Schedule: Week #6 Results: Week #5

WAC MEN’S BASKETBALL Dec. 11, 2017

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NM State Grand Canyon Utah Valley Seattle U CSU Bakersfield UT Rio Grande Valley Kansas City Chicago State

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Hm Rd Stk 0-0 0-0 W2 0-0 0-0 W7 0-0 0-0 W3 0-0 0-0 L2 0-0 0-0 L1 0-0 0-0 L9 0-0 0-0 W1 0-0 0-0 L11

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Schedule: Week #6

Pct. .778 .750 .600 .545 .500 .500 .273 .167

Hm Rd Neu Stk 5-1 2-1 0-0 W1 6-1 0-0 0-1 W1 4-1 2-3 0-0 L1 5-0 0-5 1-0 L1 3-1 2-4 1-1 W2 3-2 3-4 0-0 W3 1-2 1-4 1-2 L3 2-1 0-8 0-1 L6

Results: Week #5

Monday, Dec. 11 Chicago State at Northwestern, 6 p.m. CT (FS1) North Carolina Central at Grand Canyon, 7 p.m. MT (ESPN3)

Monday, Dec. 4 at Seattle U 99, Pacific Lutheran 69 Tuesday, Dec. 5 at Fresno State 70, CSU Bakersfield 55 St. John’s 68, Grand Canyon 60

Tuesday, Dec. 12 Eastern New Mexico at NM State, 7 p.m. MT (WDN) Wednesday, Dec. 13 Grand Canyon at Boise State, 7 p.m. MT (Mountain West Network) Saint Martin’s at Seattle U, 7 p.m. PT (WDN) Thursday, Dec. 14 Bethesda at Utah Valley, 7 p.m. MT (WDN) Saturday, Dec. 16 Bradley at Chicago State, 2 p.m. CT (WDN) Georgia Southern at CSU Bakersfield, 2 p.m. PT (ESPN3) Kansas City at Incarnate Word, 3 p.m. CT UT Arlington at UT Rio Grande Valley, 7 p.m. CT (WDN) NM State vs. Illinois, 7 p.m. CT (BTN) Portland at Seattle U, 7 p.m. PT (WDN) Sunday, Dec. 17 Utah Valley at Hawai‘i, 5 p.m. HT

Wednesday, Dec. 6 at Southeast Missouri 91, Kansas City 60 at UT Rio Grande Valley 82, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 78 at Utah Valley 83, Weber State 56 San Diego 65, at NM State 60 Friday, Dec. 8 at CSU Bakersfield 100, Life Pacific College 71 Saturday, Dec. 9 at NC State 88, Kansas City 69 at Oakland 82, Chicago State 50 at UT Rio Grande Valley 73, UC Irvine 59 at Saint Mary’s 97, Seattle U 73 at Grand Canyon 87, Grambling State 53 NM State 65, at New Mexico 62 at Cal State Fullerton 91, Utah Valley 83 at CSU Bakersfield 66, Idaho 55

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WAC Men’s Basketball Contacts CSU Bakersfield – Isaac Comelli Phone.............................(661) 654-3071 Cell.................................(661) 549-1533 Email........................... [email protected] Website............................ GoRunners.com Chicago State – Corey Miggins Phone.............................(773) 995-2217 Cell ................................(773) 414-5961 [email protected] Website.......................GoCSUCougars.com Grand Canyon – Charles Hampton Phone.............................(602) 639-7738 Cell ................................(480) 628-1754 Email................ [email protected] Website................................gculopes.com Kansas City – Shelby Hilds Phone.............................(816) 235-1053 Cell ................................(309) 241-9801 Email.............................. [email protected] Website...................... umkckangaroos.com NM State – John Vu Phone.............................(575) 646-4120 Cell.................................(714) 728-9163 Email................................. [email protected] Website........................ nmstatesports.com Seattle U – Sarah Finney Phone.............................(206) 296-5915 Cell.................................(206) 445-2237 Email...................... [email protected] Website..............................goseattleu.com UT Rio Grande Valley – Jonah Goldberg Phone.............................(956) 665-2240 Cell ................................(516) 659-1177 Email................. [email protected] Website.................................. goutrgv.com Utah Valley – Jason Erickson Phone.............................(801) 863-5451 Cell.................................(303) 946-6774 [email protected] Website...................... WolverineGreen.com 2017-18 WAC Men’s Basketball • Page 2

UTRGV’S DIXON NAMED WAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK UT Rio Grande Valley senior guard Nick Dixon has been named Western Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for the week of Dec. 4-10. This is his first WAC Player of the Week honor of the season and the second of his career. The Hillside, Ill., native averaged 23.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 3.5 steals per game as the Vaqueros went 2-0 on the week to extend their winning streak to three. Dixon shot 60 percent from the field, 50 percent from three-point range and 72 percent from the free throw line on the week. He opened the week with a team-high 24 points on 8-of-12 shooting from the field and a perfect 6-of-6 from the free throw line against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. Dixon also added four rebounds, four assists and three steals. On Saturday against UC Irvine, the Vaqueros trailed by as many as 17 points and Dixon went on a personal 9-0 run at one point, scoring a game-high 23 points. He also added five rebounds, four assists and a career-high-tying four steals. UTRGV is riding a three-game winning streak in non-conference play for the first time since joining a Division I conference in 2009. Dixon currently leads the WAC in scoring (21.6), ranks fourth in steals (1.2), fifth in free throw percentage (83.2), sixth in three-point percentage (39.2) and ninth in field goal percentage (50.0). Other nominees included: CSU Bakersfield’s Brent Wrapp averaged 5.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 2.0 steals and had a 8.0 assist-turnover ratio last week ... Glen Burns of Chicago State finished with 10 points and 10 rebounds against Oakland ... Kansas City’s Xavier Bishop averaged 15.0 points, 1.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.0 steals in a pair of games last week ... Jemerrio Jones of NM State averaged 11.0 points, 10.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists as the Aggies went 1-1 on the week ... Utah Valley’s Akolda Manyang averaged 20.0 points, 12.0 rebounds and 4.0 blocks as the Wolverines went 1-1 last week. WAC STAT LEADERS Grand Canyon leads the WAC in scoring defense (59.0), scoring margin (13.5), field goal percentage defense (38.1), three-point field goal percentage defense (26.4), blocks (4.3), assists (16.5), turnover margin (3.3) and assist-turnover ratio (1.1), while NM State is tops in rebounding (41.6), rebounding defense (30.4), rebounding margin (11.1), offensive rebounds (13.3) and defensive rebounds (28.2). Seattle U leads the league in scoring (80.4), free throw percentage (80.5), three-point field goal percentage (36.6) and three-pointers per game (9.5), while UT Rio Grande Valley is tops in steals (8.1) and Utah Valley leads the WAC in field goal percentage (48.7). Individually, UTRGV’s Nick Dixon leads the WAC in scoring (21.6), while NM State’s Jemerrio Jones is tops in rebounding (11.6), offensive rebounds (4.2) and defensive rebounds (7.3). CSU Bakersfield’s Moataz Aly leads the league in field goal percentage (77.2), while teammate Jarkel Joiner leads the league in free throw shooting (94.1). CSUB’s Brent Wrapp is tops in assists (5.3) and assist-turnover ratio (3.0), while Grand Canyon’s Oscar Frayer leads the league in steals (1.9). Chicago State’s Montana Byrd leads the WAC in three-point percentage (48.5), while Seattle U’s Matej Kavas is tops in three-pointers per game (3.0). Utah Valley’s Akolda Manyang leads the WAC in blocked shots (2.9) and teammate Brandon Randolph is tops in minutes per game (34.4). NM STATE COMPLETES SWEEP OF BOTH RIVALS FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2003 With a win at New Mexico last Saturday, NM State secured a sweep of both UNM and UTEP for the first time since the 2002-03 season. The win in Albuquerque was the first road win for NM State there since 2013. CSUB’S WRAPP BECOMES SECOND RUNNER WITH 500 POINTS AND 400 ASSISTS CSU Bakersfield senior point guard Brent Wrapp scored his 500th career point in the team’s win over Life Pacific on Dec. 8 to become just the second ‘Runner in CSUB history to record 500 points and 400 assists in a career. Wrapp is now ranked fourth among NCAA Division I active careers with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.63. He also ranks 14th with 436 assists, 42 shy of the WAC all-time Top 20. GCU’S VERNON PERFECT FROM FIELD AGAINST GRAMBLING Grand Canyon senior Keonta Vernon went a perfect 8-for-8 from the field to finish with 19 points vs. Grambling State on Dec. 9. He became the first GCU player to be perfect on eight or more attempts in the Division I era and the fourth all-time. CHICAGO STATE’S SIMS JR. BECOMES 18TH MEMBER OF COUGAR 1,000 POINT CLUB Chicago State junior guard Fred Sims Jr. became the 18th member of Chicago State’s 1,000-Point Club after tallying 15 points on Nov. 21 in a home win over East-West. The second active player in the WAC with 1,000 or more career points, Sims Jr. now has 1,115 in his two-plus years. CSUB HOLDS UAA TO SECOND-LOWEST POINTS IN DIVISION I PROGRAM HISTORY CSU Bakersfield opened the 40th and final Great Alaska Shootout with a defensively dominant win over host Alaska-Anchorage. The Roadrunners defeated the Seawolves 59-39 on their home court, allowing the second fewest points to an opponent in CSUB’s Division I history. The ‘Runners won 87-36 over La Verne in 2014-15. The 39 points also tied the fewest scored by UAA in a single game in the program’s history.

