slippery rock men's basketball
SLIPPERY ROCK MEN’S BASKETBALL ROCK GAME NOTES
Jon Holtz, Director of Athletic Communication | [email protected] | Office: 724.738.4925 | Cell: 585.734.2185
GAME 28 - THE ROCK (20-7, 14-7) at GANNON (19-8, 15-6)
2017-18 ROCK MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE 11/12 11/13 11/18 11/19 11/21 11/26 12/2 12/3 12/9 12/10 12/19 12/30 1/3 1/6 1/8 1/10 1/13 1/17 1/20 1/24 1/27 1/31 2/3 2/7 2/10 2/14 2/17 2/24 2/26
[1] at Glenville State University.................................... W, 75-64 [1] vs. West Virginia Wesleyan College........................ W, 67-55 #8 SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY*................................ L, 87-90 KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY*.......................................... L, 72-86 at University of the District of Columbia...................... W, 79-70 DAEMEN COLLEGE.................................................... W, 80-77 at Lock Haven University*............................................ W, 69-52 at Bloomsburg University*........................................... W, 77-74 at Millersville University*............................................. W, 90-78 CARLOW UNIVERSITY............................................... W, 96-65 OHIO UNIVERSITY EASTERN*..................................W, 143-70 at Seton Hill University*............................................... W, 79-64 MERCYHURST UNIVERSITY*..................................... W, 77-57 CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY (Pa.)*................................ W, 85-74 at Indiana University (Pa.)*............................................L, 85-89 at Clarion University*................................................... W, 98-69 MANSFIELD UNIVERSITY*........................................ W, 82-75 at University of Pitt-Johnstown*.............................. L-OT, 85-88 EDINBORO UNIVERSITY*.......................................... W, 88-82 GANNON UNIVERSITY*............................................ W, 72-61 at California University (Pa.)*....................................... W, 86-65 INDIANA UNIVERSITY (PA)*........................................ L, 65-67 SETON HILL UNIVERSITY*.................................... W-OT, 74-68 at Mercyhurst University*..............................................L, 76-83 CLARION UNIVERSITY*............................................. W, 82-65 at Edinboro University*.................................................L, 87-97 UNIVERSITY OF PITT-JOHNSTOWN*......................... W, 89-63 at Gannon University*..................................................... 3 p.m. PSAC First Round at TBA...................................................... TBA
Home Games in BOLD CAPS [1] Jakobi’s Journey Basketball Classic at Glenville State (W. Va.) * Denotes PSAC Games
THE ROCK
STAT COMPARISON
GANNON
83.1..................................Points per Game.....................................70.9 72.1............................. Opp. Points per Game................................64.2 +11.0.................................. Scoring Margin......................................+6.7 46.0....................................Field Goal Pct........................................47.4 40.4............................... Opp. Field Goal Pct...................................43.2 32.8...................................... 3-Point Pct..........................................32.5 31.2..................................Opp. 3-Point Pct.....................................31.8 6.0................................... 3-Pointers Made*......................................4.0 64.2...................................Free Throw Pct......................................70.6 71.8.............................. Opp. Free Throw Pct..................................68.1 13.7............................... Free Throws Made*..................................11.7 47.3...............................Rebounds Per Game..................................38.0 34.8.......................... Opp. Rebounds Per Game.............................28.7 +12.5.............................. Rebounding Margin..................................+9.3 13.4.........................................Assists*............................................16.6 12.7...................................... Turnovers*.........................................14.1 11.4..................................Opp. Turnovers*.....................................14.5 -1.3...................................Turnover Margin.....................................+0.4 6.7..................................... Blocked Shots*........................................1.8 5.6........................................... Steals*..............................................7.0 11-3.................................... Home Record...................................... 12-1 8-4.......................................Away Record......................................... 7-6 1-0................................ Neutral Court Record.................................. 0-1 * Per game averages
Saturday Feb. 24 • Hammermill Center • Erie, Pa.
Location........................ Erie, Pa. Venue........ Hammermill Center Capacity...........................2,800 All-Time Series Record vs. Gannon.......................16-28 Current Streak............... SRU +2 Last Meeting........Jan. 24, 2018 Result............... SRU won 72-61 ................. Game played at SRU
SLIPPERY ROCK “THE ROCK” Record...............................20-7 PSAC West Record.............14-7 Head Coach......Kevin Reynolds Record (Year).... 187-107 (10th) GANNON “GOLDEN KNIGHTS” Record...............................19-8 PSAC West Record.............15-6 Head Coach........... John T. Reilly Record (Year)... 228-142 (13th)
QUICK HITS • Slippery Rock is 20-7 overall, 14-7 in PSAC games and has already locked up a spot in the PSAC playoffs. The winner of today’s game will earn the No. 2 seed in the PSAC West and a first round bye in the playoffs. The loser will be the No. 3 seed and host Mercyhurst in the first round of the playoffs Monday night. • SRU posted a 72-61 win at home over Gannon in the first meeting this year, but hasn’t won at the Hammermill Center since the PSAC playoffs in 2012-13, losing six straight games to Gannon in Erie. • Slippery Rock ranks first in the nation in offensive rebounds per game (17.4), total rebounds per game (47.3), total rebounds (1,277) and total blocks (182). The Rock also rank second in the nation in blocks per game (6.7) and rebounding margin (+12.5) and 13th in total field goal percentage defense (40.4 percent). • Micah Till averages 21.3 points, 12.1 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game. He ranks third in the nation in double-doubles (19) and second in the nation in total rebounds (326), while also ranking third in offensive rebounding (4.5 per game) and fifth in the country in rebounding average (12.1 per game). •Brandon Simmons is averaging 10.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game and ranks seventh in the nation in total blocks (73). His 73 blocks this season are a new program record at SRU, topping the former record of 68 that stood for 27 years after Kevin Jones set the mark in 1990-91. • Bruce Spruell ranks second on the team in scoring at 11.6 points per game and leads the PSAC West in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.1) thanks to his 4.9 assists per game. • Merdic Green has scored 42 combined points in his last two games and is now averaging 10.1 points per game to give The Rock four players averaging double figures.
SLIPPERY ROCK PROBABLE STARTERS ## Player Pos. Yr. Pts. 5 Bruce Spruell G Jr. 11.6 11 Micah Till F R-So. 21.3 15 Khyree Wooten G R-Jr. 9.1 20 Merdic Green G R-Jr. 10.1 24 Brandon Simmons F Jr. 10.0
Reb. 3.7 12.1 3.8 3.7 7.0
Ast. Hometown 4.9 Hanover, Md. 1.4 Up. Marlboro, Md. 1.3 Philadelphia, Pa. 1.0 Levittown, Pa. 0.6 Harlem, N.Y.
Reb. 3.0 2.2 2.2 1.3 5.4 2.7 2.7
Ast. Hometown 2.9 Laurel, Md. 0.3 Bakersfield, Calif. 0.8 Altoona, Pa. 1.9 Harrisburg, Pa. 0.0 Eindhoven, Neth. 0.4 Monaca, Pa. 0.3 Lilburn, Ga.
