ULM Men s Basketball Schedule Tues, Nov. 10 North American (Exh.) W, 107-51 Fri, Nov. 13 McMurry W, 88-43 Sun, Nov. 15 at Minnesota L, 67-56 Thurs, Nov. 19 at Northwestern State W, 80-64 Sat, Nov. 28 at Houston L, 76-64 Mon, Nov. 30 Chattanooga 7:00 PM Thurs, Dec. 3 afayette* 7:00 PM Thurs, Dec. 10 # at Kent State 6:00 PM Sat, Dec. 12 # at Penn State 1:00 PM Sun, Dec. 13 at West Virginia 4:00 PM Fri, Dec. 18 Central Baptist 7:00 PM Tues, Dec. 22 # vs. Canisius 4:30 PM Weds, Dec. 23 # vs. (Nicholls St / Hampton) Thurs, Dec. 31 Appalachian State* 2:00 PM Thurs, Jan. 7 at Arkansas State* 7:35 PM Sat, Jan. 9 at Little Rock* 6:00 PM Thurs, Jan. 14 at Georgia State* 6:30 PM Sat, Jan. 16 at Georgia Southern* 4:00 PM Thurs, Jan. 21 Troy* 7:00 PM Sat, Jan. 23 South Alabama* 4:00 PM Thurs, Jan. 28 UT Arlington* 7:00 PM Sat, Jan. 30 Texas State* 2:00 PM Tues, Feb. 2 at afayette* 7:15 PM Thurs, Feb. 6 at Appalachian State* 2:30 PM Thurs, Feb. 11 Little Rock* 7:00 PM Sat, Feb. 13 Arkansas State 4:00 PM Thurs, Feb. 18 at Texas State* 7:30 PM Sat, Feb. 20 at UT Arlington* 7:15 PM Thurs, Feb. 25 at South Alabama* 7:05 PM Sat, Feb. 27 at Troy* 4:15 PM Thurs, Mar. 3 Georgia Southern* 7:00 PM Sat, Mar. 5 Georgia State* 4:00 PM % SBC Championships All times Central and subject to change. Bold indicates home game; *-Sun Belt game; %-SBC Tournament; #-Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic ULM Notes ULM Vs. (2-2) WARHAWKS Chattanooga MOCS (5-1) Game 5 Monday, Nov. 30, 2015 7:00 p.m. Fant-Ewing Coliseum (7,000) Monroe, La. Live Stream: Warhawks All-Access (Online Only) Radio: KLIP LA 105.3 FM, Nick White (PXP) - It is the first-ever meeting between ULM and Chattanooga. The Warhawks played two games last year in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament at Chattanooga but did not play the Mocs - The Warhawks have been strong inside this season and have outscored all four of their opponents in the paint - ULM saw its 47-game streak of holding an opponent to under 75 points come to an end in its last outing at Houston. The Cougars hit a jumper with nine seconds left to reach 76 points. It was the second longest active streak in the nation - Senior Majok Deng leads ULM in scoring with 14.5 points per game. He also grabs 7.5 rebounds per outing and has rejected seven blocks in four games. Deng earned All-Conference Third-Team honors last year and returned as the team s leading scorer, rebounder and shot blocker. He s one of four returning starters and one of five seniors on the roster We are ULM. Please note that there are only two correct versions of our institution s name, the preferred acronym ULM and the full name, the. Any other reference, including Louisiana-Monroe, UL-Monroe, La.- Monroe, LAM, or simply Monroe, are incorrect. Follow ULM Men s Basketball on Social Media Facebook: www.facebook.com/warhawks Twitter: @ULM_MBB Instagram: ULM_MBB Vine: ULM_Warhawks Youtube: ULMAthletics - Also averaging in double-figures, freshman Travis Munnings scores 12.5 points per game and is the team s leading rebounder with 8.3 per outing. Munnings leads the SBC in field goal percentage with a.605 (23-38) clip - Keith Richard picked up his 200th career victory as a head coach in an 80-64 victory over Northwestern State on Nov. 19. Both Majok Deng and Travis Munnings recorded double-doubles in the contest. - Both of ULM s wins this season have been wire-to-wire victories where the Warhawks never trailed in games against McMurry and Northwestern State - At Minnesota, ULM trailed by 13 at half before coming back to take the lead, 51-50 with 6:44 remaining - The Warhawks are 405-173 all-time in Fant-Ewing Coliseum and went 14-4 at home last season. They are 1-0 at home this year 1
2 THE RICHARD FILE Keith Richard Head Coach Sixth Year at ULM 15th Season Overall Has been a part of all five of ULM s winningest seasons as either a player or coach COACHING HONORS 2015 Sun Belt Coach of the Year 2015 Louisiana Coach of the Year 1999 Sun Belt Coach of the Year Has been part of the coaching staff for seven NCAA Tournament and three NIT teams COACHING CAREER Season School Position Record 1984-85 ULM Graduate Assistant 17-12 1985-86 ULM Graduate Assistant 20-10/NCAA 1986-87 Marshall Assistant Coach 25-6/NCAA 1987-88 Marshall Assistant Coach 24-8/NIT 1988-89 Marshall Assistant Coach 15-15 1989-90 ULM Assistant Coach 22-8/NCAA 1990-91 ULM Assistant Coach 25-8/NCAA 1991-92 ULM Assistant Coach 19-10/NCAA 1992-93 ULM Assistant Coach 26-5/NCAA 1993-94 ULM Assistant Coach 19-9 1994-95 La. Tech Assistant Coach 14-13 1995-96 La. Tech Associate Head Coach 11-17 1996-97 La. Tech Associate Head Coach 15-14 1997-98 La. Tech Associate Head Coach 12-15 1998-99 La. Tech Head Coach 19-9 1999-00 La. Tech Head Coach 21-8 2000-01 La. Tech Head Coach 17-12 2001-02 La. Tech Head Coach 22-10/NIT 2002-03 La. Tech Head Coach 12-15 2003-04 La. Tech Head Coach 15-15 2004-05 La. Tech Head Coach 14-15 2005-06 La. Tech Head Coach 20-13/NIT 2006-07 La. Tech Head Coach 10-20 2008-09 LSU Assistant Coach 27-8/NCAA 2009-10 LSU Assistant Coach 11-20 2010-11 ULM Head Coach 7-24 2011-12 ULM Head Coach 3-26 2012-13 ULM Head Coach 4-23 2013-14 ULM Head Coach 10-17 2014-15 ULM Head Coach 24-14/CBI 2015-16 ULM Head Coach 2-2 PLAYING CAREER Played for ULM from 1978-82; Coached by Lenny Fant, Benny Hollis & Mike Vining 1979 Atlantic Sun Tournament Champions, NIT 1980 Atlantic Sun Regular Season Champions 1982 Atlantic Sun Tournament Champions, NCAA Two-time team captain ( 81 & 82) Led team in assists twice EDUCATION Bachelor s degree in general business, ULM (1982) Master s degree in guidance counseling, ULM (1986) ULM Notes Continued... - ULM opened the season with an 88-43 victory over McMurry. The 45-point margin of victory was ULM s largest in school history in a season opener. The Warhawks improved to 47-18 all-time in home openers - Ranking 17th in the nation and also leading the league, senior Justin Roberson has gotten his hands on 11 steals through four games (2.75 spg). He posted a career-high five at Northwestern State which followed up on his four steals at Minnesota - Senior DeMondre Harvey has been extremely efficient for the Warhawks off the bench as he s hit 12-14 (.857) field goals this season. He s also 13-16 (.813) from the free throw line, a big improvement compared to his 23-43 (.535) last season - Keith Richard is the reigning Sun Belt Conference and Louisiana Coach of the Year winner. It comes after a 24-win season, the thirdmost in school history and also the third biggest turnaround in the country from the Biggest Turnarounds from 2013-14 to 2014-15 1. Notre Dame, Temple - 17 wins 2. UC Davis - 16 wins 3. ULM, Loyola-Chicago - 14 wins 4. New Hampshire, Central Michigan, Tennessee-Martin - 13 wins 5. Maryland-Eastern Shore - 12 wins 6. Lamar, Eastern Washington, Cornell, Colorado State, Maryland - 11 wins 7. Hofstra, Sacred Heart - 10 wins 8. Lafayette, UNC Wilmington, Rhode Island, TCU, Bowling Green, Delaware State - 9 wins 9. Howard, Butler, Southern, James Madison - 8 wins 10. North Florida, Rider, Monmouth, Georgia Southern - 7 wins year before. It was ULM s first 20-win season since 2001-02. Richard has more-than doubled ULM s win totals in back-to-back years - The Warhawks made a run to the CBI championship series last year for their 10th postseason appearance in school history and the first since 1995-96. They played their first-ever game in the month of April in their 64-year history. They were also the first team from the SBC to ever play a Winningest Seasons in School History 1. 