January 4, 2017
2016-17 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE MEN’S BASKETBALL Weekly Release | January 4, 2017
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AROUND THE GSC
2016-17 GSC BASKETBALL STANDINGS (through games played 1/3/17)
Team Christian Brothers #25 UAH West Georgia Shorter Delta State Valdosta State Union West Alabama Lee West Florida North Alabama Mississippi College
Conference Overall W L Pct. W L 5 1 .833 8 4 4 1 .800 8 3 4 1 .800 7 4 3 2 .600 8 2 3 2 .600 8 3 3 2 .600 8 3 3 3 .500 8 4 2 3 .400 7 4 2 3 .400 6 5 1 4 .200 6 4 1 4 .200 6 5 0 5 .000 3 6
Pct. .667 .727 .636 .800 .727 .727 .667 .636 .545 .600 .545 .333
Notes: #--NABC National Ranking
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS Thursday, December 29 Mississippi College 75 / William Carey 84 West Alabama 73 / AUM 68 Saturday, December 31 UAH 76 / West Florida 67 North Alabama 82 / Valdosta State 99 Union 72 / Delta State 71 Lee 66 / West Georgia 74 Christian Brothers 82 / Mississippi College 73 Shorter 67 / West Alabama 80 Monday, January 2 Shorter 104 / West Georgia 100 UAH 82 / Valdosta State 72 Delta State 65 / Christian Brothers 64 North Alabama 81 / West Florida 100 Mississippi College 79 / Union 91 Lee 60 / West Alabama 71
UPCOMING GAMES Saturday, January 7 Christian Brothers at North Alabama Union at UAH West Georgia at Delta State Valdosta State at Lee West Alabama at Mississippi College West Florida at Shorter Monday, January 9 Union at North Alabama Christian Brothers at UAH West Florida at Lee West Alabama at Delta State West Georgia at Mississippi College Valdosta State at Shorter
GSC PLAYER OF THE WEEK AWARDS (12/26 - 1/1) PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jarad Scott, Union
Scott led the Bulldogs to a 72-71 win over Delta State, sinking the game-winning free throw with just two seconds showing on the clock. He had a team-high 28 points and 12 rebounds, while adding three assists and a pair of blocked shots. The 6-8 senior was efficient from the floor, going 10-for-13 from the field and 6-for-7 from beyond the arc. Scott is shooting a remarkable 59.5% from three-point range this season, best in the GSC, and it would be the best in country, but he falls just short of the minimum. Scott ranks second in the league in field goal percentage at 64.4%.
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Mitch Mays, Christian Brothers
For the fourth time in seven weeks, Christian Brothers claims the GSC’s Freshman of the Week honor, as Mays earns the award after a double-double in another victory for the first place Buccaneers. Mays had 14 points and a career-high 11 rebounds in the CBU win over Mississippi College on New Year’s Eve. Mays also had a pair of assists and no turnovers in 36 minutes on the floor. It was the first double-double of Mays’ career. Three different Buccaneers have been named GSC Freshman of the Week this season.
GSC Men’s Basketball Weekly Release
No conference team is unbeaten through six contests after Christian Brothers and West Georgia suffered losses this week. Only three teams have less than two losses. Christian Brothers fell to Delta State by a single point on a last second put-back dunk by the Statesmen, who were coming off of a one-point loss to Union. Meanwhile, West Georgia was in a shootout with Shorter, but the Wolves’ bid to stay unbeaten came up just short, falling 104-100. Stephaun Branch had 45 points in the loss, the first 40-point game for UWG since 2006. Phil Taylor, the country’s leading scorer, had 48 points for the Hawks. It is the third time this season that Taylor has scored at least 48 points. In GSC history, Taylor had the most, second most, and is tied for sixth most points in a single game. The GSC single season record for points scored is 861, set by Delta State’s Gerald Glass is 1986-87. Through 10 games, Taylor has 375 points. The GSC single season record for average points per game is 28.7, set by West Georgia’s Anthony Barge in 1986-87. As of now, Taylor averages 37.5 points per game.
