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2017-18 Schedule and Results
(2017-18 Season • All Times EST)Date Opponent Time/Score
11/10 at Northern Kentucky L, 63-81 11/13 at Savannah State W, 76-61 11/17 at No. 7 Kentucky (SEC Network) % L, 61-78 11/20 DELAWARE ST. % (Watch ESPN) W, 81-57 11/22 TROY % (Watch ESPN) L, 65-73 11/25 FORT WAYNE % (Watch ESPN) W, 83-73 11/29 at Fordham W, 82-77 12/6 NORTHERN KENTUCKY(Watch ESPN) W, 84-71
12/10 HIWASSEE COLLEGE(Watch ESPN) W, 94-48 12/16 at No. 10 Xavier (FoxSports) L, 66-68 12/19 at Detroit Mercy (Watch ESPN) W, 81-73 12/22 GEORGIA SOUTHERN(Watch ESPN) W, 79-59 12/28 TUSCULUM (Watch ESPN) W, 84-65 12/31 at Mercer * (Watch ESPN) W, 74-55 1/4 at Samford * (Watch ESPN) W, 90-72
1/6 at Chattanooga * (Watch ESPN) W, 85-66
1/11 UNCG * (Watch ESPN) W, 68-58
1/13 VMI * (Watch ESPN) W, 89-48
1/18 at Furman * (Watch ESPN) W, 62-61 1/20 WESTERN CAROLINA* (Watch ESPN) 4 p.m.
1/24 MERCER * (Watch ESPN) 7 p.m.
1/27 at Wofford * (Watch ESPN) 7 p.m. 1/29 at The Citadel * (Watch ESPN) 6 p.m.
2/1 SAMFORD * (Watch ESPN) 7 p.m.
2/3 CHATTANOOGA * (Watch ESPN) 4 p.m.
2/10 at VMI * (Watch ESPN) 1 p.m. 2/12 at UNCG * (Watch ESPN) 7 p.m.
2/17 at Western Carolina * (Watch ESPN) 2 p.m. 2/20 THE CITADEL * (Watch ESPN) 7 p.m.
2/23 WOFFORD * (Watch ESPN) 7 p.m.
2/25 FURMAN * (Watch ESPN) 2 p.m.
3/2-5 SoCon Tournament $ TBA Home games in BOLD CAPS
* SoCon Conference game;
$ SoCon Tournament in Asheville, N.C. % Adolph Rupp Classic
ETSU
(2017-18 Record: 16-4 Overall, 7-0 SoCon) Probable Starters (Note: 2017-18 statistics)No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. G/GS PPG RPG APG Min/G
1 Desonta Bradford G Sr. 6-4 190 20/20 14.0 5.6 3.4 31.4 2 David Burrell F Sr. 6-6 200 19/19 7.1 5.3 1.0 22.7 5 Peter Jurkin C Sr. 7-0 245 19/18 8.5 5.3 0.3 18.6 12 Jalan McCloud G Sr. 5-11 175 19/14 11.7 2.7 4.0 25.4 24 Jermaine Long G Sr. 6-3 180 20/18 3.5 1.7 2.5 19.1 Reserves 0 Kanayo Obi-Rapu G Sr. 6-3 195 19/1 4.3 1.3 0.5 11.0 3 Bo Hodges G Fr. 6-4 190 19/1 8.9 3.2 0.6 19.2
4 Jason Williams G So. 5-11 185 19/3 3.6 0.8 1.5 13.3
11 Devontavius Payne G Sr. 6-2 175 19/4 9.1 3.1 1.1 22.1
30 James Harrison F Jr. 6-8 225 12/0 2.0 1.3 0.2 5.2
23 Dillon Reppart G Sr. 6-3 180 6/0 1.2 1.0 0.3 4.7
33 Mladen Armus F Fr. 6-10 230 20/2 5.8 5.0 0.4 16.5
34 Karl Overstreet C Sr. 6-10 240 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Head Coach: Steve Forbes (Southern Arkansas, ’88)
Assistant Coaches: Jason Shay (Iowa, ’95), Brooks Savage (Tennessee, ’08), BJ McKie (South Carolina, ’99), Frank Davis (Tennessee Tech, ’10)
* (Patrick Good is redshirting this season after transfering from Appalachian State)
This season, ETSU fans around the globe will have the opportunity to watch the Bucs play via Internet video streaming at both ESPN3 (Watch ESPN) and the SoConDigitalNetwork.com. Check out ETSUBucs.com to learn which outlet will be broadcasting the games throughout the
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The Buccaneers vs. Mercer
Jan. 24, 2018 -- Freedom Hall (Johnson City, Tenn.) -- 7 p.m. (EST)
Radio: Buc Sports Network -- Web: Watch ESPN App -- TV: None
Tonight’s top storylines:
1) The Bucs will look to remain unbeaten in Southern Conference play when the team hosts Mercer on Wednesday night. ETSU is currently 16-4 overall, 7-0 in SoCon play, and is tied for the nation’s third longest active win streak at 10 games.
2) The Bucs have won 14 of their last 15 games and are 9-1 at home this year. 3) ETSU is currently ranked 5th in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Poll, 58th in the most recent KenPom Power Rankings, and 65th in the NCAA Nitty Gritty RPI as of games on Jan. 22.
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Media Information
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Michael White, Assoc. AD ...(423) 439-4220 (W) (Basketball Contact) ...(423) 956-1461 (C) Kevin Brown, Asst. Director. ..(423) 439-5263 (W) Marissa Avanzato, GA ...(423) 439-5612 (W) Mike Ezekiel, GA ...(423) 439-8212 (W) Media Relations Fax ...(423) 439-6138 Press Row Phone ...(423) 525-1662 Media Relations Mailing Address .P.O. Box 70707 ...Johnson City, TN., 37614
Overnight Address: ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center, Rm. 146-W Corner of St. of Franklin and J. Robert Bell,Johnson City, TN., 37614
We are “ETSU”
The ETSU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics would like to ask both the print and broadcast media to honor our re-quest to be called “ETSU” ... East Tennessee State University in first reference is acceptable, but subsequent references should be ETSU ... On TV graphics please use ETSU ... Our nickname is the Buccaneers, but Bucs is also acceptable.
Buc bits
When Steve Forbes was hired as the men’s basketball coach at ETSU on March 31, 2015, he promised that the Buccaneers would have a program of “first, best and most.” ... Less than two years later, Forbes made good on that guarantee as he guided the 2016-17 ETSU men’s basketball team to a 27-win season, both a Southern Conference regular season and tournament title, and a 10th trip all-time to the NCAA Tournament ... Overall, the Bucs have combined to win more games than any other program in the SoCon over the last two years (51) and have made back-to-back appearances in the league’s tournament championship game ... As the squad enters the 2017-18 season, the momentum and excitement around the program are high, but there will be challenges. ... Graduating four of its starting five players from a year ago, the Bucs have lost 62 percent of its offensive production from a year ago, along with its two best interior post defender.
The series vs. Mercer
The Bucs lead the all-time series over Mercer 20-8 ... The majority of the past 28 matchups were played over a nine-year span from 2005-2014, as the two teams were previously members of the Atlantic Sun Conference ... The Bucs have won the last seven meetings between the teams, including a 74-55 win over the Bears earlier this season.
Last time out vs. Mercer
MACON, Ga. (Dec. 31, 2017) – When it comes to playing the Mercer Bears, 2017 was a great year for the ETSU men’s bas-ketball team. ... For the fourth time over the last 365 days, the Buccaneers handed the Bears a defeat, as ETSU said goodbye to the past year with a dominating New Year’s Eve victory over Mercer 74-55 in the Southern Conference opener for both teams inside Hawkins Arena. ... The Bucs held the Bears to just one field goal over a nine-minute stretch of the second half and then shot an impressive 10-of-18 (56 percent) to pick up the win. ... The Bucs – who beat Mercer twice during the regular season and then in the quarterfinals of the 2017 SoCon Tournament back during the 2016-17 season – got a game high 22 points from senior guard Jalan McCloud (Fort Worth, Texas), a player who had hit just three 3-pointers all season but connected on four during Sunday’s game. In addition to McCloud, fellow senior guard Desonta Bradford (Humboldt) and freshman guard Bo Hodges (Nashville) each added 12 points for the Bucs. ... The key stretch of the game came with the score 49-44 in favor of ETSU with 12:31 left in regulation. Over the next nine minutes, the Bucs would hold Mercer to just one field goal and use that stretch to build a 63-50 lead. From there, the Bears could only muster two more field goals, while ETSU went on an 11-5 run to close out the 19-point victory.
