January 25, 2017
2016-17 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE MEN’S BASKETBALL Weekly Release | January 25, 2017
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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 1/24/17)
Team Valdosta State #19 UAH Christian Brothers Delta State West Florida North Alabama Lee West Georgia Shorter West Alabama Union Mississippi College
Conference Overall W L Pct. W L Pct. 10 2 .833 15 3 .833 9 2 .818 13 4 .765 8 4 .667 11 7 .611 7 4 .636 12 5 .706 6 6 .500 11 6 .647 5 6 .455 10 7 .588 5 6 .455 9 8 .529 5 6 .455 8 9 .471 4 7 .364 10 7 .588 4 7 .364 9 8 .529 4 8 .333 9 9 .500 1 10 .091 4 11 .267
Notes: #--NABC National Ranking
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS Thursday, January 19 Union 83 / West Georgia 87 Delta State 62 / Valdosta State 79 Mississippi College 72 / West Florida 92 Christian Brothers 76 / West Alabama 74 Shorter 75 / UAH 83 Lee 66 / North Alabama 83
UPCOMING GAMES Thursday, January 26 Mississippi College at North Alabama Christian Brothers at Shorter West Alabama at West Florida Delta State at UAH Union at Lee West Georgia at Valdosta State
Saturday, January 21 Mississippi College 79 / Valdosta State 103 Union 61 / West Alabama 67 Delta State 78 / West Florida 83 North Alabama 87 / Shorter 86 UAH 101/ Lee 94 Christian Brothers 82 / West Georgia 73
Saturday, January 28 Delta State at North Alabama Christian Brothers at Lee Mississippi College at UAH Union at Shorter Valdosta State at West Alabama West Florida at West Georgia
Monday, January 23 West Florida 82 / Valdosta State 89
Monday, January 30 North Alabama at UAH Lee at Shorter
GSC PLAYER OF THE WEEK AWARDS (1/9- 1/15) PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Adam Dieball, Christian Brothers
Dieball, the 2015-16 GSC Freshman of the Year, grabs GSC Player of the Week honors following a pair of wins for Christian Brothers. In the two victories, Dieball averaged 23.5 points per game, 5.5 rebounds per game, and 7.5 assists per game. In an overtime win over West Alabama, Dieball had 28 points, including 19 in the second half. He also had nine assists to go along with five boards and three blocks. Currently, Dieball is eighth in the league in scoring (16.6 ppg) and third in the league in assists (4.5 apg). The sophomore forward has helped lead CBU to three straight wins and third place in the conference standings.
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Joe Laravie, Christian Brothers
Laravie was also a key contributor for the Bucs in the two conference wins, averaging 9.5 points per game and 4.0 rebounds per game. This is the third time this season that Laravie picks up this honor. He is third on CBU in scoring this season, averaging 8.9 points per game on the year. He is trailing only Dieball and Jeff Larkin, two Preseason All-GSC selections.
GSC Men’s Basketball Weekly Release
AROUND THE GSC This weekend, all GSC teams will surpass the halfway point of the conference season, as we are now just over a month away from the Gulf South Tournament. Valdosta State has now run its winning streak up to seven games and sits atop the GSC standings. UAH, now #19 in the national poll, is even with the Blazers in the loss column, but has one less win. UAH won the first head-to-head matchup this season, and the two teams will square off again on February 16. The Blazers currently boast the top scoring offense in the league, and a Top 20 offense nationally. VSU has five players who average at least 12.0 points per game and five of the top 26 scorers in the conference. UAH ranks in the top five of both scoring offense and scoring defenese in the GSC. Shorter’s Phil Taylor remains the country’s leading scorer, averaging 34.9 points per game.
