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Overall: 16-5 w C-USA: 8-1H: 7-1 w A: 8-1 w N: 1-3

NOVEMBER2 Arkansas-Fort Smith (Exh.) W, 85-5510 Trevecca W, 104-5213 at Murray State W, 72-6716 Belmont (Stadium) L, 63-6918 at Tennessee State W, 75-6521 Florida Gulf Coast (Stadium) W, 85-72

DECEMBER2 at Florida Gulf Coast (ESPN3) W, 81-766 at Vanderbilt (SEC Network+) W, 66-639 Ole Miss (Stadium) W, 77-5816 vs. Auburn (SEC Network) $ L, 70-7622 vs. Princeton (ESPNU) ^ W, 69-6723 vs. USC (ESPN2) ^ L, 84-8925 vs. No. 15 Miami (ESPNU) ^ L, 81-8430 at UAB (Stadium) * W, 63-60

JANUARY4 at FIU * W, 71-66 (OT)6 at Florida Atlantic * W, 61-5711 LA Tech (CBS Sports Network) * W, 72-5713 Southern Miss (ESPN3) * W, 69-4918 at Marshall (beIN) * L, 63-7320 at WKU (Stadium) * W, 66-6225 UTSA (Stadium) * W, 75-5127 UTEP (Stadium) * W, 81-50

FEBRUARY1 at Old Dominion (Stadium) * 7:00 PM3 at Charlotte * 6:00 PM8 Rice (Stadium) * 6:30 PM10 North Texas * 5:00 PM15 at Southern Miss * 7:00 PM17 at LA Tech (Stadium) * 6:00 PM24 UAB (Stadium) * 6:00 PM

MARCH1 WKU (CBS Sports Network) * 7:00 PM3 Marshall (Stadium) * 6:00 PM7-10 Conference USA Tournament ! TBA

All times Central and subject to change$ - Birmingham Jam (Birmingham, Ala.)^ - Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic (Honolulu, Hawaii)* - Conference USA game! - The Ford Center at The Star (Frisco, Texas)

Eric BeovichAssistant Director of Athletic CommunicationsMississippi State, 2015615.904.8115 (O) w 850.723.8134 (C)[email protected] w @EricB424

MIDDLE TENNESSEEBLUE RAIDER BASKETBALL

GAME TWENTY-TWO

2017-18 SCHEDULE THE MATCHUP

(RV) MIDDLE TENNESSEE BLUE RAIDERS (16-5, 8-1)Head Coach: Kermit Davis (Mississippi State ‘82)Record at MT: 323-185 (16th Season)Overall Record: 460-260 (23rd Season)

STATISTICAL LEADERSPoints: King (21.2)Rebounds: King (7.9)Assists: Dixon (3.3)

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Date: Thursday, February 1, 2018Time: 8:00 PM ET/7:00 PM CTLocation: Norfolk, Va.Arena: Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,472)Series Record: MT leads 8-0

TV: StadiumTalent: Matt Martucci, Chris Spatola, Shae PepplerRadio: Blue Raider Network (Game2/WGNS/TuneIn)Talent: Chip Walters (PxP)Twitter: @MT_MBB, #BlueRaiders

BLUE RAIDER BREAKDOWN

PROJECTED BLUE RAIDER STARTING FIVE

#0 | SO | G | 6-1 | 184 #20 | SR | G | 6-2 | 217#2 | JR | G | 6-2 | 197

#5 | SR | F | 6-7 | 225 #1 | SR | F | 6-10 | 250

Nick King Brandon Walters10.8 PPG5.6 RPG2.9 ORPG1.0 BPG61.8 FG%

21.2 PPG7.9 RPG49.8 FG%37.1 3FG%76.5 FT%

Giddy Potts12.9 PPG4.2 RPG40.3 FG%40.0 3FG%83.9 FT%

Antwain Johnson8.2 PPG1.8 RPG1.5 APG36.0 FG%89.1 FT%

Tyrik Dixon4.6 PPG3.2 RPG3.3 APG35.9 FG%81.8 FT%

w Middle Tennessee and Old Dominion will be meeting for just the ninth time in the series with the Blue Raiders leading 8-0 all-time, 7-0 since joining Conference USA and 2-0 in Norfolkw Senior F Nick King has served as the Raiders' leading scorer in 16 of his 21 games at MT, scoring 20 or more 13 times, and ranks 23rd nationally and third in Conference USA in points per game (21.2)w The Memphis native has proven to be a proficient scorer at all levels, currently converting 49.8 percent from the field, 37.1 percent from three and 76.5 percent from the free-throw linew Senior G Giddy Potts surpassed the 1,400 career points and 500 career rebounds milestones in the contest at Florida Atlantic, making him just the ninth Blue Raider all time and only the second under head coach Kermit Davis, joining Reggie Upshaw, to reach both career marksw After failing to have a team free-throw percentage better than 70.0 percent the last six seasons, the Blue Raiders are currently making 74.6 percent of their freebies which is good for third in C-USA, led by junior G Antwain Johnson (89.1), senior G Giddy Potts (83.9) and sophomore G Tyrik Dixon (81.8)w The Blue Raiders currently boast an 8-1 record on the road in 2017-18, including wins at Vanderbilt, Florida Gulf Coast, WKU, UAB and Murray State, tying them for the most true road wins in the nationw The Blue Raiders went 17-1 in C-USA play a season ago, setting a league record for single season conference winsw The Blue Raiders were picked first in the Conference USA preseason poll with eight first-place votes while senior G Giddy Potts was named to the Preseason All-Conference team for the second consecutive seasonw Middle Tennessee has played six contests against 2017 NCAA Tournament Teams, boasting a 4-2 record with wins against FGCU (twice), Vanderbilt and Princeton with losses against USC and No. 15 Miami coming by only a combined eight points

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OLD DOMINION MONARCHS (16-4, 7-1)Head Coach: Jeff Jones (Virginia '82)Record at ODU: 105-55 (5th Season)Overall Record: 462-342 (26th Season)

STATISTICAL LEADERSPoints: Caver (14.7)Rebounds: Stith, Br. (7.6)Assists: Caver (6.2)

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Location: Murfreesboro, Tenn.Founded: 1911Enrollment: 22,050President: Dr. Sidney McPheeDirector of Athletics: Chris MassaroNickname: Blue RaidersColors: Royal Blue & WhiteAffiliation: Division IConference: C-USAArena: Murphy CenterCapacity: 11,520Head Coach: Kermit Davis Alma Mater: Mississippi State, 1982 Record at MT (years): 323-185/.636 (16th) Career Record - Div. I (years): 394-235/.626 (20th) Career Record - All levels (years): 460-260/.639 (23rd)Assistant Coach: Win Case (Univ. of Science & Arts/ Oklahoma, 1986)Assistant Coach: Greg Grensing (Southwest Texas State, 1979)Assistant Coach: Ronnie Hamilton (Duke, 2002) Director of Operations: Kerry Hammonds II (Middle Tennessee, 2014)Athletic Trainer: Reese Shivers (LSU, 2013)Strength Coach: Zach Willis (Middle Tennessee, 2012)2016-17 Overall Record: 31-5C-USA Record/Finish: 17-1/firstC-USA Tournament: No. 1 seed Quarterfinal: (1) MT 86, (9) UTSA 70 Semifinal: (1) MT 82, (2) UTEP 56 Championship: (1) MT 83, (2) Marshall 72Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 7/6Newcomers: 7Season of basketball: 95thFirst season: 1913-14All-time record: 1,222-1,042NCAA Appearances: 9/4-9 - 1975, 77, 82, 85, 87, 89, 2013, 16, 17NIT Appearances: 3/4-3 - 1986, 88, 2012CIT Appearance: 2/0-2 - 2010, 15

QUICK FACTS

No. Name Cl.0 Tyrik Dixon So.25 Karl Gamble Jr. Antonio Green Jr.4 James Hawthorne Jr.2 Antwain Johnson Jr.5 Nick King Sr.15 TJ Massenburg Fr.14 Chase Miller R-So.20 Giddy Potts Sr.12 Therren Shelton-Szmidt Fr.21 David Simmons Jr.11 Ed Simpson Sr.3 Donovan Sims Fr.10 Will Slatten R-Fr.35 Davion Thomas R-Fr.32 Michael Van Hooser Fr.1 Brandon Walters R-Sr.

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School0 Tyrik Dixon G 6-1 184 So. Bentonville, Ark. / Southwest Christian Academy1 Brandon Walters F 6-10 250 R-Sr. Chattanooga, Tenn. / Walters State CC2 Antwain Johnson G 6-2 197 Jr. Malone, Fla. / Chipola College3 Donovan Sims G 6-0 165 Fr. Murfreesboro, Tenn. / Blackman HS4 James Hawthorne F 6-7 205 Jr. Prentiss, Miss. / Southwest Mississippi CC5 Nick King F 6-7 225 Sr. Memphis, Tenn. / Alabama10 Will Slatten G 6-4 166 R-Fr. Sparta, Tenn. / Moore County HS11 Ed Simpson G 6-2 195 Sr. Ocean Springs, Miss. / St. Martin HS12 Therren Shelton-Szmidt G 6-5 190 Fr. Mississauga, Ontario / Hamilton Heights Christian Academy (TN)14 Chase Miller G 6-0 185 R-So. Dallas, Texas / Shelton HS15 TJ Massenburg F 6-8 220 Fr. Snellville, Ga. / Shiloh HS20 Giddy Potts G 6-2 217 Sr. Athens, Ala. / Athens HS21 David Simmons G 6-3 195 Jr. Henderson, Ky. / Tallahassee CC25 Karl Gamble F 6-9 224 Jr. Columbia, S.C. / A.C. Flora HS32 Michael Van Hooser G 6-3 195 Fr. Demorest, Ga. / Tallulah Falls School35 Davion Thomas F 6-9 215 R-Fr. Columbus, Ga. / Northside HS Antonio Green G 6-2 180 Jr. Tupelo, Miss. / UTRGV

NUMERICAL ROSTER

Tennessee’s FinesT >w Of the 12 NCAA Division I teams in the state of Ten-nessee, Middle Tennessee has had more success than any other since 2011-12 with 170 total wins in the last six-plus seasons 1. Middle Tennessee - 170 2. Belmont - 160 3. Memphis - 151 4. ETSU - 131 5. Tennessee - 125 6. Vanderbilt - 123 7. Chattanooga - 117 8. Tennessee Tech - 105 9. Lipscomb - 101 10. Tennessee State - 95 11. UT Martin - 89 12. Austin Peay - 79 *through 1/25/18

Keeping pace >w MT has 115 total wins since joining Conference USA in 2013-14, tied with LA Tech for the most among current C-USA members, while its 60 league wins in that span is the most in C-USA Total Wins C-USA Wins T1. MT - 115 1. MT - 60 T1. LA Tech - 115 2. LA Tech - 58 3. ODU - 105 3. ODU - 53 4. UAB - 96 t4. UTEP - 49 5. WKU - 87 t4. UAB - 49

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going sTreaKing >w Middle Tennessee has made a 3-pointer in 695 consec-utive games, a streak that spans over 21 seasons and is the 24th-longest streak in the nation, with the last time it failed to convert a trey coming on Jan. 20, 1996 against Morehead State

Murphy Madness >w Middle Tennessee has been one of the best home teams in the country in recent years, holding an 87-14 record in the Murphy Center since 2011-12, which in-cludes a perfect 16-0 record in 2012-13 2011-12: 15-2 2012-13: 16-0 2013-14: 14-2 2014-15: 12-4 2015-16: 10-3 2016-17: 13-2 2017-18: 7-1

Top-ranKed deFense >w Middle had one of the top two scoring defenses in Con-ference USA in each of its first four seasons in the league, holding opponents to 63.6 points per game in 2016-17, 68.9 in 2015-16, 62.4 in 2014-15 and 62.6 in 2013-14w With that strong of a defense, the Blue Raiders have been nearly unstoppable when scoring 70 points, boast-ing a 72-8 record (.900) since 2013-14 when topping the 70-point markw Defense has long been a staple for head coach Ker-mit Davis as he is 198-35 (.850) at the helm of the Blue Raider basketball program when his teams top 70 points

power 5 success >w Middle Tennessee has posted a 12-11 record against Power 5 teams since the beginning of the 2011-12 sea-son, notching the 12 wins against seven different teamsw Since the beginning of the 2015-16 season the Blue Raiders boast a 7-1 record against the SEC and Big Ten, including a pair of NCAA Tournament wins

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Overall record 16-5At home 7-1On road 8-1Neutral site 1-3vs. Ranked Teams 0-1

Blue Uniforms 8-3Grey Uniforms 1-2White Uniforms 7-0

vs. Conference USA 8-1vs. Conference USA Home 4-0vs. Conference USA Away 4-1vs. Non-Conference 8-4vs. Atlantic Coast 0-1vs. Atlantic Sun 2-0vs. Ivy League 1-0vs. Ohio Valley 2-1vs. Pac-12 0-1vs. Southeastern 2-1vs. NCAA D-II 1-0

When leading at halftime 10-1When tied at halftime 0-0When trailing at halftime 6-4

Leading with 5:00 left (regulation) 15-0Tied with 5:00 left (regulation) 1-0Trailing with 5:00 left (regulation) 0-5

In overtime games 1-0

When MT wins the tip-off 8-2When opponent wins the tip-off 8-3When MT scores first 5-2When opponent scores first 11-3In games decided by 3 points or less 3-1In games decided by 4-10 points 6-4

When MT shoots 50% or better 4-1When MT shoots 40-49% 11-4When MT shoots 30-39% 1-0When MT shoots less than 30% 0-0

When scoring 90 or more points 1-0When scoring 80-89 points 3-2When scoring 70-79 points 6-1When scoring 60-69 points 6-2When scoring 50-59 points 0-0When scoring less than 50 points 0-0

When MT outrebounds opponents 13-2When MT is outrebounded 2-3When rebounds are even 1-0

On Monday 1-1On Tuesday 1-0On Wednesday 1-0On Thursday 3-2On Friday 2-0On Saturday 8-2On Sunday 0-0

In November 4-1In December 5-3In January 7-1In February 0-0In March 0-0

BY THE NUMBERS

Team C-USA Pct. Home Away Overall Pct. Home Away NeutralMiddle Tennessee 8-1 .889 4-0 4-1 16-5 .762 7-1 8-1 1-3Old Dominion 7-1 .875 2-1 5-0 16-4 .800 7-1 7-2 2-1WKU 7-1 .875 4-1 3-0 15-6 .714 9-3 4-2 2-1Marshall 5-3 .625 4-1 1-2 14-7 .667 12-1 2-6 0-0UAB 5-4 .556 3-2 2-2 14-8 .636 11-2 3-3 0-3North Texas 5-4 .556 2-2 3-2 12-10 .545 8-3 4-7 0-0LA Tech 4-5 .444 4-1 0-4 13-9 .591 9-3 0-6 4-0UTSA 4-5 .444 2-3 2-2 11-11 .500 7-3 3-6 1-2Southern Miss 4-5 .444 4-0 0-5 11-11 .500 9-0 1-8 1-3Florida Atlantic 4-5 .444 1-3 3-2 10-11 .476 5-4 4-5 1-2FIU 3-6 .333 2-3 1-3 9-13 .409 6-7 2-5 1-1UTEP 2-7 .222 2-2 0-5 7-14 .333 7-5 0-6 0-3Rice 2-7 .222 2-3 0-4 5-17 .227 4-7 1-8 0-2Charlotte 1-7 .125 0-3 1-4 5-14 .263 3-6 2-8 0-0

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CONFERENCE USA STANDINGS

AROUND CONFERENCE USA

recenT scores >January 25 (Thursday) Middle Tennessee 75, UTSA 51 Rice 73, FIU 64 UAB 85, UTEP 78 North Texas 59, Florida Atlantic 53January 27 (Saturday) Florida Atlantic 63, Rice 62 North Texas 69, FIU 67 (OT) WKU 85, Marshall 74 LA Tech 89, Southern Miss 66 Old Dominion 88, Charlotte 66 Middle Tennessee 81, UTEP 50 UTSA 82, UAB 70

Today’s gaMes >February1 (Thursday) LA Tech at Florida Atlantic, 6:00 PM Southern Miss at FIU, 6:00 PM UAB at Charlotte, 6:00 PM (RV) Middle Tennessee at Old Dominion, 7:00 PM Marshall at UTSA, 7:00 PM WKU at UTEP, 9:00 PM

upcoMing gaMes >February 3 (Saturday) WKU at UTSA, 3:00 PM (RV) Middle Tennessee at Charlotte, 6:00 PM Southern Miss at Florida Atlantic, 6:00 PM Rice at North Texas, 6:00 PM UAB at Old Dominion, 6:00 PM LA Tech at FIU, 6:00 PM Marshall at UTEP, 8:00 PM

PRESEASON PICKS

preseason all-c-usa TeaM >Name Class Pos. SchoolJon Davis Jr. G CharlotteJacobi Boykins Sr. G LA TechDaquan Bracey So. G LA TechJon Elmore Jr. G MarshallGiddy Potts Sr. G Middle TennesseeAhmad Caver Jr. G Old DominionChris Cokley Sr. F UABWilliam Lee Sr. F UABOmega Harris Sr. G UTEPJustin Johnson Sr. F WKU

c-usa preseason poll >1. Middle Tennessee (8)2. UAB (4)3. LA Tech (2)4. Old Dominion5. UTEP6. WKU7. Marshall8. Charlotte9. UTSA10. Southern Miss11. North Texas12. Florida Atlantic13. Rice14. FIU

Category Stats RankScoring Offense ............................ 73.7 ..........................8thScoring Defense ........................... 64.9 ......................... 2ndFG % .......................................... 45.5 % ........................5thFG % Defense ............................. 42.2 % ........................5th3FG % ........................................ 33.8 % ...................... 11th3FG % Defense ........................... 30.6 % .........................1stFT% ............................................ 74.6 % ........................ 3rdRebounds ..................................... 36.6 ..........................7thRebound Margin ..........................+6.1 ......................... 2ndAssists .......................................... 14.0 ..........................7thBlocks ............................................ 2.2 ......................... 12thSteals ............................................ 6.3 ...........................7thTurnover Margin ...........................+1.0 ..........................6thAssist/Turnover Ratio .................... 1.1 ...........................8th

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BLUE RAIDERS IN C-USA


CHARTING THE BLUE RAIDERS

dunKs >Nick King (11)Brandon Walters (10)Karl Gamble (7)Antwain Johnson (5)Davion Thomas (3)Giddy Potts (2)Tyrik Dixon (1)David Simmons (1)

charges drawn >David Simmons (8)Giddy Potts (5)Tyrik Dixon (2)Antwain Johnson (2)Therren Shelton-Szmidt (1)Ed Simpson (1)

FirsT scorer >Nick King (9)Brandon Walters (5)Giddy Potts (4)Karl Gamble (1)Antwain Johnson (1)Ed Simpson (1)

how FirsT poinTs were scored >Jumper (8)Layup (6)3-pointer (4)Free Throw (3)Dunk (0)

FirsT sub >Karl Gamble (10)James Hawthorne (5)Antwain Johnson (5)David Simmons (4)Tyrik Dixon (2)Brandon Walters (2)Ed Simpson (1)

led MT in scoring > Season CareerNick King 16 16Giddy Potts 3 24Brandon Walters 2 2Antwain Johnson 1 1Ed Simpson 0 2Tyrik Dixon 0 1

led MT in rebounding> Season CareerNick King 15 15Brandon Walters 4 4Giddy Potts 3 17Tyrik Dixon 2 3Ed Simpson 1 1Karl Gamble 0 1

led MT in assisTs > Season CareerTyrik Dixon 12 30David Simmons 5 5Nick King 4 4Ed Simpson 2 15Giddy Potts 2 10Antwain Johnson 2 3James Hawthorne 1 1

Free Throw sTreaKs > Consecutive Dates Made FTs Back toGiddy Potts 13 USMKarl Gamble 5 WKUNick King 5 UTSADavid Simmons 4 LA TechEd Simpson 3 UTEPDonovan Sims 2 FGCU 1Davion Thomas 2 UTEPTyrik Dixon 1 UTSAAntwain Johnson 1 UTEP

iMMediaTe iMpacT >w Senior transfers have had a track record of great success at Middle Tennessee with LaRon Dendy and JaCorey Williams both winning Player of the Year honors in their lone season in Murfreesborow Senior F Nick King may well be next in line to be a senior transfer success story for head coach Kermit Davis as his numbers stack up with those posted by both Dendy and Williams

NICK KING > 446 166

JACOREY WILLIAMS > 361 150

LARON DENDY > 282 145

Through 21 gaMes

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TransFer TracKer >w Over 40 percent of the scoring production has come from transfers in 13 of head coach Kermit Davis' 16 seasons with the Blue Raiders, with just over 50 percent of the total production across those 16 seasons coming from transfers

Season Transfer Points Total Points Percent2002-03 1,488 2,053 72.48%2003-04 906 2,034 44.54%2004-05 1,651 2,212 74.64%2005-06 1,403 1,977 70.97%2006-07 279 1,995 13.98%2007-08 437 2,180 20.05%2008-09 436 2,254 19.34%2009-10 1,137 2,282 49.82%2010-11 1,415 2,218 63.80%2011-12 1,578 2,459 64.17%2012-13 1,530 2,405 63.62%2013-14 1,066 2,339 45.58%2014-15 1,138 2,285 49.80%2015-16 1,370 2,539 53.96%2016-17 1,247 2,697 46.24%2017-18 977 1,548 63.11%Total 18,058 35,477 50.90%

crashing The boards >w Head coach Kermit Davis frequently praises senior G Giddy Potts as one of the top rebounding guards in the country, and the numbers support the claimw With 528 rebounds at MT, Potts ranks 14th nationally in career rebounds by true guards while no true guard in C-USA is within 60 rebounds of the 6-foot-2 senior

Player Career Rebounds1. John Konchar, IUFW 7982. Kenrich Williams, TCU 7723. Matt Scott, Niagara 7004. Jae'Sean Tate, Ohio State 6965. Trevon Bluiett, Xavier 6956. Egor Koulechov, Florida 6887. Ahmad Thomas, UNC Asheville 6488. Shawn Johnson, Incarnate Word 6399. Mathieu Kamba, Central Arkansas 63510. George King, Colorado 61011. Chandler Hutchison, Boise State 59612. Dmitri Thompson, Elon 56113. Yuta Watanabe, GWU 54214. Giddy Potts, MT 52814. Paul Miller, North Dakota St. 52816. Divine Myles, Stetson 523

Player Career Rebounds1. Giddy Potts, MT 5282. Connor Cashaw, Rice 4663. Jacobi Boykins, LA Tech 3964. Jon Elmore, Marshall 3545. Cortez Edwards, Southern Miss 352

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NatioNal active leaders c-Usa active leaders


RANKINGS WATCH

ap poll >1. Villanova (47) 1,6072. Virginia (17) 1,572 3. Purdue (1) 1,5014. Duke 1,3725. Michigan State 1,3476. Xavier 1,2787. Kansas 1,2248. Cincinnati 1,2089. Arizona 1,10310. Texas Tech 98711. Auburn 88212. Oklahoma 84013. Saint Mary's 75314. Gonzaga 75015. West Virginia 709 16. Wichita State 63517. Ohio State 56618. Tennessee 51219. North Carolina 47020. Clemson 41421. Kentucky 34422. Rhode Island 327 23. Florida 17224. Michigan 103 25. Arizona State 100

coaches poll >1. Villanova (47) 7652. Virginia (17) 751 3. Purdue (1) 7165. Michigan State 6374. Duke 6216. Xavier 6107. Kansas 6018. Cincinnati 5939. Arizona 46910. Texas Tech 43815. West Virginia 408 14. Gonzaga 35811. Auburn 33613. Saint Mary's 33412. Oklahoma 32716. Wichita State 30919. North Carolina 26817. Ohio State 25518. Tennessee 23820. Clemson 22622. Rhode Island 190 21. Kentucky 15125. Arizona State 94 23. Florida 8624. Michigan 71RV Middle Tennessee 2

ncaa rpi >27. Middle Tennessee 13. Tennessee40. WKU 27. Middle Tennessee88. Old Dominion 61. ETSU96. Marshall 77. Belmont153. LA Tech 92. Lipscomb175. UAB 113. Memphis203. North Texas 123. Vanderbilt205. Southern Miss 158. Tennessee Tech221. Florida Atlantic 207. Tennessee State239. UTSA 208. Austin Peay305. UTEP 289. UT Martin309. Charlotte 299. Chattanooga311. FIU 328. Rice

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RPI WATCH

cbs sporTs rpi >27. Middle Tennessee

espn rpi >31. Middle Tennessee

real TiMe rpi >27. Middle Tennessee

TeaM ranKings rpi >28. Middle Tennessee

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road raiders >w Middle Tennessee men's basketball currently boasts an impressive 8-1 record on the road in 2017-18, which currently stands as the most true road wins in the nationw The Blue Raiders are 19-3 on the road and 12-2 in league road games since the beginning of the 2016-17 season, with their only road losses coming at VCU, UTEP and Marshallw MT has put together a 15-2 record in its last 17 road games in Conference USA play, the best in the league over that stretchw The Blue Raiders played 11 of their first 15 games away from home in 2017-18 with four neutral site games between the Birmingham Jam and Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classicw Five of MT's first eight games away from home came against 2017 NCAA Tournament teams in Florida Gulf Coast, Vanderbilt, Princeton, USC and No. 15 Miamiw In addition to excelling in true road games, Middle Tennessee has a track record of success on neutral sites as the Blue Raiders have posted a 16-6 record on neutral floors since the beginning of the 2015-16 season

royal raiders >w Blue Raider alumni Reggie Upshaw (left) and JaCorey Williams (right) have each successfully begun their pro careers after finishing their time at Middle Tennessee as two of the most decorated careers in Blue Raider historyw Upshaw is currently playing with the Walter Tigers in the Basketball Bundesliga, Germany's top division of basketball, where he is leading the team in scoring (14.5) and is second in rebounding (6.2) while shooting 57.8 percent from the field and 39.0 percent from threew Williams is averaging 15.0 points and 7.2 rebounds per game for the NBA G-League's Canton Charge, where he has played in all 31 games and earned 29 starts for the Cleveland Cavaliers affiliate

*through 1/29/18

aMong The naTion's besT >w Middle Tennessee head coach Kermit Davis is no stranger to winning games, currently ranking tied for 133rd all-time in NCAA Division I wins as a head coachw Davis also ranks 35th on the all-time wins list among active coaches while only 14 coaches in the country have more wins at their current school than Davis has at Middle Tennessee

8 Wins Among Wins at Current Active Coaches School1. Mike Krzyzewski, Duke 1,090...30. Phil Martelli, Saint Joseph's 42331. Al Skinner, Kennesaw State 41632. Mark Turgeon, Maryland 40332. Bill Herrion, New Hampshire 40334. Fran McCaffery, Iowa 39935. Kermit Davis, MT 39436. Larry Hunter, Western Carolina 39337. Randy Bennett, Saint Mary's 38338. Rick Byrd, Belmont 38139. Tommy Amaker, Harvard 37840. Bob Marlin, Louisiana 372

1. Jim Boeheim, Syracuse 1,019...8. Roy Williams, North Carolina 4149. Jay Wright, Villanova 40610. Mike Brey, Notre Dame 39511. Randy Bennett, Saint Mary's 38312. Rick Byrd, Belmont 38113. Rick Samuels, Eastern Illinois 34414. Greg Kampe, Oakland 33315. Kermit Davis, MT 32315. Dave Rose, BYU 32317. Leonard Hamilton, Florida State 320

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chasing “boogie” >w Senior guard Giddy Potts became the 33rd member of Middle Tennessee’s 1,000-point club in his 87th career game at UTSA in February 2017, reaching the mark 13 games faster than predecessor Reggie Upshaw. After totaling 552 points as a junior, Potts will need to score 569 points as a senior to surpass all-time leading scorer Desmond “Boogie” Yates (1,775). 1. Desmond Yates .............. 1,775 2. Robert Taylor ................. 1,622 3. Kerry Hammonds ........... 1,616 4. Reggie Upshaw .............. 1,559 5. Tommy Gunn ................. 1,528 6. Willie Brown .................. 1,524 7. Randy Henry .................. 1,484 8. Giddy Potts .............. 1,477 9. Ken Trickey ..................... 1,456 t10. Tim Sisneros .................. 1,426 t10. Chris Rainey ................... 1,426

noThing buT The boTToM oF The neT >w Senior guard Giddy Potts has tallied 500 field goals in his Blue Raider career, placing him 15 away from the Middle Tennessee Top 10 list. If Potts matches the 196 field goals he converted as a junior he will rank fifth all-time at MT with 611. 1. Desmond Yates ................. 714 2. Randy Henry ..................... 641 3. Kerry Hammonds .............. 631 4. Willie Brown ..................... 619 t5. Greg Joyner ....................... 593 t5. Reggie Upshaw ................. 593 7. Tim Sisneros ..................... 584 8. Sleepy Taylor ..................... 533 9. Ken Trickey ........................ 521 10. Robert Taylor .................... 515 Giddy Potts .................500