Last time out
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Jan. 20, 2018) – It took Western Carolina eight minutes of game play before scoring its first basket Saturday afternoon, and that’s all the head start the ETSU men’s basketball team needed. ... Building an 11-point halftime lead and then opening the second half with an 8-0 run, the Buccaneers cruised to their 10th-straight win with a 66-50 Southern Conference victory over the Catamounts in front of a season-high crowd of 5,412 fans at Freedom Hall. With the win, the Bucs have now won 14 of their last 15
Quick Facts for ETSU Hoops
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NFORMATIONLocation ...Johnson City, Tenn. Founded ... 1911 Nickname... Buccaneers Enrollment ... 15,000 Colors ...Navy Blue & Gold Arena ... Freedom Hall Civic Center (6,500) Affi liation ...NCAA Division I Conference ... Southern President ... Dr. Brian Noland (West Virginia, ’91) Athletics Director ... Scott Carter (ETSU, ’03) Athletics Phone... (423) 439-4343 Ticket Offi ce Phone ... (423) 439-3878 Athletic Website ... www.ETSUBucs.com
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ISTORYFirst year of basketball ...1918-19 Overall all-time record ...1,319-1,029 NCAA Tournament appearances/last ... 10/2017 NCAA Tournament record ... 2-11 NIT appearances/last ... 2/2007 Last post-season opponent ...Florida in NCAA First Round, 2017 Result ...L, 65-80
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TAFFHead Coach... Steve Forbes (Southern Arkansas, ’88) Record at ETSU ... 67-24 (.736), Third year Career Record ... 233-84 (.735), 10 seasons Overall NCAA Tournament Record ... 0-1 (.000) NCAA Tournament Record at ETSU ... 0-1 (.000) Basketball Offi ce Phone ... (423) 439-4207 Best Time To Reach Coach ...Contact SID Assistant Coaches ... Jason Shay (Iowa, ’95), Third season at ETSU Brooks Savage (Tennessee, ’08), Third season at ETSU BJ McKie (South Carolina, ’99), First season at ETSU Frank Davis (Tennessee Tech, ’10), First season at ETSU Trainer ... Brett Lewis
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NFORMATION2016-17 Record ... 27-8 overall, 14-4 conference record Home: 13-2 Away: 8-5, Neutral: 6-1 2016-17 Southern Record/Finish...14-4/T-1st 2016-17 SoCon Record/Tour. Finish ...Won title, 3-0/35-20
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The Last Buccaneer Box Score
Meanwhile, Western Carolina dropped to 8-11, 4-3. ... Senior guard Desonta Bradford (Humboldt), who was honored prior to the game for reaching the 1,000-point plateau last week against VMI, finished with a game high 16 points to lead the Bucs, while fellow senior guardJalan McCloud (Fort Worth, Texas) added 13. For the Catamounts, guard Deriece Parks matched Bradford’s 16-point effort to pace WCU. ... The Bucs’ defense established itself early, not allowing a Western Carolina a field goal for the opening nine minutes of play. During that stretch, the Bucs opened an 11-0 lead, but the Catamounts finally broke through with a score and ended up netting nine points in a row to pull within two at 11-9. From there though, the Bucs methodically beat back WCU and finished the half with a 31-20 advantage. ... In the first half, ETSU held the Catamounts to just 31 percent shooting and out-rebounded the visitors 19-17. The Bucs also outscored Western 18-8 in the paint and 13-7 off turnovers. ... After the intermission, the Bucs opened with eight straight points and ultimately led by as many as 22 points in the second half. Western closed to within 11 at 51-40 with nine minutes left in regulation, but that would be as close as they would get the rest of the way.
Bucs’ 10-game win streak best in Forbes’ era
The ETSU basketball team has enjoyed plenty of wins over three seasons under head coach Steve Forbes’ direction ... But with its 10th win in a row on Saturday against Western Carolina, the Bucs now have the longest streak of success in those three seasons ... Forbes and the Bucs had also won seven straight in 2015-16 ... In addition, the Bucs’ win Saturday now gives the team the longest win streak since the 2006-7 squad won 10 in a row ... The longest win streak in school history was 16 set in 2003-04, while the 1952-53 squad won 15 straight.
10 wins in a row ranks third in the nation
With a win over Western Carolina on Saturday, the Bucs have now won 10 games in a row and currently rank tied for third nationally for the longest active winning streak. ... Purdue leads the nation with 15 straight wins, followed by St. Mary’s with 14. ... ETSU then ranks tied for third along with Cincinnati, Virginia and Rhode Island.
Forbes winning percentage among the nation’s best
In his three seasons at ETSU, head coach Steve Forbes has a winning
percentage of .733 (66-24), which ranks 13th nationally among active coaches with at least three years of NCAA Division I experience ... While names such as Mark Few (Gonzaga), Roy Williams (North Carolina), John Calipari (Kentucky) and Mike Krzyzewski (Duke) are ahead of Forbes on the list, ETSU’s head coach does rank ahead of coaches Gregg Marshall (Wichita State), Bruce Pearl (Auburn), Jamie Dixon (TCU), Jim Boeheim (Syracuse), Tom Izzo (Michigan State), Bob Huggins (West Virginia), Archie Miller (Indiana), Jay Wright (Villanova) and Steve Alford (UCLA).
Bradford more than just a scorer for the Bucs
While his game-winning score at Furman on Jan. 20th was a great play,
senior guard Desonta Bradford (Humboldt) has been making winning
plays for the Bucs throughout the season ... He currently ranks as one of -- if not the best -- all-around players in the SoCon ... As of today’s game, Bradford is the only SoCon player in the league to display the following versatility, ranking in the Top 10 of multiple statistical categories per game, including points (14.0), rebounds (5.6), assists (3.9), steals (1.7), assist/TO ratio (1.7), defensive rebounds (5.0) and minutes played (31.4).
Bucs move to No. 5 in CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major poll
After just cracking into the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Poll two weeks ago at No. 16, the Bucs third straight convincing road win in SoCon play and two home wins have allowed ETSU to move up to and maintain the No. 5 spot in the poll for two straight weeks. ... This comes on the heels of the Bucs earning the No. 8 spot in the NBC Sports Mid-Major Power Rankings three weeks ago, while also being ranked No. 36 in Andy Katz’s weekly power ranking of all Division I programs.• 10 NCAA
Tournament Appearances
• 22 Conference
Championships All-Time
• Repeat NCAA
Tournament Appearances
(1989 to 1992, 2003 to 2004
and 2009 to 2010)
• All-Conference
selections in each
of the last 15 seasons
• Seven regular season
championships
since 2000
A Tradition
of Excellence
ETSU vs. Mercer
Pronunciation Guide
No. 0 -- Kuh-NA-o O-BE-Rah-poo No. 1 -- Deson-TAY Bradford No. 11 -- DEE-vontavius No. 13 -- Ju-ROME-E No. 23 -- REE-part
Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western Carolina vs ETSU
1/20/18 4:00 PM at Freedom Hall (Johnson City, Tenn.) Western Carolina 50 • 8-11, 4-3 SoCon
Total 3-Ptr Rebounds
## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO BlkStl Min
12 Marc Gosselin f 3-10 0-2 2-2 3 1 4 3 8 0 1 1 2 32 23 Mike Amius f 4-13 0-0 0-0 2 3 5 2 8 0 3 0 1 20 01 Desmond Johnson g 0-5 0-1 0-0 1 2 3 1 0 2 2 0 2 20 05 Devin Peterson g 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 27 13 Deriece Parks g 6-13 4-9 0-0 0 2 2 2 16 2 1 0 2 34 02 Matt Halvorsen 1-6 0-5 5-7 0 1 1 2 7 2 1 0 0 25 11 Haboubacar Mutombo 0-1 0-1 1-2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 21 Marcus Thomas 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 24 Ashley Williams 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 12 33 Onno Steger 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 41 Charlendez Brooks 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 44 Adam Sledd 4-5 0-0 0-0 3 1 4 1 8 0 0 1 0 15 Team 1 3 4 1 Totals 19-59 4-19 8-11 12 16 28 14 50 10 13 3 8 201 FG % 1st Half: 9-29 31.0% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% FT % 1st Half: 0-0 0.0% 2nd half:10-30 33.3% 2nd half:2-10 20.0% 2nd half:8-11 72.7% Game:19-59 32.2% Game: 4-19 21.1% Game: 8-11 72.7% Deadball Rebounds 2 ETSU 66 • 16-4, 7-0 SoCon Total 3-Ptr Rebounds
## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO BlkStl Min
02 David Burrell f 0-3 0-2 1-2 2 2 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 21 05 Peter Jurkin c 3-6 0-0 0-0 1 6 7 2 6 0 1 2 0 22 01 Desonta Bradford g 5-9 2-5 4-4 0 6 6 2 16 5 3 2 3 32 12 Jalan McCloud g 6-11 0-2 1-2 0 4 4 2 13 2 4 0 1 33 24 Jermaine Long g 1-4 1-4 2-4 0 6 6 0 5 2 3 0 2 27 00 Kanayo Obi-Rapu 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 03 Bo Hodges 2-4 0-1 1-2 1 2 3 3 5 2 1 0 0 18 04 Jason Williams 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 11 Devontavius Payne 3-6 2-5 0-0 0 0 0 1 8 1 1 0 0 16 20 James Harrison 1-1 0-0 1-1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 33 Mladen Armus 3-5 0-0 3-4 2 1 3 1 9 2 2 0 0 15 Team 1 1 2 1 1 Totals 24-49 5-19 13-19 9 29 38 15 66 16 17 5 6 200 FG % 1st Half: 12-28 42.9% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-11 18.2% FT % 1st Half: 5-6 83.3% 2nd half:12-21 57.1% 2nd half: 3-8 37.5% 2nd half:8-13 61.5% Game:24-49 49.0% Game: 5-19 26.3% Game:13-19 68.4% Deadball Rebounds 6 Officials: David Carter, Kevin Mathis, Nelson Santiago
Technical fouls: Western Carolina-Deriece Parks. ETSU-TEAM. Attendance: 5412
Deriece Parks technical foul @ 2:17 mark of first half Technical foul on ETSU's bench @ 9:36 mark of second half
Score by periods 1st 2nd Total
Western Carolina 20 30 50
ETSU 31 35 66
In Off 2nd Fast
Points Paint T/O ChanceBreak Bench
WCU 20 18 8 10 18
ETSU 36 18 7 12 25
Last FG - WCU 2nd-00:14, ETSU 2nd-02:50. Largest lead - WCU None, ETSU by 22 2nd-02:50. WCU led for 00:00. ETSU led for 39:03. Game was tied for 00:35.
Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times.
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Bucs among best in NCAA
A complete listing of where the Bucs currently stand in the NCAA national rankings can be found to the left of this note ... As of Jan. 22, the team is one of the best in the country in multiple categories.
