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 13 - December 17, 2016 Lipscomb (4-8, 0-0 ASUN) vs. Tennessee (5-4, 0-0 Tennessee) Thompson-Boling Arena (21,678) - Knoxville, Tennessee PROJECTED STARTERS 5 NATHAN MORAN JUNIOR FRANKLIN, TN 2 JOSH WILLIAMS SENIOR JACKSON, MS 24 GARRISON MATHEWS SOPHOMORE FRANKLIN, TN 22 ELI PEPPER SOPHOMORE PRINCETON, KY 0 ROB MARBERRY SOPHOMORE NASHVILLE, TN The Game The Bisons head across the state to Knoxville on Thursday night for a 6 p.m. nonconference matchup with Tennessee at Thompson-Boling Arena. The contest marks the first meeting between the two schools since 2005 when the Vols claimed a 69-58 win on their home court. The series dates back to 1954 with Tennessee holding a 2-0 lead all-time. The game is slated to air on SEC Network +. Darren Headrick, Steve Hamer and Maddy Glab will have the call of the game. Scoring Offense...80.6 Scoring Defense... 79.2 Scoring Margin...+1.3 FG Pct....453 FG Pct. Defense...432 3-pt. FG Pct....347 3-pt. FG Pct. Defense...333 Free Throw Pct.....706 Rebound Avg.... 36.7 Opp. Rebound Avg.... 37.3 Rebound Margin... -0.7 Assists Per Game...16.6 Turnovers Per Game... 17.0 Opp. Turnovers...15.0 Turnover Margin...-2.0 Inside the Herd The Bisons open a four-game road swing against Tennessee. Lipscomb heads to Tennessee Tech on Saturday before a trip to Austin Peay next Tuesday and concluding 2016 at Missouri on Dec. 29. Garrison Mathews picked up ASUN Conference Player of the Week honors for his play last week. The sophomore guard averaged 30.5 points per game and six rebounds per outing. The Franklin, Tennessee native scored a career high 36 points against Morehead State on Saturday, just two points shy of the Lipscomb NCAA era record. He hit 8-of-10 from beyond the arc to come up just one triple shy of tying that school mark as well. He opened the week with a 25-point effort against rival Belmont. Sophomore center Rob Marberry notched a NCAA era record for the Bisons at Belmont 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. Marberry was honored for his efforts by the ASUN being named the league s Newcomer of the Week for his play a week ago. He averaged 16.3 ppg, 6.0 rpg and 1.7 bpg and shot 71.2 percent from the field. Notching 104 points against Tennessee Tech, the Bisons set a school mark for points against an NCAA Division I opponent in regulation and tied the mark for most points against an NCAA Division I opponent overall. The previous time was in 2012 in an overtime win against Stetson. After setting the school record for 3-pointers made in 2015-16 (331), the Bisons aerial attack is in full swing again this season. With 12 games in the books, Lipscomb ranks 7th in the NCAA with 112 treys made so far. Lipscomb is also ranked among the nation s best in free throw attempts (1st, 330), free throws made (4th, 233), 3-point field goals attempted (5th, 323), total assists (9th, 199) and total rebounds (20th, 440). The Bisons were tabbed to finish fourth in ASUN league standings by a vote of the league coaches. That was two slots higher than the media, who predicted a sixth-place finish for Lipscomb. Both groups forecasted a first-place finish for reigning tournament champion FGCU. The league skippers voted senior guard Josh Williams onto the preseason All-ASUN team. Williams returns for his final campaign after becoming the fastest player in the NCAA era to reach the 1,000 point mark last season. Williams became the 45th member of the exclusive club before a knee-injury sidelined him before the Christmas break. Williams returned to the Lipscomb lineup against Sewanee scoring 14 points