FroM downTown >w Senior guard Giddy Potts made the career Top 10 list for 3-pointers made before reaching the end of his sophomore season and now owns the Middle Tennessee record with 249 after making four trifectas against Princeton in the Diamond Head Classic to overtake Robert Taylor. 1. Giddy Potts .................249 2. Robert Taylor .................... 222 3. Kevin Kanaskie ................. 207 4. Tommy Gunn .................... 185 5. Chris Rainey ...................... 180 6. Freddie Martinez .............. 172 t7. James Washington ............ 137 t7. Raymond Cintron .............. 137 9. Kerry Hammonds II ........... 135 10. JaQawn Raymond ............. 119

w Potts is also in the career Top 10 for 3-pointers attempt-ed. He has taken 596 long range attempts in his career, 23 shy of first place all-time. 1. Robert Taylor .................... 619 2. Giddy Potts .................596 3. Kevin Kanaskie ................. 592 4. Tommy Gunn .................... 469 5. Freddie Martinez .............. 451 6. Chris Rainey ...................... 382 7. Kerry Hammonds II ........... 365 8. James Washington ............ 353 9. JaQawn Raymond ............. 324 t10. Fats Cuyler ........................ 317 t10. Richard Duncan ................ 317 t10. Raymond Cintron .............. 317

w The sweet-shooting junior currently ranks fourth in school history for career 3-point percentage (.418). All-time leader Chris Rainey shot 47.1% from deep for his career. 1. Chris Rainey ................... 0.471 2. Jonathan Whitworth ..... 0.438 3. Raymond Cintron ........... 0.435 4. Giddy Potts .............. 0.418 5. Adam Vogelsberg ........... 0.417 6. Nod Carter ..................... 0.412 7. Xavier Habersham ......... 0.407 8. Kelvin Hammonds ......... 0.403 t9. Tommy Gunn ................. 0.394 t9. Torrey Moore.................. 0.394

dropping diMes >w Sophomore guard Tyrik Dixon was the first Blue Raider since 2013-14 to dish out triple-digit assists in a season, tallying 119 helpers in his freshman campaign. Now in his second season running the Blue Raider offense, Dixon is averaging 3.3 assists per game in his career, just outside the Middle Tennessee Top 10 list. 1. Duane Washington ............ 7.2 2. James Johnson .................. 5.0 3. Lewis Mack ........................ 4.9 4. Gerald Harris ...................... 4.6 5. Richard Duncan ................. 4.4 6. Greg Armstrong ................. 4.3 7. Kevin Kanaskie .................. 3.9 8. Eric Parham ....................... 3.8 t9. Bruce Massey ..................... 3.6 t9. Tweety Knight ................... 3.6 Tyrik Dixon ..................3.3

basKeTball bandiT >w Senior guard Giddy Potts moved into the Top 10 all-time in career steals early in his senior season after a team-leading 47 steals in 2016-17 gave him 103 in his career. Potts currently needs just two more to match Gerald Harris for sixth all-time at 139. 1. Richard Duncan ................ 190 2. Tommy Gunn .................... 156 3. Reggie Upshaw ................. 150 4. Tim Gaither ....................... 145 5. Gerald Harris ..................... 139 t6. Giddy Potts .................137 t6. James Johnson ................. 136 8. Duane Washington ........... 134 9. Kevin Kanaskie ................. 127 10. Roni Bailey........................ 112

greaT gaMers >w Senior guards Ed Simpson and Giddy Potts are on track to each climb the career Top 10 list for games played in the Blue Raider record books in C-USA play. Simpson matched Desmond Yates for fourth all-time against UTEP with Potts just one game behind him, while both should surpass Shawn Jones for second all-time by the end of the regular season. 1. Reggie Upshaw ................. 139 2. Shawn Jones ..................... 128 3. Kevin Kanaskie ................. 124 t4. Desmond Yates ................. 122 t4. Ed Simpson .................122 t6. Giddy Potts .................121 t6. Kerry Hammonds .............. 121 t6. Kerry Hammonds II ........... 121 9. Kyle Young ........................ 119 10. Lee Nosse .......................... 117

RAIDER STREAKS

all gaMes >W3 - at WKU (1/20/18), UTSA (1/25/18), UTEP (1/27/18)

aT Murphy cenTer >W6 - FGCU (11/21/17), Ole Miss (12/9/17), LA Tech (1/11/18), Southern Miss (1/13/18), UTSA (1/25/18), UTEP (1/27/18)

True road gaMes >W1 - at WKU (1/20/18)

neuTral siTe >L2 - vs. USC (12/23/17), vs. No. 15 Miami (12/25/17)

away FroM hoMe >W1 - at WKU (1/20/18)

non-conFerence >L2 - vs. USC (12/23/17), vs. No. 15 Miami (12/25/17)

conFerence usa >W3 - at WKU (1/20/18), UTSA (1/25/18), UTEP (1/27/18)

conFerence usa hoMe >W14 - Marshall (2/27/16), UAB (1/1/17), Marshall (1/12/17), WKU (1/14/17), Southern Miss (1/26/17), LA Tech (1/28/17), Old Dominion (2/9/17), Charlotte (2/11/17), FIU (3/2/17), Florida Atlantic (3/4/17), LA Tech (1/11/18), Southern Miss (1/13/18), UTSA (1/25/18), UTEP (1/27/18)

conFerence usa road >W1 - at WKU (1/20/18)

AWARD WATCH

luTe olson award Mid-season waTch lisT >Nick King

conFerence usa player oF The weeK >Nick King (Dec. 25)Nick King (Dec. 11)Nick King (Nov. 20)

Tswa player oF The weeK >Nick King (Dec. 25)Nick King (Dec. 4)

college sporTs Madness c-usa player oF The weeK >Nick King (Dec. 11)

preseason all-conFerence usa TeaM >Giddy Potts

college sporTs Madness preseason all-high Major Third TeaM >Giddy Potts

senior class award noMinee >Ed Simpson


w Potts has also started 104 games in his career, leaving him 10 shy of the all-time mark set by Reggie Upshaw last season. With one more start Potts will match Kevin Kanaskie for second all-time with his 105th career start. 1. Reggie Upshaw ................. 114 2. Kevin Kanaskie ................. 105 3. Giddy Potts .................104 4. Tommy Gunn ...................... 96 5. Tim Gaither ......................... 92 t6. Quincy Vance ...................... 90 t6. Kyle Young .......................... 90 t8. Randy Henry ....................... 89 t8. Kerry Hammonds ................ 89 10. Richard Duncan .................. 87

MinuTe Men >w Senior guard Giddy Potts entered the Top 10 in Blue Raider history for minutes played against Ole Miss, having now been on the court for 3,219 minutes in his career. Potts needs to play 142 more minutes to match Tommy Gunn (3,361) for fifth all-time. 1. Kevin Kanaskie .............. 4,078 2. Reggie Upshaw .............. 3,930 3. Desmond Yates .............. 3,517 4. Kerry Hammonds ........... 3,453 5. Tommy Gunn ................. 3,361 6. Giddy Potts .............. 3,219 7. Tim Gaither .................... 3,020 8. Robert Taylor ................. 2,941 9. Lee Nosse ....................... 2,900 10. Desmond Yates .............. 2,776

geTTing bucKeTs >w Senior forward Nick King is on pace to surpass Kim Cooksey's all-time single-season scoring record of 623 points in 30 games this season, currently boasting 446 through 21 games. 1. Kim Cooksey (85-86)......... 623 2. JaCorey Williams (16-17) .. 621 3. Tim Sisneros (75-76) ......... 618 4. Willie Brown (68-69) ........ 605 5. Randy Henry (88-89) ........ 604 6. Milton Dean (93-94) ......... 597 7. Chris Rainey (88-89) ......... 580 8. Chris Rainey (87-88) ......... 565 9. Willie Brown (67-68) ........ 556 10. Giddy Potts (16-17) .......... 552 Nick King (17-18).........446

w The high-scoring grad transfer is averaging 21.2 points per game, placing him just two points behind single-sea-son scoring average leader Willie Brown (23.3) 1. Willie Brown (68-69) ....... 23.3 2. Willie Brown (67-68) ....... 23.2 3. Robert Taylor (92-93)....... 22.2 4. Milton Dean (93-94) ........ 22.1 5. Tim Sisneros (75-76) ........ 22.1 6. Nick King (17-18)........21.2 7. Greg Joyner (78-79) ......... 20.9 8. Bob Burden (59-60) ......... 19.7 9. Randy Henry (88-89) ....... 19.5 10. Herman Sykes (71-72) ..... 19.2

raiders cruise pasT Miners >w Middle Tennessee picked up a 31-point win against UTEP as its suffocating defense held the Miners to season lows of 50 points and 33.3 percent shootingw Senior F Brandon Walters was the focal point for MT, logging his first career double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds on the evening

deFense doMinanT again as MT runs pasT uTsa >w Middle Tennessee held the Roadrunners to a season-low 51 points on 34.4 percent shooting, continuing a streak of eight league games in which they've held their opponent below their season scoring averagew Senior F Nick King led the way with 22 points and seven rebounds while senior F Brandon Walters dominated on the glass with a career-high 14 rebounds and junior G Antwain Johnson tallied his second 15-point outing in the last three games and matched his season-high of five rebounds

MT Tops FirsT-place wKu aT diddle >w Middle Tennessee held previously unbeaten WKU to just 62 points on 43.9 percent shooting in Bowling Green to knock off their long-time rival on their home floorw The win, fueled by 28 points and nine rebounds from senior F Nick King, moved the Blue Raiders back into a tie for first alongside Old Dominion and WKU

herd oFFense slips pasT MT deFense >w Middle Tennessee held Marshall to its second-lowest offensive output of the season but also put up its sec-ond-lowest point total of the season on a subpar 40.3 percent shooting night in a 73-63 lossw Senior G Giddy Potts totaled 15 points and seven rebounds and was matched by junior G Antwain Johnson with a team-high 15 points while senior F Nick King totaled 14 points and nie rebounds

blue raiders clip eagles wiTh sTouT deFense >w Middle Tennessee held Southern Miss to just 49 points on 34.6 percent shooting on its way to a 20-point win to extend its C-USA winning streak to 12 gamesw Senior F Brandon Walters led the way with 19 points and eight boards while senior G Giddy Potts added 14 points and seven boardsw Senior F Nick King sprained his ankle early in the contest, but returned to the game after halftime to finish with his fourth consecutive 10-rebound game

nicK King naMed To luTe olson waTch lisT >w Senior F Nick King was one of 30 players named to the Lute Olson Award Mid-Season Watch List, presented annually to the nation's top player who has spent multiple seasons in Division I basketballw King was the only player from Conference USA and the only player in the State of Tennessee nominated for the award

raiders slaM la Tech in reTurn To Murphy cenTer >w MT big men Nick King and Brandon Walters led MT past LA Tech with a combined 40 points and 17 rebounds on the nightw King posted 22 points and 10 boards for his third consecutive double-double and fifth on the year while Walters added 18 points, seven rebounds and three blocksw PG Tyrik Dixon returned to form with a nine point, five rebound, five assist, two steal outing while Antwain Johnson and David Simmons provided 17 points and nine boards off the benchw Middle Tennessee held a high-octane Bulldog offense to just 57 points on just 36.8 percent shooting while notching its best rebounding margin of the season with a 41-26 advantage on the boards

MT concludes road sTreTch wiTh win aT Fau >w Senior F Nick King logged his second straight dou-ble-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds as MT scraped by FAU in a 61-57 road winw The win gave the Blue Raiders 10 straight on the road dating back to last season and moved them to a perfect 7-0 on the road this season, making them the only team in the country with seven true road wins

raiders escape MiaMi wiTh overTiMe win >w Senior G Giddy Potts poured in a season-high 25 points while junior G David Simmons added a career-high 14 points to lead the Blue Raiders to a 71-66 win in overtimew Middle Tennessee overcame perhaps its worst half of the season, shooting just 21.9 percent (7-of-32) before half-time, as senior F Nick King logged his third double-double while collecting seven of MT's 13 points in overtime

raiders burn blazers in birMinghaM >w Senior duo Nick King and Giddy Potts lit it up for 49 of MT's 63 points in a defensive showdown that MT won 63-60 at UAB to poen Conference USA playw The showdown was a battle of the team's Top 2 teams in the preseason poll with the preseason favorite Blue Raiders serving notice that they are ready to defend their titlew MT held the Blazers to 37.7 percent shooting from the floor and 28.6 percent shooting from three in a contest that featured 12 ties and 15 lead changes with no point difference of more than five in the game

MT Falls in hearTbreaKer againsT no. 15 MiaMi >w Middle Tennessee got off to a hot start against high-ly-ranked Miami jumping out to an early 19-6 lead before the Canes stormed back to take a 5-point lead at halfw The Blue Raiders then hung tough in the second half despite allowing Miami to shoot 72 percent from the floor after the break, falling by three to their first Top 25 opponent of the seasonw Senior F Nick King logged another superb outing with game highs in points (28) and rebounds (8) to lead him to C-USA and TSWA Plyer of the Week honors while teammates Antwain Johnson (16), Giddy Potts (12) and Brandon Walters (12) joined him in double digits

blue raiders drop TighT conTesT againsT usc >w After leading the Trojans for over 24 minutes of game time, the Blue Raiders fell behind late before falling 89-84 to the USC Trojans, a Preseason Top 10 teamw Senior F Nick King logged game highs in points (28) and rebounds (11) in the contest against a highly talented Trojan frontcourt and was joined in double figures by junior G Antwain Johnson (15), senior G Giddy Potts (11) and senior F Brandon Walters (11)w The loss places Middle Tennessee in the Diamond Head Classic third place game against No. 6/7 Miami on Christmas Day

poTTs hiTs gaMe winner To open diaMond head >w Middle Tennessee won a back-and-forth battle in the Diamond Head Classic opener, 69-67, downing Princeton thanks to a step-back jumper by senior G Giddy Potts with 2.3 second left on the clockw Potts surpassed the school record for 3-pointers made in a career in the contest with his fourth triple of the game marking his 223rd career trifectaw Senior F Nick King added a game-high 18 points and Sophomore G Tyrik Dixon had 10 while the trio each collected fie rebounds


raider rally Falls shorT in birMinghaM jaM >w After falling down by 25 early in the second half, Middle Tennessee mounted an impressive comebackto crawl within five points of the Auburn Tigers before dropping the neutral site contest, 76-70w Senior G Giddy Potts led the way for MT with 19 points and four rebounds while the Blue Raiders went 8-for-11 from 3-point range in the final 12 minutes to climb back into the contest

raiders ouTrun rebels in Murphy cenTer >w The Blue Raiders ran their winning streak against the SEC to five games with a 77-58 win against Ole Miss in Murfreesboro that was capped with a 15-0 MT run to seal itw Middle Tennessee was fueled by seniors Nick King (25 points, six rebounds) and Brandon Walters (20 points, 5 rebounds, four blocks, four steals), with the former winning his second C-USA Player of the Week honor in just the fifth week of the season

MT sinKs vandy aT MeMorial gyMnasiuM >w Middle Tennessee earned its first ever win at Memorial Gymnasium but its third straight against Vanderbilt when the Blue Raiders battled back for a 66-63 win in Nashvillew Seniors led the way at Vandy combining for 58 of Middle's 66 points as F Nick King totaled 23, F Brandon Walters and G Giddy Potts notched 16 each and G Ed Simpson hit a crucial corner three down the stretchw The Blue Raiders are now 4-0 against the SEC in the last three seasons with wins over Auburn in 2015, Ole Miss and Vandy in 2016, and Vandy again in 2017

raiders ground eagles in dunK ciTy >w Middle Tennessee swept the Cinderella Showdown with an 81-76 triumph in Fort Myers, securing the road win with free throws down the stretch from seniors Brandon Walters and Nick Kingw King posted career highs in points (32), rebounds (11), assists (4) and minutes (37) to collect Tennessee Sports Writers Association Player of the Week honorsw Junior G David Simmons was crucial off the bench in increased minutes with junior G Antwain Johnson sidelined, collecting career highs in points (11) and rebounds (5)

MT TaKes FirsT leg oF cinderella showdown >w The Blue Raiders scored early and often in the first of two meetings with Florida Gulf Coast this season, holding an 18-point lead at halftime and extending their lead out to 22 before sealing the 85-72 winw Senior F Nick King led the offense once again, pouring in 25 points against the Eagles while sophomore G Tyrik Dixon logged the first Blue Raider double-double of the season with 12 points and a career-high 10 rebounds while adding six assistsw King's 10-for-10 effort at the free throw line extended his made free throw streak to 21 while junior G Antwain Johnson has now made 11 straight after going 4-for-4 from the line against the Eagles

King oFF To unprecedenTed sTarT >w Senior F Nick King has scored 20-plus points in four consecutive games and led the Blue Raiders in scoring in each of MT's five games so far this seasonw His 114 points make him the first MT player in the Kermit Davis era to top the 100-point mark in the first five games of the season

raiders bacK in win coluMn aT Tennessee sTaTe >w Middle Tennessee avenged the recent loss to OVC member Belmont by knocking off another OVC member in Tennessee State Saturday, 75-65w The win also served as revenge on TSU after the Tigers came into Murfreesboro last season and handed the Blue Raiders their first loss of the season, 74-63, while snapping a 10-game winning streak in the series by MTw Senior F Nick King continued to roll with his third straight 20-point performance while senior F Brandon Walters added 14 points and seven rebounds and junior G Antwain Johnson tacked on 11 points

bruins sTiFle raiders down The sTreTch >w Senior F Nick King's strong play continued as he logged 21 points, seven boards and three assists against Belmont but the Blue Raiders' 20-3 run in the second half wasn't enough to overcome the hot-shooting Bruinsw Belmont shot 45.5 percent (10 of 22) from 3-point range in the contest after shooting just 27.6 (16 of 58) percent from three in their first two games combinedw Senior F Brandon Walters also logged a solid perfor-mance, tallying 14 points, eight boards and four blocks in 24 minutes, all career highs

raiders' depTh shows in win aT Murray sTaTe >w Middle Tennessee battled a tough Murray State team to a 72-67 win on the road behind some strong bench performances as some of MT's usual suspects were locked down in the contestw Senior F Nick King announced his presence in a big way against the Racers, pouring in 31 points on 12-of-16 shooting and went 6 of 6 from the charity stripew Junior G David Simmons was huge off the bench for the Raiders, tallying eight points, five boards and three assists and knocked down a pair of free throws with 2.2 seconds left to ice the contestw Fellow reserve Karl Gamble had an equally impressive showing with seven points and six boards in 15 minutes of action while senior G Giddy Potts had just seven points but notched game highs in rebounds (8) and steals (4)

raiders roll on educaTion day >w Middle Tennessee doubled up Trevecca, 104-52, in the season opener in front of nearly 6,000 students from 20 different Rutherford County Schoolsw Senior F Nick King led the charge in his Blue Raider debut with 17 points and six boards in just 22 minutesw Senior G Giddy Potts added 15 points and five rebounds while junior G Antwain Johnson had 16 points and junior F Karl Gamble notched 10 points and five boardsw King, junior F James Hawthorne, junior G David Simmons, redshirt freshman F Davion Thomas, redshirt freshman G Will Slatten, freshman G Therren Shel-ton-Szmidt and freshman G Donovan Sims all made their Blue Raider debuts in the contest

posTseason veTerans >w Middle Tennessee has played in each of the last three Conference USA Tournament title games, winning the least two to advance to the NCAA Tournamentw The Blue Raiders have appeared in three of the last five NCAA Tournaments and made the posteseason in six of the last eight years, notching two NCAA Tournament wins and and a trip to the NIT Quarterfinalsw MT has racked up seven conference titles in the last eight seasons, including two tournament titles, two outright regular season titles and three shared regular season titles

reTurning TalenT >w The Blue Raiders must replace frontcourt starters Reg-gie Upshaw and JaCorey Williams in 2017-18, but return a combined 164 career starts in the backcourt between senior guards Giddy Potts and Ed Simpson as well as sophomore point guard Tyrik Dixonw Junior guard and key reserve Antwain Johnson also returns and looks to increase his role after the departure of Xavier Habersham while senior forward Brandon Walters and junior forward Karl Gamble round out the scholarship returnersw The Blue Raider returners accounted for only 46.9 per-cent of MT's points and 47.5 percent of MT's rebounds last season, but combined for a stellar 1.75 assist-to-turn-over ratio led by Simpson (3.55) and Dixon (2.59)w No returning player in Conference USA boasted higher averages than Potts in both scoring (15.3) and rebound-ing (5.3) in 2016-17w Middle Tennessee also returns a plethora of shooting talent as the returners shot 37.1 percent from three and accounted for 149 of MT's 228 3-pointers last season

preseason praise >w The Blue Raiders have racked up several preseason accolades ahead of the 2017-18 season, in which MT was picked to finish first in the league with eight of 14 first place votesw 2017 Conference USA Tournament MVP Giddy Potts was named to the Preseason All-Conference USA team by the league office as well as College Sports Madness and the USA Today College Basketball Previeww Potts also made the College Sports Madness APresea-son All-High Major Third Team while the Blue Raiders were picked 10th in Always March's Preseason Mid-Major Top 25w CBS Sports analyst Jon Rothsteinlisted Brandon Walters as one of 20 breakout players to watch and Nick King as one of 20 under-the-radar transfers poised for big seasonsw Rothstein has also lauded head coach Kermit Davis as one of 10 coaches on the rise nationally, stating Davis is "a high-major coach at the mid-major level"w The rising CBS Sports analyst named the Blue Raiders as one of 68 things to look forward to in college basketball, remarking that Middle Tennessee could be "the next great mid-major program"w CBS Sports also mentioned Middle Tennessee as one of 10 teams with the potential to make a cinderella run in March this season

davis inKs Three in early signing period >w Middle Tennessee head coach Kermit Davis and his staff hit the Peach State hard in the early signing period, bringing in a trio of prep standouts from Georgia to com-plete their signing class.w Gainesville, Ga., native KJ Buffen - a 6-foot-7 forward who is drawing early comparisons to Reggie Upshaw and is rated by ESPN as a four-star prospect - was the first to signw Middle Tennessee also signed 6-foot-3 guard Tye Fagan out Thomaston, Ga., after the talented guard took Upson Lee to a GHSA state championship as a juniorw After bursting onto the scene in Georgia and earning scholarship offers from the likes of Oklahoma and Flor-ida State, 6-foot-10 forward Carlos Curry of Albany, Ga., rounded out the signing class for the Blue Raiders


souThwesT Mississippi cc >Season Overall Conference Postseason1984-85 17-9 1985-86 22-11 Total 39-20

idaho >Season Overall Big Sky Postseason1988-89 25-6 13-3 NCAA First Round1989-90 25-6 13-3 NCAA First RoundTotal 50-12 26-6

Texas a&M >Season Overall Southwest Postseason1990-91 8-21 2-14 Total 8-21 2-14

chipola jc >Season Overall Panhandle Conference Postseason1993-94 27-5 13-2 State SemifinalsTotal 27-5 13-2

idaho >Season Overall Big West Postseason1996-97 13-17 5-11Total 13-17 5-11

Middle Tennessee >Season Overall Sun Belt/Conference USA Postseason2002-03 16-14 9-5 2003-04 17-12 8-6 2004-05 19-12 7-7 2005-06 16-12 8-6 2006-07 15-17 8-10 2007-08 17-15 11-7 2008-09 18-14 10-8 2009-10 19-14 13-5 CIT First Round2010-11 16-16 10-6 2011-12 27-7 14-2 NIT Quarterfinals2012-13 28-6 19-1 NCAA First Four2013-14 24-9 13-3 2014-15 19-17 9-9 CIT First Round2015-16 25-10 13-5 NCAA Second Round2016-17 31-5 17-1 NCAA Second Round2017-18 16-5 8-1MT Total 323-185 117-63 (SBC) / 60-19 (C-USA)D-I Total 394-235Career Total 460-260

HEAD COACH >> KERMIT DAVIS

accoMplishMenTs >w 2003 Sun Belt Coach of the Yearw 2008 CollegeInsider.com Sun Belt Coach of the Yearw 2010 CollegeInsider.com Sun Belt Coach of the Yearw 2012 Sun Belt Coach of the Yearw 2013 Sun Belt Coach of the Yearw 2016 Daily News Journal Sportsperson of the Yearw 2017 Conference USA/NABC District 11/TSWA Coach of the Year

coaching sTops >w 1983-84 Mississippi Statew 1985-86 Southwest Mississippi CCw 1987-90 Idahow 1991 Texas A&Mw 1992-94 Chipola JCw 1995-96 Utah Statew 1997 Idahow 1998-02 LSUw 2003-present Middle Tennessee

noTeworThy >w Youngest JUCO coach in the country at Southwest JC at 24w Youngest D-I head coach in the nation at Idaho at 28w Tabbed coach of the year five times in 17 yrs. as a D-I head coachw Second-fastest MT coach to reach 100 wins (182 games)w Only MT coach to reach 200 wins

DAVIS NOTABLES

16th Season // Mississippi State, 1982

DAVIS BY THE NUMBERS

DAVIS YEAR-BY-YEAR

23117443

All-Conference Players

Consecutive Non-Losing Seasons

Conference Championships

Coach of the Year Awards

Player of the Year Awards

NCAA Tournament Appearances

170 WINS SINCE 2011-12

25 WINS

19 WINS

24 WINS

28 WINS

27 WINS

2015-16

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2011-12

31 WINS 2016-17


2017-18 >> OVERALL STATS

Middle Tennessee Men's BasketballMiddle Tennessee Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 27, 2018)

All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 16-5 7-1 8-1 1-3CONFERENCE 8-1 4-0 4-1 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 8-4 3-1 4-0 1-3

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg05 KING, Nick 21-21 688 32.8 166-333 . 4 9 8 23-62 . 3 7 1 91-119 . 7 6 5 48 118 166 7.9 31 0 45 55 3 14 446 21.220 POTTS, Giddy 21-21 660 31.4 85-211 . 4 0 3 48-120 . 4 0 0 52-62 . 8 3 9 11 77 88 4.2 63 1 36 33 7 34 270 12.901 WALTERS, Brandon 20-16 470 23.5 89-144 . 6 1 8 1-4 . 2 5 0 37-55 . 6 7 3 57 55 112 5.6 72 6 12 26 19 11 216 10.802 JOHNSON, Antwain 19-5 359 18.9 49-136 . 3 6 0 17-57 . 2 9 8 41-46 . 8 9 1 8 26 34 1.8 35 0 28 18 3 9 156 8.221 SIMMONS, David 21-3 415 19.8 40-74 . 5 4 1 1-10 . 1 0 0 28-47 . 5 9 6 20 39 59 2.8 53 1 39 25 3 12 109 5.225 GAMBLE, Karl 21-5 310 14.8 37-69 . 5 3 6 2-7 . 2 8 6 22-36 . 6 1 1 29 39 68 3.2 37 1 4 20 6 4 98 4.700 DIXON, Tyrik 21-18 484 23.0 33-92 . 3 5 9 13-42 . 3 1 0 18-22 . 8 1 8 8 60 68 3.2 63 2 69 31 0 21 97 4.611 SIMPSON, Edward 21-16 444 21.1 20-59 . 3 3 9 17-50 . 3 4 0 3-4 . 7 5 0 5 37 42 2.0 35 1 39 17 1 12 60 2.904 HAWTHORNE, James 20-0 168 8.4 16-42 . 3 8 1 1-7 . 1 4 3 13-19 . 6 8 4 13 16 29 1.5 19 0 6 12 3 5 46 2.335 THOMAS, Davion 9-0 27 3.0 5-10 . 5 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 1 2 3 0.3 4 0 0 1 0 1 12 1.312 SHELTON-SZMIDT, T 18-0 99 5.5 8-31 . 2 5 8 6-21 . 2 8 6 0-0 . 0 0 0 4 10 14 0.8 9 0 5 8 0 4 22 1.203 SIMS, Donovan 16-0 91 5.7 5-11 . 4 5 5 4-10 . 4 0 0 2-2 1.000 0 16 16 1.0 8 0 11 5 1 6 16 1.014 MILLER, Chase 4-0 8 2.0 0-3 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.010 SLATTEN, Will 2-0 2 1.0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2 0 2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

Team 31 36 67 17Total.......... 21 4225 553-1216 . 4 5 5 133-393 . 3 3 8 309-414 . 7 4 6 237 531 768 36.6 430 12 294 268 46 133 1548 73.7Opponents...... 21 4225 452-1071 . 4 2 2 122-399 . 3 0 6 337-472 . 7 1 4 150 489 639 30.4 385 - 238 289 64 109 1363 64.9

TEAM STATISTICS MT OPPSCORING 1548 1363 Points per game 73.7 64.9 Scoring margin +8.8 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 553-1216 452-1071 Field goal pct . 4 5 5 . 4 2 23 POINT FG-ATT 133-393 122-399 3-point FG pct . 3 3 8 . 3 0 6 3-pt FG made per game 6.3 5.8FREE THROWS-ATT 309-414 337-472 Free throw pct . 7 4 6 . 7 1 4 F-Throws made per game 14.7 16.0REBOUNDS 768 639 Rebounds per game 36.6 30.4 Rebounding margin +6.1 -ASSISTS 294 238 Assists per game 14.0 11.3TURNOVERS 268 289 Turnovers per game 12.8 13.8 Turnover margin +1.0 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.1 0.8STEALS 133 109 Steals per game 6.3 5.2BLOCKS 46 64 Blocks per game 2.2 3.0ATTENDANCE 46942 62341 Home games-Avg/Game 8-5868 9-4149 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 4-6250

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT TotalsMiddle Tennessee 693 842 13 1548Opponents 645 710 8 1363

Date Opponent Score Att.11/10/17 TREVECCA W 104-52 822711/13/17 at Murray St. W 72-67 385411/16/17 BELMONT L 63-69 536611/18/17 at Tennessee State W 75-65 185011/21/17 FGCU W 85-72 501712/2/17 at FGCU W 81-76 393112/06/17 at Vanderbilt W 66-63 873912/09/17 OLE MISS W 77-58 880612/16/17 vs Auburn L 70-76 720912/22/17 vs Princeton W 69-67 591812/23/17 vs USC L 84-89 581112/25/17 vs Miami L 81-84 6062