2017-18 WAC Men’s Basketball WRAPP AVERAGES 8.67 ASSISTS PER GAME AT GREAT ALASKA SHOOTOUT CSU Bakersfield redshirt senior Brent Wrapp accumulated 26 assists over the three games of the Great Alaska Shootout for an 8.67 per game average. The total tied Wrapp for sixth-most in the Great Alaska Shootout’s 40-year history. GCU’S BRAUN BECOMES PROGRAM THREE-POINT RECORD HOLDER WAC Preseason Player of the Year Joshua Braun broke the Grand Canyon all-time career three-point record against Robert Morris on Nov. 13, hitting his 198th career long ball in the second half. He now has 214 three-pointers, good for 20th all-time in WAC history. SEATTLE U DRAINS 15 THREE-POINTERS AGAINST DETROIT MERCY Seattle U hit the century mark in points for the second time this season in a 102-71 win over Detroit Mercy on Nov. 18. The Redhawks hit 15 three-pointers in the win, marking the first time the team has made 15 or more threes in a game since Feb. 29, 2011, when it tallied 16 against Longwood. UTRGV’S KIMASA CLIMBING PROGRAM BLOCKS CHART UT Rio Grande Valley senior Dan Kimasa currently ranks third all-time in career blocks with 92. He is 15 away from Melvin Thomas (1987-90) in second place with 107. CSU BAKERSFIELD’S JOINER TIES PROGRAM RECORD FOR FREE THROW SHOOTING IN A GAME CSU Bakersfield freshman Jarkel Joiner went a perfect 12-for-12 from the free throw line at Lamar on Nov. 19. The performance tied CSUB’s Division I record for single-game free throw percentage held by the school’s all-time leading scorer, Stephon Carter, who also went 12-for-12 in 2012-13 against La Verne. The school’s all-time record is 14-for-14, done by Kebu Stewart at Cal State Hayward during the 1994-95 season. CSU BAKERSFIELD’S WRAPP NABS 100TH CAREER STEAL The WAC’s active career steals leader, CSU Bakersfield senior Brent Wrapp nabbed his 100th career steal in his team’s season opener against Whittier College on Nov. 10. Wrapp now has 112 steals on his career. SEATTLE U SCORES PROGRAM-RECORD 121 POINTS Seattle U put on an offensive display in its home opener against visiting Puget Sound on Nov. 12, pouring in a Division I program-record 121 points on its way to a convincing 121-70 victory in the Connolly Complex. Five different players scored in double digits – Richaud Gittens (26), Josh Hearlihy (23), Matej Kavas (17), Aaron Menzies (15) and Morgan Means (14). UTRGV HAS FIVE PLAYERS IN DOUBLE-DIGIT SCORING IN SEASON OPENER UT Rio Grande Valley had five players score in double-figures in its season-opening loss against Nicholls State – Xavier McDaniel (27), Nick Dixon (17), Jordan Jackson (14), Leslie Varner Jr. (13) and Moe McDonald (11). NELSON CLIMBING UVU CAREER RECORD CHARTS Utah Valley senior Zach Nelson currently ranks in the Top 10 in 15 different Utah Valley career statistical categories. The forward ranks second all-time in defensive rebounds (394), third in rebounds (522) and games started (90), fourth in blocks (77), sixth in minutes played (2558), seventh in blocks per game (0.80), field goals made (350), field goals attempted (715), three-point field goals attempted (256) and assists (217), eighth in points (895), offensive rebounds (128) and defensive rebounds per game (4.1), and ninth in rebounds per game (5.4) and field goal percentage (49.0). KEY NON-CONFERENCE MATCHUPS WAC teams have several key non-conference matchups this season, including 33 games against teams that advanced to the NCAA Tournament or NIT last season. The complete list is below. Games vs. 2017 NCAA Tournament Teams Nov. 10 Utah Valley at Kentucky Nov. 10 Kansas City at Wichita State Nov. 11 Utah Valley at Duke Nov. 12 Chicago State at Purdue Nov. 13 NM State at Saint Mary’s Nov. 14 Kansas City at Kansas State Nov. 16 Chicago State at Notre Dame Nov. 16 CSU Bakersfield at Arizona Nov. 18 UC Davis at Utah Valley Nov. 25 Utah Valley at North Dakota Nov. 28 UT Rio Grande Valley at SMU Nov. 29 Chicago State at Marquette Nov. 29 CSU Bakersfield at UCLA Dec. 9 Seattle U at Saint Mary’s Dec. 11 Chicago State at Northwestern Dec. 22 UTRGV at Oklahoma State Dec. 22 South Dakota State at Kansas City Dec. 23 Grand Canyon at Louisville Dec. 23 NM State vs. Miami Dec. 27 Chicago State at Wisconsin Dec. 27 CSU Bakersfield at Arkansas

Games vs. 2017 NIT Teams Nov. 10 Chicago State at Iowa Nov. 22 UT Rio Grande Valley at Georgia Tech Nov. 22 Colorado State at NM State Nov. 29 Brigham Young at Utah Valley Nov. 30 South Dakota at Kansas City Dec. 5 CSU Bakersfield at Fresno State Dec. 9 Chicago State at Oakland Dec. 16 NM State vs. Illinois Dec. 16 UT Arlington at UT Rio Grande Valley Dec. 19 California at Seattle U Dec. 28 NM State at UC Irvine Dec. 30 Grand Canyon at Illinois

Current WAC Head Coaching Records Rod Barnes – CSU Bakersfield Overall........ 298-283 (.513), 17th season School....... 112-94 (.544), seventh season WAC................. 35-23 (.603), fifth season

Tracy Dildy – Chicago State Overall........ 54-181 (.230), eighth season School.............................................same WAC................. 13-45 (.224), fifth season

Dan Majerle – Grand Canyon Overall............. 87-48 (.644), fifth season School.............................................same WAC................. 40-18 (.690), fifth season

Kareem Richardson – Kansas City Overall............. 57-83 (.407), fifth season School.............................................same WAC................. 27-31 (.466), fifth season

Chris Jans – NM State Overall......... 28-14 (.667), second season School...................7-2 (.778), first season WAC......................0-0 (.000), first season

Jim Hayford – Seattle U Overall........ 366-180 (.670), 19th season School...................6-5 (.545), first season WAC......................0-0 (.000), first season

Lew Hill – UT Rio Grande Valley Overall......... 16-28 (.364), second season School.............................................same WAC............... 2-12 (.143), second season

Mark Pope – Utah Valley Overall.............35-39 (.473), third season School.............................................same WAC.................12-16 (.429), third season

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2017-18 WAC Men’s Basketball DOUBLE-DOUBLES Player, School............................................ 2017-18................. WAC Jemerrio Jones, NM State..................................5...........................0 Aaron Menzies, Seattle U..................................4...........................0 Akolda Manyang, Utah Valley.............................3...........................0 Xavier McDaniel Jr., UT Rio Grande Valley...........3...........................0 Deionte Simmons, Chicago State........................2...........................0 Glen Burns, Chicago State.................................1...........................0 Josh Hearlihy, Seattle U....................................1...........................0 Morgan Means, Seattle U..................................1...........................0 Fallou Ndoye, CSU Bakersfield...........................1...........................0 Isaac Neilson, Utah Valley.................................1...........................0 Jelani Pruitt, Chicago State...............................1...........................0 Broderick Robinson, Kansas City........................1...........................0

TEAM-BY-TEAM LEADERS CSU BAKERSFIELD

NM STATE

Scoring Damiyne Durham, Jr. ....12.4 ppg

Scoring Zach Lofton, Gr. ...........18.1 ppg

Rebounding Shon Briggs, Sr. ............. 5.8 rpg

Rebounding Jemerrio Jones, Sr. ....... 11.6 rpg

Assists Brent Wrapp, Sr. .............5.3 apg

Assists AJ Harris, So. .................3.6 apg

Steals Damiyne Durham, Jr. ...... 1.4 spg

Steals Keyon Jones, Jr. ............. 1.2 spg

30-POINT PERFORMANCES

CHICAGO STATE

SEATTLE U

Player, School............................................ 2017-18................. WAC Nick Dixon, UT Rio Grande Valley.......................1...........................0 Zach Lofton, NM State......................................1...........................0 Aaron Menzies, Seattle U..................................1...........................0

Scoring Fred Sims Jr., Jr. ..........16.1 ppg

Scoring Matej Kavas, So. ..........18.4 ppg

Rebounding Deionte Simmons, Sr. ..... 5.2 rpg

Rebounding Aaron Menzies, Jr. .......... 6.9 rpg

Assists Glen Burns, Sr. ...............3.6 apg

Assists Jordan Hill, Gr. ...............4.1 apg

Steals Anthony Harris, Jr. .......... 1.5 spg

Steals Richaud Gittens, Gr. ....... 1.4 spg

20-POINT PERFORMANCES Player, School............................................ 2017-18................. WAC Nick Dixon, UT Rio Grande Valley.......................6...........................0 Zach Lofton, NM State......................................5...........................0 Matej Kavas, Seattle U......................................4...........................0 Joshua Braun, Grand Canyon.............................3...........................0 Jarkel Joiner, CSU Bakersfield............................3...........................0 Akolda Manyang, Utah Valley.............................3...........................0 Fred Sims Jr., Chicago State..............................3...........................0 Josh Hearlihy, Seattle U....................................2...........................0 Xavier McDaniel Jr., UT Rio Grande Valley...........2...........................0 Broderick Robinson, Kansas City........................2...........................0 Shon Briggs, CSU Bakersfield............................1...........................0 Eli Chuha, NM State.........................................1...........................0 Damiyne Durham, CSU Bakersfield.....................1...........................0 Jordan Giles, Kansas City..................................1...........................0 Richaud Gittens, Seattle U................................1...........................0 Jordan Hill, Seattle U........................................1...........................0 Aaron Menzies, Seattle U..................................1...........................0 Aaron Nettles, Seattle U....................................1...........................0 Kenneth Ogbe, Utah Valley................................1...........................0 Isaiah Ross, Kansas City....................................1...........................0 Jake Toolson, Utah Valley..................................1...........................0

10-REBOUND PERFORMANCES Player, School............................................ 2017-18................. WAC Jemerrio Jones, NM State..................................7...........................0 Akolda Manyang, Utah Valley.............................4...........................0 Aaron Menzies, Seattle U..................................4...........................0 Xavier McDaniel Jr., UT Rio Grande Valley...........3...........................0 Isaac Neilson, Utah Valley.................................2...........................0 Deionte Simmons, Chicago State........................2...........................0 Casey Benson, Grand Canyon.............................1...........................0 Glen Burns, Chicago State.................................1...........................0 Josh Hearlihy, Seattle U....................................1...........................0 Matej Kavas, Seattle U......................................1...........................0 Johnny McCants, NM State................................1...........................0 Fallou Ndoye, CSU Bakersfield...........................1...........................0 Jelani Pruitt, Chicago State...............................1...........................0 Broderick Robinson, Kansas City........................1...........................0 Jake Toolson, Utah Valley..................................1...........................0 Keonta Vernon, Grand Canyon............................1...........................0

10-ASSIST PERFORMANCES Player, School............................................ 2017-18................. WAC Morgan Means, Seattle U..................................2...........................0 Brent Wrapp, CSU Bakersfield...........................2...........................0

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GRAND CANYON

UT RIO GRANDE VALLEY

Scoring Joshua Braun, Sr. .........14.9 ppg

Scoring Nick Dixon, Sr. .............21.6 ppg

Rebounding Keonta Vernon, Sr. .......... 7.8 rpg

Rebounding Xavier McDaniel Jr., So. ....6.5 rpg

Assists Casey Benson, Gr. ...........5.1 apg

Assists Javon Levi, Fr. ................3.7 apg

Steals Oscar Frayer, So. ............ 1.9 spg

Steals Nick Dixon, Sr. ............... 1.4 spg

KANSAS CITY

UTAH VALLEY

Scoring Broderick Robinson, Sr.....12.6 ppg

Scoring Akolda Manyang, Sr. .....15.7 ppg

Rebounding Broderick Robinson, Sr. ....5.2 rpg

Rebounding Akolda Manyang, Sr. ....... 9.7 rpg

Assists Xavier Bishop Jr., So. ......3.2 apg

Assists Brandon Randolph, Sr. ....4.7 apg

Steals Broderick Robinson, Sr. .... 1.8 spg

Steals Brandon Randolph, Sr. .... 1.3 spg

2017-18 WAC Men’s Basketball

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ESPN/USA Today Poll

WAC vs. Other Conferences

2017-18 Computer Ratings

Dec. 11

Conference 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 America East....... 0-0..........0-1........ 1-0..........0-1 American............. 0-1..........0-1........ 0-4..........0-2 Atlantic Coast...... 0-1..........0-4........ 0-5..........0-4 Atlantic Sun........ 1-1..........0-2........ 2-1..........1-0 Atlantic 10.......... 0-2..........0-0........ 0-1..........0-1 Big East.............. 0-3..........0-2........ 0-2..........0-2 Big Sky............... 8-10........8-7........ 4-5..........7-1 Big South............ 0-1..........0-1........ 0-0..........0-1 Big Ten............... 0-2..........0-5........ 0-4..........0-2 Big 12................ 0-4..........0-4........ 0-3..........0-1 Big West.............. 4-5..........2-5........ 6-4..........3-1 Colonial............... 1-0..........0-2........ 0-0..........0-0 Conference USA... 2-3..........5-2........ 4-1..........5-0 Horizon............... 1-4..........0-3........ 2-5..........1-1 Ivy League........... 0-1..........1-0........ 1-0..........0-1 Mid-American...... 0-6..........1-2........ 1-1..........0-2 MAAC................. 0-1..........0-0........ 1-0..........1-0 MEAC................. 3-1..........5-0........ 2-0..........3-0 Missouri Valley..... 1-3..........1-0........ 1-2..........0-3 Mountain West..... 2-8..........2-8........ 5-5..........3-1 Northeast............ 0-0..........1-0........ 1-0..........1-0 Ohio Valley.......... 0-2..........4-2........ 3-4..........1-2 Pac-12................ 2-4..........0-3........ 2-6..........0-4 Patriot................. 0-0..........0-0........ 0-0..........0-0 SEC.................... 1-2..........1-0........ 0-1..........0-2 Southern............. 0-2..........0-0........ 1-0..........0-0 Southland............ 2-3..........1-1........ 2-2..........3-1 SWAC.................. 1-2..........6-2........ 6-0..........2-1 Summit............... 4-5..........4-5........ 3-2..........0-1 Sun Belt.............. 0-4..........0-1........ 4-1..........1-3 West Coast........... 1-1..........0-5........ 2-3..........0-5 Non-Division I...... 19-0.......21-0...... 23-0.......10-0 Total................... 53-82....63-68.... 77-62....42-43 (.393) (.481) (.554) (.494)

as of Dec. 11

School (1st) Villanova (22) Michigan State (10) Wichita State Duke Kentucky Arizona State North Carolina Miami Xavier Texas A&M West Virginia Kansas Gonzaga TCU Seton Hall Virginia Purdue Notre Dame Florida State Tennessee Baylor Florida Arizona Oklahoma Creighton

Rec. 10-0 9-1 8-1 11-1 8-1 9-0 9-1 8-0 9-1 8-1 9-1 7-2 8-2 10-0 8-1 8-1 10-2 8-2 9-0 7-1 7-2 6-3 7-3 7-1 7-2

Pts. 790 768 675 667 609 604 593 569 529 495 477 378 374 373 360 355 303 247 209 153 150 111 106 86 75

Pvs. 4 3 6 1 7 17 10 11 14 9 16 2 13 20 19 12 21 8 RV RV 22 5 RV RV RV

Associated Press Poll Rec.