RESERVES ## Player Pos. Yr. Pts. 1 Aaron McDonald G R-Jr. 7.9 2 Richard Bivens F Sr. 3.0 3 De’Shae Lee G R-Jr. 4.6 4 Gabe Mack G R-Jr. 3.9 22 Christal Malalu F Jr. 5.7 25 Tony Gates F Sr. 4.3 44 Troidell Carter F R-Jr. 2.0
AROUND THE PSAC
1
aaron MCDONALD
3
de’shae LEE
2
4
richard BIVENS
gabe MACK
WESTERN DIVISION # Team PSAC OVR Streak 1 IUP (1) 17-4 21-7 W3 2 Gannon * 15-6 19-8 W5 3 SLIPPERY ROCK * 14-7 20-7 W1 4 Edinboro (4) 13-8 16-9 L1 5 Pitt-Johnstown (5) 13-9 15-11 W1 6 Mercyhurst (6) 9-12 12-13 L3 7 California 6-15 10-17 L2 7 Seton Hill 6-15 10-17 W2 9 Clarion 0-21 3-24 L16 EASTERN DIVISION # Team PSAC OVR Streak 1 E. Stroudsburg (1) 17-4 20-5 W6 2 West Chester (2) 17-5 21-5 W1 3 Shippensburg (3) 16-5 20-6 L1 4 Kutztown (4) 15-6 19-6 L1 5 Bloomsburg (5) 11-10 15-10 W1 6 Millersville (6) 8-13 10-17 W1 7 Lock Haven 6-15 8-17 W1 8 Mansfield 5-16 6-19 L8 9 Cheyney 2-19 2-23 L14 *Clinched PSAC Playoff Berth (playoff seed)
PSAC LEADERS - SCORING OFFENSE
5
bruce SPRUELL
11
micah TILL
15
khyree WOOTEN
20
merdic GREEN
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
School Games W-L Points East Stroudsburg 25 20-5 2367 Kutztown 25 19-6 2203 West Chester 26 21-5 2248 Slippery Rock 27 20-7 2245 Bloomsburg 25 15-10 2047 Shippensburg 26 20-6 2083 Edinboro 25 16-9 1994 California 27 10-17 2131 Lock Haven 25 8-17 1952 Millersville 27 10-17 2099 Pitt-Johnstown 26 15-11 2014 Indiana 28 21-7 2166 Seton Hill 27 10-17 2016 Clarion 27 3-24 1965 Gannon 27 19-8 1914 Mansfield 25 6-19 1757 Mercyhurst 25 12-13 1693 Cheyney 26 2-24 1525
christal 22 MALALU
brandon 24SIMMONS
tony GATES
troidell 44 CARTER
25
School Games W-L Points Gannon 27 19-8 1734 Mercyhurst 25 12-13 1623 Shippensburg 26 20-6 1820 Indiana 28 21-7 1965 Slippery Rock 27 20-7 1948 Pitt-Johnstown 26 15-11 1919 West Chester 26 21-5 1937 Edinboro 25 16-9 1870 Mansfield 25 6-19 1892 Bloomsburg 25 15-10 1950 Kutztown 25 19-6 1995 Seton Hill 27 10-17 2165 Lock Haven 25 8-17 2009 East Stroudsburg 25 20-5 2010 Millersville 27 10-17 2181 California 27 10-17 2278 Clarion 27 3-24 2327 Cheyney 26 2-24 2256
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24 SLIPPERY ROCK at Gannon (3 p.m.) Millersville at East Stroudsburg (3 p.m.) Mansfield at Cheyney (3 p.m.) Mercyhurst at Edinboro (3 p.m.) Bloomsburg at Shippensburg (3 p.m.) Indiana at Seton Hill (3 p.m.) Clarion at California (3 p.m.) Kutztown at Lock Haven (4 p.m.) MONDAY, FEB. 26 (PSAC First Round) Pitt-Johnstown (W5) at Edinboro (W4) Mercyhurst (W6) at SRU/Gannon loser (W3) Millersville (E6) at Shippensburg (E3) Bloomsburg (E5) at Kutztown (E4) WEDNESDAY, FEB. 28 (PSAC QUARTERFINALS) UPJ/Edinboro winner at Indiana (W1) Mercyhurst/W3 winner at SRU/Gannon (W2) Bloomsburg/Kutztown winner at ESU (E1) Millersville/Ship winner at West Chester (E2)
PSAC LEADERS - FIELD GOAL PERCENT Avg 94.7 88.1 86.5 83.1 81.9 80.1 79.8 78.9 78.1 77.7 77.5 77.4 74.7 72.8 70.9 70.3 67.7 58.7
PSAC LEADERS - SCORING DEFENSE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
UPCOMING GAMES
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
School Games FG Kutztown 25 805 East Stroudsburg 25 842 West Chester 26 779 Pitt-Johnstown 26 762 Gannon 27 744 Indiana 28 770 Shippensburg 26 725 Slippery Rock 27 857 Bloomsburg 25 725 Seton Hill 27 747 California 27 791 Mansfield 25 651 Lock Haven 25 689 Millersville 27 760 Edinboro 25 695 Clarion 27 730 Mercyhurst 25 617 Cheyney 26 561
FGA 1638 1714 1600 1575 1568 1630 1550 1865 1580 1651 1762 1451 1539 1703 1591 1699 1462 1580
FG% .491 .491 .487 .484 .474 .472 .468 .460 .459 .452 .449 .449 .448 .446 .437 .430 .422 .355
PSAC LEADERS - FIELD GOAL % DEFENSE Avg 64.2 64.9 70.0 70.2 72.1 73.8 74.5 74.8 75.7 78.0 79.8 80.2 80.4 80.4 80.8 84.4 86.2 86.8
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
School Games FG Slippery Rock 27 690 Indiana 28 715 West Chester 26 651 Gannon 27 636 Mercyhurst 25 552 Mansfield 25 676 Bloomsburg 25 730 Shippensburg 26 710 Kutztown 25 722 Seton Hill 27 817 Pitt-Johnstown 26 720 Edinboro 25 708 Lock Haven 25 744 Cheyney 26 774 California 27 856 Clarion 27 850 East Stroudsburg 25 721 Millersville 27 777
FGA 1708 1717 1521 1472 1276 1545 1648 1600 1624 1821 1596 1565 1644 1682 1808 1789 1503 1564
FG% .404 .416 .428 .432 .433 .438 .443 .444 .445 .449 .451 .452 .453 .460 .473 .475 .480 .497
INDIVIDUAL GAME SEASON AND CAREER HIGHS NOTE: Eight of the 12 active SRU players are in their first year at SRU, so career-highs are from this season unless otherwise noted for the following returners: #15 Khyree Wooten, #20 Merdic Green, #22 Christal Malalu and #25 Tony Gates.
1 AARON MCDONALD SEASON-HIGHS Points...........................25 at UDC 3PM...................... 3 (Three times) FTM...................... 2 (Three times) Rebounds........9 at Glenville State Assists.................... 8 (Two Times) Steals.................... 2 (Three times) Blocks...................... 2 (Two times)
2 RICHARD BIVENS CAREER-HIGHS Points...........................25 at UDC 3PM...................... 3 (Three times) FTM......................... 2 (Two times) Rebounds........9 at Glenville State Assists.................... 8 (Two Times) Steals.................... 2 (Three times) Blocks...................... 2 (Two times)
3 DE’SHAE LEE SEASON-HIGHS Points............. 18 vs. Ohio Eastern 3PM.................. 2 vs. Ohio Eastern FTM........................................ N/A Rebounds....... 10 vs. Ohio Eastern Assists..................... 2 (Two times) Steals...................................... N/A Blocks............... 1 vs. Ohio Eastern
SEASON-HIGHS Points............... 32 at Bloomsburg 3PM.................... 3 at Bloomsburg FTM...............................13 at UDC Rebounds............ 27 vs. Seton Hill Assists.................. 3 (Three times) Steals...................... 3 (Four times) Blocks..................... 4 vs. Edinboro
CAREER-HIGHS Points............... 32 at Bloomsburg 3PM.................... 3 at Bloomsburg FTM...............................13 at UDC Rebounds............ 27 vs. Seton HIll Assists....................3 (Three times Steals...................... 3 (Four times) Blocks..................... 4 vs. Edinboro
SEASON-HIGHS Points.................... 26 at Edinboro 3PM........................... 3 vs. Carlow FTM......................... 9 at Edinboro Rebounds.............. 8 vs. California Assists..................... 4 at Edinboro Steals....................... 2 (Two times) Blocks.............................2 (at UPJ)
CAREER-HIGHS Points.................... 26 at Edinboro 3PM............. 4 vs. Gannon (16-17) FTM......................... 9 at Edinboro Rebounds................8 (Three times) Assists............... 5 vs. UDC (16-17) Steals...................... 2 (Four times) Blocks................... 2 (Three times)
24 BRANDON SIMMONS CAREER-HIGHS Points..............25 vs. OUE (17-18) 3PM........................................ N/A FTM..................8 vs. WCU (16-17) Rebounds.....19 vs. Edinboro (16-17) Assists........... 3 at Indiana (16-17) Steals..........3 at Seton Hill (16-17) Blocks......3 vs. Millersville (16-17)
25 TONY GATES SEASON-HIGHS Points....................... 14 at Clarion 3PM......................... 3 (Two times) FTM......................... 2 (Two times) Rebounds............ 8 at Lock Haven Assists.............. 3 vs. Ohio Eastern Steals....................... 1 (Five times) Blocks..................... 1 (Four times)