* 12/30/17 at UAB W 63-60 4143* 01-04-18 at FIU Wot 71-66 468* 1/6/18 at FAU W 61-57 1277* 1/11/18 LOUISIANA TECH W 72-57 4418* 1/13/18 SOUTHERN MISS W 69-49 4871* 01/18/18 at Marshall L 63-73 5320* 01/20/18 at WKU W 66-62 7759* 1/25/18 UTSA W 75-51 5010* 1/27/18 UTEP W 81-50 5227

* = Conference game


2017-18 >> C-USA STATS

Middle Tennessee Men's BasketballMiddle Tennessee Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 27, 2018)

Conference games only

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 8-1 4-0 4-1 0-0CONFERENCE 8-1 4-0 4-1 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg05 KING, Nick 9-9 301 33.4 64-140 . 4 5 7 10-30 . 3 3 3 28-41 . 6 8 3 21 61 82 9.1 12 0 17 27 3 7 166 18.420 POTTS, Giddy 9-9 286 31.8 38-84 . 4 5 2 19-46 . 4 1 3 27-31 . 8 7 1 3 39 42 4.7 24 0 9 15 5 13 122 13.601 WALTERS, Brandon 9-7 210 23.3 38-56 . 6 7 9 0-0 . 0 0 0 13-19 . 6 8 4 29 35 64 7.1 31 2 5 11 4 3 89 9.902 JOHNSON, Antwain 9-4 180 20.0 22-66 . 3 3 3 7-26 . 2 6 9 17-19 . 8 9 5 6 16 22 2.4 12 0 13 9 1 3 68 7.621 SIMMONS, David 9-2 192 21.3 17-35 . 4 8 6 0-4 . 0 0 0 7-14 . 5 0 0 10 17 27 3.0 19 0 21 12 2 5 41 4.600 DIXON, Tyrik 9-8 211 23.4 12-41 . 2 9 3 4-16 . 2 5 0 9-10 . 9 0 0 3 26 29 3.2 21 0 26 9 0 12 37 4.125 GAMBLE, Karl 9-2 125 13.9 13-29 . 4 4 8 1-2 . 5 0 0 6-11 . 5 4 5 7 18 25 2.8 15 0 1 11 2 1 33 3.704 HAWTHORNE, James 9-0 78 8.7 10-21 . 4 7 6 1-4 . 2 5 0 4-7 . 5 7 1 9 6 15 1.7 7 0 2 9 2 1 25 2.811 SIMPSON, Edward 9-4 159 17.7 7-24 . 2 9 2 6-21 . 2 8 6 3-4 . 7 5 0 3 12 15 1.7 9 0 13 5 0 5 23 2.635 THOMAS, Davion 3-0 8 2.7 1-4 . 2 5 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 0.3 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.303 SIMS, Donovan 7-0 44 6.3 3-8 . 3 7 5 2-7 . 2 8 6 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 5 5 0.7 3 0 6 1 1 3 8 1.112 SHELTON-SZMIDT, T 7-0 25 3.6 2-10 . 2 0 0 1-4 . 2 5 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.3 5 0 3 3 0 0 5 0.714 MILLER, Chase 3-0 5 1.7 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.010 SLATTEN, Will 1-0 1 1.0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

Team 15 17 32 7Total.......... 9 1825 227-519 . 4 3 7 51-161 . 3 1 7 116-158 . 7 3 4 106 255 361 40.1 161 2 116 119 20 53 621 69.0Opponents...... 9 1825 183-470 . 3 8 9 42-161 . 2 6 1 117-172 . 6 8 0 60 212 272 30.2 156 - 83 115 31 51 525 58.3

TEAM STATISTICS MT OPPSCORING 621 525 Points per game 69.0 58.3 Scoring margin +10.7 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 227-519 183-470 Field goal pct . 4 3 7 . 3 8 93 POINT FG-ATT 51-161 42-161 3-point FG pct . 3 1 7 . 2 6 1 3-pt FG made per game 5.7 4.7FREE THROWS-ATT 116-158 117-172 Free throw pct . 7 3 4 . 6 8 0 F-Throws made per game 12.9 13.0REBOUNDS 361 272 Rebounds per game 40.1 30.2 Rebounding margin +9.9 -ASSISTS 116 83 Assists per game 12.9 9.2TURNOVERS 119 115 Turnovers per game 13.2 12.8 Turnover margin -0.4 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.0 0.7STEALS 53 51 Steals per game 5.9 5.7BLOCKS 20 31 Blocks per game 2.2 3.4ATTENDANCE 19526 18967 Home games-Avg/Game 4-4882 5-3793 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT TotalsMiddle Tennessee 271 337 13 621Opponents 246 271 8 525

Date Opponent Score Att.* 12/30/17 at UAB W 63-60 4143* 01-04-18 at FIU Wot 71-66 468* 1/6/18 at FAU W 61-57 1277* 1/11/18 LOUISIANA TECH W 72-57 4418* 1/13/18 SOUTHERN MISS W 69-49 4871* 01/18/18 at Marshall L 63-73 5320* 01/20/18 at WKU W 66-62 7759* 1/25/18 UTSA W 75-51 5010* 1/27/18 UTEP W 81-50 5227

* = Conference game


2017-18 >> RESULTSDate Opponent Score W/L Attend. Points Leader Rebounds Leader Assists Leader11/10 Trevecca 104-52 W 8,227 King (17) King (6) Dixon/Johnson/Hawthorne (3)11/13 at Murray State 72-67 W 3,854 King (31) Potts (8) Dixon/Simmons (3)11/16 Belmont 63-69 L 5,366 King (21) Walters (8) Potts (6)11/18 at Tennessee State 75-65 W 1,850 King (20) Walters (7) Dixon (5)11/21 FGCU 85-72 W 5,017 King (25) Dixon (10) Dixon (6)12/2 at FGCU 81-76 W 3,391 King (32) King (11) King (4)12/6 at Vanderbilt 66-63 W 8,739 King (23) King/Simpson (6) Potts (5)12/9 Ole Miss 77-58 W 8,806 King (25) King (6) Dixon (9)12/16 vs. Auburn 70-76 L 7,209 Potts (19) King (7) Dixon/Simpson (3)12/22 vs. Princeton 69-67 W 5,918 King (18) Dixon/King/Potts (5) Dixon/King (4)12/23 vs. USC 84-89 L 5,811 King (28) King (11) Dixon (4) 12/25 vs. No. 15 Miami 81-84 L 6,062 King (28) King (8) Johnson (4) 12/30 at UAB 63-60 W 4,143 King (30) King/Potts (8) Simmons (6)1/4 at FIU 71-66 (OT) W 468 Potts (25) King (10) Simpson (3)1/6 at Florida Atlantic 61-57 W 1,277 King (16) King (11) Dixon (2)1/11 LA Tech 72-57 W 4,418 King (22) King (10) Dixon (5)1/13 Southern Miss 69-49 W 4,871 Walters (19) King (10) Dixon/Smmons (4)1/18 at Marshall 63-73 L 5,320 Johnson/Potts (15) King (9) Simmons (3)1/20 at WKU 66-62 W 7,759 King (28) King (9) King (3)1/25 UTSA 75-51 W 5,010 King (22) Walters (14) King/Simmons (3)1/27 UTEP 81-50 W 5,227 Walters (17) Walters (12) Dixon (5)2/1 at Old Dominion 2/3 at Charlotte 2/8 Rice 2/10 North Texas 2/15 at Southern Miss 2/17 at LA Tech 2/24 UAB 3/1 WKU 3/3 Marshall


2017-18 >> STARTERSDate Opponent Score W/L 1 2 3 4 511/10 Trevecca 104-52 W Dixon Simpson Potts King Gamble11/13 at Murray State 72-67 W Dixon Simpson Potts King Walters11/16 Belmont 63-69 L Simpson Johnson Potts King Gamble11/18 at Tennessee State 75-65 W Dixon Simpson Potts King Walters11/21 FGCU 85-72 W Dixon Simpson Potts King Walters12/2 at FGCU 81-76 W Dixon Simpson Potts King Walters12/6 at Vanderbilt 66-63 W Simpson Potts Simmons King Walters12/9 Ole Miss 77-58 W Dixon Simpson Potts King Walters12/16 vs. Auburn 70-76 L Dixon Simpson Potts King Walters12/22 vs. Princeton 69-67 W Dixon Simpson Potts King Walters12/23 vs. USC 84-89 L Dixon Simpson Potts King Walters12/25 vs. No. 15 Miami 81-84 L Dixon Simpson Potts King Gamble12/30 at UAB 63-60 W Simpson Johnson Potts King Gamble1/4 at FIU 71-66 (OT) W Dixon Simpson Potts King Gamble1/6 at Florida Atlantic 61-57 W Dixon Simpson Potts King Walters1/11 LA Tech 72-57 W Dixon Simpson Potts King Walters1/13 Southern Miss 69-49 W Dixon Potts Simmons King Walters1/18 at Marshall 63-73 L Dixon Potts Simmons King Walters1/20 at WKU 66-62 W Dixon Johnson Potts King Walters1/25 UTSA 75-51 W Dixon Johnson Potts King Walters1/27 UTEP 81-50 W Dixon Johnson Potts King Walters2/1 at Old Dominion 2/3 at Charlotte 2/8 Rice 2/10 North Texas 2/15 at Southern Miss 2/17 at LA Tech 2/24 UAB 3/1 WKU 3/3 Marshall

RECORD BY STARTING LINEUP

1 2 3 4 5 Record Dixon Simpson Potts King Walters 8-2 Dixon Simpson Potts King Gamble 3-1 Dixon Johnson Potts King Walters 3-0 Simpson Johnson Potts King Gamble 1-1 Dixon Potts Simmons King Walters 1-1 Simpson Potts Simmons King Walters 1-0


2017-18 >> POINTS-REBOUNDS-ASSISTSDate Opponent Dixon Walters Johnson Sims Hawthorne King Slatten Simpson Szmidt Miller Massenburg Potts Simmons Gamble Van Hooser Thomas11/10 Trevecca 8-0-3 DNP 16-1-3 3-3-1 7-3-3 17-6-0 0-2-0 6-1-2 6-5-1 0-0-0 DNP 15-5-2 8-4-1 10-5-1 DNP 8-2-011/13 at Murray State 0-0-3 9-4-0 6-2-1 DNP 2-2-0 31-5-1 DNP 2-1-0 0-1-0 DNP DNP 7-8-1 8-5-3 7-6-0 DNP 0-0-011/16 Belmont 3-5-1 14-8-1 2-1-0 0-0-2 2-1-0 21-7-3 DNP 0-1-0 0-0-0 DNP DNP 12-2-6 7-1-1 2-3-0 DNP DNP11/18 at Tennessee State 9-3-5 14-7-1 11-2-3 3-3-0 3-10 20-5-2 DNP 3-2-3 3-0-0 DNP DNP 6-6-1 3-2-3 0-2-0 DNP 0-0-011/21 FGCU 12-10-6 8-2-0 4-0-1 2-0-0 2-3-0 25-7-3 DNP 3-3-3 0-1-0 DNP DNP 12-3-1 9-13 8-6-0 DNP DNP12/2 at FGCU 4-7-3 12-4-1 DNP 0-1-0 2-0-0 32-11-4 DNP 0-1-2 5-3-0 DNP DNP 10-4-3 11-5-1 5-1-0 DNP DNP12/6 at Vanderbilt 0-1-0 16-5-1 DNP 0-2-1 0-2-0 23-6-4 DNP 3-6-0 0-1-0 DNP DNP 16-4-5 4-5-2 4-4-0 DNP DNP12/9 Ole Miss 5-5-9 20-5-1 3-2-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 25-6-1 DNP 0-3-4 3-0-0 DNP DNP 14-4-4 5-3-1 2-0-0 DNP 0-0-012/16 vs. Auburn 2-1-3 8-6-2 11-0-0 0-1-0 3-1-0 12-7-0 DNP 9-3-3 0-1-1 DNP DNP 19-1-2 0-1-1 6-6-1 DNP 0-0-012/22 vs. Princeton 10-5-4 3-4-0 4-2-0 DNP 0-0-0 18-5-4 DNP 3-2-3 0-0-0 DNP DNP 14-5-1 9-3-0 8-4-1 DNP DNP12/23 vs. USC 7-1-4 11-1-0 15-1-2 DNP 0-0-0 28-11-3 DNP 6-0-3 DNP DNP DNP 11-1-0 2-2-1 4-4-0 DNP DNP12/25 vs. No. 15 Miami 0-1-2 12-2-0 16-1-4 0-1-1 DNP 18-8-3 DNP 2-4-3 0-0-0 DNP DNP 12-4-1 2-0-1 9-2-0 DNP 0-0-012/30 at UAB 0-1-2 2-3-0 4-3-2 3-1-1 5-2-0 30-8-0 DNP 0-1-1 DNP DNP DNP 19-8-1 0-4-6 0-1-0 DNP DNP1/4 at FIU 0-4-2 12-7-1 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 17-10-2 DNP 3-1-3 0-0-0 DNP DNP 25-3-1 14-5-2 0-3-0 DNP DNP1/6 at Florida Atlantic 4-3-2 3-4-0 10-0-1 0-1-1 2-3-0 16-11-0 DNP 0-3-1 0-0-0 DNP DNP 13-5-0 7-1-1 6-5-0 DNP DNP1/11 LA Tech 9-5-5 18-7-0 9-3-1 DNP 0-0-0 22-10-2 DNP 0-3-2 0-0-0 DNP DNP 4-1-1 8-6-0 2-1-0 DNP DNP1/13 Southern Miss 2-5-4 19-8-2 8-5-1 0-1-0 7-1-1 6-10-2 DNP 6-3-0 3-1-0 0-0-0 DNP 14-7-3 4-4-4 0-1-0 DNP 0-0-01/18 at Marshall 9-3-2 6-5-0 15-3-2 DNP 4-3-1 14-9-2 DNP 0-0-2 0-0-0 DNP DNP 15-7-2 0-2-3 0-2-1 DNP DNP1/20 at WKU 2-0-2 6-4-0 2-1-2 0-0-1 0-2-0 28-9-3 DNP 0-0-0 DNP DNP DNP 16-3-0 4-1-0 8-5-1 DNP DNP1/25 UTSA 6-5-2 6-14-2 15-5-2 0-1-1 5-0-0 22-7-3 0-0-0 5-2-2 2-0-1 0-0-0 DNP 9-6-0 0-1-3 5-4-0 DNP 0-0-01/27 UTEP 5-3-5 17-12-0 5-12 5-1-2 2-3-0 11-8-3 DNP 9-2-2 0-1-2 0-0-0 DNP 7-2-1 4-3-2 12-3-0 DNP 4-1-02/1 at Old Dominion 2/3 at Charlotte 2/8 Rice 2/10 North Texas 2/15 at Southern Miss 2/17 at LA Tech 2/24 UAB 3/1 WKU 3/3 Marshall


2017-18 >> GAME-BY-GAME COMPARISON FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O/D/T PF A TO B S 1 2 TPMiddle Tennessee 36-68 .529 11-28 .393 21-30 .700 17-23-40 24 17 8 3 10 51 53 104vs. Trevecca 14-41 .341 4-14 .286 20-32 .625 6-21-27 24 7 22 1 5 28 24 52Middle Tennessee 25-57 .439 1-12 .083 21-22 .955 11-27-38 24 9 19 2 10 42 30 72at Murray State 22-54 .407 3-16 .188 20-24 .833 8-21-29 22 10 17 3 6 44 23 67Middle Tennessee 25-62 .403 5-17 .294 8-11 .727 12-20-32 19 14 12 5 9 27 36 63vs. Belmont 24-53 .454 10-22 .455 11-13 .846 8-28-36 13 16 17 3 3 29 40 69Middle Tennessee 25-50 .500 9-25 .360 16-23 .696 6-27-33 23 18 13 3 4 40 35 75at Tennessee State 20-52 .385 7-21 .333 18-25 .720 11-23-34 19 8 12 2 5 26 39 65Middle Tennessee 28-58 .483 6-19 .316 23-32 .719 10-27-37 28 17 12 2 10 47 38 85vs. FGCU 21-49 .429 3-17 .176 27-38 .711 6-26-32 26 10 16 2 5 29 43 72Middle Tennessee 29-60 .483 4-15 .267 19-25 .760 15-27-42 23 14 18 2 6 34 47 81at FGCU 25-52 .481 7-17 .412 19-27 .704 7-21-28 22 14 15 1 8 31 45 76Middle Tennessee 24-56 .429 3-14 .214 15-23 .652 14-25-39 18 13 9 1 3 28 38 66at Vanderbilt 20-54 .370 8-27 .296 15-19 .789 11-22-33 19 11 9 5 3 32 31 63Middle Tennessee 31-62 .500 7-22 .318 8-9 .889 9-26-35 14 22 6 4 6 33 44 77vs. Ole Miss 20-50 .400 5-18 .278 13-15 .867 5-23-28 11 15 11 4 3 34 24 58Middle Tennessee 21-50 .420 11-22 .500 17-25 .680 7-22-29 25 13 24 1 15 25 45 70vs. Auburn 25-51 .490 6-22 .273 20-26 .769 7-27-34 20 18 21 6 8 42 34 76Middle Tennessee 24-59 .407 7-20 .350 14-18 .778 13-21-34 22 13 8 2 2 23 46 69vs. Princeton 22-50 .440 9-25 .360 14-23 .609 9-24-33 16 11 11 1 4 28 39 67Middle Tennessee 31-63 .492 11-23 .478 11-14 .786 9-13-22 22 13 9 1 3 43 41 84vs. USC 26-45 .578 11-21 .524 26-33 .788 6-22-28 17 21 10 2 3 42 47 89Middle Tennessee 27-52 .519 7-15 .467 20-24 .833 8-18-26 26 15 11 0 2 29 52 81vs. No. 15 Miami 30-50 .600 7-18 .389 17-25 .680 6-19-25 20 14 13 3 5 34 50 84Middle Tennessee 22-52 .423 8-19 .421 11-13 .846 6-29-35 17 13 11 2 3 30 33 63at UAB 20-53 .377 6-21 .286 14-20 .700 6-26-32 15 15 6 4 4 29 31 60Middle Tennessee 26-63 .413 4-14 .286 15-24 .625 15-23-38 20 11 13 3 10 22 49 71at FIU 25-56 .446 3-12 .250 13-25 .520 13-29-42 19 8 17 4 5 26 40 66Middle Tennessee 23-60 .383 2-11 .182 13-25 .520 14-28-42 20 6 17 2 11 29 32 61at Florida Atlantic 21-51 .412 1-11 .091 14-17 .824 4-32-36 22 8 20 4 3 35 22 57Middle Tennessee 26-53 .491 4-14 .286 16-19 .842 11-30-41 14 11 12 5 5 32 40 72vs. LA Tech 21-57 .368 6-18 .333 9-15 .600 9-17-26 16 8 9 1 6 30 27 57Middle Tennessee 26-63 .413 7-28 .250 10-14 .714 18-32-50 13 17 12 1 3 30 39 69vs. Southern Miss 18-52 .346 3-18 .167 10-12 .833 3-20-23 13 3 9 5 3 24 25 49Middle Tennessee 25-62 .403 5-14 .357 8-13 .615 14-25-39 23 15 19 2 4 34 29 63at Marshall 22-48 .458 10-23 .435 19-28 .679 6-26-32 17 18 18 9 9 36 37 73Middle Tennessee 24-54 .444 4-17 .235 14-16 .875 11-18-29 22 8 10 3 5 29 37 66at WKU 18-41 .439 1-9 .111 25-31 .806 9-20-29 18 8 15 3 5 22 40 62Middle Tennessee 27-56 .482 10-23 .435 11-13 .846 10-35-45 13 16 13 1 2 35 40 75vs. UTSA 21-61 .344 7-28 .250 2-5 .400 6-20-26 18 9 7 0 8 27 24 51Middle Tennessee 28-56 .500 7-21 .333 18-21 .857 7-35-42 19 19 12 1 10 30 51 81vs. UTEP 17-51 .333 5-21 .238 11-19 .579 4-22-26 18 6 14 1 8 17 33 50Middle Tennessee at Old Dominion Middle Tennessee at Charlotte Middle Tennessee vs. Rice Middle Tennessee vs. North Texas Middle Tennessee at Southern Miss Middle Tennessee at LA Tech Middle Tennessee vs. UAB Middle Tennessee vs. WKU Middle Tennessee vs. Marshall


2017-18 >> SPECIALTY STATS Paint Off TO 2nd Chance Fast Break Bench Time Led Largest Lead Score Tied Lead ChangesMiddle Tennessee 44 37 18 10 48 39:32 52 0 0vs. Trevecca 18 9 7 2 52 00:00 -Middle Tennessee 28 11 4 4 23 16:00 6 11 7at Murray State 32 22 15 6 20 18:14 6Middle Tennessee 30 20 9 4 26 06:13 4 5 8vs. Belmont 26 14 8 2 9 31:59 14Middle Tennessee 18 15 8 11 23 37:46 20 0 1at Tennessee State 24 15 14 2 12 00:37 3Middle Tennessee 32 11 12 2 25 36:08 22 1 1vs. FGCU 34 13 6 2 18 00:18 2Middle Tennessee 46 22 22 2 23 27:57 16 1 3at FGCU 30 24 5 8 14 11:33 12Middle Tennessee 36 10 14 0 4 12:03 7 6 9at Vanderbilt 22 10 14 0 32 23:30 7Middle Tennessee 38 13 16 11 13 28:10 19 5 5vs. Ole Miss 28 7 4 3 13 07:45 5Middle Tennessee 16 21 10 6 20 00:00 - 0 0vs. Auburn 32 20 5 6 25 39:49 25Middle Tennessee 26 11 14 2 21 11:52 4 7 13vs. Princeton 26 5 8 2 18 23:25 7Middle Tennessee 38 19 14 4 21 24:10 9 8 5vs. USC 30 7 4 0 13 11:04 7Middle Tennessee 30 15 15 0 30 18:55 13 8 9vs. No. 15 Miami 40 9 10 2 12 17:51 7Middle Tennessee 20 5 5 2 10 16:14 5 12 15at UAB 22 13 8 4 6 15:16 4Middle Tennessee 32 9 22 2 26 12:07 5 10 9at FIU 38 16 12 6 18 26:00 9Middle Tennessee 32 14 14 4 25 11:33 7 9 9at Florida Atlantic 20 11 2 6 16 24:05 7Middle Tennessee 34 12 19 8 19 29:34 17 8 6vs. LA Tech 24 14 5 2 17 06:24 2Middle Tennessee 30 10 24 0 24 39:46 21 0 0vs. Southern Miss 18 6 2 2 18 00:00 -Middle Tennessee 32 15 15 2 18 01:57 3 5 4at Marshall 22 18 6 0 9 33:03 14Middle Tennessee 32 17 10 2 12 26:40 10 2 5at WKU 28 14 10 4 5 11:59 4Middle Tennessee 24 6 12 2 17 32:24 30 4 6vs. UTSA 22 16 6 2 15 02:40 3Middle Tennessee 34 14 13 0 36 39:16 36 0 0vs. UTEP 16 7 4 4 21 00:00 -Middle Tennessee at Old Dominion Middle Tennessee at Charlotte Middle Tennessee vs. Rice Middle Tennessee vs. North Texas Middle Tennessee at Southern Miss Middle Tennessee at LA Tech Middle Tennessee vs. UAB Middle Tennessee vs. WKU Middle Tennessee vs. Marshall Middle Tennessee Total 652 307 290 78 464 468:17Opponent Total 552 272 155 65 363 295:32Middle Tennessee Average 31.0 14.6 13.8 3.7 22.1 22:18Opponent Average 26.3 13.0 7.4 3.1 17.3 14:04


2017-18 >> TEAM HIGHS AND LOWSMiddle Tennessee > Highs LowsPoints 104, vs. Trevecca (11/10/17) 61, at Florida Atlantic (1/6/18)Field Goals Made 36, vs. Trevecca (11/10/17) 21, vs. Auburn (12/16/17)Field Goal Attempts 68, vs. Trevecca (11/10/17) 50, at Tennessee State (11/18/17) 50, vs. Auburn (12/16/17)Field Goal Percentage .529, vs. Trevecca (11/10/17) .383, at Florida Atlantic (1/6/18)3-Point Field Goals Made 11, vs. Trevecca (11/10/17) 1, at Murray State (11/13/17) 11, vs. Auburn (12/16/17) 11, vs. USC (12/23/17)3-Point Field Goal Attempts 28, vs. Trevecca (11/10/17) 11, at Florida Atlantic (1/6/18) 28, vs. Southern Miss (1/13/18)3-Point Field Goal Percentage (min. 8) .500, vs. Auburn (12/16/17) .083, at Murray State (11/13/17)Free Throws Made 23, vs. FGCU (11/21/17) 8, vs. Belmont (11/16/17) 8, vs. Ole Miss (12/9/17) 8, at Marshall (1/18/18)Free Throws Attempted 32, vs. FGCU (11/21/17) 9, vs. Ole Miss (12/9/17)Free Throw Percentage (min. 10) .955, at Murray State (11/13/17) .520, at Florida Atlantic (1/6/18)Rebounds 50, vs. Southern Miss (1/13/18) 22, vs. USC (12/23/17)Assists 22, vs. Ole Miss (12/9/17) 6, at Florida Atlantic (1/6/18)Turnovers 24, vs. Auburn (12/16/17) 6, vs. Ole Miss (12/9/17)Blocks 5, vs. Belmont (11/16/17) 0, vs. No. 15 Miami (12/25/17) 5, vs. LA Tech (1/11/18)Steals 15, vs. Auburn (12/16/17) 2, vs. Princeton (12/22/17) 2, vs. No. 15 Miami (12/25/17) 2, vs. UTSA (1/25/18)

opponenTs > Highs LowsPoints 89, by USC (12/23/17) 49, by Southern Miss (1/13/18)Field Goals Made 30, by USC (12/23/17) 14, by Trevecca (11/10/17)Field Goal Attempts 61, by UTSA (1/25/18) 41, by Trevecca (11/10/17) 41, by WKU (1/20/18)Field Goal Percentage .600, by No. 15 Miami (12/25/17) .333, by UTEP (1/27/18)3-Point Field Goals Made 11, by USC (12/23/17) 1, by Florida Atlantic (1/6/18) 1, by WKU (1/20/18)3-Point Field Goal Attempts 28, by UTSA (1/25/18) 11, by Florida Atlantic (1/6/18) 9, by WKU (1/20/18)3-Point Field Goal Percentage (min. 8) .524, by USC (12/23/17) .091, by Florida Atlantic (1/6/18)Free Throws Made 27, by FGCU (11/21/17) 2, by UTSA (1/25/18)Free Throws Attempted 38, by FGCU (11/21/17) 5, by UTSA (1/25/18)Free Throw Percentage (min. 10) .867, by Ole Miss (12/9/17) .400, by UTSA (1/25/18)Rebounds 42, by FIU (1/4/18) 23, by Southern Miss (1/13/18)Assists 21, by USC (12/23/17) 3, by Southern Miss (1/13/18)Turnovers 22, by Trevecca (11/10/17) 6, by UAB (12/30/17)Blocks 9, by Marshall (1/18/18) 0, by UTSA (1/25/18)Steals 9, by Belmont (11/16/17) 3, by Vanderbilt (12/6/17) 9, by Marshall (1/18/18) 3, by Ole Miss (12/9/17) 3, by USC (12/23/17) 3, by Florida Atlantic (1/6/18) 3, by Southern Miss (1/13/18)


2017-18 >> INDIVIDUAL HIGHSMiddle Tennessee >Points 32, Nick King at FGCU (12/2/17)Field Goals Made 12, Nick King at Murray State (11/13/17)Field Goal Attempts 22, Nick King vs. Ole Miss (12/9/17)Field Goal Percentage (min. 6) 1.000, Brandon Walters vs. LA Tech (1/11/18)3-Point Field Goals Made 5, Giddy Potts at UAB (12/30/17)3-Point Field Goal Attempts 9, Giddy Potts vs. Ole Miss (12/9/17) 9, Giddy Potts at UAB (12/30/17)3-Point Field Goal Percentage (min. 4) .800, Giddy Potts vs. No. 15 Miami (12/25/17)Free Throws Made 10, Nick King vs. FGCU (11/21/17) 10, Nick King at FGCU (12/2/17)Free Throws Attempted 14, Nick King at FGCU (12/2/17)Free Throw Percentage (min. 6) 1.000, Nick King at Murray State (11/13/17) 1,000, Nick King vs. FGCU (11/21/17) 1.000, Giddy Potts vs. Auburn (12/16/17) 1.000, Karl Gamble vs. Princeton (12/22/17) 1.000, Nick King at UAB (12/30/17)Rebounds 14, Brandon Walters vs. UTSA (1/25/18)Assists 9, Tyrik Dixon vs. Ole Miss (12/9/17)Turnovers 7, Nick King vs. Auburn (12/16/17)Blocks 4, Brandon Walters vs. Belmont (11/16/17) 4, Brandon Walters vs. Ole Miss (12/9/17)Steals 4, Giddy Potts at Murray State (11/13/17) 4, Giddy Potts vs. FGCU (11/21/17) 4, Giddy Potts at FGCU (12/2/17) 4, Brandon Walters vs. Ole Miss (12/9/17) 4, Giddy Potts at Florida Atlantic (1/6/18)

opponenTs >Points 27, Chimezie Metu, USC (12/23/17)Field Goals Made 11, Chimezie Metu, USC (12/23/17)Field Goal Attempts 18, Ronald Delph, Florida Atlantic (1/6/18)Field Goal Percentage (min. 6) .875, Dewan Huell, No. 15 Miami (12/25/17)3-Point Field Goals Made 6, Amanze Egekeze, Belmont (11/16/17)3-Point Field Goal Attempts 10, Jhivvan Jackson, UTSA (1/25/18) 10, Jacobi Boykins, LA Tech (1/11/18)3-Point Field Goal Percentage (min. 4) .667, Amanze Egekeze, Belmont (11/16/17) .667, Dinero Mercurius, FGCU (12/2/17)Free Throws Made 12, Brandon Goodwin, FGCU (11/21/17) 12, Bennie Boatwright, USC (12/23/17)Free Throws Attempted 17, Brandon Goodwin, FGCU (11/21/17)Free Throw Percentage (min. 6) 1.000, Ja Morant, Murray State (11/13/17) 1.000, Delano Spencer, Tennessee State (11/18/17) 1.000, Jeff Roberson, Vanderbilt (12/6/17) 1.000, Deandre Burnett, Ole Miss (12/9/17) 1.000, Taveion Hollingsworth, WKU (1/20/18)Rebounds 12, Myles Stephens, Princeton (12/22/17)Assists 11, Austin Luke, Belmont (11/16/17)Turnovers 9, Jailyn Ingram, Florida Atlantic (1/6/18)Blocks 6, Ajdin Penava, Marshall (1/18/18)Steals 5, Jon Elmore, Marshall (1/18/18)

