Christian Brothers University
Christian Brothers University
South Regional Champs: 2009
2017-18 Buccaneer Basketball Notes
GSC Champs: 2008, 2013
2017-18 Buccaneer Basketball
VisitSpaceCoast.com GSC Championships: Semifinals: CBU (21-8, 12-8) vs. #14/14 West Florida (26-3, 17-3) 2017-18 Schedule
Date Opponent Time/Res 11/10 @ Central State (Ohio) W, 74-50 11/12 Central State (Ohio) W, 87-78 11/15 Lane (Tenn.) W, 78-70 11/18 @ Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) W, 77-74 11/21 Harding (Ark.) W, 79-71 11/30 @ Delta State (Miss.) * W, 74-61 12/2 @ Mississippi College * W, 79-76 12/6 @ Lane (Tenn.) W, 64-54 12/9 @ Harding (Ark.) W, 74-59 12/16 Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) W, 86-79 12/18 @ Union (Tenn.) * W, 86-79 1/2 Auburn-Montgomery (Ala.) * L, 68-77 1/4 West Georgia * W, 104-85 1/6 @ Alabama Huntsville * L, 51-71 1/9 @ North Alabama * W, 81-67 1/13 #NR/25 Valdosta State * L, 70-72 1/15 #15/14 West Florida * L, 66-76 1/18 @ Montevallo (Ala.) * L, 60-74 1/20 @ West Alabama * L, 67-86 1/25 Lee (Tenn.) * W, 78-63 1/27 Shorter (Ga.) * W, 89-80 2/1 North Alabama * W, 99-88 2/3 Alabama Huntsville * W, 85-78 2/8 @ Shorter (Ga.) * W, 78-62 2/10 @ Lee (Tenn.) * L, 74-84 2/14 Delta State (Miss.) * L, 53-55 2/17 @ Auburn-Montgomery (Ala.) * W, 83-61 2/22 Union (Tenn.) * W, 71-58 2/27 North Alabama % W, 96-76 3/3 vs #14/14 West Florida % 7:15 3/4 GSC Championship % 3:30 3/10-13 NCAA South Regional TBA 3/21-24 NCAA Elite Eight Sioux Falls, S.D. Home Games in Bold; All times Central * - GSC game % - VisitSpaceCoast.com GSC Tournament
GSC Standings:
Team GSC Overall #12/12 Valdosta St. * (1) 18-2 26-3 #14/14 West Fla. * (2) 17-3 26-3 CBU * (3) 12-8 21-8 Lee * (4) 11-9 16-12 Delta State * (5) 11-9 14-15 North Alabama * (6) 10-10 15-13 Montevallo * (7) 10-10 15-15 West Georgia * (8) 9-11 14-14 Alabama Huntsville 9-11 16-12 Union 6-14 12-16 Mississippi College 6-14 9-16 Auburn Montgomery ^ 5-15 9-19 Shorter 3-17 3-25 West Alabama & 0-20 6-22 ^ - ineligible for postseason & - forfeited due to ineligible player
March 3, 2018 • Homewood, Alabama • Pete Hanna Center • 7:15 p.m. Championship Game March 4, 2018 • Homewood, Alabama • Pete Hanna Center • 3:30 p.m.
• The Bucs movd to 13-9 all-time in GSC Tournament play with a 96-76 win Tuesday night over North Alabama in the quarterfinals of the VisitSpaceCoast. com GSC Championships. The Bucs head to Homewood, Alabama, this weekend looking for their third GSC championship: CBU also won league titles in 2008 and 2013. CBU’s .590 winning percentage is the second-highest of any active GSC member, only trailing Montevallo’s .688 (11-5). CBU is 4-1 all-time in the GSC semifinals. • CBU and West Florida meet for the 18th time Saturday night, with CBU leading the series 12-5. The teams have split the last eight meetings. This is the third GSC Tournament meeting for the two teams: CBU won 66-58 in the 2013 semifinals in Homewood, and they won 65-64 in last year’s quarterfinals at Canale Arena. UWF won this year’s lone regular season meeting, 76-66, at Canale Arena in January. • CBU is 5-2 all-time in the Pete Hanna Center. They went 3-0 in winning the 2013 GSC championship, and they were 2-1 in the 2014 GSC Tournament when they lost in the finals. CBU dropped a 90-80 decision to top-seeded Valdosta State in last year’s semifinals. • The Bucs were the only team in the GSC to place two players on the All-GSC First Team. Jeff Larkin and Adam Dieball are joined by Player of the Year Beau Justice (Valdosta St.), Marquill Smith (West Ga.) and Darryl Tucker (West Fla.).