Pts.

1. Villanova (41)

10-0 1,598

Pvs. 4

1,561

3

3. Wichita State

1,402

6

8-1

11-1 1,362

1

5. Arizona State (5)

9-0

6. Miami

8-0 1,272 10

7. North Carolina

9-1

8. Kentucky

8-1 1,227

8

9. Texas A&M

8-1

1,072

7

10. Xavier

9-1

1,044

13

11. West Virginia

9-1

972

18

12. Gonzaga

8-2

805

12

13. Kansas

7-2

760

2

10-0

718

20

15. Seton Hall

8-1

704

19

16. Virginia

8-1

690

15

17. Purdue

10-2

568

21

18. Notre Dame

8-2

564

9

19. Florida State

9-0

452

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20. Tennessee

7-1

342

24

21. Baylor

7-2

281

23

22. Florida

6-3

261

5

23. Arizona

7-3

252

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24. Texas Tech

7-1

191

RV

25. Cincinnati

7-2

145

17

14. TCU

1,316 1,237

WAC vs. Ranked Teams Date Game

Result

11/10 Utah Valley at #4 Kentucky

L, 63-73

11/10 UMKC at #8 Wichita State

L, 57-109

11/11 Utah Valley at #1 Duke

L, 69-99

11/12 Chicago State at #21 Purdue

L, 42-111

11/13 NM State at #22 Saint Mary’s

L, 74-92

11/16 Chicago State at #14 Notre Dame L, 66-105 11/16 CSU Bakersfield at #5 Arizona

L, 59-91

11/29 CSU Bakersfield at #25 UCLA

L, 66-75

11/30 UTRGV at #10 Texas A&M

L, 60-78

Dec. 4

2. Michigan State (19) 9-1 4. Duke

RPIR – RPIreport.com RPIF – RPIforecast.com RT – RealtimeRPI.com

CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll

Dec. 11 Rk School (1st)

NCAA RPIR RPIF RT WAC N/A 15 16 16 CSUB 71 71 71 71 CSU 313 313 313 313 GCU 207 223 207 207 UMKC 171 170 171 171 NMSU 105 105 105 105 SU 246 246 246 246 UTRGV 277 277 277 277 UVU 66 54 66 66

16 11

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School Gonzaga (31) UT Arlington Saint Mary’s Vermont Valparaiso Albany Brigham Young Charleston Loyola Chicago Northern Kentucky Louisiana Northern Iowa Oakland Towson Missouri State Florida Gulf Coast Georgia Southern Belmont South Dakota State Bucknell Mercer Georgia State Furman NM State UC Davis

Record 7-1 7-1 6-2 6-2 8-0 8-1 6-2 5-2 8-1 6-2 6-2 4-2 5-3 8-1 7-2 6-3 6-2 5-4 7-3 4-5 5-3 5-2 5-3 6-1 5-2

Points 775 718 716 677 606 595 552 526 457 429 420 384 323 317 313 291 267 233 214 184 143 135 86 80 52

Previous 1 4 3 2 8 5 10 9 7 11 12 19 15 23 18 13 17 6 14 20 16 22 21 NR NR

Conference West Coast Sun Belt West Coast America East Missouri Valley America East West Coast Colonial Missouri Valley Horizon Sun Belt Missouri Valley Horizon Colonial Missouri Valley Atlantic Sun Sun Belt Ohio Valley Summit Patriot Southern Sun Belt Southern Western Athletic Big West

Other WAC Schools Receiving Votes: Grand Canyon (38), Utah Valley (5).

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2017-18 WAC Men’s Basketball WAC HOME COURT WINNING PERCENTAGE School

Arena (capacity)

W-L (years)

CSUB

Icardo Center (3,880)

CSU

Jones Convocation Center (7,000)

GCU

Grand Canyon Arena (7,000)

UMKC

Municipal Auditorium (9,827)

NMSU

Pan American Center (12,482)

SU

Key Arena (8,500)

UTRGV UVU

UCCU Center (8,500)

Pct.

WAC Active Career Leaders

2017-18

Stk

222-32 (14th)

.874

3-1

W2

64-55 (7th)

.538

2-1

L1

89-20 (4th)

.817

6-1

W2

144-74 (14th)

.661

1-1

L1

596-152 (47th)

.797

5-1

L1

63-50 (6th)

.558

2-0

W4

Connolly Complex (999)

214-143 (20th)

.599

3-0

W3

UTRGV Fieldhouse (2,500)

398-243 (56th)

.621

3-2

W2

152-44 (11th)

.776

4-1

W2

*since returning to Division I prior to the 2008-09 season

Career 1,000 Points: Joshua Braun, Sr., G (GCU)...................... 1,444 Fred Sims Jr., Jr., G (CSU)........................ 1,115 Career 1,000-Point Watch List: Damiyne Durham, Jr., G (CSUB)................... 967 Zach Nelson, Sr., F (UVU)........................... 895 Nick Dixon, Sr., G (UTRGV)......................... 871 Career 400 Field Goals Made: Joshua Braun, Sr., G (GCU)......................... 425 Fred Sims Jr., Jr., G (CSU)........................... 404 Career 400 Field Goals Made Watch List: Zach Nelson, Sr., F (UVU)........................... 350 Damiyne Durham, Jr., G (CSUB)................... 346 Career 200 Three-Pointers Made: Joshua Braun, Sr., G (GCU)......................... 221 Damiyne Durham, Jr., G (CSUB)................... 214 Career 300 Free Throws Made: Joshua Braun, Sr., G (GCU)......................... 380

2017-18 WAC HOME ATTENDANCE FIGURES

Career 300 Free Throws Made Watch List: Nick Dixon, Sr., G (UTRGV)......................... 257

Team

G

Total

Avg.

High

CSU Bakersfield

4

10,945

2,736

Chicago State

3

1,468

489

Grand Canyon

7

49,388

7,055

7,397 vs. San Diego (Nov. 25, 2017)

Kansas City

3

3,743

1,248

1,482 vs. Loyola (Nov. 16, 2017)

NM State

6

28,100

4,683

6,839 vs. New Mexico (Nov. 17, 2017)

Career 100 Blocks Watch List: Dan Kimasa, Sr., F (UTRGV).......................... 92

Seattle U

5

4,434

887

1,487 vs. Eastern Washington (Dec. 3, 2017)

Career 100 Steals: Brent Wrapp, Sr., G (CSUB)......................... 112

UT Rio Grande Valley

5

3,291

658

924 vs. Nicholls State (Nov. 10, 2017)

Utah Valley

5

18,780

3,756

Career 500 Rebounds: Dan Kimasa, Sr., F (UTRGV)........................ 526 Zach Nelson, Sr., F (UVU)........................... 522

3,497 vs. Life Pacific (Dec. 8, 2017) 650 vs. Silver Lake (Nov. 14)

Career 500 Rebounds Watch List: Keonta Vernon, Sr., F (GCU)........................ 466 Joshua Braun, Sr., G (GCU)......................... 465 Brent Wrapp, Sr., G (CSUB)......................... 401

7,574 vs. Brigham Young (Nov. 29, 2017)

Career 100 Steals Watch List: Damiyne Durham, Jr., G (CSUB)..................... 93 Gerard Martin, Jr., G (GCU)........................... 81 Career 300 Assists: Brent Wrapp, Sr., G (CSUB)......................... 436

Coaches Preseason Poll/Team

Rk. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Team (1st-Place Votes) Grand Canyon (6) NM State (1) CSU Bakersfield Utah Valley (1) Seattle U UT Rio Grande Valley Kansas City Chicago State

Points 46 40 38 36 25 16 14 9

Media Preseason Poll/Team Rk. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Team (1st-Place Votes) Grand Canyon (14) NM State (7) Utah Valley (3) CSU Bakersfield (2) Seattle U UT Rio Grande Valley Kansas City Chicago State

First Team Joshua Braun, Grand Canyon Eli Chuha, NM State Nick Dixon, UT Rio Grande Valley Damiyne Durham, CSU Bakersfield Fred Sims Jr., Chicago State

First Team Joshua Braun, Grand Canyon Eli Chuha, NM State Nick Dixon, UT Rio Grande Valley Isaac Neilson, Utah Valley Fred Sims Jr., Chicago State

Second Team Shon Briggs, CSU Bakersfield Matej Kavas, Seattle U Sidy N’Dir, NM State Isaac Neilson, Utah Valley Brent Wrapp, CSU Bakersfield

Second Team Casey Benson, Grand Canyon Damiyne Durham, CSU Bakersfield Jemerrio Jones, NM State Matej Kavas, Seattle U Brent Wrapp, CSU Bakersfield

Preseason Player of the Year Joshua Braun, Grand Canyon

Preseason Player of the Year Joshua Braun, Grand Canyon

2017-18 WAC Men’s Basketball • Page 6

Points 189 181 153 148 91 72 71 31

Career 100 Games Played: Brent Wrapp, Sr., G (CSUB)......................... 112 Johnathon Wilkins, Sr., F (NMSU)................ 107 Dan Kimasa, Sr., F (UTRGV)........................ 101 Career 100 Games Played Watch List: Joshua Braun, Sr., G (GCU)........................... 96 Zach Nelson, Sr., F (UVU)............................. 96 Montana Byrd, Sr., G (CSU)........................... 83

WAC Players of the Week Nov. 13...........Akolda Manyang, Sr., Utah Valley Nov. 20............... Jake Toolson, So., Utah Valley Nov. 27................... Zach Lofton, Gr., NM State Dec. 4.....................Matej Kavas, So., Seattle U Dec. 11.... Nick Dixon, Sr., UT Rio Grande Valley Dec. 18.......................................................... Dec. 25.......................................................... Jan. 1............................................................. Jan. 8............................................................. Jan. 15........................................................... Jan. 22........................................................... Jan. 29........................................................... Feb. 5............................................................ Feb. 12.......................................................... Feb. 19 ......................................................... Feb. 26.......................................................... March 4..........................................................

