director: Philip Hutcheson President: Dr. L. Randolph Lowry III COMMUNICATIONS Asst. AD for Communications Jamie Gilliam Phone (615) 966-5166 Cell (615) 946-4289 E-mail jamie.gilliam@lipscomb.edu Asst. Dir. of Communications Kirk Downs Communications Assistant Logan Butts Phone (615) 966-5457 Address: 1 University Park Drive Nashville, TN 37204 Website www.lipscombsports.com The series has recently been tabbed by Bleacher Report as one of the top-
Head Coach Casey Alexander Casey Alexander was named the 18th head coach of the Lipscomb University program in May 2013 taking over the team following a two-year stint as head coach at Stetson University. Under Alexander s direction the Lipscomb program has trended upward including the 2016-17 season that saw a record-setting offensive output for the second-straight season and the first 20-win season in over a decade. The Bisons put fresh ink all over the record book including an average of 84.97 points per game over five points higher than the previous mark. The squad also posted a record 10.3, 3-point field goals per outing setting a new school mark, leading the ASUN and ranking sixth in the nation. The team also finished among the nation s best in assists finishing behind only UCLA (21.4 apg) and Purdue (18.3) with a 18.3 assists per game mark, the best in school history. The offense helped lead the Bisons to an 11-3 mark in league action for a.786 winning percentage, the best in school history. Included in those 11 league wins was a win over Jacksonville that saw Lipscomb post 112 points against the Dolphins in a regulation game marking the highest point total against an NCAA Division I opponent in school history and the most in an ASUN game since 2007. Then sophomore Garrison Mathews led the way in that win setting the NCAA era scoring record with a 39-point effort against Jacksonville. Mathews would go on to finish third in the league in scoring with a 20.4 points per game average and would become just the second Bison to earn NABC First-Team All-District honors as well as being named a unanimous All-ASUN first-team selection by the league coaches. Mathews would be joined on the All- ASUN team by fellow sophomore Rob Marberry, who garnered second-team honors. The offensive revolution began to take hold in the 2015-16 season for Alexander s Bisons squad as the team set new marks for points in a season (2,590) and 3-pointers (331) that would be short lived. The season would see J.C. Hampton earn second-team, all-league honors, while Mathews and Eli Pepper would be named to the ASUN All-Freshman team. Alexander finished his first season at the helm with the Bisons posting a 10-8 record in ASUN Conference play. The team rebounded from an 0-4 start to league action to win 10-of-14 to finish the regular season in a 3-way tie for fourth place in the conference standings. Overall, Lipscomb finished 15-15 on the year and averaged 75.9 points per game, a figure that ranked third in the ASUN. The Bisons led the league in three pointers making 9.2 per outing. A big part of the success of the 2013-14 team came from freshman duo J.C. Hampton and Josh Williams, who each earned ASUN All-Freshman honors for their play on the court as rookies. Alexander s second squad of his tenure in 2014-15 finished 14-17 