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1 Game Notes Eastern Kentucky university men's basketball Game 14 QUICK NOTES Senior Jarelle Reischel and junior JaVontae Hawkins combined to score 52 points in EKU s loss at ETSU on Friday night. Reischel had 29 points and six rebounds in the loss. Hawkins just missed his first doubledouble as a Colonel, scoring 23 points and grabbing a career-high nine rebounds. Reischel (4th / 257 points) and Hawkins (10th / 232 points) are the only teammates in the country both ranked in the top-10 in the NCAA in total points. Reischel is the only player in the country with 250+ points and 100+ rebounds. Reischel ranks in the top-10 in the OVC in almost every major category: scoring (1st / 19.0 ppg), rebounding (5th / 7.9 rpg), assists (6th / 3.7 apg), steals (2nd / 2.2 spg), field goal percentage (8th / 53.7), free throw percentage (5th / 83.5) and three-point field goal percentage (2nd / 52.6). EKU ranks in the top-20 in the country in scoring offense (19th / 85.7 ppg), field goal percentage (13th / 50.3), three-point field goal percentage (12th / 42.7), assists (7th / 219) and steals (6th / 106). This is only the third all-time meeting between EKU and WVU. The series is tied, 1-1. The Colonels defeated the Mountaineers, 93-91, on Feb. 15, WVU returned the favor, 74-67, on Dec. 30, Eastern Kentucky University (8-5, 0-0 OVC) vs. No. 20/16 West Virginia University (9-1, 0-0 Big 12) Dec p.m. ET Morgantown, W.Va. WVU Coliseum (14,000) EASTERN KENTUCKY COLONELS Record: 8-5 (0-0 OVC) Current Streak: Lost 1 Last Game: December 18, 2015 Head Coach: Lost to ETSU, Johnson City, Tenn. Dan McHale Alma Mater: Kentucky, 01 Career Record: at EKU: MBB SID: (1st year) 8-5 (1st year) Steve Fohl steve.fohl@eku.edu EKU Colonels / EKU Mens Basketball WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS Record: 9-1 (0-0 Big 12) Current Streak: Won 2 Last Game: December 17, 2015 Head Coach: Eastern Kentucky Probable Starters (based on previous game) Defeated Marshall, Morgantown, W.Va. Bob Huggins Alma Mater: West Virginia, 77 Career Record: at WVU: MBB SID: (34th year) (9th year) Bryan Messerly bryan.messerly@mail.wvu.edu Website: No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown G/GS PPG RPG APG Last Game 2 Paul Jackson G 6-1 So. Lithonia, Ga. 13/ pts, 3 assts 5 Isaac McGlone G 6-2 Jr. Lancaster, Ohio 13/ pts, 2 stls 10 Nick Mayo F 6-9 Fr. Oakland, Me. 13/ pts, 6 rebs 21 JaVontae Hawkins W 6-5 r-jr. Flint, Mich. 13/ pts, 9 rebs 30 Jarelle Reischel W 6-7 Sr. Frankfurt, Germany 13/ pts, 6 rebs, 3 assts 0 Dujuanta Weaver G 5-10 Fr. Louisville, Ky. 13/ reb, 1 stl 1 Greg King F/C 6-7 So. Ellenwood, Ga. 13/ rebs, 1 asst 4 Tommy Matthews G 6-1 Sr. Clinton, Md. 8/ did not play 11 Jaylen Babb-Harrison W 6-4 r-jr. Ajax, Ontario 12/ did not play 14 Daniel Parke G 6-0 So. Richmond, Ky. 2/ did not play 24 K.J. Bluford G 6-1 r-sr. Minneapolis, Minn. 13/ pts, 1 asst 32 Ja Mill Powell W 6-7 Sr. Bridgeport, Conn. 10/ pts, 1 stl 33 Anthony Pratt Jr. F 6-7 Fr. Nassau, Bahamas 11/ did not play Schedule NOVEMBER 8 UNION (Ky.) (Exhibition) W COPPIN STATE W at UNC Wilmington L BALL STATE^ W SOUTH CAROLINA STATE^ W LONGWOOD^ W THOMAS MORE COLLEGE W SOUTHERN UTAH W DECEMBER 1 at Western Kentucky L at Savannah State W at #4/#5 Kentucky (ESPN2) L at Marshall L FLORIDA ATLANTIC W at East Tennessee State L at #20/16 West Virginia (ESPNU) 7 p.m. 29 MANHATTAN COLLEGE 2 p.m. JANUARY 2 at Austin Peay* 8 p.m. 7 UT MARTIN* 8 p.m. 9 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 2 p.m. 14 at Eastern Illinois* (CBS Sports Network) 9 p.m. 16 at SIUE* 2 p.m. 21 JACKSONVILLE STATE* 7 p.m. 23 TENNESSEE TECH* 2 p.m. 27 MURRAY STATE* 8 p.m. 30 MOREHEAD STATE* 7 p.m. FEBRUARY 4 at Tennessee State* 8 p.m. 6 at Belmont* 6 p.m. 11 at Morehead State* (CBS Sports Network) 7 p.m. 13 TENNESSEE STATE* 2 p.m. 18 BELMONT* (ESPNU) 9 p.m. 25 at Jacksonville State* 8 p.m. 27 at Tennessee Tech* 8:30 p.m. MARCH 2 OVC First Round# TBA 3 OVC Quarterfinals# TBA 4 OVC Semifinals# TBA 5 OVC Finals# 7 p.m. Home Games In Bold CAPS * Denotes Ohio Valley Conference Game, # Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, Tenn., Classic, Times given are Eastern and subject to change, Rankings are AP/Coaches BROADCAST INFORMATION RADIO WCYO FM Greg Stotelmyer, play-by-play TV ESPNU INTERNET - Live Audio (Free) 1

2 Media Information CONTACT INFORMATION Steve Fohl (MBB Contact) Associate Director of EKUSports Communications Work Phone: Cell: Fax: McBrayer Arena Press Row Phone: MEDIA SERVICES CREDENTIALS Credentials are issued to members of the working media only. Requests for credentials should be made to Steve Fohl. COACHES INTERVIEWS All interviews with head coach Dan McHale and all assistant coaches must be arranged through the EKUSports Communications office. Please contact Steve Fohl to arrange all interviews. PLAYER INTERVIEWS All interviews with EKU men s basketball players must be arranged through the EKUSports Communications office. Please contact Steve Fohl to arrange all interviews. PRACTICE EKU men s basketball practices are generally open to the media. However, practices held on the day before games will be closed to the media. Media