2017-18 WAC Men’s Basketball CSU Bakersfield (6-6, 0-0 WAC) Date Opponent Nov. 10

Whittier College

Chicago State (2-10, 0-0 WAC)

Time/Result

Date Opponent

W, 88-66

Nov. 10

at Iowa

Grand Canyon (6-2, 0-0 WAC)

Time/Result

Date Opponent

Time/Result

L, 62-95

Nov. 10

Florida A&M

W, 67-51

at No. 21 Purdue

L, 42-111

Nov. 13

at Georgia Southern

L, 53-77

Nov. 12

Nov. 13

Robert Morris

W, 75-61

Nov. 16

at No. 5 Arizona

L, 59-91

Nov. 14

Silver Lake College

W, 101-53

Nov. 18

Little Rock

W, 76-58

Nov. 19

at Lamar

W, 85-73

Nov. 16

at No. 14 Notre Dame

L, 66-105

Nov. 20

Norfolk State

W, 85-60

at Northern Iowa

L, 44-82

Nov. 22

!at Alaska Anchorage

W, 59-39

Nov. 18

Nov. 25

San Diego

L, 62-72

Nov. 24

!vs. Idaho

W, 64-62

Nov. 21

East-West

W, 113-65

Dec. 2

UC Riverside

W, 68-56

Nov. 25

!vs. Central Michigan

L, 72-75

Nov. 23

!at UMBC

L, 73-84

Dec. 5

St. John’s

L, 60-68

!vs. Presbyterian

L, 73-75

W, 87-53

Nov. 29

at No. 25 UCLA

L, 66-75

Nov. 24

Dec. 9

Grambling State

Dec. 2

Northern Arizona

L, 52-60

Nov. 26

at Drake

L, 67-79

Dec. 11

North Carolina Central (ESPN3) 7 p.m. MT

Dec. 5

at Fresno State

L, 55-70

Nov. 29

at Marquette

L, 69-95

Dec. 13

at Boise State (MWN)

Dec. 2

Northern Illinois

L, 77-95

Dec. 18

Mississippi Valley State (ESPN3) 7 p.m. MT

Dec. 9

at Oakland

L, 50-82

Dec. 11

at Northwestern (FS1)

6 p.m. CT

Dec. 16

Bradley (WDN)

2 p.m. CT

Dec. 19

at SIUE (Fox Sports Midwest) 7 p.m. CT

Dec. 27

at Wisconsin (ESPNU)

Dec. 30

at Western Michigan

Jan. 6

*NM State (OTT)

Jan. 11

*Seattle U (OTT)

7 p.m. PT

Jan. 13

*at Utah Valley (OTT)

7 p.m. MT

Jan. 18

*Grand Canyon (OTT)

7 p.m. CT

Jan. 20

*CSU Bakersfield (OTT)

2 p.m. CT

Jan. 27

*UT Rio Grande Valley (OTT) 2 p.m. CT

Feb. 1

*at CSU Bakersfield (OTT)

7 p.m. PT

Feb. 3

*at Grand Canyon (ESPN3)

7 p.m. MT

Feb. 8

*Utah Valley (OTT)

7 p.m. CT

Feb. 10

*Seattle U (OTT)

2 p.m. CT

Feb. 15

*at Kansas City (OTT)

7 p.m. CT

Dec. 8

Life Pacific

Dec. 9

Idaho

W, 100-71 W, 66-55

Dec. 16

Georgia Southern (ESPN3)

2 p.m. PT

Dec. 20

at Delaware

7 p.m. ET

Dec. 27

at Arkansas (SEC Network)

7 p.m. CT

Jan. 6

*at Utah Valley (OTT)

7 p.m. MT

Jan. 11

*UT Rio Grande Valley (ESPN3) 7 p.m. PT

Jan. 13

*NM State (ESPN3)

7 p.m. PT

Jan. 18

*at Kansas City (OTT)

7 p.m. CT

Jan. 20

*at Chicago State (OTT)

2 p.m. CT

Jan. 26

*at Seattle U (OTT)

7 p.m. PT

Feb. 1

*Chicago State (ESPN3)

7 p.m. PT

Feb. 3

*Kansas City (ESPN3)

7 p.m. PT

Feb. 8

*at NM State (ESPN3)

7 p.m. MT

Feb. 10

*at UT Rio Grande Valley (OTT) 7 p.m. CT

Feb. 17

*Grand Canyon (ESPN3)

7 p.m. PT

Feb. 22

*Utah Valley (ESPN3)

7 p.m. PT

Feb. 24

*Seattle U (ESPN3)

6 p.m. PT

March 3

*at Grand Canyon (ESPN3)

7 p.m. MT

March 8-10 WAC Tournament

(Las Vegas)

Feb. 22

8 p.m. CT 4:30 p.m. ET 2 p.m. CT

*at NM State (OTT)

7 p.m. MT

Feb. 24

*at UT Rio Grande Valley (ESPN3) 7 p.m. CT

March 3

*Kansas City (OTT)

4:30 p.m. CT

Dec. 21

Longwood (ESPN3)

Dec. 23

at Louisville (ACC Network Extra) 1 p.m. ET

Dec. 27

vs. Morgan State (ESPN3)

7 p.m. PT

Dec. 30

at Illinois (BTN)

3 p.m. CT

Jan. 6

*at Seattle U (OTT)

7 p.m. PT

Jan. 11

*NM State (ESPN3)

7 p.m. MT

Jan. 13

*UT Rio Grande Valley (ESPN3) 7 p.m. MT

Jan. 18

*at Chicago State (OTT)

7 p.m. CT

Jan. 20

*at Kansas City (OTT)

7 p.m. CT

Jan. 23

William Jessup (ESPN3)

7 p.m. MT

Jan. 27

*at Utah Valley (ESPN3)

3 p.m. MT

Feb. 1

*Kansas City (ESPN3)

7 p.m. MT

Feb. 3

*Chicago State (ESPN3)

7 p.m. MT

Feb. 8

*at UT Rio Grande Valley (OTT) 7 p.m. CT

Feb. 10

*at NM State (ESPN3)

Feb. 17

*at CSU Bakersfield (ESPN3) 7 p.m. PT

Feb. 22

*Seattle U (ESPN3)

7 p.m. MT

Feb. 24

*Utah Valley (ESPN3)

7 p.m. MT

March 3

*CSU Bakersfield (ESPN3)

7 p.m. MT

March 8-10 WAC Tournament

March 8-10 WAC Tournament





(Las Vegas)

7 p.m. MT

6 p.m. MT

7 p.m. MT

(Las Vegas)

! – GCI Great Alaska Shootout (Anchorage, Alaska) WDN – game will air on the WAC Digital Network

WDN – game will air on the WAC Digital Network

MWN – game will air on the Mountain West Network

MWN – game will air on the Mountain West Network

! – Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament (Baltimore)

* – WAC game

* – WAC game

* – WAC game

WDN – game will air on the WAC Digital Network

OTT – game will air on WDN, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV,

OTT – game will air on WDN, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV,

OTT – game will air on WDN, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV,

Android TV and Roku

Android TV and Roku

Android TV and Roku

2017-18 WAC Men’s Basketball • Page 7

2017-18 WAC Men’s Basketball Kansas City (3-8, 0-0 WAC) Date Opponent

NM State (7-2, 0-0 WAC) Time/Result

Date Opponent

Seattle U (6-5, 0-0 WAC) Time/Result

Date Opponent

Time/Result

Nov. 10

at No. 8 Wichita State

L, 57-109

Nov. 10

East Central

W, 81-55

Nov. 10

at Saint Louis

Nov. 12

Haskell

W, 110-59

Nov. 13

at No. 21 Saint Mary’s

L, 74, 92

Nov. 12

Puget Sound

Nov. 14

at Kansas State

L, 51-72

Nov. 17

New Mexico

W, 75-56

Nov. 15

at Washington State

Nov. 16

Loyola

L, 56-66

Nov. 22

Colorado State

W, 89-76

Nov. 18

vs. Detroit Mercy

Nov. 20

!vs. Manhattan

W, 74-63

Nov. 25

UTEP

W, 72-63

Nov. 19

at Belmont

Nov. 21

!vs. Georgia Southern

L, 75-78

Nov. 30

at UTEP

W, 80-60

Nov. 24

at Washington

L, 84-89

Nov. 22

!vs. Penn

L, 65-68

Dec. 3

Prairie View A&M

W, 69-57

Nov. 27

Idaho State

W, 73-67

Nov. 26

at UT Martin

W, 65-55

Dec. 6

San Diego

L, 60-65

Nov. 30

Kennesaw State

W, 66-54

Nov. 30

South Dakota

L, 63-82

Dec. 9

at New Mexico

W, 65-62

Dec. 3

Eastern Washington

W, 84-65

Dec. 6

at Southeast Missouri

L, 60-91

7 p.m. MT

Dec. 4

Pacific Lutheran

W, 99-69

Dec. 9

at NC State

L, 69-88

7 p.m. CT

Dec. 9

at Saint Mary’s

Dec. 16

at Incarnate Word

3 p.m. CT

6 p.m. HT

Dec. 13

Saint Martin’s (WDN)

7 p.m. PT

Dec. 19

Central Michigan (WDN)

7 p.m. CT

Dec. 16

Portland (WDN)

7 p.m. PT

Dec. 22

South Dakota State (WDN)

6 p.m. CT

Dec. 19

California (WDN)

7 p.m. PT

Dec. 28

Avila (WDN)

7 p.m. CT

Dec. 23

Nicholls State (WDN)

1 p.m. PT

Jan. 2

at USC Upstate

7 p.m. ET

Dec. 28

Grambling State (WDN)

7 p.m. PT

Jan. 6

*UT Rio Grande Valley (OTT) 7 p.m. CT

Dec. 30

UC Riverside (WDN)

1 p.m. PT

Jan. 11

*at Utah Valley (OTT)

7 p.m. MT

Jan. 6

*Grand Canyon (OTT)

7 p.m. PT

Jan. 13

*at Seattle U (OTT)

1 p.m. PT

Jan. 11

*Chicago State (OTT)

7 p.m. PT

Jan. 18

*CSU Bakersfield (OTT)

7 p.m. CT

Jan. 13

*Kansas City (OTT)

1 p.m. PT

Jan. 20

*Grand Canyon (OTT)

7 p.m. CT

Jan. 18

*at NM State (ESPN3)

7 p.m. MT

Jan. 20

*at UT Rio Grande Valley (OTT) 7 p.m. CT

Jan. 26

*CSU Bakersfield (OTT)

7 p.m. PT

Feb. 3

*Utah Valley (OTT)

7 p.m. PT

Feb. 8

*at Kansas City (ESPN3)

7 p.m. CT

Feb. 10

*at Chicago State (OTT)

2 p.m. CT

Feb. 15

*UT Rio Grande Valley (OTT)

7 p.m. PT

Feb. 17

*NM State (OTT)

1 p.m. PT

Feb. 22

*at Grand Canyon (ESPN3)

7 p.m. MT

Feb. 24

*at CSU Bakersfield (OTT)

6 p.m. PT

March 3

*at Utah Valley (OTT)

7 p.m. MT

Jan. 23

William Jewell (WDN)

6 p.m. CT

Jan. 27

*NM State (OTT)

7 p.m. CT

Feb. 1

*at Grand Canyon (ESPN3)

7 p.m. MT

Feb. 3

*at CSU Bakersfield (OTT)

7 p.m. PT

Feb. 8

*Seattle U (ESPN3)

7 p.m. CT

Feb. 10

*Utah Valley (OTT)

7 p.m. CT

Feb. 15

*Chicago State (OTT)

7 p.m. CT

Feb. 22

*at UT Rio Grande Valley (OTT) 7 p.m. CT

Feb. 24

*at NM State (ESPN3)

March 3

*at Chicago State (OTT)

7 p.m. MT 4:30 p.m. CT

March 8-10 WAC Tournament

(Las Vegas)

! – Gulf Coast Showcase (Estero, Fla.) * – WAC game WDN – game will air on the WAC Digital Network

Dec. 12 Dec. 16

Eastern New Mexico (WDN) vs. Illinois (BTN)