CAREER-HIGHS Points...................... 19 vs. Clarion 3PM........................... 3 vs. Clarion FTM........................... 6 vs. Clarion Rebounds......... 6 vs. Ohio Eastern Assists.............. 8 vs. Ohio Eastern Steals.......................... 2 at Clarion Blocks...................... 1 (Two times)
20 MERDIC GREEN CAREER-HIGHS Points....... 23 vs. Cheyney (16-17) 3PM.............4 at Edinboro (16-17) FTM......................... 6 (Two times) Rebounds......... 11 at LHU (17-18) Assists.........5 at Edinboro (16-17) Steals....................... 3 (Two times) Blocks..........................3 (Two times)
22 CHRISTAL MALALU SEASON-HIGHS Points............. 25 vs. Ohio Eastern 3PM........................................ N/A FTM.................. 5 vs. Ohio Eastern Rebounds....... 16 vs. Ohio Eastern Assists.................................... N/A Steals.....................2 vs. Mansfield Blocks.................. 2 (Three times)
SEASON-HIGHS Points...................... 19 vs. Clarion 3PM........................... 3 vs. Clarion FTM........................... 6 vs. Clarion Rebounds......... 6 vs. Ohio Eastern Assists.............. 8 vs. Ohio Eastern Steals.......................... 2 at Clarion Blocks...................... 1 (Two times)
11 MICAH TILL CAREER-HIGHS Points........... 27 vs. WV Wesleyan 3PM.................. 5 vs. Ohio Eastern FTM........................ 9 vs. Edinboro Rebounds............. 11 at Seton Hill Assists.........12 vs. Pitt-Johnstown Steals....................... 3 (Two times) Blocks....................2 (Three times)
15 KHYREE WOOTEN SEASON-HIGHS Points.................... 18 vs. Daemen 3PM...................... 3 (Three times) FTM........................ 2 (Four times) Rebounds.......... 11 at Lock Haven Assists.............. 4 vs. Ohio Eastern Steals....................... 2 (Two times) Blocks...................... 2 vs. Daemen
CAREER-HIGHS Points.................... 12 (Two times) 3PM......................... 2 (Two times) FTM................ 4 at California (Pa.) Rebounds......... 7 vs. Ohio Eastern Assists.............. 3 vs. Ohio Eastern Steals..................... 1 vs. Kutztown Blocks...................... 2 vs. Daemen
4 GABE MACK CAREER-HIGHS Points............. 18 vs. Ohio Eastern 3PM.................. 2 vs. Ohio Eastern FTM........................................ N/A Rebounds....... 10 vs. Ohio Eastern Assists..................... 2 (Two times) Steals...................................... N/A Blocks............... 1 vs. Ohio Eastern
5 BRUCE SPRUELL SEASON-HIGHS Points........... 27 vs. WV Wesleyan 3PM.................. 5 vs. Ohio Eastern FTM........................ 9 vs. Edinboro Rebounds............. 11 at Seton Hill Assists.........12 vs. Pitt-Johnstown Steals....................... 3 (Two times) Blocks................... 2 (Three times)
SEASON-HIGHS Points.................... 12 (Two times) 3PM......................... 2 (Two times) FTM................ 4 at California (Pa.) Rebounds......... 7 vs. Ohio Eastern Assists.............. 3 vs. Ohio Eastern Steals..................... 1 vs. Kutztown Blocks...................... 2 vs. Daemen
SEASON-HIGHS Points..................18 vs. Mansfield 3PM........................1 (Four Times) FTM.................7 at Glenville State Rebounds...........18 vs. Mansfield Assists.................. 2 (Three times) Steals....................... 3 (Two times) Blocks...................... 5 (Two times)
CAREER-HIGHS Points..................18 vs. Mansfield 3PM........................1 (Four Times) FTM.................7 at Glenville State Rebounds............18 vs. Mansfield Assists.................. 2 (Three times) Steals....................... 3 (Two times) Blocks...................... 5 (Two times)
44 TROIDELL CARTER CAREER-HIGHS Points...........14 at Clarion (17-18) 3PM......................... 3 (Two times) FTM...........5 vs. California (16-17) Rebounds..9 vs. Seton Hill (16-17) Assists......... 4 vs. Gannon (16-17) Steals......... 2 vs. Edinboro (16-17) Blocks..................... 1 (Four times)
SEASON-HIGHS Points................... 2 (Three times) 3PM........................................ N/A FTM........................................ N/A Rebounds.............. 5 vs. Seton Hill Assists................. 1 at Mercyhurst Steals...................................... N/A Blocks...................... 1 (Two times)
CAREER-HIGHS Points................... 2 (Three times) 3PM........................................ N/A FTM........................................ N/A Rebounds.............. 5 vs. Seton Hill Assists................. 1 at Mercyhurst Steals...................................... N/A Blocks...................... 1 (Two times)
CAREER POINTS / REBOUNDS
GAME-BY-GAME SPECIALTY SCORING STATS (SRU-OPP)
Merdic Green...............................................575 points / 211 rebounds Micah Till.....................................................575 points / 326 rebounds Khyree Wooten............................................488 points / 192 rebounds Christal Malalu.............................................375 points / 245 rebounds Bruce Spruell..................................................289 points / 92 rebounds Brandon Simmons........................................270 points / 213 rebounds Tony Gates....................................................201 points / 125 rebounds Aaron McDonald............................................181 points / 69 rebounds Gabe Mack...................................................... 75 points / 24 rebounds Richard Bivens................................................. 57 points / 41 rebounds De’Shae Lee..................................................... 23 points / 11 rebounds Troidell Carter..................................................... 6 points / 8 rebounds Simon Mulaa....................................................... 0 points / 0 rebounds Ryan Skovranko................................................... 0 points / 0 rebounds
Opponent Final Bench Pts Pts OT 2nd Ch. Fast Break Glenville State 75-64 31-14 6-4 18-10 0-6 W. Va. Wesleyan 67-55 22-23 12-14 4-9 2-4 Shippensburg 87-90 18-6 0-12 20-13 8-0 Kutztown 72-86 15-9 12-26 19-7 0-18 UDC 79-70 29-15 22-21 13-9 10-4 Daemen 80-77 22-33 20-17 14-7 4-8 Lock Haven 69-52 24-7 9-23 22-5 0-0 Bloomsburg 77-74 7-13 11-7 19-11 4-7 Millersville 90-78 4-25 17-15 23-20 8-12 Carlow 96-65 20-19 25-8 25-18 12-4 Ohio Eastern 143-70 83-5 17-8 31-4 12-2 Seton Hill 79-64 22-18 17-4 20-9 14-10 Mercyhurst 77-57 38-25 12-12 9-8 12-7 California 85-74 26-11 13-12 27-9 8-8 Indiana 85-89 25-12 10-12 24-7 0-0 Clarion 98-69 46-15 15-7 23-3 16-2 Mansfield 82-75 4-37 12-17 10-13 8-6 Pitt-Johnstown 85-88 17-0 8-14 17-9 Not Kept Edinboro 88-82 17-23 15-8 14-25 14-4 Gannon 72-61 25-13 13-6 28-12 2-4 California 86-65 24-15 20-11 14-17 18-2 Indiana 65-67 8-3 19-11 10-8 2-2 Seton Hill 74-68 15-12 9-8 12-9 2-0 Mercyhurst 76-83 8-29 6-11 17-15 0-4 Clarion 82-65 25-17 20-10 9-6 6-2 Edinboro 87-97 17-17 10-22 18-10 6-4 Pitt-Johnstown 89-63 12-6 15-17 15-9 22-4 Gannon - - - - TOTALS 2,245-1,948 604-422 365-337 475-282 190-124