members are welcome to get interviews before practice begins on the day prior to games. Media members should arrange all interviews through the EKUSports Communications office by contacting Steve Fohl. POST-GAME INTERVIEWS For home games, coach McHale and selected EKU players will be available in the media room after a brief cooling off period, generally 10 minutes after the game. For road games, coach McHale and selected players will be available outside the team s locker room, following the cooling off period. Please direct post-game interview request to Steve Fohl. Locker Room - The EKU locker room is closed to the media for all home and road games. PRESS ROW SERVICE Complete individual and team statistics and play-by-play will be available to the media following the game. One hour prior to tip-off, media packets containing a game program, flipcard, updated stats and game notes will be available in the media working area. Wireless internet access is available in McBrayer Arena. OVC TELECONFERENCE The OVC will hold two men s basketball media teleconferences this year. The first is Monday, January 25 with the second on Monday, February 29 (the Monday prior to the OVC Tournament). For the teleconference phone number and pass code, please contact Steve Fohl. OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE MEDIA RELATIONS MBB Contact... Kyle Schwartz Phone ext kschwartz@ovc.org Web Site... NOTE: Individual player notes are located on the player pages (pages 9-23) POINTS, 100+ REBOUNDS As of Dec. 18, senior Jarelle Reischel is the only player in the country with 250+ points and 100+ rebounds. HIGH SCORING TEAMMATES As of Dec. 18, senior Jarelle Reischel (4th / 257 points) and junior JaVontae Hawkins (10th / 232 points) are the only teammates in the country both ranked in the top-10 in the NCAA in total points scored. HOME SWEET HOME EKU improved to 7-0 at home with an win over Florida Atlantic on Dec. 15 at McBrayer Arena. Senior Jarelle Reischel led the Colonels with 19 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals. Freshman Nick Mayo scored 18 points and recorded career-highs in rebounds (6), assists (3) and steals (3). ALL-AROUND GAME As of Dec. 14, senior Jarelle Reischel ranks in the top-10 in the OVC in scoring (2nd / 19.0 ppg), rebounding (4th / 8.2 rpg), assists (8th / 3.6 apg), steals (2nd / 1.9 spg), field goal percentage (8th / 53.6), free throw percentage (7th / 80.9) and three-point field goal percentage (3rd / 53.1). WEST VIRGINIA (9-1, 0-0 BIG 12) Statistics WVU OPP Scoring Offense Scoring Margin FG Percentage Pt. FG Percentage Free Throw Percentage Per Game Rebound Margin Assists Per Game Turnovers Per Game Turnover Margin Steals Per Game Blocks Per Game INDIVIDUAL LEADERS SCORING GM Pts. PPG Devin Williams Daxter Miles Jr Jevon Carter Jaysean Paige REBOUNDS GM Reb. RPG Devin Williams Jonathan Holton ASSISTS GM Asst. APG Tarik Phillip EASTERN KENTUCKY - TEAM COMPARISONS EASTERN KENTUCKY (8-5, 0-0 OVC) Team Statistics EKU OPP Scoring Offense Scoring Margin FG Percentage Pt. FG Percentage Free Throw Percentage Per Game Rebound Margin Assists Per Game Turnovers Per Game Turnover Margin Steals Per Game Blocks Per Game INDIVIDUAL LEADERS SCORING G Pts. PPG Jarelle Reischel JaVontae Hawkins Nick Mayo K.J. Bluford REBOUNDS GM Reb. RPG Jarelle Reischel JaVontae Hawkins ASSISTS GM Asst. APG Paul Jackson Double-Digit Leaders Double-Figure Scoring Games Career No. Record No. Record Jaylen Babb-Harrison K.J. Bluford JaVontae Hawkins Jonathan Hood Paul Jackson Greg King Nick Mayo Isaac McGlone Ja Mill Powell Anthony Pratt Jr Jarelle Reischel Double-Figure Rebounding Games Career No. Record No. Record Jarelle Reischel NCAA TEAM RANKINGS (thru 12/18) Team Statistics EKU Scoring Offense 19 Scoring Defense 330 Scoring Margin 173 FG Percentage 13 FG Percentage Defense Pt. FG Per Game 43 3-Pt. FG Percentage 12 3-Pt. FG Pct. Defense 319 Free Throw Percentage 49 Rebound Margin 294 Assists Per Game 42 Assist/Turnover Ratio 123 Blocks Per Game 250 Steals Per Game 45 Turnover Margin 67 Total Assists 7 Total Steals Division I teams Eastern Kentucky University 2

3 1,000 Points/500 Name Years Points Rebs 1. Mike Smith , Jim Baechtold , Jack Adams , Eddie Bodkin , Michael Haney , Dave Bootcheck , Willie Woods , John Allen , Eric Stutz , Charles Mitchell , Carl Brown , Kenny Wilson , Mike Rose , EKU Preseason Quick Facts UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Name... Eastern Kentucky University Location... Richmond, Ky. Founded/Enrollment /16,454 Nickname... Colonels Colors... Maroon (PMS 209) and White Affiliation... NCAA Division I Conference... Ohio Valley Conference Arena (Capacity)... McBrayer Arena (6,500) Press Row Phone... (859) President... Dr. Michael T. Benson Director of Athletics... Steve Lochmueller Senior Woman Administrator... Lindsey McKaskle Athletics Dept. Phone Number... (859) COACHING STAFF Head Coach... Dan McHale Alma Mater... Kentucky 01 Record at EKU (Years) (0) Career Record (Years) (0) Associate Head Coach.. Michael Bradley (1st Season) Alma Mater... Villanova 05 Assistant Coach... Reece Gaines (1st Season) Alma Mater... Louisville 03 Assistant Coach... Doug Davenport (1st Season) Alma Mater... Bellarmine 10 Dir. of Operations... Trent Angelucci (1st Season) Alma Mater... South Carolina SEASON IN REVIEW Record Ohio Valley Conference Conference Finish... 