Dec. 22

!vs. Davidson (ESPNU)

Dec. 23

!vs. Miami/Hawai‘i

Dec. 25 Dec. 28

!vs. TBD at UC Irvine

TBD HT TBD HT 7 p.m. PT

Jan. 6

*at Chicago State (OTT)

2 p.m. CT

Jan. 11

*at Grand Canyon (ESPN3)

7 p.m. MT

Jan. 13

*at CSU Bakersfield (ESPN3) 7 p.m. PT

Jan. 18

*Seattle U (ESPN3)

7 p.m. MT

Jan. 20

*Utah Valley (ESPN3)

4 p.m. MT

Jan. 27

*at Kansas City (OTT)

7 p.m. CT

Jan. 30

Northern New Mexico (WDN) 7 p.m. MT

Feb. 3

*UT Rio Grande Valley (ESPN3) 4 p.m. MT

Feb. 8

*CSU Bakersfield (ESPN3)

7 p.m. MT

Feb. 10

*Grand Canyon (ESPN3)

7 p.m. MT

Feb. 15

*at Utah Valley (OTT)

7 p.m. MT

Feb. 17

*at Seattle U (OTT)

1 p.m. PT

Feb. 22

*Chicago State (OTT)

7 p.m. MT

Feb. 24

*Kansas City (ESPN3)

7 p.m. MT

March 3

*at UT Rio Grande Valley (OTT) 7 p.m. CT

March 8-10 WAC Tournament

(Las Vegas)

WDN – game will air on the WAC Digital Network ! – Diamond Head Classic (Honolulu) * – WAC game

L, 46-62 W, 121-70 L, 59-75 W, 102-71 L, 77-90

L, 73-97

March 8-10 WAC Tournament

(Las Vegas)

! – 2017 2K Classic (Nashville, Tenn.) * – WAC game WDN – game will air on the WAC Digital Network

OTT – game will air on WDN, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV,

OTT – game will air on WDN, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV,

OTT – game will air on WDN, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV,

Android TV and Roku

Android TV and Roku

Android TV and Roku

2017-18 WAC Men’s Basketball • Page 8

2017-18 WAC Men’s Basketball UT Rio Grande Valley (6-6, 0-0 WAC)

Utah Valley (6-4, 0-0 WAC)

Date Opponent

Date Opponent

Nov. 10

Nicholls State

Nov. 13

Bethune-Cookman

Nov. 15

at A&M-Corpus Christi

Nov. 18

Time/Result L, 106-111

Nov. 10

at No. 4 Kentucky

WAC in the National Rankings (through Dec. 10 games) Time/Result L, 63-73

Team Three-Point Attempts........................ UMKC, 16th, SU, 21st, UTRGV, 24th, CSUB, 38th,

296 287 281 266

W, 92-74

Nov. 11

at No. 1 Duke

L, 69-99

W, 82-75 (OT)

Nov. 14

at Idaho State

W, 84-71

at Texas State

L, 58-75

Nov. 18

UC Davis

W, 80-71

Nov. 20

at North Texas

W, 75-63

Nov. 20

Eastern Oregon

W, 97-52

Nov. 22

at Georgia Tech

L, 68-78

Nov. 25

at North Dakota

W, 83-75 (OT)

Free Throws Made............................. UTRGV, 9th, 203 CSU, 49th, 171

Nov. 25

Grambling State

L, 76-82

Nov. 29

Brigham Young

L, 58-85

Free Throw Percentage............................SU, 3rd, 80.5

Nov. 28

at SMU

L, 64-95

Dec. 2

UTSA

W, 88-80

Offensive Rebounds/Game.............. NMSU, 31st, 13.33

Nov. 30

at No. 10 Texas A&M

L, 60-78

Dec. 6

Weber State

W, 83-56

Dec. 2

at Rice

W, 69-67

Dec. 9

at Cal State Fullerton

L, 83-91

Rebound Margin................................NMSU, 7th, 11.1 UVU, 29th, 8.1

Dec. 6

A&M-Corpus Christi

W, 82-78

Dec. 14

Bethesda (WDN)

7 p.m. MT

Dec. 9

UC Irvine

W, 73-59

Dec. 17

at Hawai‘i

5 p.m. HT

Dec. 16

UT Arlington (WDN)

7 p.m. CT

Dec. 20

Montana Tech (WDN)

7 p.m. MT

Dec. 22

at Oklahoma State (FS Oklahoma) Noon CT

Dec. 22

at Sam Houston State

Noon CT

Dec. 30

Hampton (WDN)

7 p.m. CT

Dec. 28

UC Riverside (WDN)

7 p.m. MT

Jan. 2

Our Lady of the Lake (WDN)

7 p.m. CT

Dec. 30

Cal State Fullerton (WDN)

6 p.m. MT

Jan. 6

*at Kansas City (OTT)

7 p.m. CT

Jan. 6

*CSU Bakersfield (OTT)

7 p.m. MT

Jan. 11

*at CSU Bakersfield (OTT)

7 p.m. PT

Jan. 11

*Kansas City (OTT)

7 p.m. MT

Jan. 13

*at Grand Canyon (ESPN3)

7 p.m. MT

Jan. 13

*Chicago State (OTT)

7 p.m. MT

Jan. 18

*Utah Valley (OTT)

7 p.m. CT

Jan. 18

*at UT Rio Grande Valley (OTT) 7 p.m. CT

Jan. 20

*Seattle U (OTT)

7 p.m. CT

Jan. 20

*at NM State (ESPN3)

4 p.m. MT

Jan. 27

*at Chicago State (OTT)

2 p.m. CT

Jan. 27

*Grand Canyon (ESPN3)

3 p.m. MT

Jan. 30

Wayland Baptist

7 p.m. CT

Feb. 3

*at Seattle U (OTT)

7 p.m. PT

Total Steals....................................... UTRGV, CSU, UMKC, CSUB,

Feb. 3

*at NM State (ESPN3)

4 p.m. MT

Feb. 8

*at Chicago State (OTT)

7 p.m. CT

Turnovers Forced..............................GCU, 14th, 18.63

Feb. 8

*Grand Canyon (OTT)

7 p.m. CT

Feb. 10

*at Kansas City (OTT)

7 p.m. CT

Individual

Feb. 10

*CSU Bakersfield (OTT)

7 p.m. CT

Feb. 15

*NM State (OTT)

7 p.m. MT

Feb. 15

*at Seattle U (OTT)

7 p.m. PT

Feb. 17

*UT Rio Grande Valley (OTT) 7 p.m. MT

Three-Point Attempts.....Damiyne Durham, CSUB, 1st, 105 Fred Sims Jr., CSU, 12th, 86 Isaiah Ross, UMKC, 36th, 75

Feb. 17

*at Utah Valley (OTT)

7 p.m. MT

Feb. 22

*at CSU Bakersfield (OTT)

7 p.m. PT

Assist-Turnover Ratio... Brent Wrapp, CSUB, 32nd, 3.05

Feb. 22

*Kansas City (OTT)

7 p.m. CT

Feb. 24

*at Grand Canyon (ESPN3)

7 p.m. MT

Blocks/Game.............. Akolda Manyang, UVU, 15th, 2.9

Feb. 24

*Chicago State (ESPN3)

7 p.m. CT

March 3

*Seattle U (OTT)

7 p.m. MT

March 3

*NM State (OTT)

7 p.m. CT

March 8-10 WAC Tournament

Def. Rebounds/Game....Jemerrio Jones, NMSU, 25th, 7.33 Akolda Manyang, UVU, 49th, 6.6

March 8-10 WAC Tournament



(Las Vegas)

Field Goal Percentage Defense.............GCU, 27th, 38.1 Free Throw Attempts.......................... UTRGV, 9th, 276 CSU, 42nd, 243

Scoring Defense...................................GCU, 5th, 59.0 Three-Point Percentage Defense.............GCU, 8th, 26.4 Three-Pointers Made..............................SU, 19th, 105 UMKC, 28th, 102 Total Assists.................................... UTRGV, 18th, 183 SU, 26th, 177 CSUB, 40th, 168 Total Blocks..................................... UTRGV, 42nd, 48 Total Rebounds............................... UTRGV, 17th, 439 CSUB, 24th, 423 SU, 32nd, 417 CSU, 38th, 414 UVU, 50th, 404 Rebounds/Game........................... NMSU, 22nd, 41.56 UVU, 41st, 40.40 11th, 34th, 39th, 50th,

97 84 83 81

Double-Doubles.............Jemerrio Jones, NMSU, 16th, 5 Aaron Menzies, SU, 37th, 4 Field Goal Percentage.... Akolda Manyang, UVU, 13th, 67.0

(Las Vegas) BSN – Big Sky Network

Free Throw Attempts.......... Nick Dixon, UTRGV, 5th, 95

WDN – game will air on the WAC Digital Network

WDN – game will air on the WAC Digital Network

Free Throws Made..............Nick Dixon, UTRGV, 3rd, 79 Shon Briggs, CSUB, 50th, 42

* – WAC game

* – WAC game

Free Throw Percentage....Jarkel Joiner, CSUB, 11th, 94.1

OTT – game will air on WDN, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV,

OTT – game will air on WDN, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV,

Off. Rebounds/Game.... Jemerrio Jones, NMSU, 6th, 4.22

Android TV and Roku

Android TV and Roku

Points/Game.................Nick Dixon, UTRGV, 27th, 21.6 Rebounds/Game.........Jemerrio Jones, NMSU, 6th, 11.6 Akolda Manyang, UVU, 34th, 9.7 Three-Pointers Made.... Damiyne Durham, CSUB, 12th, 35 Matej Kavas, SU, 42nd, 30 Total Assists....................Brent Wrapp, CSUB, 19th, 64 Total Blocks................ Akolda Manyang, UVU, 12th, 29 Moataz Aly, CSUB, 46th, 20 Aaron Menzies, SU, 48th, 19 Field Goal Attempts......... Fred Sims Jr., CSU, 2nd, 197 Nick Dixon, UTRGV, 17th, 160 Field Goals Made................Nick Dixon, UTRGV, 7th, 80 Fred Sims Jr., CSU, 50th, 68 Total Minutes.......... Rickey Holden, CSUB, 6th, 397:00 Total Points...................... Nick Dixon, UTRGV, 1st, 259 Total Rebounds........ Jemerrio Jones, NMSU, 12th, 104 Akolda Manyang, UVU, 29th, 97

2017-18 WAC Men’s Basketball • Page 9

2017-18 WAC Men’s Basketball Stats – Individual (All Games) 2017-18 Western Athletic Conference INDIVIDUAL BASKETBALL STATISTICS Through games of Dec 11, 2017 (All games) To be ranked, a player must appear in at least 75.0% of their team's games.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

SCORING

Cl

G

Dixon, Nick-Utrgv Kavas, Matej-SU Lofton, Zach-NMSU Sims Jr., Fred-CSU Manyang, Akolda-UVU Braun, Joshua-GCU Ogbe, Kenneth-UVU Hearlihy, Josh-SU Robinson, Broderick-UMKC Toolson, Jake-UVU Durham, Damiyne-CSUB Hill, Jordan-SU Menzies, Aaron-SU Toolson, Conner-UVU Briggs, Shon-CSUB McDaniel Jr., Xavier-Utrgv Joiner, Jarkel-CSUB Bishop, Xavier-UMKC Randolph, Brandon-UVU Benson, Casey-GCU

Sr So Sr Jr Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr So Jr Sr Jr Jr Sr So Fr So Sr Sr

12 10 9 12 10 8 10 10 11 10 12 10 11 10 12 11 12 11 10 8

FIELD GOAL PCT

Cl Sr Sr Jr Sr

Aly, Moataz-CSUB Neilson, Isaac-UVU Menzies, Aaron-SU Manyang, Akolda-UVU Simmons, Deionte-CSU Vernon, Keonta-GCU Kavas, Matej-SU Lofton, Zach-NMSU Dixon, Nick-Utrgv Ogbe, Kenneth-UVU FREE THROW PCT

1. 2. 3. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Joiner, Jarkel-CSUB Sims Jr., Fred-CSU Robinson, Broderick-UMKC Kavas, Matej-SU Dixon, Nick-Utrgv Toolson, Jake-UVU Hearlihy, Josh-SU Hill, Jordan-SU Giles, Jordan-UMKC Burns, Glen-CSU 3-POINT FG PCT

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Byrd, Montana-CSU Hill, Jordan-SU Nettles, Aaron-SU Kavas, Matej-SU Ogbe, Kenneth-UVU Dixon, Nick-Utrgv Braun, Joshua-GCU Toolson, Conner-UVU Robinson, Broderick-UMKC Jackson, Tony-UMKC

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Sr So Sr Sr Sr Cl Fr Jr Sr So Sr So Sr Sr So

FG 3FG

FT

Pts

Avg/G

80 62 56 68 65 39 44 42 42 47 51 40 52 37 43 44 43 37 42 28

79 30 35 32 27 20 29 38 30 24 12 22 25 17 48 21 32 35 16 23

259 184 163 193 157 119 134 133 139 126 149 124 129 115 136 123 134 121 110 88

21.6 18.4 18.1 16.1 15.7 14.9 13.4 13.3 12.6 12.6 12.4 12.4 11.7 11.5 11.3 11.2 11.2 11.0 11.0 11.0

20 30 16 25 0 21 17 11 25 8 35 22 0 24 2 14 16 12 10 9

G

FGM

FGA

Pct.