overall and 7-7 in ASUN Play. That record would see the Bisons tie for fourth in the standings but have to make a trip to Northern Kentucky in the opening round of the playoffs where Lipscomb would notch a 76-73 overtime win over the Norse. That win marked the first postseason victory for the Purple and Gold since 2010. Williams would finish second in the league in scoring and earn first-team All-ASUN honors for his play. Before joining the Bisons in 2013, Alexander led Stetson to a third-place finish in the ASUN standings. Stetson s 11-7 finish in league play marked only the second time in the last decade that the Hatters finished third or higher in the conference standings. A trademark of Alexander s coaching philosophy is recruiting players who are committed to playing hard and playing as a team. We work hard to find the right players and coaches on the front end. When you get this type of player, you can accomplish great things. In 2012-13 at Stetson, the Hatters ranked among the nation s best in sharing the ball as Alexander s squad ranked eighth nationally averaging 16.2 assists per game. Stetson also ranked second in the A-Sun in scoring averaging 70.3 points per game finishing just behind the high-octane Florida Gulf Coast offense in the scoring race. The Hatters also ranked second in the conference in field goal percentage (.456), three point field goal percentage (.329) and free throw percentage (.705). Under Alexander s direction Adam Pegg earned 2013 Atlantic Sun Conference Men s Basketball Scholar- Athlete of the Year for his play on the court and his work in the classroom. The center was also named All- ASUN first-team after finishing as the only player in the league to finish in the top 10 in scoring, rebounding and field goal percentage. Prior to taking his first head coaching role at Stetson, Alexander spent 16 years on the bench with Belmont head coach Rick Byrd. Casey played and coached for me and I can say that he is as competitive as any player I ve ever coached, said Byrd, head coach of the Belmont University men s basketball team. He is a great leader. He was born to coach and is an outstanding teacher of the game. During that span, the Bruins captured four Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament Championships, made four trips to the NCAA Tournament and one NIT appearance. While still at Belmont, Alexander was named the No. 5 Mid-Major Assistant Coach by national college basketball Jeff Goodman of CBS Sports. Belmont will always be an important part of my life, Alexander said. I value that experience and the people who are there. The things that I love about that part of my life are what attract me to Lipscomb. It s what allows me to jump in with both feet and to be ready to go. Before putting on the suit and tie on the sidelines, Alexander was a standout player for Belmont ( 92-95) leading the Bruins to a 119-25 record during his playing career. He established himself among the career leaders in a number of categories and was inducted into the Belmont Hall of Fame in 2005. A three-sport standout in high school, Alexander helped lead Brentwood Academy to a pair of state titles. Alexander and his wife, the former Sunni Dixon, have three children, Allie, 18; Reed, 15; and Mason, 12. The Alexander