1st (East)/2nd of 12 teams Starters Returning/Lost... 2/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 6/7 Newcomers... 9 HISTORY All-Time Record... 1,224-1,109 NCAA Tournament Appearances... 8 OVC Regular Season Championships... 6 OVC Tournament Championships... 6 MR. OVC FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK Freshman Nick Mayo was named the OVC Freshman of the Week for the third time this season on Monday. Mayo averaged 14.5 ppg and 4.5 rpg in two games at Kentucky and Marshall last week. ANOTHER DOUBLE-DOUBLE FOR REISCHEL Senior Jarelle Reischel recorded his fourth double-double of the year at Marshall on Saturday, scoring 20 points, grabbing 10 rebounds and dishing out six assists. He shot 8-of-10 from the field. ANOTHER RIVALRY RENEWED It will be the 40th all-time meeting between EKU and Marshall, but the first meeting since EKU leads the series, 22-17, but has lost three straight to the Thundering Herd. The Colonels last win over Marshall came on Feb. 16, JACKSON SOLID AGAINST THE CATS Sophomore Paul Jackson played a team-high 35 minutes at the point vs. Kentucky and only turned the ball over once. Jackson leads the OVC in assist-turnover ratio (48/15, 3.2). REISCHEL MONEY FROM THE STRIPE Senior Jarelle Reischel went 5-of-5 from the free throw line vs. Kentucky and has now made 22 consecutive free throws dating back to the Savannah State game. The program record is 29 consecutive made free throws. HAWKINS HAS BIG GAME VS. UK Junior JaVontae Hawkins led the Colonels at Rupp, scoring 19 points, grabbing five rebounds and dishing out five assists Individual Awards OVC Player of the Week Jarelle Reischel... Nov. 23 OVC Newcomer of the Week Jarelle Reischel... Nov. 23 OVC Freshman of the Week Nick Mayo... Nov. 23 Nick Mayo... Nov. 30 Nick Mayo...Dec. 14 CollegeSportsMadness.com Mid-Major Player of the Week JaVontae Hawkins... Nov. 23 CollegeSportsMadness.com OVC Player of the Week JaVontae Hawkins... Nov Eastern Kentucky Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown (Previous School) 0 Dujuanta Weaver G Fr. Louisville, Ky. (Doss HS) 1 Greg King F/C So. Ellenwood, Ga. (Chipola College) 2 Paul Jackson G So. Lithonia, Ga. (Martin Luther King Jr. HS) 4 Tommy Matthews G Sr. Clinton, Md. (Surratsville High School) 5 Isaac McGlone G Jr. Lancaster, Ohio (Bloom-Carroll HS) 10 Nick Mayo F Fr. Oakland, Me. (Messalonskee HS) 11 Jaylen Babb-Harrison W r-jr. Ajax, Ontario (J. Clarke Richardson HS) 14 Daniel Parke G So. Richmond, Ky. (Transylvania University) 15 Kirkland Humphrey G Fr. Richmond, Ky. (Madison Central HS) 21 JaVontae Hawkins W r-jr. Flint, Mich. (University of South Florida) 24 K.J. Bluford G r-sr. Minneapolis, Minn. (Iowa State University) 30 Jarelle Reischel W Sr. Frankfurt, Germany (University of Rhode Island) 32 Ja Mill Powell W Sr. Bridgeport, Conn. (Northeastern Okla. A&M College) 33 Anthony Pratt Jr. F Fr. Nassau, Bahamas (St. Louis Christian Academy) Dujuanta Weaver... duh-wawn-tay JaVontae Hawkins... juh-von-tay Jarelle Reischel... juh-rel ruh-shell Eastern Kentucky University 3

4 Notable OVC Ranks (thru 12/18) TEAM Scoring Offense - 1st (85.7 ppg) 3-Point Field Goal Percentage - 1st (42.7) Assists - 1st (16.8 apg) Field Goal Percentage - 1st (50.3) Steals - 2nd (8.2 spg) Free Throw Percentage - 2nd (73.6) INDIVIDUAL Scoring Jarelle Reischel - 1st (19.8 ppg) JaVontae Hawkins - 3rd (17.8 ppg) Rebounding Jarelle Reischel - 5th (7.9 rpg) Field Goal Percentage Nick Mayo - 3rd (58.8) Jarelle Reischel - 8th (53.7) JaVontae Hawkins - 9th (53.0) Assists Paul Jackson - 3rd (4.2 apg) Jarelle Reischel - 6th (3.7 apg) Free Throw Percentage Jarelle Reischel - 5th (83.5) Steals Jarelle Reischel - 2nd (2.2 spg) Isaac McGlone - 8th (1.3 spg) 3-Point Field Goal Percentage Isaac McGlone - 1st (54.8) Jarelle Reischel - 2nd (52.6) Jaylen Babb-Harrison - 4th (42.9) Assist-Turnover Ratio Paul Jackson - 1st (2.8) COLONELS KEEP IT CLOSE AT RUPP EKU trailed No. 4 Kentucky by only eight with less than six minutes to play Dec. 9 at Rupp Arena, but the Wildcats closed the game on a 15-2 run and defeated the Colonels, FACING HIS ALMA MATER EKU head coach Dan McHale will face his alma mater when the Colonels take on Kentucky at Rupp Arena on Dec. 9. McHale was a student-manager at UK from and won a national championship with the Wildcats in He graduated from UK in 2001 with a degree in business administration. THREE-POINT SPECIALIST Entering the Dec. 9 game at Kentucky, Junior Isaac McGlone leads the OVC in three-point field goal percentage (61.9). TOP SCORERS IN THE LEAGUE Entering the game against Kentucky on Dec. 9, Senior Jarelle Reischel (19.7 ppg) and junior JaVontae Hawkins (18.8 ppg) are #1 and #2 in the OVC in scoring. ANOTHER NEAR TRIPLE DOUBLE Senior Jarelle Reischel nearly had a tripledouble in EKU s win at Savannah State recording 24 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists. FREE THROWS SAVE THE DAY The Colonels shot a season-low 38% (21-56) from the field and 27% (8-30) from