December 7, 2016
2016-17 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE MEN’S BASKETBALL Weekly Release | December 7, 2016
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2016-17 GSC BASKETBALL STANDINGS (through games played 12/6/16)
Team #9 UAH Delta State Lee Christian Brothers West Florida Valdosta State West Alabama West Georgia Shorter Mississippi College North Alabama Union
Conference Overall W L Pct. W L Pct. 1 0 1.000 5 1 .833 1 0 1.000 5 1 .833 1 0 1.000 5 2 .714 1 0 1.000 4 2 .667 0 0 .000 5 0 1.000 0 0 .000 5 1 .833 0 0 .000 4 1 .800 0 0 .000 3 3 .500 0 1 .000 4 1 .800 0 1 .000 3 1 .750 0 1 .000 4 2 .667 0 1 .000 4 2 .667
Notes: #--NABC National Ranking
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS Wednesday, November 30 West Florida 86 / Spring Hill 75 Thursday, December 1 Delta State 68 / Mississippi College 58 Armstrong State 72 / Valdosta State 95 Saturday, December 3 Selma 65 / Mississippi College 83 Columbus State 86 / West Georgia 84 AUM 54 / West Alabama 70 Central Baptist 66 / Delta State 77 Christian Brothers 72 / Trevecca Nazarene 64 Shorter 70 / Lee 86 Sunday, December 4 UAH 91 / North Alabama 79
UPCOMING GAMES Wednesday, December 7 Bellarmine at Christian Brothers Carver at West Georgia Thursday, December 8 Bethel at Delta State AUM at Union Saturday, December 10 Huntingdon at North Alabama Union at Christian Brothers Monday, December 12 UAH at Trevecca Nazarene West Georgia at West Alabama Valdosta State at West Florida
Tuesday, December 6 North Georgia 90 / Lee 95
PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Phil Taylor, Shorter
Taylor had a historic week for the Hawks and the GSC, breaking the conference’s single game scoring record with a 62-point performance in a win over Carver Bible College. Taylor went 19-for-34 from the floor, 9-for-15 from beyond the arc, and 15for-19 at the free throw line in the game. He also grabbed six rebounds, dished out five assists, and, despite playing 39 minutes, had no turnovers. In the other game this week, Taylor had 32 points against conference foe Lee, putting his average for the week at 47.0 points per game. At 35.8 points per game this season, Taylor is the country’s leading scorer.
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Brad Miller, Christian Brothers
Miller becomes the second Buccaneer win freshman of the week honors in 2016-17, and he earns the distinction following a pair of CBU victories. In the first conference game of the season for Christian Brothers, Miller led the way, scoring a game-high 23 points off the bench in a win over Union. Miller went 8-for-9 in the game, including a 7-for-8 showing from three-point range. On the week, Miller averaged 16.5 points per game, 3.5 rebounds per game, and 1.0 assist per game. In 57 minutes on the floor, Miller did not commit a single turnover.
GSC Men’s Basketball Weekly Release
AROUND THE GSC Just one week away from the Gulf South Conference schedule heading into league play, every team in the conference sits at or above .500. It has been a dominant showing for the league in non-conference play, winning 78.3% of its game and racking up a record of 47-13. West Florida is the only team in the league who remains unbeaten. The first night with six conference games will be Thursday, December 15. After breaking the GSC single game scoring record with his 62-point performance against Carver, Shorter’s Phil Taylor was named the USBWA National Player of the Week. In the Hawks’ other game that week, Taylor had 32 points, bringing his average for the week to 47.0 points per game. Delta State’s Devin Schmidt surpassed 2,000 career points this week, scoring 28 points in a win over Central Baptist College. Schmidt is now just the sixth person in GSC history to record at least 2,000 careers points. He is second in the league in scoring at 25.5 points per game. With an 83-65 victory over Selma, Mississippi College’s Don Lofton now has 200 wins in his coaching career. Lofton’s first win came back in 2002, while his 100th career win was in 2009.