12 10 11 10 11 8 10 9 12 10

44 31 52 65 39 24 62 56 80 44

57 42 75 97 66 41 120 109 160 90

.772 .738 .693 .670 .591 .585 .517 .514 .500 .489

G

FTM

FTA

Pct.

12 12 11 10 12 10 10 10 11 12

32 32 30 30 79 24 38 22 35 39

34 37 36 36 95 29 46 28 45 51

.941 .865 .833 .833 .832 .828 .826 .786 .778 .765

Cl

G

3FG

FGA

Pct.

Sr Fr So Sr Sr Sr Jr Sr Fr

12 10 11 10 10 12 8 10 11 9

16 22 12 30 17 20 21 24 25 10

33 48 27 68 39 51 54 62 65 26

.485 .458 .444 .441 .436 .392 .389 .387 .385 .385

REBOUNDING 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 10. 11. 13. 15.

Jones, Jemerrio-NMSU Manyang, Akolda-UVU Vernon, Keonta-GCU Menzies, Aaron-SU McDaniel Jr., Xavier-Utrgv Kavas, Matej-SU Briggs, Shon-CSUB Toolson, Jake-UVU Gittens, Richaud-SU Neilson, Isaac-UVU Simmons, Deionte-CSU Robinson, Broderick-UMKC Lofton, Zach-NMSU Chuha, Eli-NMSU Hearlihy, Josh-SU

ASSISTS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 8. 9. 10.

Wrapp, Brent-CSUB Benson, Casey-GCU Randolph, Brandon-UVU Hill, Jordan-SU Means, Morgan-SU Holden, Rickey-CSUB Levi, Javon-Utrgv Burns, Glen-CSU Harris, AJ-NMSU Toolson, Jake-UVU STEALS

1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 7. 9.

Frayer, Oscar-GCU Robinson, Broderick-UMKC Harris, Anthony-CSU Dixon, Nick-Utrgv Durham, Damiyne-CSUB Gittens, Richaud-SU Varner Jr., Lesley-Utrgv Holden, Rickey-CSUB Hill, Jordan-SU Randolph, Brandon-UVU 3-POINT FG MADE

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Kavas, Matej-SU Durham, Damiyne-CSUB Braun, Joshua-GCU Toolson, Conner-UVU Ross, Isaiah-UMKC Robinson, Broderick-UMKC Hill, Jordan-SU Sims Jr., Fred-CSU Lofton, Zach-NMSU Ogbe, Kenneth-UVU

Cl Sr Sr Sr Jr So So Sr So Sr Sr

G

Cl Sr Sr Sr Sr So Jr Fr

9 10 8 11 11 10 12 10 10 10 11 Sr 11 Sr 9 Jr 9 Sr 10

Off 38 31 19 30 22 12 21 14 15 25 23 10 9 20 10

Def 66 66 43 46 50 49 49 41 40 29 34 47 36 25 38

Total

Avg/G

104 97 62 76 72 61 70 55 55 54 57 57 45 45 48

11.6 9.7 7.8 6.9 6.5 6.1 5.8 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.2 5.2 5.0 5.0 4.8

G

No.

Avg/G

12 8 10 10 11 12 12 12 So 9 So 10

64 41 47 41 41 44 44 43 32 32

5.3 5.1 4.7 4.1 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.2

Cl G So 8 Sr 11

No.

Avg/G

1.9 1.8 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3

Sr Jr Sr So Jr Sr Sr

12 12 12 10 12 12 10 10

15 20 18 17 17 14 16 16 13 13

Cl So Jr Sr Jr So Sr Sr Jr Sr Sr

G

3FG

Avg/G

10 12 8 10 11 11 10 12 9 10

30 35 21 24 26 25 22 25 16 17

3.0 2.9 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.1 1.8 1.7

2017-18 WAC Men’s Basketball Stats – Individual (All Games) 2017-18 Western Athletic Conference INDIVIDUAL BASKETBALL STATISTICS Through games of Dec 11, 2017 (All games)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 10.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

BLOCKED SHOTS

Cl

G

No.

Avg/G

Manyang, Akolda-UVU Menzies, Aaron-SU Aly, Moataz-CSUB Leek, Aleer-UMKC Vernon, Keonta-GCU McDaniel Jr., Xavier-Utrgv Braun, Joshua-GCU Kimasa, Dan-Utrgv Harris, Anthony-CSU Hoffman, Mike-Utrgv

Sr Jr Sr Jr Sr So Sr Sr

10 11 12 11 8 11 8 12 12 Sr 11

29 19 20 17 12 13 6 8 8 7

2.9 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.2 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6

OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS

Cl Sr Sr Jr Sr Sr Jr

G

No.

Avg/G

9 10 11 10 8 9 11 So 11 12 Sr 12 Sr 12

38 31 30 25 19 20 23 22 23 22 22

4.2 3.1 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.8

G

No.

Avg/G

10 10 12 10 10 8 10 11 8 10

344 339 397 319 315 248 305 334 241 301

34.4 33.9 33.1 31.9 31.5 31.0 30.5 30.4 30.1 30.1

Jones, Jemerrio-NMSU Manyang, Akolda-UVU Menzies, Aaron-SU Neilson, Isaac-UVU Vernon, Keonta-GCU Chuha, Eli-NMSU Simmons, Deionte-CSU McDaniel Jr., Xavier-Utrgv Pruitt, Jelani-CSU Ndoye, Fallou-CSUB Dixon, Nick-Utrgv MINUTES PLAYED

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Randolph, Brandon-UVU Kavas, Matej-SU Holden, Rickey-CSUB Toolson, Conner-UVU Hill, Jordan-SU Braun, Joshua-GCU Toolson, Jake-UVU Robinson, Broderick-UMKC Benson, Casey-GCU Hearlihy, Josh-SU

Cl Sr So Jr Jr Sr Sr So Sr Sr Sr

ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Wrapp, Brent-CSUB Harris, AJ-NMSU Levi, Javon-Utrgv Bishop, Xavier-UMKC Means, Morgan-SU Toolson, Jake-UVU Holden, Rickey-CSUB Benson, Casey-GCU Randolph, Brandon-UVU Hill, Jordan-SU DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Jones, Jemerrio-NMSU Manyang, Akolda-UVU Vernon, Keonta-GCU Kavas, Matej-SU McDaniel Jr., Xavier-Utrgv Robinson, Broderick-UMKC Menzies, Aaron-SU Toolson, Jake-UVU Briggs, Shon-CSUB Gittens, Richaud-SU Lofton, Zach-NMSU

Cl Sr So Fr So So So Jr Sr Sr Sr

G

Ast.

T/O

Ratio

12 9 12 11 11 10 12 8 10 10

64 32 44 35 41 32 44 41 47 41

21 14 20 17 23 18 25 24 32 29

3.0 2.3 2.2 2.1 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.4

Cl Sr Sr Sr So So Sr Jr So Sr Sr Sr

G

No.

Avg/G

9 10 8 10 11 11 11 10 12 10 9

66 66 43 49 50 47 46 41 49 40 36

7.3 6.6 5.4 4.9 4.5 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.0

2017-18 WAC Men’s Basketball • Page 11

2017-18 WAC Men’s Basketball Stats – Team (All Games) 2017-18 Western Athletic Conference CONFERENCE BASKETBALL STATISTICS Through games of Dec 11, 2017 (All games) SCORING OFFENSE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Seattle U Utah Valley UT Rio Grande Valley NM State Grand Canyon Kansas City Chicago State CSU Bakersfield

G

W-L

Pts

Avg/G

11 10 12 9 8 11 12 12

6-5 6-4 6-6 7-2 6-2 3-8 2-10 6-6

884 788 905 665 580 772 837 819

80.4 78.8 75.4 73.9 72.5 70.2 69.8 68.2

SCORING MARGIN 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Grand Canyon NM State Seattle U Utah Valley CSU Bakersfield UT Rio Grande Valley Kansas City Chicago State

2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Utah Valley Seattle U NM State Grand Canyon CSU Bakersfield UT Rio Grande Valley Chicago State Kansas City

2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Seattle U Utah Valley Kansas City CSU Bakersfield Grand Canyon NM State Chicago State UT Rio Grande Valley

2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

NM State Utah Valley Grand Canyon Seattle U UT Rio Grande Valley CSU Bakersfield Chicago State Kansas City

4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Offense

Defense

Margin

72.5 73.9 80.4 78.8 68.2 75.4 70.2 69.8

59.0 65.1 73.5 75.3 67.8 77.9 75.5 85.1

+13.5 +8.8 +6.8 +3.5 +0.4 -2.5 -5.4 -15.3

G

FGM

FGA

Pct.

10 11 9 8 12 12 12 11

290 305 250 195 286 310 299 255

596 642 541 454 682 752 740 652

.487 .475 .462 .430 .419 .412 .404 .391

G

3FGM

3FGA

Pct.

11 10 11 12 8 9 12 12

105 68 102 85 63 61 68 82

287 192 296 266 202 205 229 281

.366 .354 .345 .320 .312 .298 .297 .292

REBOUNDING OFFENSE 1.

3.

G

3-POINT FG PCT 1.

2.

8 9 11 10 12 12 11 12

FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGES 1.

SCORING DEFENSE 1.

G

Rebounds

Avg/G

9 10 8 11 12 12 12 11

374 404 304 417 439 422 413 357

41.6 40.4 38.0 37.9 36.6 35.2 34.4 32.5

REBOUNDING MARGIN

G

NM State Utah Valley Seattle U CSU Bakersfield Grand Canyon UT Rio Grande Valley Chicago State Kansas City

9 10 11 12 8 12 12 11

2017-18 WAC Men’s Basketball • Page 12

Team 374 404 417 422 304 439 413 357

Avg.

41.6 40.4 37.9 35.2 38.0 36.6 34.4 32.5

Opp. 274 323 344 396 292 479 481 459

Grand Canyon NM State CSU Bakersfield Seattle U Utah Valley Kansas City UT Rio Grande Valley Chicago State FREE THROW PCT

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Seattle U UT Rio Grande Valley Kansas City Utah Valley Chicago State CSU Bakersfield Grand Canyon NM State FIELD GOAL PCT DEFENSE

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Grand Canyon NM State Seattle U Utah Valley CSU Bakersfield UT Rio Grande Valley Kansas City Chicago State 3-POINT FG PCT DEFENSE

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Grand Canyon NM State Kansas City Utah Valley Seattle U CSU Bakersfield UT Rio Grande Valley Chicago State REBOUNDING DEFENSE

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Avg.