LEAGUE LEADERS Scoring Offense 1. Valdosta State 2. Shorter 3. West Georgia 4. North Alabama 5. West Florida
91.1 ppg 86.7 ppg 84.5 ppg 81.1 ppg 80.6 ppg
Scoring Defense 1. West Alabama 2. Delta State 3. Christian Brothers 4. UAH 5. West Florida
Points 1. Taylor (SU) 2. Schmidt (DSU) 3. Branch (UWG) 4. Tyus (LEE) 5. Webster (UAH)
37.5 ppg 23.6 ppg 21.6 ppg 17.6 ppg 16.6 ppg
Field Goal Percentage 1. Muhammad (VSU) 2. Scott (UU) 3. Tyus (LEE) 4. Fowler (UWG) 5. Branch (UWG)
Assists 1. Benson (UWF) 2. Schmidt (DSU) 3. Cranney (UWA) 4. Larkin (CBU) 5. Dieball (CBU)
5.6 apg 4.7 apg 4.6 apg 4.5 apg 4.5 apg
Rebounds 1. Ross (SU) 2. Robinson (UWA) 3. Webster (UAH) 4. Fowler (UWG) 5. Branch (UWG)
63.6 ppg 69.0 ppg 70.4 ppg 71.5 ppg 75.1 ppg 63.4% 62.5% 58.0% 54.5% 52.0% 11.9 rpg 9.9 rpg 9.5 rpg 8.8 rpg 8.5 rpg
2016-17 NABC COACHES TOP 25 NATIONAL POLL (as of 1/3/17)
1 Northwest Mo. St. (12) 2 Fairmont St. (4) 3 Queens (NC) 4 West Liberty 5 Angelo St. 6 Saginaw Valley St. 7 California Baptist 8 Wheeling Jesuit 9 Tarleton St. 10 Barry (Fla.) 11 West Texas A&M 12 Drury 13 Bellarmine
14 Shippensburg 15 UC San Diego 16 Indiana (Pa.) 17 Southern Indiana 18 Hawaii Pacific 19 Kutztown (Pa.) 20 Fort Lewis 21 San Francisco St. 22 Southwest Minnesota St. 23 St. Thomas Aquinas 24 Western Washington 25 UAH
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AROUND THE GSC
2016-17 GSC BASKETBALL STANDINGS (through games played 1/3/17)
Team Christian Brothers #25 UAH West Georgia Shorter Delta State Valdosta State Union West Alabama Lee West Florida North Alabama Mississippi College
Conference Overall W L Pct. W L 5 1 .833 8 4 4 1 .800 8 3 4 1 .800 7 4 3 2 .600 8 2 3 2 .600 8 3 3 2 .600 8 3 3 3 .500 8 4 2 3 .400 7 4 2 3 .400 6 5 1 4 .200 6 4 1 4 .200 6 5 0 5 .000 3 6
Pct. .667 .727 .636 .800 .727 .727 .667 .636 .545 .600 .545 .333
Notes: #--NABC National Ranking
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS Thursday, December 29 Mississippi College 75 / William Carey 84 West Alabama 73 / AUM 68 Saturday, December 31 UAH 76 / West Florida 67 North Alabama 82 / Valdosta State 99 Union 72 / Delta State 71 Lee 66 / West Georgia 74 Christian Brothers 82 / Mississippi College 73 Shorter 67 / West Alabama 80 Monday, January 2 Shorter 104 / West Georgia 100 UAH 82 / Valdosta State 72 Delta State 65 / Christian Brothers 64 North Alabama 81 / West Florida 100 Mississippi College 79 / Union 91 Lee 60 / West Alabama 71
UPCOMING GAMES Saturday, January 7 Christian Brothers at North Alabama Union at UAH West Georgia at Delta State Valdosta State at Lee West Alabama at Mississippi College West Florida at Shorter Monday, January 9 Union at North Alabama Christian Brothers at UAH West Florida at Lee West Alabama at Delta State West Georgia at Mississippi College Valdosta State at Shorter
GSC PLAYER OF THE WEEK AWARDS (12/26 - 1/1) PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jarad Scott, Union
Scott led the Bulldogs to a 72-71 win over Delta State, sinking the game-winning free throw with just two seconds showing on the clock. He had a team-high 28 points and 12 rebounds, while adding three assists and a pair of blocked shots. The 6-8 senior was efficient from the floor, going 10-for-13 from the field and 6-for-7 from beyond the arc. Scott is shooting a remarkable 59.5% from three-point range this season, best in the GSC, and it would be the best in country, but he falls just short of the minimum. Scott ranks second in the league in field goal percentage at 64.4%.
