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Brown-White, Ben
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Men's Basketball

Men’s Basketball to Host Southwestern in Three-Game Week

Senior Ben Brown-White
ADA – The East Central University men's basketball team will start a three-game week by hosting Southwestern Oklahoma State, Thursday, Jan. 12 at 7:30 p.m. in the Kerr Activities Center.  The Tigers will also travel to face Oklahoma Baptist (Jan. 14) and Southeastern Oklahoma State (Jan. 16) for the week.

Game Notes

Thursday: Live Radio I Live Stats I Live Video
Saturday: Live Radio I Live Stats I Live Video
Monday: Live Radio I Live Stats I Live Video

Tiger Quick Hits
    • Senior Braxton Reeves became the 18th member of the 1,000 Point Club 11/19/2016 at UAM
        • Ranked No. 11 on Career Points List (1,215)
        • Also ranked in career lists: No. 1 in 3PT FG (238), No. 4 3PT FGA (576), No. 5 3PT% (.419),
            No. 3 Minutes (2,464)
        • Ranked No. 1 in the NCAA in FT% .961 and No. 8 in 3PT Field Goals/Gm (3.92)
    • Reeves set the school record for points in a game with 45 against Cameron
        • Became the first Tiger to record over 40+ points in two-straight games (12/15-19/16)
        • Named GAC Player of the Week and DII National Player of the Week for Dec. 20
            • First ECU player to earn National Player of the Week honors
    • Senior Ishmael Donzo ranked in career lists: No. 10 RPG (7.9) and No. 6 Blocks (52)
        • Named GAC Player of the Week for Jan. 9 averaging a double-double
    • Tigers have two players with double-digit point totals
        • Braxton Reeves: 22.3 P, 3.8 R, .430 (74-172) FG%, .431 (47-109) 3PT%, 36 A, 6 B, 25 S
        • Ishmael Donzo: 13.4 P, 8.8 R, .562 (59-105) FG%, 12 B, 6 S
    • Tigers have won eight-straight games and four-straight in the GAC
        • ECU fell by just four (75-79) in an exhibition game at UTSA (12/31)
    • ECU defeated both Harding & ATU on the road, the first in the league to do so twice
    • Tigers are receiving votes in the D2SIDA Central Regional Poll

Bulldogs Quick Hits
    • SWOSU is 4-8 overall and 1-5 in the league after losing two games at HSU & Ouachita last weekend
    • Bulldogs are 1-5 on the road this season
    • Lone GAC victory was Dec. 3 against Southern Arkansas
    • SWOSU has two players in double-digits and one at 9.4 points per game
        • Devin Pugh: 14.5 P, 3.9 R, .448 (60-134) FG%, .386 (60-234) 3PT%, 14 A, 7 B, 9 S
        • Markeise Champion: 11.1 P, 2.4 R, .358 (43-120) FG%, .337 (28-83) 3PT %, 33 A, 11 S
        • Reshardd Harris: 9.4 P, 5.9 R, .500 (47-94) FG%, 12 A, 5 S
    • Bulldogs are allowing a -10.4 scoring and -5.2 rebounding margin
    • SWOSU is shooting .386 from the field and allowing a .436 mark

Bison Quick Hits
    • OBU is 4-6 overall and 1-5 in the GAC after losing two games last weekend at SAU & UAM
    • The Bison are 4-2 at home this season
    • OBU will play Southeastern Thursday before hosting ECU
    • The Bison lone win in the league was Dec. 1 vs. Arkansas Tech
    • OBU has five players in double-digits, with one missing the last three games
        • Kevin Franceschi: 15.9 P, 4.8 R, .418 (59-141) FG%, 19 A, 8 S
        • Chandler Rickey: 15.8 P, 5.7 R, .682 (58-85) FG%, 27 B
        • Steven Green: 15.2 P, 8.8 R, .436 (49-110) FG%, .386 (27-70) 3PT%, 20 A, 2 B, 11 S
        • Travon Moore: 11.5 P, 3.6 R, .481 (39-81) FG%, 19 A, 7 B, 11 S
        • Vladimir Nemcock: Missed last three games, 10.0 P, 2.7 R
    • One new player was eligible at the break and one came back from injury
    • OBU is close to its opponents in most categories, but least .479 to .445 in FG%

Savage Storm Quick Hits
    • SE is 4-8 overall and 0-6 in the GAC after losing its last five games
    • The Savage Storm is 1-2 at home so far in 2016-17
    • SE will play Oklahoma Baptist and Northwestern before hosting ECU
    • The Savage Storm have three players in double digits and one at 9.9 PPG
        • Anton Cook: 15.5 P, 3.7 R, .360 (49-136) FG%, .348 (24-69) 3PT%, 23 A, 3 B, 5 S
        • Kevin Buckingham: 11.7 P, 5.3 R, .447 (5-1114) FG%, .450 (27-60) 3PT%, 19 A, 6 B, 20 S
        • Tyler Lonzie: 10.0 P, 7.5 R, .495 (51-103) FG%, 11 B
        • Nathan Jackson: 9.9 P, 5.0 R, .484 (45-93) FG%, 21 A, 14 S
    • SE has a +0.3 scoring margin and -2.4 rebound margin on the year

 
    


 
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Players Mentioned

Ishmael Donzo

#5 Ishmael Donzo

6' 7"
Senior
Braxton Reeves

#4 Braxton Reeves

6' 4"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Ishmael Donzo

#5 Ishmael Donzo

6' 7"
Senior
Braxton Reeves

#4 Braxton Reeves

6' 4"
Senior