THE BUCS
pos # name
Probable Starters ht wt yr ppg rpg apg bpg spg fg% 3p% ft% mpg
G 5 Jeff Larkin 6-0 180 Sr 17.5 4.8 3.7 .2 1.5 .420 .336 .802 37.3 G 11 Joe Laravie 6-3 180 So 16.8 2.9 2.2 .2 1.2 .506 .391 .806 35.3 G 20 Cody Garbuzinski 6-5 200 r-Sr 2.3 3.4 .9 .2 .3 .343 .240 .625 16.3 F 33 Adam Dieball 6-9 230 Jr 18.0 5.0 6.3 1.3 .6 .497 .366 .730 34.2 F 44 Jacob Lyons 6-6 225 Fr 3.4 2.2 .7 .4 .2 .468 .375 .524 10.7
Probable Reserves (* - 2016-17 stats) pos # name ht wt yr ppg rpg apg bpg spg fg% 3p% ft% mpg
G 3 Brad Miller 6-1 185 r-So 7.3 3.6 3.1 .1 .9 .511 .476 .800 26.6 F 34 Alex Trentman 6-6 220 r-Jr 6.7 6.3 1.5 .8 .4 .547 .404 .406 22.2 G/F 24 Luke Rudy 6-5 205 Fr 5.6 2.6 .6 .2 .5 .413 .400 .700 16.7 G/F 22 Mitchell Mays 6-7 185 r-So 2.4 1.1 .5 .1 .1 .459 .200 .769 8.7 G 14 Tyler Estep 6-5 205 r-Sr .7 .2 .2 .0 .0 .500 .333 1.000 2.1 G 32 Aaron King 5-10 170 r-Jr .0 .1 .1 .0 .1 .000 .000 / 1.5 C 42 Jordan Miller * 6-8 225 r-Sr 7.1 3.1 1.1 .5 .0 .519 .313 .568 13.8 G 10 Easton Upchurch 6-0 170 Fr expected to redshirt G 12 Dominic Tomich 6-0 155 Fr expected to redshirt G 31 Ddallen Bailey 6-2 178 Fr expected to redshirt
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South Regional Champs: 2009 2017-18 Buccaneer Basketball Notes GSC Champs: 2008, 2013 Scouting the Argos: West Florida is 26-3 this season, carrying an eight-game winning streak to Homewood after dropping two of thre at the end of January. GSC Coach of the Year Jeff Burkhamer’s Argos lead the GSC in six categories, CBU Men’s Basketball including steals (8.7 per game, 17th in the nation), turnovers forced (17.1 tpg, 2016-17 Overall Record 18-13 14th), turnover margin (+3.4 tpg, 20th) and scoring margin (+11.9 ppg, 18th). GSC Record/Finish 14-8/4th Senior guard DJ Thorpe leads the GSC and ranks fourth in the nation with 2.8 Final Nat’l Ranking (Poll) N/A steals per game, while senior forward Darryl Tucker leads the GSC and ranks Last Postseason Opp. Delta State 36th in the nation with 9.4 rpg, and he ranks ninth in the nation with 64.2 perResult L, 67-80, @ ‘17 Reg. Quarters cent field goal shooting. Tucker, a first team All-GSC nod, also leads the Argos Starters Returning/Lost 5/0 with 15.8 ppg and 1.5 bpg. Senior guard Marvin Jones scores 13.9 ppg, while Letterwinners Returning/Lost 10/3 senior guard Moter Deng adds 12.7 ppg with 6.4 rpg. Thorpe scores 12.1 ppg, and junior guard Rashaan Benson adds 10.5 ppg with a team-best 5.7 apg.
About CBU
No. 15/14 UWF 76, CBU 66 (1/15/2018): After a first half that saw four ties, 13 lead changes and no lead of more than four points, West Florida used a 14-2 run to take a 55-45 lead with 11:18 remaining, and the Argos never trailed again. CBU came within 58-56 with 7:40 remaining, but UWF scored eight straight. A 9-2 CBU run brought them within 68-65 with 1:35 remaining, but the Argos outscored CBU 8-1 in the final 90 seconds. Joe Laravie led the Bucs with 27 points and five steals. Adam Dieball scored 18 with nine assists. Moter Deng led the Argos with 26 points and eight rebounds. DJ Thorpe and Darryl Tucker each scored 12 with seven rebounds, with Thorpe rabbing two steals and Tucker blocking two shots. UWF out-rebounded the Bucs 41-25. Bucs in the Record Books: Jeff Larkin and Adam Dieball are climbing up the CBU career record book in several categories. Larkin is eighth on the career scoring list with 1,745 points, 22 behind Nick Kohs (2005-09) for seventh. Dieball ranks 19th in career scoring, 13 points behind Corey Champion (199094) for 18th. He is fifth in career three-pointers with 223, trailing fourth-place Cory McArthy (2010-14) by three, and Adam Dieball is 10th with 158 career three-pointers, 42 behind ninth-place Justin Ray (2004-08). Larkin is also eighth with 151 career steals, five behind seventh-place Rodney Chapman (1997-2001). Dieball is fourth in assists with 434, 22 behind third-place Kyle Couvion (2006-10), and Larkin is 10th with 347, 25 behind Jake Bazeley (200105) and Phillip Haney (1983-87) for eighth. Dieball is ninth in career blocks with 80, one behind eighth-place Edmund Nabutete (1997-2001). Bucs on the Leaderboards: CBU ranks second in the nation in assist-toturnover ratio (1.88), seventh in assists per game (18.8) and 13th in turnovers per game (10.0). Individually, Brad Miller leads the nation with a 4.50 assist to turnover ratio with 90 assists against 20 turnovers. Adam Dieball is 16th in the nation, tops in the GSC, with 6.3 assists per game, and he is 82nd in the nation, sixth in the GSC, with 1.3 bpg. Jeff Larkin is 14th in the nation with 37:18 mpg, and Joe Laravie is 67th with 35:20 mpg.
No Name
3 5 10 11 12 14 20 22 24 31 32 33 34 42 44
2017-18 Roster Pos Ht Wt Class Hometown / High School
Brad Miller Jeff Larkin Easton Upchurch Joe Laravie Dominic Tomich Tyler Estep Cody Garbuzinski Mitchell Mays Luke Rudy DdAllen Bailey Aaron King Adam Dieball Alex Trentman Jordan Miller Jacob Lyons
G 6-1 G 6-0 G 6-0 G 6-3 G 6-0 G 6-5 G 6-5 G/F 6-7 G/F 6-5 G 6-2 G 5-10 F 6-9 F 6-6 C 6-8 F 6-6
185 180 170 180 155 205 200 185 205 178 170 230 220 225 225
r-So. Sr. Fr. So. Fr. r-Sr. r-Sr. r-So. Fr. Fr. r-Jr. Jr. r-Jr. r-Sr. Fr.