File @CaseyAlexander_ Alma Mater: Belmont (1995) Overall Record: 89-105 (7th year) Lipscomb Record: 65-69 (5th year) Year-by-Year Record Stetson 2011-12 9-20.310 2012-13 15-16.485 Lipscomb University 2013-14 15-15.500 2014-15 14-17.451 2015-16 12-21.348 2016-17 20-13.601 2017-18 4-3.571 7 yrs 89-105.459 Just the third coach at Lipscomb since 1975 Spent 16 years as assistant coach at Belmont after a four-year career playing for the Bruins Named the No. 5 mid-major assistant coach in the country by Jeff Goodman while on the Belmont staff Coached in high school by former Bison great Rickey Bowers Alexander and his wife Sunni have three children, one daughter (Allie) and two sons (Reed, Mason), who attend Lipscomb Academy
2017-18 Overall Stats
2017-18 Schedule DATE OPPONENT LOCATION Time Nov. 10 EMORY ALLEN ARENA W 98-83 Nov. 12 MOREHEAD STATE ALLEN ARENA W 77-70 Nov. 15 Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL L 86-64 Nov. 18 Texas Austin, TX L 80-57 Nov. 20 Abilene Christian Abilene, TX W 75-67 Nov. 27 Belmont Nashville, TN W 74-66 Nov. 29 Tennessee Tech Cookeville, TN L 86-80 Dec. 2 Tennessee State Nashville, TN 7:00 p.m. Dec. 4 BELMONT ALLEN ARENA 7:15 p.m. Dec. 9 Tennessee Knoxville, TN 1:15 p.m. Dec. 14 FLORIDA COLLEGE ALLEN ARENA 6:30 p.m. Dec. 17 ABILENE CHRISTIAN ALLEN ARENA 3:30 p.m. Dec. 21 Navy Annapolis, MD 6:00 p.m. Dec. 30 Purdue West Lafayette, IN 7:00 p.m. Jan. 3 FISK ALLEN ARENA 6:30 p.m. Jan. 6 Kennesaw State Kennesaw, GA 3:30 p.m. Jan. 11 North Florida Jacksonville, FL 6:00 p.m. Jan. 13 Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL 5:00 p.m. Jan. 18 FGCU ALLEN ARENA 6:30 p.m. Jan. 20 STETSON ALLEN ARENA 4:00 p.m. Jan. 24 USC UPSTATE ALLEN ARENA 6:30 p.m. Jan. 27 NJIT Newark, NJ 3:00 p.m. Jan. 29 USC Upstate Spartanburg, SC 6:00 p.m. Feb. 3 NJIT ALLEN ARENA 4:00 p.m. Feb. 8 JACKSONVILLE ALLEN ARENA 6:30 p.m. Feb. 10 NORTH FLORIDA ALLEN ARENA 4:00 p.m. Feb. 15 Stetson DeLand, FL 6:00 p.m. Feb. 17 FGCU Ft. Myers, FL 6:00 p.m. Feb. 22 KENNESAW STATE ALLEN ARENA 6:30 p.m. ASUN Conference Championship Feb. 26 ASUN Quarterfinal TBA Mar. 1 ASUN Semifinal TBA Mar. 4 ASUN Final TBA
Tracking the Bisons 20+ Points 2017-18 Career Garrison Mathews 3 19 Rob Marberry 0 6 Nathan Moran 0 7 George Brammeier 0 1 Michael Buckland 0 1 Eli Pepper 0 1 10+ Points 2017-18 Career Garrison Mathews 6 52 Nathan Moran 0 49 Rob Marberry 6 24 George Brammeier 1 19 Eli Pepper 3 17 Kenny Cooper 2 11 Aaron Korn 0 8 Michael Buckland 3 8 Andrew Fleming 1 1 Matt Rose 1 1 10+ Rebounds 2017-18 Career Eli Pepper 1 17 George Brammeier 0 3 Garrison Mathews 0 4 Rob Marberry 2 4 Michael Buckland 0 2 Josh Williams 0 2 5+ Assists 2017-18 Career Nathan Moran 0 28 Kenny Cooper 1 7 Rob Marberry 0 4 Michael Buckland 2 4 Garrison Mathews 0 3 Eli Pepper 0 1 4+ 3-Pointers 2017-18 Career Nathan Moran 0 18 Garrison Mathews 1 16 Michael Buckland 1 1 Aaron Korn 1 1 3+ Steals 2017-18 Career Kenny Cooper 2 10 Nathan Moran 0 10 Garrison Mathews 0 4 Cam Miller 0 3 Rob Marberry 0 2 Michael Buckland 1 1 Eli Pepper 0 1 3+ Blocks 2017-18 Career Rob Marberry 2 3 Eli Pepper 0 2 Kenny Cooper 0 1 Double-Doubles 2017-18 Career Eli Pepper 0 5 Rob Marberry 2 4 Garrison Mathews 0 4 George Brammeier 0 3 Michael Buckland 0 1 Kenny Cooper 0 1 Inside the Numbers - 2017-18 In case