and grabbing six rebounds. Williams sits 27th all-time in scoring with 1,266 after surpassing Thomas Lanier, who ranks 28th with 1,247. Williams trails Billy Bennett, who finished with 1,292. The Jackson, Mississippi native ranks sixth among players in the NCAA Division I era. Lipscomb returns 74.1 percent of the offense from 2015-16 that nailed an NCAA era school record 331 shots from beyond the arc. The Bisons also set the school mark for most points in a season with 2,590. Nearly half of the Lipscomb roster is from the Nashville metropolitan area. Seven players (Rob Marberry - Nashville, Cam Miller - Franklin, Nathan Moran - Franklin, Asa Duvall - Brentwood, John Matt Merritt - Nashville, Kenny Cooper - Nashville, Garrison Mathews) call the Music City home. LIPSCOMB PRONUNCIATIONS 5 - MORE-an 11 - AY-sa 32 - wi-shon 55 - bram-my-er EED-strom roo-till-eee-ah-no
Service and team building The Bisons took a mission trip to Dominican Republic before the start of the season where the team helped build a new playground for the community where the Lipscomb baseball and women s basketball teams had previously made trips and constructed both a baseball field and a basketball court. Sign em up The Bisons added a pair of high school standouts during the early signing period as Ahsan Asadullah from North Clayton High School in Atlanta and Greg Jones from Wakeland High School in Frisco, Texas have inked their National Letters of Intent. 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. Lipscomb will appear on ESPN3 a total of 22 times in 2016-17 along with making appearances on SEC Network +, Fox Sports Ohio 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 Poll Action Lipscomb was selected by the A-Sun coaches to finish fourth in the conference preseason poll, while the A-Sun media tabbed the Bisons to finish sixth. Defending champion FGCU was tabbed to finish atop of both polls followed by North Florida. Bisons in Allen Arena Lipscomb is 133-70 in Allen Arena. Since the start of the 2004 season, the Bisons hold a 104-38 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. Time to get a license to drive The Bisons are in the 16th season of basketball in the NCAA era. 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. The series has recently been tabbed by Bleacher Report as one of the top-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 alltime 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 topfive finishes in the last 10 years in the NAIA. As part of that era, three members of the program have been inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame. Former coach Don Meyer is joined by players Philip Hutcheson and John Pierce in the Hall of Fame. LIPSCOMB QUICK FACTS Founded: 1891 Enrollment: 4,572 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: Atlantic Sun 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 Director of Media Relations Mark McGee 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
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. Casey has been part of successful programs wherever he has been, said Lipscomb director of Athletics Philip Hutcheson. But, what I m most impressed with is his understanding of the spirit, character and mission of Lipscomb University. He shares our values and is a proven player and coach. Casey has observed the Lipscomb program for a long time, and he understands in his bones who we are. Alexander finished his first season at the helm with the Bisons posting a 10-8 record in Atlantic Sun 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 A-Sun. 