LEAGUE LEADERS Scoring Offense 1. Valdosta State 2. Shorter 3. UAH 4. West Georgia 5. West Florida
88.6 ppg 85.2 ppg 83.0 ppg 81.8 ppg 81.7 ppg
Scoring Defense 1. West Alabama 2. Delta State 3. Christian Brothers 4. Lee 5. UAH
Points 1. Taylor (SU) 2. Schmidt (DSU) 3. Hill (VSU) 4. Branch (UWG) 5. Tyus (LEE)
34.9 ppg 24.4 ppg 18.9 ppg 18.6 ppg 17.7 ppg
Field Goal Percentage 1. Scott (UU) 2. Tyus (LEE) 3. Fowler (UWG) 4. Wilson (UU) 5. Roberts (UAH)
Assists 1. Benson (UWF) 2. Goodwin (UU) 3. Dieball (CBU) 4. Cranney (UWA) 5. Schmidt (DSU)
4.6 apg 4.6 apg 4.5 apg 4.3 apg 4.2 apg
Rebounds 1. Ross (SU) 2. Fowler (UWG) 3. Webster (UAH) 4. Robinson (UWA) 5. Branch (UWG)
64.4 ppg 70.4 ppg 71.5 ppg 75.8 ppg 76.1 ppg 61.7% 59.4% 57.3% 53.7% 48.9% 13.5 rpg 8.7 rpg 8.7 rpg 8.4 rpg 8.4 rpg
2016-17 NABC COACHES TOP 25 NATIONAL POLL (as of 1/24/17)
1 Northwest Mo. St. 2 Fairmont St. 3 West Liberty 4 California Baptist 5 Shippensburg 6 Indiana (Pa.) 7 Hawaii Pacific 8 Queens (NC) 9 Wheeling Jesuit 10 Bellarmine 11 Kutztown 12 Southern Indiana 13 Barry (Fla.)
14 Tarleton State 15 Western Washington 16 Fort Lewis 17 Kentucky Wesleyan 18 Arkansas-Monticello 19 UAH 20 West Texas A&M 21 MSU Moorhead 22 Colorado Mines 23 Chico State 24 Lincoln Memorial 25 Winconsin-Parkside
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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 1/24/17)
Team Valdosta State #19 UAH Christian Brothers Delta State West Florida North Alabama Lee West Georgia Shorter West Alabama Union Mississippi College
Conference Overall W L Pct. W L Pct. 10 2 .833 15 3 .833 9 2 .818 13 4 .765 8 4 .667 11 7 .611 7 4 .636 12 5 .706 6 6 .500 11 6 .647 5 6 .455 10 7 .588 5 6 .455 9 8 .529 5 6 .455 8 9 .471 4 7 .364 10 7 .588 4 7 .364 9 8 .529 4 8 .333 9 9 .500 1 10 .091 4 11 .267
Notes: #--NABC National Ranking
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS Thursday, January 19 Union 83 / West Georgia 87 Delta State 62 / Valdosta State 79 Mississippi College 72 / West Florida 92 Christian Brothers 76 / West Alabama 74 Shorter 75 / UAH 83 Lee 66 / North Alabama 83
UPCOMING GAMES Thursday, January 26 Mississippi College at North Alabama Christian Brothers at Shorter West Alabama at West Florida Delta State at UAH Union at Lee West Georgia at Valdosta State
Saturday, January 21 Mississippi College 79 / Valdosta State 103 Union 61 / West Alabama 67 Delta State 78 / West Florida 83 North Alabama 87 / Shorter 86 UAH 101/ Lee 94 Christian Brothers 82 / West Georgia 73
Saturday, January 28 Delta State at North Alabama Christian Brothers at Lee Mississippi College at UAH Union at Shorter Valdosta State at West Alabama West Florida at West Georgia
Monday, January 23 West Florida 82 / Valdosta State 89
Monday, January 30 North Alabama at UAH Lee at Shorter
GSC PLAYER OF THE WEEK AWARDS (1/9- 1/15) PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Adam Dieball, Christian Brothers
Dieball, the 2015-16 GSC Freshman of the Year, grabs GSC Player of the Week honors following a pair of wins for Christian Brothers. In the two victories, Dieball averaged 23.5 points per game, 5.5 rebounds per game, and 7.5 assists per game. In an overtime win over West Alabama, Dieball had 28 points, including 19 in the second half. He also had nine assists to go along with five boards and three blocks. Currently, Dieball is eighth in the league in scoring (16.6 ppg) and third in the league in assists (4.5 apg). The sophomore forward has helped lead CBU to three straight wins and third place in the conference standings.