SLIPPERY ROCK SITUATIONAL RECORDS Overall......................................20-7 PSAC.........................................14-7 At Home...................................11-3 On The Road...............................8-4 On Neutral Court........................1-0 Ahead at the half......................15-3 Behind at the half.......................2-4 Tied at the half...........................3-0 FG% of 45% or more.................10-2 FG% less than 45%...................10-5 Better FG% than opp................19-2 Worse FG% than opp..................1-5 Same FG% as opp.......................0-0 Opp. FG% less than 45%...........19-1 3FG% of 40% or more.................7-0 3FG% less than 40%.................13-7 Try more than 15 3FGs...............9-5 Try 15 or fewer 3FGs.................11-2 Make at least 70% FT..................5-2 Try at least 25 FTs.......................7-3 Try fewer than 25 FTs...............13-4 Outrebound opp.......................19-7 Outrebounded by opp................1-0 Rebounds tied with opp.............0-0
More turnovers than opp.........11-5 Fewer turnovers than opp..........7-0 Equal turnovers as opp...............2-2 Commit fewer than 15 TOs.......14-5 Commit 15 or more TOs.............6-2 Score fewer than 50 points........0-0 Score 50-59 points......................0-0 Score 60-69 points......................2-1 Score 70-79 points......................7-2 Score 80-89 points......................6-4 Score 90 or more points.............4-0 Allow fewer than 50 points........0-0 Allow 50-59 points.....................3-0 Allow 60-69 points.....................8-1 Allow 70-79 points.....................7-0 Allow 80-89 points.....................2-4 Allow 90 or more points.............0-2 Overtime Games........................1-1 Games Decided By......................... 3 points or less...........................2-3 4-5 points...................................0-1 6-10 points.................................4-2 11-19 points...............................8-1 20 or more points.......................6-0
COACHING VICTORIES AT THE ROCK 1-N. Kerr Thompson (20 seasons : 1919-26, 1930-46).................221-109 2-Kevin Reynolds (10 seasons : 2009-Present).......................... 187-107 3-Hank Baierl (12 seasons : 1958-70)...........................................142-128 4-Bob Barlett (9 seasons : 1985-94).............................................124-122 5-Dave Rooney (6 seasons : 1979-85)..............................................65-83 6-Arthur Gant (6 seasons : 1912-18)................................................63-22 7-Anthony Jones (7 seasons : 1995-02)..........................................57-120 8-Bob Smiley (6 seasons : 1952-58)..................................................53-53
2017-18 SLIPPERY ROCK ROSTER No. Name 1 Aaron McDonald 2 Richard Bivens 3 De’Shae Lee 4 Gabe Mack 5 Bruce Spruell 11 Micah Till 15 Khyree Wooten 20 Merdic Green 22 Christal Malalu 24 Brandon Simmons 25 Tony Gates 44 Troidell Carter
Position Guard Forward Guard Guard Guard Forward Guard Guard Forward Forward Forward Center
Ht. 6-3 6-9 6-3 5-10 6-4 6-7 6-2 6-3 6-8 6-9 6-5 6-9
Head Coach: Kevin Reynolds (10th season, Bloomsburg ’91) Assistant Coach: Ian Grady Graduate Assistant Coaches: Thomas Shiffert, Eric Elias, Aaron Kollar
Wt. Yr. Hometown / High School (Last School) 180 R-Jr. Laurel, Md. / Reservoir (Harford) 190 Sr. Bakersfield, Calif. / Ridgeview (Florida International) 185 R-Jr. Altoona, Pa. / Altoona (Garrett) 170 R-Jr. Harrisburg, Pa. / Susquehanna (Allegany) 185 Jr. Hnover, Md. / Meade (American International) 250 R-So. Upper Marlboro, Md. / Wise (Harford) 185 R-Sr. Philadelphia, Pa. / Imhotep (Colby) 200 R-Sr. Levittown, Pa. / Harry S. Truman (Marshalltown) 245 Sr. Eindhoven, Netherlands / Koning Willem (Marshalltown) 200 Jr. Harlem, N.Y. / Teaneck (Marshalltown) 190 Sr. Monaca, Pa. / Central Valley (CCBC) 200 R-Jr. Lilburn, Ga. / Meadowcreek (Henderson State)
2017-18 Slippery Rock Men's Basketball Slippery Rock Combined Team Statistics (as of Feb 17, 2018) All games RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE
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Player
TILL, Micah SPRUELL, Bruce GREEN, Merdic SIMMONS, Brandon WOOTEN, Khyree McDONALD, Aaron MALALU, Christal LEE, De'Shae GATES, Tony MACK, Gabe BIVENS, Richard CARTER, Troidell Team Total.......... Opponents......
TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct 3 POINT FG-ATT 3-point FG pct 3-pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-Avg/Game Neutral site-Avg/Game Score by Periods Slippery Rock Opponents
OVERALL 20-7 14-7 6-0
HOME 11-3 8-3 3-0
Total 3-Point min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%
gp-gs
27-27 25-16 26-21 27-22 26-23 23-18 27-3 5-0 27-2 19-1 19-2 3-0
826 641 683 691 740 507 368 41 465 260 204 24
0 0
5450 5450
30.6 25.6 26.3 25.6 28.5 22.0 13.6 8.2 17.2 13.7 10.7 8.0
ROCK-M 2245 83.1 +11.0 857-1865 .460 161-491 .328 6.0 370-576 .642 13.7 1277 47.3 +12.5 363 13.4 344 12.7 -1.3 1.1 151 5.6 182 6.7 5878 14-420 -
1st 2nd 1095 1124 919 1006
OT 26 23
207-418 95-221 103-215 112-232 95-219 75-202 64-91 10-20 44-114 26-70 23-57 3-6
.495 .430 .479 .483 .434 .371 .703 .500 .386 .371 .404 .500
Totals 2245 1948
.287 .432 .397 .267 .330 .282 .000 .375 .311 .314 .364 .000
F-Throw ft-fta ft%
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134-183 80-138 34-49 42-71 16-31 11-21 25-38 0-0 9-14 12-18 7-12 0-1
off
Rebounds def tot avg
NEUTRAL 1-0 0-0 1-0
pf dq
a
to blk stl
.732 121 205 326 12.1 66 0 37 50 42 .580 18 74 92 3.7 56 4 122 57 11 .694 52 44 96 3.7 44 0 27 24 6 .592 91 122 213 7.9 88 4 17 47 73 .516 23 77 100 3.8 32 0 35 27 12 .524 14 55 69 3.0 36 1 66 44 9 .658 62 84 146 5.4 80 6 0 26 13 .000 3 8 11 2.2 6 0 4 4 1 .643 23 50 73 2.7 41 0 11 18 4 .667 4 20 24 1.3 13 0 37 23 2 .583 13 29 42 2.2 22 0 6 15 7 .000 4 4 8 2.7 1 0 1 3 2 42 35 77 1 6 857-1865 .460 161-491 .328 370-576 .642 470 807 1277 0.0 486 15 363 344 182 690-1708 .404 154-493 .312 414-577 .718 287 652 939 0.0 483 - 329 309 71 OPP 1948 72.1 690-1708 .404 154-493 .312 5.7 414-577 .718 15.3 939 34.8 329 12.2 309 11.4 1.1 182 6.7 71 2.6 4188 12-332 1-201
27-94 19-44 23-58 4-15 31-94 20-71 0-0 3-8 19-61 11-35 4-11 0-0
AWAY 8-4 6-4 2-0
Date 11/11/17 11/12/17 11/18/17 11/19/17 11/21/17 11/26/17 12/02/17 12/03/17 12/09/17 12/10/17 12/19/17 12/30/17 01/03/18 01/06/18 01/08/18 1/10/18 01/13/18 01/17/18 01/20/18 01/24/18 01/27/18 01/31/18 02/03/18 02/07/18 02/10/18 2/14/18 02/17/18
* - PSAC game
Opponent at Glenville State vs WV Wesleyan SHIPPENSBURG KUTZTOWN at UDC DAEMEN at Lock Haven at Bloomsburg at Millersville CARLOW OHIO EASTERN at Seton Hill MERCYHURST CALIFORNIA (PA) at Indiana (PA) at Clarion MANSFIELD at Pitt-Johnstown EDINBORO GANNON at California (PA) INDIANA (PA) SETON HILL at Mercyhurst CLARION at Edinboro PITT-JOHNSTOWN
W W L L W W W W W W W W W W L W W Lot W W W L Wot L W L W
37 24 18 25 15 12 8 0 5 6 1 0
pts
avg
575 289 263 270 237 181 153 23 116 75 57 6
21.3 11.6 10.1 10.0 9.1 7.9 5.7 4.6 4.3 3.9 3.0 2.0
151 2245 182 1948
0.0 0.0
Score 75-64 67-55 87-90 72-86 79-70 80-77 69-52 77-74 90-78 96-65 143-70 79-64 77-57 85-74 85-89 98-69 82-75 85-88 88-82 72-61 86-65 65-67 74-68 76-83 82-65 87-97 89-63
Att. 518 201 332 321 150 107 207 248 225 178 78 150 227 201 914 298 124 175 321 635 277 1612 531 289 601 536 610
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GAME 28 - THE ROCK (20-7, 14-7) at GANNON (19-8, 15-6)
2017-18 ROCK MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE 11/12 11/13 11/18 11/19 11/21 11/26 12/2 12/3 12/9 12/10 12/19 12/30 1/3 1/6 1/8 1/10 1/13 1/17 1/20 1/24 1/27 1/31 2/3 2/7 2/10 2/14 2/17 2/24 2/26