Cincinnati, Ohio / Elder HS Cincinnati, Ohio / La Salle HS Maryville, Tenn. / Maryville HS Kettering, Ohio / Alter HS Crown Point, Ind. / Crown Point HS Cincinnati, Ohio / Reading HS Memphis, Tenn. / Christian Brothers HS Cincinnati, Ohio / Lakota East HS Cincinnati, Ohio / Oak Hills HS Memphis, Tenn. / Starkville HS Huntsville, Ala. / Lee HS Cincinnati, Ohio / Lakota East HS Alexandria, Ky. / Bishop Brossart HS Fulton, Ky. / Fulton City HS Hernando, Miss. / Christian Brothers HS
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Coaching Staff
Head Coach Mike Nienaber Alma Mater (Yr) Mississippi Coll. (‘77) Record at school/year 330-213/19th Career record/year 572-487/35th Office Phone 901-321-3372 Best time of day to reach Mornings Graduate Assistant Jordan Rogers Alma Mater (Year) Birmingham Southern (‘17)
About CBU
School Name Christian Brothers University City/State/ZIP Memphis, TN 38104 Founded 1871 Enrollment 1,900 Nickname Buccaneers School Colors Red & Gray Home Faciltity Canale Arena Capacity 1,000 Affiliation NCAA Division II Conference Gulf South Conference President Dr. John Smarrelli, Jr. Alma Mater (Yr) Le Moyne (‘75) Athletic Director Brian Summers Alma Mater (Yr) North Central (‘00) Athletic Trainer Scott Lambert Office Phone 901-321-3263
CBU Athletic Communications
Director Eric Opperman Alma Mater (Yr) Ouachita Baptist (‘04) Office Phone 901-321-3378 Office Fax 901-321-3570 E-mail [email protected] Mailing Address 650 East Parkway South Box T-1 Memphis, TN 38104
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South Regional Champs: 2009
#3 Brad Miller
2017-18 Buccaneer Basketball Notes
Season High Career High Pts 20 (2/1 vs UNA) 23 (11/29 @ Union) Reb 8 (2/1 vs UNA) 9 (2x, last 2/25 vs UNA) Ast 6 (3x, last 1/20 @ UWA) 7 (2/25 vs UNA) Stl 3 (12/9 @ Harding) 3 (2x, prev 1/9 @ UAH) Blk 1 (3x, last 2/22 vs UU) same Min 37 (2x, last 2/1 vs UNA) 42 (1/19 @ UWA)
#5 Jeff Larkin
Season High Career High Pts 31 (11/21 vs Harding) 37 (2/25/16 @ Union) Reb 9 (11/18 @ Trevecca) same Ast 9 (12/18 @ Union) 10 (11/29/16 @ Union) Stl 4 (2x, last 1/4 vs UWG) 5 (12/12/15 @ MC) Blk 2 (1/13 vs VSU) 2 (2x, prev. 11/13/16 vs Central St.) Min 40 (6x, last 2/22 vs UU) 48 (1/3/15 @ VSU)
#11 Joe Laravie
Season High Career High Pts 31 (2x, last 2/27 vs UNA) same Reb 6 (2/17 @ AUM) same Ast 5 (3x, last 12/6 @ Lane) 8 (11/13/16 vs Central St.) Stl 5 (1/15 vs UWF) same Blk 2 (2/22 vs UU) same Min 40 (6x, last 1/15 vs UWF) same
#14 Tyler Estep
Season High Career High Pts 3 (2/10 @ Lee) 11 (12/3/15 vs Lee) Reb 1 (2x, last 2/17 @ AUM) 6 (11/19/15 @ Trevecca) Ast 1 (2x, last 2/10 @ Lee) 5 (11/15/15 vs Stillman) Stl 0 3 (4x, last 2/6/16 vs UWG) Blk 0 1 (5x, last 2/11/17 @ VSU) Min 6 (2/3 vs UAH) 38 (12/12/15 @ MC)
#20 Cody Garbuzinski
Season High Career High Pts 10 (1/27 vs Shorter) 17 (12/10/15 @ DSU) Reb 8 (2x, last 1/27 vs SU) 9 (3x, last 2/11/17 @ VSU) Ast 3 (2x, last 11/12 vs CSU) 5 (4x, last 1/19/17 @ UWA) Stl 1 (7x, last 2/27 vs UNA) 3 (2x, last 1/21/17 @ UWG) Blk 2 (11/21 vs Harding) 2 (3 times) Min 30 (11/10 @ CSU) 40 (2x , last 1/2/16 vs VSU)
#22 Mitchell Mays
Season High Career High Pts 12 (1/4 vs UWG) 18 (12/3/16 @ Trevecca) Reb 4 (2x, last 1/18 @ UM) 11 (12/31/16 @ MC) Ast 2 (1/4 vs UWG) 4 (11/13/16 vs Central St.) Stl 1 (2x, last 1/18 @ UM) 3 (2x, last 1/28/17 @ Lee) Blk 1 (2x, last 1/6 @ UAH) 1 (5 times) Min 20 (1/13 vs VSU) 36 (12/31/16 @ MC)
GSC Champs: 2008, 2013
#24 Luke Rudy
Season High Pts 17 (12/9 @ Harding) Reb 6 (2x, last 12/2 @ MC) Ast 2 (2/17 @ AUM) Stl 5 (11/15 vs Lane) Blk 2 (11/15 vs Lane) Min 29 (11/15 vs Lane) Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk Min
Career High same same same same same same
#32 Aaron King
Season High Career High 0 same 1 (11/10 @ CSU) same 1 (1/6 @ UAH) 1 (2x, prev 12/10/16 vs Union) 1 (1/4 vs UWG) same 0 1 (11/13/16 vs Central St.) 3 (1/6 @ UAH) same
#33 Adam Dieball
Season High Career High Pts 33 (11/12 vs CSU) 33 (2x, prev 1/14/17 vs SU) Reb 10 (11/21 vs Harding) 13 (12/15/16 vs VSU) Ast 11 (2x, last 1/9 @ UNA) 16 (2/2/17 vs UWG) Stl 3 (2x, last 1/4 vs UWG) same Blk 6 (11/12 vs CSU) same Min 40 (3x, last 2/14 vs DSU) 41 (2x, last 1/19/17 @ UWA)
#34 Alex Trentman