27 wins 1992-93 Richard Assistant Coach 2. 25 wins 1990-91 Richard Assistant Coach 3. 24 wins 2014-15 Richard Head Coach 4. 23 wins 1978-79 Richard s Freshman Year 5. 22 wins 1989-90 Richard Assistant Coach T-6. 21 wins 1987-88 T-6. 21 wins 1954-55 T8. 20 wins 2001-02 T8. 20 wins 1985-86 Richard Grad. Assistant T8. 20 wins 1977-78 T8. 20 wins 1969-70
ULM Notes Continued... game in April - ULM picked up a pair of preseason honors as Deng was named to the 2015-16 All-Conference Second-Team, while junior Nick Coppola earned recognition on the Third- Team. Deng was also named to the College Sports Madness Preseason All-SBC First-Team while Coppola was Third-Team (page 10) - The Warhawks were picked to finished third in the SBC Preseason Poll. It comes after they finished in a tie for second-place in the SBC standings last season. In 2013-14, ULM was picked to finish dead last preseason Majok Deng - ULM enters its second season without any APR penalties which Richard inherited when he took over at the helm. Richard has turned the program around athletically and academically as the Warhawks have won back-to-back-to-back Sun Belt Conference academic awards - Coppola ranks second all-time in program history in career minutes per game. He played 1,384 minutes last year, third most in the nation and also third in single-season program history. Additionally, Coppola finished second in the SBC last season in both assist:turnover ratio (2.0) and assists (3.7 apg). He s started every game of his career HOME COURT ADVANTAGE 405-173 All-Time in Fant-Ewing Coliseum ULM RECORDS IN FANT-EWING Year Games Record Pct. Avg. Attend. 1971-72 10 6-4.600 4,190 1972-73 11 8-3.727 3,232 1973-74 11 8-3.727 3,250 1974-75 12 11-1.917 3,454 1975-76 13 10-3.769 5,451 1976-77 13 9-4.692 5,073 1977-78 13 10-3.769 4,459 1978-79 16 15-1.937 5,215 1979-80 14 10-4.714 3,678 1980-81 16 8-8.500 3,067 1981-82 16 13-3.812 3,808 1982-83 14 12-2.857 2,946 1983-84 16 11-5.688 2,098 1984-85 13 9-4.692 2,380 1985-86 15 14-1.933 2,114 1986-87 13 8-5.615 2,582 1987-88 12 10-2.833 2,582 1988-89 12 8-4.667 2,861 1989-90 14 13-1.928 2,949 1990-91 14 14-0 1.000 3,327 1991-92 12 9-3.750 2,710 1992-93 14 14-0 1.000 3,892 1993-94 14 10-4.714 3,351 1994-95 12 9-3.750 3,619 1995-96 11 8-3.727 2,182 1996-97 12 9-3.750 1,822 1997-98 11 7-4.636 1,301 1998-99 11 7-4.636 1,913 1999-00 14 11-3.786 2,003 2000-01 13 9-4.692 935 2001-02 12 12-0 1.000 3,437 2002-03 12 7-5.583 1,412 2003-04 13 9-4.692 1,624 2004-05 13 6-7.462 1,296 2005-06 13 8-5.615 793 2006-07 14 14-0 1.000 1,952 2007-08 12 5-7.417 1,338 2008-09 14 8-6.571 907 2009-10 14 8-6.571 1,398 2010-11 13 4-9.308 1,400 2011-12 13 0-13.000 1,438 2012-13 12 3-9.250 1,255 2013-14 12 6-6.500 1,513 2014-15 18 14-4.778 2,064 2015-16 1 1-0 1.000 1,344 TOTALS 578 405-173.701 3
WE ARE ULM 12 REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONSHIPS 1961-62 - Gulf States Conference 1964-65 - Gulf States Conference 1978-79 - Atlantic Sun Conference 1979-80 - Atlantic Sun Conference 1985-86 - Southland Conference 1989-90 - Southland Conference 1990-91 - Southland Conference 1992-93 - Southland Conference 1993-94 - Southland Conference 1995-96 - Southland Conference 1996-97 - Southland Conference 2006-07 - Sun Belt Conference West Division No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Previous School) 0 Ramses Sandifer F 6-7 205 FR Arcola, Miss. (Fishburne Prep) 1 Travis Munnings F 6-6 195 FR Freeport, Bahamas (Sunrise Christian) 2 DeMondre Harvey F 6-7 210 SR Minden, La. (Pearl River JC) 3 Marcus Washington G 6-2 185 JR Clinton, Miss. (Holmes JC) 4 Mack Foster G 6-2 190 SR Beulah, Miss. (East Mississippi JC) 5 Jamaal Samuel F 6-9 195 SR New Orleans, La. (Illinois State) 11 Nick Coppola G 5-11 195 JR Richmond, Va. (Benedictine Prep) 13 Majok Deng F 6-10 185 SR Adelaide, Australia (Indian Hills CC) 14 Prince Cooper G 6-4 205 JR Freeport, Bahamas (Miami-Dade JC) 22 Lance Richard G 5-10 185 R-SO Monroe, La. (Sterlington HS) 24 Roderick Taylor F 6-8 210 R-FR Harker Heights, Texas (Harker Heights HS) 25 Wade Martin G 6-5 185 FR Point Pleasant, W.V. (Fishburne Prep) 32 Justin Roberson G 6-1 190 SR Natchitoches, La. (Western Texas JC) COACHING STAFF Numerical Roster Head Coach: Keith Richard (ULM 82) Assistant Coach: J.A. Anglin (LSU Shreveport 10) Assistant Coach: Ryan Cross (Buffalo 95) Director of Basketball Operations: Luke Richard Assistant Coach: Lonnie Cooper (Louisiana Tech 99) 10 POST-SEASON EARANCES 1978-79 - NIT 1981-82 - NCAA Tournament 1985-86 - NCAA Tournament 1987-88 - NIT 1989-90 - NCAA Tournament 1990-91 - NCAA Tournament 1991-92 - NCAA Tournament 1992-93 - NCAA Tournament 1995-96 - NCAA Tournament 2014-15 - College Basketball Invitational EIGHT TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS 1978-79 - Atlantic Sun Conference 1981-82 - Atlantic Sun Conference 1985-86 - Southland Conference 1989-90 - Southland Conference 1990-91 - Southland Conference 1991-92 - Southland Conference 1992-93 - Southland Conference 1995-96 - Southland Conference PRONUNCIATION Keith/Lance/Luke RICHARD Nick COPPOLA MAJOK DENG Justin ROBERSON NATCHITOCHES BY CLASS Seniors (5)... Majok Deng... Mack Foster...DeMondre Harvey... Justin Roberson... Jamaal Samuel Juniors (3)... Prince Cooper...Nick Coppola...Marcus Washington Sophomore (1)... Lance Richard Freshmen (4)... Wade Martin... Travis Munnings...Ramses Sandifer... Roderick Taylor Ree-shard Cuh-pole-uh Muh-juk Dang Rob-er-sin Nack-ih-dish BY POSITION Guards (7)... Prince Cooper...Nick Coppola... Mack Foster... Wade Martin... Lance Richard... Justin Roberson...Marcus Washington Forwards (6)... Majok Deng...DeMondre Harvey... Travis Munnings... Jamaal Samuel...Ramses Sandifer... Roderick Taylor BY STATE/COUNTRY Australia... Majok Deng Bahamas (2)... Prince Cooper... Travis Munnings Louisiana (4)...DeMondre Harvey... Lance Richard... Justin Roberson... Jamaal Samuel Mississippi (3)... Mack Foster...Ramses Sandifer...Marcus Washington Texas... Roderick Taylor Virginia...Nick Coppola West Virginia... Wade Martin 4