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Mitch Mays, Christian Brothers
For the fourth time in seven weeks, Christian Brothers claims the GSC’s Freshman of the Week honor, as Mays earns the award after a double-double in another victory for the first place Buccaneers. Mays had 14 points and a career-high 11 rebounds in the CBU win over Mississippi College on New Year’s Eve. Mays also had a pair of assists and no turnovers in 36 minutes on the floor. It was the first double-double of Mays’ career. Three different Buccaneers have been named GSC Freshman of the Week this season.
GSC Men’s Basketball Weekly Release
No conference team is unbeaten through six contests after Christian Brothers and West Georgia suffered losses this week. Only three teams have less than two losses. Christian Brothers fell to Delta State by a single point on a last second put-back dunk by the Statesmen, who were coming off of a one-point loss to Union. Meanwhile, West Georgia was in a shootout with Shorter, but the Wolves’ bid to stay unbeaten came up just short, falling 104-100. Stephaun Branch had 45 points in the loss, the first 40-point game for UWG since 2006. Phil Taylor, the country’s leading scorer, had 48 points for the Hawks. It is the third time this season that Taylor has scored at least 48 points. In GSC history, Taylor had the most, second most, and is tied for sixth most points in a single game. The GSC single season record for points scored is 861, set by Delta State’s Gerald Glass is 1986-87. Through 10 games, Taylor has 375 points. The GSC single season record for average points per game is 28.7, set by West Georgia’s Anthony Barge in 1986-87. As of now, Taylor averages 37.5 points per game.
LEAGUE LEADERS Scoring Offense 1. Valdosta State 2. Shorter 3. West Georgia 4. North Alabama 5. West Florida
91.1 ppg 86.7 ppg 84.5 ppg 81.1 ppg 80.6 ppg
Scoring Defense 1. West Alabama 2. Delta State 3. Christian Brothers 4. UAH 5. West Florida
Points 1. Taylor (SU) 2. Schmidt (DSU) 3. Branch (UWG) 4. Tyus (LEE) 5. Webster (UAH)
37.5 ppg 23.6 ppg 21.6 ppg 17.6 ppg 16.6 ppg
Field Goal Percentage 1. Muhammad (VSU) 2. Scott (UU) 3. Tyus (LEE) 4. Fowler (UWG) 5. Branch (UWG)
Assists 1. Benson (UWF) 2. Schmidt (DSU) 3. Cranney (UWA) 4. Larkin (CBU) 5. Dieball (CBU)
5.6 apg 4.7 apg 4.6 apg 4.5 apg 4.5 apg
Rebounds 1. Ross (SU) 2. Robinson (UWA) 3. Webster (UAH) 4. Fowler (UWG) 5. Branch (UWG)
63.6 ppg 69.0 ppg 70.4 ppg 71.5 ppg 75.1 ppg 63.4% 62.5% 58.0% 54.5% 52.0% 11.9 rpg 9.9 rpg 9.5 rpg 8.8 rpg 8.5 rpg
2016-17 NABC COACHES TOP 25 NATIONAL POLL (as of 1/3/17)
1 Northwest Mo. St. (12) 2 Fairmont St. (4) 3 Queens (NC) 4 West Liberty 5 Angelo St. 6 Saginaw Valley St. 7 California Baptist 8 Wheeling Jesuit 9 Tarleton St. 10 Barry (Fla.) 11 West Texas A&M 12 Drury 13 Bellarmine
14 Shippensburg 15 UC San Diego 16 Indiana (Pa.) 17 Southern Indiana 18 Hawaii Pacific 19 Kutztown (Pa.) 20 Fort Lewis 21 San Francisco St. 22 Southwest Minnesota St. 23 St. Thomas Aquinas 24 Western Washington 25 UAH
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