you were wondering... Lipscomb s record when: At home: 2-0 On the road: 2-3 At a neutral site: 0-0 In November: 4-3 In December: 0-0 In January: 0-0 In February: 0-0 In March: 0-0 When scoring 90+ 1-0 When scoring 80-89 0-2 When scoring 70-79 3-0 When scoring 60-69 0-1 When scoring 50-59 0-0 When scoring less than 50 0-0 When allowing 90+ 0-0 When allowing 80-89 1-2 When allowing 70-79 1-0 When allowing 60-69 2-0 When allowing 50-59 0-1 When allowing less than 50 0-0 When shooting over 43% 3-1 When shooting under 43% 1-2 When shooting exactly 43% 0-0 When hitting more FT than opponent: 3-1 When hitting less FT than opponent: 1-2 When hitting the same number 0-0 When hitting more than 8 3pt FG 1-0 When hitting less than 8 3pt FG 2-2 When hitting exactly 8 3pt FG 1-0 When committing... Fewer turnovers than opponents 1-0 More turnovers than opponents 2-2 Same number of turnovers 1-0 With... No players in double-figures 0-0 One players in double-figures 0-0 Two players in double-figures 0-1 Three players in double-figures 3-2 Four players in double-figures 2-0 Five players in double-figures 1-0 Six players in double-figures 0-0 Seven players in double-figures 0-0 Lipscomb in the ASUN as of 11/29/17 Team Scoring 7th (75.0) Scoring Defense 4th (76.9) Scoring Margin 4th (-1.9) FT Pct 4th (.687) FG Pct 8th (.423) FG Pct Defense 4th (.452) 3pt FG Pct 8th (.286) 3pt FG Pct Defense 2nd (.290) Rebounding 2nd (39.7) Opp. Rebounding 2nd (35.6) Rebounding Margin 2nd (+4.1) Blocks 2nd (3.4) Assists 7th (12.6) Steals 8th (5.7) Turnover Margin T-6th (-2.14) Assist/Turnover Ratio T-6th (0.8) 3pt Field Goals Per Game T-6 (6.6) Individual (Players in Top 10) Scoring 1st (Mathews - 20.3) 7th (Marberry - 15.0) Rebounding 3rd (Marberry - 7.3) T-6th (Pepper - 6.7) 9th (Buckland - 6.4) FG % 5th (Marberry -.589) Assists T-7th (Buckland - 3.3) Free Throw % 5th (Buckland -.762) 7th (Fleming -.750) 8th (Mathews -.724) 3pt FG Made T-4th (Mathews - 2.6) Blocked Shots 2nd (Marberry - 1.3) Lipscomb in the NCAA as of 11/27/17 Team (in Top 100) Defensive Rebounds Per Game 64th (28.86) FT Attempts 51st (182) FT Made 60th (125) 3pt FG Defense 41st (.290) Total Rebounds 96th (278) Total Rebounds Per Game 73rd (39.71) Individual (Players in Top 100) Double-Doubles 72nd (Marberry - 2) Field Goal % 70th (Marberry -.589) FT Attempts 21st (Mathews - 58) FT Made 30th (Mathews - 42) Points Per Game 45th (Mathews - 20.3) 3-PT FG % 87th (Mathews -.439) Total Points 45th (Mathews - 142)
team game-by-game comparison Opponent 1st 2nd Score Mar Total FG FG Pct 3-Pointers 3FG Pct Free Throws FT Pct Reb Mar Assist TOver Block Steals Fouls EMORY 43/43 55/40 98-83 +15 32-68/30-70.471/.429 8-26/11-26.308/.423 26-38/12-19.684/.632 46/38 +8 20/16 11/12 6/8 6/4 18/27 MOREHEAD STATE 34/28 43/42 77-70 +7 20-50/22-54.400/.407 7-21/3-15.333/.200 30-40/23-26.750/.885 39/30 +9 15/11 21/16 6/2 4/5 24/29 Alabama 31/38 33/48 64-86 (-22) 23-70/34-57.329/.596 7-27/6-18.259/.333 11-19/12-32.579/.375 47/40 +7 10/17 16/13 4/10 5/9 23/17 Texas 22/36 35/44 57-80 (-23) 17-58/29-57.293/.509 2-23/3-16.087/.188 21-26/19-33.808/.576 38/35 +3 3/6 17/12 0/8 4/5 28/22 Abilene Christian 25/25 50/42 75-67 +8 27-54/25-56.500/.446 7-21/6-20.333/.300 14-20/11-18.700/.611 35/31 +4 13/14 18/16 0/2 6/7 22/21 Belmont 26/26 48/40 