ULM Quick Facts Location Monroe, La. Enrollment 8,854 Founded 1931 Nickname/Mascot Warhawks/Ace Colors Maroon & Gold President Dr. Nick Bruno Director of Athletics Brian Wickstrom Conference Sun Belt Affiliation NCAA Division I All-Time Record 936-830 (65th season) Winning Seasons 39 (20+ wins 11 times) Home Venue Fant-Ewing Coliseum (7000) Playing Surface Maple Opened 1971 Press Row Phone 318-342-6920 Head Coach Keith Richard Record at ULM 50-106 (sixth year) Career Record 200-223 (15th year) Assistant Coach Ryan Cross Assistant Coach Lonnie Cooper Assistant Coach J.A. Anglin Director of Basketball Ops Luke Richard Team Manager Ibrahim Mustapha Athletic Trainer Jeremy Teblum Media Relations Robbie Kleinmuntz (C) 847-912-5380 kleinmuntz@ulm.edu Website www.ulmwarhawks.com ULM s 2015-16 Record When... Leading at Half: 2-0 (0-0 SBC) Trailing at Half: 0-2 (0-0 SBC) Tied at Half: 0-0 (0-0 SBC) Shoots 50% FG or Over: 1-0 (0-0 SBC) Shoots Below 50% FG: 1-2 (0-0 SBC) Scores Under 60 pts: 0-1 (0-0 SBC) Scores 60-69 pts: 0-1 (0-0 SBC) Scores 70-79 pts: 0-0 (0-0 SBC) Scores 80+ pts: 2-0 (0-0 SBC) Outrebounds Opp: 2-1 (0-0 SBC) Gets Outrebounded: 0-1 (0-0 SBC) Positive Turnover Margin: 2-0 (0-0 SBC) Negative Turnover Margin: 0-2 (0-0 SBC) More Points in Paint: 2-2 (0-0 SBC) Less Points in the Paint: 0-0 (0-0 SBC) More Points Off Bench: 2-0 (0-0 SBC) Less Points Off Bench: 0-2 (0-0 SBC) More Second Chance Points: 2-1 (0-0 SBC) Less Second Chance Points: 0-1 (0-0 SBC) More Fast Break Points: 2-1 (0-0 SBC) Less Fast Break Points: 0-1 (0-0 SBC) Shoots More FTs: 2-0 (0-0 SBC) Shoots Less FTs: 0-2 (0-0 SBC) Opp Scores Under 60: 1-0 (0-0 SBC) Opp Scores 60-69: 1-1 (0-0 SBC) Opp Scores 70 or More: 0-1 (0-0 SBC) Game Decided By 3 pts or Less: 0-0 (0-0 SBC) Following a Win: 0-2 (0-0 SBC) Following a Loss: 1-0 (0-0 SBC) Scouting Chattanooga The Mocs are off to a very strong 5-1 start. They opened the season with a 92-90 overtime win over Georgia and followed it up with an 81-77 victory vs. Illinois. They are also coming off back-to-back wins over All-Time Series History vs. Chattanooga First-Ever Meeting Alabama State, 95-58 and Jacksonville State, 62-52. Their only loss was at Iowa State, 83-63. Casey Jones leads the team with 12.5 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. Justin Tuoyo scores 11.2 points per game and Greg Pryor scores 10.5 points per outing while shooting.545 (12-22) from long range. As a team, Chattanooga shoots 40.7 percent from beyond-the-arc. The Mocs finished 22-10 last season and 15-3 in the SoCon. They are led by firstyear head coach Matt McCall who came after spending the last four years as an assistant coach at Florida under Billy Donovan. He was previously an assistant coach at Florida Atlantic for three seasons. Sun Belt Conference Standings School SBC Pct. Overall Pct. Streak Little Rock 0-0.000 5-0 1.000 W5 UT Arlington 0-0.000 5-1.833 W4 Georgia State 0-0.000 3-1.750 W1 Texas State 0-0.000 2-1.667 W1 Troy 0-0.000 3-3.500 W1 ULM 0-0.000 2-2.500 L1 afayette 0-0.000 2-2.500 W1 Georgia Southern 0-0.000 2-3.400 W1 Arkansas State 0-0.000 2-4.333 L2 South Alabama 0-0.000 2-4.333 L1 Appalachian State 0-0.000 2-5.286 L2 Saturday s Results (CT) Little Rock 64, Tulsa 60 Denver 69, South Alabama 56 Texas State 70, McNeese State 67 ULM 76, Houston 64 Sunday s Results (CT) Stephen F. Austin 94, App St. 84 UT Arlington 92, Rice 74 (as of games through 11/28/15) Around the Sun Belt Conference Monday s Games (CT) Bob Jones at Georgia Southern, 6 PM Chattanooga at ULM, 7 PM Spring Hill at South Alabama 7:05 PM Tuesday s Games (CT) UT Arlington at Texas, 7 PM Central Arkansas at Little Rock, 7 PM Southern Miss at Troy, 7:30 PM Arkansas State at Missouri, 8 PM Georgia State at UAB, 8 PM 5
3FG Made 1. Paul Marshall (1993-96) - 256 2. Tony Hooper (2005-10) - 236 3. Anthony Jones (1987-91) - 195 4. Larry Carr (1993-95) - 175 5. Nick Coln (2000-02) - 157 6. Marcus Anthony (1996-00) - 135 7. Mike Smith (1998-00) - 130 8. Jordan Payne (2006-08) - 126 9. Lawrence Gilbert (2007-11) - 124 10. Brian Lubeck (1999-02) - 122 Nick Coppola (2013-pres) - 87 ULM Career Record Book Watch 3FG Percentage (min. 50 made) 1. Fred Thompson (1988-90) -.446 2. Carlos Funchess (1989-91) -.442 3. Trent Mackey (2011-13) -.438 4. Charles Winborne (2010-12) -.435 5. Anthony Jones (1987-91) -.428 6. Larry Carr (1993-95) -.419 7. Keith Johnson (1991-93) -.398 t8. James Perkins (2005-07) -.397 t8. Aaron Branch (2001-05) -.397 10. Jordan Payne (2006-08) -.382 Nick Coppola (2013-pres) -.370 Games Started 1. Tony Hooper (2005-10) - 117 2. Wojciech Myrda (1998-02) - 115 3. Terry Martin (1980-84) - 108 4. Gerald Morris (1980-84) - 103 5. Arthur Hayes - 1982-86) - 91 6. Brian Lubeck (1999-02) - 87 t7. Paul Marshall (1993-96) - 84 t7. Michael Saulsberry (1984-88) - 84 9. Lance Brasher (2005-08) - 76 10. Lawrence Gilbert (2007-11) - 74 Nick Coppola (2013-pres) - 69 Assists 1. Larry Saulters (1966-70) - 398 2. Jamie Mayo (1975-79) - 370 3. Bob Carson (1969-73) - 365 4. Bobby Douglas (1980-84) - 341 5. Tony Hooper (2005-10) - 339 6. Casey Jones (1987-91) - 324 7. John Pickett (1976-80) - 300 8. Keith Johnson (1991-93) - 282 9. Brian Spencer (1984-88) - 277 10. Jayon James (2012-14) - 261 Nick Coppola (2013-pres) - 242 Blocks 1. Wojciech Myrda (1998-02) - 535 2. Dennis Newton (1994-98) - 181 3. Eugene Robinson (1977-80) - 105 4. Terry Martin (1980-84) - 99 5. Gerard Phillips (1982-86) - 91 6. Rudy Turner (2008-10) - 89 7. Calvin Natt (1975-79) - 71 8. Carlos Funchess (1989-91) - 68 9. Bobby Jenkins (1983-86) - 65 10. Anthony Smith/Michael Saulsberry - 64 Majok Deng (2014-pres) - 58 Jamaal Samuel (2014-pres) - 40 Assists Per Game (Min. 30 Games) 1. Jayon James (2012-14) - 4.8 2. Keith Johnson (1991-93) - 4.7 t3. Jamie Mayo (1975-79) - 4.5 t3. Bob Carson (1969-73) - 4.5 5. Larry Saulters (1966-70) - 4.3 t6. JoJo Jones (1995-96) - 3.7 t6. Daryl Jones (1996-98) - 3.7 t8. Michael Hardaway (2000-02) - 3.5 t8. Casey Jones (1987-91) - 3.5 t8. Troy Cobb (1988-90) - 3.5 t8. Nick Coppola (2013-pres) - 3.5 Blocks Per Game (Min. 30 Games) 1. Wojciech Myrda (1998-02) - 4.7 t2. Dennis Newton (1994-98) - 1.5 t2. Rudy Turner (2008-10) - 1.5 4. Majok Deng (2014-pres) - 1.4 5. Eugene Robinson (1977-80) - 1.3 6. Carlos Funchess (1989-91) - 1.1 7. Jamaal Samuel (2014-pres) - 1.0 t8. Maurice Stephens (1992-94) - 0.9 t8. Marvin Williams (2013-15) - 0.9 t8. Terry Martin (1980-84) - 0.9 Minutes 1. Terry Martin (1980-83) - 3,633 2. Tony Hooper (2005-10) - 3,582 3. Anthony Jones (1987-91) - 3,178 4. Gerald Morris (1980-84) - 3,153 5. Paul Marshall (1993-96) - 2,984 6. Michael Saulsberry (1984-88) - 2,964 7. Arthur Hayes (1982-86) - 2,926 8. Wojciech Myrda (1998-02) - 2,813 9. Brian Lubeck (1999-02) - 2,688 10. Elgin James (1982-86) - 2,672 Nick Coppola (2013-pres) - 2,396 Minutes Per Game 1. Mike Smith (1998-00) - 35.2 2. Nick Coppola (2013-pres) - 34.7 t3. Jonas Brown (2006-08) - 34.0 t3. Tylor Ongwae (2013-15) - 34.0 5. Michael Saulsberry (1984-88) - 33.7 6. Maurice Bell (1997-00) - 33.3 7. Paul Marshall (1993-96) - 33.2 8. Ryan Stuart (1991-93) - 33.1 9. Keith Johnson (1991-93) - 32.8 t10. Jayon James (2012-14) - 32.2 t10. Larry Carr (1993-95) - 32.2 2015-16 Warhawks In Double-Figures 6 Name Career 10+ Points Career 10+ Rebs Career 10+ Asts Season 10+ Points Season 10+ Rebs Season 10+ Asts Nick Coppola 29 times 1 time 1 time Majok Deng 28 times (20+ 2 times) 9 times 3 times 1 time Justin Roberson 17 times 2 times Jamaal Samuel 10 times 1 time 2 times DeMondre Harvey 6 times 3 times 2 times Mack Foster 4 times Travis Munnings 3 times 1 time 3 times 1 time Prince Cooper 1 time 1 time