three-point range at Savannah State, but shot a season high 89% (24-27) from the free throw line. Senior Jarelle Reischel missed his first free throw attempt, but then sank 17 straight foul shots to close out the game. He currently ranks third in the country in free throws made (65) and fourth in the country in free throws attempted (80). FIRST ROAD WIN EKU picked up its first road win of the season, 74-71, at Savannah State on Dec. 5. IMPRESSIVE FRESHMEN Through eight games, Freshman Dujuanta Weaver is fifth in the country in assist-to-turnover ratio (24 assists, 4 turnovers). Fellow freshman Nick Mayo is second in the OVC and 21st in the country in field goal percentage (64.2). #HEATEMUP EKU shot 60 percent (15-of-25) from threepoint range in Tuesday s loss at WKU. The Colonels are now second in the country in three-point field goal percentage (47.4). Eastern is also third in the country in field goal percentage (54.2) and fourth in the country in scoring offense (92.5 ppg). JBH LEADS THE CHARGE AT WKU Junior Jaylen Babb-Harrison came off the bench to lead EKU with 18 points vs. WKU. After the Colonels went down 21-2 to start the game, Babb-Harrison and senior K.J. Bluford combined to go 10-of-13 from behind the arc to spark Eastern s comeback. BATTLE OF THE BLUEGRASS HEARTBREAKER EKU fell to rival Western Kentucky, 86-84, on Dec. 1 in Bowling Green. WKU s Justin Johnson hit the game-winning three-pointer with 1.4 seconds on the clock. It was his first-career three-pointer. OVC FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK, AGAIN Freshman Nick Mayo was named the OVC Freshman of the Week for the second consecutive week on Monday. He averaged 19.5 points-per-game and 4.0 rebounds-per-game in two EKU wins last week. RIVALRY RENEWED Eastern Kentucky and Western Kentucky will meet for the 156th time on Dec. 1; however, the Colonels and Hilltoppers have not played since Dec. 8, 2007 in Richmond. WKU won that game, CENTURY MACHINE After beating Thomas More, , the Colonels have now scored over 100 points three times in six EKU Winningest Seasons Wins Year (Reg. Season) EKU All-Time Scoring List Name Years Points Avg. 1. Matt Witt , Mike Rose , Antonio Parris , John Allen , Arlando Johnson , Carl Brown , Eddie Bodkin , Corey Walden , James Tillman , Charles Mitchell , Jack Adams , DeMarkus Doss , Kenny Elliott , George Bryant , Eric Stutz , Michael Haney , Justin Stommes , Jamie Ross , Bobby Washington , Bruce Jones , Joshua Jones , Kirk Greathouse , Jim Baechtold , Carl Cole , Jeff McGill , games this season. The last time EKU scored 100 points or more three times in a season was The last time the feat was achieved four times in a season was FLIRTING WITH A TRIPLE-DOUBLE Senior Jarelle Reischel just missed the first triple-double in EKU history vs. Thomas More. He finished with 16 points, nine rebounds, nine assists and five steals. DROPPING DIMES Freshman Dujuanta Weaver dished out a career-high nine assists in only 16 minutes of action vs. Thomas More. FIRST POINTS AS A COLONEL! Walk-on (and Richmond native) Daniel Parke scored his first points as a Colonel vs. Thomas Eastern Kentucky University 4

5 More. He completed a three-point play and knocked down a three-pointer to finish with six points in two minutes of action. He also came up with a steal. NATIONAL RANKINGS The Colonels rank sixth in the country in three-point field goal percentage (45.2) and 11th in the country in field goal percentage (52.8). HIGH OCTANE COLONELS EKU currently ranks 17th in the country in scoring offense (91.4 ppg). The up-tempo Colonels are averaging 100 ppg in four home games this season, all against Division I competition. EKU All-Time List Name Years Gms Reb. Avg. 1. Mike Smith Jim Baechtold Garfield Smith Jack Adams Mike Oliver Eddie Bodkin Carl Greenfield Michael Haney Dave Bootcheck Elmer Tolson Willie Woods John Allen Bob Tolan Eric Stutz Dan Argabright Charlie Mitchell Carl Brown Curtis Fincher Darnell Dialls Dale Moore Preseason OVC Poll PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH Selected by OVC Head Basketball Coaches and Sports Information Contacts East 1. Belmont (22) Morehead State (1) Eastern Kentucky (1) Tennessee Tech Jacksonville State Tennessee State West 1. Murray State (15) UT Martin (9) Eastern Illinois Southeast Missouri SIUE Austin Peay st-place votes in parentheses. Schools were not allowed to rank their own team. Ten points awarded for a first-place vote, nine for second, etc. HAWKINS MID-MAJOR POW Junior JaVontae Hawkins was named the National Mid-Major Player of the Week by College Sports Madness on Monday. He averaged 20.3 ppg, 4.3 rpg and 3.0 apg in four games last week. MAYO OVC FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK Freshman Nick Mayo was named the OVC Freshman of the Week on Nov. 23. He averaged 10.0 ppg and 3.8 rpg over the week. REISCHEL OVC PLAYER OF THE WEEK Senior Jarelle Reischel was named the OVC Player and Newcomer of the Week on Nov. 23. The transfer from Rhode Island averaged 20.3 ppg and 9.5 rpg in four games over the week. He scored a career-high 37 vs. Longwood to go along with 13 rebounds, six assists and three steals. MAYO GETS 20 Freshman Nick Mayo poured in