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 A-Sun 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 Atlantic Sun 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 Atlantic Sun honors for his play. Before joining the Bisons in 2013, Alexander led the Stetson to a third-place finish in the A-Sun 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. Stan Van Gundy, former Orlando Magic head coach, said Alexander is the kind of coach every parent would like their son to play for. Casey is a great fit for Lipscomb, he said. He has been around success and knows what it takes to win games. He is one of the finest teachers of the game that I have been privileged to watch. He sets high standards for himself and his players and is very demanding yet remains calm in all situations. His players will not only succeed and become better players, he will be the role model that they need to achieve great things in their lives after basketball. Alexander has a unique understanding of Lipscomb s institutional mission. Casey clearly understands the mission of the university, said Scott McDowell, vice president for student development and dean of campus life at Lipscomb. He has the desire to continue to raise the bar for the basketball program spiritually and to help make that mission come to life in the athletic realm of campus life. His teams are known to be disciplined and hard-working, and I believe he will continue to recruit players who want to be a part of the mission and culture of Lipscomb University. 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 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-Atlantic Sun Conference 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, 17; Reed, 14; and Mason, 11. The Alexander File @CaseyAlexander_ Alma Mater: Belmont (1995) Overall Record: 69-97 (6th year) Lipscomb Record: 45-61 (4th 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 4-8.333 6 yrs 69-97.416 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 all attend Lipscomb Academy
2016-17 Overall Stats
2016-17 Schedule DATE OPPONENT LOCATION Time Nov. 11 SEWANEE ALLEN ARENA W 96-53 Nov. 13 Morehead State Morehead, KY L 89-75 Nov. 15 PIEDMONT ALLEN ARENA W 99-70 Nov. 18 St. Peter's Bronx, NY L 90-77 Nov. 19 Fairleigh Dickinson Bronx, NY L 90-72 Nov. 20 Fordham Bronx, NY L 85-69 Nov. 26 Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH L 91-69 Nov. 29 Belmont Nashville, TN L 64-62 Dec. 1 TENNESSEE TECH ALLEN ARENA W 104-85 Dec. 3 TENNESSEE STATE ALLEN ARENA L 72-71 Dec. 6 BELMONT ALLEN ARENA L 78-76 Dec. 10 MOREHEAD STATE ALLEN ARENA W 98-84 Dec. 15 Tennessee Knoxville, TN 6:00 p.m. Dec. 17 Tennessee Tech Cookeville, TN 6:00 p.m. Dec. 20 Austin Peay Clarksville, TN 7:00 p.m. Dec. 29 Missouri Columbia, MO 7:00 p.m. Jan. 5 FISK ALLEN ARENA 6:30 p.m. Jan. 7 KENNESAW STATE ALLEN ARENA 4:00 p.m. Jan. 12 STETSON ALLEN ARENA 6:30 p.m. Jan. 14 FGCU ALLEN ARENA 4:00 p.m. Jan. 19 Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL 6:00 p.m. Jan. 21 North Florida Jacksonville, FL 6:00 p.m. Jan. 25 USC UPSTATE ALLEN ARENA 6:30 p.m. Jan. 28 NJIT Newark, NJ 3:00 p.m. Jan. 30 USC Upstate Spartanburg, SC 6:00 p.m. Feb. 4 NJIT ALLEN ARENA 4:00 p.m. Feb. 9 FGCU Ft. Myers, FL 6:00 p.m. Feb. 11 Stetson DeLand, FL 3:00 p.m. Feb. 16 NORTH FLORIDA ALLEN ARENA 6:30 p.m. Feb. 18 JACKSONVILLE ALLEN ARENA 4:00 p.m. Feb. 23 Kennesaw State Kennesaw, GA 6:00 p.m. Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament Feb. 27 Quarterfinal TBA TBA Mar. 2 Semifinal TBA TBA Mar. 5 Final TBA 2:00 p.m.