LEAGUE LEADERS Scoring Offense 1. Valdosta State 2. West Georgia 3. Shorter 4. North Alabama 5. UAH
94.3 ppg 89.2 ppg 84.2 ppg 84.0 ppg 83.3 ppg
Scoring Defense 1. West Alabama 2. West Florida 3. Delta State 4. Mississippi College 5. Christian Brothers
62.0 ppg 64.4 ppg 67.3 ppg 67.5 ppg 68.2 ppg
Points 1. Taylor (SU) 2. Schmidt (DSU) 3. Branch (UWG) 4. Tyus (LEE) 5. Dieball (CBU)
35.8 ppg 25.5 ppg 19.0 ppg 18.6 ppg 17.4 ppg
Field Goal Percentage 1. Lemons (VSU) 2. Muhammad (VSU) 3. Tyus (LEE) 4. Dieball (CBU) 5. Roberts (UAH)
71.9% 66.7% 60.0% 56.4% 51.7%
Assists 1. Cranney (UWA) 2. Hill (VSU) 3. Larkin (CBU) T4. Goodwin (UU) T4. Jackson (UNA)
6.6 apg 5.3 apg 5.2 apg 5.0 apg 5.0 apg
Rebounds 1. Mack (MC) 2. Ross (SU) 3. Robinson (UWA) 4. Scott (UU) 5. Webster (UAH)
12.0 rpg 10.8 rpg 10.6 rpg 9.7 rpg 9.3 rpg
2016-17 NABC COACHES TOP 25 NATIONAL POLL (as of 12/6/16)
1 Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.) (13) 2 Northwest Missouri State (1) 3 California Baptist 8-0 4 Fairmont State (W.Va.) (2) 5 St. Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.) 6 West Liberty (W.Va.) 7 Bellarmine (Ky.) 8 Queens (N.C.) 9 UAH 10 Wheeling Jesuit (W.Va.) 11 Angelo State (Texas) 12 Drury (Mo.) 13 Western Washington
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Barry (Fla.) Tarleton State (Texas) Kutztown (Pa.) Indiana (Pa.) Colorado Mines UC San Diego Fort Lewis (Colo.) Augustana (S.D.) West Texas A&M Southern New Hampshire Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) San Francisco State (Calif.)
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Contact: Nick Moeller, Assistant Commissioner | [email protected] Phone: (205) 991-9880 | Fax: (205) 437-0505 | Twitter: @GulfSouth | Facebook: The Gulf South Conference | Instagram: @gscsports
2016-17 GSC BASKETBALL STANDINGS (through games played 12/6/16)
Team #9 UAH Delta State Lee Christian Brothers West Florida Valdosta State West Alabama West Georgia Shorter Mississippi College North Alabama Union
Conference Overall W L Pct. W L Pct. 1 0 1.000 5 1 .833 1 0 1.000 5 1 .833 1 0 1.000 5 2 .714 1 0 1.000 4 2 .667 0 0 .000 5 0 1.000 0 0 .000 5 1 .833 0 0 .000 4 1 .800 0 0 .000 3 3 .500 0 1 .000 4 1 .800 0 1 .000 3 1 .750 0 1 .000 4 2 .667 0 1 .000 4 2 .667
Notes: #--NABC National Ranking
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS Wednesday, November 30 West Florida 86 / Spring Hill 75 Thursday, December 1 Delta State 68 / Mississippi College 58 Armstrong State 72 / Valdosta State 95 Saturday, December 3 Selma 65 / Mississippi College 83 Columbus State 86 / West Georgia 84 AUM 54 / West Alabama 70 Central Baptist 66 / Delta State 77 Christian Brothers 72 / Trevecca Nazarene 64 Shorter 70 / Lee 86 Sunday, December 4 UAH 91 / North Alabama 79
UPCOMING GAMES Wednesday, December 7 Bellarmine at Christian Brothers Carver at West Georgia Thursday, December 8 Bethel at Delta State AUM at Union Saturday, December 10 Huntingdon at North Alabama Union at Christian Brothers Monday, December 12 UAH at Trevecca Nazarene West Georgia at West Alabama Valdosta State at West Florida
Tuesday, December 6 North Georgia 90 / Lee 95
PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Phil Taylor, Shorter
Taylor had a historic week for the Hawks and the GSC, breaking the conference’s single game scoring record with a 62-point performance in a win over Carver Bible College. Taylor went 19-for-34 from the floor, 9-for-15 from beyond the arc, and 15for-19 at the free throw line in the game. He also grabbed six rebounds, dished out five assists, and, despite playing 39 minutes, had no turnovers. In the other game this week, Taylor had 32 points against conference foe Lee, putting his average for the week at 47.0 points per game. At 35.8 points per game this season, Taylor is the country’s leading scorer.