Season High Pts 17 (1/4 vs UWG) Reb 14 (2x, last 2/8 @ SU) Ast 8 (2/8 @ SU) Stl 2 (4x, last 2/1 vs UNA) Blk 3 (2x, last 1/25 vs Lee) Min 35 (11/15 vs Lane) Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk Min
#42 Jordan Miller
Season High 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career High 24 (2/11/16 @ UWF) 11 (2/13/16 @ VSU) 4 (3x, last 11/29/16 @ Union) 4 (2/25/16 @ Union) 2 (4x, last 1/7/17 @ UNA) 32 (2x, last 2/13/16 @ VSU)
#44 Jacob Lyons
Season High Pts 16 (2/22 vs UU) Reb 8 (2/22 vs UU) Ast 5 (2/27 vs UNA) Stl 1 (6x, last 2/22 vs UU) Blk 2 (2x, last 2/1 vs UNA) Min 32 (2/22 vs UU)
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Career High 24 (2/23/17 vs UAH) same same 3 (1/7/17 @ UNA) 4 (1/4/16 vs UWF) 42 (1/23/16 @ Lee)
Career High same same same same same same
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South Regional Champs: 2009
2017-18 Buccaneer Basketball Notes
GSC Champs: 2008, 2013
Christian Brothers Combined Team Statistics All Games RECORD: All Games Conference Non-conference ## Player 33 Adam Dieball 11 Joe Laravie 05 Jeff Larkin 03 Brad Miller 34 Alex Trentman 24 Luke Rudy 44 Jacob Lyons 20 Cody Garbuzinski 22 Mitchell Mays 14 Tyler Estep 32 Aaron King TM TEAM Christian Brothers Opponents
Team Statistics
SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct 3 POINT FG-ATT 3-point FG pct 3-pt FG made per game FREE THROW-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game Attendance Home game-Avg/Game Neutral site-Avg/game
gp-gs min 29-29 991 29-29 1025 26-25 970 29-6 770 29-23 644 25-0 417 29-4 310 28-28 457 20-0 174 13-1 27 10-0 15
avg 34.2 35.3 37.3 26.6 22.2 16.7 10.7 16.3 8.7 2.1 1.5
29 5800 29 5800
CBU
2231 76.9 +5.7 792-1674 .473 307-813 .378 10.6 340-468 .726 11.7 950 32.8 -2.1 546 18.8 290 10.0 +0.8 1.9 157 5.4 100 3.4 9113 15-608
OVERALL 21-8 12-8 9-0 Total
fg-fga
197-396 168-332 149-355
72-141 81-148 45-109 36-77 24-70 17-37 3-6 0-3
792-1674 781-1749
HOME 11-4 6-4 5-0
3-Point
fg% 3fg-fga
.497 .506 .420 .511 .547 .413 .468 .343 .459 .500 .000
64-175 72-184 51-152 49-103 19-47 36-90 6-16 6-25 3-15 1-3 0-3
.473 307-813 .447 222-643
OPP
2064 71.2 781-1749 .447 222-643 .345 7.7 280-403 .695 9.7 1011 34.9 392 13.5 313 10.8 1.3 156 5.4 73 2.5 6991 14-499 0-0
3fg%
AWAY 10-4 6-4 4-0
F-Throw ft-fta
ft%
.366 65-89 .730 .391 79-98 .806 .336 105-131 .802 .476 20-25 .800 .404 13-32 .406 .400 14-20 .700 .375 22-42 .524 .240 10-16 .625 .200 10-13 .769 .333 2-2 1.000 .000 0-0 .000 .378 340-468 .345 280-403
Date
off
20 20 28 29 35 17 18 27 4 1 0 31 .726 230 .695 298
NEUTRAL 0-0 0-0 0-0
Rebounds def
tot
126 146 65 85 96 124 75 104 147 182 47 64 47 65 68 95 17 21 1 2 1 1 30 61 720 950 713 1011
avg
5.0 2.9 4.8 3.6 6.3 2.6 2.2 3.4 1.1 0.2 0.1
pf 87 32 50 51 45 14 50 44 7 2 3
32.8 385 34.9 474
dq a 2 182 0 63 0 96 1 90 0 44 0 14 1 19 1 25 0 10 0 2 0 1
to blk stl pts 84 39 18 523 25 5 34 487 72 5 39 454 20 3 25 213 22 23 13 194 14 5 12 140 18 12 5 100 18 6 8 64 12 2 2 47 0 0 0 9 2 0 1 0 3 5 546 290 100 157 2231 10 392 313 73 156 2064
Opponent
11/10/17 at Central State (OH) 11/12/17 CENTRAL STATE (OH) 11/15/17 LANE 11/18/17 at Trevecca Nazarene Univ 11/21/17 HARDING * 11/30/17 at Delta State University * 12/02/17 at Mississippi College 12/06/17 at Lane 12/09/17 at Harding 12/16/17 TREVECCA NAZARENE UNIV * 12/18/17 at Union (TN) * 01/02/18 AUBURN MONTGOMERY * 01/04/18 WEST GEORGIA * 01/06/18 at Alabama Huntsville * 01/09/18 at North Alabama * 01/13/18 VALDOSTA STATE * 01/15/18 #14 WEST FLORIDA * 01/18/18 at University of Montevallo * 01/20/18 at West Alabama * 01/25/18 LEE UNIVERSITY * 01/27/18 SHORTER * 02/01/18 NORTH ALABAMA * 02/03/18 ALABAMA HUNTSVILLE * 02/08/18 at Shorter * 02/10/18 at Lee University * 02/14/18 DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY * 02/17/18 at Auburn Montgomery * 02/22/18 UNION (TN) 02/27/18 NORTH ALABAMA * Conference game Score by periods
1st
2nd
Total
Christian Brothers
1056
1175
2231
Opponents
970
1094
2064
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W W W W W W W W W W W L W L W L L L L W W W W W L L W W W
Score
74-50 87-78 78-70 77-74 79-71 74-61 79-76 64-54 74-59 86-79 86-79 68-77 104-85 51-71 81-67 70-72 66-76 60-74 67-86 78-63 89-80 99-88 85-78 78-62 74-84 53-55 83-61 71-58 96-76
avg 18.0 16.8 17.5 7.3 6.7 5.6 3.4 2.3 2.4 0.7 0.0 76.9 71.2
Att.