Margin

30.4 +11.1 32.3 +8.1 31.3 +6.6 33.0 +2.2 36.5 +1.5 39.9 -3.3 40.1 -5.7 41.7 -9.3

NM State Seattle U Utah Valley CSU Bakersfield Grand Canyon UT Rio Grande Valley Chicago State Kansas City BLOCKED SHOTS

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Grand Canyon Utah Valley UT Rio Grande Valley Seattle U Kansas City CSU Bakersfield Chicago State NM State

G

Pts

Avg/G

8 9 12 11 10 11 12 12

472 586 814 809 753 831 935 1021

59.0 65.1 67.8 73.5 75.3 75.5 77.9 85.1

G

FTM

FTA

Pct.

11 12 11 10 12 12 8 9

169 203 160 140 171 162 127 104

210 276 225 197 243 234 191 167

.805 .736 .711 .711 .704 .692 .665 .623

G

FGM

FGA

Pct.

8 9 11 10 12 12 11 12

164 203 264 281 276 304 295 345

431 491 638 649 626 687 643 716

.381 .413 .414 .433 .441 .443 .459 .482

G

3FGM

3FGA

Pct.

8 9 11 10 11 12 12 12

32 66 78 76 96 90 78 115

121 204 230 221 274 254 220 290

.264 .324 .339 .344 .350 .354 .355 .397

G

Rebounds

Avg/G

9 11 10 12 8 12 12 11

274 344 323 396 292 479 481 459

30.4 31.3 32.3 33.0 36.5 39.9 40.1 41.7

G

No.

Avg/G

8 10 12 11 11 12 12 9

34 42 48 33 32 33 30 21

4.3 4.2 4.0 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.5 2.3

2017-18 WAC Men’s Basketball Stats – Team (All Games) 2017-18 Western Athletic Conference CONFERENCE BASKETBALL STATISTICS Through games of Dec 11, 2017 (All games) ASSISTS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Grand Canyon Seattle U UT Rio Grande Valley Utah Valley CSU Bakersfield NM State Chicago State Kansas City TURNOVER MARGIN

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Grand Canyon Kansas City CSU Bakersfield UT Rio Grande Valley NM State Chicago State Seattle U Utah Valley

2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Avg/G

16.5 16.1 15.3 14.7 14.0 13.4 12.0 11.7

G

8 11 12 12 9 12 11 10

Team 123 143 170 173 130 179 166 155

Avg.

15.4 13.0 14.2 14.4 14.4 14.9 15.1 15.5

Opp. 149 173 194 193 134 178 138 116

STEALS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Avg.

Margin

18.6 15.7 16.2 16.1 14.9 14.8 12.5 11.6

+3.3 +2.7 +2.0 +1.7 +0.4 -0.1 -2.5 -3.9

G

No.

Avg/G

NM State CSU Bakersfield Utah Valley Grand Canyon Chicago State UT Rio Grande Valley Seattle U Kansas City

9 12 10 8 12 12 11 11

120 151 122 94 137 136 115 91

13.3 12.6 12.2 11.8 11.4 11.3 10.5 8.3

G

D-Reb

Opp. OR

D-Reb%

9 11 8 10 12 11 12 12

254 302 210 282 271 266 303 276

67 98 83 113 117 120 137 137

.791 .755 .717 .714 .698 .689 .689 .668

G

No.

Avg/G

11 11 8 12 12 10 9 12

105 102 63 85 82 68 61 68

9.5 9.3 7.9 7.1 6.8 6.8 6.8 5.7

NM State Seattle U Grand Canyon Utah Valley CSU Bakersfield Kansas City UT Rio Grande Valley Chicago State 3-POINT FG MADE

1.

No.

132 177 183 147 168 121 144 129

OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS

DEFENSIVE REB PCT. 1.

G

8 11 12 10 12 9 12 11

Seattle U Kansas City Grand Canyon CSU Bakersfield UT Rio Grande Valley Utah Valley NM State Chicago State

UT Rio Grande Valley Grand Canyon Kansas City Chicago State CSU Bakersfield Seattle U Utah Valley NM State ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Grand Canyon Seattle U UT Rio Grande Valley CSU Bakersfield Utah Valley NM State Kansas City Chicago State

2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

No.

Avg/G

97 63 83 84 81 63 53 46

8.1 7.9 7.5 7.0 6.8 5.7 5.3 5.1

G

Ast.

Avg.

T/O

Avg.

Ratio

8 11 12 12 10 9 11 12

132 177 183 168 147 121 129 144

16.5 16.1 15.3 14.0 14.7 13.4 11.7 12.0

123 166 173 170 155 130 143 179

15.4 15.1 14.4 14.2 15.5 14.4 13.0 14.9

1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8

DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS

G

No.

Avg/G

NM State Utah Valley Seattle U Grand Canyon UT Rio Grande Valley Kansas City Chicago State CSU Bakersfield

9 10 11 8 12 11 12 12

254 282 302 210 303 266 276 271

28.2 28.2 27.5 26.3 25.3 24.2 23.0 22.6

G

O-Reb

Opp. DR

O-Reb%

10 9 12 11 8 12 12 11

122 120 151 115 94 137 136 91

210 207 279 246 209 344 342 339

.367 .367 .351 .319 .310 .285 .285 .212

OFFENSIVE REB PCT. 1.

G

12 8 11 12 12 11 10 9

Utah Valley NM State CSU Bakersfield Seattle U Grand Canyon Chicago State UT Rio Grande Valley Kansas City

2017-18 WAC Men’s Basketball • Page 13

2017-18 WAC Men’s Basketball Stats – Team (All Games) 2017-18 Western Athletic Conference CONFERENCE BASKETBALL STATISTICS Through games of Dec 11, 2017 (All games) Team

Conference

NM State Grand Canyon Utah Valley Seattle U UT Rio Grande Valley CSU Bakersfield Kansas City Chicago State TEAM SUMMARIES

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

PF

PA

Overall

Pct.

PF

PA

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

7-2 6-2 6-4 6-5 6-6 6-6 3-8 2-10

.778 .750 .600 .545 .500 .500 .273 .167

73.9 72.5 78.8 80.4 75.4 68.2 70.2 69.8

65.1 59.0 75.3 73.5 77.9 67.8 75.5 85.1

Current unbeaten streak UT Rio Grande Valley -- 3 CSU Bakersfield -- 2 Grand Canyon -- 1 NM State -- 1

PF-PA

Avg score

Margin

FG-FGA

Pct.

3FG-FGA

Pct.

Pct.

RebF

RebA

Margin

CSU Bakersfield

12

819-814

68.2-67.8

+0.4

286-682

.419

85-266

.320

162-234

.692

422

396

+2.2

Chicago State

12

837-1021

69.8-85.1

-15.3

299-740

.404

68-229

.297

171-243

.704

413

481

-5.7

Grand Canyon

8

580-472

72.5-59.0

+13.5

195-454

.430

63-202

.312

127-191

.665

304

292

+1.5

Kansas City

G

Pct.

.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000

FT-FTA

11

772-831

70.2-75.5

-5.4

255-652

.391

102-296

.345

160-225

.711

357

459

-9.3

NM State

9

665-586

73.9-65.1

+8.8

250-541

.462

61-205

.298

104-167

.623

374

274

+11.1 +6.6

Seattle U

11

884-809

80.4-73.5

+6.8

305-642

.475

105-287

.366

169-210

.805

417

344

UT Rio Grande Valley

12

905-935

75.4-77.9

-2.5

310-752

.412

82-281

.292

203-276

.736

439

479

-3.3

Utah Valley

10

788-753

78.8-75.3

+3.5

290-596

.487

68-192

.354

140-197

.711

404

323

+8.1

ATTENDANCE

CSU Bakersfield Chicago State Grand Canyon Kansas City NM State Seattle U UT Rio Grande Valley Utah Valley Totals

Home

Average

Away

Average

Neutral

Average

Total

Average

4-10945 3-1468 7-49388 3-3743 6-28100 5-4434 5-3291 5-18780 38-120149

2736 489 7055 1248 4683 887 658 3756 3162

6-31969 8-54397 0-0 5-26303 3-22657 5-19338 7-24295 5-33091 39-212050

5328 6800 0 5261 7552 3868 3471 6618 5437

2-7044 1-113 1-8907 3-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 8-16064

3522 113 8907 0 0 0 0 0 2008

12-49958 12-55978 8-58295 11-30046 9-50757 11-23772 12-27586 10-51871 85-348263

4163 4665 7287 2731 5640 2161 2299 5187 4097

2017-18 WAC Men’s Basketball • Page 14

2017-18 WAC Men’s Basketball Stats – Individual Game Highs (All Games) 2017-18 Western Athletic Conference Conference Individual Highs Through games of Dec 11, 2017 (All games) INDIVIDUAL PLAYER GAME HIGHS Points

Field goals made

Field goal attempts

39

Dixon, Nick (UT Rio Grande Valley) at A&M-Corpus Christi (11/15/17)

32

Menzies, Aaron (Seattle U) vs Pacific Lutheran (12/04/17)

30

Lofton, Zach (NM State) vs Colorado State (11/22/17)

14

Menzies, Aaron (Seattle U) vs Pacific Lutheran (12/04/17)

12

Toolson, Jake (Utah Valley) at Idaho State (11/14/17)

12

Lofton, Zach (NM State) vs Colorado State (11/22/17)

12

Manyang, Akolda (Utah Valley) vs Weber State (12/06/17)

23

Sims Jr., Fred (Chicago State) at Drake (11/26/17)

21

Sims Jr., Fred (Chicago State) at Marquette (11/29/17)

20 Field goal percentage

3-Pt FG made

3-Pt FG attempts

3-Pt percentage

Free throws made

Free throw attempts

Free throw percentage

1.000

Assists

Steals

Vernon, Keonta (Grand Canyon) vs Grambling State (12/09/17)

.923

(12-13)

Manyang, Akolda (Utah Valley) vs Weber State (12/06/17)

.875

(14-16)

Menzies, Aaron (Seattle U) vs Pacific Lutheran (12/04/17)

7

Kavas, Matej (Seattle U) vs Detroit Mercy (11/18/17)

7

Ross, Isaiah (Kansas City) at UT Martin (11/26/17)

6

Durham, Damiyne (CSU Bakersfield) vs Central Michigan (11/25/17)

6

Nettles, Aaron (Seattle U) vs Pacific Lutheran (12/04/17)

14

Durham, Damiyne (CSU Bakersfield) at UCLA (11/29/17)

13

Gittens, Richaud (Seattle U) at Washington State (11/15/17)

13

Sims Jr., Fred (Chicago State) at Drake (11/26/17)

13

Sims Jr., Fred (Chicago State) at Marquette (11/29/17)

.778

(7-9)

Kavas, Matej (Seattle U) vs Detroit Mercy (11/18/17)

.714

(5-7)

Braun, Joshua (Grand Canyon) vs Little Rock (11/18/17)

.714

(5-7)

21

Joiner, Jarkel (CSU Bakersfield) vs Life Pacific (12/08/17) Dixon, Nick (UT Rio Grande Valley) at A&M-Corpus Christi (11/15/17)

12

Joiner, Jarkel (CSU Bakersfield) at Lamar (11/19/17)

10

Varner Jr., Lesley (UT Rio Grande Valley) at North Texas (11/20/17)

10

Dixon, Nick (UT Rio Grande Valley) at North Texas (11/20/17)

23

Dixon, Nick (UT Rio Grande Valley) at A&M-Corpus Christi (11/15/17)

14

Simmons, Deionte (Chicago State) vs Silver Lake (11/14/17)