Tracking the Bisons 20+ Points 2016-17 Career Josh Williams 2 25 Garrison Mathews 4 7 Nathan Moran 0 3 Rob Marberry 2 2 Eli Pepper 0 1 Brett Wishon 0 1 10+ Points 2016-17 Career Josh Williams 8 63 Nathan Moran 4 36 Garrison Mathews 10 28 Brett Wishon 0 16 George Brammeier 4 16 Eli Pepper 0 11 Aaron Korn 4 8 Cam Miller 0 6 Rob Marberry 6 6 Kenny Cooper 4 4 10+ Rebounds 2016-17 Career Eli Pepper 4 11 George Brammeier 0 2 Garrison Mathews 0 2 Josh Williams 0 2 Michael Buckland 1 1 5+ Assists 2016-17 Career Nathan Moran 4 21 Cam Miller 0 4 Brett Wishon 0 4 Garrison Mathews 0 2 Michael Buckland 1 1 Kenny Cooper 1 1 Eli Pepper 0 1 Josh Williams 0 1 4+ 3-Pointers 2016-17 Career Nathan Moran 0 12 Josh Williams 2 9 Garrison Mathews 2 8 Brett Wishon 0 6 Aaron Korn 1 1 3+ Steals 2016-17 Career Josh Williams 0 10 Nathan Moran 2 8 Garrison Mathews 2 3 Cam Miller 0 2 Kenny Cooper 2 2 Rob Marberry 1 1 Brett Wishon 0 1 3+ Blocks 2016-17 Career Eli Pepper 0 2 Rob Marberry 1 1 Double-Doubles 2016-17 Career George Brammerier 0 2 Garrison Mathews 0 2 Eli Pepper 0 2 Josh Williams 0 2 Inside the Numbers - 2016-17 In case you were wondering... Lipscomb s record when: At home: 4-2 On the road: 0-4 At a neutral site: 0-2 In November: 2-6 In December: 2-2 In January: 0-0 In February: 0-0 In March: 0-0 When scoring 90+ 4-0 When scoring 80-89 0-0 When scoring 70-79 0-5 When scoring 60-69 0-3 When scoring 50-59 0-0 When scoring less than 50 0-0 When allowing 90+ 0-3 When allowing 80-89 2-2 When allowing 70-79 1-2 When allowing 60-69 0-1 When allowing 50-59 1-0 When allowing less than 50 0-0 When shooting over 43% 4-2 When shooting under 43% 0-6 When shooting exactly 43% 0-0 When hitting more FT than opponent: 3-3 When hitting less FT than opponent: 1-5 When hitting the same number 0-0 When hitting more than 8 3pt FG 3-5 When hitting less than 8 3pt FG 0-2 When hitting exactly 8 3pt FG 1-1 When committing... Fewer turnovers than opponents 2-2 More turnovers than opponents 2-5 Same number of turnovers 0-1 With... No players in double-figures 0-0 One players in double-figures 0-1 Two players in double-figures 1-2 Three players in double-figures 0-1 Four players in double-figures 0-4 Five players in double-figures 2-0 Six players in double-figures 0-0 Seven players in double-figures 1-0 Lipscomb in the A-Sun in 2016-17 (Through games of 12/13/16) Team Scoring 1st (80.6) Scoring Defense 5th (79.2) Scoring Margin 5th (+1.3) FT Pct 3rd (.706) FG Pct 5th (.453) FG Pct Defense 3rd (.432) 3pt FG Pct 5th (.347) 3pt FG Pct Defense 3rd (.333) Rebounding 5th (36.7) Opp. Rebounding 7th (37.3) Rebounding Margin 7th (-0.7) Blocks T-3rd (3.0) Assists T-1st (16.6) Steals 3rd (5.8) Turnover Margin 4th (-2.00) Assist/Tournover Ratio 6th (1.0) 3pt Field Goals Per Game T-1st (9.3) Individual (Players in Top 10) Scoring 4th (Mathews - 18.7) Rebounding 3rd (Pepper - 7.4) FG % 3rd (Marberry -.635) Assists 3rd (Moran - 4.4) Free Throw % 3rd (Moran -.886) 5th (Williams -.868) 3pt FG Pct 4th (Korn -.462) T-9th (Moran -.429) 3pt FG Made T-5th (Moran - 2.5) Blocked Shots 4th (Marberry - 0.9) Lipscomb in the NCAA in 2016-17 (Through games of 12/13/16) Team (in Top 100) 3pt FG Attempts 5th (323) Assists Per Game 43rd (16.6) FT Attempts 1st (330) FT Made 4th (233) Scoring Offense 58th (80.6) 3pt FG Per Game 44th (9.3) Total 3pt FG Made 7th (112) Total Assists 9th (199) Total Rebounds 20th (440) Total Steals 85th (64) Turnovers Forced Per Game 89th (15.00) Individual (Players in Top 100) 3pt FG Att. 21st (Mathews - 85) 68th (Williams - 71) Def. Reb. Per Game 55th (Pepper - 6.30) FT Attempts 8th (Mathews - 85) FT Made 23rd (Mathews - 58) FT Percentage 50th (Moran -.886) 71st (Williams -.868) Points Per Game 84th (Mathews - 18.7) Total Assists 48th (Moran - 53) Total FG Attempts 35th (Mathews - 151) Total FG Made 49th (Mathews - 68) Total Minutes 56th (Mathews - 361) Total Points 16th (Mathews - 224)