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Joe Laravie, Christian Brothers
Laravie was also a key contributor for the Bucs in the two conference wins, averaging 9.5 points per game and 4.0 rebounds per game. This is the third time this season that Laravie picks up this honor. He is third on CBU in scoring this season, averaging 8.9 points per game on the year. He is trailing only Dieball and Jeff Larkin, two Preseason All-GSC selections.
GSC Men’s Basketball Weekly Release
AROUND THE GSC This weekend, all GSC teams will surpass the halfway point of the conference season, as we are now just over a month away from the Gulf South Tournament. Valdosta State has now run its winning streak up to seven games and sits atop the GSC standings. UAH, now #19 in the national poll, is even with the Blazers in the loss column, but has one less win. UAH won the first head-to-head matchup this season, and the two teams will square off again on February 16. The Blazers currently boast the top scoring offense in the league, and a Top 20 offense nationally. VSU has five players who average at least 12.0 points per game and five of the top 26 scorers in the conference. UAH ranks in the top five of both scoring offense and scoring defenese in the GSC. Shorter’s Phil Taylor remains the country’s leading scorer, averaging 34.9 points per game.
LEAGUE LEADERS Scoring Offense 1. Valdosta State 2. Shorter 3. UAH 4. West Georgia 5. West Florida
88.6 ppg 85.2 ppg 83.0 ppg 81.8 ppg 81.7 ppg
Scoring Defense 1. West Alabama 2. Delta State 3. Christian Brothers 4. Lee 5. UAH
Points 1. Taylor (SU) 2. Schmidt (DSU) 3. Hill (VSU) 4. Branch (UWG) 5. Tyus (LEE)
34.9 ppg 24.4 ppg 18.9 ppg 18.6 ppg 17.7 ppg
Field Goal Percentage 1. Scott (UU) 2. Tyus (LEE) 3. Fowler (UWG) 4. Wilson (UU) 5. Roberts (UAH)
Assists 1. Benson (UWF) 2. Goodwin (UU) 3. Dieball (CBU) 4. Cranney (UWA) 5. Schmidt (DSU)
4.6 apg 4.6 apg 4.5 apg 4.3 apg 4.2 apg
Rebounds 1. Ross (SU) 2. Fowler (UWG) 3. Webster (UAH) 4. Robinson (UWA) 5. Branch (UWG)
64.4 ppg 70.4 ppg 71.5 ppg 75.8 ppg 76.1 ppg 61.7% 59.4% 57.3% 53.7% 48.9% 13.5 rpg 8.7 rpg 8.7 rpg 8.4 rpg 8.4 rpg
2016-17 NABC COACHES TOP 25 NATIONAL POLL (as of 1/24/17)
1 Northwest Mo. St. 2 Fairmont St. 3 West Liberty 4 California Baptist 5 Shippensburg 6 Indiana (Pa.) 7 Hawaii Pacific 8 Queens (NC) 9 Wheeling Jesuit 10 Bellarmine 11 Kutztown 12 Southern Indiana 13 Barry (Fla.)
14 Tarleton State 15 Western Washington 16 Fort Lewis 17 Kentucky Wesleyan 18 Arkansas-Monticello 19 UAH 20 West Texas A&M 21 MSU Moorhead 22 Colorado Mines 23 Chico State 24 Lincoln Memorial 25 Winconsin-Parkside
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