ADA – The East Central University men's basketball team will play the final two games of the 2017-18 season at the Kerr Activities Center after claiming one of the eight spots in the Great American Conference Championship Tournament, March 1-4 in Bartlesville, Okla., with its win at Southeastern (100-74).
The Tigers will first host Northwestern Oklahoma State, Friday, Feb. 23 at 7:30 p.m. The game is being sponsored by Tinker Federal Credit Union, who will be giving away a free laptop to lucky ECU students at half time of the men's and women's basketball games. To win you must be an enrolled ECU student with a current ID and you must be present to win.
The Tigers will then host Oklahoma Baptist, Saturday, Feb. 24 at 7:30 p.m. for the annual Senior Day. The men's and women's basketball teams will honor their six (three each) seniors between games. The men will be honoring:
Tyler Armstrong,
Brett Cannon and
Jeremiah Fleming.
Tiger Quick Hits
• ECU has five players averaging over 10 points per game and eight have a field goal percentages at .475+
• So.
Camron Talley: 15.4 ppg; 3.1 rpg; 57 A; 39 S; .476 (127-267) FG%; .420 (58-138) 3PT%
• Jr.
Da'Rion King: 12.8 ppg; 6.9 rpg; 51 A; .597 (120-201) FG%
• Jr.
Gabe McKenzie: 12.2 ppg; 3.9 rpg; .498 (106-213) FG%; .374 (43-115) 3PT%
• Jr.
Marcus Lytle: 10.6 ppg; 5.0 rpg; 15 B; .550 (93-169) FG%
• Sr.
Brett Cannon: 10.5 ppg; 6.1 rpg; 93 A; .520 (64-123) FG%
• In the last five games Sr.
Tyler Armstrong and Jr.
Gabe McKenzie have picked up their performances
• Armstrong - Overall: 6.3 P; 1.9 R; 31 A; 8 S / Last 5: 12.6 P; 2.6 R; 15 A; 1 S
• McKenzie - Overall: 12.2 P; 3.9 R; 33 A; 11 B: 14 S / Last 5: 20.2 P; 4.8 R; 6 A; 2 B: 3 S
• ECU tallied 20 triples at Southeastern for a season high
• It is also the 2nd most in a single game in GAC history (No. 1 - 21 by Harding)
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Brett Cannon recorded the Tigers' third and fourth triple-double in school history
• SWAU: 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 & 22 assists
• Harding: 10 pts., 10 reb., 12 assists
• Only GAC player with two triple-doubles, with just four recorded
• 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
• Tigers now have six 100+ point games this season (2 vs. HSU and 2 vs. SE)
• Ties school record of 6 set in 2009-10
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Camron 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
• The Tigers are ranked in the top-100 in the NCAA in 14 categories, five in the top-50
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Da'Rion King leads the GAC and is No. 29 in the NCAA in FG Pct (.591)
• 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 all-time series against NWOSU 90-54 and are 37-27 when playing as conference teams
• The Tigers are 18-8 when playing the Rangers at home
• ECU lost in the first game against NWOSU this season on the road (93-101)
• Tigers' top performers
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Marcus Lytle: 37 P; 7 R; 3 S; 10-of-11 FG; 16-of-20 FT
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Cameron Hines: 16 P; 7 R; 1 A; 6-of-11 FG; 3-of-5 3PT FG
• Ranger's top performers
• Cody Halvorson: 31 P; 2 R; 9-of-10 FG; 6-of-7 3PT FG; 7-of-7 FT
• Greg Minor: 20 P; 5 R; 1 A; 1 S; 4-of-5 FG; 11-of-14 FT
• The Tigers lead the all-time series against OBU 74-57 and are 4-1 when playing as conference teams
• The Tigers are 15-7 when playing the Bison at home
• ECU lost in the first game against OBU this season on the road (80-83)
• Tigers' top performers
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Jeremiah Fleming: 18 P; 1 R; 6-of-12 FG; 6-of-10 3PT FG
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Da'Rion King: 15 P; 4 R; 4 A; 1 B; 2 S
• Bison top performers
• Harrison Stoddart: 17 P; 6 R; 4 B; 6-of-9 FG; 4-of-7 3PT FG
• Chandler Rickey: 15 P; 11 R; 2 A; 6 B; 1 S; 4-of-9 FG; 2-of-2 3PT FG; 5-of-6 FT