[1] at Glenville State University.................................... W, 75-64 [1] vs. West Virginia Wesleyan College........................ W, 67-55 #8 SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY*................................ L, 87-90 KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY*.......................................... L, 72-86 at University of the District of Columbia...................... W, 79-70 DAEMEN COLLEGE.................................................... W, 80-77 at Lock Haven University*............................................ W, 69-52 at Bloomsburg University*........................................... W, 77-74 at Millersville University*............................................. W, 90-78 CARLOW UNIVERSITY............................................... W, 96-65 OHIO UNIVERSITY EASTERN*..................................W, 143-70 at Seton Hill University*............................................... W, 79-64 MERCYHURST UNIVERSITY*..................................... W, 77-57 CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY (Pa.)*................................ W, 85-74 at Indiana University (Pa.)*............................................L, 85-89 at Clarion University*................................................... W, 98-69 MANSFIELD UNIVERSITY*........................................ W, 82-75 at University of Pitt-Johnstown*.............................. L-OT, 85-88 EDINBORO UNIVERSITY*.......................................... W, 88-82 GANNON UNIVERSITY*............................................ W, 72-61 at California University (Pa.)*....................................... W, 86-65 INDIANA UNIVERSITY (PA)*........................................ L, 65-67 SETON HILL UNIVERSITY*.................................... W-OT, 74-68 at Mercyhurst University*..............................................L, 76-83 CLARION UNIVERSITY*............................................. W, 82-65 at Edinboro University*.................................................L, 87-97 UNIVERSITY OF PITT-JOHNSTOWN*......................... W, 89-63 at Gannon University*..................................................... 3 p.m. PSAC First Round at TBA...................................................... TBA
Home Games in BOLD CAPS [1] Jakobi’s Journey Basketball Classic at Glenville State (W. Va.) * Denotes PSAC Games
THE ROCK
STAT COMPARISON
GANNON
83.1..................................Points per Game.....................................70.9 72.1............................. Opp. Points per Game................................64.2 +11.0.................................. Scoring Margin......................................+6.7 46.0....................................Field Goal Pct........................................47.4 40.4............................... Opp. Field Goal Pct...................................43.2 32.8...................................... 3-Point Pct..........................................32.5 31.2..................................Opp. 3-Point Pct.....................................31.8 6.0................................... 3-Pointers Made*......................................4.0 64.2...................................Free Throw Pct......................................70.6 71.8.............................. Opp. Free Throw Pct..................................68.1 13.7............................... Free Throws Made*..................................11.7 47.3...............................Rebounds Per Game..................................38.0 34.8.......................... Opp. Rebounds Per Game.............................28.7 +12.5.............................. Rebounding Margin..................................+9.3 13.4.........................................Assists*............................................16.6 12.7...................................... Turnovers*.........................................14.1 11.4..................................Opp. Turnovers*.....................................14.5 -1.3...................................Turnover Margin.....................................+0.4 6.7..................................... Blocked Shots*........................................1.8 5.6........................................... Steals*..............................................7.0 11-3.................................... Home Record...................................... 12-1 8-4.......................................Away Record......................................... 7-6 1-0................................ Neutral Court Record.................................. 0-1 * Per game averages
Saturday Feb. 24 • Hammermill Center • Erie, Pa.
Location........................ Erie, Pa. Venue........ Hammermill Center Capacity...........................2,800 All-Time Series Record vs. Gannon.......................16-28 Current Streak............... SRU +2 Last Meeting........Jan. 24, 2018 Result............... SRU won 72-61 ................. Game played at SRU
SLIPPERY ROCK “THE ROCK” Record...............................20-7 PSAC West Record.............14-7 Head Coach......Kevin Reynolds Record (Year).... 187-107 (10th) GANNON “GOLDEN KNIGHTS” Record...............................19-8 PSAC West Record.............15-6 Head Coach........... John T. Reilly Record (Year)... 228-142 (13th)
QUICK HITS • Slippery Rock is 20-7 overall, 14-7 in PSAC games and has already locked up a spot in the PSAC playoffs. The winner of today’s game will earn the No. 2 seed in the PSAC West and a first round bye in the playoffs. The loser will be the No. 3 seed and host Mercyhurst in the first round of the playoffs Monday night. • SRU posted a 72-61 win at home over Gannon in the first meeting this year, but hasn’t won at the Hammermill Center since the PSAC playoffs in 2012-13, losing six straight games to Gannon in Erie. • Slippery Rock ranks first in the nation in offensive rebounds per game (17.4), total rebounds per game (47.3), total rebounds (1,277) and total blocks (182). The Rock also rank second in the nation in blocks per game (6.7) and rebounding margin (+12.5) and 13th in total field goal percentage defense (40.4 percent). • Micah Till averages 21.3 points, 12.1 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game. He ranks third in the nation in double-doubles (19) and second in the nation in total rebounds (326), while also ranking third in offensive rebounding (4.5 per game) and fifth in the country in rebounding average (12.1 per game). •Brandon Simmons is averaging 10.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game and ranks seventh in the nation in total blocks (73). His 73 blocks this season are a new program record at SRU, topping the former record of 68 that stood for 27 years after Kevin Jones set the mark in 1990-91. • Bruce Spruell ranks second on the team in scoring at 11.6 points per game and leads the PSAC West in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.1) thanks to his 4.9 assists per game. • Merdic Green has scored 42 combined points in his last two games and is now averaging 10.1 points per game to give The Rock four players averaging double figures.
SLIPPERY ROCK PROBABLE STARTERS ## Player Pos. Yr. Pts. 5 Bruce Spruell G Jr. 11.6 11 Micah Till F R-So. 21.3 15 Khyree Wooten G R-Jr. 9.1 20 Merdic Green G R-Jr. 10.1 24 Brandon Simmons F Jr. 10.0
Reb. 3.7 12.1 3.8 3.7 7.0
Ast. Hometown 4.9 Hanover, Md. 1.4 Up. Marlboro, Md. 1.3 Philadelphia, Pa. 1.0 Levittown, Pa. 0.6 Harlem, N.Y.
Reb. 3.0 2.2 2.2 1.3 5.4 2.7 2.7
Ast. Hometown 2.9 Laurel, Md. 0.3 Bakersfield, Calif. 0.8 Altoona, Pa. 1.9 Harrisburg, Pa. 0.0 Eindhoven, Neth. 0.4 Monaca, Pa. 0.3 Lilburn, Ga.