Bradford reaches milestone with 1,000th point
With a layup late in the second half of the Bucs’ win over VMI (1/13), senior guard
Desonta Bradford (Humboldt)reached 1,000 points for his career ... He became the 41st player in school history to eclipse that mark.
Jurkin earns SoCon player of the week honor
ETSU’s senior center Peter Jurkin (Juba, South Sudan) was named the Southern
Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for all contests from Jan. 2-8. ... The award is selected by the league office. ... Jurkin, who averaged 15.0 points and 6.5 rebounds in just 20.5 minutes per game last week, helped the Bucs im-prove to 12-4 overall and 3-0 in SoCon play at the time with a pair of road wins over league opponents.
Hodges goes on “Bo”-nanza in 113 seconds
In a less than two-minute span against Hiwassee College, freshman Bo Hodges
(Nashville) put on a show ... The two-time Mr. Basketball in the state of Tennes-see collected 11 points, four dunks, two layups, two steals and a free throw in a total of 113 seconds during the first half of the Bucs’ win. ... Those numbers propelled Hodges to a game high 18 points on the night ... In addition, Hodges later scored nine straight first-half points to spark the Bucs’ offense in a domi-nating win over VMI (1/13).
Forbes’ Formula: ETSU’s own version of “one-and-done”
While Power 5 programs such as Kentucky and Duke have defined the term “one-and-done” to describe freshmen that play a single season before moving on to the NBA, ETSU has created its own version of “one-and-done” which relies on fifth-year graduate players and other transfers to help give ETSU a jolt of com-petitive talent. ... In 2015-16, Cincinnati transfer Ge’Lawn Guyn (Lexington, Ky.) was one of these players for the Bucs, while last year Indiana transfer Hanner Mosquera-Perea (Istmina, Colombia) and Wichita State transfer Tevin Glass(Norcross, Ga.) provided ETSU with a single-season boost of talent during the
2016-17 campaign. ... This year, guard Jalan McCloud (Forth Worth, Texas) is
carrying on the tradition after transfering from Texas Southern.
Bucs continue on 3-point streak list
Since Feb. 16, 1987 in a game against Davidson, the Bucs have made at least one 3-pointer in 949 consecutive games. ... ETSU was 0-for-8 in that 1987 game. ... The Bucs currently rank as the 7th longest streak in the NCAA.
The Top 10 as of Dec. 10 can be found below:
1. Kentucky ... 1,022 2. UNLV ... 1,016 3. Vanderbilt ... 1,008 4. Duke ... 996 5. Arkansas ... 951 6. Western Kentucky ... 948
7. East Tennessee State ... 939
ETSU among nation’s best in attendance growth
The ETSU men’s basketball team continues to reap good news from its historic 2016-17 season, learning earlier this year that the program posted the nation’s 15th best increase for average attendance from the previous year. ... The Bucs, who averaged 3,065 fans a game in 2015-16, watched as that number ballooned to 4,053 fans per game during 2016-17. ETSU ultimately led the Southern Con-ference in average attendance per game – selling out three games during the season versus Tennessee, Chattanooga and Furman.Success against Power 5 opponents
The Bucs have enjoyed their share of wins in early season games against Power 5 Conference foes over the last decade ... Since the 2008-09 season, ETSU has collected victories over Arkansas in 2009 (94-85), Georgia Tech in 2015 (69-68), and Mississippi State in both 2010 (63-62) and 2016 (67-65). ... Prior to the 2008-09 season, the Bucs have a long tradition of upsetting Power 5 teams, including a win over No. 3 seeded Arizona in the first round of the 1992 NCAA Tournament, along with wins over Tennessee (1989 and 1991), N.C. State (1989, 1990 and 1992) and Virginia Tech (1998).Consecutive Starts
Desonta Bradford ...26
Jermaine Long ...17
Peter Jurkin ...17
David Burrell ... 13
Jalan McCloud ...2
Career Starts
Desonta Bradford ...55
Peter Jurkin ...24
David Burrell ...19
Jermaine Long ...19
Jalan McCloud ...14
Devontavius Payne ... 5
Jason Williams... 3
Mladen Armus ... 2
Kanayo Obi-Rapu ... 1
Bo Hodges ... 1
Career 20-Point Games
Desonta Bradford ... 5
Jalan McCloud ... 2
David Burrell ... 1
Devontavius Payne ... 1
Bo Hodges ... 1
Career Double-Doubles
Desonta Bradford ... 3
David Burrell ... 1
Peter Jurkin ... 1
Starters History
20+ Games/
Double-Doubles
1. Rashawn Rembert (2013-14) ... 108
2. T.J. Cromer (2016-17) ... 106
3. Ge’Lawn Guyn (2015-16) ...94
4. Rashawn Rembert (2014-15) ...90
5. Courtney Pigram (2006-07) ...86
Single-Season 3-pt. goals
NCAA Rankings (2017-18)
Note: Only ranks where ETSU is in the Top 50 are listed Team (through Jan. 22, 2018) Field Goal % Defense ... 24th (39.8%) Scoring Defense ...25th (64.7) Scoring Margin ...27th (12.0) Steals Per Game ... 25th (8.2) 3-pt. Field Goal % Defense ...31st (31.1%) Total Steals ...25th (164) Turnovers Forced ...46th (15.7) Won-Lost Percentage ...20th (80.0) Individuals (through Jan. 22, 2018) noneSingle Game Team Records
Steals – 26, vs. Union (Jan. 12, 2004) Blocks – 15, vs. Jacksonville (Jan. 15, 2007) Rebounds – 63, vs. UVA-Wise (Nov. 18, 2014)Desonta Bradford ... 1,028
David Burrell ... 398
Devontavius Payne ... 401
Peter Jurkin ... 374
Jalan McCloud ... 222
Jermaine Long ... 193
Career Scoring
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ETSU vs. Mercer
(through games of Jan. 20, 2018)
Won on the road ... 1/18/18 vs. Furman (62-61) Won at home ... 1/20/18 vs. Western Carolina (66-50) Won on a neutral court ... 3/6/17 vs. UNCG (79-74) Won a holiday tourney game ... 11/27/16 vs. UC Irvine (72-66) Scored 100+ points ... 1/5/17 at The Citadel (115-71) Gave up 100+ points ... 3/29/16 vs. Oakland (81-104) Both teams had 100+ points ... 1991 vs. Marshall (103-107 OT) Scored <50 points ...3/7/13 vs. Stetson (46) Gave up <50 points ... 12/10/17 vs. Hiwassee (94-48) Went into OT ... 2/22/17 vs. Furman (93-81, OT) Won in OT ... 2/22/17 vs. Furman (93-81, OT) Won by 20+ ... 12/22/17 vs. Georgia Southern (79-59) Won by 30+ ...11/11/16 vs. Fordham (96-59) Won by 40+ ... 1/13/18 vs. VMI (89-48) Won by 50+ ... 12/10/15 vs. Milligan College (98-47) Lost by 20+ ... 3/29/16 vs. Oakland (81-104) Lost by 30+ ... 11/20/15 at Villanova (51-86) Lost by 40+ ... 12/5/06 at Vanderbilt (62-104) Lost by 50+ ... 1/2/13 vs. VCU (58-109) Shot 50% (FG)... 1/13/18 vs. VMI (53.2%) Shot <40% ... 1/18/18 vs. Furman (39.7%) Opponent shot <40% ... 1/20/18 vs. Western Carolina (32.2%) Opponent shot <30% ... 1/13/18 vs. VMI (26.0%) Grabbed 50+ rebounds ... 1/5/17 at The Citadel (55) Tried 75+ FG ... 1/5/17 at The Citadel (77) Made 40+ FG ... 1/5/17 at The Citadel (42) Tried 40+ FT ...12/1/16 vs. Lees-McRae (44) Made 30+ FT ...12/1/16 vs. Lees-McRae (33) Had 10+ steals ...1/13/18 vs. VMI (10) Had 20+ assist ...1/13/18 vs. VMI (22) Forced 20+ TO ... 12/10/17 vs. Hiwassee (27) Made 10+ threes ... 1/4/18 at Samford (11) Tried 20+ threes ...1/18/18 vs. Furman (21) Had three players FO ...2/12/15 at UNC Greensboro (3) Had a player score 30+ points ... ... T.J. Cromer, 41 vs. Samford (3/5/16)
Head Coaching Career
Season School Overall Postseason 1991-92 S.Western CC 3-17 Reg. Elite 8 1992-93 S.Western CC 23-9 Reg. Final 4 1995-96 Barton Co. CC 15-16 Reg. Sweet 16 1996-97 Barton Co. CC 24-8 Reg. Elite 8 1997-98 Barton Co. CC 29-4 Reg. Final 4 2011-12 NW Florida 32-2 NJCAA Title Game 2012-13 NW Florida 30-4 NJCAA Title Game 2015-16 ETSU 24-12 Vegas 16
2016-17 ETSU 27-8 NCAA Tournament 2017-18 ETSU 16-4
Totals 233-84 (.735)
History of success for Coach Steve Forbes:
• Forbes as a D1 assistant (13 seasons) was part of nine 20-win seasons and put together a 292-134 record.
• Forbes went 129-34 in fi ve seasons as a JUCO head coach. • Has advanced to the postseason 21 times in the last 27 years. • Has been on the coaching staff of teams that defeated No. 1-ranked opponents (beating Kansas and Memphis while at Ten-nessee)
• Has beaten 54 nationally-ranked opponents in the past 10 years. • Has coached 11 players who went on to the NBA, eight All-Americans, six Wooden/Naismith Finalists
The Last Time ETSU ...
Head Coach Steve Forbes
(Through Jan. 20, 2018)
SoCon
Pct. Ov. Pct.