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 SEWANEE 42/22 54/31 96-53 +43 33-61/21-59.541/.356 8-27/5-22.296/.227 22-31/6-8.710/.750 47/27 +20 17/6 12/14 3/0 6/4 16/27 Morehead State 29/41 46/48 75-89 (-14) 18-46/32-63.391/.508 9-25/4-15.360/.267 30-42/21-31.714/.677 23/46 (-23) 14/22 20/18 4/4 6/11 25/31 PIEDMONT 53/33 46/37 99-70 +29 38-66/24-63.576/.381 13-29/8-21.448/.381 10-19/14-21.526/.667 42/34 +8 29/12 16/20 2/1 6/4 23/22 Saint Peter s 28/43 49/47 77-90 (-13) 24-51/22-49.471/.449 9-22/9-21.409/.429 20-28/37-51.714/.725 28/42 (-14) 20/14 14/11 2/2 5/7 37/24 Fairleigh Dickinson 33/32 39/58 72-90 (-18) 21-63/30-55.333/.545 10-37/7-14.270/.500 20-26/23-32.769/.719 38/38-14/16 17/14 4/3 2/8 24/25 Fordham 32/35 37/50 69-85 (-16) 24-55/25-54.436/.463 9-28/10-24.321/.417 12-21/25-33.571/.758 41/31 +10 15/14 23/12 1/7 4/15 27/23 Cincinnati 28/40 40/51 68-91 (-23) 28-66/31-59.424/.525 7-27/8-17.259/.471 5-6/21-29.833/.724 39/31 +8 14/20 19/11 4/8 3/8 22/14 Belmont 37/24 25/40 62-64 (-2) 22-52/23-57.423/.404 1-16/6-30.063/.200 17-25/12-16.680/.750 32/41 (-9) 8/13 14/19 4/3 11/8 17/22 TENNESSEE TECH 54/30 50/55 104-85 +19 30-54/25-59.556/.424 14-29/9-23.483/.391 30-46/26-38.652/.684 38/31 +7 21/12 21/16 4/2 5/10 29/41 BELMONT 36/26 29/39 76-78 (-2) 19-59/24-68.322/.353 8-35/11-45.229/.244 30-36/19-22.833/.864 40/44 (-4) 13/14 16/17 2/3 9/7 20/29 MOREHEAD STATE 43/40 55/44 98-84 +14 32-59/32-70.542/.457 15-26/9-26.577/.346 19-24/11-17.792/.647 38/33 +5 21/18 18/14 0/6 5/8 17/27 A-Sun Standings Team Conf. Overall FGCU 0-0 7-7 Jacksonville 0-0 7-4 USC Upstate 0-0 7-5 Stetson 0-0 6-6 NJIT 0-0 5-6 Lipscomb 0-0 4-8 Kennesaw State 0-0 3-6 North Florida 0-0 3-9 (Standings as of Dec. 13, 2016) Miscellaneous Statistics Current Streak: Won one (Dec. 10 to present) Longest Win Streak: Longest Losing Streak: Five (Nov. 18 to Nov. 29) Current Home Streak: Won one (Dec. 10 to present) Current Road Streak: Lost four (Nov. 13 to present) Largest Margin of Victory: 43 (96-53, Sewanee) Largest Margin of Defeat: 23 (91-68, Cincinnati) Smallest Margin of Victory: 14 (98-84, Morehead State) Smallest Margin of Defeat: 1 (72-71, Tennessee State) December 15 Lipscomb at Tennessee Thomas (Ga.) at North Florida USC Upstate at Alabama December 17 Kennesaw State at Massachusetts FGCU at La Salle Jacksonville at Florida A&M NJIT at Temple Lipscomb at Tennessee Tech *All Times Eastern 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 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 SEWANEE 11/11 96-53 Moran Williams Korn Mathews Marberry Marberry (22) Buckland (11) Morehead St. 11/13 75-89 Moran Williams Korn Mathews Marberry Mathews (27) Korn/Buckland (4) PIEDMONT 11/15 99-70 Moran Williams Korn Mathews Marberry Brammeier (15) Pepper (10) Marberry (15) Saint Peters 11/18 77-90 Moran Williams Korn Mathews Marberry Williams (18) Mathews (6) Fairleigh Dickinson 11/19 72-90 Moran Williams Mathews Pepper Marberry Mathews (13) Pepper (11) Brammeier (13) Fordham 11/20 69-85 Moran Williams Mathews Pepper Marberry Mathews (22) Korn (7) Cincinnati 11/26 68-91 Moran Williams Mathews Pepper Marberry Mathews (19) Mathews (7) Belmont 11/29 62-64 Moran Williams Mathews Pepper Marberry Marberry (24) Pepper (8) TENNESSEE TECH 12/1 104-85 Moran Williams Mathews Pepper Marberry Williams (20) Pepper (11) TENNESSEE STATE 12/3 71-72 Moran Williams Mathews Pepper Marberry Mathews (19) Pepper (7) BELMONT 12/6 72-74 Moran Williams Mathews Pepper