RESERVES ## Player Pos. Yr. Pts. 1 Aaron McDonald G R-Jr. 7.9 2 Richard Bivens F Sr. 3.0 3 De’Shae Lee G R-Jr. 4.6 4 Gabe Mack G R-Jr. 3.9 22 Christal Malalu F Jr. 5.7 25 Tony Gates F Sr. 4.3 44 Troidell Carter F R-Jr. 2.0
AROUND THE PSAC
1
aaron MCDONALD
3
de’shae LEE
2
4
richard BIVENS
gabe MACK
WESTERN DIVISION # Team PSAC OVR Streak 1 IUP (1) 17-4 21-7 W3 2 Gannon * 15-6 19-8 W5 3 SLIPPERY ROCK * 14-7 20-7 W1 4 Edinboro (4) 13-8 16-9 L1 5 Pitt-Johnstown (5) 13-9 15-11 W1 6 Mercyhurst (6) 9-12 12-13 L3 7 California 6-15 10-17 L2 7 Seton Hill 6-15 10-17 W2 9 Clarion 0-21 3-24 L16 EASTERN DIVISION # Team PSAC OVR Streak 1 E. Stroudsburg (1) 17-4 20-5 W6 2 West Chester (2) 17-5 21-5 W1 3 Shippensburg (3) 16-5 20-6 L1 4 Kutztown (4) 15-6 19-6 L1 5 Bloomsburg (5) 11-10 15-10 W1 6 Millersville (6) 8-13 10-17 W1 7 Lock Haven 6-15 8-17 W1 8 Mansfield 5-16 6-19 L8 9 Cheyney 2-19 2-23 L14 *Clinched PSAC Playoff Berth (playoff seed)
PSAC LEADERS - SCORING OFFENSE
5
bruce SPRUELL
11
micah TILL
15
khyree WOOTEN
20
merdic GREEN
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
School Games W-L Points East Stroudsburg 25 20-5 2367 Kutztown 25 19-6 2203 West Chester 26 21-5 2248 Slippery Rock 27 20-7 2245 Bloomsburg 25 15-10 2047 Shippensburg 26 20-6 2083 Edinboro 25 16-9 1994 California 27 10-17 2131 Lock Haven 25 8-17 1952 Millersville 27 10-17 2099 Pitt-Johnstown 26 15-11 2014 Indiana 28 21-7 2166 Seton Hill 27 10-17 2016 Clarion 27 3-24 1965 Gannon 27 19-8 1914 Mansfield 25 6-19 1757 Mercyhurst 25 12-13 1693 Cheyney 26 2-24 1525
christal 22 MALALU
brandon 24SIMMONS
tony GATES
troidell 44 CARTER
25
School Games W-L Points Gannon 27 19-8 1734 Mercyhurst 25 12-13 1623 Shippensburg 26 20-6 1820 Indiana 28 21-7 1965 Slippery Rock 27 20-7 1948 Pitt-Johnstown 26 15-11 1919 West Chester 26 21-5 1937 Edinboro 25 16-9 1870 Mansfield 25 6-19 1892 Bloomsburg 25 15-10 1950 Kutztown 25 19-6 1995 Seton Hill 27 10-17 2165 Lock Haven 25 8-17 2009 East Stroudsburg 25 20-5 2010 Millersville 27 10-17 2181 California 27 10-17 2278 Clarion 27 3-24 2327 Cheyney 26 2-24 2256
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24 SLIPPERY ROCK at Gannon (3 p.m.) Millersville at East Stroudsburg (3 p.m.) Mansfield at Cheyney (3 p.m.) Mercyhurst at Edinboro (3 p.m.) Bloomsburg at Shippensburg (3 p.m.) Indiana at Seton Hill (3 p.m.) Clarion at California (3 p.m.) Kutztown at Lock Haven (4 p.m.) MONDAY, FEB. 26 (PSAC First Round) Pitt-Johnstown (W5) at Edinboro (W4) Mercyhurst (W6) at SRU/Gannon loser (W3) Millersville (E6) at Shippensburg (E3) Bloomsburg (E5) at Kutztown (E4) WEDNESDAY, FEB. 28 (PSAC QUARTERFINALS) UPJ/Edinboro winner at Indiana (W1) Mercyhurst/W3 winner at SRU/Gannon (W2) Bloomsburg/Kutztown winner at ESU (E1) Millersville/Ship winner at West Chester (E2)
PSAC LEADERS - FIELD GOAL PERCENT Avg 94.7 88.1 86.5 83.1 81.9 80.1 79.8 78.9 78.1 77.7 77.5 77.4 74.7 72.8 70.9 70.3 67.7 58.7
PSAC LEADERS - SCORING DEFENSE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
UPCOMING GAMES
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
School Games FG Kutztown 25 805 East Stroudsburg 25 842 West Chester 26 779 Pitt-Johnstown 26 762 Gannon 27 744 Indiana 28 770 Shippensburg 26 725 Slippery Rock 27 857 Bloomsburg 25 725 Seton Hill 27 747 California 27 791 Mansfield 25 651 Lock Haven 25 689 Millersville 27 760 Edinboro 25 695 Clarion 27 730 Mercyhurst 25 617 Cheyney 26 561
FGA 1638 1714 1600 1575 1568 1630 1550 1865 1580 1651 1762 1451 1539 1703 1591 1699 1462 1580
FG% .491 .491 .487 .484 .474 .472 .468 .460 .459 .452 .449 .449 .448 .446 .437 .430 .422 .355
PSAC LEADERS - FIELD GOAL % DEFENSE Avg 64.2 64.9 70.0 70.2 72.1 73.8 74.5 74.8 75.7 78.0 79.8 80.2 80.4 80.4 80.8 84.4 86.2 86.8
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
School Games FG Slippery Rock 27 690 Indiana 28 715 West Chester 26 651 Gannon 27 636 Mercyhurst 25 552 Mansfield 25 676 Bloomsburg 25 730 Shippensburg 26 710 Kutztown 25 722 Seton Hill 27 817 Pitt-Johnstown 26 720 Edinboro 25 708 Lock Haven 25 744 Cheyney 26 774 California 27 856 Clarion 27 850 East Stroudsburg 25 721 Millersville 27 777
FGA 1708 1717 1521 1472 1276 1545 1648 1600 1624 1821 1596 1565 1644 1682 1808 1789 1503 1564
FG% .404 .416 .428 .432 .433 .438 .443 .444 .445 .449 .451 .452 .453 .460 .473 .475 .480 .497
INDIVIDUAL GAME SEASON AND CAREER HIGHS NOTE: Eight of the 12 active SRU players are in their first year at SRU, so career-highs are from this season unless otherwise noted for the following returners: #15 Khyree Wooten, #20 Merdic Green, #22 Christal Malalu and #25 Tony Gates.
1 AARON MCDONALD SEASON-HIGHS Points...........................25 at UDC 3PM...................... 3 (Three times) FTM...................... 2 (Three times) Rebounds........9 at Glenville State Assists.................... 8 (Two Times) Steals.................... 2 (Three times) Blocks...................... 2 (Two times)
2 RICHARD BIVENS CAREER-HIGHS Points...........................25 at UDC 3PM...................... 3 (Three times) FTM......................... 2 (Two times) Rebounds........9 at Glenville State Assists.................... 8 (Two Times) Steals.................... 2 (Three times) Blocks...................... 2 (Two times)
3 DE’SHAE LEE SEASON-HIGHS Points............. 18 vs. Ohio Eastern 3PM.................. 2 vs. Ohio Eastern FTM........................................ N/A Rebounds....... 10 vs. Ohio Eastern Assists..................... 2 (Two times) Steals...................................... N/A Blocks............... 1 vs. Ohio Eastern
SEASON-HIGHS Points............... 32 at Bloomsburg 3PM.................... 3 at Bloomsburg FTM...............................13 at UDC Rebounds............ 27 vs. Seton Hill Assists.................. 3 (Three times) Steals...................... 3 (Four times) Blocks..................... 4 vs. Edinboro
CAREER-HIGHS Points............... 32 at Bloomsburg 3PM.................... 3 at Bloomsburg FTM...............................13 at UDC Rebounds............ 27 vs. Seton HIll Assists....................3 (Three times Steals...................... 3 (Four times) Blocks..................... 4 vs. Edinboro
SEASON-HIGHS Points.................... 26 at Edinboro 3PM........................... 3 vs. Carlow FTM......................... 9 at Edinboro Rebounds.............. 8 vs. California Assists..................... 4 at Edinboro Steals....................... 2 (Two times) Blocks.............................2 (at UPJ)
CAREER-HIGHS Points.................... 26 at Edinboro 3PM............. 4 vs. Gannon (16-17) FTM......................... 9 at Edinboro Rebounds................8 (Three times) Assists............... 5 vs. UDC (16-17) Steals...................... 2 (Four times) Blocks................... 2 (Three times)
24 BRANDON SIMMONS CAREER-HIGHS Points..............25 vs. OUE (17-18) 3PM........................................ N/A FTM..................8 vs. WCU (16-17) Rebounds.....19 vs. Edinboro (16-17) Assists........... 3 at Indiana (16-17) Steals..........3 at Seton Hill (16-17) Blocks......3 vs. Millersville (16-17)
25 TONY GATES SEASON-HIGHS Points....................... 14 at Clarion 3PM......................... 3 (Two times) FTM......................... 2 (Two times) Rebounds............ 8 at Lock Haven Assists.............. 3 vs. Ohio Eastern Steals....................... 1 (Five times) Blocks..................... 1 (Four times)