74-66 +8 27-57/21-60.474/.350 10-20/10-33.500/.303 10-15/14-20.667/.700 39/37 +2 15/13 13/13 5/2 6/7 16/16 Tennessee Tech 29/32 51/54 80-86 (-6) 31-61/23-53.508/.434 5-23/3-17.217/.176 13-24/37-49.542/.755 34/38 (-4) 12/11 19/18 3/1 9/7 33/23 A-Sun Standings Team Conf. Overall FGCU 0-0 6-2 NJIT 0-0 4-3 Lipscomb 0-0 4-3 Stetson 0-0 5-4 Jacksonville 0-0 3-5 USC Upstate 0-0 3-6 North Florida 0-0 2-7 Kennesaw State 0-0 1-7 (Standings as of Nov. 30, 2017) Miscellaneous Statistics Current Streak: Lost one (Nov. 29 to present) Longest Win Streak: Two (Nov. 10 to Nov. 12/Nov. 20 to present) Longest Losing Streak: Two (Nov. 14 - Nov. 18) Current Home Streak: Won two (Nov. 10 to present) Current Road Streak: Lost one (Nov. 29 to present) Largest Margin of Victory: 15 (98-83, Emory) Largest Margin of Defeat: 23 (80-57, Texas) Smallest Margin of Victory: 7 (77-70, Morehead State) Smallest Margin of Defeat: 6 (86-80, Tennessee Tech) December 2 USC Upstate at Gardner Webb Jacksonville at Eastern Kentucky MTSU at FGCU Trinity Baptist vs. North Florida Lipscomb at Tennessee State *All Times Eastern 3:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. www.lipscombsports.com www.facebook.com/lipscombbisonbasketball @LipscombBisons/@LipscombMBB
Opponent Date Score G/F G/F G/F G/F C High Points High Rebounds EMORY 11/10/17 W 98-83 Buckland Mathews Rose Pepper Marberry Mathews (37) Marberry (10) MOREHEAD STATE 11/12/17 W 77-70 Buckland Mathews Rose Pepper Marberry Mathews (25) Marberry (13) Alabama 11/14/17 86-64 L Cooper Buckland Mathews Pepper Marberry Mathews/Marberry (15) Marberry (7) Texas 11/18/17 80-57 L Cooper Buckland Mathews Pepper Marberry Mathews (17) Buckland (7) Abilene Christian 11/20/17 W 75-67 Cooper Buckland Mathews Pepper Marberry Marberry (17) Pepper (13) Belmont 11/27/17 W 74-66 Cooper Buckland Mathews Pepper Marberry Mathews (22) Buckland (8) Tennessee State 11/29/17 L 86-80 Cooper Buckland Mathews Pepper Marberry Mathews (18) Buckland/Marberry (6) Record vs. A-Sun School Overall Tourn. FGCU 11-8 0-0 Jacksonville 17-14 1-2 Kennesaw St. 17-7 0-1 NJIT 4-1 1-0 North Florida 10-15 0-2 USC Upstate 11-9 0-0 Stetson 17-15 0-1 Records by Starting Lineup Buckland, Mathews, Rose, Pepper, Marberry 2-0 Cooper, Buckland, Mathews, Pepper Marberry 2-3 Player Games Played 2017-18 Starts Career Starts Nathan Moran 92 0 68 Eli Pepper 71 7 68 Garrison Mathews 72 7 51 Rob Marberry 40 7 40 George Brammeier 96 0 20 Aaron Korn 61 0 6 Asa Duvall 58 0 0 Kenny Cooper 38 5 6 Michael Buckland 39 7 7 Matt Rose 7 2 2 Andrew Fleming 7 0 0 Greg Jones 7 0 0 John Matt Merritt 4 0 0 Zach Flener 2 0 0
2017-18 Numerical Roster No Name Pos Yr Ht Wt Hometown (Previous School) 0 Rob Marberry F Jr. 6-7 215 Nashville, Tenn. (Western Kentucky) 1 Greg Jones G Fr. 6-1 175 Frisco, Texas (Wakeland HS) 2 Ahsan Asadullah C Fr. 6-8 260 Atlanta, Ga. (North Clayton HS) 3 Michael Buckland G So. 6-5 190 High Point, N.C. (Wesleyan Christian Academy) 5 Nathan Moran G Sr. 5-10 160 Franklin, Tenn. (Battle Ground Academy) 11 Asa Duvall G Sr. 6-2 195 Brentwood, Tenn. (Hargrave Military Academy) 12 Matt Rose F Jr. 6-7 200 Lexington, Ky. (Samford University) 13 Zach Flener G Fr. 5-10 170 Murray, Ky. (Murray HS) 15 Andrew Fleming G So. 6-6 205 Nashville, Tenn. (Chattanooga) 20 John Matt Merritt