Middle Tennessee Top perForMers >Points 32 ....................................................................................... Nick King at FGCU (12/2/17)31 ......................................................................... Nick King at Murray State (11/13/17)30 .......................................................................................Nick King at UAB (12/30/17)28 ........................................................................................Nick King at WKU (1/20/18)28 ........................................................................Nick King vs. No. 15 Miami (12/25/17)28 ...................................................................................... Nick King vs. USC (12/23/17)25 ......................................................................................... Giddy Potts at FIU (1/4/18)25 ................................................................................. Nick King vs. Ole Miss (12/9/17)25 .................................................................................... Nick King vs. FGCU (11/21/17)23 ............................................................................... Nick King at Vanderbilt (12/6/17)

Rebounds 14 ...........................................................................Brandon Walters vs. UTSA (1/25/18)12 ...........................................................................Brandon Walters vs. UTEP (1/27/18)11 ..........................................................................Nick King at Florida Atlantic (1/6/18)11 ...................................................................................... Nick King vs. USC (12/23/17)11 ....................................................................................... Nick King at FGCU (12/2/17)10 ........................................................................Nick King vs. Southern Miss (1/13/18)10 ...................................................................................Nick King vs. LA Tech (1/11/18)10 ............................................................................................ Nick King at FIU (1/4/18)10 ..................................................................................Tyrik Dixon vs. FGCU (11/21/17)9 ..........................................................................................Nick King at WKU (1/20/18)9 ....................................................................................Nick King at Marshall (1/18/18)

Assists 9 .................................................................................Tyrik Dixon vs. Ole Miss (12/9/17)6 ............................................................................... David Simmons at UAB (12/30/17)6 ....................................................................................Tyrik Dixon vs. FGCU (11/21/17)6 ..............................................................................Giddy Potts vs. Belmont (11/16/17)5 ......................................................................................Tyrik Dixon vs. UTEP (1/27/18)5 .................................................................................. Tyrik Dixon vs. LA Tech (1/11/18)5 ..............................................................................Giddy Potts at Vanderbilt (12/6/17)5 .................................................................... Tyrik Dixon at Tennessee State (11/18/17)

Blocks 4 ........................................................................ Brandon Walters vs. Ole Miss (12/9/17)4 ..................................................................... Brandon Walters vs. Belmont (11/16/17)3 ......................................................................... Brandon Walters vs. LA Tech (1/11/18)2 ........................................................................................... Giddy Potts at FIU (1/4/18)2 ....................................................................Brandon Walters vs. Princeton (12/22/17)2 .............................................................................Karl Gamble vs. Trevecca (11/10/17)

Steals 4 ........................................................................ Giddy Potts at Florida Atlantic (1/6/18)4 ............................................................................... Giddy Potts vs. Auburn (12/16/17)4 ........................................................................ Brandon Walters vs. Ole Miss (12/9/17)4 ......................................................................................Giddy Potts at FGCU (12/2/17)4 ...................................................................................Giddy Potts vs. FGCU (11/21/17)4 ........................................................................ Giddy Potts at Murray State (11/13/17)

3-Point Field Goals Made 5 ......................................................................................Giddy Potts at UAB (12/30/17)4 ...................................................................... Giddy Potts vs. No. 15 Miami (12/25/17)4 ............................................................................ Giddy Potts vs. Princeton (12/22/17)3 ........................................................................................................................11 times


TEAM LAST TIME...40 or More Free Throw aTTeMpTs >MT ........................................... 41 vs. Marshall (3/11/16)Opponent ................................... 42 vs. UALR (11/18/13)

90% FroM The Free Throw line >MT ................................ .955 at Murray State (11/13/17)Opponent ................... .900 vs. Southern Miss (1/26/17)

100% FroM The Free Throw line >MT ............................................... 18-18 vs. FAU (3/7/15)Opponent ...................................14-14 vs. WKU (2/9/12)

45 or More rebounds >MT ................................................ 45 vs. UTSA (1/25/18)Opponent ...................................... 46 vs. WKU (1/30/16)

50 or More rebounds >MT .................................. 50 vs. Southern Miss (1/13/18)Opponent ........................................ 51 vs. WKU (1/7/06)

20 or More assisTs >MT ............................................22 vs. Ole Miss (12/9/17)Opponent ......................................21 vs. USC (12/23/17)

10 or More blocKs >MT ................................................. 12 vs. WKU (2/26/04)Opponent ................................11 vs. Syracuse (3/20/16)

10 or More sTeals >MT .................................................. 10 vs. UTEP (127/18)Opponent ................................ 13 vs. Marshall (1/12/17)

15 or More Turnovers >MT ............................................ 19 at Marshall (1/18/18)Opponent ....................................... 15 at WKU (1/20/18)

5 or less Turnovers >MT .................................................... 4 at WKU (2/16/17)Opponent ........................................ 5 at VCU (12/17/16)

100 poinTs by a TeaM >MT ........................................104 vs. Trevecca (11/10/17)Opponent ...................................... 100 at UAB (2/28/15)

win by 30 or More >MT ........................................... 81-50 vs. UTEP (1/27/18)Opponent .............56-86 at No. 13 Tennessee (11/30/10)

win by 40 or More >MT .................................. 104-52 vs. Trevecca (11/10/17)Opponent .............40-109 at No. 7 Tennessee (11/20/07)

overTiMe gaMe >MT win .......................................... 71-66 at FIU (1/4/18)Opponent win ..........................95-100 at UAB (2/28/15)

4 players wiTh 10 or More poinTs >MT ........................................................... at FIU (1/4/18)Opponent ................................................ at FIU (1/4/18)

5 players wiTh 10 or More poinTs >MT ....................................................... vs. UTSA (3/9/17)Opponent .......................................... vs. USC (12/23/17)

6 players wiTh 10 or More poinTs >MT .................................................at Marshall (2/18/17)Opponent ............................................vs. UAB (2/28/15)

2 players wiTh 20 or More poinTs >MT ................................................ vs. Ole Miss (12/9/17)Opponent ............................vs. No. 15 Miami (12/25/17)

3 players wiTh 20 or More poinTs >MT ..................................................... vs. IPFW (1/31/02)Opponent ................................. vs. UT-Martin (2/26/96)

2 players wiTh 10 or More rebounds >MT .......................................................at WKU (2/16/17)Opponent ...................................... vs. Toledo (11/26/16)

2 players wiTh double-doubles >MT .......................................................at WKU (2/16/17)Opponent .......................................vs. LA Tech (2/11/16)

40 or More Field goals >MT ...................................................42 vs. Fisk (12/9/13)Opponent .................................43 vs. Kansas (12/13/97)

70 or More Field goal aTTeMpTs >MT ........................................... 72 vs. Marshall (1/12/17)Opponent ................................ 74 vs. Marshall (3/11/16)

80 or More Field goal aTTeMpTs >MT ............................84 vs. Montreat College (11/27/96)Opponent ......................92 vs. New Mexico St. (1/10/02)

50% FroM The Field >MT ............................................. .500 vs. UTEP (1/27/18)Opponent ................... .600 vs. No. 15 Miami (12/25/17)

60% FroM The Field >MT ............................................. .621 vs. WKU (1/14/17)Opponent ................... .600 vs. No. 15 Miami (12/25/17)

less Than 30% FroM The Field >MT ....................................... .297 vs. Syracuse (3/20/16)Opponent ................ .271 vs. South Alabama (11/30/13)

10 or More 3-poinTers >MT ................................................ 10 vs. UTSA (1/25/18)Opponent ................................. 10 at Marshall (1/18/18)

15 or More 3-poinTers >MT .................................. 16 vs. Southern Miss (2/13/16)Opponent .............................. 15 vs. Belmont (12/12/07)

30 or More 3-poinT aTTeMpTs >MT .................................. 31 vs. Southern Miss (1/26/17)Opponent ................................ 32 vs. Marshall (3/11/17)

50% FroM Three >MT ....................................... .500 vs. Auburn (12/16/17)Opponent .................................. .524 vs. USC (12/23/17)

60% FroM Three >MT ................................................. .600 vs. FAU (2/2/13)Opponent .................................. .750 vs. UTEP (1/31/15)

70% FroM Three >MT ........................................... .909 vs. UCLA (11/15/11)Opponent .................................. .750 vs. UTEP (1/31/15)

less Than 20% FroM Three >MT ................................ .182 at Florida Atlantic (1/6/18)Opponent ................................... .111 at WKU (1/20/18)

20 or More Free Throws >MT ..................................20 vs. No. 15 Miami (12/25/17)Opponent ....................................... 25 at WKU (1/20/18)

30 or More Free Throws >MT ........................................... 31 vs. Marshall (3/11/16)Opponent ................................... 31 vs. UALR (11/18/13)

5 or less Free Throws >MT ......................................................5 at UTEP (2/4/17)Opponent ....................................... 2 vs. UTSA (1/25/18)

30 or More Free Throw aTTeMpTs >MT .............................................. 32 vs. FGCU (11/21/17)Opponent ....................................... 31 at WKU (1/20/18)


INDIVIDUAL LAST TIME...Two consecuTive 20-poinT gaMes >MT ............................................................... Nick King vs. ................................WKU (1/20/18) and UTSA (1/25/18)

Three consecuTive 20-poinT gaMes >MT ............................................................... Nick King vs. ........ USC (12/23/17), No. 15 Miami (12/25/17) and UAB (12/30/17)

Four consecuTive 20-poinT gaMes >MT ............................................................... Nick King vs. .FGCU (11/21/17), FGCU (12/2/17), Vanderbilt (12/6/17) and Ole Miss (12/9/17)

Five consecuTive 20-poinT gaMes >MT ............................................................... Nick King vs. ......Tennessee State (11/18/17), FGCU (11/21/17), FGCU (12/2/17), Vanderbilt (12/6/17) and Ole Miss (12/9/17)

six consecuTive 20-poinT gaMes >MT ............................................................... Nick King vs. ..........Belmont (11/16/17), Tennessee State (11/18/17), FGCU (11/21/17), FGCU (12/2/17), Vanderbilt (12/6/17) and Ole Miss (12/9/17)

seven consecuTive 20-poinT gaMes >MT ............................................................... Nick King vs. ................................................ Murray State (11/13/17), Belmont (11/16/17), Tennessee State (11/18/17), FGCU (11/21/17), FGCU (12/2/17), Vanderbilt (12/6/17) and Ole Miss (12/9/17)

Two consecuTive 10-rebound gaMes >MT ....................................................Brandon Walters vs................................ UTSA (1/25/18) and UTEP (1/27/18)

Three consecuTive 10-rebound gaMes >MT ............................................................... Nick King vs.... Florida Atlantic (1/6/18), LA Tech (1/11/18) and Southern Miss (1/13/18)

Four consecuTive 10-rebound gaMes >MT ............................................................... Nick King vs..... FIU (1/4/18), Florida Atlantic (1/6/18), LA Tech (1/11/18) and Southern Miss (1/13/18)

Two consecuTive double-doubles >MT ............................................................... Nick King vs............... Florida Atlantic (1/6/18) and LA Tech (1/11/18)

Three consecuTive double-doubles >MT ............................................................... Nick King vs. FIU (1/4/18), Florida Atlantic (1/6/18) and LA Tech (1/11/18)

30 or More poinTs >MT .................................30, Nick King at UAB (12/30/17)Opponent ................... 31, Egor Koulechov, Rice (1/5/17)

40 or More poinTs >MT ......41, Milton Dean vs. Southeast Missouri (1/14/94)Opponent .......... 40, Bubba Wells, Austin Peay (1/23/97)

10 or More Field goals >MT ..................................11, Nick King at WKU (1/20/18)Opponent ................ 11, Chimezie Metu, USC (12/23/17)

15 or More Field goals >MT ................ 15, Greg Joyner vs. Murray State (1/23/78)Opponent ......... 16, Bubba Wells, Austin Peay (1/23/97)

20 or More Field goal aTTeMpTs >MT ..................................21, Nick King at WKU (1/20/18)Opponent ... 20, Denzel Ingram, UNC Wilmington (11/25/16)

25 or More Field goal aTTeMpTs >MT ...................28, Milton Dean vs. Minnesota (12/3/93)Opponent ...28, Brandon Mason, New Mex. St. (1/10/02)

80% FroM The Field (Min. 6 aTTeMpTs) >MT ................. .857, Brandon Walters vs. UTEP (1/27/18)Opponent ..... .875, Dewan Huell, No. 15 Miami (12/25/17)

90% FroM The Field (Min. 6 aTTeMpTs) >MT ........... 1.000, Brandon Walters vs. LA Tech (1/11/18)Opponent ..... .900, Matt Costello, Michigan State (3/18/16)

100% FroM The Field (Min. 6 aTTeMpTs) >MT ................7-7, Brandon Walters vs. LA Tech (1/11/18)Opponent ............... 7-7, Joey Dorsey, Memphis (1/4/06)

5 or More 3-poinTers >MT ............................... 5, Giddy Potts at UAB (12/30/17)Opponent ........................5, C.J. Burks, Marshall (1/18/18)

6 or More 3-poinTers >MT ................................ 6, Giddy Potts vs. Rice (1/23/16)Opponent ........ 6, Amanze Egekeze, Belmont (11/16/17)

7 or More 3-poinTers >MT ........................ 7, Giddy Potts vs. Charlotte (1/14/16)Opponent .............. 8, Kareem Canty, Auburn (12/12/15)

8 or More 3-poinTers >MT ......................... 8, Giddy Potts vs. Marshall (2/19/15)Opponent .............. 8, Kareem Canty, Auburn (12/12/15)

10 or More 3-poinT aTTeMpTs >MT ..............11, Giddy Potts vs. Georgia State (12/21/16)Opponent ......................10, Jhivvan Jackson, UTSA (1/25/18)

80% FroM Three (Min. 4 aTTeMpTs) >MT .......... .800, Giddy Potts vs. No. 15 Miami (12/23/17) Opponent ........... .800, Pancake Thomas, WKU (2/16/17)

100% FroM Three (Min. 4 aTTeMpTs) >MT ...............1.000, Xavier Habersham at WKU (2/16/17) Opponent ... 1.000, Michael Ramey, Southern Miss (1/26/17)

10 or More Free Throws >MT ................................ 10, Nick King at FGCU (12/2/17)Opponent .......... 12, Bennie Boatwright, USC (12/23/17)

15 or More Free Throws >MT ............... 16, Mike Dean vs. Arkansas State (2/17/05)Opponent ................ 20, Alex Hamilton, La Tech (1/7/15)

15 or More Free Throw aTTeMpTs >MT .......... 16, Kerry Hammonds vs. Southern (11/10/13)Opponent .......... 16, Bennie Boatwright, USC (12/23/17)

20 or More Free Throw aTTeMpTs >MT ...............23, Aylton Tesch vs. Eastern Illinois (2/5/98)Opponent ............. 23, Alex Hamilton , La Tech (1/17/15)

100% FroM The Free Throw line (Min. 6 aTTeMpTs) >MT ............................... 6-6, Nick King at UAB (12/30/17)Opponent ....6-6, Taveion Hollingsworth, WKU (1/20/18)

15 or More rebounds >MT ...............................18, Shawn Jones at UAB (3/6/14)Opponent ............. 16, Evan Bradds, Belmont (12/14/16)

20 or More rebounds >MT .......................20, Shawn Jones vs. Maine (12/29/13)Opponent .......20, Lorenzo Coleman, Tenn. Tech (2/8/97)

5 or More oFFensive rebounds >MT ........ 7, Brandon Walters vs. Southern Miss (1/13/18)Opponent ...................7, Ryan Taylor, Marshall (2/18/17)

10 or More deFensive rebounds >MT .....................10, Brandon Walters vs. UTSA (1/25/18)Opponent ................. 11, Justin Johnson, WKU (2/16/17)

10 or More assisTs >MT .................. 10, Tweety Knight at Ole Miss (12/14/13)Opponent ................11, Austin Luke, Belmont (11/16/17)

5 or More blocKs >MT .......................... 6, Shawn Jones vs. Tulane (2/13/14)Opponent ................6, Ajdin Penava, Marshall (1/18/18)

5 or More sTeals >MT ...............................5, Giddy Potts vs. UTEP (3/10/17)Opponent ................... 5, Jon Elmore, Marshall (1/18/18)


0 >> TYRIK DIXONG // So. // 6-1 // 184

Bentonville, Ark. // Southwest Christian Academy

Date Opponent Min FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TP11/10 Trevecca *16 2-4 1-3 3-4 0-0-0 4 3 3 0 2 811/13 at Murray State *25 0-3 0-2 0-0 0-0-0 4 3 3 0 0 011/16 Belmont 23 1-6 1-3 0-0 1-4-5 1 1 2 0 0 311/18 at Tennessee State *32 2-4 0-2 5-6 0-3-3 4 5 3 0 2 911/21 FGCU *30 5-9 2-3 0-0 2-8-10 4 6 1 0 1 1212/2 at FGCU *28 1-3 1-1 1-1 0-7-7 4 3 1 0 0 412/6 at Vanderbilt 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 0 0 0 012/9 Ole Miss *24 2-5 1-4 0-0 1-4-5 3 9 0 0 0 512/16 vs. Auburn *28 1-4 0-2 0-1 0-1-1 5 3 5 0 2 212/22 vs. Princeton *26 4-5 2-3 0-0 0-5-5 5 4 2 0 1 1012/23 vs. USC *25 3-7 1-3 0-0 1-0-1 3 4 2 0 0 712/25 vs. No. 15 Miami *11 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 4 2 1 0 1 012/30 at UAB 14 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 1 2 0 0 1 01/4 at FIU *31 0-4 0-2 0-0 1-3-4 3 2 2 0 2 01/6 at Florida Atlantic *27 2-4 0-1 0-0 0-3-3 3 2 0 0 4 41/11 LA Tech *31 2-8 1-2 4-4 1-4-5 1 5 0 0 2 91/13 Southern Miss *19 1-5 0-3 0-0 0-5-5 2 4 1 0 1 21/18 at Marshall *20 3-4 1-1 2-2 1-2-3 4 2 0 0 0 91/20 at WKU *23 0-5 0-1 2-2 0-0-0 3 2 1 0 0 21/25 UTSA *28 2-7 1-4 1-2 0-5-5 1 2 2 0 0 61/27 UTEP *18 2-3 1-1 0-0 0-3-3 3 5 3 0 2 52/1 at Old Dominion 2/3 at Charlotte 2/8 Rice 2/10 North Texas 2/15 at Southern Miss 2/17 at LA Tech 2/24 UAB 3/1 WKU 3/3 Marshall

DIXON OVERALL CAREER STATSYear GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def-Tot Avg PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2016-17 36-34 905 25.1 73-177 .412 25-63 .397 32-49 .653 11-94-105 2.9 71-1 119 46 4 45 203 5.62017-18 21-18 484 23.0 33-92 .359 13-42 .310 18-22 .818 8-60-68 3.2 63-2 69 31 0 21 97 4.6Total 57-52 1389 24.4 106-269 .394 38-105 .362 50-71 .704 19-154-173 3.0 134-3 188 77 4 66 300 5.3

DIXON C-USA CAREER STATSYear GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def-Tot Avg PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2016-17 18-17 528 29.3 54-103 .524 19-37 .514 19-27 .704 5-59-64 3.6 37-0 71 22 3 25 146 8.12017-18 9-8 211 23.4 12-41 .293 4-16 .250 9-10 .900 3-26-29 3.2 21-0 26 9 0 12 37 4.1Total 27-25 739 27.4 66-144 .458 23-53 .434 28-37 .757 8-85-93 3.4 58-0 97 31 3 37 183 6.8

DIXON GAME-BY-GAME

DIXON NOTEBOOKw Had nine points and three rebounds at Marshallw Totaled nine points, five rebounds, five assists ad two steals against LA Techw Logged 10 points, five boards and four assists in the Diamond Head Classic opener against Princeton, going 4-for-5 from the field and 2-for-3 from threew Returned to the starting lineup against Ole Miss, dishing out a career-high nine assists to go along with five points and five reboundsw Saw limited minutes at Vanderbilt after suffering a bone bruise in practice two days earlierw Recorded the first double-double of the season for the Blue Raiders and his first career double-double against FGCU at home wit 12 points, 10 boards and six assistsw Tallied nine points, five assists, three rebounds and two steals in the win at Tennessee Statew Pulled down a season-high five boards against Belmont

w Totaled eight points, three assists and two steals in the season opener against Treveccaw Started 34 of 36 games at point guard as a true freshman and was the first Blue Raider since 2014 with 100+ assistsw Played alongside Minnesota's Eric Curry at Southwest Christian Academyw Also played with former Kentucky G Malik Monk and current Vanderbilt G Payton Willis as well as Curry for the Wings Elite AAU team

SEASON HIGHSPoints ..........................12 vs. FGCU (11/21/17)Field Goals .....................5 vs. FGCU (11/21/17)3-PT Field Goals ................................ 2 (twice)Free Throws ... 5 at Tennessee State (11/18/17)Rebounds ....................10 vs. FGCU (11/21/17)Assists ........................ 9 vs. Ole Miss (12/9/17)Blocks ..............................................................Steals ................. 4 at Florida Atlantic (1/6/18)Minutes ....... 32 at Tennessee State (11/18/17)

CAREER HIGHSPoints ..............21 vs. Southern Miss (1/26/17)Field Goals .........9 vs. Southern Miss (1/26/17)3-PT Field Goals .............. 5 vs. WKU (1/14/17)Free Throws ... 5 at Tennessee State (11/18/17)Rebounds ....................10 vs. FGCU (11/21/17)Assists ........................ 9 vs. Ole Miss (12/9/17)Blocks .........................................1 (four times)Steals ................................................ 4 (twice)Minutes ............................37 at UTSA (2/2/17)

SUPERLATIVES Season Career10+ Point Games 2 920+ Point Games 0 110+ Rebound Games 1 1Double-Doubles 1 1


1 >> BRANDON WALTERSF // R-Sr. // 6-10 // 250

Chattanooga, Tenn. // Walters State CC // Howard HS

Date Opponent Min FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TP11/10 Trevecca - DNP -11/13 at Murray State *14 3-5 0-0 3-3 2-2-4 2 0 3 0 0 911/16 Belmont 24 6-13 1-2 1-2 6-2-8 4 1 2 4 2 1411/18 at Tennessee State *31 5-8 0-1 4-7 3-4-7 2 1 0 1 0 1411/21 FGCU *21 4-6 0-0 0-1 1-1-2 5 0 0 1 0 812/2 at FGCU *29 4-6 0-0 4-5 2-2-4 2 1 3 1 0 1212/6 at Vanderbilt *26 7-10 0-0 2-5 5-0-5 4 1 1 1 0 1612/9 Ole Miss *34 8-11 0-0 4-4 2-3-5 3 1 1 4 4 2012/16 vs. Auburn *24 3-7 0-1 2-4 2-4-6 5 2 3 1 1 812/22 vs. Princeton *25 1-8 0-0 1-2 3-1-4 4 0 1 2 0 312/23 vs. USC *15 5-8 0-0 1-1 1-0-1 5 0 0 0 0 1112/25 vs. No. 15 Miami 17 5-6 0-0 2-2 1-1-2 5 0 1 0 1 1212/30 at UAB 18 1-3 0-0 0-1 0-3-3 4 0 1 0 0 21/4 at FIU 31 5-10 0-0 2-4 4-3-7 5 1 3 0 1 121/6 at Florida Atlantic *12 1-4 0-0 1-2 2-2-4 4 0 1 0 0 31/11 LA Tech *30 7-7 0-0 4-4 4-3-7 3 0 1 3 0 181/13 Southern Miss *29 9-12 0-0 1-2 7-1-8 1 2 1 0 0 191/18 at Marshall *17 3-4 0-0 0-0 2-3-5 5 0 1 0 0 61/20 at WKU *24 3-4 0-0 0-0 2-2-4 4 0 1 1 1 61/25 UTSA *26 3-5 0-0 0-0 4-10-14 3 2 1 0 0 61/27 UTEP *23 6-7 0-0 5-6 4-8-12 2 0 1 0 1 172/1 at Old Dominion 2/3 at Charlotte 2/8 Rice 2/10 North Texas 2/15 at Southern Miss 2/17 at LA Tech 2/24 UAB 3/1 WKU 3/3 Marshall

WALTERS OVERALL CAREER STATSYear GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def-Tot Avg PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2016-17 34-0 374 11.0 70-116 .603 0-1 .000 25-33 .758 58-55-113 3.3 84-1 6 34 19 11 165 4.92017-18 20-16 470 23.5 89-144 .618 1-4 .250 37-55 .673 57-55-112 5.6 72-6 12 26 19 11 216 10.8Total 54-16 844 15.6 159-260 .612 1-5 .200 62-88 .705 115-110-225 4.2 156-7 18 60 38 22 381 7.1

WALTERS C-USA CAREER STATSYear GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def-Tot Avg PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2016-17 17-0 214 12.6 41-65 .631 0-1 .000 12-14 .857 33-30-63 3.7 50-0 2 17 11 7 94 5.52017-18 9-7 210 23.3 38-56 .679 0-0 .000 13-19 .684 29-35-64 7.1 31-2 5 11 4 3 89 9.9Total 26-7 424 16.3 79-121 .653 0-1 .000 25-33 .758 62-65-127 4.9 81-2 7 28 15 10 183 7.0

WALTERS GAME-BY-GAME

WALTERS NOTEBOOKw Collected his first career double-double against UTEP with game highs of 17 points and 12 reboundsw Grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds against UTSAw Logged 19 points on 9-of-12 shooting and tied his career-high of eight rebounds against Southern Missw Poured in 18 points and notched seven boards and three blocks against LA Techw Had 12 points and seven boards at FIUw Notched double-digit scoring outings against USC and No. 15 Miami in the Diamond Head Classicw Totaled career bests in points (20), field goals (8), steals (4) and minutes (34) while also matching a career high of four blocks against Ole Missw Went 7-of-10 from the floor to notch a career-high 16 points at Vanderbiltw Tallied 12 points, four rebounds and a block at FGCUw Matched his career high of 14 points at Tennessee State while adding seven boards

w Notched career highs in points (14), field goals (6), rebounds (8) and blocks (4) against Belmont while also connecting on his first career 3-pointerw Logged nine points and four rebounds in just 14 minutes in his season debut at Murray Statew Missed the season opener against Trevecca due to a suspension before returning against Murray Statew Joined the Blue Raiders after two years at Walters State CC where he averaged 13.4 points and 8.1 boards in just 18.8 minutes as a sophomorew Led Howard HS to a state semifinal appearance in basketball and was a Class AA Mr. Football Lineman of the Year finalist

SEASON HIGHSPoints ....................... 20 vs. Ole Miss (12/9/17)Field Goals .........9 vs. Southern Miss (1/13/18)3-PT Field Goals .......1 vs. Belmont (11/16/17)Free Throws ..................... 5 vs. UTEP (1/27/18)Rebounds ......................14 vs. UTSA (1/25/18)Assists ......................................2 (three times)Blocks ................................................ 4 (twice)Steals ......................... 4 vs. Ole Miss (12/9/17)Minutes .................... 34 vs. Ole Miss (12/9/17)

CAREER HIGHSPoints ....................... 20 vs. Ole Miss (12/9/17)Field Goals .........9 vs. Southern Miss (1/13/18)3-PT Field Goals .......1 vs. Belmont (11/16/17)Free Throws ....................................... 5 (twice)Rebounds ......................14 vs. UTSA (1/25/18)Assists ......................................2 (three times)Blocks ................................................ 4 (twice)Steals ......................... 4 vs. Ole Miss (12/9/17)Minutes .................... 34 vs. Ole Miss (12/9/17)