1309 431 417 617 573 811 611 391 510 414 515 1209 671 712 625 717 973 532 873 100 961 579 238 743 572
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South Regional Champs: 2009
2017-18 Buccaneer Basketball Notes
GSC Champs: 2008, 2013
2017-18 Buccaneer Basketball
VisitSpaceCoast.com GSC Championships: Semifinals: CBU (21-8, 12-8) vs. #14/14 West Florida (26-3, 17-3) 2017-18 Schedule
Date Opponent Time/Res 11/10 @ Central State (Ohio) W, 74-50 11/12 Central State (Ohio) W, 87-78 11/15 Lane (Tenn.) W, 78-70 11/18 @ Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) W, 77-74 11/21 Harding (Ark.) W, 79-71 11/30 @ Delta State (Miss.) * W, 74-61 12/2 @ Mississippi College * W, 79-76 12/6 @ Lane (Tenn.) W, 64-54 12/9 @ Harding (Ark.) W, 74-59 12/16 Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) W, 86-79 12/18 @ Union (Tenn.) * W, 86-79 1/2 Auburn-Montgomery (Ala.) * L, 68-77 1/4 West Georgia * W, 104-85 1/6 @ Alabama Huntsville * L, 51-71 1/9 @ North Alabama * W, 81-67 1/13 #NR/25 Valdosta State * L, 70-72 1/15 #15/14 West Florida * L, 66-76 1/18 @ Montevallo (Ala.) * L, 60-74 1/20 @ West Alabama * L, 67-86 1/25 Lee (Tenn.) * W, 78-63 1/27 Shorter (Ga.) * W, 89-80 2/1 North Alabama * W, 99-88 2/3 Alabama Huntsville * W, 85-78 2/8 @ Shorter (Ga.) * W, 78-62 2/10 @ Lee (Tenn.) * L, 74-84 2/14 Delta State (Miss.) * L, 53-55 2/17 @ Auburn-Montgomery (Ala.) * W, 83-61 2/22 Union (Tenn.) * W, 71-58 2/27 North Alabama % W, 96-76 3/3 vs #14/14 West Florida % 7:15 3/4 GSC Championship % 3:30 3/10-13 NCAA South Regional TBA 3/21-24 NCAA Elite Eight Sioux Falls, S.D. Home Games in Bold; All times Central * - GSC game % - VisitSpaceCoast.com GSC Tournament
GSC Standings:
Team GSC Overall #12/12 Valdosta St. * (1) 18-2 26-3 #14/14 West Fla. * (2) 17-3 26-3 CBU * (3) 12-8 21-8 Lee * (4) 11-9 16-12 Delta State * (5) 11-9 14-15 North Alabama * (6) 10-10 15-13 Montevallo * (7) 10-10 15-15 West Georgia * (8) 9-11 14-14 Alabama Huntsville 9-11 16-12 Union 6-14 12-16 Mississippi College 6-14 9-16 Auburn Montgomery ^ 5-15 9-19 Shorter 3-17 3-25 West Alabama & 0-20 6-22 ^ - ineligible for postseason & - forfeited due to ineligible player
March 3, 2018 • Homewood, Alabama • Pete Hanna Center • 7:15 p.m. Championship Game March 4, 2018 • Homewood, Alabama • Pete Hanna Center • 3:30 p.m.
• The Bucs movd to 13-9 all-time in GSC Tournament play with a 96-76 win Tuesday night over North Alabama in the quarterfinals of the VisitSpaceCoast. com GSC Championships. The Bucs head to Homewood, Alabama, this weekend looking for their third GSC championship: CBU also won league titles in 2008 and 2013. CBU’s .590 winning percentage is the second-highest of any active GSC member, only trailing Montevallo’s .688 (11-5). CBU is 4-1 all-time in the GSC semifinals. • CBU and West Florida meet for the 18th time Saturday night, with CBU leading the series 12-5. The teams have split the last eight meetings. This is the third GSC Tournament meeting for the two teams: CBU won 66-58 in the 2013 semifinals in Homewood, and they won 65-64 in last year’s quarterfinals at Canale Arena. UWF won this year’s lone regular season meeting, 76-66, at Canale Arena in January. • CBU is 5-2 all-time in the Pete Hanna Center. They went 3-0 in winning the 2013 GSC championship, and they were 2-1 in the 2014 GSC Tournament when they lost in the finals. CBU dropped a 90-80 decision to top-seeded Valdosta State in last year’s semifinals. • The Bucs were the only team in the GSC to place two players on the All-GSC First Team. Jeff Larkin and Adam Dieball are joined by Player of the Year Beau Justice (Valdosta St.), Marquill Smith (West Ga.) and Darryl Tucker (West Fla.).