ETSU
7-0 1.000
16-4 .800
Wofford
5-1 .833 14-5 .737
UNCG
5-1 .833 14-5 .737
Furman
5-2 .714 14-6 .700
Western
Carolina 4-3 .571 8-11 .421
Mercer
3-4 .429
10-10 .500
Samford
3-4 .429 7-13 .350
VMI
1-6 .167 6-12 .333
The
Citadel
1-6 .167 6-13 .316
Chattanooga
0-6 .000 6-14 .300
(Through Jan. 20, 2018)
Team
Scoring Offense:
4th (76.7)
Scoring Defense:
2nd (64.7)
Scoring Margin:
1st (+12.0)
FT Pct:
6th (.697)
FG Pct:
2nd (.476)
FG Pct. Defense:
1st (.398)
3-Point FG Pct.:
8th (.344)
3-Point FG Pct. Defense:
2nd (.311)
3-Point FG Made:
9th (7.3)
Rebounding:
2nd (37.2)
Rebounding Margin: 3rd
(+3.1)
Blocked Shots: 1st
(4.2)
Assists:
5th (15.3)
Steals:
5th (8.2)
Turnover Margin: 3rd
(+2.5)
Assist/Turnover Ratio:
4th (1.2)
Individuals (only players in Top 10 listed)
Scoring: 8th, Desonta Bradford (14.0)
Rebounding: 9th, Desonta Bradford (5.6)
Assists: 5th, Jalan McCloud (3.9)
9th, Desonta Bradford (3.4)
FT%: 7th, Jalan McCloud (.731)
8th, Desonta Bradford (.716)
Steals: 3rd, Desonta Bradford (1.7)
Blocked Shots: 3rd, Peter Jurkin (1.4) Assist/TO Ratio: 6th, Jalan McCloud (1.7) 8th, Desonta Bradford (1.5) Offensive Rebounds: 4th, Mladen Armus (2.4) Defensive Rebounds: 4th, Desonta Bradford (5.0) 9th, Peter Jurkin (4.0) Minutes Played: 5th, Desonta Bradford (31.4)
2017-18 Southern Conference
Standings and Statistics
BUC
CANEER BASKE
TBALL
(through games of Jan. 20, 2018)
Current Streak: ...Won 10 (12/21/17-present)
Longest Winning Streak: ...Won 10 (12/21/17-present)
Longest Losing Streak: ...
Lost one, 4 times (11/10/17, 1/17/17, 11/22/17, 12/16/17)Longest Home Winning Streak: ... Won nine (11/25/17-present)
Longest Home Losing Streak: ...Lost one (11/22/17-present)
Longest Road Winning Streak: ... Won fi ve (12/19/17-present)
Longest Road Losing Streak: ...
Lost one, 3 times (11/10/17, 11/17/17, 12/16/17)Largest Margin of Victory: ... 46, vs. Hiwassee (12/10/17)
Largest Margin of Defeat: ...18, at Northern Kentucky (11/10/17)
Smallest Margin of Victory: ... 1, at Furman (1/18/18)
Smallest Margin of Defeat: ... 2, at Xavier (12/16/17)
Record When ETSU Scores
Record When ETSU Gives Up
<50 points: 0-0
<50 points: 2-0
50-59 points: 0-0
50-59 points: 5-0
60-69 points: 3-4
60-69 points: 4-1
70-79 points: 3-0
70-79 points: 5-2
80-89 points: 8-0
80-89 points: 0-1
90+ points: 2-0
90+ points: 0-0
Points In A Half
Team Most-1st Most-2nd Least-1st Least-2nd
ETSU 52 vs. Ft. Way. (11/25) 56 vs. Del. St. (11/20) 25 vs. Del. St. (11/20) 27 vs. Xavier (12/16) 25 vs. Troy (11/22)
Opp. 47 vs. Ft. Way. (11/25) 49 vs. Frdhm (11/29) 16 vs. Del. St. (11/20) 25 vs. Mercer (12/31)
Double fi gure/20-Point Games
numbers in () indicate career numbersPlayer Pts.
Reb.
Ast.
20+
pts.
Desonta Bradford
35 (52)
2 (2)
5 (5)
David Burrell
18 (18)
2 (2)
1 (1)
Devontavius Payne 13 (13)
1 (1)
Jalan McCloud
12 (12)
2 (2)
Peter Jurkin
8 (12)
2 (2)
Bo Hodges
6 (6)
1 (1)
Mladen Armus
4 (4)
1 (1)
Kanayo Obi-Rapu
3 (3)
Andre Edwards
2 (2)
Jason Williams
1 (1)
Jermaine Long
1 (1)
2017-18 Miscellaneous Statistics
Starting Lineups
Games Lineup
Record
1, 4-5 Bradford, Payne, Long, Burrell, Jurkin 1-2 2 McCloud, Bradford, Obi-Rapu, Burrell, Armus 1-0 3 McCloud, Payne, Bradford, Burrell, Armus 0-1 6, 8-10, 13-17, 19-20 McCloud, Bradford, Long, Burrell, Jurkin 10-1 7 McCloud, Bradford, Long, Hodges, Jurkin 1-0 11-12, 18 Williams, Bradford, Long, Burrell, Jurkin 3-0
2017-18 GAME NO
TEBOOK
On Sunday...2-0 On Monday ...2-0 On Tuesday ...1-0 On Wednesday ...2-1 On Thursday ...4-0 On Friday ...1-2 On Saturday ...4-1 In November ...4-3 In December ...6-1 In January ...6-0 In February ...0-0 In March...0-0 Ahead at halftime...15-1 Trailing at halftime ...1-3 Tied at halftime ...0-0 ETSU attempts more fi eld goals ...9-2 Opponent attempts more fi eld goals...5-1 ETSU makes more fi eld goals ...16-0 Opponent makes more fi eld goals ...0-3 ETSU has a better FG percentage ...16-0 Opponent has a better FG percentage ...0-4 Shooting better than 50% ...9-0 Opponent shoots better than 50% ...0-1 ETSU makes more 3-pt. fi eld goals ... 11-1 Opponent makes more 3-pt. fi eld goals...4-3 ETSU has a better 3-pt FG percentage ...13-1 Opponent has a better 3-pt. FG percentage...3-3 ETSU shoots better than 40% from 3-pt. range ...5-0 Opponent shoots better than 40% from 3-pt. range ...3-2ETSU attempts more free throws ...10-2 Opponent attempts more free throws ...6-2 ETSU makes more free throws ...10-2 Opponent makes more free throws ...6-2 ETSU has a better free throw percentage ...10-1 Opponent has a better free throw percentage ...6-2 Shooting better than 70% from the line ...7-2 Opponent shoots better than 70% from the line ...7-2 ETSU has more rebounds ...12-2 Opponent has more rebounds ...4-2 ETSU has more defensive rebounds...14-1 Opponent has more defensive rebounds ...1-3 ETSU has more offensive rebounds ...4-3 Opponent has more offensive rebounds ... 11-1 ETSU has more fouls ...7-2 Opponent has more fouls ...10-2 ETSU has more assists ...13-1 Opponent has more assists ...2-3 ETSU has more turnovers ...5-1 Opponent has more turnovers ...9-3 ETSU has more blocks ...13-2 Opponent has more blocks...2-2 ETSU has more steals...12-2 Opponent has more steals ...4-2
Games Leading ETSU In
SCORING - Bradford 10, Payne 4, McCloud 4, Jurkin 2, Burrell 2, Hodges 1
REBOUNDS - Armus 6, Bradford 5, Jurkin 4, Burrell 3, Payne 3, McCloud 2, Hodges 1
ASSISTS - McCloud 10, Long 4, Bradford 5, Williams 2, Hodges 1
STEALS - Bradford 9, McCloud 7, Payne 6, Long 4, Hodges 2, McCloud 1, Williams 1
BLOCKS - Jurkin 9, Burrell 5, Bradford 5, Armus 3, Hodges 3, Williams 2, Edwards 2, Obi-Rapu 2, Harrison 1
In ETSU’s 16 wins ...
ETSU’s FG percentage ... .508 (460-905) ETSU’s three-point percentage ... .362 (115-318) ETSU’s free throw percentage ... .711 (243-342) ETSU’s rebounds per game ... 36.8 (588) ETSU’s rebound margin ... +4.3 (+68) ETSU’s assists per game ... 16.3 (261) ETSU’s turnovers per game ...12.9 (207) ETSU’s steals per game ... 8.5 (136) ETSU’s blocks per game ... 4.3 (68) ETSU’s fouls per game ... 18.4 (294) ETSU’s points per game ... 79.9 (1278) Opponents’ FG percentage ... .384 (342-890) Opponents’ three-point percentage ... .293 (104-355) Opponents’ free throw percentage ... .682 (206-302) Opponents’ rebounds per game ... 32.5 (520) Opponents’ assists per game ... 10.1 (162) Opponents’ turnovers per game ... 15.9 (254) Opponents’ steals per game ... 5.4 (87) Opponents’ blocks per game ... 2.5 (40) Opponents’ fouls per game ... 18.9 (302) Opponents’ points per game ... 62.1 (994)
In ETSU’s 4 losses ...