2 >> ANTWAIN JOHNSONG // Jr. // 6-2 // 197

Malone, Fla. // Chipola College // Malone HS

Date Opponent Min FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TP11/10 Trevecca 20 6-8 2-2 2-3 1-0-1 2 3 1 0 3 1611/13 at Murray State 20 2-7 0-3 2-2 0-2-2 4 1 3 0 1 611/16 Belmont *18 1-7 0-2 0-0 0-1-1 2 0 0 1 1 211/18 at Tennessee State 24 3-9 0-5 5-5 0-2-2 3 3 1 1 1 1111/21 FGCU 14 0-6 0-4 4-4 0-0-0 3 1 0 0 0 412/2 at FGCU - DNP -12/6 at Vanderbilt - DNP -12/9 Ole Miss 8 1-3 1-2 0-0 0-2-2 0 1 0 0 0 312/16 vs. Auburn 12 4-6 3-4 0-2 0-0-0 1 0 1 0 0 1112/22 vs. Princeton 16 1-6 0-2 2-2 1-1-2 2 0 1 0 0 412/23 vs. USC 24 4-8 3-5 4-4 0-1-1 2 2 1 0 0 1512/25 vs. No. 15 Miami 23 5-10 1-2 5-5 0-1-1 4 4 1 0 0 1612/30 at UAB *18 1-6 0-0 2-2 1-2-3 1 2 0 0 0 41/4 at FIU 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 1 0 0 0 0 01/6 at Florida Atlantic 17 2-5 0-0 6-7 0-0-0 0 1 1 0 0 101/11 LA Tech 18 4-6 1-3 0-0 0-3-3 1 1 1 0 0 91/13 Southern Miss 23 3-13 2-7 0-0 1-4-5 2 1 1 0 0 81/18 at Marshall 29 5-10 1-2 4-4 0-3-3 3 2 3 1 0 151/20 at WKU *24 1-8 0-5 0-0 1-0-1 2 2 1 0 1 21/25 UTSA *26 4-10 3-6 4-4 2-3-5 2 2 2 0 0 151/27 UTEP *22 2-7 0-3 1-2 0-1-1 0 2 0 0 2 52/1 at Old Dominion 2/3 at Charlotte 2/8 Rice 2/10 North Texas 2/15 at Southern Miss 2/17 at LA Tech 2/24 UAB 3/1 WKU 3/3 Marshall

JOHNSON OVERALL CAREER STATSYear GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def-Tot Avg PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2016-17 36-0 474 13.2 53-136 .390 16-48 .333 51-74 .689 8-33-41 1.1 65-0 38 30 2 16 173 4.82017-18 19-5 359 18.9 49-136 .360 17-57 .298 41-46 .891 8-26-34 1.8 35-0 28 18 3 9 156 8.2Total 55-5 833 15.1 102-272 .375 33-105 .314 91-119 .765 16-59-75 1.4 100-0 66 48 5 25 329 6.0

JOHNSON C-USA CAREER STATSYear GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def-Tot Avg PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2016-17 18-0 217 12.1 24-60 .400 7-16 .438 17-25 .680 4-16-20 1.1 31-0 16 19 0 11 72 4.02017-18 9-4 180 20.0 22-66 .333 7-26 .269 17-19 .895 6-16-22 2.4 12-0 13 9 1 3 68 7.6Total 27-4 397 14.7 46-126 .365 14-42 .333 34-44 .773 10-32-42 1.6 43-0 29 28 1 14 140 5.2

JOHNSON GAME-BY-GAME

JOHNSON NOTEBOOKw Totaled 15 points and tied his career-high of five rebounds against UTSAw Tallied a team-high 15 points at Marshallw Had eight points and a career-high five rebounds off the bench against Southern Missw Scored 10 points at Florida Atlantic despite recovering from the fluw Limited to just three minutes at FIU due to the fluw Strung together 15 and 16-point outings against USC and No. 15 Miami, going 9-of-18 from the field, 4-of-7 from three and 9-of-9 from the free throw linew Had 11 points in just 12 minutes off the bench against Auburn, including a career-high three 3-pointersw Returned to action against Ole Miss, scoring three points and grabbing two boards in eight minutesw Sat out during the wins at FGCU and Vanderbilt due to an ankle sprain

w Tallied 11 points and three boards off the bench at TSUw Earned his first career start against Belmontw Notched 16 points including a pair of explosive dunks and two trifectas in the season openerw Played one season at Chipola where he averaged 15.9 points and 3.1 rebounds as a freshman before joining MTw In addition to playing basketball at Malone HS, was also a standount baseball player and hit over .500 as a senior

SEASON HIGHSPoints .............................................. 16 (twice)Field Goals ................ 6 vs. Trevecca (11/10/17)3-PT Field Goals .......................3 (three times)Free Throws ........ 6 at Florida Atlantic (1/6/18)Rebounds .......................................... 5 (twice)Assists .............. 4 vs. No. 15 Miami (12/25/17)Blocks .......................................1 (three times)Steals ....................... 3 vs. Trevecca (11/10/17)Minutes .....................29 at Marshall (1/18/18)

CAREER HIGHSPoints .......................... 19 vs. Butler (3/18/17)Field Goals ..................... 8 vs. Butler (3/18/17)3-PT Field Goals .......................3 (three times)Free Throws .............. 8 vs. Milligan (11/11/16)Rebounds .......................................... 5 (twice)Assists ........................... 6 vs. Butler (3/18/17)Blocks ......................................... 1 (five times)Steals ................................................ 3 (twice)Minutes ........................................... 29 (twice)



3 >> DONOVAN SIMSG // Fr. // 6-0 // 165

Murfreesboro, Tenn. // Blackman HS

Date Opponent Min FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TP11/10 Trevecca 12 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-3-3 1 1 1 0 1 311/13 at Murray State - DNP -11/16 Belmont 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 2 2 0 0 0 011/18 at Tennessee State 6 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-3-3 0 0 1 0 0 311/21 FGCU 4 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 212/2 at FGCU 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 1 0 0 012/6 at Vanderbilt 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2-2 0 1 0 0 0 012/9 Ole Miss 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 012/16 vs. Auburn 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 1 0 2 012/22 vs. Princeton - DNP -12/23 vs. USC - DNP -12/25 vs. No. 15 Miami 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 1 0 0 0 012/30 at UAB 11 1-3 1-3 0-0 0-1-1 0 1 0 0 2 31/4 at FIU 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 01/6 at Florida Atlantic 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 1 0 0 0 01/11 LA Tech - DNP -1/13 Southern Miss 3 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 01/18 at Marshall - DNP -1/20 at WKU 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 1 0 0 0 01/25 UTSA 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 1 1 0 0 01/27 UTEP 17 2-3 1-2 0-0 0-1-1 3 2 0 1 1 52/1 at Old Dominion 2/3 at Charlotte 2/8 Rice 2/10 North Texas 2/15 at Southern Miss 2/17 at LA Tech 2/24 UAB 3/1 WKU 3/3 Marshall

SIMS OVERALL CAREER STATSYear GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def-Tot Avg PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2017-18 16-0 91 5.7 5-11 .455 4-10 .400 2-2 1.000 0-16-16 1.0 8-0 11 5 1 6 16 1.0

SIMS C-USA CAREER STATSYear GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def-Tot Avg PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2017-18 7-0 44 6.3 3-8 .375 2-7 .286 0-0 .000 0-5-5 0.7 3-0 6 1 1 3 8 1.1

SIMS GAME-BY-GAME

SIMS NOTEBOOKw Tallied career highs in minutes (17) and points (5) while adding his first career block in win against UTEPw Collected three points, two steals, an assist and a rebound in 11 minutes off the bench at UABw Had three points and three rebounds in just six minutes off the bench at Tennessee Statew Key player off the bench during a 20-3 run against Belmont in which he had two assistsw Converted a three on his lone field goal attempt and added an assist and a steal in his collegiate debutw Played at Murfreesboro's Blackman HS where he helped the Blaze to a No. 1 ranking and TSSAA semifinal appearance as a junior

SEASON HIGHSPoints .............................. 5 vs. UTEP (1/27/18)Field Goals ....................... 2 vs. UTEP (1/27/18)3-PT Field Goals .........................1 (four times)Free Throws ...................2 vs. FGCU (11/21/17)Rebounds .......................................... 3 (twice)Assists ............................................... 2 (twice)Blocks .............................. 1 vs. UTEP (1/27/18)Steals ................................................ 2 (twice)Minutes ......................... 17 vs. UTEP (1/27/18)

CAREER HIGHSPoints .............................. 5 vs. UTEP (1/27/18)Field Goals ....................... 2 vs. UTEP (1/27/18)3-PT Field Goals .........................1 (four times)Free Throws ...................2 vs. FGCU (11/21/17)Rebounds .......................................... 3 (twice)Assists ............................................... 2 (twice)Blocks .............................. 1 vs. UTEP (1/27/18)Steals ................................................ 2 (twice)Minutes ......................... 17 vs. UTEP (1/27/18)



4 >> JAMES HAWTHORNEF // Jr. // 6-7 // 205

Prentiss, Miss. // Southwest Mississippi CC // Prentiss HS

Date Opponent Min FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TP11/10 Trevecca 17 2-5 0-0 3-4 1-2-3 1 3 0 0 0 711/13 at Murray State 13 0-3 0-1 2-2 0-2-2 2 0 0 0 2 211/16 Belmont 11 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 0 0 1 211/18 at Tennessee State 10 1-2 0-0 1-2 1-0-1 0 0 0 0 0 311/21 FGCU 9 1-4 0-1 0-0 1-2-3 1 0 2 1 0 212/2 at FGCU 4 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 4 0 1 0 0 212/6 at Vanderbilt 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 0 0 0 0 0 012/9 Ole Miss 7 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 1 0 0 1 02/16 vs. Auburn 7 0-2 0-1 3-4 0-1-1 1 0 0 0 0 312/22 vs. Princeton 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 012/23 vs. USC 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 0 0 0 012/25 vs. No. 15 Miami - DNP -12/30 at UAB 12 2-2 0-0 1-2 1-1-2 2 0 0 0 0 51/4 at FIU 3 0-2 0-1 0-0 1-0-1 0 0 1 0 0 01/6 at Florida Atlantic 14 1-2 0-0 0-0 2-1-3 1 0 1 0 0 21/11 LA Tech 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 01/13 Southern Miss 13 2-4 0-1 3-4 1-0-1 2 1 2 1 0 71/18 at Marshall 11 2-6 0-0 0-1 2-1-3 1 1 3 1 1 41/20 at WKU 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 2-0-2 0 0 0 0 0 01/25 UTSA 6 2-2 1-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 51/27 UTEP 15 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-3-3 1 0 2 0 0 22/1 at Old Dominion 2/3 at Charlotte 2/8 Rice 2/10 North Texas 2/15 at Southern Miss 2/17 at LA Tech 2/24 UAB 3/1 WKU 3/3 Marshall

HAWTHORNE OVERALL CAREER STATSYear GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def-Tot Avg PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2017-18 20-0 168 8.4 16-42 .381 1-7 .143 13-19 .684 13-16-29 1.5 19-0 6 12 3 5 46 2.3

HAWTHORNE C-USA CAREER STATSYear GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def-Tot Avg PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2017-18 9-0 78 9.7 10-21 .476 1-4 .250 4-7 .571 9-6-15 1.7 7-0 2 9 2 1 25 2.8

HAWTHORNE GAME-BY-GAME

HAWTHORNE NOTEBOOKw Had seven points, one board, one assist and one block in 13 minutes against Southern Missw Logged five points and two boards in 12 minutes off the bench at UABw Scored seven points and added three rebounds and three assists in 17 minutes off the bench in his Blue Raider debutw Averaged 7.8 points and a team-high 5.8 rebounds in his final season at Southwest Mississippi CC, which was also Kermit Davis' first head coaching stop from 1984-86

SEASON HIGHSPoints ................................................ 7 (twice)Field Goals ..................................2 (four times)3-PT Field Goals ..............1 vs. UTSA (1/25/18)Free Throws ..............................3 (three times)Rebounds ................................... 3 (five times)Assists ...................... 3 vs. Trevecca (11/10/17)Blocks .......................................1 (three times)Steals .......................................1 (three times)Minutes .................. 17 vs. Trevecca (11/10/17)

CAREER HIGHSPoints ................................................ 7 (twice)Field Goals ..................................2 (four times)3-PT Field Goals ..............1 vs. UTSA (1/25/18)Free Throws ..............................3 (three times)Rebounds ................................... 3 (five times)Assists ...................... 3 vs. Trevecca (11/10/17)Blocks .......................................1 (three times)Steals .......................................1 (three times)Minutes .................. 17 vs. Trevecca (11/10/17)



5 >> NICK KINGF // Sr. // 6-7 // 225

Memphis, Tenn. // Alabama // Memphis East HS

Date Opponent Min FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TP11/10 Trevecca *22 6-9 0-0 5-7 3-3-6 2 0 0 0 1 1711/13 at Murray State *31 12-16 1-2 6-6 1-4-5 0 1 3 0 2 3111/16 Belmont *33 9-17 1-3 2-2 1-6-7 3 3 1 0 1 2111/18 at Tennessee State *28 8-13 3-5 1-1 1-4-5 0 2 5 0 1 2011/21 FGCU *28 7-12 1-2 10-10 2-5-7 2 3 3 0 0 2512/2 at FGCU *37 11-21 0-1 10-14 4-7-11 1 4 2 0 0 3212/6 at Vanderbilt *34 7-18 0-2 9-11 1-5-6 3 4 0 0 0 2312/9 Ole Miss *30 11-22 1-4 2-2 1-5-6 1 1 2 0 0 2512/16 vs. Auburn *31 4-13 2-4 2-3 2-5-7 0 0 7 0 2 1212/22 vs. Princeton *36 8-17 0-3 2-3 3-2-5 3 4 1 0 0 1812/23 vs. USC *39 10-20 2-3 6-9 5-6-11 0 3 1 0 0 2812/25 vs. No. 15 Miami *38 9-15 2-3 8-10 3-5-8 4 3 3 0 0 2812/30 at UAB *32 11-16 2-3 6-6 2-6-8 1 0 4 1 0 301/4 at FIU *42 5-16 0-1 7-11 4-6-10 2 2 4 0 2 171/6 at Florida Atlantic *33 7-18 0-3 2-5 4-7-11 3 0 4 0 0 161/11 LA Tech *39 9-18 2-4 2-4 0-10-10 1 2 0 1 1 221/13 Southern Miss *28 3-8 0-2 0-0 3-7-10 2 2 3 0 0 61/18 at Marshall *33 6-19 0-2 2-4 4-5-9 0 2 6 0 1 141/20 at WKU *37 11-21 2-6 4-6 1-8-9 2 3 3 1 0 281/25 UTSA *31 8-14 3-4 3-3 2-5-7 1 3 3 0 2 221/27 UTEP *26 4-10 1-5 2-2 1-7-8 0 3 0 0 1 112/1 at Old Dominion 2/3 at Charlotte 2/8 Rice 2/10 North Texas 2/15 at Southern Miss 2/17 at LA Tech 2/24 UAB 3/1 WKU 3/3 Marshall

KING OVERALL CAREER STATSYear GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def-Tot Avg PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2017-18 21-21 688 32.8 166-333 .498 23-62 .371 91-119 .765 48-118-166 7.9 31-0 45 55 3 14 446 21.2

KING C-USA CAREER STATSYear GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def-Tot Avg PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2017-18 9-9 301 33.4 64-140 .457 10-30 .333 28-41 .683 21-61-82 9.1 12-0 17 27 3 7 166 18.4

KING GAME-BY-GAME

KING NOTEBOOKw Had 22 points, seven rebounds and three assists against UTSAw Scored 28 points and collected nine boards in win at WKUw Notched his fourt straight 10-rebound game against USM despite rolling his ankle in the first halfw Earned his third consecutive double-double with 22 points and 10 rebounds against LA Techw Tallied his third 30-point game at UAB on 11-of-16 shooting while adding eight rebounds and a blockw Played 113 of 120 minutes in the Diamond Head Classic, averaging 24.7 points and 8.0 rebounds including game highs in points and rebounds against both USC and No. 15 Miami to earn C-USA and TSWA Player of the Week honorsw Tallied 25 points and six rebounds in the win against Ole Miss on his way to his second Conference USA Player of the Week honorw Had a game-high 23 points at Vanderbilt, notching his sixth consecutive 20-point gamew Collected career highs in points (32), rebounds (11) and assists (4) in the road win at FGCU

w Led the Blue Raiders for the fifth straight game with 25 points against FGCU, going 10-of-10 from the free throw linew Poured in 31 points in 31 minutes at Murray State, going 12 of 16 from the field and 6 of 6 from the free throw linew Had team highs in points (17) and rebounds (6) in his Blue Raider debut against Treveccaw Joined the Blue Raiders from Alabama where he only played in seven games due to a lung infectionw Played his first two collegiate seasons in his hometown at Memphis and averaged 7.2 points and 4.8 boards as a sophomorew Won the 2012 TSSAA Class AAA State Championship at the Murphy Center and was named Class AAA Mr. Basketball in 2013w Consensus Top 50 recruit in the nation out of Memphis East HS according to Scout (No. 28). ESPN (No. 37) and Rivals (No. 46)

SEASON HIGHSPoints .............................32 at FGCU (12/2/17)Field Goals ........ 12 at Murray State (11/13/17)3-PT Field Goals ................................. 3 (twice)Free Throws ..................................... 10 (twice)Rebounds ...............................11 (three times)Assists ......................................4 (three times)Blocks .......................................1 (three times)Steals .........................................2 (four times)Minutes ............................... 42 at FIU (1/4/18)

CAREER HIGHSPoints .............................32 at FGCU (12/2/17)Field Goals ........ 12 at Murray State (11/13/17)3-PT Field Goals ................................. 3 (twice)Free Throws ..................................... 10 (twice)Rebounds ...............................11 (three times)Assists ......................................4 (three times)Blocks .......................................1 (three times)Steals .........................................2 (four times)Minutes ............................... 42 at FIU (1/4/18)



10 >> WILL SLATTENG // R-Fr. // 6-4 // 166

Sparta, Tenn. // Moore County HS

Date Opponent Min FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TP11/10 Trevecca 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 2-0-2 0 0 0 0 0 011/13 at Murray State - DNP -11/16 Belmont - DNP -11/18 at Tennessee State - DNP -11/21 FGCU - DNP -12/2 at FGCU - DNP -12/6 at Vanderbilt - DNP -12/9 Ole Miss - DNP -12/16 vs. Auburn - DNP -12/22 vs. Princeton - DNP -12/23 vs. USC - DNP -12/25 vs. No. 15 Miami - DNP -12/30 at UAB - DNP -1/4 at FIU - DNP -1/6 at Florida Atlantic - DNP -1/11 LA Tech - DNP -1/13 Southern Miss - DNP -1/18 at Marshall - DNP -1/20 at WKU - DNP -1/25 UTSA 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 01/27 UTEP - DNP -2/1 at Old Dominion 2/3 at Charlotte 2/8 Rice 2/10 North Texas 2/15 at Southern Miss 2/17 at LA Tech 2/24 UAB 3/1 WKU 3/3 Marshall

SLATTEN OVERALL CAREER STATSYear GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def-Tot Avg PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2017-18 2-0 2 1.0 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-0-2 1.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

SLATTEN C-USA CAREER STATSYear GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def-Tot Avg PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2017-18 1-0 1 1.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

SLATTEN GAME-BY-GAME

SLATTEN NOTEBOOKw Collected two rebounds in his Blue Raider debutw Lettered in basketball, baseball and football at Moore County HS and was an all-district selection in basketball as a senior

SEASON HIGHSPoints ..............................................................Field Goals .......................................................3-PT Field Goals ..............................................Free Throws .....................................................Rebounds ................. 2 vs. Trevecca (11/10/17)Assists .............................................................Blocks ..............................................................Steals ..............................................................Minutes ............................................. 1 (twice)

CAREER HIGHSPoints ..............................................................Field Goals .......................................................3-PT Field Goals ..............................................Free Throws .....................................................Rebounds ................. 2 vs. Trevecca (11/10/17)Assists .............................................................Blocks ..............................................................Steals ..............................................................Minutes ............................................. 1 (twice)



11 >> ED SIMPSONG // Sr. // 6-2 // 195

Ocean Springs, Miss. // St. Martin HS

Date Opponent Min FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TP11/10 Trevecca *23 2-7 2-5 0-0 0-1-1 2 2 2 0 0 611/13 at Murray State *25 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 2 0 0 0 1 211/16 Belmont *14 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 1 0 1 011/18 at Tennessee State *16 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-2-2 3 3 0 0 0 311/21 FGCU *22 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-3-3 2 3 2 0 1 312/2 at FGCU *26 0-4 0-3 0-0 0-1-1 2 2 2 1 1 012/6 at Vanderbilt *31 1-3 1-3 0-0 1-5-6 1 0 1 0 0 312/9 Ole Miss *27 0-1 0-1 0-0 1-2-3 2 4 0 0 1 012/16 vs. Auburn *23 3-4 3-4 0-0 0-3-3 5 3 1 0 0 912/22 vs. Princeton *28 1-3 1-3 0-0 0-2-2 0 3 1 0 1 312/23 vs. USC *19 2-4 2-4 0-0 0-0-0 2 3 1 0 1 612/25 vs. No. 15 Miami *31 1-4 0-2 0-0 0-4-4 4 3 1 0 0 212/30 at UAB *18 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-1-1 2 1 0 0 0 01/4 at FIU *26 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-1-1 3 3 1 0 1 31/6 at Florida Atlantic *11 0-2 0-1 0-0 1-2-3 1 1 0 0 0 01/11 LA Tech *22 0-2 0-2 0-0 2-1-3 0 2 1 0 0 01/13 Southern Miss 19 2-5 2-5 0-0 0-3-3 0 0 0 0 0 61/18 at Marshall 19 0-3 0-2 0-0 0-0-0 2 2 0 0 1 01/20 at WKU 15 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 1 01/25 UTSA 10 2-3 1-2 0-0 0-2-2 0 2 1 0 0 51/27 UTEP 19 2-4 2-4 3-4 0-2-2 1 2 1 0 2 92/1 at Old Dominion 2/3 at Charlotte 2/8 Rice 2/10 North Texas 2/15 at Southern Miss 2/17 at LA Tech 2/24 UAB 3/1 WKU 3/3 Marshall

SIMPSON OVERALL CAREER STATSYear GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def-Tot Avg PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2014-15 35-9 524 15.0 36-96 .375 23-60 .383 8-17 .471 5-39-44 1.3 34-0 25 18 3 13 103 2.92015-16 30-14 651 21.7 51-137 .372 29-85 .341 19-39 .487 12-67-79 2.6 53-1 54 26 2 15 150 5.02016-17 36-24 865 24.0 42-111 .378 31-84 .369 10-22 .455 4-71-75 2.1 58-0 78 22 2 23 125 3.52017-18 21-16 444 21.1 20-59 .339 17-50 .340 3-4 .750 5-37-42 2.0 35-1 39 17 1 12 60 2.9Total 122-63 2484 20.4 149-403 .370 100-279 .358 40-82 .488 26-214-240 2.0 180-2 196 83 8 63 438 3.6

SIMPSON C-USA CAREER STATSYear GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def-Tot Avg PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2014-15 17-2 232 13.6 14-36 .389 10-26 .385 3-5 .600 4-20-24 1.4 16-0 12 6 1 7 41 2.42015-16 18-6 360 20.0 28-80 .350 17-50 .340 9-20 .450 9-40-49 2.7 34-1 31 16 2 8 82 4.62016-17 18-6 367 20.4 11-41 .268 8-32 .250 1-2 .500 0-32-32 1.8 26-0 35 14 0 9 31 1.72017-18 9-4 159 17.7 7-24 .292 6-21 .286 3-4 .750 3-12-15 1.7 9-0 13 5 0 5 23 2.6Total 62-18 1118 18.0 60-181 .331 41-129 .318 16-31 .516 16-104-120 1.9 85-1 91 41 3 29 177 2.9

SIMPSON GAME-BY-GAME

SIMPSON NOTEBOOKw Shot his first free throw of the season against UTEP, going 3-for-4 from the line while matching his sea-son-high nine points and adding two boards, two assists and two stealsw Came off the bench for the first time in 2017-18 against Southern Miss and dropped in a pair of late threes to help MT pull awayw Logged nine points, three rebounds and three assists against Auburnw Notched a season-high four assists and added three rebounds and a steal against Ole Missw Tallied six points and had a pair of assists in the season opener against Treveccaw Averaged 21 points and six rebounds at St. Martin HS and was named to the Mississippi Dandy Dozen in 2014

SEASON HIGHSPoints ................................................ 9 (twice)Field Goals ................. 3 vs. Auburn (12/16/17)3-PT Field Goals ........ 3 vs. Auburn (12/16/17)Free Throws ..................... 3 vs. UTEP (1/27/18)Rebounds .................6 at Vanderbilt (12/6/17)Assists ........................ 4 vs. Ole Miss (12/9/17)Blocks ...............................1 at FGCU (12/2/17)Steals .............................. 2 vs. UTEP (1/27/18)Minutes ........................................... 31 (twice)

CAREER HIGHSPoints ..............................19 at USM (2/13/16)Field Goals ................................5 (three times)3-PT Field Goals ................5 at USM (2/13/16)Free Throws ....................................... 4 (twice)Rebounds .................7 vs. Belmont (12/17/15)Assists ......................................6 (three times)Blocks .......................................1 (eight times)Steals ...................................3 vs. FIU (1/8/15)Minutes .................. 39 vs. Ole Miss (11/30/16)



12 >> THERREN SHELTON-SZMIDTG // Fr. // 6-5 // 190

Mississisauga, Ontario, Canada // Hamilton Heights Christian Academy

Date Opponent Min FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TP11/10 Trevecca 19 2-9 2-8 0-0 3-2-5 3 1 0 0 1 611/13 at Murray State 7 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 1 0 0 011/16 Belmont 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 2 0 0 011/18 at Tennessee State 3 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 311/21 FGCU 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 012/2 at FGCU 10 2-4 1-2 0-0 1-2-3 1 0 0 0 0 512/6 at Vanderbilt 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 1 0 1 012/9 Ole Miss 6 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 312/16 vs. Auburn 13 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 0 1 1 0 2 012/22 vs. Princeton 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 012/23 vs. USC - DNP -12/25 vs. No. 15 Miami 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 012/30 at UAB - DNP -1/4 at FIU 3 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 01/6 at Florida Atlantic 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 1 0 0 01/11 LA Tech 3 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 1 0 0 01/13 Southern Miss 1 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 31/18 at Marshall 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 01/20 at WKU - DNP -1/25 UTSA 5 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 2 1 0 0 0 21/27 UTEP 11 0-4 0-2 0-0 0-1-1 1 2 1 0 0 02/1 at Old Dominion 2/3 at Charlotte 2/8 Rice 2/10 North Texas 2/15 at Southern Miss 2/17 at LA Tech 2/24 UAB 3/1 WKU 3/3 Marshall

SHELTON-SZMIDT OVERALL CAREER STATSYear GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def-Tot Avg PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2017-18 18-0 99 5.5 8-31 .258 6-21 .286 0-0 .000 4-10-14 0.8 9-0 5 8 0 4 22 1.2

SHELTON-SZMIDT C-USA CAREER STATSYear GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def-Tot Avg PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2017-18 7-0 25 3.6 2-10 .200 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0-2-2 0.3 5-0 3 3 0 0 5 0.7

SHELTON-SZMIDT GAME-BY-GAME

SHELTON-SZMIDT NOTEBOOKw Totaled five points and three boards in 10 minutes off the bench at FGCUw Notched six points on a pair of threes and added five rebounds in his collegiate debutw Averaged 18.6 points and 4.2 rebounds at Hamilton Heights where he played alongside Kentucky's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Virginia Tech's Nickeil Alexan-der-Walker

SEASON HIGHSPoints ....................... 6 vs. Trevecca (11/10/17)Field Goals ......................................... 2 (twice)3-PT Field Goals ....... 2 vs. Trevecca (11/10/17)Free Throws .....................................................Rebounds ................. 5 vs. Trevecca (11/10/17)Assists ............................. 2 vs. UTEP (1/27/18)Blocks ..............................................................Steals ........................ 2 vs. Auburn (12/16/17)Minutes .................. 19 vs. Trevecca (11/10/17)

CAREER HIGHSPoints ....................... 6 vs. Trevecca (11/10/17)Field Goals ......................................... 2 (twice)3-PT Field Goals ....... 2 vs. Trevecca (11/10/17)Free Throws .....................................................Rebounds ................. 5 vs. Trevecca (11/10/17)Assists ............................. 2 vs. UTEP (1/27/18)Blocks ..............................................................Steals ........................ 2 vs. Auburn (12/16/17)Minutes .................. 19 vs. Trevecca (11/10/17)



14 >> CHASE MILLERG // R-So. // 6-0 // 185

Dallas, Texas // Shelton HS

Date Opponent Min FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TP11/10 Trevecca 3 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 011/13 at Murray State - DNP -11/16 Belmont - DNP -11/18 at Tennessee State - DNP -11/21 FGCU - DNP -12/2 at FGCU - DNP -12/6 at Vanderbilt - DNP -12/9 Ole Miss - DNP -12/16 vs. Auburn - DNP -12/22 vs. Princeton - DNP -12/23 vs. USC - DNP -12/25 vs. No. 15 Miami - DNP -12/30 at UAB - DNP -1/4 at FIU - DNP -1/6 at Florida Atlantic - DNP -1/11 LA Tech - DNP -1/13 Southern Miss 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 01/18 at Marshall - DNP -1/20 at WKU - DNP -1/25 UTSA 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 01/27 UTEP 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 02/1 at Old Dominion 2/3 at Charlotte 2/8 Rice 2/10 North Texas 2/15 at Southern Miss 2/17 at LA Tech 2/24 UAB 3/1 WKU 3/3 Marshall

MILLER OVERALL CAREER STATSYear GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def-Tot Avg PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2016-17 11-0 14 1.3 0-3 .000 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0-2-2 0.2 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0.02017-18 4-0 8 2.0 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0.0 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0Total 15-0 22 1.5 0-6 .000 0-4 .000 0-0 .000 0-2-2 0.1 1-0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0

MILLER C-USA CAREER STATSYear GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def-Tot Avg PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2016-17 7-0 7 1.0 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0.02017-18 3-0 5 1.7 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0.0 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0Total 10-0 12 1.2 0-3 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0.0 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

MILLER GAME-BY-GAME

MILLER NOTEBOOKw Got minutes in back-to-back games against UTSA and UTEP, missing his lone field goal attemptw Saw action in the final three minutes against Treveccaw Named all-district and team MVP as a senior at Shelton HS after averaging 20.5 points, five boards and 4.5 assists

SEASON HIGHSPoints ..............................................................Field Goals .......................................................3-PT Field Goals ..............................................Free Throws .....................................................Rebounds ........................................................Assists .............................................................Blocks ..............................................................Steals ..............................................................Minutes .................... 3 vs. Trevecca (11/10/17)

CAREER HIGHSPoints ..............................................................Field Goals .......................................................3-PT Field Goals ..............................................Free Throws .....................................................Rebounds .......................................... 1 (twice)Assists .............................................................Blocks ......................1 vs. Vanderbilt (12/8/16)Steals ..............................................................Minutes .................... 3 vs. Trevecca (11/10/17)



15 >> TJ MASSENBURGF // Fr. // 6-8 // 220

Snellville, Ga. // Shiloh HS

Date Opponent Min FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TP11/10 Trevecca - DNP -11/13 at Murray State - DNP -11/16 Belmont - DNP -11/18 at Tennessee State - DNP -11/21 FGCU - DNP -12/2 at FGCU - DNP -12/6 at Vanderbilt - DNP -12/9 Ole Miss - DNP -12/16 vs. Auburn - DNP -12/22 vs. Princeton - DNP -12/23 vs. USC - DNP -12/25 vs. No. 15 Miami - DNP -12/30 at UAB - DNP -1/4 at FIU - DNP -1/6 at Florida Atlantic - DNP -1/11 LA Tech - DNP -1/13 Southern Miss - DNP -1/18 at Marshall - DNP -1/20 at WKU - DNP -1/25 UTSA - DNP -1/27 UTEP - DNP -2/1 at Old Dominion 2/3 at Charlotte 2/8 Rice 2/10 North Texas 2/15 at Southern Miss 2/17 at LA Tech 2/24 UAB 3/1 WKU 3/3 Marshall

MASSENBURG OVERALL CAREER STATSYear GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def-Tot Avg PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2017-18 0-0 0 0.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

MASSENBURG C-USA CAREER STATSYear GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def-Tot Avg PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2017-18 0-0 0 0.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

MASSENBURG GAME-BY-GAME

MASSENBURG NOTEBOOKw Averaged 17 points, 11 rebounds and six blocks per game as a senior at Shilohw Second cousin of former NBA player Tony Massenburg

SEASON HIGHSPoints ..............................................................Field Goals .......................................................3-PT Field Goals ..............................................Free Throws .....................................................Rebounds ........................................................Assists .............................................................Blocks ..............................................................Steals ..............................................................Minutes ...........................................................