Points N. Coppola 568 M. Deng 467 J. Roberson 373 J. Samuel 303 D. Harvey 246 M. Foster 179 P. Cooper 35 L. Richard 23 Field Goals M-A N. Coppola 200-506 M. Deng 167-368 J. Roberson 146-375 J. Samuel 126-303 D. Harvey 97-162 M. Foster 69-175 P. Cooper 13-29 L. Richard 8-29 Rebounds M. Deng 309 D. Harvey 247 N. Coppola 202 J. Roberson 176 J. Samuel 149 M. Foster 70 P. Cooper 31 L. Richard 6 Individual Career Totals for Returning Student-Athletes Only includes statistics at ULM Steals J. Roberson 56 N. Coppola 47 M. Foster 26 M. Deng 25 D. Harvey 23 J. Samuel 13 P. Cooper 3 L. Richard 3 Free Throws M-A M. Deng 88-114 N. Coppola 81-117 J. Roberson 72-97 D. Harvey 52-79 J. Samuel 20-35 M. Foster 18-32 P. Cooper 9-19 L. Richard 0-0 Three-Pointers M-A N. Coppola 87-235 M. Deng 43-132 J. Samuel 31-111 M. Foster 23-79 J. Roberson 9-49 L. Richard 7-27 P. Cooper 0-1 D. Harvey 0-0 Where ULM Ranks in 2015-16 (as of games through 11/29/15) In the Sun Belt Conference, ULM ranks... 1st in 3FG% Defense (.276) 2nd in Scoring Defense (62.5 ppg) 2nd in FG% Defense (.382) 3rd in Scoring Margin (+9.5) 3rd in FG% (.463) 3rd in Rebounding Margin (+9.2) 3rd in Off Reb Percentage (.390) In the SBC, ULM Individuals rank... 1st - Justin Roberson, Steals (2.75 spg) 1st - Travis Munnings, FG% (.605) 2nd - Travis Munnings, Off. Rebs. (3.00 orpg) 3rd - Travis Munnings, Rebounds (8.3 rpg) 3rd - Majok Deng, Blocks (1.8 bpg) Nationally, ULM ranks... (top-50) 36th in Scoring Defense (62.5 ppg) 36th in 3FG% Defense (.276) 40th in Rebounding Margin (+9.3) 45th in Offensive Rebounds Per Game (14.25 orpg) Nationally, ULM Individuals rank... (top-50) 17th - Justin Roberson, Steals (2.75 spg) 47th - Travis Munnings, FG% (.605) Assists N. Coppola 242 J. Roberson 121 M. Deng 50 M. Foster 37 D. Harvey 28 J. Samuel 19 P. Cooper 13 L. Richard 1 Blocks M. Deng 58 J. Samuel 40 D. Harvey 28 M. Foster 9 J. Roberson 8 N. Coppola 2 P. Cooper 1 L. Richard 1 Games/Starts N. Coppola 69/69 D. Harvey 69/9 M. Deng 42/41 J. Roberson 42/32 J. Samuel 42/22 M. Foster 42/5 P. Cooper 23/0 L. Richard 21/0 Minutes N. Coppola 2396 M. Deng 1290 J. Roberson 1167 D. Harvey 994 J. Samuel 821 M. Foster 709 P. Cooper 166 L. Richard 74 7
2015-16 ULM MEN'S BASKELL ULM Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 28, 2015) All games 2015-16 Stats RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 2-2 1-0 1-2 0-0 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 2-2 1-0 1-2 0-0 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 13 Deng, Majok 4-4 124 31.0 23-42.548 2-13.154 10-12.833 8 22 30 7.5 10 0 7 7 7 3 58 14.5 01 Munnings, Travis 4-4 122 30.5 23-38.605 1-3.333 3-8.375 12 21 33 8.3 7 0 4 10 1 7 50 12.5 02 Harvey, DeMondre 4-0 62 15.5 12-14.857 0-0.000 13-16.813 9 11 20 5.0 10 1 1 5 2 2 37 9.3 32 Roberson, Justin 4-4 109 27.3 14-42.333 1-6.167 5-6.833 8 16 24 6.0 11 0 16 10 0 11 34 8.5 05 Samuel, Jamaal 4-4 86 21.5 15-40.375 2-6.333 1-2.500 2 5 7 1.8 6 0 1 4 1 0 33 8.3 11 Coppola, Nick 4-4 113 28.3 10-28.357 3-12.250 2-4.500 1 12 13 3.3 7 0 13 7 1 1 25 6.3 03 Washington, Marcus 4-0 44 11.0 6-12.500 3-4.750 4-6.667 0 6 6 1.5 5 0 3 2 1 1 19 4.8 14 Cooper, Prince 4-0 47 11.8 5-11.455 0-1.000 8-10.800 4 7 11 2.8 2 0 4 4 0 0 18 4.5 24 Taylor, Roderick 3-0 25 8.3 4-5.800 0-0.000 1-2.500 3 4 7 2.3 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.0 22 Richard, Lance 2-0 15 7.5 1-3.333 1-3.333 0-0.000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 1.5 04 Foster, Mack 4-0 33 8.3 1-3.333 0-1.000 0-0.000 2 1 3 0.8 5 0 3 1 0 3 2 0.5 25 Martin, Wade 4-0 20 5.0 0-8.000 0-5.000 0-1.000 0 3 3 0.8 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 Team 8 4 12 2 Total... 4 800 114-246.463 13-54.241 47-67.701 57 112 169 42.2 66 1 53 54 13 29 288 72.0 Opponents... 4 800 91-238.382 24-87.276 44-54.815 43 89 132 33.0 68-45 54 16 18 250 62.5 TEAM STATISTICS ULM OPP SCORING 288 250 Points per game 72.0 62.5 Scoring margin +9.5 - FIELD GOALS-ATT 114-246 91-238 Field goal pct.463.382 3 POINT FG-ATT 13-54 24-87 3-point FG pct.241.276 3-pt FG made per game 3.3 6.0 FREE THROWS-ATT 47-67 44-54 Free throw pct.701.815 F-Throws made per game 11.8 11.0 REBOUNDS 169 132 Rebounds per game 42.2 33.0 Rebounding margin +9.3 - ASSISTS 53 45 Assists per game 13.3 11.3 TURNOVERS 54 54 Turnovers per game 13.5 13.5 Turnover margin +0.0 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.0 0.8 STEALS 29 18 Steals per game 7.3 4.5 BLOCKS 13 16 Blocks per game 3.3 4.0 ATTENDANCE 1344 14164 Home games-avg/game 1-1344 3-4721 Neutral site-avg/game - 0-0 Date Opponent Score Att. 11/13/15 MCMURRY UNIVERSITY W 88-43 1344 11/15/15 at Minnesota L 56-67 9915 11/19/15 at Northwestern State W 80-64 1917 11/28/15 at Houston L 64-76 2332 * = Conference game Single-Game Individual Categorical Highs 2015-16 Points Majok Deng - 19 at Northwestern State Field Goals Made Majok Deng/Travis Munnings - 8 3FG Made Marcus Washington - 2, vs. McMurry Free Throws Made Prince Cooper/DeMondre Harvey - 6, vs. McMurry Rebounds Majok Deng - 12, at Northwestern State Assists Justin Roberson - 6, at Northwestern State Steals Justin Roberson - 5, at Northwestern State Blocks Majok Deng - 4, vs. McMurry Minutes Majok Deng - 39, at Houston Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals ULM 146 142 288 Opponents 117 133 250 8