ETSU’s FG percentage ... .362 (92-254) ETSU’s three-point percentage ... .292 (31-106) ETSU’s free throw percentage ... .625 (40-64) ETSU’s rebounds per game ... 39.2 (157) ETSU’s rebound margin ... -1.6 (6) ETSU’s assists per game ... 11.0 (44) ETSU’s turnovers per game ...14.5 (58) ETSU’s steals per game ... 7.0 (28) ETSU’s blocks per game ... 4.0 (16) ETSU’s fouls per game ... 18 (72) ETSU’s points per game ... 63.8 (255) Opponents’ FG percentage ... .446 (111-249) Opponents’ three-point percentage ... .371 (39-105) Opponents’ free throw percentage ... .639 (39-61) Opponents’ rebounds per game ... 40.8 (163) Opponents’ assists per game ...15.5 (62) Opponents’ turnovers per game ...15.0 (60) Opponents’ steals per game ... 6.8 (27) Opponents’ blocks per game ... 4.5 (18) Opponents’ fouls per game ... 17.0 (68) Opponents’ points per game ... 75.0 (300)
East Tennessee State’s record in 2017-18 when ...
BUC
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#0 Kanayo Obi-Rapu
About Kanayo: A player with tremendous off ensive prowess, having connected on 63 three-pointers during his sophomore year at Longwood University ... equally impressive as a leader and has a strong interest in community service.2017-18: Had eight points in 20 minutes of action in the win over VMI (1/13) ... set a peprsonal best for points (13), fi eld goals (4) and 3-pointers (3) in the
win over Tusculum (12/28) ... for the second time this year, matched his then career high with three 3-pointers made, fi nishing with nine points in the loss to Troy (11/22) ... had a career high for 3-pointers (3) and points (11), while picking up his fi rst career assist and steal in the win over Delaware State (11/20) ... scored seven points in the loss to Kentucky (11/17) ... had his fi rst career start but played minimal minutes after leaving with an injury against Savannah State (11/13) ... debuted in an ETSU uniform against Northern Kentucky (11/10), scoring 10 points
while going 7-fo-8 at the foul line. 2016-17: Due to NCAA transfer rules,
Obi-Rapu sat out the season and will have two years of eligibility remaining with the
Bucs beginning with the 2017-18 season. Prior to ETSU: Having played his prep
basketball at New Garden Friends School, Obi-Rapu saw the court immediately at Longwood, starting in fi ve games his freshman year and ultimately seeing action in 33 contests. A year ago, he shot 41 percent from the fi eld and 74 percent at the foul line ... played two seasons at NCAA Division I Longwood University in Farmville, Va., fi nishing his sophomore year averaging 12 points and 3.1 rebounds,
while shooting 38 percent from 3-point range. Personal: Majoring in Kinesiology
... son of Mary Obi-Rapu ... born Aug. 21, 1995.
OBI-RAPU’S BESTS
2017-18 Season ... Career
Points 13 vs. Tusculum (12/28/17) ... vs. Tusculum (12/28/17) FG 4 vs. Tusculum (12/28/17) ... 4 vs. Tusculum (12/28/17) FGA 8 vs. Tusculum (12/28/17) ... 8 vs. Tusculum (12/28/17)
3FG 3 3 times, most recent vs. Tusculum (12/28/17) ... 3 3 times, most recent vs. Tusculum (12/28/17) 3FGA 7 vs. Troy (11/22/17) ... 7 vs. Troy (11/22/17)
FT 7 vs. Northern Kentucky (11/10/17) ... 7 vs. Northern Kentucky (11/10/17) FTA 8 vs. Northern Kentucky (11/10/17) ... 8 vs. Northern Kentucky (11/10/17) Rebounds 5 vs. Hiwassee College (12/10/17) ... 5 vs. Hiwassee College (12/10/17)
Assists 3 twice, most recent vs. Hiwassee College (12/10/17) ... 3 twice, most recent vs. Hiwassee College (12/10/17) Blocks 1 twice, most recent at Samford (1/4/18) ... 1 twice, most recent at Samford (1/4/18)
Steals 1 3 times, most recent at Fordham (11/29/17) ... 1 3 times, most recent at Fordham (11/29/17) Minutes 22 twice, most recent at Fordham (11/29/17) ... 22 twice, most recent at Fordham (11/29/17)
2017-18 GAME NO
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#1 Desonta Bradford
About Desonta: A quality guard who can score the basketball ... brings athleticism to the perimeter ... was highly recruited. 2017-18: Reached 1,000 points for his career late in the second half against VMI (1/13) ... scored a game high 16 in the win over Western Carolina (1/20) ... had the game-winning basket with 4.5 seconds left in the win over Furman (1/18) and scoring a team high 12 points ... had 14 points, six rebounds and six assists against the Keydets (1/13) ... scored 12 points and had nine
rebounds in the win over UNCG (1/17) ... netted 13 points in the win over Chattanooga (1/6) ... had an all-around solid game in the win at Samford (1/4), scoring 18 points, grabbing four rebounds and dishing out fi ve assists ... scored 12 points and dished out four assists in the road win over Mercer (12/31) ... posted a game high 18 points in the win over Tusculum (12/28) ... had another strong game with his second straight eff ort of 20-plus points, netting a game high 21 in the win over Detroit Mercy (12/19) ... played one of the best games of his career with a double-double eff ort of 20 points and 10 rebounds in the loss to Xavier (12/16), which included a career high four 3-pointers ... had a career high four steals in the win over Hiwassee (12/10) ... scored a career high 22 points in the win over Fordham (11/29) ... matched his season high 16 points in the win over Fort Wayne (11/27) ... had a team high 12 points in the loss to Troy (11/22) ... matched his career high for 3-pointers (4) and scored a team high 16 points in the win over Delaware State (11/20) ... collected his second career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds in the win over Savannah State (11/13), while also posting game highs with eight assists and three steals ... scored a team high 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds in the loss to Northern Kentucky (11/10).
2016-17: Led the team with 3.9 assists per contest while ranking second in points per game (10.4) ... was a third team All-SoCon selection by the league’s coaches ... had a strong SoCon Tournament, earning fi rst team All-SoCon Tournament honors after matching his career high with 21 points in a quarterfi nal win over Mercer (3/4) and his career best for blocks with three in the semifi nal win over Samford (3/5) ... missed the Western Carolina game due to illness (2/25) ... scored 11 points, dished out seven assists and matched his career high with three steals in the win over Furman (2/22) ... dished out a game high seven assists and scored 11 points in the win over Mercer (2/11) ... fi nished with 12 points, six rebounds and four assists vs. The Citadel (2/9) ... Set career highs for 3-point fi eld goals made (4) and 3-point fi eld goal attempts (7) against the Bulldogs ... held without a fi eld 0-for-6 at Woff ord (2/6), marking fi rst time since Jan. 30, 2016 (at Furman) where he did not make a fi eld goal ... had 14 second-half points and fi nished with 16 in the game, hitting a career high three 3-pointers as the Bucs topped VMI (2/2) ... scored a team high 19 points and went 9-of-10 at the foul line, hitting some critical free throws down the stretch to lead the Bucs past Chattanooga (1/28) ... was a critical part of the Bucs’ double-OT win over Samford (1/25), setting career highs for points (21), blocks (3), and minutes played (44), while picking up his fi rst career double-double with 10 rebounds ... scored a team and season high 17 points and was a perfect 5-of-5 from the free throw line in the win over Woff ord (1/23) ... posted a career high 12 rebounds in the loss to Furman (1/19) ... scored a season high 17 points and had an all-around strong game despite losing to UNCG (1/17) ... played a career high 37 minutes and matched his season high with 15 points in the win over Mercer (1/7) ... grabbed a career high eight rebounds, scored six points and dished out fi ve assists in the win over Savannah State (12/29) ... played a career high 35 minutes and responded with team highs for points (14) and assists (8) to go along with fi ve rebounds and two steals in the loss to Tennessee (12/22) ... had a great game at Morehead State (12/17), posting a career high
BRADFORD’S BESTS
2017-18 Season ... Career
Points 22 at Fordham (11/29/17) ... 22 at Fordham (11/29/17) FG 8 at Xavier (12/16/17)... 8 at Xavier (12/16/17) FGA 18 at Xavier (12/16/17)... 18 at Xavier (12/16/17)
3FG 4 twice, most recent at Xavier (12/16/17) ... 4 3 times, most recent at Xavier (12/16/17) 3FGA 10 at Xavier (12/16/17)... 10 at Xavier (12/16/17)
FT 10 vs. Fort Wayne (11/27/17) ... 11 vs. Samford (1/25/17) FTA 12 vs. Fort Wayne (11/27/17) ... 14 vs. Samford (1/25/17) Rebounds 10 twice, most recent at Xavier (12/16/17) ... 12 vs. Furman (1/19/17) Assists 8 vs. Savannah State (11/13/17) ... 9 vs. South Dakota State (11/26/16) Blocks 2 4 times, most recent vs. Western Carolina (1/20/18) ... 3 5 times, most recent vs. Samford (3/5/17) Steals 4 vs. Hiwassee College (12/10/17) ... 4 vs. Hiwassee College (12/10/17) Minutes 38 twice, most recent vs. Mercer (12/31/17)... 44 vs. Samford (1/25/17)