a career-high 20 points on 9-of-11 shooting from the field to lead EKU to a win over South Carolina State on November 21. BENCH TO THE RESCUE EKU s bench contributed 53 points to help the Colonel stage a come-from-behind win over Ball State. Three of the Colonels top four scorers in the game (Jon Hood, Jaylen Babb-Harrison and Ja Mill Powell) came off the bench. ONE-SIDED SERIES EKU and Ball State will meet for the seventh time in the Classic. Eastern leads the series, 6-0. The last meeting came on Dec. 13, 2008 in Muncie. The Colonels defeated the Cardinals, REISCHEL S FIRST DOUBLE-DOUBLE Senior Jarelle Reischel recorded his first doubledouble as a Colonel on Monday at UNCW, scoring 17 points and grabbing a career-high 13 boards. The transfer from Rhode Island now leads the Colonels in scoring (19.0 ppg) and rebounding (8.0 rpg) this season. NEWCOMERS LEAD THE WAY Four of the Colonels top five scorers on Friday were newcomers. Redshirt junior JaVontae Hawkins (a transfer from South Florida) scored 19, sophomore Greg King (a transfer from Chipola College) scored 11 and freshman Nick Mayo scored 10. FIVE IN DOUBLE FIGURES Senior Jarelle Reischel - a transfer from Rhode Island - paced five Colonels in double figures with 21 points in Friday s win. It was the first time five Colonels had scored in double figures in a single game since the OVC semifinal win over Murray State on March 7, CENTURY MARK The win over Coppin State was the first time Eastern had scored more than 100 points against a Division-I opponent since a win over Alabama A&M on December 30, Tracking The Colonels Largest Largest Lead Bench Pts. Off Opponent Lead Deficit Changes Scoring TOs COPPIN ST at UNCW BALL STATE S. CAROLINA ST LONGWOOD THOMAS MORE SOUTHERN UTAH at WKU at Savannah St at Kentucky at Marshall FLORIDA ATLANTIC at ETSU at West Virginia MANHATTAN at Austin Peay UT MARTIN SEMO at Eastern Illinois at SIUE JACKSONVILLE ST TENNESSEE TECH MURRAY STATE MOREHEAD STATE at Tennessee St at Belmont at Morehead St TENNESSEE STATE BELMONT at Jacksonville St at Tennessee Tech Starting Lineups Starting Lineups Hawkins, Mayo, McGlone, Powell, Reischel Hawkins, King, Mayo, McGlone, Reischel Hawkins, Hood, Jackson, Mayo, Reischel Hawkins, Jackson, Mayo, McGlone, Reischel MCHALE ERA BEGINS ON A HIGH NOTE EKU opened the Dan McHale Era with a resounding win over Coppin State on Friday at McBrayer Arena. The Dunk Diary Dunks Career Jaylen Babb-Harrison JaVontae Hawkins Greg King 6 6 Tommy Matthews Nick Mayo Ja Mill Powell Anthony Pratt Jr. 6 6 Jarelle Reischel 9 9 Eastern Kentucky University 5

6 IMPRESSIVE FRESHMAN Colonel fans will have to get acquainted with several new faces this year, one of whom is freshman forward Nick Mayo. Mayo - the Gatorade Maine Boys Basketball Player of the Year - started the exhibition vs. Union College and led the Colonels with 17 points on 8-of-11 shooting from the field. TIMES THEY ARE A CHANGIN will feature a new-look Colonel team. First-year head coach Dan McHale took over the program in April. The Colonels lost 72 percent of its scoring and 67 percent of its rebounding from last year s 21-win team. Senior Ja Mill Powell and junior Isaac McGlone are the lone returning Colonels who saw significant minutes last year. When was the last time EKU... Scored 100 points or more: Nov. 25, EKU 101, Thomas More 67 Scored less than 50 Points: Dec. 7, Kentucky 82, EKU 49 Allowed 100 points or more: Dec. 27, Florida 109, EKU 63 Held an opponent to less than 50 points: Feb. 14, EKU 69, Tennessee State 41 Held an opponent to less than 30% shooting: Dec. 19, (12-41) -- at No. 18 Miami Shot over 65% from the field (45+ attempts): Nov. 22, (40-60) -- vs. Longwood Shot over 60% from the field (45+ attempts): Nov. 18, (44-72) -- vs. Kentucky Christian Shot over 55% from the field (45+ attempts): Nov. 28, (35-60) -- vs. Southern Utah Shot over 50% from the field (45+ attempts): December 18, (26-49) -- vs. ETSU Shot 50% from 3-point range (15+ attempts): December 1, (15-25) -- vs. WKU Shot over 90% from the FT line (13+ attempts): March 17, (12-13) -- vs. Norfolk State Made 10 or more three-pointers: December 18, vs. ETSU Had 50 or more rebounds: Dec. 9, vs. Covenant College Had 20 or more assists: December 1, vs. WKU Had 10 or more steals: December 15, vs. Florida Atlantic Blocked 10 or more shots: Nov. 23, vs. Cincinnati Christian College Won an overtime game: Nov. 17, 2012, EKU 71 - Towson 69 (OT) Lost an overtime game: Jan. 29, MUR 85, EKU 78 (OT) Played a double overtime game: Jan. 28, Tennessee State 91, EKU 85 (2OT) Played three or more overtimes: Jan. 24, EKU 108, Tennessee-Martin 100 (4OT) Won by 50 or more points: Nov. 18, vs. Kentucky Christian Did not hit a three-pointer: Notes-- GOLDEN ERA? Three of Eastern Kentucky s eight winningest seasons, including the top-2, have come in the last three years. The team won a school record 25 games. The squad won 24 games. The team tied for fourth with 21 wins. 20 WINS FOR 3RD STRAIGHT YEAR With its victory over Norfolk State (March 17) in the CIT, the Colonels recorded their third straight 20-win season and the 10th in program history. It s only the second time EKU has posted three straight 20-win