G Fr. 6-0 155 Nashville, Tenn. (Lipscomb Academy) 21 Kenny Cooper G So. 6-0 180 Nashville, Tenn. (Franklin Road Academy) 22 Eli Pepper F Jr. 6-9 205 Princeton, Ky. (Caldwell Co HS) 23 Aaron Korn G Sr. 6-4 210 Frankton, Ind. (Frankton HS) 24 Garrison Mathews G Jr. 6-5 210 Franklin, Tenn. (Franklin HS) 55 George Brammeier C Sr. 6-10 235 Brandon, Fla. (Bloomingdale HS) Associate Head Coach Roger Idstrom @RogerIdstrom Assistant Coach Steve Drabyn @sdrabyn Assistant Coach Sean Rutigliano @CoachRutigs Director of Basketball Operations Adam Notteboom @adamnotteboom
Lipscomb - Team Game Highs
Lipscomb - Team Game Lows
15 JOHN MATT MERRITT 20 FR Guard 6-0 Nashville, Tenn. Lipscomb Academy 3 pts 3 at Tennessee Tech at Tennessee Tech 1 3pt 3 at Tennessee Tech at Tennessee Tech 1 ast 1 at Tennessee Tech at Tennessee Tech 1 stl 1 at Tennessee Tech at Tennessee Tech 21 KENNY COOPER 16 pts 16 at Tennessee Tech at Tennessee Tech 2 3pt 2 at Alabama Five times 6 ast 13 at Belmont vs. Fisk 4 stl 5 twice NJIT 22 ELI PEPPER 12 pts 22 vs. Morehead State vs. Kennesaw St. 13 reb 25 vs. Abilene Christian Fisk 3 oreb 12 vs. Kennesaw St. 3 ast 6 vs. USC Upstate 23 AARON KORN 7 pts 14 at Tennessee Tech vs. Tennessee Tech 5 reb 8 vs. Texas vs. Piedmont 2 ast 3 at Abilene Christian 2 times 1 3pt 4 Twice Tennessee Tech 24 GARRISON MATHEWS 37 pts 39 vs. Jacksonville 6 reb 12 Three times vs. North Florida 4 3pt 8 Three times vs. Morehead St. 11 FTM 18 Twice vs. Jacksonville 55 ANDREW FLEMING 10 pts 10 vs. Morehead State vs. Morehead State 4 reb 6 vs. Coppin State* 0 3pt 1-3 times* 3 ast 4 vs. Coppin State* GEORGE BRAMMEIER 10 pts 22 vs. Fisk 6 reb 14 vs. Alabama vs. Fisk 0 ast 3-4 times 0 blk 3-2 times PPG RPG APG ST: FG% FT% 0.8 0.3 0.3 1.500 1.000 PPG RPG APG BPG FG% FT% 0.8 0.3 0.3 1.500 1.000 6.8 2.5 2.8 1.1.370.500 6.9 2.3 3.0 1.5.419.649 PPG RPG APG BLK FG% FT% 7.0 6.7 1.5 3.613.500 PPG RPG APG BLK FG% FT% 6.7 7.5 1.5 44.491.537 PPG RPG APG FG% 3PT% FT% 2.3 2.7 0.4.316.200.500 PPG RPG APG FG% 3PT% FT% 3.3 2.5 0.6.417.348.641 PPG RPG APG FG% 3PT% FT% 20.3 3.4 0.7.461.439.724 PPG RPG APG FG% 3PT% FT% 16.0 4.4 1.8.439.358.727 SO Guard 6-6 Nashville, Tenn. UTC/Iowa/Oak Hill Academy/Ensworth HS 6.1 1.3 1.3 0.2.333.750 6.1 1.3 1.3 0.2.333.750 PPG RPG APG BLK FG% FT% 2.6 3.0 0.0 0.500.667 PPG RPG APG BLK FG% FT% 5.1 3.0 0.4 35.593.611 Sat out 2016-17 at UTC due to NCAA transfer rules 2017 SoCon HOnor Roll Member Prepped at Oak Hill Academy Played high school ball at Ensworth under former Lipscomb Athletics Hall of Famer Ricky Bowers 2017 ASUN Conference Scholar Redshirted in 2017 Mom (Daree) played basketball at Belmont SO Guard 6-0 Nashville, Tenn. Franklin Road Academy Set NCAA era record with 13 assists against Fisk (1/5/17) ASUN Newcomer of the Week (12/27/16) Led the team in steals (49) in 2016-17 JR Forward 6-8 Princeton, Ky. Caldwell County HS Notched his 500th career rebound against Alabama becoming just the fifth Bison to reach that plateau in the NCAA era. Ranks fifth in the NCAA era for career rebounding 2017 ASUN All-Academic Team Member Claimed NCAA era single game rebounding record with 25 against Fisk surpassing previous mark of 20 set by Adnan Hodzic. SR Guard 6-4 Frankton, Ind. Frankton HS Led the team beyond the arc in 2016-17 (.426) 2017 ASUN Conference