ADA, Okla. – For the first time in 10 months, the East Central University Tigers will be hitting the playing fields.  The Tigers men's and women's basketball games will be the first to get started, as they begin a 20-game Great American Conference schedule, Jan. 7.

Tiger's Week at a Glance
Thursday, Jan. 7
Women's Basketball vs. Southwestern Oklahoma State – 5:30 p.m.
Men's Basketball vs. Southwestern Oklahoma State – 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 9
Men's Basketball at Southern Nazarene – 2 p.m.
Women's Basketball at Southern Nazarene - Cancelled

Monday, Jan. 11
Women's Basketball at Southeastern Oklahoma State – 5:30 p.m.
Men's Basketball at Southeastern Oklahoma State – 7:30 p.m.

While the teams will be back on the court, the GAC Council of Presidents approved return to play protocols.  The council agreed to not allow any fans for the first two weeks of games (Jan. 7-16).  They will look to reconsider following the Jan. 16 games.  At that point, they would look to allow up to 25 percent of venue capacity to attend games.

Fans can still have chance to be part of the games, with your own Tiger Fan Cutout.  The cutouts will be placed in the stands, so you can still support the ECU student-athletes.  Fan can purchase a 16"x24" cutout starting at $25.  Tiered pricing is available for the purchase of 2-5 cutouts as well ($50 for 2, $65 for 3, $75 for 4, $85 for 5).  Cutouts will be featured on the ECU Athletics game stream before the game, half time and between double-headers.

Orders need to be placed online and then the photo needs to be sent to Teri LaJeunesse, Assistant Athletic Director of Athletic Communications at tlajeune@ecok.edu.  For more information check out the official release on the fan cutouts.

ECU Athletics Tiger Fan Cutouts

Women's Basketball Game Notes
Men's Basketball Game Notes

Women's Quick Shots
• All GAC Basketball Games are closed to the public until Jan. 18 for COVID 19 precautions
     • Live stats and video are available for all games on www.ecutigers.com on the women's basketball schedule page
• The Tigers second scheduled game of the season has been cancelled due to an elevated
      number of COVID-19 cases within Southern Nazarene's program
• ECU returns return 11 players from the 2019-20 roster and add just two new players
• The Tigers won six of their last eight games in 2019-20
• Three returning players averaged over 10.0 points per game
     • Jr. Kendall Schulte: 12.4 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 34 assists, 18 steals, 7 blocks, 19 steals,
         126-of-286 FG (44.1%), 55-of-139 3PT FG (39.6%)           
     • Jr. Madison Rehl: 11.9 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 77 assists, 30 steals, 3 blocks, 85-of-232 FG (36.6%)
     • So. Hannah Ladd: 11.2 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 38 assists, 17 steals, 2 blocks, 110-of-296 FG (37.2%)
• All of the Tigers' 11 players who saw action in 2019-20 scored, and just one has not
     recorded a rebound and an assist
     • ECU spread around the stats in all three categories
     • All averaging between 12.4 and 1.0 points per game
           • Only three averaged less than 3.0 ppg
     • All that have recorded a rebound are averaging between 8.7 and 1.4 rebounds per game
           • Only one averaged less than 2.0 rpg
     • All that have recorded an assist have between 79 and 2 assists
                        • Seven recorded over 10 assists
 
Men's Quick Shots
• All GAC Basketball Games are closed to the public until Jan. 18 for COVID 19 precautions
     • Live stats and video are available for all games on www.ecutigers.com on the men's basketball schedule page
• ECU returns seven players from the 2019-20 roster, including two starters
• The Tigers will be under the leadership of first-year head coach Chris Crutchfield
     • Crutchfield added five players to the 2020-21 roster, including his two sons
• The Tigers earned their seventh-straight trip to the GAC Championship Tournament in 2019-20
• Jr. Tylor Arnold was named the 2019-20 GAC Elite Scholar-Athlete
     • Player with the highest GPA in the tournament and over 70 credit hours completed
• Jr. Matt Garriga was named to the 2019-20 GAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete
     • Player with over a 3.7 GPA in the tournament and over 70 credit hours completed
• All 12 players that saw action for the Tigers scored, tallied a rebound and an assist
     • ECU players averaged between 21.3 to 0.7 PPG, with only two averaged less than 4.0 PPG
     • The Tigers averaged between 6.3 to 0.5 RPG, with only three averaged less than 2.0 RPG
• Arnold and So. Gerren Jackson are the top returners for ECU, averaging over 10 points per game
     • Arnold: 12.1 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 76 assists, 46 steals, 118-of-237 FG (49.8%), 25-of-74 3PT FG (33.8%)
            • Jackson: 10.5 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 83 assists, 29 steals, 98-of-238 FG (41.2%), 26-of-75 3PT FG (34.7%)