ADA - The East Central University men's basketball team will play in the inaugural MIAA Men's Basketball Challenge at historic Municipal Auditorium, Tuesday, November 20 at 4 p.m. against Central Missouri.
Tiger Quick Hits
• ECU has started the season 2-0 for the first time since 2012-13
• Last time the Tigers started 3-0 was 2010-11
• Tigers are ranked No. 9 in the NCAA D2ADA Central Regional Poll
• Senior Brett Cannon led the team in the first two games of the year
• 18.0 ppg; 6.5 rpg; 12 assists; four steals; .522 (12-of-23) FG%
• 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)
• 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