seasons. BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK POSTSEASON TRIPS EKU has earned three consecutive bids to national postseason tournaments. Before this streak, Eastern Kentucky had never played in two straight national postseason tournaments. POSTSEASON WINS ARE ROUTINE? In 2013 Eastern beat Gardner-Webb in the CIT for the first win in a national postseason tournament since 1945 (68 years). After beating Norfolk State and High Point, EKU has three postseason wins in three years. TOP-3 FOR THREE Eastern Kentucky has finished in the top-3 in the OVC for three straight years. Two of those years, and , the Colonels finished with the second best record in the league. TWO ON 1ST TEAM ALL-OVC Corey Walden and Eric Stutz were chosen First Team All-OVC. It is the first time since 1994 that two When was the last time the Colonels had... A player score 30 points... Corey Walden (35) vs. Tennessee Tech, Feb. 28, 2015 (EKU 70, TTU 67) A player score 35 points...jarelle Reischel (37) vs. Longwood, Nov. 22, 2015 (EKU 110, LWU 97) A player score 40 points... A player grab 10 rebounds...jarelle Reischel (13) vs. Longwood, Nov. 22, 2015 (EKU 110, LWU 97) A player grab 15 rebounds... Jon Bentley (15) at Morehead State, Feb. 3, 2004 (MOR 74, EKU 67) A player record a double-double... Jarelle Reischel (20 pts, 10 rebs) vs. Marshall, Dec. 12, 2015 (MAR 96, EKU, 72) Two players record a double-double in the same game... Jarelle Reischel (37 pts, 13 rebs); Paul Jackson (14 pts, 13 assts) vs. Longwood, Nov. 22, 2015 (EKU 110, LWU 97) A player dish out 10 assists... Paul Jackson (13) vs. Longwood, Nov. 22, 2015 (EKU 110, LWU 97) A player block five shots... Eric Stutz (7) at Southeast Missouri, Feb. 2, 2013 (EKU 81, SEMO 52) A player record seven steals... Corey Walden (8) vs. Savannah State, Nov. 14, 2014 (EKU 76, SSU 53) Two players score 20 points in a game... Jarelle Reischel (29), JaVontae Hawkins (23), vs. ETSU, Dec. 18, 2015 (ETSU 87, EKU 81) Three players score 20 points in a game... Glenn Cosey (26), Orlando Williams (22), Timmy Knipp (20), vs. Warren Wilson, Nov. 13, 2013 (EKU 114, WWC 45) Two players grab 10 rebounds in a game... Five players score in double figures... Jarelle Reischel (16), JaVontae Hawkins (17), K.J. Bluford (12), Jaylen Babb-Harrison (18), Nick Mayo (11) vs. WKU, December 1, 2015 (WKU 86, EKU 84) Six players score in double figures... Robbie Stenzel (14), Eric Stutz (13), Corey Walden (11), Marcus Lewis (10), Jaylen Babb-Harrison (10), Deverin Muff (10) vs. Crowley s Ridge, Feb. 5, 2013 (EKU 97, CRC 31) Seven players score in double figures... Jaylen Babb-Harrison (28), Denzel Richardson (18), Eric Stutz (13), Timmy Knipp (12), Corey Walden (11), Ja Mill Powell (10), Paul Jackson (10) vs. Kentucky Christian, Nov. 18, 2014 (EKU 115, KCU 35) A player made 10 field goals... Jarelle Reischel (10) vs. Marshall, Dec. 12, 2015 (MAR 96, EKU 72) A player made five 3-point field goals... Jaylen Babb-Harrison (6) vs. WKU, December 1, 2015 (WKU 86, EKU 84) A player made 10 free throws... Jarelle Reischel (10) vs. ETSU, Dec. 18, 2015 (ETSU 87, EKU 81) A player converted a four-point play...corey Walden (three-pointer followed by one free throw) vs. Tennessee State, Feb. 7, 2015 (EKU 77, TSU 72) A player hit a last second shot to win the game... Denzel Richardson (3-pointer, 0.3 seconds) at Coppin State, Dec. 30, 2014 (EKU 66, CSU 63) Glenn Cosey (35-foot 3-pointer, 0.4 seconds) vs. Southeast Missouri, Feb. 1, 2014 (EKU 79, SEMO 78) Deverin Muff (two free throws, 1.4 seconds) vs. Towson, Nov. 18, 2012 (EKU 71, Towson 69 OT) Eastern Kentucky University 6

7 Getting Personal With The Colonels Here are interesting facts and tidbits about members of the Eastern Kentucky basketball team. Some of these may be potential feature story ideas. Paul Jackson s father -- Bishop Wiley Jackson -- is the founder and pastor of Gospel Tabernacle Cathedral in Atlanta. JaVontae Hawkins has five siblings. Tommy Matthews had a job working for the United Way during the summer of Isaac McGlone once went on a mission trip to Louisiana to assist in hurricane relief efforts. Tommy Matthews plays the saxophone. What Have They Said About The Colonels? Give Eastern Kentucky credit because they kicked us for about 12 to 14 minutes there and we were on our heels offensively. We were turning the ball over and we could not stop them defensively. -- Roy Williams, North Carolina Head Coach March 15, 2007 after EKU went on a 32-9 run midway through the game in the first round of the 2007 NCAA Tournament That s why we scheduled this game. That s the type of team you could see win a game or two in the NCAA Tournament, a la Florida Gulf Coast. Those are the type of teams you want to play, but you ve got to win. They certainly made that difficult tonight. -- Shaka Smart, Virginia Commonwealth Head Coach Dec. 5, 2013 after EKU lost at VCU by three points in overtime The game matched two teams capable of doing some damage in the NCAA tournament, and they didn t disappoint in a fun-towatch, wide-open affair that left both teams drained and VCU pushed to the limit. -- Tim Pearrell, Richmond Times-Dispatch Dec. 6, 2013 after EKU lost at VCU by three points