ADA - The East Central University men's basketball team will open the 2017-18 season with two Great American Conference games Nov. 16-18. The Tigers will first battle Arkansas Tech, Thursday, Nov. 16 at 7:30 p.m. in the Kerr Activities Center. ECU will then host Harding, Saturday, Nov. 18 at 3 p.m.
Tiger Quick Hits
• ECU played three exhibition games against NCAA DI opponents to start the 2017-18 season
• Oklahoma (L, 78-114)
• New Mexico State (L, 55-81)
• UTSA (L, 59-92)
• In exhibition play: Da'Rion King led the team with 13.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game,
.565 (13-of-23) shooting, seven assists,one block and two steals
• Marcus Lytle shot .500 (4-of-8) from beyond the arc)
• Tigers are ranked No. 9 in the NCAA D2ADA Central Regional Poll
• ECU was picked third in the GAC Preseason Poll
• Havens added two student-athletes during early signing period
• Joshua Apple, F, 6-7, 210, So., London, England (Collin College)
• Matthew Garriga, G, 6-2, 165, Murphy, Texas (Wylie)
• ECU claimed the 2016-17 GAC Regular-Season & Championship titles
• Second-straight season to earn the regular-season title
• First GAC Championship title in school history & first trip to NCAA Tournament
• Tigers earned No. 3 seed in the NCAA Central Region
