Senior Da'Rion King goes in for a layup over three defenders.
Men’s Basketball Opening GAC Portion of 2018-19 Season with Southwestern
ADA – The East Central University men's basketball team will play its first two Great American Conference games of the 2018-19 season. The first league game will be against Southwestern Oklahoma State, Thursday, Nov. 29 at the Kerr Activities Center at 7:30 p.m. The Tigers will then hit the road to face Southern Nazarene, Saturday, Dec. 1 at 3 p.m.
Tiger Quick Shots
• This weekend's games will open the 2018-19 Men's Basketball Great American Conference season
• Head Coach
Ja Havens recorded his 100th career victory (all at ECU) vs. Bacone (Nov. 17, 2018)
• W, 109-71 - 2018-19 ECU home opener
• One of three coaches at ECU to reach the milestone
• The fastest a coach who has reached 100 wins at ECU
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Ja Havens - 6th Season
• Mickey McBride - 7th Season
• Wayne Cobb - 7th Season
• Jerry Anderson - 8th Season
• The Tigers are ranked in the top-25 in three NCAA categories
• No. 7 FG Pct.: 53.4
• No. 22 Turnover Margin: 5.3
• No. 25 3PT FG Pct.: 42.1
• Jr.
Jalan Brown recorded his first career double-double vs. Bacone (Nov. 17)
• 27 pts., 10 reb., 2 assists, 2 blocks, .800 (12-of-15) FG%
• One of three players to tally over 20 points vs. Bacone
• Jr.
Camron Talley: 24 pts., 1 reb., 3 assists, 2 steals, 1 block, .563 (9-of-16) FG%
• Sr.
Da'Rion King: 21 pts., 5 reb., 1 assist, 2 steals, 1 block, .909 (10-of-11) FG%
• RFr.
Gerren Jackson recorded nine steals at SBU (Nov. 10)
• Set GAC Single Game Record
• 16 pts., 6 reb., 2 assists, 9 steals, .625 (5-of-8) FG%
• Talley started the season on two career charts and is close to making five more
• No. 3 Free Throw Pct.: No. 3 - .806
• No. 5 3PT Field Goal Pct.: No. 5 - .451
• Started the season with 763 career points
• Currently has 859 points, just 141 away from 1,000
• Would be 19th member of 1,000-Point Club
• ECU is ranked in the top-25 in three NCAA statistical categories
• No. 3 Field-Goal Percentage (55.4%)
• No. 6 Turnover Margin (8.3)
• No. 1 in the GAC
• No. 9 Turnovers Forced (21.0)
• Talley is also ranked in two NCAA Active Career Categories
• No. 36 3PT FG%: .449
• No. 197 3PT FG Made: 151