three 3-pointers on way to a 13-point eff ort, while also dishing out six assists in the win .... posted season highs for points (15), fi eld goals (6) and minutes played (34), as he led the Bucs to the win over Mississippi State (12/14) ... had a team high 12 points, while dishing out four assists and grabbing six rebounds in the loss to Dayton (12/10) ... continued to develop as the team’s lead point guard, dishing out eight assists and scoring eight points in the win over Limestone (12/4) ... posted career bests for free throws (10) and free throws attempted (12), scoring 12 points, grabbing fi ve rebounds and dishing out four assists in the win over Lees-McRae (12/1) ... had his best off ensive game so far this season, netting 14 points while going 4-of-8 from the fi eld and 6-of-8 from the free throw line in the win over UC Irvine (11/27) ... matched or set career highs for assists (9), blocks (3), steals (3) and minutes played (34), while scoring eight points in the win over South Dakota State (11/26) ... got the start at point guard in the season opening win against Fordham (11/11), connecting on a career high three 3-pointers and matching his career best wtih six assists. 2015-16: Ranked fourth on the team with 7.6 points per contest and third in assists with 2.0 per game ... had a fantastic SoCon Tournament, making the all-tournament team after averaging 12.7 points and 3.3 assists per game in wins over Mercer (3/5) and Furman (3/6), and the title game loss to Chattanooga (3/7) ... netted 15 points on 3-of-4 shooting from 3-point range and dished out three assists in the loss to Oakland in the Vegas 16 semifi nals ... scored 10 points -- including six straight in one decisive stretch late in the game -- and matched his career high for blocks (2) as the Bucs defeated Louisiana Tech (3/28) in the quarterfi nals of the Vegas 16 ... posted career highs for assists (6) and minutes played (30), while scoring a team-high 14 points in the loss to Chattanooga (3/7) in the SoCon fi nals ... posted another solid eff ort with 10 points, three assists and two steals in the win over Woff ord (2/27) ... had a career high six assists in the win over Furman (2/25) ... continued his strong play by setting or matching his career highs in rebounds (7), blocks (2), steals (3) and minutes played (29), and scored 12 points -- many in the fi nal critical minutes -- to help give the Bucs a win over Mercer (2/20) ... grabbed a career high six rebounds and fi ve points in the win over The Citadel (2/18) ... had a career night in the win over Western Carolina (2/15), posting a personal best with 18 points and scored 15 of 23 ETSU points in one stretch in the second half to lift the Bucs to the win ... also during the Western Carolina game, he set or matched career highs for fi eld goals (7), 3 pointers (2), rebounds (6), assists (4) and minutes played (26) ... collected 10 points, fi ve rebounds and a season high four assists in the win over Samford (2/11) ... had 11 points and was a perfect 2-of-2 from 3-point range in the win over UNCG (2/6) ... enjoyed a solid game in the win over VMI (2/4), scoring 14 points and going a perfect 7-of-7 from the free throw line ... had the best off ensive game of his career, setting personal bests for points (17), fi eld goals (7) and fi eld goals attempted (9) in the loss to Woff ord (1/28) ... matched his season highs for assists (4) and steals (2) in the win over Mercer (1/21) ... continued his development with another solid performance in the loss to UTC (1/16), scoring a season high 12 points, while matching his career high with four fi eld goals, and season highs with two steals and 24 minutes of game play ... set or matched career highs for fi eld goals (4) and 3-pointers (2), while scoring 11 points and dishing out three assists in the win over VMI (1/11) ... enjoyed one of his best games of the year, making clutch plays down the stretch and fi nishing with six points, four assists and two steals in the win over N.C. Central (1/4) ... played a season high 24 minutes and grabbed a career-best six rebounds in the loss to Tennessee Tech (12/2) ... scored nine points and dished out a team-high four assists in the win over Green Bay (11/17) ... came off the bench to score 11 points and posted career highs for free throws (7) and rebounds (5) in the win over Averett (11/14). 2014-15: Averaged 4.1 points per game and played in 29 contests as a true freshman ... made the most of his fi rst career start, playing a personal best 26 minutes and scoring 12 points in the win over Furman (2/14) ... in the Furman win, he also hit two 3-pointers, including one last in the game that helped seal the win ... played a career high 23 minutes, scoring fi ve points and grabbing three rebounds in the win over UNC Greensboro (2/12) ... and came off the bench to provide a spark in the loss to Woff ord (2/5), fi nishing with a career high14 points and three steals in 20 minutes of play ... came off the bench to score fi ve points in 12 minutes of play against Chattanooga (1/10) ... had a career high 10 points and four fi eld gaols in the win over VMI (1/2) ... hit his fi rst career 3-pointer and netted fi ve points in 10 minutes against Asheville (11/22) ... made his collegiate debut, scoring six points, while grabbing two rebounds and two steals in the opener at Valpo (11/14).
Prior to ETSU: Was named the Tennessee Class A Mr. Basketball winner and was a McDonald’s All-American nominee his senior season out of Humboldt High School in Humboldt, Tenn. ... aver-aged averaver-aged 21.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game his fi nal season in high school, shooting 54 percent from the fi eld and 41 percent from 3-point range during the regular season, on his way to being named fi rst-team all-state. ... as a junior, he led the Vikings to a state championship and was an all-tournament selection, and this year he was the All-District 14-A and All-Region 7-A MVP. He chose the Bucs after considering programs such as Murray State,
Butler and Southeast Missouri State. Personal: Major is Interdisciplinary Studies … son of Sharlice Bradford … born April 12, 1996.
BUC
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#2 David Burrell
About David: Has
tremendous length and is an elite-level athlete … highly ver-satile and can defend multiple positions on the court … great motor and highly competitive. 2017-18: Scored a team high 12 points in the win over Furman (1/18) ... had a strong game with a team high 17 points in the win over VMI (1/13) ...matched his season high for 3-pointers (2) and steals (2) in the win over Mercer (12/31)
... had a great game in the win over Tusculum (12/28), collecting his fi rst career double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds, while dishing out a career high four assists ... missed the Fordham game (11/29) with a minor medical procedure ... matched his career high with 12 rebounds and scored seven points in the loss to Troy (11/22) ... left the Delaware State game (11/20) with an upper body injury in the fi rst half and did not return to the game ... was one of two players for the Bucs to reach double-fi gures in the loss to Kentucky (11/17), netting 11 ... posted career highs for rebounds (12) and minutes played (34), while scoring seven points in the win over Savannah State (11/13). 2016-17: Reached double fi gures with 11 points versus Florida (3/16) in the fi rst round of the 2017 NCAA Tournament … posted a career high and matched the SoCon Tournament record with six blocks in the win over UNCG (3/6) at the SoCon fi nals, with all of those blocks coming in the second half following a game-changing defensive switch that put Burrell at the 4 position on defense ... set season highs for steals (3), free throws made (5) and attempted (5), and scored 11 points in the Bucs’ win over Western Carolina (2/25) ... had a major impact in the win over Furman (2/22), going 5-of-6 from the fi eld and scoring 12 points to go with three rebounds ... scored 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting and grabbed fi ve rebounds vs. The Citadel (2/9) ... played a career high 27 minutes and scored 14 points in the win over Samford (1/25) ... netted 12 points in the win over Woff ord (1/22) ... came off
BURRELL’S BESTS
2017-18 Season ... Career
Points 18 vs. Tusculum (12/28/17) ... 21 vs. Fordham (11/11/16) FG 7 twice, most recent vs. VMI (1/13/18) ... 8 vs. Fordham (11/11/16) FGA 15 vs. Kentucky (11/17/17) ... 15 vs. Kentucky (11/17/17) 3FG 2 twice, most reecent vs. Mercer (12/31/17) ... 4 vs. Fordham (11/11/16) 3FGA 6 vs. Kentucky (11/17/17) ... 7 vs. Woff ord (1/22/17) FT 4 twice, most recent at Samford (1/4/18) ... 5 vs. Western Carolina (2/25/17) FTA 4 vs. Tusculum (12/28/17) ... 5 vs. Western Carolina (2/25/17) Rebounds 12 twice, most recent vs. Troy (11/22/17) ... 12 twice, most recent vs. Troy (11/22/17) Assists 4 vs. Tusculum (12/28/17) ... 4 twice, most recent vs. Tusculum (12/28/17) Blocks 2 twice, most recent vs. Savannah State (11/13/17) ... 6 vs. UNCG (3/6/17)
Steals 2 twice, most recent vs. Mercer (12/31/17) ... 3 vs. Western Carolina (2/25/17) Minutes 34 vs. Savannah State (11/13/17) ... 34 vs. Savannah State (11/13/17)
the bench to electrify the crowd with 15 points, a dunk and a block in the loss to UNCG (1/12), posting most of those stats during a minute-long stretch in the second half when he had a dunk, a block and back-to-back made threes ... had a career high two blocks in the win over Mercer (1/7) ... scored 10 points and snatched eight rebounds in the win over The Citadel (1/5) ... put together a productive game in the win over VMI (12/31), scoring 12 points, grabbing six rebounds and dishing out an assist in just 12 minutes of play ... had 10 points and four rebounds in 20 productive minutes in the loss to Tennessee (12/22) ... provided an important nine eight points, six rebounds and collected his fi rst career block in the win over Mississippi State (12/14) ... went 4-of-4 at the free throw line and scored nine points in the win over Lees-McRae (12/1) ... scored 12 points and had a team high nine rebounds in teh win over Milwaukee (11/25) ... had a career best four assists in the win over Detroit Mercy (11/14) ... produced a fantastic debut for the Bucs, scoring a game-high 21 points on 8-of-8 shooting from the fl oor and 4-of-4 from 3-point range in the win over Fordham (11/11). Prior to ETSU: Averaged 15.1 points and 6.2 rebounds per game last season, leading the Southwest Tennessee Community College Saluqis to a Region 7 championship and an Elite Eight appearance in the NJCAA National Tournament. … in 2015-16, Burrell connected on 55 3-pointers and swiped 52 steals, fi nishing the year as a Region 7 fi rst-team selection, the Region 7 Tournament MVP, and helping lead Southwest Tennessee to a 30-5 record … he scored 17 points in a win over No. 1-ranked North Idaho in the NJCAA National Tournament, and his team ultimately ended its season in a loss to eventual national champion Salt Lake City … for the season, Burrell shot 54 percent from the fi eld, 42 percent from 3-point range and 70 percent from the free throw line. … Burrell chose ETSU over Washington State, Bradley, Southern Illinois, UIC, Eastern Michigan and Drake. Personal: Major is Physical Education … son of Denise Marshall … born Feb. 9, 1995.