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Brad Miller, Christian Brothers
Miller becomes the second Buccaneer win freshman of the week honors in 2016-17, and he earns the distinction following a pair of CBU victories. In the first conference game of the season for Christian Brothers, Miller led the way, scoring a game-high 23 points off the bench in a win over Union. Miller went 8-for-9 in the game, including a 7-for-8 showing from three-point range. On the week, Miller averaged 16.5 points per game, 3.5 rebounds per game, and 1.0 assist per game. In 57 minutes on the floor, Miller did not commit a single turnover.
GSC Men’s Basketball Weekly Release
AROUND THE GSC Just one week away from the Gulf South Conference schedule heading into league play, every team in the conference sits at or above .500. It has been a dominant showing for the league in non-conference play, winning 78.3% of its game and racking up a record of 47-13. West Florida is the only team in the league who remains unbeaten. The first night with six conference games will be Thursday, December 15. After breaking the GSC single game scoring record with his 62-point performance against Carver, Shorter’s Phil Taylor was named the USBWA National Player of the Week. In the Hawks’ other game that week, Taylor had 32 points, bringing his average for the week to 47.0 points per game. Delta State’s Devin Schmidt surpassed 2,000 career points this week, scoring 28 points in a win over Central Baptist College. Schmidt is now just the sixth person in GSC history to record at least 2,000 careers points. He is second in the league in scoring at 25.5 points per game. With an 83-65 victory over Selma, Mississippi College’s Don Lofton now has 200 wins in his coaching career. Lofton’s first win came back in 2002, while his 100th career win was in 2009.
LEAGUE LEADERS Scoring Offense 1. Valdosta State 2. West Georgia 3. Shorter 4. North Alabama 5. UAH
94.3 ppg 89.2 ppg 84.2 ppg 84.0 ppg 83.3 ppg
Scoring Defense 1. West Alabama 2. West Florida 3. Delta State 4. Mississippi College 5. Christian Brothers
62.0 ppg 64.4 ppg 67.3 ppg 67.5 ppg 68.2 ppg
Points 1. Taylor (SU) 2. Schmidt (DSU) 3. Branch (UWG) 4. Tyus (LEE) 5. Dieball (CBU)
35.8 ppg 25.5 ppg 19.0 ppg 18.6 ppg 17.4 ppg
Field Goal Percentage 1. Lemons (VSU) 2. Muhammad (VSU) 3. Tyus (LEE) 4. Dieball (CBU) 5. Roberts (UAH)
71.9% 66.7% 60.0% 56.4% 51.7%
Assists 1. Cranney (UWA) 2. Hill (VSU) 3. Larkin (CBU) T4. Goodwin (UU) T4. Jackson (UNA)
6.6 apg 5.3 apg 5.2 apg 5.0 apg 5.0 apg
Rebounds 1. Mack (MC) 2. Ross (SU) 3. Robinson (UWA) 4. Scott (UU) 5. Webster (UAH)
12.0 rpg 10.8 rpg 10.6 rpg 9.7 rpg 9.3 rpg
2016-17 NABC COACHES TOP 25 NATIONAL POLL (as of 12/6/16)
1 Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.) (13) 2 Northwest Missouri State (1) 3 California Baptist 8-0 4 Fairmont State (W.Va.) (2) 5 St. Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.) 6 West Liberty (W.Va.) 7 Bellarmine (Ky.) 8 Queens (N.C.) 9 UAH 10 Wheeling Jesuit (W.Va.) 11 Angelo State (Texas) 12 Drury (Mo.) 13 Western Washington
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Barry (Fla.) Tarleton State (Texas) Kutztown (Pa.) Indiana (Pa.) Colorado Mines UC San Diego Fort Lewis (Colo.) Augustana (S.D.) West Texas A&M Southern New Hampshire Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) San Francisco State (Calif.)
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