Scholar 2016 ASUN Conference Scholar 2015 ASUN Conference Scholar JR Guard 6-5 Franklin, Tenn. Franklin HS ASUN Player of the Week (11/13/17) 2017-18 Lou Henson Award preseason watch list Unanimous preseason All-ASUN Team Fastest player to reach 1,000 points in NCAA era (65 games) Set the NCAA era single-game scoring record with 39 points at Jacksonville (1/19/17) Also set the record for FT made in a game against Jacksonville (18) SR Center 6-10 Brandon, Fla. Bloomingdale HS Posted a career best 22 points and 14 rebounds against Fisk (1/5/17) Led the team in 16-17 with a.689 field goal percentage Three-time ASUN Conference Scholar
ROB MARBERRY 0 JR Center 6-7 Nashville, Tenn. Western Kentucky/Franklin Road Academy 18 pts 29 vs. Morehead State vs. USC Upstate 13 reb 13 vs. Morehead State vs. Morehead State 3 blk 3 Two times Three times 5 ast 5 Six times 1 GREG JONES 5 pts 5 2 reb 2 vs. Morehead State vs. Morehead State 1 ast 1 Four times Four times 1 stl 1 Three times Three Times 3 MICHAEL BUCKLAND 13 pts 25 2 Times vs. Fisk 9 reb 11 2 Times 8 ast 8 3 stl 3 5 NATHAN MORAN 0 pts 27 - vs. Fisk 0 3pt 9 - vs. Fisk 0 ast 10 - vs. Morehead St. 0 stl 3-3 times 11 ASA DUVALL 0 pts 27 - vs. Fisk 0 3pt 9 - vs. Fisk 1 ast 10 vs. Morehead St. vs. Morehead St. 0 stl 3-3 times 12 MATT ROSE 15 pts 17 vs. Morehead St. vs. Citadel* 4 reb 9 3 times vs. Furman* 3 3pt 5 vs. Abilene Christian vs. Citadel* 2 ast 3 2 times vs. Miles* 13 ZACH FLENER 0 pts 0 - - 0 reb 0 - - 0 3pt 0 - - 0 ast 0 - - PPG RPG APG BLK FG% FT% 15.0 7.3 1.4 9.589.655 PPG RPG APG BLK FG% FT% 13.1 5.3 2.0 39.607.736 2.4 0.7 0.6 0.4.241.500 PPG RPG APG BPG FG% FT% 2.4 0.7 0.6 0.4.241.500 7.1 6.4 3.3 1.0.342.762 5.0 3.5 1.9 0.4.382.720 - - - - - - 10.7 2.4 3.9.989.387.381 Ranks 27th in the nation in total rebounds (27) Unanimous preseason All-ASUN by league coaches 2017 Second-team All-ASUN Selection Hit 11-of-11 from the field against Belmont in 2017 to set a Bisons NCAA era record for most makes without a miss. Ran the record to 15 before missing. FR Guard 6-1 Frisco, Texas Wakeland HS Averaged 17.5 ppg as a senior at Wakeland HS Father played hoops at Taylor University SO Guard 6-5 High Point, N.C. Wesleyan Christian Academy Posted a 25-point, 11-rebound effort against Fisk for his first career double-double (1/5/17) SR Guard 5-9 Franklin, Tenn. Battle Ground Academy ASUN Player of the Week (1/2/17) and (2/24/17) Tied Lipscomb NCAA era 3-pt record with nine against Fisk as a junior Ranked second in the ASUN in assists per game (4.2) in 2016-17 Led the ASUN in FT percentage in 15-16 and 16-17 2016 ASUN Conference Scholar SR Guard 6-2 Brentwood, Tenn. Hargrave Millitary Academy/Brentwood HS 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.0.000.000 1.3 0.5 0.3 0.1.333.522 Did not play in 2016-17 due to knee injury Led the team in asst/to mark as a sophomore Father played basketball at Belmont SO Guard 6-7 Lexington, Ky. Samford/Lexington Christian Academy 5.6 2.7 1.1 0.2.227.846 5.6 2.7 1.1 0.2.227.846 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - Sat out 2016-17 due to NCAA transfer rules 2015-16 SOCON All-Freshman Team 2017 ASUN Conference Scholar Has twin sisters and triplet brothers FR Guard 5-10 Murray, Ky. Murray HS Played for his father Bart in at Murray High School