ADA – The East Central University men's basketball team returns to Great American Conference action this weekend, with two games in Arkansas. The Tigers are headed to Arkansas to face Southern Arkansas, Thursday, Nov. 30 at 7:30 p.m. and then Arkansas-Monticello, Saturday, Dec. 2 at 3 p.m.
Tiger Quick Hits
• ECU is ranked No. 5 in the NCAA D2SIDA Central Regional Poll
• The Tigers has started the season 2-0 for the first time since 2012-13
• Last time the Tigers started 3-0 was 2010-11
• ECU has three players averaging over 10 points per game
• Sr. Brett Cannon: 15.0 ppg; 6.3 rpg; 13 A; 4 S; .500 FG%
• Jr. Da'Rion King: 13.7 ppg; 11.7 rpg; 5 A, 1 B; .567 FG%
•Jr. Gabe McKenzie: 10.7 ppg; 4.3 rpg; 2 A; 1 B; 1 S; .481 FG%
• Da'Rion King leads the team and the GAC in rebounds, offensive rebounds and defensive rebounds
• King has already tallied two double-doubles this season
• 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)
• The Tigers went 1-1 against SAU last season, with each team winning at home
• Camron Talley: 21 P; 5 R; 1 A; 1 B
• Brett Cannon: 7 P; 5 A
• The Tigers went 2-1 against UAM last season, including a win in the GAC Championship game
• Brett Cannon: 29 P; 11 R; 14 A; 2 S
• Camron Talley: 20 P; 4 R; 9 A; 5 S
