December 29, 2016
2016-17 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE MEN’S BASKETBALL Weekly Release | December 29, 2016
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AROUND THE GSC
2016-17 GSC BASKETBALL STANDINGS (through games played 12/28/16)
Team Christian Brothers West Georgia Shorter Delta State Valdosta State #24 UAH Lee North Alabama Union West Florida Mississippi College West Alabama
Conference Overall W L Pct. W L 4 0 1.000 7 3 3 0 1.000 6 3 2 1 .667 7 1 2 1 .667 7 2 2 1 .667 7 2 2 1 .667 6 3 2 1 .667 6 3 1 2 .333 6 3 1 3 .250 6 4 0 3 .000 5 3 0 3 .000 3 3 0 3 .000 4 4
Pct. .700 .667 .875 .778 .778 .667 .667 .667 .600 .625 .500 .500
Notes: #--NABC National Ranking
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS Thursday, December 15 Delta State 74 / Shorter 83 Valdosta State 77 / Christian Brothers 85 Mississippi College 55 / Lee 72 West Georgia 81 / UAH 78 West Florida 91 / Union 94 West Alabama 61 / North Alabama 67 Saturday, December 17 Delta State 87 / Lee 71 Mississippi College 93 / Shorter 95 West Florida 74 / Christian Brothers 86 West Alabama 57 / UAH 75 Valdosta State 96 / Union 72 Monday, December 19 West Georgia 86 / North Alabama 71
UPCOMING GAMES
With every team at least three games into league play, there are only two undefeated teams left: Christian Brothers and West Georgia. Christian Brothers is 4-0, while West Georgia is 3-0. CBU has 2 of the GSC’s top 10 scorers, as Jeff Larkin and Adam Dieball each average 15.6 points per game. The Buccaneers have also been helped by a trio of freshman, as Joe Laravie, Mitch Mays, and Brad Miller are three of the six leading scorers for the team. West Georgia has been led by Stephaun Branch, who ranks third in the league in points scored, fourth in field goal percentage, and fifth in rebounds per game. He also leads the Wolves in steals and blocks and is tied for second in assists. Shorter’s Phil Taylor continues to lead the country in scoring with 37.8 points per game and has guided Shorter to a 7-1 overall record this season, the best mark in the conference. Taylor was once again named the GSC Player of the Week, scoring 52 points in a game and averaging 41.0 points per game. The 52 points is the second highest mark in league history. He secured the conference’s single game record earlier this season.
Thursday, December 29 Mississippi College at William Carey West Alabama at AUM Saturday, December 31 UAH at West Florida North Alabama at Valdosta State Union at Delta State Lee at West Georgia Christian Brothers at Mississippi College Shorter at West Alabama Monday, January 2 Shorter at West Georgia UAH at Valdosta State Delta State at Christian Brothers North Alabama at West Florida Mississippi College at Union Lee at West Alabama
PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Phil Taylor, Shorter
Taylor wins Gulf South Conference Player of the Week honors for the third straight week after another set of impressive performances. In a pair of conference wins, Taylor averaged 41.0 points per game, 8.0 rebounds per game, and 5.0 assists per game. Earlier this season, Taylor set the GSC single game points record earlier this season with a 62-point performance. This week, he again surpassed the old record of 51 points when he scored 52 points against Mississippi College. Taylor is the country’s leading scorer, averaging 37.8 points per game. Just early on in his second season with the Hawks, Taylor has passed 1,000 career points with Shorter.
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Joe Laravie, Christian Brothers
For the second time this season, Laravie is the GSC Freshman of the Week. He was also the honoree the first week of the season. In two conference wins this week for the Bucs, Laravie averaged 26.5 points per game, 3.0 rebounds per game, and 2.5 assists per game. Laravie scored 53 points in the two games this week; in the previous eight games, he had scored a total of 54 points. Christian Brothers currently sits atop the men’s basketball standings in the league, winning all four of its conference contests.