Marberry Mathews (25) Pepper (11) MOREHEAD STATE 12/10 98-84 Moran Williams Mathews Pepper Marberry Mathews (36) Mathews (8) Record vs. A-Sun School Overall Tourn. FGCU 10-7 0-0 Jacksonville 14-13 0-2 Kennesaw St. 15-7 0-1 NJIT 1-1 0-0 North Florida 10-12 0-1 USC Upstate 9-9 0-0 Stetson 12-13 0-0 Records by Starting Lineup Moran, Williams, Korn, Mathews, Marberry 2-2 Moran, Williams, Mathews, Pepper, Marberry 2-6 Player Games Played 2016-17 Starts Career Starts Josh Williams 85 12 67 Nathan Moran 71 12 51 Eli Pepper 39 8 41 Garrison Mathews 43 12 24 George Brammeier 76 0 20 Brett Wishon 69 0 20 Cam Miller 57 0 20 Rob Marberry 12 12 12 Aaron Korn 69 4 6 Asa Duvall 56 0 0 Kenny Cooper 12 0 0 Michael Buckland 11 0 0
2016-17 Numerical Roster No Name Pos Yr Ht Wt Hometown (Previous School) 0 Rob Marberry C So. 6-7 215 Nashville, Tenn. (Western Kentucky) 2 Josh Williams G Sr. 6-5 210 Jackson, Miss. (Jackson Prep) 3 Michael Buckland G Fr. 6-5 190 High Point, N.C. (Wesleyan Christian Academy) 4 Cam Miller G Sr. 6-2 175 Franklin, Tenn. (Independence HS) 5 Nathan Moran G Jr. 5-10 160 Franklin, Tenn. (Battle Ground Academy) 11 Asa Duvall G Jr. 6-2 195 Brentwood, Tenn. (Hargrave Military Academy) 12 Matt Rose F So. 6-7 200 Lexington, Ky. (Samford University) 20 John Matt Merritt G Fr. 6-0 155 Nashville, Tenn. (Lipscomb Academy) 21 Kenny Cooper G Fr. 6-0 180 Nashville, Tenn. (Franklin Road Academy) 22 Eli Pepper F So. 6-9 205 Princeton, Ky. (Caldwell Co HS) 23 Aaron Korn G Jr. 6-4 210 Frankton, Ind. (Frankton HS) 24 Garrison Mathews G So. 6-5 210 Franklin, Tenn. (Franklin HS) 25 Kenny Bunton F Fr. 6-6 200 Cleveland, Tenn. (Walker Valley HS) 32 Brett Wishon F Sr. 6-11 240 Concord, N.C. (Fork Union Military Academy) 55 George Brammeier C Jr. 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 Jones @AdamJonesAJ
Lipscomb - Team Game Highs
Lipscomb - Team Game Lows
0 Rob Marberry C Season 20.5 11.0 4.3 0.9.635.000.632 Career 20.5 11.0 4.3 0.9.635.000.632 Career single game high pts: 24 - vs. Belmont (11/29/16) - Season high pts: 24 - vs. Belmont (11/29/16) 6-7 SO Nashville, Tenn. Western Kentucky/Franklin Road Academy ASUN Newcomer of the Week (12/5/16) Hit 11-of-11 from the field against Belmont to set a Bisons NCAA era record for most makes without a miss. Ran the record to 15 before missing. Opened his career as a Bison with a 22-point, 8-rebound effort in 19 minutes of action. Sank 10-of-13 from the field in his debut. 2 Josh Williams G Season 25.5 12.4 3.4 1.5.380.338 868 Career 28.1 14.6 4.6 1.6.471.379.757 6-4 SR Jackson, Miss. Jackson Prep Preseason Atlantic Sun Conference selection Sidelined with torn ACL for most of 2015-16 2015 Lou Henson Award watch list/preseason all-american Has notched 25, 20-point plus contests in his career 2014-15 ASUN First-Team honoree Career single game high pts: 34 - at ETSU (1/9/14) - Career single game high rebs: 13 - Stetson (3/1/14) - Season high pts: 27 - Morehead Staet (12/10/16) 3 Michael Buckland G Season 18.8 4.0 3.2 1.5.364.308.500 Career 18.8 4.0 3.2 1.5.364.308.500 Career single game high pts: 13 - vs. Piedmont (11/15/16) - Season high pts: 13 - vs. Piedmont (11/15/16) 6-5 FR High Point, N.C. Wesleyan Christian Academy Grabbed 11 rebounds in his debut for the Bisons missing a double-double by only two points against Sewanee (11/11/16) Helped lead WCA to a No. 2 national ranking by USA Today 4 Cam Miller G Season 13.8 1.5 1.2 1.3.333.000.600 Career 16.1 3.5 1.6 1.4.520.366.629 6-2 SR Franklin, Tenn. Independence HS Ranked fifth in the A-Sun in assist/turnover ratio with a 2.4 mark in 15-16 Ranked fourth in A-Sun in FG percentage in