CAREER HIGHSPoints ..............................................................Field Goals .......................................................3-PT Field Goals ..............................................Free Throws .....................................................Rebounds ........................................................Assists .............................................................Blocks ..............................................................Steals ..............................................................Minutes ...........................................................



20 >> GIDDY POTTSG // Sr. // 6-2 // 217

Athens, Ala. // Athens HS

Date Opponent Min FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TP11/10 Trevecca *26 4-8 3-7 4-4 0-5-5 2 2 0 1 0 1511/13 at Murray State *32 2-10 0-2 3-4 1-7-8 4 1 3 1 4 711/16 Belmont *39 4-10 2-6 2-2 0-2-2 1 6 1 0 2 1211/18 at Tennessee State *25 2-6 2-5 0-0 0-6-6 4 1 1 0 0 611/21 FGCU *24 4-10 2-7 2-4 1-2-3 4 1 3 0 4 1212/2 at FGCU *26 4-13 2-7 0-0 2-1-3 4 3 3 0 4 1012/6 at Vanderbilt *40 5-16 2-7 4-6 1-3-4 3 5 1 0 1 1612/9 Ole Miss *36 5-14 3-9 1-2 1-3-4 2 4 1 0 0 1412/16 vs. Auburn *28 4-9 2-4 9-9 0-1-1 5 2 1 0 4 1912/22 vs. Princeton *30 5-11 4-8 0-0 1-4-5 4 1 0 0 0 1412/23 vs. USC *32 4-10 3-7 0-0 0-1-1 3 0 1 0 2 1112/25 vs. No. 15 Miami *36 4-10 4-5 0-0 1-3-4 3 1 3 0 0 1212/30 at UAB *35 6-13 5-9 2-2 0-8-8 2 1 4 1 0 191/4 at FIU *43 9-15 3-6 4-4 0-3-3 4 1 0 2 1 251/6 at Florida Atlantic *33 4-10 2-6 3-4 0-5-5 2 0 4 1 4 131/11 LA Tech *19 1-4 0-2 2-3 0-1-1 4 1 3 1 2 41/13 Southern Miss *34 3-8 2-6 6-8 0-7-7 1 3 0 0 2 141/18 at Marshall *40- 6-14 3-7 0-0 1-6-7 2 2 1 0 1 151/20 at WKU *33 5-8 2-4 4-4 1-2-3 4 0 1 0 2 161/25 UTSA *34 3-9 1-4 2-2 0-6-6 2 0 2 0 0 91/27 UTEP *15 1-3 1-2 4-4 1-1-2 3 1 0 0 1 72/1 at Old Dominion 2/3 at Charlotte 2/8 Rice 2/10 North Texas 2/15 at Southern Miss 2/17 at LA Tech 2/24 UAB 3/1 WKU 3/3 Marshall

POTTS OVERALL CAREER STATSYear GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def-Tot Avg PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2014-15 36-21 649 18.0 80-213 .376 46-122 .377 31-41 .756 10-88-98 2.7 64-3 31 40 4 26 237 6.62015-16 28-27 812 29.0 139-282 .493 79-156 .506 61-80 .763 26-124-150 5.4 84-3 36 31 10 30 418 14.92016-17 36-35 1098 30.5 196-407 .482 76-198 .384 84-104 .808 33-159-192 5.3 87-1 72 47 8 47 552 15.32017-18 21-21 660 31.4 85-211 .403 48-120 .400 52-62 .839 11-77-88 4.2 63-1 36 33 7 34 270 12.9Total 121-104 3219 26.6 500-1113 .449 249-596 .418 228-287 .794 80-448-528 4.4 298-8 175 151 29 137 1477 12.2

POTTS C-USA CAREER STATSYear GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def-Tot Avg PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2014-15 18-11 390 21.7 62-147 .422 33-81 .407 21-29 .724 6-51-57 3.2 43-3 17 30 2 17 178 9.92015-16 14-14 395 28.2 73-159 .459 43-87 .494 23-36 .639 17-53-70 5.0 43-1 16 8 4 19 212 15.12016-17 18-18 540 30.0 97-209 .464 38-104 .365 31-35 .886 22-75-97 5.4 41-1 28 25 4 15 263 14.62017-18 9-9 286 31.8 38-84 .452 19-46 .413 27-31 .871 3-39-42 4.7 24-0 9 15 5 13 122 13.6Total 59-51 1611 27.3 270-599 .451 133-318 .418 102-131 .779 48-218-266 4.5 151-5 70 78 15 64 775 13.1

POTTS GAME-BY-GAME

POTTS NOTEBOOKw Score 16 points and logged three rebounds and two steals in win at rival WKUw Notched 15 points and seven rebounds at Marshallw Totaled 14 points, seven boards, three assists and two steals in the win against Southern Missw Logged 13 points, five boards and four steals at FAUw Poured in a season-high 25 points on 9-of-15 shooting while adding three boards and two blocksw Hit a season-high five 3-pointers to match his sea-son-high 19 points while adding eight boards at UABw Knocked down the game winner against Princeton from just inside the arc while also hitting four triples to break the school record for career 3-pointers madew Notched a season-high 19 points and swiped four steals against Auburnw Collected 14 points, four rebounds and four assists against Ole Miss

w Had a season-high 16 points at Vanderbilt, including a pair of key 3-pointers in the final minutesw Tallied 10 points and four steals at FGCUw Totaled 12 points and four steals against FGCUw Logged 12 points and six assists in the loss to Belmontw Had just seven points at Murray State but added game highs in rebounds (8) and steals (4)w Notched 15 points and five boards against Treveccaw Named to the Preseason All-Conference USA Teamw Led the country in 3-point percentage (50.6) as a sophomore at Middle Tennesseew Alabama Mr. Basketball finalist at Athens HS where he averaged 20.8 points and eight rebounds while leading the Golden Eagles to the Class 5A Northwest Regional Final

SEASON HIGHSPoints .................................. 25 at FIU (1/4/18)Field Goals ............................. 9 at FIU (1/4/18)3-PT Field Goals .............. 5 at UAB (12/30/17)Free Throws ............... 9 vs. Auburn (12/16/17)Rebounds .......................................... 8 (twice)Assists ......................6 vs. Belmont (11/16/17)Blocks .................................... 2 at FIU (1/4/18)Steals ......................................... 4 (five times)Minutes ............................... 43 at FIU (1/4/18)

CAREER HIGHSPoints .............................................. 30 (twice)Field Goals ....... 12 vs. Florida Atlantic (3/4/17)3-PT Field Goals ........ 8 vs. Marshall (2/19/15)Free Throws ............... 9 vs. Auburn (12/16/17)Rebounds ......14 vs. South Alabama (12/5/15)Assists ......................... 8 vs. UNCW (11/25/16)Blocks .................................... 2 at FIU (1/4/18)Steals ............... 6 vs. Georgia State (12/21/16)Minutes ........................................... 43 (twice)



21 >> DAVID SIMMONSG // Jr. // 6-3 // 195

Henderson, Ky. // Tallahassee CC // Henderson County HS

Date Opponent Min FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TP11/10 Trevecca 13 3-4 0-1 2-4 2-2-4 4 1 0 0 0 811/13 at Murray State 16 3-7 0-0 2-2 2-3-5 2 3 1 0 0 811/16 Belmont 21 2-4 0-0 3-5 0-1-1 3 1 1 0 1 711/18 at Tennessee State 15 1-1 1-1 0-2 0-2-2 3 3 0 1 0 311/21 FGCU 20 2-3 0-0 5-8 0-1-1 4 3 0 0 2 912/2 at FGCU 26 4-6 0-1 3-4 3-2-5 5 1 3 0 1 1112/6 at Vanderbilt *30 2-4 0-1 0-0 1-4-5 4 2 1 0 1 412/9 Ole Miss 19 2-2 0-0 1-1 0-3-3 1 1 2 0 0 512/16 vs. Auburn 13 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 1 2 0 2 012/22 vs. Princeton 16 3-4 0-0 3-5 1-2-3 3 0 1 0 0 912/23 vs. USC 20 1-2 0-1 0-0 1-1-2 3 1 1 0 0 212/25 vs. No. 15 Miami 14 0-1 0-1 2-2 0-0-0 2 1 1 0 0 212/30 at UAB 24 0-4 0-0 0-0 1-3-4 3 6 1 0 0 01/4 at FIU 28 6-8 0-2 2-5 2-3-5 2 2 1 1 2 141/6 at Florida Atlantic 26 3-7 0-0 1-5 0-1-1 2 1 0 1 3 71/11 LA Tech 27 2-5 0-0 4-4 2-4-6 3 0 2 0 0 81/13 Southern Miss *22 2-3 0-1 0-0 2-2-4 2 4 1 0 0 41/18 at Marshall *17 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 2 3 5 0 0 01/20 at WKU 22 2-3 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 3 0 0 0 0 41/25 UTSA 10 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 1 3 0 0 0 01/27 UTEP 16 2-3 0-0 0-0 1-2-3 1 2 2 0 0 42/1 at Old Dominion 2/3 at Charlotte 2/8 Rice 2/10 North Texas 2/15 at Southern Miss 2/17 at LA Tech 2/24 UAB 3/1 WKU 3/3 Marshall

SIMMONS OVERALL CAREER STATSYear GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def-Tot Avg PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2017-18 21-3 415 19.8 40-74 .541 1-10 .100 28-47 .596 20-39-59 2.8 53-1 39 25 3 12 109 5.2

SIMMONS C-USA CAREER STATSYear GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def-Tot Avg PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2017-18 9-2 192 21.3 17-35 .486 0-4 .000 7-14 .500 10-17-27 3.0 19-0 21 12 2 5 41 4.6

SIMMONS GAME-BY-GAME

SIMMONS NOTEBOOKw Had four points, four boards and four assists against USM in his second career startw Logged eight points and six boards in 27 minutes off the bench against LA Techw Dished out a career-best six assists at UAB while adding four reboundsw Notched nie points and three boards against Princeton in the Diamond Head Classic Openerw Earned his first career start at Vanderbilt, logging four points and five rebounds in 30 minutesw Made the most of his increased action at FGCU in the absence of Antwain Johnson, notching career highs in points (11) and rebounds (5) in 26 minutes off the benchw Had a career-high nine points against FGCU and added three assists and two stealsw Added seven points off the bench in the loss to Belmont

w Was key for the Blue Raiders down the stretch at Murray State, icing the game with a pair of late free throuws in an 8-point, 5-rebound, 3-steal performancew Made his Blue Raider debut against Trevecca, notching eight points and four rebounds in 13 minutesw Averaged 13.5 points and 6.6 rebounds in two seasons at Tallahassee CC where he was named a two-time all-con-ference selection and the 2016 Panhandle Conference Freshman of the Yearw Kentucky Mr. Basketball candidate who played in the Kentucky-Indiana All-Star Classic in 2015 following his career at Henderson County HSSEASON HIGHS

Points .................................. 14 at FIU (1/4/18)Field Goals ............................. 6 at FIU (1/4/18)3-PT Field Goals .1 at Tennessee State (11/18/17)Free Throws ...................5 vs. FGCU (11/21/17)Rebounds .................... 6 vs. LA Tech (1/11/18)Assists ............................. 6 at UAB (12/30/17)Blocks .......................................1 (three times)Steals ................. 3 at Florida Atlantic (1/6/18)Minutes ..................30 at Vanderbilt (12/6/17)

CAREER HIGHSPoints .................................. 14 at FIU (1/4/18)Field Goals ............................. 6 at FIU (1/4/18)3-PT Field Goals .1 at Tennessee State (11/18/17)Free Throws ...................5 vs. FGCU (11/21/17)Rebounds .................... 6 vs. LA Tech (1/11/18)Assists ............................. 6 at UAB (12/30/17)Blocks .......................................1 (three times)Steals ................. 3 at Florida Atlantic (1/6/18)Minutes ..................30 at Vanderbilt (12/6/17)



25 >> KARL GAMBLEF // So. // 6-9 // 224

Columbia, S.C. // A.C. Flora HS

Date Opponent Min FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TP11/10 Trevecca *16 4-5 0-0 2-4 3-2-5 2 1 0 2 1 1011/13 at Murray State 15 2-3 0-0 3-3 5-1-6 5 0 0 1 0 711/16 Belmont *8 1-2 0-1 0-0 2-1-3 1 0 2 0 0 211/18 at Tennessee State 9 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 3 0 1 0 0 011/21 FGCU 22 4-6 0-0 0-3 2-4-6 2 0 1 0 2 812/2 at FGCU 10 2-2 0-0 1-1 0-1-1 0 0 2 0 0 512/6 at Vanderbilt 14 2-4 0-1 0-1 2-2-4 2 0 0 0 0 412/9 Ole Miss 7 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 2 0 0 0 0 212/16 vs. Auburn 17 2-3 1-1 1-2 3-3-6 2 1 1 0 0 612/22 vs. Princeton 19 1-5 0-1 6-6 2-2-4 1 1 1 0 0 812/23 vs. USC 25 2-4 0-0 0-0 1-3-4 2 0 1 1 0 412/25 vs. No. 15 Miami *23 3-4 0-1 3-5 1-1-2 0 0 0 0 0 912/30 at UAB *18 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-1-1 1 0 1 0 0 01/4 at FIU *13 0-3 0-0 0-0 1-2-3 0 0 1 0 1 01/6 at Florida Atlantic 22 3-7 0-0 0-2 2-3-5 3 0 2 0 0 61/11 LA Tech 10 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 0 0 2 0 0 21/13 Southern Miss 7 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-0-1 1 0 1 0 0 01/18 at Marshall 14 0-1 0-0 0-2 0-2-2 4 1 0 0 0 01/20 at WKU 16 2-3 0-0 4-4 1-4-5 4 0 1 1 0 81/25 UTSA 13 2-2 0-0 1-2 2-2-4 0 0 1 1 0 51/27 UTEP 12 5-8 1-1 1-1 0-3-3 2 0 2 0 0 122/1 at Old Dominion 2/3 at Charlotte 2/8 Rice 2/10 North Texas 2/15 at Southern Miss 2/17 at LA Tech 2/24 UAB 3/1 WKU 3/3 Marshall

GAMBLE OVERALL CAREER STATSYear GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def-Tot Avg PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2015-16 32-0 136 4.3 10-30 .333 0-0 .000 10-23 .435 13-21-34 1.1 28-0 0 8 5 1 30 0.92016-17 30-1 156 5.2 18-40 .450 1-4 .250 10-21 .476 11-25-36 1.2 21-0 6 3 11 6 47 1.62017-18 21-5 310 14.8 37-69 .536 2-7 .286 22-36 .611 29-39-68 3.2 37-1 4 20 6 4 98 4.7Total 83-6 602 7.3 65-139 .468 3-11 .273 42-80 .525 53-85-138 1.7 86-1 10 31 22 11 175 2.1

GAMBLE C-USA CAREER STATSYear GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def-Tot Avg PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2015-16 16-0 59 3.7 7-15 .467 0-0 .000 6-12 .500 7-9-16 1.0 13-0 0 2 1 0 20 1.32016-17 17-0 73 4.3 9-17 .529 1-2 .500 2-3 .667 6-13-19 1.1 5-0 3 2 5 4 21 1.22017-18 9-2 125 13.9 13-29 .448 1-2 .500 6-11 .545 7-18-25 2.8 15-0 1 11 2 1 33 3.7Total 42-2 257 6.1 29-61 .475 2-4 .500 14-26 .538 20-40-60 1.4 33-0 4 15 8 5 74 1.8

GAMBLE GAME-BY-GAME

GAMBLE NOTEBOOKw Turned in a career-high 12 points against UTEP on 5-of-8 shooting with a 3-pointer and three reboundsw Recorded five points, four rebounds and a block in the win against UTSAw Scored eight points and grabbed five boards at WKUw Totaled six points and five rebounds at FAUw Averaged 7.0 points and 3.3 rebounds in the Diamond Head Classic while hitting 9-of-11 free throw attempts and earned the start against No. 15 Miamiw Notched six points and matched a career-high six rebounds against Auburnw Tallied eight points, six boards and two assists in a career-high 22 minutes against FGCU at homew Had seven points, six boards and a block in 15 minutes off the bench against Murray Statew Matched his career high of 10 points against Trevecca on 4-of-5 shooting

w Led A.C. Flora HS to the Class AAA State Championship in South Carolina as a senior, making the all-state team after averaging a double-double

SEASON HIGHSPoints ............................ 12 vs. UTEP (1/27/18)Field Goals ....................... 5 vs. UTEP (1/27/18)3-PT Field Goals ................................ 1 (twice)Free Throws ............ 6 vs. Princeton (12/22/17)Rebounds .................................6 (three times)Assists ........................................1 (four times)Blocks ....................... 2 vs. Trevecca (11/10/17)Steals ............................2 vs. FGCU (11/21/17)Minutes ......................... 25 vs. USC (12/23/17)

CAREER HIGHSPoints ............................ 12 vs. UTEP (1/27/18)Field Goals ........................ 5 vs. UTEP (1/27/183-PT Field Goals .......................1 (three times)Free Throws ............ 6 vs. Princeton (12/22/17)Rebounds ...................................6 (four times)Assists ...................... 2 vs. Milligan (11/11/16)Blocks .........................................2 (four times)Steals ................................................ 2 (twice)Minutes ......................... 25 vs. USC (12/23/17)



35 >> DAVION THOMASF // R-Fr. // 6-9 // 215

Columbus, Ga. // Northside HS

Date Opponent Min FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TP11/10 Trevecca 12 4-5 0-0 0-0 1-1-2 1 0 1 0 1 811/13 at Murray State 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 011/16 Belmont - DNP -11/18 at Tennessee State 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 011/21 FGCU - DNP -12/2 at FGCU - DNP -12/6 at Vanderbilt - DNP -12/9 Ole Miss 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 012/16 vs. Auburn 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 012/22 vs. Princeton - DNP -12/23 vs. USC - DNP -12/25 vs. No. 15 Miami 1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 012/30 at UAB - DNP -1/4 at FIU - DNP -1/6 at Florida Atlantic - DNP -1/11 LA Tech - DNP -1/13 Southern Miss 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 01/18 at Marshall - DNP -1/20 at WKU - DNP -1/25 UTSA 3 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 01/27 UTEP 4 1-1 0-0 2-2 0-1-1 1 0 0 0 0 42/1 at Old Dominion 2/3 at Charlotte 2/8 Rice 2/10 North Texas 2/15 at Southern Miss 2/17 at LA Tech 2/24 UAB 3/1 WKU 3/3 Marshall

THOMAS OVERALL CAREER STATSYear GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def-Tot Avg PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2017-18 9-0 27 3.0 5-10 .500 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000 1-2-3 0.3 4-0 0 1 0 1 12 1.3

THOMAS C-USA CAREER STATSYear GP-GS Min Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off-Def-Tot Avg PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2017-18 3-0 8 2.7 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000 0-1-1 0.3 2-0 0 0 0 0 4 1.3

THOMAS GAME-BY-GAME

THOMAS NOTEBOOKw Collected four points in just four minutes off the bench against UTEPw Tallied eight points on 4-of-5 shooting in his Blue Raider debut after redshirting the 2016-17 seasonw Averaged 17 points, 8.8 rebounds and 4.4 blocks per game as a senior at Northside HS

SEASON HIGHSPoints ....................... 8 vs. Trevecca (11/10/17)Field Goals ................ 4 vs. Trevecca (11/10/17)3-PT Field Goals ..............................................Free Throws ..................... 2 vs. UTEP (1/27/18)Rebounds ................. 2 vs. Trevecca (11/10/17)Assists .............................................................Blocks ..............................................................Steals ....................... 1 vs. Trevecca (11/10/17)Minutes .................. 12 vs. Trevecca (11/10/17)

CAREER HIGHSPoints ....................... 8 vs. Trevecca (11/10/17)Field Goals ................ 4 vs. Trevecca (11/10/17)3-PT Field Goals ..............................................Free Throws ..................... 2 vs. UTEP (1/27/18)Rebounds ................. 2 vs. Trevecca (11/10/17)Assists .............................................................Blocks ..............................................................Steals ....................... 1 vs. Trevecca (11/10/17)Minutes .................. 12 vs. Trevecca (11/10/17)



Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsTrevecca vs Middle Tennessee

11/10/17 11:00 a.m. at Murfreesboro, Tenn.

Trevecca 52 • 0-1Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min00 Johnson,Deion 4-8 0-1 1-2 1 1 2 1 9 3 3 0 2 2502 Whitfield,Devin 2-7 2-3 7-8 1 4 5 1 13 1 5 0 1 2503 El Mardi,Mehdi 1-2 0-0 2-2 0 1 1 4 4 0 1 0 0 1105 Obunaka,Dominic 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 1010 Henry,Donavon 0-2 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 1511 Wills,Austin 1-6 1-5 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 2714 Weatherspoon,Pierce 2-2 0-0 1-4 1 4 5 3 5 0 4 1 0 1315 Welborn,Tyler 0-1 0-0 2-4 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 2021 Thompson,Michael 1-2 1-1 2-2 0 1 1 3 5 1 0 0 0 1123 Williams,Jacob 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 835 Anyang,Nick 2-2 0-0 1-2 0 4 4 4 5 0 2 0 0 1754 Herbert,CJ 1-5 0-3 3-6 0 1 1 2 5 0 1 0 0 18

Team 3 2 5Totals 14-41 4-14 20-32 6 21 27 24 52 7 22 1 5 200

FG % 1st Half: 7-21 33.3%3FG % 1st Half: 3-8 37.5%

FT % 1st Half: 11-14 78.6%

2nd half: 7-20 35.0%2nd half: 1-6 16.7%2nd half: 9-18 50.0%

Game: 14-41 34.1%Game: 4-14 28.6%Game: 20-32 62.5%

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Middle Tennessee 104 • 1-0Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min05 KING, Nick f 6-9 0-0 5-7 3 3 6 2 17 0 0 0 1 2225 GAMBLE, Karl f 4-5 0-0 2-4 3 2 5 2 10 1 0 2 1 1600 DIXON, Tyrik g 2-4 1-3 3-4 0 0 0 4 8 3 3 0 2 1611 SIMPSON, Edward g 2-7 2-5 0-0 0 1 1 2 6 2 2 0 0 2320 POTTS, Giddy g 4-8 3-7 4-4 0 5 5 2 15 2 0 1 0 2602 JOHNSON, Antwain 6-8 2-2 2-3 1 0 1 2 16 3 1 0 3 2003 SIMS, Donovan 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 3 3 1 3 1 1 0 1 1204 HAWTHORNE, James 2-5 0-0 3-4 1 2 3 1 7 3 0 0 0 1710 SLATTEN, Will 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 112 SHELTON-SZMIDT, Th. 2-9 2-8 0-0 3 2 5 3 6 1 0 0 1 1914 MILLER, Chase 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 321 SIMMONS, David 3-4 0-1 2-4 2 2 4 4 8 1 0 0 0 1335 THOMAS, Davion 4-5 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 8 0 1 0 1 12

Team 1 2 3Totals 36-68 11-28 21-30 17 23 40 24 104 17 8 3 10 200


FT % 1st Half: 11-17 64.7%


Game: 36-68 52.9%Game: 11-28 39.3%Game: 21-30 70.0%

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Officials: Barry Mathis, Joey Richardson, Davis MaxwellTechnical fouls: Trevecca-None. Middle Tennessee-None.Attendance: 8227

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalTrevecca 28 24 52Middle Tennessee 51 53 104

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchTNU 18 9 7 2 52MT 44 37 18 10 48

Last FG - TNU 2nd-02:45, MT 2nd-00:39.Largest lead - TNU None, MT by 52 2nd-00:39.TNU led for 00:00. MT led for 39:32. Game was tied for 00:28.

Score tied - 0 times.Lead changed - 0 times.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsMiddle Tennessee vs Murray St.

11/13/17 1:00 p.m. at Murray, Ky. (CFSB Center)


## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min01 WALTERS, Brandon f 3-5 0-0 3-3 2 2 4 2 9 0 3 0 0 1405 KING, Nick f 12-16 1-2 6-6 1 4 5 0 31 1 3 0 2 3100 DIXON, Tyrik g 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 4 0 3 3 0 0 2411 SIMPSON, Edward g 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 2520 POTTS, Giddy g 2-10 0-2 3-4 1 7 8 4 7 1 3 1 4 3202 JOHNSON, Antwain 2-7 0-3 2-2 0 2 2 4 6 1 3 0 1 2004 HAWTHORNE, James 0-3 0-1 2-2 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 1312 SHELTON-SZMIDT, Th. 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 721 SIMMONS, David 3-7 0-0 2-2 2 3 5 2 8 3 1 0 0 1625 GAMBLE, Karl 2-3 0-0 3-3 5 1 6 5 7 0 0 1 0 1535 THOMAS, Davion 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

Team 0 4 4 2Totals 25-57 1-12 21-22 11 27 38 25 72 9 19 2 10 200


FT % 1st Half: 9-10 90.0%

2nd half: 9-28 32.1%2nd half: 0-6 0.0%2nd half: 12-12 100.0

Game: 25-57 43.9%Game: 1-12 8.3%Game: 21-22 95.5%

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Murray St. 67 • 1-1Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min00 MILLER, JR., Terrell f 5-12 0-2 1-2 0 8 8 5 11 2 3 0 1 3140 DUPREE, Jalen f 0-2 0-0 2-2 0 1 1 4 2 0 0 1 0 1202 STARK, Jonathan g 6-15 2-8 0-1 0 2 2 1 14 1 6 0 1 3812 MORANT, Ja g 3-7 1-3 9-9 2 4 6 1 16 5 5 1 0 3625 HAWKINS, Byron g 1-5 0-1 2-2 0 2 2 2 4 0 0 0 1 2604 SANCHIOUS, Brion 3-4 0-0 1-1 2 0 2 4 7 1 2 0 1 2311 BUCHANAN, Shaq 2-6 0-1 1-2 1 3 4 2 5 1 1 1 1 2224 SMITH, Anthony 2-3 0-1 4-5 2 0 2 3 8 0 0 0 1 12

Team 1 1 2Totals 22-54 3-16 20-24 8 21 29 22 67 10 17 3 6 200


FT % 1st Half: 14-16 87.5%


Game: 22-54 40.7%Game: 3-16 18.8%Game: 20-24 83.3%

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Officials: Steve Divine, Bart Lenox, James HicksTechnical fouls: Middle Tennessee-None. Murray St.-None.Attendance: 3854

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalMiddle Tennessee 42 30 72Murray St. 44 23 67

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchMT 28 11 4 4 23MUR 32 22 15 6 20

Last FG - MT 2nd-00:28, MUR 2nd-00:46.Largest lead - MT by 6 2nd-03:22, MUR by 6 1st-14:10.MT led for 16:00. MUR led for 18:14. Game was tied for 05:46.


Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsBelmont vs Middle Tennessee

11/16/17 6:30 p.m. at Murfreesboro, Tenn.

Belmont 69 • 1-1Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min25 MERCER, Mack f 3-8 0-2 1-1 1 2 3 4 7 1 3 1 0 2832 EGEKEZE, Amanze f 8-15 6-9 2-2 0 5 5 3 24 0 1 1 0 3601 LUKE, Austin g 1-4 0-1 2-2 1 3 4 0 4 11 5 0 0 3003 WINDLER, Dylan g 4-6 1-2 2-4 2 8 10 2 11 1 3 0 0 3611 MCCLAIN, Kevin g 4-10 2-4 4-4 0 2 2 0 14 1 3 0 1 3310 HOLLANDER, Caleb 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 214 HOPKINS, Nick 3-5 1-3 0-0 1 1 2 1 7 1 0 0 2 1621 SAMPSON, Burton 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 424 BENKERT, Michael 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 441 HADDEN, Tyler 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 450 ADELSPERGER, Seth 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 7

Team 1 4 5 1Totals 24-53 10-22 11-13 8 28 36 13 69 16 17 3 3 200


FT % 1st Half: 2-2 100.0


Game: 24-53 45.3%Game: 10-22 45.5%Game: 11-13 84.6%

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## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min05 KING, Nick f 9-17 1-3 2-2 1 6 7 3 21 3 1 0 1 3325 GAMBLE, Karl f 1-2 0-1 0-0 2 1 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 802 JOHNSON, Antwain g 1-7 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 1 1811 SIMPSON, Edward g 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1420 POTTS, Giddy g 4-10 2-6 2-2 0 2 2 1 12 6 1 0 2 3900 DIXON, Tyrik 1-6 1-3 0-0 1 4 5 1 3 1 2 0 0 2301 WALTERS, Brandon 6-13 1-2 1-2 6 2 8 4 14 1 2 4 2 2403 SIMS, Donovan 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 604 HAWTHORNE, James 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 1112 SHELTON-SZMIDT, Th. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 321 SIMMONS, David 2-4 0-0 3-5 0 1 1 3 7 1 1 0 1 21

Team 2 1 3Totals 25-62 5-17 8-11 12 20 32 19 63 14 12 5 9 200


FT % 1st Half: 5-6 83.3%


Game: 25-62 40.3%Game: 5-17 29.4%Game: 8-11 72.7%

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Officials: Ray Natili, Tim Gattis, Craig MurleyTechnical fouls: Belmont-None. Middle Tennessee-TEAM.Attendance: 5366

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalBelmont 29 40 69Middle Tennessee 27 36 63

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchBEL 26 14 8 2 9MT 30 20 9 4 26

Last FG - BEL 2nd-02:35, MT 2nd-00:30.Largest lead - BEL by 14 2nd-13:13, MT by 4 2nd-08:02.BEL led for 31:59. MT led for 06:13. Game was tied for 01:48.


Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsMiddle Tennessee vs Tennessee State

11/18/17 3 p.m. at Nashville, Tenn. (Gentry Center)


## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min01 WALTERS, Brandon f 5-8 0-1 4-7 3 4 7 2 14 1 0 1 0 3105 KING, Nick f 8-13 3-5 1-1 1 4 5 0 20 2 5 0 1 2800 DIXON, Tyrik g 2-4 0-2 5-6 0 3 3 4 9 5 3 0 2 3211 SIMPSON, Edward g 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 2 2 3 3 3 0 0 0 1620 POTTS, Giddy g 2-6 2-5 0-0 0 6 6 4 6 1 1 0 0 2502 JOHNSON, Antwain 3-9 0-5 5-5 0 2 2 3 11 3 1 1 1 2403 SIMS, Donovan 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 3 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 604 HAWTHORNE, James 1-2 0-0 1-2 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1012 SHELTON-SZMIDT, Th. 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 321 SIMMONS, David 1-1 1-1 0-2 0 2 2 3 3 3 0 1 0 1525 GAMBLE, Karl 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 935 THOMAS, Davion 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

Team 0 0 0 1Totals 25-50 9-25 16-23 6 27 33 23 75 18 13 3 4 200


FT % 1st Half: 8-9 88.9%


Game: 25-50 50.0%Game: 9-25 36.0%Game: 16-23 69.6%

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Tennessee State 65 • 1-2Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min04 HAMILTON, K. f 2-6 1-3 0-0 0 2 2 2 5 0 0 0 0 2021 MEKOWULU, Christian f 2-4 0-0 5-6 3 5 8 5 9 1 3 1 2 3100 CHANEY, Armani g 5-7 2-3 2-2 0 5 5 4 14 4 0 0 0 2801 SPENCER, Delano g 2-10 1-5 7-7 1 3 4 2 12 1 1 0 1 3414 REDDICK, Darreon g 5-11 1-2 2-7 3 3 6 1 13 1 2 0 0 3302 McKNIGHT, Kamar 2-5 1-1 1-1 1 2 3 0 6 0 4 0 1 2111 REID, A.C. 1-6 1-6 0-0 0 2 2 3 3 1 0 0 0 1322 CUMMINGS, Daniel 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 330 CHAFFEE JR., Stokley 0-1 0-0 1-2 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 834 DUKE, Jalen 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 9

Team 2 0 2Totals 20-52 7-21 18-25 11 23 34 19 65 8 12 2 5 200


FT % 1st Half: 7-11 63.6%


Game: 20-52 38.5%Game: 7-21 33.3%Game: 18-25 72.0%

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Officials: John Dillon, Brett Miles, Eric MimsTechnical fouls: Middle Tennessee-None. Tennessee State-TEAM.Attendance: 1850

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalMiddle Tennessee 40 35 75Tennessee State 26 39 65

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchMT 18 15 8 11 23TSUM 24 15 14 2 12

Last FG - MT 2nd-01:34, TSUM 2nd-00:34.Largest lead - MT by 20 2nd-10:16, TSUM by 3 1st-18:23.MT led for 37:46. TSUM led for 00:37. Game was tied for 01:37.

Score tied - 0 times.Lead changed - 1 time.


Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsFGCU vs Middle Tennessee


FGCU 72 • 2-2Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min15 DOYLE, Ricky f 3-7 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 0 6 2 3 1 1 2900 GOODWIN, Brandon g 4-12 0-4 12-17 0 5 5 4 20 3 5 0 0 3705 JOHNSON, Zach g 5-12 1-4 7-10 2 3 5 3 18 1 4 0 2 3711 TERRELL, Christian g 2-5 0-3 0-0 1 7 8 2 4 3 1 0 1 2731 MERCURIUS, Dinero g 1-4 1-4 3-3 0 1 1 4 6 0 1 0 0 1703 ROGERS, Darnell 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 513 SCOTT Jr, RaySean 2-2 0-0 4-5 0 3 3 3 8 0 0 1 0 1521 ERNST, Brady 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 323 CARLYLE, Christian 1-3 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 5 3 1 0 0 1 1432 SIMMONS, Antravious 3-4 0-0 0-1 2 1 3 4 6 0 1 0 0 16

Team 0 2 2Totals 21-49 3-17 27-38 6 26 32 26 72 10 16 2 5 200


FT % 1st Half: 15-19 78.9%


Game: 21-49 42.9%Game: 3-17 17.6%Game: 27-38 71.1%

DeadballRebounds

6


## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min01 WALTERS, Brandon f 4-6 0-0 0-1 1 1 2 5 8 0 0 1 0 2105 KING, Nick f 7-12 1-2 10-10 2 5 7 2 25 3 3 0 0 2800 DIXON, Tyrik g 5-9 2-3 0-0 2 8 10 4 12 6 1 0 1 3011 SIMPSON, Edward g 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 3 3 2 3 3 2 0 1 2220 POTTS, Giddy g 4-10 2-7 2-4 1 2 3 4 12 1 3 0 4 2402 JOHNSON, Antwain 0-6 0-4 4-4 0 0 0 3 4 1 0 0 0 1403 SIMS, Donovan 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 404 HAWTHORNE, James 1-4 0-1 0-0 1 2 3 1 2 0 2 1 0 912 SHELTON-SZMIDT, Th. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 621 SIMMONS, David 2-3 0-0 5-8 0 1 1 4 9 3 0 0 2 2025 GAMBLE, Karl 4-6 0-0 0-3 2 4 6 2 8 0 1 0 2 22

Team 1 0 1Totals 28-58 6-19 23-32 10 27 37 28 85 17 12 2 10 200


FT % 1st Half: 9-12 75.0%


Game: 28-58 48.3%Game: 6-19 31.6%Game: 23-32 71.9%

DeadballRebounds

3

Officials: Kevin Mathis, Bill Jacobson, Peter JuzenasTechnical fouls: FGCU-None. Middle Tennessee-None.Attendance: 5017

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalFGCU 29 43 72Middle Tennessee 47 38 85

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchFGCU 34 13 6 2 18MT 32 11 12 2 25

Last FG - FGCU 2nd-02:07, MT 2nd-00:37.Largest lead - FGCU by 2 1st-18:01, MT by 22 1st-03:42.FGCU led for 00:18. MT led for 36:08. Game was tied for 03:34.

Score tied - 1 time.Lead changed - 1 time.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsMiddle Tennessee vs FGCU

12/2/17 7:00 PM at Alico Arena (Fort Myers, FL)


## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min01 WALTERS, Brandon f 4-6 0-0 4-5 2 2 4 2 12 1 3 1 0 2905 KING, Nick f 11-21 0-1 10-14 4 7 11 1 32 4 2 0 0 3700 DIXON, Tyrik g 1-3 1-1 1-1 0 7 7 4 4 3 1 0 0 2811 SIMPSON, Edward g 0-4 0-3 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 1 1 2620 POTTS, Giddy g 4-13 2-7 0-0 2 1 3 4 10 3 3 0 4 2603 SIMS, Donovan 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 404 HAWTHORNE, James 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 412 SHELTON-SZMIDT, Th. 2-4 1-2 0-0 1 2 3 1 5 0 0 0 0 1021 SIMMONS, David 4-6 0-1 3-4 3 2 5 5 11 1 3 0 1 2625 GAMBLE, Karl 2-2 0-0 1-1 0 1 1 0 5 0 2 0 0 10

Team 3 3 6Totals 29-60 4-15 19-25 15 27 42 23 81 14 18 2 6 200


FT % 1st Half: 6-9 66.7%


Game: 29-60 48.3%Game: 4-15 26.7%Game: 19-25 76.0%

DeadballRebounds

1

FGCU 76 • 6-3Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min32 SIMMONS, Antravious f 2-5 0-0 0-0 0 4 4 5 4 0 2 0 0 2500 GOODWIN, Brandon g 8-17 3-7 7-9 2 4 6 1 26 3 1 0 2 3805 JOHNSON, Zach g 2-7 0-1 3-4 0 2 2 4 7 4 3 0 2 2311 TERRELL, Christian g 2-4 0-1 3-5 1 7 8 2 7 5 2 0 2 3123 CARLYLE, Christian g 6-9 0-1 6-7 1 1 2 5 18 0 2 0 2 3703 ROGERS, Darnell 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 213 SCOTT Jr, RaySean 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 4 0 2 2 1 0 1021 ERNST, Brady 1-1 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1131 MERCURIUS, Dinero 4-8 4-6 0-1 1 0 1 0 12 0 3 0 0 23

Team 0 2 2Totals 25-52 7-17 19-27 7 21 28 22 76 14 15 1 8 200


FT % 1st Half: 5-6 83.3%


Game: 25-52 48.1%Game: 7-17 41.2%Game: 19-27 70.4%

DeadballRebounds

1

Officials: Jason Baker (R), Mick Fieldbinder, Christopher FordTechnical fouls: Middle Tennessee-None. FGCU-None.Attendance: 3931FGCU Ranked #13 CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalMiddle Tennessee 34 47 81FGCU 31 45 76

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchMT 46 22 22 2 23FGCU 30 24 5 8 14

Last FG - MT 2nd-01:48, FGCU 2nd-01:35.Largest lead - MT by 16 2nd-11:58, FGCU by 12 1st-15:43.MT led for 27:57. FGCU led for 11:33. Game was tied for 00:30.

Score tied - 1 time.Lead changed - 3 times.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsMiddle Tennessee vs Vanderbilt

12/06/17 7 p.m. at Nashville, Tenn. (Memorial Gym)


## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min01 WALTERS, Brandon f 7-10 0-0 2-5 5 0 5 4 16 1 1 1 0 2605 KING, Nick f 7-18 0-2 9-11 1 5 6 3 23 4 0 0 0 3411 SIMPSON, Edward g 1-3 1-3 0-0 1 5 6 1 3 0 1 0 0 3120 POTTS, Giddy g 5-16 2-7 4-6 1 3 4 3 16 5 1 0 1 4021 SIMMONS, David g 2-4 0-1 0-0 1 4 5 4 4 2 1 0 1 3000 DIXON, Tyrik 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 603 SIMS, Donovan 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 604 HAWTHORNE, James 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 912 SHELTON-SZMIDT, Th. 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 425 GAMBLE, Karl 2-4 0-1 0-1 2 2 4 2 4 0 0 0 0 14

Team 2 1 3 4Totals 24-56 3-14 15-23 14 25 39 18 66 13 9 1 3 200


FT % 1st Half: 4-8 50.0%


Game: 24-56 42.9%Game: 3-14 21.4%Game: 15-23 65.2%

DeadballRebounds

4

Vanderbilt 63 • 3-6Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min02 TOYE, Joe f 0-6 0-3 0-0 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 1911 ROBERSON, Jeff f 2-6 1-2 8-8 2 2 4 2 13 0 2 0 1 3212 BAPTISTE, Djery c 2-7 0-0 0-0 2 4 6 2 4 1 0 3 0 2200 LEE, Saben g 2-6 0-2 1-2 0 0 0 2 5 3 1 0 1 2613 LaCHANCE, Riley g 3-10 0-6 3-3 2 3 5 3 9 5 1 0 0 3601 WILLIS, Payton 3-6 2-5 1-2 1 4 5 1 9 0 0 0 0 1705 FISHER-DAVIS,Matthe 5-9 5-8 2-3 0 7 7 2 17 0 1 1 0 3315 BROWN, Clevon 3-4 0-1 0-1 3 1 4 3 6 1 0 0 1 1350 OBINNA, Ejike 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2

Team 0 0 0 2Totals 20-54 8-27 15-19 11 22 33 19 63 11 9 5 3 200


FT % 1st Half: 7-9 77.8%


Game: 20-54 37.0%Game: 8-27 29.6%Game: 15-19 78.9%

DeadballRebounds

2

Officials: Terry Oglesby, Byron Jarrett, Tim GattisTechnical fouls: Middle Tennessee-None. Vanderbilt-None.Attendance: 8739

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalMiddle Tennessee 28 38 66Vanderbilt 32 31 63

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchMT 36 10 14 0 4VU 22 10 14 0 32

Last FG - MT 2nd-01:15, VU 2nd-02:13.Largest lead - MT by 7 1st-13:43, VU by 7 1st-03:19.MT led for 12:03. VU led for 23:30. Game was tied for 04:17.


Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsOle Miss vs Middle Tennessee


Ole Miss 58 • 4-4Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min02 Hymon,Marcanvis f 6-6 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 3 12 1 2 2 1 3112 Stevens,Bruce f 5-8 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 2 10 0 1 0 1 2503 Davis,Terence g 3-9 2-6 2-2 1 7 8 1 10 3 2 0 1 3104 Tyree,Breein g 2-7 2-5 0-0 0 2 2 0 6 4 1 1 0 2005 Crawford,Markel g 1-6 0-3 5-7 0 4 4 2 7 2 2 0 0 3100 Shuler,Devontae 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 901 Burnett,Deandre 1-7 1-3 6-6 0 0 0 1 9 4 2 0 0 2813 Olejniczak,Dominik 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 920 Davis,D.C. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 150 Furmanavicius,Justas 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 15

Team 1 2 3Totals 20-50 5-18 13-15 5 23 28 11 58 15 11 4 3 200


FT % 1st Half: 5-6 83.3%


Game: 20-50 40.0%Game: 5-18 27.8%Game: 13-15 86.7%

DeadballRebounds

1



Team 3 3 6Totals 31-62 7-22 8-9 9 26 35 14 77 22 6 4 6 200


FT % 1st Half: 3-3 100.0


Game: 31-62 50.0%Game: 7-22 31.8%Game: 8-9 88.9%

DeadballRebounds

0

Officials: Ray Natili, Jeb Hartness, Bret SmithTechnical fouls: Ole Miss-None. Middle Tennessee-None.Attendance: 8806

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalOle Miss 34 24 58Middle Tennessee 33 44 77

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchOM 28 7 4 3 13MT 38 13 16 11 13

Last FG - OM 2nd-03:12, MT 2nd-00:36.Largest lead - OM by 5 1st-17:30, MT by 19 2nd-00:36.OM led for 07:45. MT led for 28:10. Game was tied for 04:05.



Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsMiddle Tennessee vs Auburn

12/16/17 5:00 p.m. at Legacy Arena - Birmingham, Ala.



Team 0 1 1 1Totals 21-50 11-22 17-25 7 22 29 25 70 13 24 1 15 200


FT % 1st Half: 6-8 75.0%


Game: 21-50 42.0%Game: 11-22 50.0%Game: 17-25 68.0%

DeadballRebounds

3

Auburn 76 • 9-1Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min13 MURRAY, Desean f 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 5 5 1 2 1 5 1 0 2124 MCLEMORE, Anfernee f 4-6 0-1 0-0 1 2 3 4 8 0 0 4 0 2001 HARPER, Jared g 3-5 3-5 7-9 0 1 1 2 16 7 5 0 1 3202 BROWN, Bryce g 3-12 1-8 2-3 0 2 2 1 9 5 5 1 2 3605 HERON, Mustapha g 4-7 1-2 7-9 2 4 6 3 16 1 2 0 3 2800 SPENCER, Horace 4-4 0-0 3-4 0 7 7 2 11 0 2 0 1 1904 OKEKE, Chuma 6-8 1-1 1-1 2 3 5 1 14 1 0 0 1 2010 MITCHELL, Davion 0-5 0-4 0-0 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 1514 DUNBAR, Malik 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 9

Team 1 2 3 1Totals 25-51 6-22 20-26 7 27 34 20 76 18 21 6 8 200


FT % 1st Half: 5-6 83.3%


Game: 25-51 49.0%Game: 6-22 27.3%Game: 20-26 76.9%

DeadballRebounds

3

Officials: Pat Adams, Todd Austin, Doug SirmonsTechnical fouls: Middle Tennessee-None. Auburn-DUNBAR, Malik 2.Attendance: 7209

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalMiddle Tennessee 25 45 70Auburn 42 34 76

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchMT 16 21 10 6 20AU 32 20 5 6 25

Last FG - MT 2nd-00:17, AU 2nd-00:34.Largest lead - MT None, AU by 25 2nd-16:02.MT led for 00:00. AU led for 39:49. Game was tied for 00:11.


Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsMiddle Tennessee vs Princeton

12/22/17 12:30 p.m. at Stan Sheriff Center - Honolulu, HI


## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min00 DIXON, Tyrik * 4-5 2-3 0-0 0 5 5 5 10 4 2 0 1 2601 WALTERS, Brandon * 1-8 0-0 1-2 3 1 4 4 3 0 1 2 0 2505 KING, Nick * 8-17 0-3 2-3 3 2 5 3 18 4 1 0 0 3611 SIMPSON, Edward * 1-3 1-3 0-0 0 2 2 0 3 3 1 0 1 2820 POTTS, Giddy * 5-11 4-8 0-0 1 4 5 4 14 1 0 0 0 3002 JOHNSON, Antwain 1-6 0-2 2-2 1 1 2 2 4 0 1 0 0 1604 HAWTHORNE, James 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 212 SHELTON-SZMIDT, Th. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 221 SIMMONS, David 3-4 0-0 3-5 1 2 3 3 9 0 1 0 0 1625 GAMBLE, Karl 1-5 0-1 6-6 2 2 4 1 8 1 1 0 0 19

Team 2 2 4Totals 24-59 7-20 14-18 13 21 34 22 69 13 8 2 2 200


FT % 1st Half: 0-0 0.0%


Game: 24-59 40.7%Game: 7-20 35.0%Game: 14-18 77.8%

DeadballRebounds

2,1

Princeton 67 • 5-7Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min03 Cannady, Devin * 4-14 2-9 6-7 1 7 8 2 16 2 1 0 0 4005 Bell, Amir * 3-7 2-3 3-6 1 4 5 4 11 3 3 0 0 3312 Stephens, Myles * 3-8 0-2 3-6 3 9 12 3 9 1 3 0 1 3822 Desrosiers, Jerome * 1-3 1-1 0-2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 833 Much, Sebastian * 4-8 2-5 0-0 2 1 3 1 10 2 3 1 0 2800 Young, Aaron 2-3 2-3 2-2 0 0 0 4 8 2 0 0 1 1804 LeBlanc, Mike 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 1515 Schwieger, Ryan 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 834 Aririguzoh, Richmond 3-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 6 1 0 0 0 1135 Brennan, Alec 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Team 2 1 3Totals 22-50 9-25 14-23 9 24 33 16 67 11 11 1 4 200


FT % 1st Half: 7-8 87.5%


Game: 22-50 44.0%Game: 9-25 36.0%Game: 14-23 60.9%

DeadballRebounds

6

Officials: Chris Rastatter, Larry Spaulding, Todd ApoTechnical fouls: Middle Tennessee-None. Princeton-None.Attendance: 5918Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic 1st Round

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalMiddle Tennessee 23 46 69Princeton 28 39 67

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchMT 26 11 14 2 21PRIN 26 5 8 2 18

Last FG - MT 2nd-00:04, PRIN 2nd-00:18.Largest lead - MT by 4 2nd-17:19, PRIN by 7 1st-09:22.MT led for 11:52. PRIN led for 23:25. Game was tied for 04:43.


Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsMiddle Tennessee vs USC

12/23/17 11:30 a.m. at Stan Sheriff Center - Honolulu, HI


## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min00 DIXON, Tyrik * 3-7 1-3 0-0 1 0 1 3 7 4 1 0 0 2501 WALTERS, Brandon * 5-8 0-0 1-1 1 0 1 5 11 0 0 0 0 1505 KING, Nick * 10-20 2-3 6-9 5 6 11 0 28 3 1 0 0 3911 SIMPSON, Edward * 2-4 2-4 0-0 0 0 0 2 6 3 1 0 1 1920 POTTS, Giddy * 4-10 3-7 0-0 0 1 1 3 11 0 1 0 2 3202 JOHNSON, Antwain 4-8 3-5 4-4 0 1 1 2 15 2 1 0 0 2404 HAWTHORNE, James 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 121 SIMMONS, David 1-2 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 0 0 2025 GAMBLE, Karl 2-4 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 2 4 0 1 1 0 25

Team 0 1 1 2Totals 31-63 11-23 11-14 9 13 22 22 84 13 9 1 3 200


FT % 1st Half: 4-5 80.0%


Game: 31-63 49.2%Game: 11-23 47.8%Game: 11-14 78.6%

DeadballRebounds

3,1

USC 89 • 8-4Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min04 Metu, Chimezie * 11-15 1-2 4-5 2 7 9 4 27 4 2 0 0 3911 McLaughlin, Jordan * 2-3 1-2 6-7 2 3 5 2 11 6 5 0 2 4025 Boatwright, Bennie * 4-11 3-7 12-16 1 5 6 3 23 6 3 2 0 3730 Stewart, Elijah * 3-7 3-7 4-5 0 3 3 2 13 2 0 0 0 3231 Rakocevic, Nick * 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 900 Aaron, Shaqquan 4-5 2-2 0-0 0 2 2 1 10 2 0 0 1 3001 Usher, Jordan 1-2 1-1 0-0 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 1334 Uyaelunmo, Victor 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+

Team 0 0 0Totals 26-45 11-21 26-33 6 22 28 17 89 21 10 2 3 200


FT % 1st Half: 15-18 83.3%


Game: 26-45 57.8%Game: 11-21 52.4%Game: 26-33 78.8%

DeadballRebounds

6,1

Officials: Tony Padilla, Keith Kimble, Jason BakerTechnical fouls: Middle Tennessee-POTTS, Giddy. USC-None.Attendance: 5811Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic Semifinal

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalMiddle Tennessee 43 41 84USC 42 47 89

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchMT 38 19 14 4 21USC 30 7 4 0 13

Last FG - MT 2nd-00:08, USC 2nd-00:20.Largest lead - MT by 9 2nd-16:54, USC by 7 2nd-04:58.MT led for 24:10. USC led for 11:04. Game was tied for 04:46.


Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsMiddle Tennessee vs Miami

12/25/17 3:30 p.m. at Stan Sheriff Center - Honolulu, HI


## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min00 DIXON, Tyrik * 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 4 0 2 1 0 1 1105 KING, Nick * 9-15 2-3 8-10 3 5 8 4 28 3 3 0 0 3811 SIMPSON, Edward * 1-4 0-2 0-0 0 4 4 4 2 3 1 0 0 3120 POTTS, Giddy * 4-10 4-5 0-0 1 3 4 3 12 1 3 0 0 3625 GAMBLE, Karl * 3-4 0-1 3-5 1 1 2 0 9 0 0 0 0 2301 WALTERS, Brandon 5-6 0-0 2-2 1 1 2 5 12 0 1 0 1 1702 JOHNSON, Antwain 5-10 1-2 5-5 0 1 1 4 16 4 1 0 0 2303 SIMS, Donovan 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 512 SHELTON-SZMIDT, Th. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 121 SIMMONS, David 0-1 0-1 2-2 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1435 THOMAS, Davion 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Team 2 1 3Totals 27-52 7-15 20-24 8 18 26 26 81 15 11 0 2 200


FT % 1st Half: 4-7 57.1%


Game: 27-52 51.9%Game: 7-15 46.7%Game: 20-24 83.3%

DeadballRebounds

1

Miami 84 • 11-1Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min00 NEWTON,JA'QUAN * 4-7 0-1 1-4 0 1 1 3 9 6 1 0 1 2801 VASILJEVIC,DJ * 4-7 3-6 2-2 2 3 5 4 13 1 1 0 1 3103 LAWRENCE II,ANTHON * 2-3 2-2 3-4 3 2 5 2 9 2 2 1 0 3411 BROWN JR,BRUCE * 8-16 0-5 4-7 0 6 6 2 20 3 4 1 2 3920 HUELL,DEWAN * 7-8 0-0 7-8 0 3 3 2 21 0 0 1 0 3202 LYKES,CHRIS 3-5 2-3 0-0 0 0 0 2 8 2 1 0 1 1704 WALKER IV,LONNIE 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 514 MILLER JR,RODNEY 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 615 IZUNDU,EBUKA 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 3 2 0 2 0 0 8

Team 0 3 3Totals 30-50 7-18 17-25 6 19 25 20 84 14 13 3 5 200


FT % 1st Half: 6-10 60.0%


Game: 30-50 60.0%Game: 7-18 38.9%Game: 17-25 68.0%

DeadballRebounds

4,1

Officials: Chris Rastatter, Darron George, Larry SpauldingTechnical fouls: Middle Tennessee-None. Miami-None.Attendance: 6062Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic 3rd Place

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalMiddle Tennessee 29 52 81Miami 34 50 84

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchMT 30 15 15 0 30UM 40 9 10 2 12

Last FG - MT 2nd-00:02, UM 2nd-00:05.Largest lead - MT by 13 1st-13:35, UM by 7 1st-02:02.MT led for 18:55. UM led for 17:51. Game was tied for 03:14.



Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsMiddle Tennessee vs UAB

12/30/17 4:00 p.m. at Birmingham, Ala. - Bartow Arena

Middle Tennessee 63 • 9-4, 1-0Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min05 KING, Nick f 11-16 2-3 6-6 2 6 8 1 30 0 4 1 0 3225 GAMBLE, Karl f 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1802 JOHNSON, Antwain g 1-6 0-0 2-2 1 2 3 1 4 2 0 0 0 1811 SIMPSON, Edward g 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1820 POTTS, Giddy g 6-13 5-9 2-2 0 8 8 2 19 1 4 1 0 3500 DIXON, Tyrik 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 1401 WALTERS, Brandon 1-3 0-0 0-1 0 3 3 4 2 0 1 0 0 1803 SIMS, Donovan 1-3 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 2 1104 HAWTHORNE, James 2-2 0-0 1-2 1 1 2 2 5 0 0 0 0 1221 SIMMONS, David 0-4 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 3 0 6 1 0 0 24

Team 1 2 3Totals 22-52 8-19 11-13 6 29 35 17 63 13 11 2 3 200


FT % 1st Half: 3-5 60.0%


Game: 22-52 42.3%Game: 8-19 42.1%Game: 11-13 84.6%

DeadballRebounds

0

UAB 60 • 9-5, 0-1Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min03 COKLEY, Chris f 4-11 0-0 3-3 2 6 8 1 11 5 2 1 1 3534 LEE, William f 4-11 1-5 3-4 1 3 4 2 12 2 0 0 2 3101 BRYANT, Zack g 5-9 0-0 5-7 0 4 4 4 15 4 0 0 0 3502 NORTON, Nick g 3-7 3-7 2-2 0 2 2 1 11 2 2 0 0 3113 DARLING, Nate g 2-6 1-4 0-0 0 3 3 0 5 2 1 2 1 2711 GUEYE, Makhtar 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 221 PERRY, Jalen 2-8 1-4 0-2 1 3 4 1 5 0 0 0 0 2523 SULLIVAN, Lewis 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 14

Team 2 3 5 1Totals 20-53 6-21 14-20 6 26 32 15 60 15 6 4 4 200


FT % 1st Half: 1-4 25.0%


Game: 20-53 37.7%Game: 6-21 28.6%Game: 14-20 70.0%

DeadballRebounds

4

Officials: Gary Maxwell, Kerry Sitton, Craig MurleyTechnical fouls: Middle Tennessee-None. UAB-None.Attendance: 4143

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalMiddle Tennessee 30 33 63UAB 29 31 60

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchMT 20 5 5 2 10UAB 22 13 8 4 6

Last FG - MT 2nd-01:39, UAB 2nd-02:40.Largest lead - MT by 5 2nd-13:19, UAB by 4 1st-06:49.MT led for 16:14. UAB led for 15:16. Game was tied for 08:30.


Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsMiddle Tennessee vs FIU

01-04-18 7 p.m. at Ocean Bank Convocation Center, Miami, FL

Middle Tennessee 71 • 10-4, 2-0 C-USATotal 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min00 DIXON, Tyrik * 0-4 0-2 0-0 1 3 4 3 0 2 2 0 2 3105 KING, Nick * 5-16 0-1 7-11 4 6 10 2 17 2 4 0 2 4211 SIMPSON, Edward * 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 3 3 3 1 0 1 2620 POTTS, Giddy * 9-15 3-6 4-4 0 3 3 4 25 1 0 2 1 4325 GAMBLE, Karl * 0-3 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1301 WALTERS, Brandon 5-10 0-0 2-4 4 3 7 5 12 1 3 0 1 3102 JOHNSON, Antwain 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 303 SIMS, Donovan 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 204 HAWTHORNE, James 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 312 SHELTON-SZMIDT, Th. 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 321 SIMMONS, David 6-8 0-2 2-5 2 3 5 2 14 2 1 1 2 28

Team 1 2 3Totals 26-63 4-14 15-24 15 23 38 20 71 11 13 3 10 225


FT % 1st Half: 5-8 62.5%


OT: 4-7 57.1%OT: 0-0 0.0%OT: 5-6 83.3%

Game: 26-63 41.3%Game: 4-14 28.6%Game: 15-24 62.5%

DeadballRebounds

2

FIU 66 • 7-8, 1-1 C-USATotal 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min03 JACOB, Trejon * 6-15 2-6 2-2 1 5 6 3 16 0 1 0 2 4204 BEARD JR., Brian * 4-11 0-3 6-12 1 1 2 1 14 3 5 0 3 4305 LOCKETT, Eric * 5-14 0-1 1-2 1 9 10 3 11 1 2 0 0 4310 HUSSEIN, Hassan * 3-4 0-0 0-0 0 4 4 0 6 1 2 2 0 1722 DIENG, Elhadji * 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 4 1 0 3 2 0 2002 VEIRA, Cordell 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 223 WHITAKER, Ronald 1-1 0-0 0-2 1 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 631 DOUGLAS, Michael 4-7 1-2 3-3 1 3 4 2 12 1 1 0 0 2832 HARVEY, Jay 2-3 0-0 0-2 4 1 5 4 4 0 2 0 0 2234 OSAGHAE, Osasumwen 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2

Team 4 2 6Totals 25-56 3-12 13-25 13 29 42 19 66 8 17 4 5 225


FT % 1st Half: 3-5 60.0%


OT: 2-5 40.0%OT: 0-1 0.0%OT: 4-6 66.7%

Game: 25-56 44.6%Game: 3-12 25.0%Game: 13-25 52.0%

DeadballRebounds

7

Officials: James Luckie, Ray Natili, Olandis PooleTechnical fouls: Middle Tennessee-None. FIU-None.Attendance: 468

Score by periods 1st 2nd OT TotalMiddle Tennessee 22 36 13 71FIU 26 32 8 66

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchMT 32 9 22 2 26FIU 38 16 12 6 18

Last FG - MT OT-00:54, FIU OT-00:14.Largest lead - MT by 5 OT-00:54, FIU by 9 2nd-18:31.MT led for 12:07. FIU led for 26:00. Game was tied for 06:53.


Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsMiddle Tennessee vs FAU

1/6/18 5 p.m. at FAU Arena, Boca Raton, Fla.


## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min01 WALTERS, Brandon f 1-4 0-0 1-2 2 2 4 4 3 0 1 0 0 1205 KING, Nick f 7-18 0-3 2-5 4 7 11 3 16 0 4 0 0 3300 DIXON, Tyrik g 2-4 0-1 0-0 0 3 3 3 4 2 0 0 4 2711 SIMPSON, Edward g 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1120 POTTS, Giddy g 4-10 2-6 3-4 0 5 5 2 13 0 4 1 4 3302 JOHNSON, Antwain 2-5 0-0 6-7 0 0 0 0 10 1 1 0 0 1703 SIMS, Donovan 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 304 HAWTHORNE, James 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 1412 SHELTON-SZMIDT, Th. 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 221 SIMMONS, David 3-7 0-0 1-5 0 1 1 2 7 1 0 1 3 2625 GAMBLE, Karl 3-7 0-0 0-2 2 3 5 3 6 0 2 0 0 22

Team 3 3 6 3Totals 23-60 2-11 13-25 14 28 42 20 61 6 17 2 11 200


FT % 1st Half: 6-9 66.7%


Game: 23-60 38.3%Game: 2-11 18.2%Game: 13-25 52.0%

DeadballRebounds

3

FAU 57 • 6-9, 0-3Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min05 Pfister, William f 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 4 4 4 2 0 0 0 1 1815 Ingram, Jailyn f 5-8 0-2 1-2 1 5 6 5 11 0 9 0 0 2933 Delph, Ronald c 6-18 0-0 5-6 1 8 9 1 17 1 1 4 0 3600 Hulsey, Payton g 2-5 0-0 0-0 1 5 6 3 4 5 5 0 1 3002 Massey, Justin g 2-10 0-5 3-4 0 5 5 3 7 0 1 0 0 3303 Adger, Anthony 3-6 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 1310 Brown, Devorious 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1014 Troutman, Gerdarius 2-3 1-2 5-5 0 0 0 1 10 2 2 0 1 2421 Lepichev, Simeon 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 7

Team 1 4 5Totals 21-51 1-11 14-17 4 32 36 22 57 8 20 4 3 200


FT % 1st Half: 7-7 100.0


Game: 21-51 41.2%Game: 1-11 9.1%Game: 14-17 82.4%

DeadballRebounds

1

Officials: Darron George, Alfred Smith, Bart LenoxTechnical fouls: Middle Tennessee-None. FAU-None.Attendance: 1277

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalMiddle Tennessee 29 32 61FAU 35 22 57

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchMT 32 14 14 4 25FAU 20 11 2 6 16

Last FG - MT 2nd-02:15, FAU 2nd-00:13.Largest lead - MT by 7 2nd-02:15, FAU by 7 1st-12:59.MT led for 11:33. FAU led for 24:05. Game was tied for 04:22.


Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsLouisiana Tech vs Middle Tennessee


Louisiana Tech 57 • 10-8, 1-4 C-USATotal 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min10 DURUJI, Anthony f 0-5 0-1 1-2 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1805 WHITE, Joniah c 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1600 BOYKINS, Jacobi g 5-13 4-10 1-2 0 6 6 1 15 0 1 0 2 3201 JEAN, Derric g 4-10 0-3 0-0 2 2 4 2 8 2 3 0 0 3504 BRACEY, Daquan g 6-10 1-1 3-7 1 0 1 1 16 1 0 0 2 2603 ARCHIBALD, Amorie 1-2 0-1 0-0 1 2 3 3 2 3 2 0 0 2311 PEMBERTON, Jacolby 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 221 CHRISTON, Exavian 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 822 WASHINGTON, Jy'lan 1-4 1-2 2-2 1 2 3 4 5 1 1 0 2 1635 POWELL, Oliver 4-11 0-0 2-2 1 1 2 2 10 1 0 0 0 24

Team 1 1 2Totals 21-57 6-18 9-15 9 17 26 16 57 8 9 1 6 200


FT % 1st Half: 3-6 50.0%


Game: 21-57 36.8%Game: 6-18 33.3%Game: 9-15 60.0%

DeadballRebounds

3


## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min01 WALTERS, Brandon f 7-7 0-0 4-4 4 3 7 3 18 0 1 3 0 3005 KING, Nick f 9-18 2-4 2-4 0 10 10 1 22 2 0 1 1 3900 DIXON, Tyrik g 2-8 1-2 4-4 1 4 5 1 9 5 0 0 2 3111 SIMPSON, Edward g 0-2 0-2 0-0 2 1 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 2220 POTTS, Giddy g 1-4 0-2 2-3 0 1 1 4 4 1 3 1 2 1902 JOHNSON, Antwain 4-6 1-3 0-0 0 3 3 1 9 1 1 0 0 1804 HAWTHORNE, James 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 112 SHELTON-SZMIDT, Th. 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 321 SIMMONS, David 2-5 0-0 4-4 2 4 6 3 8 0 2 0 0 2725 GAMBLE, Karl 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 10

Team 2 3 5 1Totals 26-53 4-14 16-19 11 30 41 14 72 11 12 5 5 200


FT % 1st Half: 5-7 71.4%


Game: 26-53 49.1%Game: 4-14 28.6%Game: 16-19 84.2%

DeadballRebounds

2

Officials: Tom Eades, Gary Maxwell, Doug SirmonsTechnical fouls: Louisiana Tech-TEAM. Middle Tennessee-None.Attendance: 4418

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalLouisiana Tech 30 27 57Middle Tennessee 32 40 72

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchTECH 24 14 5 2 17MT 34 12 19 8 19

Last FG - TECH 2nd-00:20, MT 2nd-00:28.Largest lead - TECH by 2 1st-06:38, MT by 17 2nd-00:28.TECH led for 06:24. MT led for 29:34. Game was tied for 04:02.



Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsSouthern Miss vs Middle Tennessee


Southern Miss 49 • 9-10, 2-7 C-USATotal 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min12 ROWE,Tim f 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1301 EDWARDS,Cortez g 4-12 0-3 2-2 1 5 6 2 10 0 3 1 0 3702 RICHARDSON,D'Angelo g 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 2005 GRIFFIN,Tyree g 7-13 0-2 7-8 0 2 2 1 21 3 3 0 2 3820 HOLLAND,Kevin g 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3603 GILL,Rodney 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 111 DRAINE,LaDavius 5-11 3-7 1-2 1 8 9 3 14 0 0 1 0 2615 DAVIS,Eddie 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 421 HAMPTON,Anfernee 2-8 0-2 0-0 1 4 5 1 4 0 0 1 0 2430 WEATHERSPOON,Clay 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Team 0 0 0Totals 18-52 3-18 10-12 3 20 23 13 49 3 9 5 3 200


FT % 1st Half: 5-6 83.3%


Game: 18-52 34.6%Game: 3-18 16.7%Game: 10-12 83.3%

DeadballRebounds

1


## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min01 WALTERS, Brandon f 9-12 0-0 1-2 7 1 8 1 19 2 1 0 0 2905 KING, Nick f 3-8 0-2 0-0 3 7 10 2 6 2 3 0 0 2800 DIXON, Tyrik g 1-5 0-3 0-0 0 5 5 2 2 4 1 0 1 1920 POTTS, Giddy g 3-8 2-6 6-8 0 7 7 1 14 3 0 0 2 3421 SIMMONS, David g 2-3 0-1 0-0 2 2 4 2 4 4 1 0 0 2202 JOHNSON, Antwain 3-13 2-7 0-0 1 4 5 2 8 1 1 0 0 2303 SIMS, Donovan 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 304 HAWTHORNE, James 2-4 0-1 3-4 1 0 1 2 7 1 2 1 0 1311 SIMPSON, Edward 2-5 2-5 0-0 0 3 3 0 6 0 0 0 0 1912 SHELTON-SZMIDT, Th. 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 114 MILLER, Chase 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 125 GAMBLE, Karl 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 735 THOMAS, Davion 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Team 3 1 4 2Totals 26-63 7-28 10-14 18 32 50 13 69 17 12 1 3 200


FT % 1st Half: 6-9 66.7%


Game: 26-63 41.3%Game: 7-28 25.0%Game: 10-14 71.4%

DeadballRebounds

3

Officials: Tyler Kumpf, Tommy Short, Mick FieldbinderTechnical fouls: Southern Miss-None. Middle Tennessee-None.Attendance: 4871

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalSouthern Miss 24 25 49Middle Tennessee 30 39 69

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchUSM 18 6 2 2 18MT 30 10 24 0 24

Last FG - USM 2nd-01:21, MT 2nd-01:01.Largest lead - USM None, MT by 21 2nd-06:50.USM led for 00:00. MT led for 39:46. Game was tied for 00:14.


Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsMiddle Tennessee vs Marshall

01/18/18 8:00 PM at Huntington, W.Va.


## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min01 WALTERS, Brandon f 3-4 0-0 0-0 2 3 5 5 6 0 1 0 0 1705 KING, Nick f 6-19 0-2 2-4 4 5 9 0 14 2 6 0 1 3300 DIXON, Tyrik g 3-4 1-1 2-2 1 2 3 4 9 2 0 0 0 2020 POTTS, Giddy g 6-14 3-7 0-0 1 6 7 2 15 2 1 0 1 40-21 SIMMONS, David g 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 2 0 3 5 0 0 1702 JOHNSON, Antwain 5-10 1-2 4-4 0 3 3 3 15 2 3 1 0 2904 HAWTHORNE, James 2-6 0-0 0-1 2 1 3 1 4 1 3 1 1 1111 SIMPSON, Edward 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 1912 SHELTON-SZMIDT, Th. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+25 GAMBLE, Karl 0-1 0-0 0-2 0 2 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 14

Team 3 2 5Totals 25-62 5-14 8-13 14 25 39 23 63 15 19 2 4 200


FT % 1st Half: 6-11 54.5%


Game: 25-62 40.3%Game: 5-14 35.7%Game: 8-13 61.5%

DeadballRebounds

2

Marshall 73 • 13-6, 4-2 C-USATotal 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min11 PENAVA, Ajdin f 5-8 0-2 7-11 1 6 7 4 17 1 4 6 0 3050 MIJOVIC, Milan f 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1013 WEST, Jarrod g 1-3 1-3 0-0 0 3 3 2 3 1 1 0 1 3514 BURKS, C.J. g 9-16 5-8 2-2 1 5 6 1 25 4 3 1 1 3833 ELMORE, Jon g 4-11 3-7 8-11 1 5 6 1 19 8 3 1 5 3801 KOLJANIN, Dani 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 103 WILLIAMS, Jannson 1-2 1-1 2-2 0 2 2 2 5 0 0 0 0 1521 GEORGE, Darius 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 323 WATSON, Rondale 1-6 0-2 0-2 2 2 4 3 2 4 4 1 1 30

Team 1 2 3 2Totals 22-48 10-23 19-28 6 26 32 17 73 18 18 9 9 200


FT % 1st Half: 7-9 77.8%


Game: 22-48 45.8%Game: 10-23 43.5%Game: 19-28 67.9%

DeadballRebounds

4

Officials: Joe DeRosa, Jeb Hartness, Antinio PettyTechnical fouls: Middle Tennessee-None. Marshall-None.Attendance: 5320

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalMiddle Tennessee 34 29 63Marshall 36 37 73

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchMT 32 15 15 2 19MAR 22 18 6 0 9

Last FG - MT 2nd-00:05, MAR 2nd-00:36.Largest lead - MT by 3 2nd-18:17, MAR by 14 2nd-00:36.MT led for 01:57. MAR led for 33:03. Game was tied for 05:00.


Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsMiddle Tennessee vs WKU

01/20/18 6 p.m. CT at Bowling Green, Ky. (E.A. Diddle Arena)

Middle Tennessee 66 • 14-5 (6-1)Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min01 WALTERS, Brandon f 3-4 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 4 6 0 1 1 1 2405 KING, Nick f 11-21 2-6 4-6 1 8 9 2 28 3 3 1 0 3700 DIXON, Tyrik g 0-5 0-1 2-2 0 0 0 3 2 2 1 0 0 2302 JOHNSON, Antwain g 1-8 0-5 0-0 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 2420 POTTS, Giddy g 5-8 2-4 4-4 1 2 3 4 16 0 1 0 2 3303 SIMS, Donovan 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 304 HAWTHORNE, James 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 311 SIMPSON, Edward 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1521 SIMMONS, David 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 2225 GAMBLE, Karl 2-3 0-0 4-4 1 4 5 4 8 0 1 1 0 16

Team 2 2 4 1Totals 24-54 4-17 14-16 11 18 29 22 66 8 10 3 5 200


FT % 1st Half: 4-4 100.0


Game: 24-54 44.4%Game: 4-17 23.5%Game: 14-16 87.5%

DeadballRebounds

1

WKU 62 • 14-6 (6-1)Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min22 COLEBY, Dwight f 6-8 0-0 7-9 1 2 3 2 19 1 3 3 1 3723 JOHNSON, Justin f 6-11 1-1 2-4 4 5 9 2 15 1 1 0 1 3801 BEARDEN, Lamonte g 1-4 0-1 5-5 0 1 1 4 7 2 5 0 2 2713 HOLLINGSWORTH, T. g 3-7 0-2 6-6 1 2 3 4 12 0 2 0 1 3715 THOMPSON, Darius g 1-5 0-2 2-4 1 6 7 0 4 3 1 0 0 3004 ANDERSON, Josh 1-4 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 1612 DIAGNE, Moustapha 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 314 NELSON, Marek 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 221 OHMER, Jake 0-2 0-2 3-3 1 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 10

Team 1 3 4Totals 18-41 1-9 25-31 9 20 29 18 62 8 15 3 5 200


FT % 1st Half: 6-10 60.0%


Game: 18-41 43.9%Game: 1-9 11.1%Game: 25-31 80.6%

DeadballRebounds

2

Officials: Brent Hampton, Craig Murley, Kerry SittonTechnical fouls: Middle Tennessee-DIXON, Tyrik. WKU-BEARDEN, Lamonte.Attendance: 7759

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalMiddle Tennessee 29 37 66WKU 22 40 62

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchMT 32 17 10 2 12WKU 28 14 10 4 5

Last FG - MT 2nd-00:07, WKU 2nd-00:06.Largest lead - MT by 10 2nd-17:16, WKU by 4 1st-19:10.MT led for 26:40. WKU led for 11:59. Game was tied for 01:21.


Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsUTSA vs Middle Tennessee


UTSA 51 • 10-11 (3-5)Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min03 FROHNEN, Byron f 1-4 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 3 2 2 1 0 0 2725 ALLEN, Nick f 4-9 0-2 0-2 1 4 5 2 8 0 1 0 2 2902 JACKSON, Jhivvan g 7-17 3-10 0-0 0 2 2 2 17 1 2 0 0 3305 DE NICOLAO, Giovanni g 2-6 1-2 0-0 0 3 3 2 5 2 0 0 1 3135 WILLBORN III, George g 1-5 0-1 2-3 0 2 2 2 4 1 0 0 0 1301 LYLE, Deon 2-9 2-7 0-0 1 1 2 2 6 0 0 0 0 1604 MASSIE, Kyle 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 110 STANOJEVIC, Mitar 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 211 KARRER, Austin 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1322 WALLACE, Keaton 1-7 1-5 0-0 0 1 1 0 3 3 0 0 3 2431 RAMLAL, Kendell 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 332 RINGHOLT, James 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 241 VAN RY, Toby 2-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 2 4 0 0 0 0 6

Team 1 0 1Totals 21-61 7-28 2-5 6 20 26 18 51 9 7 0 8 200


FT % 1st Half: 0-0 0.0%


Game: 21-61 34.4%Game: 7-28 25.0%Game: 2-5 40.0%

DeadballRebounds

2

Middle Tennessee 75 • 15-5 (7-1)Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min01 WALTERS, Brandon f 3-5 0-0 0-0 4 10 14 3 6 2 1 0 0 2605 KING, Nick f 8-14 3-4 3-3 2 5 7 1 22 3 3 0 2 3100 DIXON, Tyrik g 2-7 1-4 1-2 0 5 5 1 6 2 2 0 0 2802 JOHNSON, Antwain g 4-10 3-6 4-4 2 3 5 2 15 2 2 0 0 2620 POTTS, Giddy g 3-9 1-4 2-2 0 6 6 2 9 0 2 0 0 3403 SIMS, Donovan 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 504 HAWTHORNE, James 2-2 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 610 SLATTEN, Will 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 111 SIMPSON, Edward 2-3 1-2 0-0 0 2 2 0 5 2 1 0 0 1012 SHELTON-SZMIDT, Th. 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 514 MILLER, Chase 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 221 SIMMONS, David 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 1025 GAMBLE, Karl 2-2 0-0 1-2 2 2 4 0 5 0 1 1 0 1335 THOMAS, Davion 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3

Team 0 0 0Totals 27-56 10-23 11-13 10 35 45 13 75 16 13 1 2 200


FT % 1st Half: 2-3 66.7%


Game: 27-56 48.2%Game: 10-23 43.5%Game: 11-13 84.6%

DeadballRebounds

1

Officials: Rick Crawford, Gary Maxwell, James LuckieTechnical fouls: UTSA-JACKSON, Jhivvan. Middle Tennessee-None.Attendance: 5010

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalUTSA 27 24 51Middle Tennessee 35 40 75

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchUTSA 22 16 6 2 15MT 24 6 12 2 17

Last FG - UTSA 2nd-00:15, MT 2nd-02:00.Largest lead - UTSA by 3 1st-17:30, MT by 30 2nd-02:00.UTSA led for 02:40. MT led for 32:24. Game was tied for 04:56.



Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsUTEP vs Middle Tennessee


UTEP 50 • 7-14, 2-7Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min01 THOMAS, Paul f 0-6 0-1 2-4 0 1 1 4 2 0 2 0 0 1905 WADE, Trey f 6-9 2-2 0-2 3 6 9 1 14 0 1 1 0 3002 HARRIS, Omega g 3-6 1-2 0-1 0 3 3 2 7 1 2 0 0 2413 OSBORNE, Isiah g 1-9 1-6 1-2 0 2 2 0 4 0 1 0 0 3015 MAGEE, Kobe g 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 0 2 4 3 0 2 2703 GILYARD, Evan 3-9 0-2 7-8 1 1 2 2 13 1 2 0 3 2111 FLAGGERT, Jake 0-1 0-1 1-2 0 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 1421 TOUCHET, Trey 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 1 1725 FRAZIER, Keith 2-7 1-6 0-0 0 2 2 2 5 0 2 0 2 18

Team 0 3 3Totals 17-51 5-21 11-19 4 22 26 18 50 6 14 1 8 200


FT % 1st Half: 2-4 50.0%


Game: 17-51 33.3%Game: 5-21 23.8%Game: 11-19 57.9%

DeadballRebounds

3


## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min01 WALTERS, Brandon f 6-7 0-0 5-6 4 8 12 2 17 0 1 0 1 2305 KING, Nick f 4-10 1-5 2-2 1 7 8 0 11 3 0 0 1 2600 DIXON, Tyrik g 2-3 1-1 0-0 0 3 3 3 5 5 3 0 2 1802 JOHNSON, Antwain g 2-7 0-3 1-2 0 1 1 0 5 2 0 0 2 2220 POTTS, Giddy g 1-3 1-2 4-4 1 1 2 3 7 1 0 0 1 1503 SIMS, Donovan 2-3 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 3 5 2 0 1 1 1704 HAWTHORNE, James 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 3 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 1511 SIMPSON, Edward 2-4 2-4 3-4 0 2 2 1 9 2 1 0 2 1912 SHELTON-SZMIDT, Th. 0-4 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1114 MILLER, Chase 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 221 SIMMONS, David 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 1 4 2 2 0 0 1625 GAMBLE, Karl 5-8 1-1 1-1 0 3 3 2 12 0 2 0 0 1235 THOMAS, Davion 1-1 0-0 2-2 0 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 4

Team 0 2 2Totals 28-56 7-21 18-21 7 35 42 19 81 19 12 1 10 200


FT % 1st Half: 6-8 75.0%


Game: 28-56 50.0%Game: 7-21 33.3%Game: 18-21 85.7%

DeadballRebounds

2

Officials: Darron George, Byron Jarrett, Raymond StyonsTechnical fouls: UTEP-None. Middle Tennessee-None.Attendance: 5227

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalUTEP 17 33 50Middle Tennessee 30 51 81

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchUTEP 16 7 4 4 21MT 34 14 13 0 36

Last FG - UTEP 2nd-00:27, MT 2nd-00:40.Largest lead - UTEP None, MT by 36 2nd-01:25.UTEP led for 00:00. MT led for 39:16. Game was tied for 00:44.



MT vs OLD DOMINION >> LAST MEETING

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsOld Dominion vs Middle Tennessee


Old Dominion 51 • 14-10, 7-5Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min21 TAYLOR, Denzell f 2-4 0-0 1-2 6 4 10 3 5 3 2 0 1 3425 STITH, Brandan f 0-5 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 3 0 1 2200 BAKER, Jordan g 1-4 1-4 0-0 0 2 2 1 3 2 1 0 1 2603 STITH, B.J. g 7-12 1-5 2-2 0 6 6 1 17 1 1 0 0 2704 CAVER, Ahmad g 5-8 1-3 2-3 0 2 2 2 13 3 3 0 2 3901 KAH, Alassane 1-2 0-1 1-2 1 1 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 402 FIELDS, Travis 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+12 HAYNES, Randy 0-4 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1413 CARVER, Aaron 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+15 PORTER, Trey 4-6 0-0 2-2 1 2 3 3 10 1 3 0 1 2022 PINCKNEY, Keith 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 123 VASSOR, Stephen 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 124 TALLEY, Zoran 0-4 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 12

Team 1 2 3 1Totals 20-49 3-15 8-11 9 21 30 14 51 14 16 1 7 200


FT % 1st Half: 5-7 71.4%


Game: 20-49 40.8%Game: 3-15 20.0%Game: 8-11 72.7%

DeadballRebounds

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## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min22 WILLIAMS, JaCorey f 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 3 2 0 4 1 0 1830 UPSHAW, Reggie f 7-13 2-6 2-2 2 2 4 2 18 3 1 0 0 3504 HABERSHAM, Xavier g 3-4 3-4 0-0 0 0 0 2 9 4 1 0 0 2911 SIMPSON, Edward g 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 0 2 1820 POTTS, Giddy g 5-15 2-7 2-2 2 4 6 0 14 0 0 0 1 3100 DIXON, Tyrik 1-6 0-2 4-4 0 6 6 1 6 3 2 1 2 2701 WALTERS, Brandon 3-5 0-0 0-0 3 2 5 2 6 0 1 1 3 2202 JOHNSON, Antwain 1-3 1-1 3-4 0 2 2 2 6 2 1 0 0 1525 GAMBLE, Karl 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5

Team 2 1 3 1Totals 22-52 9-22 11-12 9 21 30 14 64 12 12 3 8 200


FT % 1st Half: 7-8 87.5%


Game: 22-52 42.3%Game: 9-22 40.9%Game: 11-12 91.7%

DeadballRebounds

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Officials: Kipp Kissinger, Antinio Petty, Les JonesTechnical fouls: Old Dominion-None. Middle Tennessee-None.Attendance: 6209

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalOld Dominion 21 30 51Middle Tennessee 32 32 64

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchODU 26 11 4 2 13MT 18 13 0 0 18

Last FG - ODU 2nd-01:04, MT 2nd-03:50.Largest lead - ODU None, MT by 18 2nd-03:05.ODU led for 00:00. MT led for 39:20. Game was tied for 00:40.

Score tied - 1 time.Lead changed - 0 times.


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Tyrik DixonSO w G w 6-1 w 184

Bentonville, Ark.

Brandon WaltersR-SR w F w 6-10 w 250

Chattanooga, Tenn.

Antwain JohnsonJR w G w 6-2 w 197

Malone, Fla.

Donovan SimsFR w G w 6-0 w 165Murfreesboro, Tenn.

3210James Hawthorne

JR w F w 6-7 w 205Prentiss, Miss.

Nick KingSR w F w 6-7 w 225

Memphis, Tenn.

Will SlattenR-FR w G w 6-4 w 166

Sparta, Tenn.

Ed SimpsonSR w G w 6-2 w 195Ocean Springs, Miss.

11105

4

Therren Shelton-SzmidtFR w G w 6-5 w 190Mississauga, Ontario

Chase MillerR-SO w G w 6-0 w 185

Dallas, Texas

David SimmonsJR w G w 6-3 w 195

Henderson, Ky.

Karl GambleJR w F w 6-9 w 224

Columbia, S.C.

2521

1412

Giddy PottsSR w G w 6-2 w 217

Athens, Ala.

20TJ MassenburgFR w F w 6-8 w 220

Snellville, Ga.

15

Greg GrensingAssistant Coach

7th SeasonSouthwest Texas State, 1979

Ronnie HamiltonAssisstant Coach

4th SeasonDuke, 2002

RHGGWin Case

Assistant Coach10th Season

Univ. of Sciences & Arts of Oklahoma, 1986

WCKermit Davis

Head Coach16th Season

Mississippi State, 1982

KDKerry Hammonds II

Director of Operations1st Season

Middle Tennessee, 2014

KH

Davion ThomasR-FR w F w 6-9 w 215

Columbus, Ga.

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