ADA – The East Central University men's basketball team will officially open the 2018-19 season with two games at the Great American Conference/Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association Crossover, hosted by Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Mo.
The Tigers will start the season, Friday, Nov. 9 at 2 p.m. against Lincoln University. ECU will wrap up the event with a 7 p.m. game against SBU, Saturday, Nov. 10.
Tiger Quick Shots
• The Tigers opened the season with an exhibition game at Southern Illinois: L, 49-76
• Jr.
Camron Talley: 25 pts., 4 reb., 1 assist, 1 steal, .667 (8-12) FG%, .600 (6-10) 3PT FG%
• Sr.
Jamey Woods: 6 pts., 1 reb., 1 assist
• ECU had three named to the All-GAC Teams for the 2017-18 season
• Talley - First Team
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Brett Cannon and
Da'Rion King - Honorable Mention
• The Tigers have had 14 players named to the All-GAC Teams
• Five - First Team • Three - Second Team • Six - Honorable Mention
• The Tigers return three players who saw action in 2017-18 and three more redshirts
• Talley: 16.2 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 66 assists, 45 steals, .473 FG%, .405 3PT FG%, .840 FT%
• Sr.
Da'Rion King: 12.4 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 63 assists, 20 steals, 7 blocks, .601 FG%
• Woods: 5.2 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 21 assists, 5 steals, 7 blocks, .466 FG%, .507 3PT FG%
• ECU tallied over 100 points in three-consecutive home games, two-consecutive days in 2017-18
• 128 points vs. Dallas Christian was the second most points scored in a game in school history
• Tigers recorded six 100+ point games last season (2 vs. HSU and 2 vs. SE)
• Tied school record of 6 set in 2009-10
• Talley tallied a career-high 44 points vs. Southeastern (1/16/18)
• 10th time in school history a player had 40-or-more points in a game
• Talley is currently 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
• Garnered 763 points, just 237 away from 1,000
• Would be 19th member of 1,000-Point Club
• 16 3PT Field Goals Made away from top-10 list
• 16 Steals away from top-10 list
• 93 3PT Field Goal Attempts away from top-10 list
• 181 minutes away from top-10 list
• Woods is currently ranked No. 2 on the ECU Career Assist/Turnover Ratio (1.90)
• This weeks games are both the first meetings between the two teams
• ECU last participated in a regional challenge in 2016-17
• The Tigers competed in a regional challenge 2014-15, 2015-16 & 2016-17
• Faced teams from the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference each time
• 2016-17
• Washburn: L, 64-84
• No. 18 Augustana: L, 61-67