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#3 Bo Hodges
About Bo: A
multi-sport standout in high school who excelled in basketball, football and track and fi eld … can score from behind the arc and at the rim … strong dribbling skills and can distribute the ball well … great physical attributes and exceptional overall athleticism. 2017-18: Netted 16 points in the win over VMI (1/13) ... scored nine points and grabbed four rebounds in the win over UNCG (1/11) ...
had a solid game at Samford (1/4), scoring 13 points and connecting on a career high two 3-pointers ... returned from injury to score 12 points and match his season high for steals (2) in the win over Mercer (12/31) ... missed the Tusculum (12/28) game with a bone bruise and is listed as day-to-day ... scored a game high 18 points in the win over Hiwassee (12/10), putting together a remarkable 113-second stretch where he had 13 points, four dunks two layups, two steals and a free throw ... produced another strong outing, scoring 14 points and collecting a career high three blocks in the win over Northern Kentucky (12/6) ... had his best game as a Buc in the win over Fordham (11/29), collecting career highs for points (20) and rebounds (8) ... set his then personal best as a Buccaneer with nine points and 26 minutes of play in the win over Fort Wayne (11/27) ... had his best game as a Buc so far, setting personal bests for points (8), assists (3), blocks (1) and steals (2) in the win over Delaware State (11/21) ... made his ETSU debut in the loss to Northern Kentucky (11/10), scoring six points and grabbing seven rebounds in 23 minutes of action. Prior to ETSU: The back-to-back 2016 and 2017 Class AA Mr. Basketball in the state of Tennessee out of Maplewood High School, Bo was the fi rst signee in ETSU’s 2017-18 recruiting class … a fi rst-team all-district, all-region and all-state selection during both his senior and junior campaigns, he averaged 26.3 points, 14.2 rebounds, 4.3 steals, 3.0 blocks and 7.3 assists per game his senior season for head coach Ty Wilson … he led his high school team to a 2017 state championship and was named the TSSAA State Tournament MVP ... he fi nished his high school career with over 2,000 points, 1,800 rebounds, 300 blocked shots, 500 steals and 700 assists ... played AAU basketball for the Tennessee Legends and was coached by his father Bo Hodges, Sr. Personal: Major is Undecided… son of Bo and Monique Hodges … born July 26, 1998.
HODGES’ BESTS
2017-18 Season ... Career
Points 20 at Fordham (11/29/17) ... 20 at Fordham (11/29/17)
FG 8 twice, most recent vs. Hiwassee College (12/10/17) ... 8 twice, most recent vs. Hiwassee College (12/10/17) FGA 12 twice, most recent vs. Furman (1/18/18) ... 12 twice, most recent vs. Furman (1/18/18) 3FG 2 at Samford (1/4/18) ... 2 at Samford (1/4/18)
3FGA 3 at Samford (1/4/18) ... 3 at Samford (1/4/18) FT 5 vs. Detroit Mercy (12/19/17) ... 5 vs. Detroit Mercy (12/19/17) FTA 7 at Fordham (11/29/17) ... 7 at Fordham (11/29/17) Rebounds 8 at Fordham (11/29/17) ... 8 at Fordham (11/29/17) Assists 3 vs. Delaware State (11/20/17) ... 3 vs. Delaware State (11/20/17) Blocks 3 vs. Northern Kentucky (12/6/17) ... 3 vs. Northern Kentucky (12/6/17)
Steals 2 5 times, most recent at Chattanooga (1/6/18) ... 2 5 times, most recent at Chattanooga (1/6/18) Minutes 38 at Fordham (11/29/17) ... 38 at Fordham (11/29/17)
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#4 Jason Williams
About Jason: A hard-nosed competi-tor who can score the basketball … makes everyone on the court better with his unselfi shness and desire to win … one of the top high school players in Michigan.2017-18: Matched his career high with six assists and scored nine points in the win over Georgia Southern (12/22) ... got a start and played a career high 24 minutes back in his hometown of Detroit, scoring eight
points and dishing out three assists in the win over Detroit Mercy (12/19) ... played a career high 23 minutes and scored 10 points in the win over Hiwassee (12/10), posting a season high four assists ... came off the bench to provide a needed spark with eight points in eight minutes during the win over Northern Kentucky (12/6) ... enjoyed his best game ever at ETSU, posting career highs for points (15), fi eld goals (5), 3-pointers (5), and minutes played (22) in the win over Savannah State (11/13) ... missed the Northern Kentucky game (11/10) due to concussion
proto-cal. 2016-17: Had a career night vs. The Citadel (2/9) as he set personal bests in
points (9), fi eld goals made (3), three-point fi eld goals made (3) and minutes (22) ... continued his development with another solid night in the win over The Citadel (1/5), posting then personal bests for points (8), fi eld goals (3), steals (2) and min-utes played (21), while still dishing out a team high fi ve assists ... backed up his play in the Savannah State game by setting or matching multiple career highs in categories such as points (6), rebounds (6), free throws (4), steals (2) and minutes played (21) in the win over VMI (12/31) ... he also dished out fi ve assists in the
WILLIAMS’ BESTS
2017-18 Season ... Career
Points 15 vs. Savannah State (11/13/17) ... 15 vs. Savannah State (11/13/17) FG 5 vs. Savannah State (11/13/17) ... 5 vs. Savannah State (11/13/17) FGA 10 vs. Hiwassee College (12/10/17) ... 10 vs. Hiwassee College (12/10/17) 3FG 5 vs. Savannah State (11/13/17) ... 5 vs. Savannah State (11/13/17) 3FGA 8 vs. Savannah State (11/13/17) ... 8 vs. Savannah State (11/13/17) FT 2 vs. Hiwassee College (12/10/17) ... 4 twice, most recent vs. VMI (12/31/16) FTA 2 twice, most recent vs. Hiwassee College (12/10/17) ... 4 twice, most recent vs. VMI (12/31/16) Rebounds 2 twice, most recent vs. Tusculum (12/28/17) ... 6 vs. VMI (12/31/16)
Assists 6 vs. Georgia Southern (12/22/17) ... 6 twice, most recent vs. Georgia Southern (12/22/17) Blocks 1 twice, most recent vs. Western Carolina (1/20/18) ... 1 twice, most recent vs. Western Carolina (1/20/18) Steals 2 vs. Hiwassee College (12/10/17) ... 2 4 times, most recent vs. Hiwassee College (12/10/17) Minutes 24 vs. Detroit Mercy (12/19/17) ... 24 vs. Detroit Mercy (12/19/17)
win over the Keydets ... played his best game so far as a Buccaneer, collecting career bests for assists (6), rebounds (2), steals (2) and minutes played (17) in the win over Savannah State (12/29) ... had another 3-pointer made in the loss to Tennessee (12/22) ... played 12 minutes and hit his fi rst career 3-pointer in the win over Mississippi State (12/14) ... set or matched season highs for points (4), free throws (4) and rebounds (2) in the loss to Dayton (12/10) ... matched his season high with 13 minutes of game action in the win over Limestone (12/4), fi nishing with two points, two rebounds and an assist ... had his most productive game so far as a Buc, dishing out three assists, scoring two points and collecting a steal in the win over Milwaukee (11/25) ... made his collegiate debut in the season opener against Fordham, posting an assist in 12 minutes
of action. Prior to ETSU: Upon entering his senior season at Detroit Allen Academy,
Williams was a three-year starter and a 1,000-point scorer … In fact, he had a total of 1,259 points in three seasons at the prep level and was just 315 points shy of his school’s scoring record before overtaking that mark in his fi nal season at Detroit Allen … in addition to those off ensive numbers, Williams had already accumulated a school record 387 assists and 200 steals in his career, to go along with 292 rebounds, before playing his senior season … a team captain who was ranked by one recruiting service as the 25th best player in the Michigan 2016 class, Williams Jr. averaged 25.6 points, 6.1 rebounds and 6.6 assists during his junior campaign. During that season, he earned multiple fi rst-team honors and was a second-team All-State selection by Michigan Prep
Hoops. Personal: Major is Sports Management … son of Tarnecia Hunter and Jason
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#5 Peter Jurkin
About Peter: A unique player for ETSU’s program with great length and height ... a top recruit coming out of high school ... has a great shooting touch and can score the basketball ... great shot blocker and
defender. 2017-18:
Had 11 points and seven rebounds, hit-ting 5-of-6 from the fi eld in the win over UNCG (1/11) ... scored 15 points in just 14 minutes of action against Samford (1/4)
... eclipsed double fi gure scoring with 11 points in the win over Tusculum (12/28) ... had 14 points and blocked three shots in the win over Georgia Southern (12/22) ... posted career highs for blocks (5) and minutes played (27), while scoring 11 points and grabbing eight rebounds in the loss to Xavier (12/16) ... had 10 points and six rebounds, while matching his season high for blocks (3) in the win over Northern Kentucky (12/6) ... posted a career high for free throws, going 7-of-8 from the line and scoring nine points in the win over Fort Wayne (11/27) ... continued to emerge as a valuable weapon for the Bucs, posting career bests for rebounds (10), assists (1), steals (3) and minutes played (26), while scoring nine points and blocking three shots in the win over Delaware State (11/20) ... played his best game as a Buccaneer against Kentucky (11/17), posting a career high with 17 points, shooting 7-of-8 from the fi eld, 1-of-1 from 3-point range, and 2-of-2 from the free throw line, while playing a career high 25 minutes and grabbing seven rebounds ... scored four points and grabbed three rebounds in the loss to
Northern Kentucky (11/10). 2016-17: Was granted a sixth year of eligibility at