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LEAGUE LEADERS Scoring Offense 1. Valdosta State 2. Shorter 3. West Georgia 4. North Alabama 5. West Florida
92.3 ppg 87.0 ppg 83.9 ppg 81.0 ppg 79.9 ppg
Scoring Defense 1. West Alabama 2. Delta State 3. Christian Brothers 4. UAH 5. Mississippi College
63.1 ppg 69.2 ppg 70.7 ppg 71.9 ppg 72.8 ppg
Points 1. Taylor (SU) 2. Schmidt (DSU) 3. Branch (UWG) 4. Tyus (LEE) 5. Jackson (UNA)
37.8 ppg 22.8 ppg 20.7 ppg 17.6 ppg 16.8 ppg
Field Goal Percentage 1. Muhammad (VSU) 2. Tyus (LEE) 3. Dieball (CBU) 4. Branch (UWG) 5. Jackson (UNA)
65.4% 57.9% 52.5% 51.3% 48.1%
Assists 1. Cranney (UWA) 2. Benson (UWF) 3. Larkin (CBU) T4. Hill (VSU) T4. Schmidt (DSU)
5.4 apg 4.9 apg 4.8 apg 4.7 apg 4.7 apg
Rebounds 1. Ross (SU) 2. Robinson (UWA) 3. Mack (MC) 4. Webster (UAH) 5. Branch (UWG)
12.2 rpg 12.0 rpg 11.3 rpg 9.1 rpg 8.6 rpg
2016-17 NABC COACHES TOP 25 NATIONAL POLL (as of 12/27/16)
1 Northwest Missouri State (12) 2 Fairmont State (4) 3 Queens (N.C.) 4 West Liberty 5 Bellarmine 6 Saginaw Valley State 7 Angelo State 8 California Baptist 9 St. Thomas Aquinas 10 Wheeling Jesuit 11 Tarleton State 12 Barry 13 Kutztown
14 West Texas A&M 15 San Francisco State 16 Drury 17 Fort Lewis 18 Shippensburg 19 Western Washington 20 Southern Indiana 21 Indiana (Pa.) 22 Hawaii Pacific 23 UC San Diego 24 UAH 25 Southwest Minnesota State
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AROUND THE GSC
2016-17 GSC BASKETBALL STANDINGS (through games played 12/28/16)
Team Christian Brothers West Georgia Shorter Delta State Valdosta State #24 UAH Lee North Alabama Union West Florida Mississippi College West Alabama
Conference Overall W L Pct. W L 4 0 1.000 7 3 3 0 1.000 6 3 2 1 .667 7 1 2 1 .667 7 2 2 1 .667 7 2 2 1 .667 6 3 2 1 .667 6 3 1 2 .333 6 3 1 3 .250 6 4 0 3 .000 5 3 0 3 .000 3 3 0 3 .000 4 4
Pct. .700 .667 .875 .778 .778 .667 .667 .667 .600 .625 .500 .500
Notes: #--NABC National Ranking
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS Thursday, December 15 Delta State 74 / Shorter 83 Valdosta State 77 / Christian Brothers 85 Mississippi College 55 / Lee 72 West Georgia 81 / UAH 78 West Florida 91 / Union 94 West Alabama 61 / North Alabama 67 Saturday, December 17 Delta State 87 / Lee 71 Mississippi College 93 / Shorter 95 West Florida 74 / Christian Brothers 86 West Alabama 57 / UAH 75 Valdosta State 96 / Union 72 Monday, December 19 West Georgia 86 / North Alabama 71
UPCOMING GAMES
With every team at least three games into league play, there are only two undefeated teams left: Christian Brothers and West Georgia. Christian Brothers is 4-0, while West Georgia is 3-0. CBU has 2 of the GSC’s top 10 scorers, as Jeff Larkin and Adam Dieball each average 15.6 points per game. The Buccaneers have also been helped by a trio of freshman, as Joe Laravie, Mitch Mays, and Brad Miller are three of the six leading scorers for the team. West Georgia has been led by Stephaun Branch, who ranks third in the league in points scored, fourth in field goal percentage, and fifth in rebounds per game. He also leads the Wolves in steals and blocks and is tied for second in assists. Shorter’s Phil Taylor continues to lead the country in scoring with 37.8 points per game and has guided Shorter to a 7-1 overall record this season, the best mark in the conference. Taylor was once again named the GSC Player of the Week, scoring 52 points in a game and averaging 41.0 points per game. The 52 points is the second highest mark in league history. He secured the conference’s single game record earlier this season.