in overtime I m telling you, we ve got this team on tape, on DVD, and they re a much better shooting team than this. So you ve got to give our guys credit for what they did defensively. -- Bo Ryan, Wisconsin Head Coach Tommy Matthews is the self-proclaimed world s fastest eater. Tommy Matthews once had a job finding scrap metal. Paul Jackson and Greg King were high school teammates at Martin Luther King Jr. HS in Georgia. Jaylen-Babb Harrison is a master barber, and he cuts hair for a lot his fellow student-athletes. EKU features an international flair in Three Colonels are from foreign countries: Jaylen Babb-Harrison (Canada), Jarelle Reischel (Germany) and Anthony Pratt Jr. (The Bahamas). Dec. 14, 2013 after EKU shot 21.1 percent from three-point range and lost at No. 4 Wisconsin First off, I think this a good win for our team because that might potentially be an NCAA Tournament team. They are a really good team with terrific guards. They do a really good job of changing defenses to keep teams off balance. -- Mark Gottfried, North Carolina State Head Coach Nov. 30, 2013 after EKU had a 10-point first half lead, led by six at the break and trailed by only three with six minutes to go We obviously feel fortunate because I thought Eastern Kentucky was well prepared. They played great. They played loose and certainly gave us everything we wanted.it was a hard-fought game and one in which we had to work our tail off for 40 minutes to come out with a win. -- Bill Self, Kansas Head Coach March 21, 2014 after EKU gave No. 2 seed Kansas all it could handle in the NCAA Tournament A Closer Look At The EKU Record Under Overall McHale Overall Home Away Neutral OVC (Regular Season) Monthly Records November December January February March Daily Records Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday EKU s Record When... Winning the tip Losing the tip Leading at halftime Trailing at halftime Tied at halftime EKU scores first Opponent scores first Leading with 5 minutes to play Trailing with 5 minutes to play Tied with 5 minutes to play EKU scores less than 60 points EKU scores points EKU scores points EKU scores 80 or more Decided by 3 points or less Decided by 4-10 points Decided by 11 or more points EKU shoots more than 60% EKU shoots 50-60% EKU shoots 40-49% EKU shoots less than 40% EKU makes more 3-point FGs Opp. makes more 3-point FGs point FGs are even EKU out-rebounds opponent Opponent out-rebounds EKU are even Committing fewer turnovers Committing more turnovers Turnovers are even One Overtime Double Overtime Eastern Kentucky University 7

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11 0 DUJUANTA WEAVER Guard Freshman Louisville, Ky. Doss HS IMPRESSIVE FRESHMEN Through eight games, Freshman Dujuanta Weaver is fifth in the country in assistto-turnover ratio (24 assists, 4 turnovers). Fellow freshman Nick Mayo is second in the OVC and 21st in the country in field goal percentage (64.2). The Weaver File Courier Journal 6th Region Player of the Year in DROPPING DIMES Freshman Dujuanta Weaver dished out a career-high nine assists in only 16 minutes of action vs. Thomas More. Season and EKU Career Highs Season 16, two times 3, vs. FAU, 12/15/15 4, three times 1, five times 2, three times 2, vs. Thomas More, 11/25/15 2, vs. Thomas More, 11/25/15 2, six times 4, vs. Thomas More, 11/25/15 9, vs. Thomas More, 11/25/15 2, vs. South Carolina State, 11/13/15 7, vs. FAU, 12/15/15 Min FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA OReb DReb Reb Asst Blocks Steals Points Game-by-Game Statistics Career 16, two times 3, vs. FAU, 12/15/15 4, three times 1, five times 2, three times 2, vs. Thomas More, 11/25/15 2, vs. Thomas More, 11/25/15 2, six times 4, vs. Thomas More, 11/25/15 9, vs. Thomas More, 11/25/15 2, vs. South Carolina State, 11/13/15 7, vs. FAU, 12/15/15 Opponent GS Min FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Off Def Tot PF A TO Blk S Pts COPPIN STATE at UNCW BALL STATE SOUTH CAROLINA ST LONGWOOD THOMAS MORE SOUTHERN UTAH at Western Kentucky at Savannah State at Kentucky at Marshall FLORIDA ATLANTIC at East Tennessee St at West Virginia MANHATTAN at Austin Peay UT MARTIN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI at Eastern Illinois at SIUE JACKSONVILLE STATE TENNESSEE TECH MURRAY STATE MOREHEAD STATE at Tennessee State at Belmont at Morehead State TENNESSEE STATE BELMONT at Jacksonville State at Tennessee Tech Dujuanta Weaver s Career Stats Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-3FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct OR-DR Reb/Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg / / /2.3 TOTAL / / /2.3 Eastern Kentucky University 11

