ADA, Okla. – The East Central University men's basketball team took 14 days off for the holiday season and will return to action, Thursday, Jan. 2 at Harding (7:30 p.m.). The Tigers will then wrap up the weekend at Arkansas Tech, Saturday, Jan. 4 at Arkansas Tech at 3 p.m.
Tiger Quick Shots
• This is the best start for the Tigers since the 1995-96 and 1996-97 seasons
• 19967-97 - started 8-0
• 1995-96 - Started 10-0
• As a team ECU is ranked in 13 Top-100 NCAA categories, including 6 in the Top-25
• No. 5 3PT PG Pct. - 43.1
• No. 7 FG Pct. - 51.6
• No. 11 Scoring Offense - 92.3
• No. 16 Def. Reb./Gm - 30.2
• No. 16 W/L Pct. - 90.0
• No. 22 FTM - 207
• No. 28 Scoring Margin - 14.2
• No. 32 - FTA - 276
• No. 34 Rebound Margin - 7.0
• No. 57 Total Reb./Gm - 39.7
• No. 60 FG Pct. Def. - 42.0
• No. 71 FT Pct. - 75.0
• No. 78 Assists/Gm - 15.6
• The Tigers have 3 players ranked in the NCAA in the Top-100
• Sr.
Camron Talley is ranked in 9 categories, including 5 in the Top-50
• No. 2 3PT FG/GM - 4.33
• No. 7 Points/Gm - 25.7
• No. 20 Total 3PT FGM - 39
• No. 41 Total Points - 231
• No. 45 3PT FGA - 88
• Jr.
Josh Apple is ranked in 2 categories
• No. 15 Def. Reb/Gm - 7.56
• No. 26 Rebounds/Gm - 9.8
• So.
Tylor Arnold is ranked No. 48 in FT Pct. - 87.5
• Talley is also ranked in 9 Division II Active Career Leaders lists and in 4 for all Divisions
• No. 12 3PT FGM - 268
• No. 29 3PT FGA - 630
• No. 45 Total Points - 1,567
• No. 87 Scoring Average - 16.5
• Talley ranked No. 9 ECU 1,000 Point Club and No. 3 on the GAC Top Scorers List - 1,567
• ECU: No. 8 - Larry Hardeman (1969-72) - 1,581 / GAC: No. 2 -
Braxton Reeves (2012-14) - 1,722
• Three other active players are also on the list
• No. 1 Jhonathan Dunn (SNU - 1,884)
• No. 4 Kevin Buckingham (SE - 1,557)
• No. 8 Micah Speight (SNU - 1,389)
• The Tigers scored over 100 points for 3 games in 2019-20
• W, 106-67 vs. Austin College (Nov. 30)
• W, 104-67 vs. Bacone (Dec. 4)
• W, 114-83 vs. Randall (Dec. 19)
• Second-highest number of 100+ point games in a season
• Tied with 3 in 2018-19, 2017-18 and 1995-86
• Season best is 6 in 2009-10
• Talley tallied 41 points against Randall, his second-highest single game point total (44 pts - Career High)
• Fifth 30+ point game in his career and second this season
• Sr.
Jalan Brown recorded his second career double-double (first of season) against Randall: 14 pts., 11 reb.
• ECU has 3 players averaging double-digit point totals
• Talley - 23.1
• So.
Gerren Jackson - 11.6
• Arnold - 11.5
• All 12 players that have seen action for the Tigers this season have scored, a rebound and an assist
• ECU players are averaging between 22.6 to 0.7 PPG, with only 1 is averaging less than 4.0 PPG
•The team is averaging between 9.3 to 0.3 RPG, with only 1 is averaging less than 32.0 RPG
• First time under head coach
Ja Havens the Tigers went undefeated in non-conference play to start the year (6-0)