Thursday, December 29 Mississippi College at William Carey West Alabama at AUM Saturday, December 31 UAH at West Florida North Alabama at Valdosta State Union at Delta State Lee at West Georgia Christian Brothers at Mississippi College Shorter at West Alabama Monday, January 2 Shorter at West Georgia UAH at Valdosta State Delta State at Christian Brothers North Alabama at West Florida Mississippi College at Union Lee at West Alabama
PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Phil Taylor, Shorter
Taylor wins Gulf South Conference Player of the Week honors for the third straight week after another set of impressive performances. In a pair of conference wins, Taylor averaged 41.0 points per game, 8.0 rebounds per game, and 5.0 assists per game. Earlier this season, Taylor set the GSC single game points record earlier this season with a 62-point performance. This week, he again surpassed the old record of 51 points when he scored 52 points against Mississippi College. Taylor is the country’s leading scorer, averaging 37.8 points per game. Just early on in his second season with the Hawks, Taylor has passed 1,000 career points with Shorter.
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Joe Laravie, Christian Brothers
For the second time this season, Laravie is the GSC Freshman of the Week. He was also the honoree the first week of the season. In two conference wins this week for the Bucs, Laravie averaged 26.5 points per game, 3.0 rebounds per game, and 2.5 assists per game. Laravie scored 53 points in the two games this week; in the previous eight games, he had scored a total of 54 points. Christian Brothers currently sits atop the men’s basketball standings in the league, winning all four of its conference contests.
GSC Men’s Basketball Weekly Release
LEAGUE LEADERS Scoring Offense 1. Valdosta State 2. Shorter 3. West Georgia 4. North Alabama 5. West Florida
92.3 ppg 87.0 ppg 83.9 ppg 81.0 ppg 79.9 ppg
Scoring Defense 1. West Alabama 2. Delta State 3. Christian Brothers 4. UAH 5. Mississippi College
63.1 ppg 69.2 ppg 70.7 ppg 71.9 ppg 72.8 ppg
Points 1. Taylor (SU) 2. Schmidt (DSU) 3. Branch (UWG) 4. Tyus (LEE) 5. Jackson (UNA)
37.8 ppg 22.8 ppg 20.7 ppg 17.6 ppg 16.8 ppg
Field Goal Percentage 1. Muhammad (VSU) 2. Tyus (LEE) 3. Dieball (CBU) 4. Branch (UWG) 5. Jackson (UNA)
65.4% 57.9% 52.5% 51.3% 48.1%
Assists 1. Cranney (UWA) 2. Benson (UWF) 3. Larkin (CBU) T4. Hill (VSU) T4. Schmidt (DSU)
5.4 apg 4.9 apg 4.8 apg 4.7 apg 4.7 apg
Rebounds 1. Ross (SU) 2. Robinson (UWA) 3. Mack (MC) 4. Webster (UAH) 5. Branch (UWG)
12.2 rpg 12.0 rpg 11.3 rpg 9.1 rpg 8.6 rpg
2016-17 NABC COACHES TOP 25 NATIONAL POLL (as of 12/27/16)
1 Northwest Missouri State (12) 2 Fairmont State (4) 3 Queens (N.C.) 4 West Liberty 5 Bellarmine 6 Saginaw Valley State 7 Angelo State 8 California Baptist 9 St. Thomas Aquinas 10 Wheeling Jesuit 11 Tarleton State 12 Barry 13 Kutztown
14 West Texas A&M 15 San Francisco State 16 Drury 17 Fort Lewis 18 Shippensburg 19 Western Washington 20 Southern Indiana 21 Indiana (Pa.) 22 Hawaii Pacific 23 UC San Diego 24 UAH 25 Southwest Minnesota State
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