the end of the season and will return to the Bucs in 2017-18 … collected season highs for points (6), fi eld goals (2), free throws (2), steals (1) and minutes played (11) in the win over VMI (12/31) ... posted a season high two blocks in the win over Mississippi State (12/14) ... collected season highs for rebounds (4), steals (1), blocks (1), and minutes played (10) in the win over Limestone (12/4) ... posted season highs for minutes played (9), points (4) and free throws (2) in the win over UC Irvine (11/27) ... collected his fi rst career assist and blocked a shot in the win
over Milwaukee (11/25). 2015-16: Finished the year fi rst on the team in blocks
per game (0.9) ... averaged 5.3 points and 3.1 rebounds on the season ... was solid again in the win over Louisiana Tech in the Vegas 16 quarterfi nals (3/28),
JURKIN’S BESTS
2017-18 Season ... Career
Points 17 vs. Kentucky (11/17/17) ... 17 vs. Kentucky (11/17/17) FG 7 vs. Kentucky (11/17/17) ... 7 vs. Kentucky (11/17/17) FGA 8 3 times, most recent vs. Georgia Southern (12/22/17) ... 9 vs. Louisiana Tech (3/28/16)
3FG 1 4 times, most recent at Chattanooga (1/6/18) ... 1 4 times, most recent at Chattanooga (1/6/18) 3FGA 2 at Chattanooga (1/6/18) ... 2 at Chattanooga (1/6/18)
FT 7 vs. Fort Wayne (11/27/17) ... 7 vs. Fort Wayne (11/27/17) FTA 8 vs. Fort Wayne (11/27/17) ... 8 vs. Fort Wayne (11/27/17) Rebounds 11 at Chattanooga (1/6/18) ... 11 at Chattanooga (1/6/18)
Assists 1 5 times, most recent at Chattanooga (1/6/18) ... 1 6 times, most recent at Chattanooga (1/6/18) Blocks 5 at Xavier (12/16/17)... 5 at Xavier (12/16/17)
Steals 3 vs. Delaware State (11/20/17) ... 3 vs. Delaware State (11/20/17)
Minutes 27 twice, most recently at Chattanooga (1/6/18) ... 27 twice, most recently at Chattanooga (1/6/18)
scoring a career high 12 points, grabbing three rebounds and blocking a shot in the victory ... played great and was a fantastic rim defender in the Bucs’ two wins in the SoCon Tournament, matching his career highs for blocsk (4) and free throws (5) in the quarterfi nals against Mercer (3/5), and netting eight points in the semifi nal win over Furman (3/6) ... had his best all-around game of the season, scoring eight points and setting career highs for rebounds (8), blocks (4) and minutes played (21) in the win over Woff ord (2/27) ... in that win over the Terriers (2/27), Jurkin was a perfect 4-of-4 at the foul line, including two critical makes with 15 seconds left to help ice the win ... netted 10 points and grabbed fi ve rebounds in the win over Western Carolina (2/15) ... scored eight points in just nine minutes of action against UNC Greensboro (2/6) ... posted career highs for points (11) and was a perfect 5-for-5 at the foul line in just six minutes of game action in the Bucs’ win over The Citadel (1/23) ... scored seven points, grabbed four rebounds and blocked a career high three shots in the win over Samford (1/14) ... had a season high four free throws and two blocks in the win over VMI (1/11) ... grabbed six rebounds and matched his season high with two blocks in the win over Western Carolina (1/2) ... matched his season high with seven rebounds in the loss to Tennessee (12/22) ... enjoyed a solid game in the win over Eastern Kentucky (12/18), scoring nine points and grabbing three rebounds, while also collecting a season high two steals ... played his most productive and aggressive game of the season, scoring 10 points and grabbing seven rebounds in 18 minutes against Tennessee Tech (12/2) ... enjoyed his best game of the year so far, playing a season high 16 minutes and scoring eight points in the loss to UNC Wilmington (11/28) ... played a season high 12 minutes and was 3-for-3 at the foul line in the loss to No. 8 Villanova (11/20) ... gave the Bucs a lift midway through the fi rst half of the Green Bay win (11/17), fi nished with four points, three rebounds and two bloacks in the game ... made his debut as a Buccaneer in the starting lineup at the center position, scoring seven points in the win over Averett (11/4). 2014-15: Sat out the season as a transfer. Prior to ETSU: Played two seasons at Indiana University but was hampered by injury dur-ing those two seasons ... was one of the top recruits in the country comdur-ing out of high school ... averaged 14.8 points and 8.1 rebounds a game for former NBA veteran Muggsy Bogues at United Faith Christian Academy ... was a three-star
recruit by both Rivals.com and Scout.com as a senior. Personal: Major is Sports
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#11 Devontavius Payne
About Devon-tavius: A prolifi c scorer at the junior college level with tremendous ball skills … very good in the open court and should thrive in the Bucs’ up-tempo system … very unselfi sh player and extremely competitive. 2017-18: Had a game high 17 points and career nine rebounds in the win over VMI (1/13) ... scored 12 points on 5-of-8 shootingin the win over Chattanooga (1/6) ... returned from injury to score a team high 15 points and post a career high six rebounds in the win over Georgia Southern (12/22) ... missed the Detroit Mercy game (12/19) due to injury ... collected a career high four steals in the win over Hiwassee (12/10) ... set or matched career highs for assists (4) and steals (3), while scoring a game high 16 points in the win over Northern Kentucky (12/6) ... collected then career highs for steals (3) and blocks (1), while scoring 11 points in the win over Delaware State (11/20) ... had the best game of his ETSU career in the win over Savannah State (11/15), setting personal bests for points (28), fi eld goals (10), 3-pointers (6) and
min-utes played (34). 2016-17: Set then career highs for rebounds (7) and assists
(3), and scored nine points in the Bucs’ quarterfi nal win over Mercer (3/4) in the SoCon Tournament ... netted an impressive 18 points in just 16 minutes of play in the win over Mercer (2/11), going 6-of-10 from the fi eld, including a 4-of-5 eff ort from 3-point range ... scored 11 points (4-of-6 shooting) at Woff ord (2/6) ... Collected career highs for points (19), fi eld goals (7), rebounds (5) and blocks (1) in the win over The Citadel (1/5) ... scored 17 points and collected then
PAYNE’S BESTS
2017-18 Season ... Career
Points 28 vs. Savannah State (11/13/17) ... 28 vs. Savannah State (11/13/17) FG 10 vs. Savannah State (11/13/17) ... 10 vs. Savannah State (11/13/17) FGA 19 vs. Savannah State (11/13/17) ... 19 vs. Savannah State (11/13/17) 3FG 6 vs. Savannah State (11/13/17) ... 6 vs. Savannah State (11/13/17) 3FGA 14 vs. Savannah State (11/13/17) ... 6 vs. Savannah State (11/13/17) FT 3 twice, most recent vs. VMI (1/13/18) ... 6 vs. Morehead State (12/17/16) FTA 4 vs. Georgia Southern (12/22/17) ... 6 vs. Morehead State (12/17/16) Rebounds 9 vs. VMI (1/13/18) ... 9 vs. VMI (1/13/18)
Assists 4 vs. Northern Kentucky (12/6/17) ... 4 vs. Northern Kentucky (12/6/17) Blocks 1 twice, most recent vs. VMI (1/13/18) ... 1 6 times, most recent vs. VMI (1/13/18) Steals 4 twice, most recent vs. VMI (1/13/18) ... 4 twice, most recent vs. VMI (1/13/18) Minutes 34 vs. Savannah State (11/13/17) ... 34 vs. Savannah State (11/13/17)
career bests for fi eld goals (6), 3-pointers (5), assists (2) and minutes played (25) in the win over Savannah State (12/29) ... posted career highs for free throws made and attempted, going 6-of-6 at the line and grabbing two steals in the win over Morehead State (12/17) ... played a prominent role in the Bucs’ win over Mississippi State (12/14), collecting nine points against the Bulldogs ... scored 11 points off the bench and added a spark to the Bucs’ play in a win over Milwaukee (11/25) ... had his second straight strong performance in the win over Detroit Mercy (11/14), posting a career bests for points (18), fi eld goals (6), 3-pointers (3), assists (2) and minutes (22) ... enjoyed a strong debut for the Bucs in the season opener
versus Fordham (11/11), scoring 14 points in a winning eff ort. Prior to ETSU: Was a second
team All-American last season for John A. Logan College, ranking 11th in the country in scoring with 21.6 points per game … was the Region 24 Player of the Year and was selected to participate in the 2016 NJCAA All-Star Game in Las Vegas after leading John A. Logan to a 24-8 record … shot 51 percent from the fi eld, 39 percent from 3-point range, and 80 percent from the free throw line during the 2015-16 season … posted a 2-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio and collected a season high 36 points in a matchup with Lincoln Trail. He also hit a season high seven 3-pointers against Rend Lake, and fi nished the year with 71 makes
from beyond the arc. Personal: Major is Sports Medicine … son of Eddie and Lashonya
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About Jalan: Helped lead Texas Southern to the NCAA Tourna-ment in 2017 and will is fi fth-year graduate transfer, meaning he will be immediately eligible for the Bucs’ during the 2017-18 season … solid perimeter player that will bring athleticism and scoring prowess to the
ETSU roster. 2017-18:
Matched his career high with 33 minutes in the win over Western Carolina, scoring 13 points (1/18) ... had 12 points and six assists in
the win over Furman (1/18) ... missed the VMI (1/13) game for a family matter and returned to the team for the Furman game on Jan. 18 ... scored 15 points and dished out four assists in the win over UNCG (1/11) ... matched his career high with six assists in the win over Samford (1/4) ... connected on a career high four 3-pointers and scored a game high 22 points in the win over Mercer (12/31) ... had a career high fi ve steals to go along with fi ve assis