ULM - TEAM GAME HIGHS 2015-16 Stats POINTS 88 MCMURRY UNIVERSITY (11/13/15) 80 at Northwestern State (11/19/15) 64 at Houston (11/28/15) 56 at Minnesota (11/15/15) FIELD GOALS MADE 35 at Northwestern State (11/19/15) 33 MCMURRY UNIVERSITY (11/13/15) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 74 at Northwestern State (11/19/15) 62 at Minnesota (11/15/15) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE.623 (33-53) MCMURRY UNIVERSITY (11/13/15).473 (35-74) at Northwestern State (11/19/15) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 5 MCMURRY UNIVERSITY (11/13/15) 3 at Houston (11/28/15) 3 at Minnesota (11/15/15) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 16 at Houston (11/28/15) 16 at Minnesota (11/15/15) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE.500 (5-10) MCMURRY UNIVERSITY (11/13/15).188 (3-16) at Houston (11/28/15).188 (3-16) at Minnesota (11/15/15) FREE THROWS MADE 17 MCMURRY UNIVERSITY (11/13/15) 11 at Houston (11/28/15) 11 at Minnesota (11/15/15) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 24 MCMURRY UNIVERSITY (11/13/15) 16 at Houston (11/28/15) 16 at Minnesota (11/15/15) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE.727 (8-11) at Northwestern State (11/19/15).708 (17-24) MCMURRY UNIVERSITY (11/13/15) REBOUNDS 48 at Northwestern State (11/19/15) 43 at Minnesota (11/15/15) ASSISTS 18 MCMURRY UNIVERSITY (11/13/15) 17 at Northwestern State (11/19/15) STEALS 10 at Northwestern State (11/19/15) 9 MCMURRY UNIVERSITY (11/13/15) BLOCKED SHOTS 5 MCMURRY UNIVERSITY (11/13/15) 4 at Northwestern State (11/19/15) TURNOVERS 17 at Minnesota (11/15/15) 13 MCMURRY UNIVERSITY (11/13/15) FOULS 22 at Minnesota (11/15/15) 17 at Houston (11/28/15) ULM Career Double-Doubles Majok Deng (9) 14 pts, 10 rebs vs. C. Car (11/26/14) 14 pts, 11 rebs vs. La. Col (12/6/14) 11 pts, 11 rebs vs. Cen Bap (12/16/14) 14 pts, 15 rebs vs. UA (1/17/15) 14 pts, 13 rebs at (2/26/15) 12 pts, 14 rebs vs. (3/13/15) 14 pts, 14 rebs, at Mercer (3/23/15) 22 pts, 11 rebs, vs. Vermont (3/25/15) 19 pts, 12 rebs, at NSU (11/19/15)* DeMondre Harvey (3) 12 pts, 10 rebs, vs. NSU (12/9/14) 13 pts, 15 rebs, vs. GSU (3/5/15) 11 pts, 10 rebs vs. (3/13/15) Nick Coppola (1) 12 pts, 12 asts vs. La. Col (12/6/14) Travis Munnings (1) 14 pts, 10 rebs, at NSU (11/19/15)* * indicates this season 2015-16 Record by Starting Lineup Coppola-Roberson-Munnings-Samuel-Deng (2-2, 0-0 SBC) 9
Sun Belt Conference Preseason Teams Preseason First-Team All-Conference Anthony Livingston (Arkansas State, Jr., Forward) Shawn Long (UL Lafayette, Sr., Forward/Center) Ken Williams (South Alabama, Junior, Guard) Emani Gant (Texas State, Senior, Forward) Wesley Person (Troy, Sophomore, Guard) Preseason Second-Team All-Conference Frank Eaves (Appalachian State, Senior, Guard) Markus Crider (Georgia State, Senior, Forward) Kevin Ware (Georgia State, Senior, Guard) Josh Hagins (Little Rock, Senior, Guard Majok Deng (ULM, Senior, Forward) Preseason Third-Team All-Conference Jeremy Hollowell (Georgia State, RS-Junior, Forward) Roger Woods (Little Rock, Senior, Forward) Devonta Walker (UL Lafayette, Sr., Forward) Jay Wright (UL Lafayette, Jr., Guard) Nick Coppola (ULM, Junior, Guard) Preseason Player of the Year Shawn Long (UL Lafayette, Sr., Forward/Center) 2015-16 SBC Preseason Poll 1. afayette 119 (9) 2. Georgia State 108 (2) 3. ULM 97 4. Arkansas State 71 5. Little Rock 68 6. Appalachian State 64 7. South Alabama 56 T-8. UT Arlington 48 T-8. Texas State 48 10. Georgia Southern 28 11. Troy 19 College Sports Madness Preseason Teams First-Team Ken Williams South Alabama Frank Eaves App State Majok Deng ULM Second-Team Josh Hagins Little Rock Cameron Golden Arkansas State Wesley Person Troy Third-Team T. Johnson South Alabama Nick Coppola ULM Jay Wright afayette In ULM s Last Outing... Cougars Use Second Half Spurt to Top ULM, 76-64 HOUSTON Tied at 49 in the second half, Houston went on a 13-0 run to pull away and ultimately earn a 76-64 result over the ULM men s basketball program on Saturday at Hofheinz Pavillion. Freshman Travis Munning posted a career-high 18 points and went 8-12 from the field and also pulled down six rebounds. Junior Nick Coppola poured in a season-high 15 points for ULM (2-2) on 6-11 shooting. Houston (3-0) was led by Rob Gray Jr. s 22 points off the bench. LeRon Barnes aided the attack with 15 points and 11 rebounds while Ronnie Johnson had 13 points. The Cougars led 40-32 early in the second, but ULM came back and pulled to within one, 42-41 with 15:08 to go after a jumper by senior Majok Deng. The Warhawks tied it, 49-49 after senior Justin Roberson drove and found Munnings underneath for the lay-in with 11:36 remaining. UH responded with back-to-back three-pointers as ULM called a timeout trailing 55-49 at the 10:40 mark. The Cougars kept it going and made it a 13-0 run to lead 62-49 with 8:33 left. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics ULM vs Houston 11/28/15 7:02 p.m. at Houston, Texas (Hofheinz Pavilion) ULM 64 2-2 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 01 Munnings, Travis f 8-12 1-2 1-3 1 5 6 0 18 2 2 0 0 37 05 Samuel, Jamaal f 1-5 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 16 13 Deng, Majok f 3-8 1-6 2-2 1 5 6 1 9 0 2 1 2 39 11 Coppola, Nick g 6-11 1-4 2-4 0 3 3 3 15 3 1 1 0 32 32 Roberson, Justin g 2-7 0-0 2-2 1 4 5 3 6 4 3 0 0 27 02 Harvey, DeMondre 3-5 0-0 2-3 2 2 4 5 8 0 1 0 1 13 03 Washington, Marcus 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 04 Foster, Mack 1-2 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 1 12 14 Cooper, Prince 1-3 0-1 2-2 1 1 2 0 4 1 2 0 0 8 24 Taylor, Roderick 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 25 Martin, Wade 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 Team 2 1 3 Totals 25-57 3-16 11-16 11 26 37 17 64 11 12 2 4 200 FG % 1st Half: 14-35 40.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 1-7 14.3% FT % 1st Half: 3-5 60.0% Houston 76 3-0 2nd half: 11-22 50.0% 2nd half: 2-9 22.2% 2nd half: 8-11 72.7% Game: 25-57 43.9% Game: 3-16 18.8% Game: 11-16 68.8% Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Deadball Rebounds 2 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 24 POLLARD, Devonta f 3-7 0-0 1-1 2 5 7 1 7 2 1 1 0 38 33 MEYER, Kyle c 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 5 03 JOHNSON, Ronnie g 3-9 0-2 7-8 3 3 6 3 13 4 1 1 2 29 04 BARNES, LeRon g 6-12 2-5 1-2 6 5 11 2 15 1 2 1 1 30 21 DOTSON, Damyean g 1-7 1-4 2-2 2 2 4 2 5 1 1 1 0 22 00 KNOWLES, Danrad 3-5 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 13 01 DUPREE, Xavier 0-3 0-3 0-0 3 1 4 3 0 1 1 0 1 17 02 GRAY, Jr., Rob 8-15 4-8 2-3 0 6 6 1 22 2 2 0 0 26 25 ROBINSON, Jr., Galen 4-7 0-2 0-3 0 2 2 1 8 3 0 0 1 20 Team 1 0 1 Totals 28-66 7-26 13-19 17 24 41 16 76 14 9 5 5 200 FG % 1st Half: 15-36 41.7% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-12 16.7% FT % 1st Half: 3-6 50.0% 2nd half: 13-30 43.3% 2nd half: 5-14 35.7% 2nd half: 10-13 76.9% Game: 28-66 42.4% Game: 7-26 26.9% Game: 13-19 68.4% Deadball Rebounds 1 10 A. Livingston Arkansas State Shawn Long afayette Emani Gant Texas State Markus Crider Georgia State Kevin Ware Georgia State Jeremy Hollowell Georgia State Officials: Michael Stephen (R), Bert Smith (U1), Antinio Petty (U2) Technical fouls: ULM-Samuel, Jamaal. Houston-None. Attendance: 2332 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total ULM 32 32 64 Houston 35 41 76 Last FG - ULM 2nd-00:05, HOU 2nd-00:09. Largest lead - ULM by 7 1st-10:10, HOU by 15 2nd-00:09. ULM led for 17:39. HOU led for 20:37. Game was tied for 01:32. In Off 2nd Fast Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench ULM 36 7 17 4 14 HOU 30 20 19 10 36 Score tied - 4 times. Lead changed - 3 times.