CAREER-HIGHS Points...................... 19 vs. Clarion 3PM........................... 3 vs. Clarion FTM........................... 6 vs. Clarion Rebounds......... 6 vs. Ohio Eastern Assists.............. 8 vs. Ohio Eastern Steals.......................... 2 at Clarion Blocks...................... 1 (Two times)
20 MERDIC GREEN CAREER-HIGHS Points....... 23 vs. Cheyney (16-17) 3PM.............4 at Edinboro (16-17) FTM......................... 6 (Two times) Rebounds......... 11 at LHU (17-18) Assists.........5 at Edinboro (16-17) Steals....................... 3 (Two times) Blocks..........................3 (Two times)
22 CHRISTAL MALALU SEASON-HIGHS Points............. 25 vs. Ohio Eastern 3PM........................................ N/A FTM.................. 5 vs. Ohio Eastern Rebounds....... 16 vs. Ohio Eastern Assists.................................... N/A Steals.....................2 vs. Mansfield Blocks.................. 2 (Three times)
SEASON-HIGHS Points...................... 19 vs. Clarion 3PM........................... 3 vs. Clarion FTM........................... 6 vs. Clarion Rebounds......... 6 vs. Ohio Eastern Assists.............. 8 vs. Ohio Eastern Steals.......................... 2 at Clarion Blocks...................... 1 (Two times)
11 MICAH TILL CAREER-HIGHS Points........... 27 vs. WV Wesleyan 3PM.................. 5 vs. Ohio Eastern FTM........................ 9 vs. Edinboro Rebounds............. 11 at Seton Hill Assists.........12 vs. Pitt-Johnstown Steals....................... 3 (Two times) Blocks....................2 (Three times)
15 KHYREE WOOTEN SEASON-HIGHS Points.................... 18 vs. Daemen 3PM...................... 3 (Three times) FTM........................ 2 (Four times) Rebounds.......... 11 at Lock Haven Assists.............. 4 vs. Ohio Eastern Steals....................... 2 (Two times) Blocks...................... 2 vs. Daemen
CAREER-HIGHS Points.................... 12 (Two times) 3PM......................... 2 (Two times) FTM................ 4 at California (Pa.) Rebounds......... 7 vs. Ohio Eastern Assists.............. 3 vs. Ohio Eastern Steals..................... 1 vs. Kutztown Blocks...................... 2 vs. Daemen
4 GABE MACK CAREER-HIGHS Points............. 18 vs. Ohio Eastern 3PM.................. 2 vs. Ohio Eastern FTM........................................ N/A Rebounds....... 10 vs. Ohio Eastern Assists..................... 2 (Two times) Steals...................................... N/A Blocks............... 1 vs. Ohio Eastern
5 BRUCE SPRUELL SEASON-HIGHS Points........... 27 vs. WV Wesleyan 3PM.................. 5 vs. Ohio Eastern FTM........................ 9 vs. Edinboro Rebounds............. 11 at Seton Hill Assists.........12 vs. Pitt-Johnstown Steals....................... 3 (Two times) Blocks................... 2 (Three times)
SEASON-HIGHS Points.................... 12 (Two times) 3PM......................... 2 (Two times) FTM................ 4 at California (Pa.) Rebounds......... 7 vs. Ohio Eastern Assists.............. 3 vs. Ohio Eastern Steals..................... 1 vs. Kutztown Blocks...................... 2 vs. Daemen
SEASON-HIGHS Points..................18 vs. Mansfield 3PM........................1 (Four Times) FTM.................7 at Glenville State Rebounds...........18 vs. Mansfield Assists.................. 2 (Three times) Steals....................... 3 (Two times) Blocks...................... 5 (Two times)
CAREER-HIGHS Points..................18 vs. Mansfield 3PM........................1 (Four Times) FTM.................7 at Glenville State Rebounds............18 vs. Mansfield Assists.................. 2 (Three times) Steals....................... 3 (Two times) Blocks...................... 5 (Two times)
44 TROIDELL CARTER CAREER-HIGHS Points...........14 at Clarion (17-18) 3PM......................... 3 (Two times) FTM...........5 vs. California (16-17) Rebounds..9 vs. Seton Hill (16-17) Assists......... 4 vs. Gannon (16-17) Steals......... 2 vs. Edinboro (16-17) Blocks..................... 1 (Four times)
SEASON-HIGHS Points................... 2 (Three times) 3PM........................................ N/A FTM........................................ N/A Rebounds.............. 5 vs. Seton Hill Assists................. 1 at Mercyhurst Steals...................................... N/A Blocks...................... 1 (Two times)
CAREER-HIGHS Points................... 2 (Three times) 3PM........................................ N/A FTM........................................ N/A Rebounds.............. 5 vs. Seton Hill Assists................. 1 at Mercyhurst Steals...................................... N/A Blocks...................... 1 (Two times)
CAREER POINTS / REBOUNDS
GAME-BY-GAME SPECIALTY SCORING STATS (SRU-OPP)
Merdic Green...............................................575 points / 211 rebounds Micah Till.....................................................575 points / 326 rebounds Khyree Wooten............................................488 points / 192 rebounds Christal Malalu.............................................375 points / 245 rebounds Bruce Spruell..................................................289 points / 92 rebounds Brandon Simmons........................................270 points / 213 rebounds Tony Gates....................................................201 points / 125 rebounds Aaron McDonald............................................181 points / 69 rebounds Gabe Mack...................................................... 75 points / 24 rebounds Richard Bivens................................................. 57 points / 41 rebounds De’Shae Lee..................................................... 23 points / 11 rebounds Troidell Carter..................................................... 6 points / 8 rebounds Simon Mulaa....................................................... 0 points / 0 rebounds Ryan Skovranko................................................... 0 points / 0 rebounds
Opponent Final Bench Pts Pts OT 2nd Ch. Fast Break Glenville State 75-64 31-14 6-4 18-10 0-6 W. Va. Wesleyan 67-55 22-23 12-14 4-9 2-4 Shippensburg 87-90 18-6 0-12 20-13 8-0 Kutztown 72-86 15-9 12-26 19-7 0-18 UDC 79-70 29-15 22-21 13-9 10-4 Daemen 80-77 22-33 20-17 14-7 4-8 Lock Haven 69-52 24-7 9-23 22-5 0-0 Bloomsburg 77-74 7-13 11-7 19-11 4-7 Millersville 90-78 4-25 17-15 23-20 8-12 Carlow 96-65 20-19 25-8 25-18 12-4 Ohio Eastern 143-70 83-5 17-8 31-4 12-2 Seton Hill 79-64 22-18 17-4 20-9 14-10 Mercyhurst 77-57 38-25 12-12 9-8 12-7 California 85-74 26-11 13-12 27-9 8-8 Indiana 85-89 25-12 10-12 24-7 0-0 Clarion 98-69 46-15 15-7 23-3 16-2 Mansfield 82-75 4-37 12-17 10-13 8-6 Pitt-Johnstown 85-88 17-0 8-14 17-9 Not Kept Edinboro 88-82 17-23 15-8 14-25 14-4 Gannon 72-61 25-13 13-6 28-12 2-4 California 86-65 24-15 20-11 14-17 18-2 Indiana 65-67 8-3 19-11 10-8 2-2 Seton Hill 74-68 15-12 9-8 12-9 2-0 Mercyhurst 76-83 8-29 6-11 17-15 0-4 Clarion 82-65 25-17 20-10 9-6 6-2 Edinboro 87-97 17-17 10-22 18-10 6-4 Pitt-Johnstown 89-63 12-6 15-17 15-9 22-4 Gannon - - - - TOTALS 2,245-1,948 604-422 365-337 475-282 190-124
