Men’s Basketball Sees Two Named to All-GAC Teams
BARTLESVILLE, OKLA. – The East Central University men's basketball team heads to the 2018-19 Great American Conference Championship Tournament as the No. 6 seed and having two 2018-19 All-GAC selections. The Tigers (16-11, 13-9 GAC) will face No. 3 Oklahoma Baptist, Friday, March 8 at 8 p.m. in Bruin Fieldhouse in Bartlesville, Okla.
The night before the tournament started, ECU saw two players named to the All-GAC teams. Junior
Camron Talley was a unanimous All-GAC First Team selection, while senior
Da'Rion King was named to the All-GAC Second Team.
Camron earned first team honors for the second-straight season after averaging 20.5 points and 3.1 rebounds per game. He also added a 46.1% (191-of-414) field goal percentage, 38.5% (92-of-239) three-point field goal percentage, 84.2% (80-of-95) free-throw percentage, 35 assists, 31 steals and seven blocks.
During the season the Rockwall, Texas, native, recorded his 1,000
th career point (Jan. 5, 2019) and is now tied for No. 9 on the ECU 1,000 Career Points List, with 1,317 points. He is also ranked in two ECU Single Season categories, five other ECU Career lists, five NCAA DII Active Career lists and two NCAA (All Levels) Active Career lists.
King claimed his second All-GAC honor after earning a spot on the 2017-18 All-GAC Honorable Mention list. This season he is averaging 14.4 points and 5.2 rebounds per game, while adding a 62.8% (140-of-223) field goal percentage, 46 assists, 21 steals and 13 blocks. His 62.8 field goal percentage ranked him No. 7 in the NCAA list.
The Racine, Wisc., native is also ranked No. 49 in the NCAA (All-Levels) Active Career Leaders field goal percentage list (61.5%), in two NCAA DII Active Career List and in two 2018-19 NCAA statistical categories.
Tiger Quick Shots
• The Tigers claimed the No. 6 spot in the 2018-19 GAC Championship Tournament
• Sixth-straight appearance in the tournament
• This is the sixth-straight year that both the ECU men's and women's team have gone to
the GAC Championship Tournament
• Longest current streak
• Southeastern is next with two-straight years
• The Tigers are tied with Southeastern and Arkansas Tech for the most double trips (6)
• ECU has sent both teams the most times (4) since the field was expanded in 2015-16
• Next on the list is SE, ATU and Ouachita (2)
• Jr.
Camron Talley recorded his 1,000th career point vs. Arkansas Tech, Jan. 5, 2019
• 19th member of the club and is now ranked tied for No. 9 with 1,317 pts.
• Tied with Jay McAdams (1989-93) and Terrell Carpenter (2004-08)
• Third player to hit the mark under head coach Ja Haves tenure
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Braxton Reeves: No. 3 - 1,722 pts.
• Stirling Thomas: No. 13 - 1,184 pts.
• First player since 2008 to make the list: No. 9 - Terrell Carpenter
• Talley was named GAC Player of the Week for Jan. 9 and Jan. 28 - first two honors at ECU
• The Tigers are ranked in the top-100 in seven NCAA categories and one in the top-50
• ECU has three players ranked in the top-100 in NCAA statical categories
• Talley is ranked in 11 categories
• Ranked in the top-25 in three categories
• Ranked in top-50 in seven categories
• RFr.
Gerren Jackson is ranked in three categories
• Sr.
Da'Rion King is ranked in two categories
• Talley recorded his second 30+ point game in the 2018-19 season and third of his career vs. SWOSU
• vs. SWOSU: 30 pts.
• vs. Southwest Baptist: 32 pts.
• vs. SE: 42 pts. (17-18)
• Talley is also ranked in two NCAA Active Career (All Levels) categories and five in NCAA DII
• King is ranked in one NCAA Active Career (All Levels) categories and two in NCAA DII
• Sr.
Jamey Woods is ranked in two NCAA Active Career NCAA II categories
• Talley is now ranked in five other ECU Career Records List
• No. 4 3PT FGM: 225
• No. 5 3PT FGA: 539
• No. 4 Minutes: 2,562
• No. 8 Steals: 105
• No. 9 Games Scoring Double-Digits: 64
• The Tigers also have three players on the ECU Single Season Lists
• Talley: No. 64 3PT FGM - 87
• Talley: No. 3 3PT FGA - 239
• Jackson: No. 5 Steals - 53
• Jr.
Jalan Brown: No. 8 Blocks - 28
• 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 four and the fastest to reach the mark by an coach at ECU to reach the milestone
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Ja Havens - 6th Season
• Mickey McBride - 7th Season
• Wayne Cobb - 7th Season
• Jerry Anderson - 8th Season