THE BUCS
pos # name
Probable Starters ht wt yr ppg rpg apg bpg spg fg% 3p% ft% mpg
G 5 Jeff Larkin 6-0 180 Sr 17.5 4.8 3.7 .2 1.5 .420 .336 .802 37.3 G 11 Joe Laravie 6-3 180 So 16.8 2.9 2.2 .2 1.2 .506 .391 .806 35.3 G 20 Cody Garbuzinski 6-5 200 r-Sr 2.3 3.4 .9 .2 .3 .343 .240 .625 16.3 F 33 Adam Dieball 6-9 230 Jr 18.0 5.0 6.3 1.3 .6 .497 .366 .730 34.2 F 44 Jacob Lyons 6-6 225 Fr 3.4 2.2 .7 .4 .2 .468 .375 .524 10.7
Probable Reserves (* - 2016-17 stats) pos # name ht wt yr ppg rpg apg bpg spg fg% 3p% ft% mpg
G 3 Brad Miller 6-1 185 r-So 7.3 3.6 3.1 .1 .9 .511 .476 .800 26.6 F 34 Alex Trentman 6-6 220 r-Jr 6.7 6.3 1.5 .8 .4 .547 .404 .406 22.2 G/F 24 Luke Rudy 6-5 205 Fr 5.6 2.6 .6 .2 .5 .413 .400 .700 16.7 G/F 22 Mitchell Mays 6-7 185 r-So 2.4 1.1 .5 .1 .1 .459 .200 .769 8.7 G 14 Tyler Estep 6-5 205 r-Sr .7 .2 .2 .0 .0 .500 .333 1.000 2.1 G 32 Aaron King 5-10 170 r-Jr .0 .1 .1 .0 .1 .000 .000 / 1.5 C 42 Jordan Miller * 6-8 225 r-Sr 7.1 3.1 1.1 .5 .0 .519 .313 .568 13.8 G 10 Easton Upchurch 6-0 170 Fr expected to redshirt G 12 Dominic Tomich 6-0 155 Fr expected to redshirt G 31 Ddallen Bailey 6-2 178 Fr expected to redshirt
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South Regional Champs: 2009 2017-18 Buccaneer Basketball Notes GSC Champs: 2008, 2013 Scouting the Argos: West Florida is 26-3 this season, carrying an eight-game winning streak to Homewood after dropping two of thre at the end of January. GSC Coach of the Year Jeff Burkhamer’s Argos lead the GSC in six categories, CBU Men’s Basketball including steals (8.7 per game, 17th in the nation), turnovers forced (17.1 tpg, 2016-17 Overall Record 18-13 14th), turnover margin (+3.4 tpg, 20th) and scoring margin (+11.9 ppg, 18th). GSC Record/Finish 14-8/4th Senior guard DJ Thorpe leads the GSC and ranks fourth in the nation with 2.8 Final Nat’l Ranking (Poll) N/A steals per game, while senior forward Darryl Tucker leads the GSC and ranks Last Postseason Opp. Delta State 36th in the nation with 9.4 rpg, and he ranks ninth in the nation with 64.2 perResult L, 67-80, @ ‘17 Reg. Quarters cent field goal shooting. Tucker, a first team All-GSC nod, also leads the Argos Starters Returning/Lost 5/0 with 15.8 ppg and 1.5 bpg. Senior guard Marvin Jones scores 13.9 ppg, while Letterwinners Returning/Lost 10/3 senior guard Moter Deng adds 12.7 ppg with 6.4 rpg. Thorpe scores 12.1 ppg, and junior guard Rashaan Benson adds 10.5 ppg with a team-best 5.7 apg.
About CBU
No. 15/14 UWF 76, CBU 66 (1/15/2018): After a first half that saw four ties, 13 lead changes and no lead of more than four points, West Florida used a 14-2 run to take a 55-45 lead with 11:18 remaining, and the Argos never trailed again. CBU came within 58-56 with 7:40 remaining, but UWF scored eight straight. A 9-2 CBU run brought them within 68-65 with 1:35 remaining, but the Argos outscored CBU 8-1 in the final 90 seconds. Joe Laravie led the Bucs with 27 points and five steals. Adam Dieball scored 18 with nine assists. Moter Deng led the Argos with 26 points and eight rebounds. DJ Thorpe and Darryl Tucker each scored 12 with seven rebounds, with Thorpe rabbing two steals and Tucker blocking two shots. UWF out-rebounded the Bucs 41-25. Bucs in the Record Books: Jeff Larkin and Adam Dieball are climbing up the CBU career record book in several categories. Larkin is eighth on the career scoring list with 1,745 points, 22 behind Nick Kohs (2005-09) for seventh. Dieball ranks 19th in career scoring, 13 points behind Corey Champion (199094) for 18th. He is fifth in career three-pointers with 223, trailing fourth-place Cory McArthy (2010-14) by three, and Adam Dieball is 10th with 158 career three-pointers, 42 behind ninth-place Justin Ray (2004-08). Larkin is also eighth with 151 career steals, five behind seventh-place Rodney Chapman (1997-2001). Dieball is fourth in assists with 434, 22 behind third-place Kyle Couvion (2006-10), and Larkin is 10th with 347, 25 behind Jake Bazeley (200105) and Phillip Haney (1983-87) for eighth. Dieball is ninth in career blocks with 80, one behind eighth-place Edmund Nabutete (1997-2001). Bucs on the Leaderboards: CBU ranks second in the nation in assist-toturnover ratio (1.88), seventh in assists per game (18.8) and 13th in turnovers per game (10.0). Individually, Brad Miller leads the nation with a 4.50 assist to turnover ratio with 90 assists against 20 turnovers. Adam Dieball is 16th in the nation, tops in the GSC, with 6.3 assists per game, and he is 82nd in the nation, sixth in the GSC, with 1.3 bpg. Jeff Larkin is 14th in the nation with 37:18 mpg, and Joe Laravie is 67th with 35:20 mpg.
No Name
3 5 10 11 12 14 20 22 24 31 32 33 34 42 44
2017-18 Roster Pos Ht Wt Class Hometown / High School
Brad Miller Jeff Larkin Easton Upchurch Joe Laravie Dominic Tomich Tyler Estep Cody Garbuzinski Mitchell Mays Luke Rudy DdAllen Bailey Aaron King Adam Dieball Alex Trentman Jordan Miller Jacob Lyons
G 6-1 G 6-0 G 6-0 G 6-3 G 6-0 G 6-5 G 6-5 G/F 6-7 G/F 6-5 G 6-2 G 5-10 F 6-9 F 6-6 C 6-8 F 6-6
185 180 170 180 155 205 200 185 205 178 170 230 220 225 225
r-So. Sr. Fr. So. Fr. r-Sr. r-Sr. r-So. Fr. Fr. r-Jr. Jr. r-Jr. r-Sr. Fr.