14

Varner Jr., Lesley (UT Rio Grande Valley) at North Texas (11/20/17)

1.000

(12-12)

1.000

(8-8)

.913 Rebounds

Sims Jr., Fred (Chicago State) vs Presbyterian (11/24/17) (8-8)

(21-23)

Joiner, Jarkel (CSU Bakersfield) at Lamar (11/19/17) Hill, Jordan (Seattle U) vs Idaho State (11/27/17) Dixon, Nick (UT Rio Grande Valley) at A&M-Corpus Christi (11/15/17)

19

Jones, Jemerrio (NM State) vs East Central (11/10/17)

16

Jones, Jemerrio (NM State) vs New Mexico (11/17/17)

15

Menzies, Aaron (Seattle U) vs Pacific Lutheran (12/04/17)

15

Vernon, Keonta (Grand Canyon) vs St. John's (12/05/17)

15

Manyang, Akolda (Utah Valley) vs Weber State (12/06/17)

13

Means, Morgan (Seattle U) vs Pacific Lutheran (12/04/17)

11

Wrapp, Brent (CSU Bakersfield) at Alaska Anchorage (11/22/17)

10

Means, Morgan (Seattle U) vs Puget Sound (11/12/17)

10

Wrapp, Brent (CSU Bakersfield) vs Life Pacific (12/08/17)

7

Harris, Anthony (Chicago State) vs Silver Lake (11/14/17)

6

Nesbitt Jr., Marvin (Kansas City) vs Haskell (11/12/17)

4

Shaw, Rob (Chicago State) at Iowa (11/10/17)

4

Robinson, Broderick (Kansas City) vs Haskell (11/12/17)

4

Hill, Jordan (Seattle U) vs Puget Sound (11/12/17)

4

Bowie, Greg (UT Rio Grande Valley) at A&M-Corpus Christi (11/15/17)

4

Robinson, Broderick (Kansas City) vs Loyola-Chicago (11/16/17)

4

Dixon, Nick (UT Rio Grande Valley) at Texas State (11/18/17)

4

Jackson, Jordan (UT Rio Grande Valley) at Texas State (11/18/17)

4

Gittens, Richaud (Seattle U) vs Kennesaw State (11/30/17)

4

Benson, Casey (Grand Canyon) vs UC Riverside (12/02/17)

4

Wrapp, Brent (CSU Bakersfield) vs Life Pacific (12/08/17)

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Blocked shots

Turnovers

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4

Dixon, Nick (UT Rio Grande Valley) vs UC Irvine (12/09/17)

4

Varner Jr., Lesley (UT Rio Grande Valley) vs UC Irvine (12/09/17)

4

Jones, Jemerrio (NM State) at New Mexico (12/09/17)

6

Manyang, Akolda (Utah Valley) at North Dakota (11/25/17)

6

Manyang, Akolda (Utah Valley) vs UTSA (12/02/17)

6

Manyang, Akolda (Utah Valley) vs Weber State (12/06/17)

8

Hearlihy, Josh (Seattle U) vs Puget Sound (11/12/17)

8

Aly, Moataz (CSU Bakersfield) vs Northern Arizona (12/02/17)

7

Randolph, Brandon (Utah Valley) at Duke (11/11/17)

7

N'Dir, Sidy (NM State) vs Prairie View A&M (12/03/17)

2017-18 WAC Men’s Basketball Stats – Team Game Highs (All Games) 2017-18 Western Athletic Conference Conference Team Highs Through games of Dec 11, 2017 (All games) TEAM HIGHS (highest totals made by) Points

Margin

Field goals made

Field goal attempts

121

Seattle U vs Puget Sound (11/12/17)

113

Chicago State vs East-West (11/21/17)

110

Kansas City vs Haskell (11/12/17)

51 (110-59)

Kansas City vs Haskell (11/12/17)

51 (121-70)

Seattle U vs Puget Sound (11/12/17)

48 (101-53)

Chicago State vs Silver Lake (11/14/17)

48 (113-65)

Chicago State vs East-West (11/21/17)

43

Chicago State vs East-West (11/21/17)

40

Seattle U vs Puget Sound (11/12/17)

39

UT Rio Grande Valley vs Nicholls State (11/10/17)

39

Kansas City vs Haskell (11/12/17)

89

UT Rio Grande Valley vs Nicholls State (11/10/17)

89

Chicago State vs East-West (11/21/17)

77 Field goal percentage

3-Pt FG made

3-Pt FG attempts

Kansas City vs Haskell (11/12/17)

.635

(40-63)

Seattle U vs Puget Sound (11/12/17)

.603

(38-63)

Utah Valley vs Eastern Oregon (11/20/17)

.593

(32-54)

Seattle U vs Detroit Mercy (11/18/17)

15

Seattle U vs Detroit Mercy (11/18/17)

15

Kansas City at Southeast Missouri (12/06/17)

14

Grand Canyon vs Norfolk State (11/20/17)

14

Kansas City at UT Martin (11/26/17)

41

Seattle U at Washington State (11/15/17)

36

Grand Canyon vs UC Riverside (12/02/17)

35 3-Pt percentage

Free throws made

Free throw attempts

Seattle U vs Pacific Lutheran (12/04/17)

.652

(15-23)

Seattle U vs Detroit Mercy (11/18/17)

.583

(7-12)

Utah Valley vs Weber State (12/06/17)

.550

(11-20)

Seattle U vs Puget Sound (11/12/17)

32

UT Rio Grande Valley at A&M-Corpus Christi (11/15/17)

28

Chicago State vs Silver Lake (11/14/17)

43

Chicago State vs Silver Lake (11/14/17)

39

UT Rio Grande Valley at A&M-Corpus Christi (11/15/17)

36 Free throw percentage

Rebounds

Assists

Steals

Blocked shots

Turnovers

Fouls

Seattle U at Saint Mary's (CA) (12/09/17)

33

Grand Canyon vs Robert Morris (11/13/17)

1.000

(10-10)

Seattle U vs Kennesaw State (11/30/17)

.943

(33-35)

Seattle U vs Puget Sound (11/12/17)

.905

(19-21)

Seattle U vs Eastern Washington (12/03/17)

65

Chicago State vs East-West (11/21/17)

61

Seattle U vs Puget Sound (11/12/17)

59

NM State vs East Central (11/10/17)

27

Seattle U vs Puget Sound (11/12/17)

27

Chicago State vs East-West (11/21/17)

27

Seattle U vs Pacific Lutheran (12/04/17)

21

Chicago State vs Silver Lake (11/14/17)

20

Kansas City vs Haskell (11/12/17)

16

Seattle U vs Puget Sound (11/12/17)

10

Utah Valley vs Weber State (12/06/17)

8

Utah Valley at Kentucky (11/10/17)

8

Seattle U vs Puget Sound (11/12/17)

8

Grand Canyon vs Little Rock (11/18/17)

8

Utah Valley at North Dakota (11/25/17)

32

Seattle U vs Puget Sound (11/12/17)

25

CSU Bakersfield vs Northern Arizona (12/02/17)

23

Chicago State at UMBC (11/23/17)

33

Chicago State at Iowa (11/10/17)

31

UT Rio Grande Valley vs Bethune-Cookman (11/13/17)

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29

UT Rio Grande Valley at A&M-Corpus Christi (11/15/17)

29

UT Rio Grande Valley vs Grambling State (11/25/17)

2017-18 WAC Men’s Basketball Stats – Opponent Game Lows (All Games) 2017-18 Western Athletic Conference Conference Opponent Lows Through games of Dec 11, 2017 (All games) OPPONENT LOWS (lowest totals allowed by) Points

Field goals made

Field goal attempts

39

CSU Bakersfield at Alaska Anchorage (11/22/17)

51

Grand Canyon vs Florida A&M (11/10/17)

51

Grand Canyon vs Little Rock (11/18/17)

14

CSU Bakersfield at Alaska Anchorage (11/22/17)

15

Grand Canyon vs Little Rock (11/18/17)

17

Chicago State vs Silver Lake (11/14/17)

45

Kansas City vs Loyola-Chicago (11/16/17)

46

CSU Bakersfield vs Central Michigan (11/25/17)

46

CSU Bakersfield vs Northern Arizona (12/02/17)

46 Field goal percentage

3-Pt FG made

3-Pt FG attempts

NM State vs San Diego (12/06/17)

.256

(22-86)

Seattle U vs Puget Sound (11/12/17)

.273

(15-55)

Grand Canyon vs Little Rock (11/18/17)

.281

(18-64)

Chicago State vs East-West (11/21/17)

2

Chicago State vs East-West (11/21/17)

2

CSU Bakersfield at Alaska Anchorage (11/22/17)

2

CSU Bakersfield at UCLA (11/29/17)

2

Grand Canyon vs Grambling State (12/09/17)

8

Seattle U vs Kennesaw State (11/30/17)

10

Chicago State vs Silver Lake (11/14/17)

11 3-Pt percentage

Free throws made

Free throw attempts

.100

Grand Canyon vs UC Riverside (12/02/17) (2-20)

CSU Bakersfield at Alaska Anchorage (11/22/17)

.111

(2-18)

Chicago State vs East-West (11/21/17)

.118

(2-17)

CSU Bakersfield at UCLA (11/29/17)

1

CSU Bakersfield vs Whittier (11/10/17)

3

Kansas City at UT Martin (11/26/17)

3

Utah Valley vs Weber State (12/06/17)

4

CSU Bakersfield vs Whittier (11/10/17)

6

Kansas City at UT Martin (11/26/17)

7 Free throw percentage

Rebounds

Assists

Steals

Kansas City vs Haskell (11/12/17)

.250

(1-4)

CSU Bakersfield vs Whittier (11/10/17)

.375

(3-8)

Utah Valley vs Weber State (12/06/17) Kansas City at UT Martin (11/26/17)

.500

(3-6)

.500

(14-28)

.500

(8-16)

Kansas City vs Georgia Southern (11/21/17) NM State vs East Central (11/10/17)

22

Utah Valley at Idaho State (11/14/17)

24

CSU Bakersfield vs Central Michigan (11/25/17)

25

NM State vs New Mexico (11/17/17)

25

Seattle U vs Detroit Mercy (11/18/17)

25

Utah Valley vs Eastern Oregon (11/20/17)

25

NM State at UTEP (11/30/17)

2

NM State vs Prairie View A&M (12/03/17)

4

Seattle U vs Detroit Mercy (11/18/17)

4

Grand Canyon vs Little Rock (11/18/17)

4

NM State at UTEP (11/30/17)

0

CSU Bakersfield vs Idaho (11/24/17)

0

Chicago State at Drake (11/26/17)

2

Kansas City vs Haskell (11/12/17)

2

NM State at Saint Mary's (CA) (11/13/17)

2

NM State vs New Mexico (11/17/17)

2

CSU Bakersfield at Alaska Anchorage (11/22/17)

2

NM State at UTEP (11/30/17)

2

Grand Canyon vs UC Riverside (12/02/17)

Blocked shots

0

Several

Turnovers

4

NM State at Saint Mary's (CA) (11/13/17)

4

Seattle U at Saint Mary's (CA) (12/09/17)

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Fouls

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7

Seattle U at Belmont (11/19/17)

7

UT Rio Grande Valley at SMU (11/28/17)

7

Utah Valley vs Weber State (12/06/17)

12

Utah Valley vs Weber State (12/06/17)

13

Utah Valley at Idaho State (11/14/17)

13

Seattle U at Belmont (11/19/17)

13

CSU Bakersfield at Alaska Anchorage (11/22/17)

13

Chicago State at Drake (11/26/17)

13

Kansas City at UT Martin (11/26/17)

13

UT Rio Grande Valley at SMU (11/28/17)

13

Seattle U vs Kennesaw State (11/30/17)

13

UT Rio Grande Valley at Rice (12/02/17)