SLIPPERY ROCK SITUATIONAL RECORDS Overall......................................20-7 PSAC.........................................14-7 At Home...................................11-3 On The Road...............................8-4 On Neutral Court........................1-0 Ahead at the half......................15-3 Behind at the half.......................2-4 Tied at the half...........................3-0 FG% of 45% or more.................10-2 FG% less than 45%...................10-5 Better FG% than opp................19-2 Worse FG% than opp..................1-5 Same FG% as opp.......................0-0 Opp. FG% less than 45%...........19-1 3FG% of 40% or more.................7-0 3FG% less than 40%.................13-7 Try more than 15 3FGs...............9-5 Try 15 or fewer 3FGs.................11-2 Make at least 70% FT..................5-2 Try at least 25 FTs.......................7-3 Try fewer than 25 FTs...............13-4 Outrebound opp.......................19-7 Outrebounded by opp................1-0 Rebounds tied with opp.............0-0
More turnovers than opp.........11-5 Fewer turnovers than opp..........7-0 Equal turnovers as opp...............2-2 Commit fewer than 15 TOs.......14-5 Commit 15 or more TOs.............6-2 Score fewer than 50 points........0-0 Score 50-59 points......................0-0 Score 60-69 points......................2-1 Score 70-79 points......................7-2 Score 80-89 points......................6-4 Score 90 or more points.............4-0 Allow fewer than 50 points........0-0 Allow 50-59 points.....................3-0 Allow 60-69 points.....................8-1 Allow 70-79 points.....................7-0 Allow 80-89 points.....................2-4 Allow 90 or more points.............0-2 Overtime Games........................1-1 Games Decided By......................... 3 points or less...........................2-3 4-5 points...................................0-1 6-10 points.................................4-2 11-19 points...............................8-1 20 or more points.......................6-0
COACHING VICTORIES AT THE ROCK 1-N. Kerr Thompson (20 seasons : 1919-26, 1930-46).................221-109 2-Kevin Reynolds (10 seasons : 2009-Present).......................... 187-107 3-Hank Baierl (12 seasons : 1958-70)...........................................142-128 4-Bob Barlett (9 seasons : 1985-94).............................................124-122 5-Dave Rooney (6 seasons : 1979-85)..............................................65-83 6-Arthur Gant (6 seasons : 1912-18)................................................63-22 7-Anthony Jones (7 seasons : 1995-02)..........................................57-120 8-Bob Smiley (6 seasons : 1952-58)..................................................53-53
2017-18 SLIPPERY ROCK ROSTER No. Name 1 Aaron McDonald 2 Richard Bivens 3 De’Shae Lee 4 Gabe Mack 5 Bruce Spruell 11 Micah Till 15 Khyree Wooten 20 Merdic Green 22 Christal Malalu 24 Brandon Simmons 25 Tony Gates 44 Troidell Carter
Position Guard Forward Guard Guard Guard Forward Guard Guard Forward Forward Forward Center
Ht. 6-3 6-9 6-3 5-10 6-4 6-7 6-2 6-3 6-8 6-9 6-5 6-9
Head Coach: Kevin Reynolds (10th season, Bloomsburg ’91) Assistant Coach: Ian Grady Graduate Assistant Coaches: Thomas Shiffert, Eric Elias, Aaron Kollar
Wt. Yr. Hometown / High School (Last School) 180 R-Jr. Laurel, Md. / Reservoir (Harford) 190 Sr. Bakersfield, Calif. / Ridgeview (Florida International) 185 R-Jr. Altoona, Pa. / Altoona (Garrett) 170 R-Jr. Harrisburg, Pa. / Susquehanna (Allegany) 185 Jr. Hnover, Md. / Meade (American International) 250 R-So. Upper Marlboro, Md. / Wise (Harford) 185 R-Sr. Philadelphia, Pa. / Imhotep (Colby) 200 R-Sr. Levittown, Pa. / Harry S. Truman (Marshalltown) 245 Sr. Eindhoven, Netherlands / Koning Willem (Marshalltown) 200 Jr. Harlem, N.Y. / Teaneck (Marshalltown) 190 Sr. Monaca, Pa. / Central Valley (CCBC) 200 R-Jr. Lilburn, Ga. / Meadowcreek (Henderson State)
2017-18 Slippery Rock Men's Basketball Slippery Rock Combined Team Statistics (as of Feb 17, 2018) All games RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE
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11 05 20 24 15 01 22 03 25 04 02 44
Player
TILL, Micah SPRUELL, Bruce GREEN, Merdic SIMMONS, Brandon WOOTEN, Khyree McDONALD, Aaron MALALU, Christal LEE, De'Shae GATES, Tony MACK, Gabe BIVENS, Richard CARTER, Troidell Team Total.......... Opponents......
TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct 3 POINT FG-ATT 3-point FG pct 3-pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-Avg/Game Neutral site-Avg/Game Score by Periods Slippery Rock Opponents
OVERALL 20-7 14-7 6-0
HOME 11-3 8-3 3-0
Total 3-Point min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%
gp-gs
27-27 25-16 26-21 27-22 26-23 23-18 27-3 5-0 27-2 19-1 19-2 3-0
826 641 683 691 740 507 368 41 465 260 204 24
0 0
5450 5450
30.6 25.6 26.3 25.6 28.5 22.0 13.6 8.2 17.2 13.7 10.7 8.0
ROCK-M 2245 83.1 +11.0 857-1865 .460 161-491 .328 6.0 370-576 .642 13.7 1277 47.3 +12.5 363 13.4 344 12.7 -1.3 1.1 151 5.6 182 6.7 5878 14-420 -
1st 2nd 1095 1124 919 1006
OT 26 23
207-418 95-221 103-215 112-232 95-219 75-202 64-91 10-20 44-114 26-70 23-57 3-6
.495 .430 .479 .483 .434 .371 .703 .500 .386 .371 .404 .500
Totals 2245 1948
.287 .432 .397 .267 .330 .282 .000 .375 .311 .314 .364 .000
F-Throw ft-fta ft%
* *
* * *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
134-183 80-138 34-49 42-71 16-31 11-21 25-38 0-0 9-14 12-18 7-12 0-1
off
Rebounds def tot avg
NEUTRAL 1-0 0-0 1-0
pf dq
a
to blk stl
.732 121 205 326 12.1 66 0 37 50 42 .580 18 74 92 3.7 56 4 122 57 11 .694 52 44 96 3.7 44 0 27 24 6 .592 91 122 213 7.9 88 4 17 47 73 .516 23 77 100 3.8 32 0 35 27 12 .524 14 55 69 3.0 36 1 66 44 9 .658 62 84 146 5.4 80 6 0 26 13 .000 3 8 11 2.2 6 0 4 4 1 .643 23 50 73 2.7 41 0 11 18 4 .667 4 20 24 1.3 13 0 37 23 2 .583 13 29 42 2.2 22 0 6 15 7 .000 4 4 8 2.7 1 0 1 3 2 42 35 77 1 6 857-1865 .460 161-491 .328 370-576 .642 470 807 1277 0.0 486 15 363 344 182 690-1708 .404 154-493 .312 414-577 .718 287 652 939 0.0 483 - 329 309 71 OPP 1948 72.1 690-1708 .404 154-493 .312 5.7 414-577 .718 15.3 939 34.8 329 12.2 309 11.4 1.1 182 6.7 71 2.6 4188 12-332 1-201
27-94 19-44 23-58 4-15 31-94 20-71 0-0 3-8 19-61 11-35 4-11 0-0
AWAY 8-4 6-4 2-0
Date 11/11/17 11/12/17 11/18/17 11/19/17 11/21/17 11/26/17 12/02/17 12/03/17 12/09/17 12/10/17 12/19/17 12/30/17 01/03/18 01/06/18 01/08/18 1/10/18 01/13/18 01/17/18 01/20/18 01/24/18 01/27/18 01/31/18 02/03/18 02/07/18 02/10/18 2/14/18 02/17/18
* - PSAC game
Opponent at Glenville State vs WV Wesleyan SHIPPENSBURG KUTZTOWN at UDC DAEMEN at Lock Haven at Bloomsburg at Millersville CARLOW OHIO EASTERN at Seton Hill MERCYHURST CALIFORNIA (PA) at Indiana (PA) at Clarion MANSFIELD at Pitt-Johnstown EDINBORO GANNON at California (PA) INDIANA (PA) SETON HILL at Mercyhurst CLARION at Edinboro PITT-JOHNSTOWN
W W L L W W W W W W W W W W L W W Lot W W W L Wot L W L W
37 24 18 25 15 12 8 0 5 6 1 0
pts
avg
575 289 263 270 237 181 153 23 116 75 57 6
21.3 11.6 10.1 10.0 9.1 7.9 5.7 4.6 4.3 3.9 3.0 2.0
151 2245 182 1948
0.0 0.0
Score 75-64 67-55 87-90 72-86 79-70 80-77 69-52 77-74 90-78 96-65 143-70 79-64 77-57 85-74 85-89 98-69 82-75 85-88 88-82 72-61 86-65 65-67 74-68 76-83 82-65 87-97 89-63
Att. 518 201 332 321 150 107 207 248 225 178 78 150 227 201 914 298 124 175 321 635 277 1612 531 289 601 536 610