Cincinnati, Ohio / Elder HS Cincinnati, Ohio / La Salle HS Maryville, Tenn. / Maryville HS Kettering, Ohio / Alter HS Crown Point, Ind. / Crown Point HS Cincinnati, Ohio / Reading HS Memphis, Tenn. / Christian Brothers HS Cincinnati, Ohio / Lakota East HS Cincinnati, Ohio / Oak Hills HS Memphis, Tenn. / Starkville HS Huntsville, Ala. / Lee HS Cincinnati, Ohio / Lakota East HS Alexandria, Ky. / Bishop Brossart HS Fulton, Ky. / Fulton City HS Hernando, Miss. / Christian Brothers HS
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Coaching Staff
Head Coach Mike Nienaber Alma Mater (Yr) Mississippi Coll. (‘77) Record at school/year 330-213/19th Career record/year 572-487/35th Office Phone 901-321-3372 Best time of day to reach Mornings Graduate Assistant Jordan Rogers Alma Mater (Year) Birmingham Southern (‘17)
About CBU
School Name Christian Brothers University City/State/ZIP Memphis, TN 38104 Founded 1871 Enrollment 1,900 Nickname Buccaneers School Colors Red & Gray Home Faciltity Canale Arena Capacity 1,000 Affiliation NCAA Division II Conference Gulf South Conference President Dr. John Smarrelli, Jr. Alma Mater (Yr) Le Moyne (‘75) Athletic Director Brian Summers Alma Mater (Yr) North Central (‘00) Athletic Trainer Scott Lambert Office Phone 901-321-3263
CBU Athletic Communications
Director Eric Opperman Alma Mater (Yr) Ouachita Baptist (‘04) Office Phone 901-321-3378 Office Fax 901-321-3570 E-mail [email protected] Mailing Address 650 East Parkway South Box T-1 Memphis, TN 38104
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South Regional Champs: 2009
#3 Brad Miller
2017-18 Buccaneer Basketball Notes
Season High Career High Pts 20 (2/1 vs UNA) 23 (11/29 @ Union) Reb 8 (2/1 vs UNA) 9 (2x, last 2/25 vs UNA) Ast 6 (3x, last 1/20 @ UWA) 7 (2/25 vs UNA) Stl 3 (12/9 @ Harding) 3 (2x, prev 1/9 @ UAH) Blk 1 (3x, last 2/22 vs UU) same Min 37 (2x, last 2/1 vs UNA) 42 (1/19 @ UWA)
#5 Jeff Larkin
Season High Career High Pts 31 (11/21 vs Harding) 37 (2/25/16 @ Union) Reb 9 (11/18 @ Trevecca) same Ast 9 (12/18 @ Union) 10 (11/29/16 @ Union) Stl 4 (2x, last 1/4 vs UWG) 5 (12/12/15 @ MC) Blk 2 (1/13 vs VSU) 2 (2x, prev. 11/13/16 vs Central St.) Min 40 (6x, last 2/22 vs UU) 48 (1/3/15 @ VSU)
#11 Joe Laravie
Season High Career High Pts 31 (2x, last 2/27 vs UNA) same Reb 6 (2/17 @ AUM) same Ast 5 (3x, last 12/6 @ Lane) 8 (11/13/16 vs Central St.) Stl 5 (1/15 vs UWF) same Blk 2 (2/22 vs UU) same Min 40 (6x, last 1/15 vs UWF) same
#14 Tyler Estep
Season High Career High Pts 3 (2/10 @ Lee) 11 (12/3/15 vs Lee) Reb 1 (2x, last 2/17 @ AUM) 6 (11/19/15 @ Trevecca) Ast 1 (2x, last 2/10 @ Lee) 5 (11/15/15 vs Stillman) Stl 0 3 (4x, last 2/6/16 vs UWG) Blk 0 1 (5x, last 2/11/17 @ VSU) Min 6 (2/3 vs UAH) 38 (12/12/15 @ MC)
#20 Cody Garbuzinski
Season High Career High Pts 10 (1/27 vs Shorter) 17 (12/10/15 @ DSU) Reb 8 (2x, last 1/27 vs SU) 9 (3x, last 2/11/17 @ VSU) Ast 3 (2x, last 11/12 vs CSU) 5 (4x, last 1/19/17 @ UWA) Stl 1 (7x, last 2/27 vs UNA) 3 (2x, last 1/21/17 @ UWG) Blk 2 (11/21 vs Harding) 2 (3 times) Min 30 (11/10 @ CSU) 40 (2x , last 1/2/16 vs VSU)
#22 Mitchell Mays
Season High Career High Pts 12 (1/4 vs UWG) 18 (12/3/16 @ Trevecca) Reb 4 (2x, last 1/18 @ UM) 11 (12/31/16 @ MC) Ast 2 (1/4 vs UWG) 4 (11/13/16 vs Central St.) Stl 1 (2x, last 1/18 @ UM) 3 (2x, last 1/28/17 @ Lee) Blk 1 (2x, last 1/6 @ UAH) 1 (5 times) Min 20 (1/13 vs VSU) 36 (12/31/16 @ MC)
GSC Champs: 2008, 2013
#24 Luke Rudy
Season High Pts 17 (12/9 @ Harding) Reb 6 (2x, last 12/2 @ MC) Ast 2 (2/17 @ AUM) Stl 5 (11/15 vs Lane) Blk 2 (11/15 vs Lane) Min 29 (11/15 vs Lane) Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk Min
Career High same same same same same same
#32 Aaron King
Season High Career High 0 same 1 (11/10 @ CSU) same 1 (1/6 @ UAH) 1 (2x, prev 12/10/16 vs Union) 1 (1/4 vs UWG) same 0 1 (11/13/16 vs Central St.) 3 (1/6 @ UAH) same
#33 Adam Dieball
Season High Career High Pts 33 (11/12 vs CSU) 33 (2x, prev 1/14/17 vs SU) Reb 10 (11/21 vs Harding) 13 (12/15/16 vs VSU) Ast 11 (2x, last 1/9 @ UNA) 16 (2/2/17 vs UWG) Stl 3 (2x, last 1/4 vs UWG) same Blk 6 (11/12 vs CSU) same Min 40 (3x, last 2/14 vs DSU) 41 (2x, last 1/19/17 @ UWA)
#34 Alex Trentman
Season High Pts 17 (1/4 vs UWG) Reb 14 (2x, last 2/8 @ SU) Ast 8 (2/8 @ SU) Stl 2 (4x, last 2/1 vs UNA) Blk 3 (2x, last 1/25 vs Lee) Min 35 (11/15 vs Lane) Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk Min
