The East Central University men's basketball team starts a five-game road trip, Tuesday, Nov. 24 when they travel to face Dallas Baptist at 7 p.m. in the Burg Center.

Game Notes

The Broadcast
ECU's radio home for Tigers basketball in 2015-16 is Ada's KXFC, 105.5, FM 'The X-Factor'. Kenny Morrison returns to broadcast the games for his 19th season. Morrison, a 1987 ECU graduate, spent two seasons doing color prior to taking over the play-by-play duties during the 1997-98 season.  

The Coverage
Fans who can't be at the game can find links to live stats, live video (if available) and the KXFC radio broadcast on ECUTigers.com.  Go to the men's basketball schedule page. Fans can listen to the radio broadcast online or through the FREE KXFC App available in ITunes, Google Stores where apps are sold and www.kxfcradio.com.

Scouting Dallas Baptist
The Patriots are 2-1 on the season after earning a 90-56 win over Mary-Hardin Baylor Nov. 21.  DBU has tallied at least 90 points in its two wins for the year and 76 in the loss.  The Patriots are shooting .413 from the field and allowing a .398 mark.  However, when shooting beyond the arc they hold a .412 (40-of-97) to .265 (18-of-68) advantage.

DBU has four players that are averaging double-digits in the point's column, with two of those accounting for close to half of the team's three-point shots taken and made.  Joey Miller is netting 17.7 points and 3.3 rebounds per game, while shooting .432 from the field and .400 from beyond the arc.  Myles Johnson adds 16.0 points and 3.7 boards per game, while shooting .424 overall and .500 from three-point range.

The Series
Tuesday's game is just the sixth in the all-time series, with ECU holding a 3-2 lead.  The first meeting was during the 1968-69 season and four of the games took place before 1975.  The last meeting was a 76-67 Tigers' win Nov. 16, 2013 in Ada.

Early Signing
ECU announced the addition of one player to the 2016-17 roster during the early signing period in Camron Talley.

Talley comes to the Tigers from Rockwall-Heath High School in Rockwall, Texas.  He has been a starter for the Hawks since his freshman season and averaged 15 points, five rebounds and five assists per game as a junior.

Talley has been a standout since his freshman season, earning all-district first team honors all three seasons and averaging 14 points and 12.9 points per game in sophomore and freshman seasons, respectively.

Gaining Some Recognition
The Tigers opened the year by being ranked No. 25 in the DII Bulletin Preseason Top-25 Poll.  Senior Stirling Thomas was also honored by DII Bulletin, being named to the Preseason All-America list as an honorable mention.  The Tigers are also receiving votes in the NABC Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll.

Picked Near the Top
ECU was picked to finish second, out of 12 teams, in the 2015-16 GAC Preseason Poll, as voted on by the league's head coaches.

The Tigers were a very close second to Harding, who was picked first.  The Bisons finished with 109 points and four first-place votes, while ECU had 107 points and three first-place votes.

Ouachita Baptist was next with 100 points and four first-place votes, while Arkansas Tech as picked fourth with 96 points and the final first-place vote.

Southwestern was fifth (74), Southern Nazarene sixth (69), Southern Arkansas seventh (67), Southeastern eighth (45), Arkansas-Monticello ninth (43), Henderson State 10th (36), Northwestern 11th (29) and Oklahoma Baptist 12th (17).

Starting Strong
ECU started the year by playing two back-to-back exhibition games at Oklahoma State and UTEP.  While, the Tigers fell in both meetings, they kept the score close for most of the games and only fell by 12 at UTEP.

Stirling Thomas led ECU in the two exhibitions with 12.5 points per game, while adding 3.5 boards.  Transfer Brett Cannon added 9.0 points per game, while freshman Ben Brown-White led the team with 8.5 rebounds per game.

Season Tickets Available
The ECU athletic department has announced that they will start selling season basketball tickets for the 2015-16 season.  The department will have both an individual pass and a family pass available for purchase.

The individual pass will allow the bearer into all 11 GAC double-headers and into all single men's and women's regular-season games during the 2015-16 season.  The cost is $60, with a $28 savings.

The family pass is for two adults and up to five children (18 & under) to have general admission seats, with a cost of $125 and a $51 savings.

All seating at the Kerr Activities Center is general admission.  Single game ticket prices are $8.  Children under 12, seniors over 65, ECU students, ECU Faculty & Staff (with valid ID) and those with military IDs receive free admission.

Up Next
The Tigers will return to Great American Conference action after having the rest of the week off.  ECU will hit the road to face Henderson State, Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m. and then cross the street to battle Ouachita Baptist, Dec. 5 at 3 p.m.