The Last Time ULM... Scored 100 or more points 106, vs. Champion Baptist (11/17/14) Scored 90 or more points 106, vs. Champion Baptist (11/17/14) Scored 80 or more points 80, at Northwestern State (11/19/15) Scored fewer than 40 points 36, vs. Texas State (1/11/2014) Held an opponent to under 50 points 43, vs. McMurry (11/13/15) Held an opponent to under 40 points 39, vs. Champion Baptist (11/17/14) Won by 30 or more points 45, vs. McMurry (11/13/15) Won by 40 or more points 45, vs. McMurry (11/13/15) Won by 50 or more points 67, vs. Champion Baptist (11/17/14) Won by 60 or more points 67, vs. Champion Baptist (11/17/14) Had four double-digit scorers 4, vs. McMurry (11/13/15) Had five double-digit scorers 5, at Northwestern State (11/19/15) Had no double-digit scorers at Georgia State (12/30/14) Had 20 or more assists 20, vs. Northwestern State (12/9/14) Had fewer than 10 assists 7, at Minnesota (11/15/15) Had 10 or more blocks 10, vs. Champion Baptist (11/17/14) Had 10 or more steals 10, at Northwestern State (11/19/15) Had 25 or more turnovers 29, at Northwestern State (11/21/13) Had fewer than 10 turnovers 9, vs. Loyola-Chicago (4/1/15) Made 30 or more field goals 35, at Northwestern State (11/19/15) Made 40 or more field goals 41, vs. Champion Baptist (11/17/14) Made 50 or more field goals 51, vs. Georgia Southern (2/8/79) Shot over 60 pct from field.623 (33-53), vs. McMurry (11/13/15) Shot less than 20 pct from field.185 (10-54), at No. 3 Ohio State (12/27/13) Made 10 or more 3-pointers 10, at Georgia Southern (2/7/15) Made 15 or more 3-pointers 15, vs. Middle Tennessee (1/24/08) Shot over 50 pct from 3FG.509 (27-53), vs. Appalachian State (2/14/15) Shot over 60 pct from 3FG.643 (9-14), at Troy (1/16/14) Shot less then 20 pct from 3FG.188 (3-16), at Houston (11/28/15) Made 20 or more free throws 24, vs. afayette (1/4/14) Made 30 or more free throws 30, vs. Troy (12/31/09) Shot 80-90 pct free throws.833 (5-6), at Arkansas State (2/21/15) Shot over 90 pct free throws.909 (10-11), vs. Georgia Southern (3/14/15) Won on a buzzer beater W, 60-58, vs. SFA (Malcolm Thomas Jumper) (11/25/08) Lost on a buzzer beater L, 76-73, at La. Tech (Kyle Gibson 3FG) (12/2/09) Won on the last possession W, 66-65, at UA (Pair of defensive stands) (3/10/14) Lost on the last possession L, 70-68, at Arkansas State (Frederic Dure lay-up, 5.6 secs) (2/21/15) Won in overtime W, 71-68 (OT), at Georgia Southern (2/7/15) Won in double overtime W, 103-98 (2OT), vs. afayette (1/4/2014) Won in triple overtime W, 107-106 (3OT), at La. Tech (1/5/1970) Had two double-doubles in one game Majok Deng/Travis Munnings, at Northwestern State (11/19/15) Had two 20+ scorers in one game Tylor Ongwae & Majok Deng (22 apiece), vs. Vermont (3/25/15) A ULM Player... Had a double-double (pts-rbs) Majok Deng/Travis Munnings, at Northwestern State (11/19/15) Had a double-double (pts-asts) Nick Coppola (12 pts, 12 asts), vs. Louisiana College (12/6/14) Had a triple-double Wojciech Mydra (11 pts, 10 rebs, 10 blks), vs. SHSU (1/24/02) Had 25 points or more Tylor Ongwae (27), at Mercer (3/13/15) Had 30 points or more Amos Olatayo (30), at Northwestern State (11/21/13) Had 40 points or more Henry Steele (40), vs. Louisiana College (1/23/71) Had 50 points or more Glynn Saulters (51), vs. Nicholls State (1/1/68) Made 10 or more field goals Tylor Ongwae (10), vs. Central Baptist (12/16/14) Made 15 or more field goals Mike Smith (15), vs. Houston (12/15/99) Made five or more 3FG Nick Coppola (5), at Arkansas State (2/21/15) Made 10 or more FT Tylor Ongwae (10-11), vs. South Alabama (1/31/15) Had 10 or more rebounds Majok Deng/Travis Munnings, at Northwestern State (11/19/15) Had 15 or more rebounds DeMondre Harvey (15), vs. Georgia State (3/5/15) Had 20 or more rebounds DeAndre Alexander (20), vs. Lamar (3/2/05) Had 25 or more rebounds Calvin Natt (25), vs. Miss. State (12/5/78) Had 30 or more rebounds Calvin Natt (31) vs. Georgia Southern (12/29/76) Had 10 or more assists Nick Coppola (12), vs. Louisiana College (12/6/14) Had 15 or more assists Jayon James (15), at FIU (2/2/13) Had five or more steals Justin Roberson (5), at Northwestern State (11/19/15) Had 10 or more steals Arthur Hayes (10), vs. McNeese State (1983) Had five or more blocks Jayon James (5), vs. UA (2/15/14) Had 10 or more blocks Wojciech Myrda (13), vs. UTSA (3/2/02) Played 40 minutes or more Nick Coppola & Tylor Ongwae (40 apiece), at Loyola-Chicago (3/30/15) MISCELLANEOUS STATS 2015-16 Largest halftime lead 31, vs. McMurry (11/13/15) Largest halftime deficit 13, at Minnesota (11/15/15) Largest halftime lead surrendered in a loss N/A Largest halftime deficit overcome in a win N/A Largest lead any time 45, (88-43), vs. McMurry (11/13/15) Largest deficit any time 15, (34-19 1H), at Minnesota (11/15/15) Most Consecutive Points Scored in a Game 17, vs. McMurry (11/13/15) Most Consecutive Points Allowed in a Game 13, at Houston (11/28/15) Largest lead surrendered in a loss 7, (21-14 first half) at Houston (11/28/15) Largest deficit overcome in a win N/A Most points scored in a half 46, first half at NSU (11/19/15) Fewest points scored in a half 25, first half at Minnesota (11/15/15) Most points allowed in a half 41, second half at Houston (11/28/15) Fewest points allowed in a half 12, first half vs. McMurry (11/13/15) Largest Rebounding Advantage +22, at NSU (11/19/15) Largest Rebounding Disadvantage -4, at Houston (11/28/15) Highest Plus Turnover Differential +5, vs. McMurry (11/13/15) Highest Minus Turnover Differential -5, at Minnesota (11/15/15) 11
1 Travis Munnings Freshman Forward 6-6 195 Freeport, Bahamas Sunrise Christian Academy Pts 18, at UH (11/28/15) 18, at UH (11/28/15) FG 8, at UH (11/28/15) 8, at UH (11/28/15) 3FG 1, at UH (11/28/15) 1, at UH (11/28/15) FT 2, at Minn (11/15/15) 2, at Minn (11/15/15) Ast 2, two times 2, two times Reb 10, at NSU (11/19/15) 10, at NSU (11/19/15) Blocks 1, at Minn (11/15/15) 1, at Minn (11/15/15) Steals 4, vs. McM (11/13/15) 4, vs. McM (11/13/15) Min 37, at UH (11/28/15) 37, at UH (11/28/15) MCM * 25 3-6/.500 0-0 0-0/.000 2-6-8 0-0 2 1 0 4 6/6.0 @MINN * 32 5-10/.500 0-1 2-4/.500 3-6-9 3-0 0 4 1 0 12/9.0 @NSU * 28 7-10/.700 0-0 0-1/.000 6-4-10 4-0 0 3 0 3 14/10.7 @HOU * 37 8-12/.667 1-2 1-3/.333 1-5-6 0-0 2 2 0 0 18/12.5 # @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Totals 4 122 23-38/.605 1-3/.250 3-8/.375 12-21-33 7-0 4 10 1 7 50/12.5 Notes on Munnings - Leads the SBC in FG% with a.605 clip and is ULM s leading rebounder - Coming off a career-high 18 points at Houston on 8-12 FG - Posted a double-double of 14 points and a career-high 10 rebounds at Northwestern State - Three consecutive double-figure scoring games as he neared a double-double with 12 points and nine rebounds at Minnesota - Averaged a double-double as a senior at Sunrise Christian Academy with 12 points and 10 rebounds - Helped Sunrise to a 20-6 record against some of the top prep schools in the country - Played alongside 12 other players who earned Division I scholarships after his senior season 2 DeMondre Harvey Senior Forward 6-7 210 Minden, La. Pearl River CC Pts 14, vs. McM (11/13/15) 14, vs. McM (11/13/15) FG 4, two times 6, two times 3FG N/A N/A FT 6, vs. McM (11/13/15) 6, vs. McM (11/13/15) Ast 1, at NSU (11/19/15) 3, vs. ASU (1/5/15) Reb 7, at NSU (11/19/15) 15, vs. (3/5/15) Blocks 2, at NSU (11/19/15) 3, vs. CHBC (11/17/14) Steals 1, two times 3, vs. ASU (3/1/14) Min 19, at Minn (11/15/15) 33, vs. (3/5/15) MCM 12 4-4/1.000 0-0 6-8/.750 2-4-6 0-0 0 0 0 0 14/14.0 @MINN 19 1-1/1.000 0-0 2-2/.800 2-1-3 2-0 0 3 0 1 4/9.0 @NSU 18 4-4/1.000 0-0 3-3/1.000 3-4-7 3-0 1 1 2 0 11/9.7 @HOU 13 3-5/.600 0-0 2-3/.667 2-2-4 5-1 0 1 0 1 8/9.3 # @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Totals 62 12-14/.857 0-0 13-16/.813 9-11-20 10-1 1 5 2 2 37/9.3 Notes on Harvey - Shooting 12-14 (.857) from the field on the season and is 13-16 (.813) from the free throw line, compared to his.535 last year - Registered 11 points at Northwestern State where he also grabbed seven rebounds - Opened the season with a career-high 14 points in just 12 minutes against McMurry - Led the team in field goal percentage back-to-back seasons after shooting.607 (51-84) last season and.531 (34-64) in 2013-14 - Posted three double-doubles last year including 11 points and 10 rebounds in the SBC Quarterfinals against South Alabama - Six double-figure scoring games and three double-digit rebounding games in his career 12
