ADA – The East Central University men's basketball team will hit the road for the first part of the weekend to face Southwestern Oklahoma State, Thursday, Jan. 11 at 7:30 p.m. before returning home to battle with Southern Nazarene, Jan. 13 at 3 p.m. at the Kerr Activities Center.
Tiger Quick Hits
• ECU has six players averaging over 10 points per game and five that have field goal percentages at .500+
• So.
Camron Talley: 15.3 ppg; 3.0 rpg; 20 A; 18 S; .446 (54-121) FG%; .424 (28-66) 3PT%
• Jr.
Da'Rion King: 13.8 ppg; 9.1 rpg; 22 A; .631 (53-84) FG%
• Jr.
Gabe McKenzie: 11.4 ppg; 3.6 rpg; 20 A; 5 B; .489 (43-88) FG%; .340 (16-47) 3PT%
• Sr.
Jeremiah Fleming:10.0 ppg; 3.2 rpg; 11 A; .487 (38-78) FG%; .456 (31-68) 3PT%
• Jr.
Marcus Lytle: 10.8 ppg; 5.7 rpg; 19 A; 10 B; .464 (39-84) FG%
• Sr.
Brett Cannon: 10.8 ppg; 6.7 rpg; 56 A; 15 S; .539 (41-76) FG%
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Brett Cannon recorded the Tigers' third triple-double in school history vs. Southwestern Adventist
• 13 pts; 12 reb; 13 assists
• First since Feb. 27, 1996 when Leonard Cooper earned his second
• Named GAC Player of the Week for Dec. 18 averaging 13.5 ppg; 8.5 rpg & adding 22 assists
• ECU tallied over 100 points in three-consecutive home games, two-consecutive days
• 128 points vs. Dallas Christian is the second most points scored in a game in school history
• School record is 141 (W, 141-116) vs. Tinker Field during the 1964-65 season
• The Tigers have won eight-straight home games, including a 6-0 record in 2017-18
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Da'Rion King leads the team and the GAC and is No. 50 in the NCAA in rebounds (9.1)
• King has already tallied three double-doubles this season
• The Tigers are ranked in the top-100 in the NCAA in 15 categories, with nine in the top-50
• 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 lead the series vs. SWOSU 103-84 and are 52-46 when playing as conference teams
• ECU went 2-0 against the Bulldogs last season
• ECU is 19-24 when playing on the road
• The Tigers return five players from last season with SWOSU
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Brett Cannon: 16 P; 8 R; 6 A
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Camron Talley: 24 P; 5 R; 4 A
• The Bulldogs return six players from last season against ECU
• Devin Pugh: 22 P; 4 R; 1 S
• Geoffery Hightower: 13 P; 8 R; 4 A
• SWOSU got a new coach mid-season, with Kris Johnson being at the helm for just three games
• The Tigers lead the series vs. SNU 15-13 and are 7-4 when playing as conference teams
• ECU went 1-1 against the Crimson Storm last season, both winning on the road
• ECU is 6-4 when playing at home
• The Tigers return five players from last season with SNU
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Brett Cannon: 3 P; 8 R; 5 A; 1 B; 5 S
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Camron Talley: 16 P; 4 R; 3 A; 2 S
• The Crimson Storm returns five players from last season against ECU
• Noah Starkey: 16 P; 8 R; 2 A; 2 B
• Jhonathan Dunn: 25 P; 15 R; 1 A; 4 S