league games (.556) in 15-16 Returned to team as a walk on after sitting out 2014-15 2016 ASUN Conference Scholar Career single game high pts: 14 - vs. USC Upstate (1/30/16) - Season high pts: 3 - Tennessee State (12/10/16) 5 Nathan Moran G Season 25.0 8.6 2.3 4.4.387.429.886 Career 24.7 10.1 2.5 3.8.371.369.839 5-9 JR Franklin, Tenn. Battle Ground Academy Ranks third in the ASUN in assists per game (4.4) Led the ASUN in FT percentage (.863) in 15-16 2016 ASUN Conference Scholar 2016-17 Lipscomb Bisons Career single game high pts: 25 - at Santa Clara (11/13/15) - Season high pts: 15 - Tennessee Tech (12/1/16) - Career single game high assists: 10 - Morehead State (12/10/16) 21 Kenny Cooper G Season 19.8 6.8 2.1 2.1.364.276.658 Career 19.8 6.8 2.1 2.1.364.276.658 Career single game high pts: 11 - at Morehead State (11/13/16) - Season high pts: 11 - at Morehead State (11/13/16) 22 Eli Pepper F Season 21.2 3.8 7.4 1.3.256.222.571 Career 22.6 7.0 7.7 1.5.469.271.547 6-0 FR Nashville, Tenn. Franklin Road Academy Leads the team in steals (12) Two-time All-State selection at FRA under former Lipscomb great John Pierce, the all-time leading scorer in college basketball. 6-8 SO Princeton, Ky. Caldwell County HS Sidelined the first three games to start the season in 16-17 after starting all 33 games in 15-16 2016 Atlantic Sun Conference All-Freshman Team Selection Two-time A-Sun Freshman of the Week Grabbed five or more rebounds in every game but two in 2015-16 2016 ASUN Conference Scholar Career single game high pts: 22 Kennesaw State (1/9/17) - Career single game high rebounds 17 - Kennesaw State (1/9/17) - Season high pts: 7 - Piedmont (11/15/16) 23 Aaron Korn G Season 19.9 6.8 4.0 1.3.549.462.813 Career 14.9 3.6 2.7 0.7.430.356.692 Career single game high pts: 14 - Tennessee Tech (12/1/16) - Season high pts: 14 - Tennessee Tech (12/1/16) 24 Garrison Mathews G Season 30.1 18.7 5.1 2.4.450.353.682 Career 23.0 12.5 3.7 1.7.410.333.700 6-4 JR Frankton, Ind. Frankton HS Posted a career high 14 points against Tennessee Tech 2016 ASUN Conference Scholar 6-5 SO Franklin, Tenn. Franklin HS Ranks fourth in the ASUN in scoring 17.1 ppg Posted a career high 36 points in a win over Morehead State coming within two points of the NCAA era game high. 2016 Atlantic Sun Conference All-Freshman Team Selection Two-time A-Sun Freshman of the Week (1/25/2016) - (2/15/2016) Career single game high pts: 37 - Morehead State (12/10/16) - Season high pts: 37 - Morehead State (12/10/16) - Career high rebounds: 10 - Jacksonville (2/11/16) and North Florida (2/13/16) 32 Brett Wishon F Season 4.8 2.0 0.6 0.4.375.286.667 Career 19.2 6.5 3.1 1.6.372.343.785 Career single game high pts: 21 - Austin Peay (12/13/14) - Season high pts: 3 - twice - Career High 3-pointers: 7 - Austin Peay (12/13/14) 55 George Brammeier C Season 17.3 8.0 3.0 0.7.723.000.651 Career 13.5 5.1 2.9 0.4.589.000.603 6-11 SR Concord, N.C. Fork Union Military Academy Will miss remainder of 2016-17 after having surgery Hit seven treys against Austin Peay in 2014 including six in the second half Sat out 2013-14 season due to NCAA transfer rules Three-time ASUN Conference Scholar 6-10 JR Brandon, Fla. Bloomingdale HS Leads the ASUN with a.717 field goal % Led the team and ranked third in the ASUN in 15-16 with a.571 field goal % Notched his first career double-double against Florida Atlantic in 2015-16 (11/22/2015), 11 points, 11 rebounds. Two-time ASUN Conference Scholar Career single game high pts: 16 - at Jacksonville (1/16/16) - Career single game high rebs: 11 - vs. Florida Atlantic (11/22/15) - Season high pts: 15 - Piedmont (11/15/16)