3 Marcus Washington Junior Guard 6-2 185 Clinton, Miss. Holmes CC Pts 9, vs. McM (11/13/15) 9, vs. McM (11/13/15) FG 3, two times 3, two times 3FG 2, vs. McM (11/13/15) 2, vs. McM (11/13/15) FT 2, at Minn (11/15/15) 2, at Minn (11/15/15) Ast 2, vs. McM (11/13/15) 2, vs. McM (11/13/15) Reb 2, two times 2, two times Blocks 1, at NSU (11/19/15) 1, at NSU (11/19/15) Steals 1, at NSU (11/19/15) 1, at NSU (11/19/15) Min 17, vs. McM (11/13/15) 17, vs. McM (11/13/15) MCM 17 3-5/.600 2-2/1.000 1-2/.500 0-2-2 3-0 2 2 0 0 9/9.0 @MINN 6 0-1/.000 0-1/.000 2-2/1.000 0-1-1 1-0 0 0 0 0 2/5.5 @NSU 15 3-5/.600 1-1/1.000 1-2/.500 0-2-2 1-0 1 0 1 1 8/6.3 @HOU 6 0-1/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0-1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0/4.8 # @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Totals 44 6-12/.500 3-4/.750 4-5/.800 0-6-6 5-0 3 2 1 1 19/4.8 Notes on Washington - Tallied nine points and hit a pair of 3FGs against McMurry - Solid eight points in 15 minutes off the bench at Northwestern State - Played at Holmes JC last season where he guided the team to the 2014-15 Region XXII Championship - Averaged 14.0 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game at Holmes while shooting.559 from the field 4 Mack Foster Senior Guard 6-2 190 Beulah, Miss. East Mississippi CC Pts 2, at UH (11/28/15) 15, at Troy (1/29/15) FG 1, at UH (11/28/15) 5, three times 3FG N/A 3, three times FT N/A 2, six times Ast 1, three times 3, two times Reb 2, at UH (11/28/15) 5, vs. (3/5/15) Blocks N/A 1, nine times Steals 1, three times 4, vs. LC (12/6/14) Min 12, at UH(11/28/15) 34, vs. App (2/14/15) MCM 11 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0-0-0 3-0 0 1 0 1 0/0.0 @MINN 9 0-1/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 1-0-1 1-0 1 0 0 0 0/0.0 @NSU 1 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0-0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 0/0.0 @HOU 12 1-2/.500 0-1/.000 0-0/.000 1-1-2 1-0 1 0 0 1 2/0.5 # @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Totals 32 1-3/.333 0-1/.000 0-0/.000 2-1-3 5-0 3 1 0 3 2/0.5 Notes on Foster - Notched four double-figure scoring games last season - Played in all 38 games while starting eight times in 2014-15. The Warhawks went on a six-game winning streak with him starting - Biggest game was at Troy where he drained a career-high 15 points to help lead the team to an overtime victory - Played both basketball and track & field in high school and guided West Bolivar HS to the state championship after earning All-Area MVP, First-Team and Best Defensive Player 13
5 Jamaal Samuel Senior Forward 6-9 195 New Orleans, La. Illinois State Pts 15, at NSU (11/19/15) 18, vs. CHBC (11/17/14) FG 7, at NSU (11/19/15) 8, at (2/5/15) 3FG 1, two times 3, five times FT 1, at NSU (11/19/15) 5, vs. Vermont (3/25/15) Ast 1, at Minn (11/15/15) 2, five times Reb 3, at Minn (11/15/15) 10, at Mercer (3/23/15) Blocks 1, vs. McM (11/13/15) 4, three times Steals N/A 2, three times Min 28, at Minn (11/15/15) 33, two times MCM * 15 2-7/.286 1-1/1.000 0-0/.000 0-1-1 1-0 0 0 1 0 5/5.0 @MINN * 28 5-15/.333 1-4/250 0-1/.000 0-3-3 3-0 1 1 0 0 11/8.0 @NSU * 27 7-13/.538 0-0/.000 1-1/1.000 1-0-1 0-0 0 2 0 0 15/10.3 @HOU * 16 1-5/.200 0-1/.000 0-0/.000 1-1-2 2-0 0 1 0 0 2/8.3 # @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Totals 4 86 15-40/.375 2-6/.333 1-2/.500 2-5-7 6-0 1 5 1 0 33/8.3 Notes on Samuel - Posted a season-high 15 points at Northwestern State which was his second straight double-figure scoring game after he recorded 11 points at Minnesota - Notched eight double-figure scoring games and one double-digit rebounding performance in 2014-15 - Climbing the ULM record book in blocks after rejecting 39 shots in 38 games last year (page 6) - Made 16 consecutive starts to finish the season in 2014-15 - Came from Illinois State where he ranked No. 5 in the Missouri Valley Conference in blocks with 0.9 per game in 2013-14 11 Nick Coppola Junior Guard 5-11 195 Richmond, Va. Benedictine Prep Pts 15, at UH (11/28/15) 19, at ASU (2/21/15) FG 6, at UH (11/28/15) 7, at ASU (2/21/15) 3FG 1, three times 5, at ASU (2/21/15) FT 2, at UH(11/28/15) 5, at KU (11/8/13) Ast 5, at NSU (11/19/15) 12, vs. LC (12/6/14) Reb 6, at Minn (11/15/15) 8, vs. ULL (2/12/15) Blocks 1, at UH(11/28/15) 1 (2x), vs. L-Chi (4/1/15) Steals 1, at Minn (11/15/15) 3, two times Min 32, two times 45, two times MCM * 19 2-2/1.000 1-1/1.000 0-0/.000 0-1-1 0-0 2 3 0 0 5/5.0 @MINN * 32 1-6/.167 1-2/.500 0-0/.000 1-5-6 3-0 3 2 0 1 3/4.0 @NSU * 30 1-9/.111 0-5/.000 0-0/.000 0-3-3 1-0 5 1 0 0 2/3.3 @HOU * 32 6-11/.545 1-4/.250 2-4/.500 0-3-3 3-0 3 1 1 0 15/6.3 # @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Totals 4 113 10-28/.357 3-12/.250 2-4/.500 0-7-7 7-0 13 7 1 1 25/6.3 Notes on Coppola - Coming off a season-high 15 points at Houston on 6-11 FG - Earned 2015-16 Preseason All-Conference Third-Team honors and College Sports Madness Preseason All-SBC Third-Team accolades - Has started every game of his career - Played 1,384 minutes last year, third most in the nation and also third in single-season program history - Logged 40 minutes (or more) 25 times in his career including a school record six times in a row in 2014-15 - Notched 28 career double-figure scoring games with a double-double which included a career-best 12 assists last year - Finished second in the SBC last season in both assist:turnover ratio (2.0) and assists (3.7 apg) - Climbing the school record book in assists, minutes, starts and threepoint categories (page 6) - Named 2013-14 College Sports Madness SBC Freshman of the Year 14
13 Majok Deng Senior Forward 6-10 190 Adelaide, Australia Indian Hills CC Pts 19, at NSU (11/19/15) 22, vs. Vermont (3/25/15) FG 8, at NSU (11/19/15) 8 (2x), vs. Vermont (3/25/15) 3FG 1, two times 3, two times FT 3, two times 8, vs. EMU (3/18/15) Ast 4, vs. McM (11/13/15) 4, vs. McM (11/13/15) Reb 12, at NSU (11/19/15) 15, vs. (1/17/15) Blocks 4, vs. McM (11/13/15) 4 (2x), at UAB (11/15/14) Steals 2, at UH (11/28/15) 3, at L-Chi (3/30/15) Min 39, at UH (11/28/15) 40, two times MCM * 22 6-11/.545 0-2/.000 2-2/1.000 1-5-6 3-0 4 0 4 1 14/14.0 @MINN * 31 6-12/.500 1-3/.333 3-4/.750 2-4-6 4-0 0 2 1 0 16/15.0 @NSU * 32 8-11/.727 0-2/.000 3-4/.750 4-8-12 2-0 3 3 1 0 19/16.3 @HOU * 39 3-8/.375 1-6/.167 2-2/1.000 1-5-6 1-0 0 2 1 2 9/14.5 # @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Totals 4 124 23-42/.548 2-13/.154 10-12/.833 8-22-30 10-0 7 7 7 3 58/14.5 Notes on Deng - Reached double-figures in scoring in 11 of his last 12 games dating back to last season... 