ADA, Okla. – The East Central University men's basketball team will spend the weekend in Arkadelphia, Ark., to face the final two members of the Great American Conference that they team has not played this season. The Tigers will first play Henderson State, Thursday, Jan. 23 (7:30 p.m.) and then make the short trip across the street to battle with Ouachita Baptist, Saturday, Jan. 25 (3 p.m.).
Tiger Quick Shots
• As a team ECU is ranked in 12 Top-100 NCAA categories, including 6 in the Top-25
• No. 16 FG Pct. - 50.3
• No. 18 Scoring Offense - 88.3
• No. 17 Def. Reb./Gm - 29.19
• No. 19 3PT FG Pct. - 40.4
• No. 21 FTM - 304
• No. 22 FTA - 409
• The Tigers have 2 players ranked in the NCAA in the Top-100
• Talley is ranked in 9 categories, including 3 in the Top-25
• No. 5 3PT FG/Gm - 3.93
• No. 9 Points/Gm - 24.4
• No. 15 Total 3PT FGM - 59
• Jr.
Josh Apple is ranked in 2 categories
• No. 75 Def. Reb/Gm - 5.93
• No. 98 Rebounds/Gm - 7.8
• Talley is also ranked in 9 Division II Active Career Leaders lists and in 4 for all Divisions
• No. 11 3PT FGM - 288
• No. 29 3PT FGA - 678
• No. 39 Total Points - 1,702
• No. 91 Scoring Average - 16.9
• Talley ranked No. 4 ECU 1,000 Point Club and No. 4 on the GAC Top Scorers List - 1,702
• ECU: No. 3
Braxton Reeves (2012-14) - 1,722 / GAC: No. 3 - Kevin Buckingham (2016-Pr.) - 1,707
• TWo other active players are also on the list
• No. 1 Jhonathan Dunn (SNU - 2,062)
• No. 7 Micah Speight (SNU - 1,488)
• The Tigers scored over 100 points for 4 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)
• W, 129-122 (3OT) vs. Arkansas-Monticello (Jan. 11)
• Third time head coach Ja Haven's tenure to have 3-or-more 100-point games
• Havens has seen 18 100-point games in his 7 years leading the team
• Second-highest number of 100+ point games in a season
• Season best is 6 in 2009-10
• 129 points against UAM is the second-highest total in a single game in school history
• Highest scoring game was 141-116 vs. Tinker Field (1964-65)
• Highest scoring game in NCAA Division II for the 2019-20 season and the highest in GAC history
• Highest scoring game in NCAA Division II since Nov. 18, 2018
• at West Liberty 158, Glenville State 106
• Talley garnered 33 points against UAM (1/11/20)
• Sixth 30+ point game in his career and third this season
• Sr.
Bishop Coulter has a strong game at Southern Nazarene
• 17 pts., 4 reb., 1 assist, 87.5 (7-of-8) FG%, 3-of-3 FT
• Career high free throws made
• Season high for points and field goals made
• Sr.
Zac Neely recorded his first career double-double in the game against UAM
• 26 pts., 12 reb., 2 assists, 1 block, 62.5 (10-of-16) FG%, 44.4 (4-of-9) 3PT FG%, 2-of-2 FT
•Career highs for points, rebounds, blocks, field goals made, 3-point field goals made
• All 12 players that have seen action for the Tigers this season have scored, tallied a rebound and an assist
• ECU players are averaging between 22.9 to 0.5 PPG, with only 2 are averaging less than 4.0 PPG
• The Tigers are averaging between 7.8 to 0.3 RPG, with only 3 are averaging less than 2.0 RPG