#42 Jordan Miller
Season High 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career High 24 (2/11/16 @ UWF) 11 (2/13/16 @ VSU) 4 (3x, last 11/29/16 @ Union) 4 (2/25/16 @ Union) 2 (4x, last 1/7/17 @ UNA) 32 (2x, last 2/13/16 @ VSU)
#44 Jacob Lyons
Season High Pts 16 (2/22 vs UU) Reb 8 (2/22 vs UU) Ast 5 (2/27 vs UNA) Stl 1 (6x, last 2/22 vs UU) Blk 2 (2x, last 2/1 vs UNA) Min 32 (2/22 vs UU)
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Career High 24 (2/23/17 vs UAH) same same 3 (1/7/17 @ UNA) 4 (1/4/16 vs UWF) 42 (1/23/16 @ Lee)
Career High same same same same same same
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South Regional Champs: 2009
2017-18 Buccaneer Basketball Notes
GSC Champs: 2008, 2013
Christian Brothers Combined Team Statistics All Games RECORD: All Games Conference Non-conference ## Player 33 Adam Dieball 11 Joe Laravie 05 Jeff Larkin 03 Brad Miller 34 Alex Trentman 24 Luke Rudy 44 Jacob Lyons 20 Cody Garbuzinski 22 Mitchell Mays 14 Tyler Estep 32 Aaron King TM TEAM Christian Brothers Opponents
Team Statistics
SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct 3 POINT FG-ATT 3-point FG pct 3-pt FG made per game FREE THROW-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game Attendance Home game-Avg/Game Neutral site-Avg/game
gp-gs min 29-29 991 29-29 1025 26-25 970 29-6 770 29-23 644 25-0 417 29-4 310 28-28 457 20-0 174 13-1 27 10-0 15
avg 34.2 35.3 37.3 26.6 22.2 16.7 10.7 16.3 8.7 2.1 1.5
29 5800 29 5800
CBU
2231 76.9 +5.7 792-1674 .473 307-813 .378 10.6 340-468 .726 11.7 950 32.8 -2.1 546 18.8 290 10.0 +0.8 1.9 157 5.4 100 3.4 9113 15-608
OVERALL 21-8 12-8 9-0 Total
fg-fga
197-396 168-332 149-355
72-141 81-148 45-109 36-77 24-70 17-37 3-6 0-3
792-1674 781-1749
HOME 11-4 6-4 5-0
3-Point
fg% 3fg-fga
.497 .506 .420 .511 .547 .413 .468 .343 .459 .500 .000
64-175 72-184 51-152 49-103 19-47 36-90 6-16 6-25 3-15 1-3 0-3
.473 307-813 .447 222-643
OPP
2064 71.2 781-1749 .447 222-643 .345 7.7 280-403 .695 9.7 1011 34.9 392 13.5 313 10.8 1.3 156 5.4 73 2.5 6991 14-499 0-0
3fg%
AWAY 10-4 6-4 4-0
F-Throw ft-fta
ft%
.366 65-89 .730 .391 79-98 .806 .336 105-131 .802 .476 20-25 .800 .404 13-32 .406 .400 14-20 .700 .375 22-42 .524 .240 10-16 .625 .200 10-13 .769 .333 2-2 1.000 .000 0-0 .000 .378 340-468 .345 280-403
Date
off
20 20 28 29 35 17 18 27 4 1 0 31 .726 230 .695 298
NEUTRAL 0-0 0-0 0-0
Rebounds def
tot
126 146 65 85 96 124 75 104 147 182 47 64 47 65 68 95 17 21 1 2 1 1 30 61 720 950 713 1011
avg
5.0 2.9 4.8 3.6 6.3 2.6 2.2 3.4 1.1 0.2 0.1
pf 87 32 50 51 45 14 50 44 7 2 3
32.8 385 34.9 474
dq a 2 182 0 63 0 96 1 90 0 44 0 14 1 19 1 25 0 10 0 2 0 1
to blk stl pts 84 39 18 523 25 5 34 487 72 5 39 454 20 3 25 213 22 23 13 194 14 5 12 140 18 12 5 100 18 6 8 64 12 2 2 47 0 0 0 9 2 0 1 0 3 5 546 290 100 157 2231 10 392 313 73 156 2064
Opponent
11/10/17 at Central State (OH) 11/12/17 CENTRAL STATE (OH) 11/15/17 LANE 11/18/17 at Trevecca Nazarene Univ 11/21/17 HARDING * 11/30/17 at Delta State University * 12/02/17 at Mississippi College 12/06/17 at Lane 12/09/17 at Harding 12/16/17 TREVECCA NAZARENE UNIV * 12/18/17 at Union (TN) * 01/02/18 AUBURN MONTGOMERY * 01/04/18 WEST GEORGIA * 01/06/18 at Alabama Huntsville * 01/09/18 at North Alabama * 01/13/18 VALDOSTA STATE * 01/15/18 #14 WEST FLORIDA * 01/18/18 at University of Montevallo * 01/20/18 at West Alabama * 01/25/18 LEE UNIVERSITY * 01/27/18 SHORTER * 02/01/18 NORTH ALABAMA * 02/03/18 ALABAMA HUNTSVILLE * 02/08/18 at Shorter * 02/10/18 at Lee University * 02/14/18 DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY * 02/17/18 at Auburn Montgomery * 02/22/18 UNION (TN) 02/27/18 NORTH ALABAMA * Conference game Score by periods
1st
2nd
Total
Christian Brothers
1056
1175
2231
Opponents
970
1094
2064
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W W W W W W W W W W W L W L W L L L L W W W W W L L W W W
Score
74-50 87-78 78-70 77-74 79-71 74-61 79-76 64-54 74-59 86-79 86-79 68-77 104-85 51-71 81-67 70-72 66-76 60-74 67-86 78-63 89-80 99-88 85-78 78-62 74-84 53-55 83-61 71-58 96-76
avg 18.0 16.8 17.5 7.3 6.7 5.6 3.4 2.3 2.4 0.7 0.0 76.9 71.2
Att.
1309 431 417 617 573 811 611 391 510 414 515 1209 671 712 625 717 973 532 873 100 961 579 238 743 572
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