28 career double-figure scoring games including a pair of 20-plus outings last year - Nine career double-doubles including 19 points and 12 rebounds in his last outing at Northwestern State - Named to the Preseason All-Conference Second-Team and College Sports Madness All-SBC First-Team - Earned 2014-15 All-Conference Third-Team, All-Louisiana Third-Team and College Sports Madness All-SBC Second-Team honors - Finished third in the SBC and sixth in ULM single-season history with 1.3 blocks per game last season 14 Prince Cooper Junior Guard 6-4 205 Freeport, Bahamas Miami-Dade College Pts 12, vs. McM (11/13/15) 12, vs. McM (11/13/15) FG 3, vs. McM (11/13/15) 3, vs. McM (11/13/15) 3FG N/A N/A FT 6, vs. McM (11/13/15) 6, vs. McM (11/13/15) Ast 3, vs. McM (11/13/15) 3 (2x), vs. CHBC (11/17/14) Reb 7, vs. McM (11/13/15) 7, vs. McM (11/13/15) Blocks N/A 1, vs. CHBC (11/17/14) Steals N/A 1, three times Min 21, vs. McM (11/13/15) 24, vs. CHBC (11/17/14) MCM 21 3-3/1.000 0-0 6-8/.750 2-5-7 1-0 3 1 0 0 12/12.0 @MINN 8 1-3/.333 0-0 0-0/.000 1-1-2 1-0 0 1 0 0 2/7.0 @NSU 10 0-2/.000 0-0 0-0/.000 0-0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0/4.7 @HOU 8 1-3/.333 0-1 2-2/1.000 1-1-2 0-0 1 2 0 0 4/4.5 # @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Totals 47 5-11/.455 0-1 8-10/.800 4-7-11 2-0 4 4 0 0 18/4.5 Notes on Cooper - Opened the season with a career game of 12 points on a perfect 3-3 FG and seven rebounds vs. McMurry - Played in 19 games in 2014-15 including 10 in conference - Scored in conference games against Georgia State, Arkansas State, UT Arlington, Texas State and Appalachian State - Came to ULM after one season at Miami-Dade College (Fla.) where he averaged 10.4 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game while shooting 83 percent from the field - Lettered in both basketball and track & field in high school and was state champion in Mississippi the triple jump - Comes back as ULM s leading scorer and rebounder with 10.7 points and 7.3 rebounds per game in 2014-15 - Born in Sudan; didn t start playing basketball until he was 17 years old 15
22 Lance Richard R-Sophomore Guard 5-10 185 Monroe, La. Sterlington HS Pts 3, vs. McM (11/13/15) 8, vs. CHBC (11/17/14) FG 1, vs. McM (11/13/15) 3, vs. CHBC (11/17/14) 3FG 1, vs. McM (11/13/15) 2, vs. CHBC (11/17/14) FT N/A N/A Ast N/A 1, vs. (3/13/15) Reb N/A 3, vs. CHBC (11/17/14) Blocks N/A 1, vs. RMU (11/17/14) Steals 1, vs. McM (11/13/15) 1, three times Min 13, vs. McM (11/13/15) 15, vs. CHBC (11/17/14) MCM 13 1-2/.500 1-2/.500 0-0/.000 0-0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 3/3.0 @MINN DNP @NSU 2 0-1/.000 0-1/.000 0-0/.000 0-0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 3/1.5 @HOU DNP # @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Totals 15 1-3/.333 1-3/.333 0-0/.000 0-0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 3/1.5 Notes on Richard - Drained a three-pointer in the season-opener against McMurry - Saw action in 19 games last year including seven in conference - Hit three-pointers in five different games in 2014-15 - Son of head coach Keith Richard and brother of director of basketball operations Luke Richard 24 Roderick Taylor R-Freshman Forward 6-8 210 Harker Heights HS Harker Heights, Texas Pts 9, vs. McM (11/13/15) 9, vs. McM (11/13/15) FG 4, vs. McM (11/13/15) 4, vs. McM (11/13/15) 3FG N/A N/A FT 1, vs. McM (11/13/15) 1, vs. McM (11/13/15) Ast N/A N/A Reb 4, vs. McM (11/13/15) 4, vs. McM (11/13/15) Blocks N/A N/A Steals N/A N/A Min 17, vs. McM (11/13/15) 17, vs. McM (11/13/15) MCM 17 4-4/1.000 0-0 1-2/.500 2-2-4 0-0 0 0 0 0 9/9.0 @MINN DNP @NSU 2 0-0/.000 0-0 0-0/.000 0-0-0 1-0 0 0 0 0 0/4.5 @HOU 6 0-1/.000 0-0 0-0 1-2-3 1-0 0 0 0 0 0/3.0 # @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Totals 25 4-5/.800 0-0 1-2/.500 3-4-7 2-0 0 0 0 0 9/3.0 Notes on Taylor - Solid nine points off the bench on a perfect 4-4 FG in the season opener vs. McMurry - Coming off a redshirt season - Averaged a double-double at Harker Heights HS and was one of four players on the team to earn a Division I scholarship his senior year 16
25 Wade Martin Freshman Guard 6-5 185 Point Pleasant, W.V. Fishburne Prep Pts N/A N/A FG N/A N/A 3FG N/A N/A FT N/A N/A Ast 1, vs. McM (11/13/15) 1, vs. McM (11/13/15) Reb 3, vs. McM (11/13/15) 3, vs. McM (11/13/15) Blocks N/A N/A Steals N/A N/A Min 12, vs. McM (11/13/15) 12, vs. McM (11/13/15) MCM 12 0-2/.000 0-1/.000 0-1/.000 0-3-3 0-0 1 1 0 0 0/0.0 @MINN 2 0-2/.000 0-2/.000 0-0/.000 0-0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0/0.0 @NSU 2 0-2/.000 0-1/.000 0-0/.000 0-0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0/0.0 @HOU 4 0-2/.000 0-1/.000 0-0/.000 0-0-0 1-0 0 0 0 0 0/0.0 # @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Totals 20 0-8/.000 0-5/.000 0-1/.000 0-3-3 1-0 1 1 0 0 0/0.0 Notes on Martin - Played a postgraduate year at Fishburne Prep - All-time leading scorer at Point Pleasant HS (1,267 points) 32 Justin Roberson Senior Guard 6-1 190 Natchitoches, La. Western Texas Pts 11, two times 19, vs. CEBC (12/16/14) FG 5, two times 8, vs. CEBC (12/16/14) 3FG 1, at NSU (11/19/15) 1, nine times FT 2, at Minn (11/15/15) 8, vs. (1/17/15) Ast 6, at NSU (11/19/15) 8, vs. L-Chi (4/1/15) Reb 9, at NSU (11/19/15) 9, at NSU (11/19/15) Blocks N/A 2, vs. RMU (11/27/14) Steals 5, at NSU (11/19/15) 5, at NSU (11/19/15) Min 33, two times 40, at Troy (1/29/15) MCM * 16 5-7/.714 0-1/.000 1-1/1.000 0-2-2 1-0 4 3 0 2 11/11.0 @MINN * 33 2-11/.182 0-3/.000 2-3/.667 2-6-8 4-0 2 2 0 4 6/8.5 @NSU * 33 5-17/.294 1-2/.500 0-0/.000 5-4-9 3-0 6 2 0 5 11/9.3 @HOU * 27 2-7/.286 0-0/.000 2-2/1.000 1-4-5 3-0 4 3 0 0 6/8.5 # @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Totals 4 109 14-42/.333 1-6/.167 5-6/.833 8-16-24 11-0 16 10 0 11 34/8.5 Notes on Roberson - Ranks first in the SBC and 17th in the nation in steals (2.75 spg) - Pulled down a career-high nine rebounds at Northwestern State to go along with his 11 points and career-high five steals - 17 double-figure scoring games including a pair this season including 11 points in the season opener against McMurry - At least two steals in three out of the four games this season - Led the team in steals in 2014-15 with 45 - Played in all 38 games and made 28 starts while averaging 8.9 points per game in 2014-15 - All-State athlete in high school (Natchitoches Central HS) in both football and basketball 17
Media Roster (2015-16 statistics) 0 Ramses Sandifer Freshman Forward 6-7 205 Arcola, Miss. Fishburn Prep Redshirting in 2015-16 1 Travis Munnings Freshman Forward 6-6 195 Freeport, Bahamas Sunrise Christian 12.5 ppg, 8.3 rpg.605 FG%, 3-8 FT 2 DeMondre Harvey Senior Forward 6-7 210 Minden, La. Pearl River CC 9.3 ppg, 5.0 rpg.857 FG%,.813 FT% 3 Marcus Washington Junior Guard 6-2 185 Clinton, Miss. Homes JC 4.8 ppg, 1.5 rpg.500 FG%, 3-4 3FG, 4-6 FT 13 Majok Deng Senior Forward 6-10 185 Adelaide, Australia Indian Hills CC 14.5 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 1.75 bpg.548 FG%, 2-13 3FG, 10-12 FT 14 Prince Cooper Junior Guard 6-4 205 Freeport, Bahamas Miami-Dade College 4.5 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.0 apg 5-11 FG, 0-1 3FG, 8-10 FT 22 Lance Richard R-Sophomore Guard 5-10 185 Monroe, La. Sterlington HS 3 points, 1 steal, 1-3 3FG, 0-0 FT 1 appearance 24 Roderick Taylor R-Freshman Forward 6-8 210 Harker Heights, Texas Harker Heights HS 3.0 ppg, 2.3 rpg 4-5 FG, 1-2 FT 4 Mack Foster Senior Guard 6-2 190 Beulah, Miss. East Mississippi CC 0.5 ppg, 3 rebs, 1 ast 1-3 FG, 0-1 3FG, 0-0 FT 25 Wade Martin Freshman Guard 6-5 185 Point Pleasant, W.V. Fishburne Prep 0 points, 1 assist, 0-5 3FG, 0-1 FT 5 Jamaal Samuel Senior Forward 6-9 195 New Orleans, La. Illinois State 8.3 ppg, 1.8 rpg.375 FG%, 2-6 3FG, 1-2 FT 11 Nick Coppola Junior Guard 5-11 195 Richmond, Va. Benedictine Prep 6.3 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 3.25 apg.357 FG%, 3-12 3FG, 2-4 FT 32 Justin Roberson Senior Guard 6-1 190 Natchitoches, La. Western Texas 8.5 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 4.0 apg, 2.75 spg.333 FG%, 1-6 3FG, 5-6 FT Head Coach Keith Richard ULM 82 Baton Rouge, La. Sixth Year at ULM 15th Year Overall Reigning Sun Belt Coach of the Year Reigning Louisiana Coach of the Year 18