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Men's Basketball

Men’s Basketball Returns to the Kerr Activities Center for Five Games

Jr. Josh Apple watches the referee as he prepares for the jump ball at the start of a game.
ADA, Okla. – For the next two and a half weeks, fans will have five chances to see the East Central University men's basketball team in action at the Kerr Activities Center.  This week the Tigers will face off against Arkansas Tech, Thursday, Jan. 30 at 7:30 p.m. and then battle with Harding, Saturday, Feb. 1 at 3 p.m.

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• As a team ECU is ranked in 12 Top-100 NCAA categories, including five in the Top-25 
    • No. 16 Def. Reb./Gm - 29.06    
    • No. 19 FTA - 459    
    • No. 20 FTM - 338    
    • No. 20 Scoring Offense - 87.1    
    • No. 24 Fg. Pct. - 49.5    
• The Tigers have two players ranked in the NCAA in the Top-100
    • Talley is ranked in 11 categories, including four in the Top-25
        • No. 5 3PT FG/Gm - 3.88    
        • No. 10 Points/Gm - 24.1
        • No. 14 Total 3PT FGM - 66    
        • No. 25 3PT FGA - 154        
    • Jr. Josh Apple is ranked in two categories
        • No. 60 Def. Reb/Gm - 6.12        
        • No. 98 Rebounds/Gm - 7.8
• Talley is also ranked in nine Division II Active Career Leaders lists and in four for all Divisions
        • No. 11 3PT FGM - 295        
        • No. 28 3PT FGA - 696
        • No. 41 Total Points - 1,745        
        • No. 95 Scoring Average - 16.9
• Talley ranked No. 2 ECU 1,000 Point Club and No. 3 on the GAC Top Scorers List - 1,702
    •  ECU: No. 1 Roland Miller (1995-99) - 2,491 / GAC: No. 2 - Kevin Buckingham (2016-Pr.) - 1,763
        • Two other active players are also on the list
            • No. 1 Jhonathan Dunn (SNU - 2,108)  
            • No. 5 Micah Speight (SNU - 1,514)
• 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 22.7 to 0.5 PPG, with only two are averaging less than 4.0 PPG
    • The Tigers are averaging between 7.8 to 0.3 RPG, with only three are averaging less than 2.0 RPG
 
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Players Mentioned

Josh Apple

#24 Josh Apple

6' 7"
Junior
Zac Neely

#33 Zac Neely

6' 8"
Senior
Bishop Coulter

#11 Bishop Coulter

6' 7"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Josh Apple

#24 Josh Apple

6' 7"
Junior
Zac Neely

#33 Zac Neely

6' 8"
Senior
Bishop Coulter

#11 Bishop Coulter

6' 7"
Senior