12 1 GREG KING F/C Sophomore Ellenwood, Ga. Chipola College The King File A high school teammate of Paul Jackson at Martin Luther King Jr. HS in Georgia Season and EKU Career Highs Season 18, vs. Coppin State, 11/13/15 5, vs. Coppin State, 11/13/15 7, vs. Coppin State, 11/13/15 3, vs. Longwood, 11/22/15 5, vs. Longwood, 11/22/15 3, vs. Thomas More, 11/25/15 3, two times 5, vs. Thomas More, 11/25/15 2, vs. Thomas More, 11/25/15 1, four times 1, three times 11, vs. Coppin State, 11/13/15 Min FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA OReb DReb Reb Asst Blocks Steals Points Game-by-Game Statistics Career 18, vs. Coppin State, 11/13/15 5, vs. Coppin State, 11/13/15 7, vs. Coppin State, 11/13/15 3, vs. Longwood, 11/22/15 5, vs. Longwood, 11/22/15 3, vs. Thomas More, 11/25/15 3, two times 5, vs. Thomas More, 11/25/15 2, vs. Thomas More, 11/25/15 1, four times 1, three times 11, vs. Coppin State, 11/13/15 Opponent GS Min FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Off Def Tot PF A TO Blk S Pts COPPIN STATE at UNCW BALL STATE * SOUTH CAROLINA ST LONGWOOD THOMAS MORE SOUTHERN UTAH at Western Kentucky at Savannah State at Kentucky at Marshall FLORIDA ATLANTIC at East Tennessee St at West Virginia MANHATTAN at Austin Peay UT MARTIN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI at Eastern Illinois at SIUE JACKSONVILLE STATE TENNESSEE TECH MURRAY STATE MOREHEAD STATE at Tennessee State at Belmont at Morehead State TENNESSEE STATE BELMONT at Jacksonville State at Tennessee Tech Greg King s Career Stats Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-3FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct OR-DR Reb/Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg / / /3.5 TOTAL / / /3.5 Eastern Kentucky University 12

13 Season 35, two times 5, vs. Longwood, 11/22/15 10, vs. Longwood, 11/22/15 3, vs. Longwood, 11/22/15 5, vs. Longwood, 11/22/15 5, vs. FAU, 12/15/15 8, vs. FAU, 12/15/15 2, three times 4, vs. South Carolina State, 11/21/15 4, vs. South Carolina State, 11/21/15 13, vs. Longwood, 11/22/15 1, eight times 14, vs. Longwood, 11/22/15 2 PAUL JACKSON Guard Sophomore Lithonia, Ga. Martin Luther King Jr. HS Min FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA OReb DReb Reb Asst Blocks Steals Points The Jackson File Colonel Scholar Season and EKU Career Highs Game-by-Game Statistics Career 35, two times 5, vs. Longwood, 11/22/15 10, vs. Longwood, 11/22/15 3, vs. Longwood, 11/22/15 5, vs. Longwood, 11/22/15 5, two times 8, two times 2, three times 4, two times 4, two times 13, vs. Longwood, 11/22/15 3, vs. Ky. Christian, 11/18/14 14, vs. Longwood, 11/22/15 Opponent GS Min FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Off Def Tot PF A TO Blk S Pts COPPIN STATE at UNCW BALL STATE SOUTH CAROLINA ST. * LONGWOOD * THOMAS MORE * SOUTHERN UTAH * at Western Kentucky * at Savannah State * at Kentucky * at Marshall * FLORIDA ATLANTIC * at East Tennessee St. * at West Virginia MANHATTAN at Austin Peay UT MARTIN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI at Eastern Illinois at SIUE JACKSONVILLE STATE TENNESSEE TECH MURRAY STATE MOREHEAD STATE at Tennessee State at Belmont at Morehead State TENNESSEE STATE BELMONT at Jacksonville State at Tennessee Tech JACKSON SOLID AGAINST THE CATS Sophomore Paul Jackson played a team-high 35 minutes at the point vs. Kentucky and only turned the ball over once. Jackson leads the OVC in assist-turnover ratio (48/15, 3.2). DOUBLE-DOUBLE FOR JACKSON Sophomore Paul Jackson recorded his first career double-double on Nov. 22 vs. Longwood, scoring 14 points and dishing out 13 assists. He is the first Colonel to record double-digit assists in a game since Jabs Newby in MR. DISTRIBUTOR Since making his first collegiate start at Belmont on Feb. 19, freshman Paul Jackson had 21 assists and only nine turnovers. That s an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.33 in his last eight games. SEEING MORE MINUTES Paul Jackson played 10 or more minutes in nine of Eastern s last 10 games. Over Eastern s final four regular season games, Jackson averaged 21 minutes per contest. MINE, MINE, MINE, MINE Paul Jackson grabbed a career-best four rebounds and had two assists in EKU s OVC East first place-clinching win over Tennessee Tech (Feb. 28). PROVIDING ASSIST -ANCE Just one game after setting a new career-high with five assists, Paul Jackson broke that mark with seven helpers against Austin Peay (Feb. 23). He also had only one turnover in 22 minutes of action. STEPPING UP In the absence of senior point guard Corey Walden, Paul Jackson got the start at Belmont (Feb. 19) and played a career-high 30 minutes. He dished out a career-best five assists, made only four turnovers and had two steals. SECOND MOST POINTS Paul Jackson scored four points at Tennessee State (Feb. 14). It was the most points he has scored in a game since recording 10 points in EKU s second game of the season against Kentucky Christian. FIRST CAREER START Paul Jackson made his first career start at Murray State (Jan. 29). He had two assists and a rebound in 15 minutes of play. IMPRESSIVE FIRST GAME Paul Jackson made his official EKU debut against Kentucky Christian (Nov. 18). He finished with 10 points, three assists and three steals. He made 4-of-5 from the field, including 2-of-2 from behind the arc. LAND DOWN UNDER Played in all four games during Eastern Kentucky s summer tour in Australia averaged 3.3 points, 2.0 assists and 1.8 rebounds shot 38.5 percent from the field, including 33.3 percent (1-for-3) from three-point range scored 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting from the field in EKU s win over the Suncoast Clippers (Aug. 11) also had five assists, no turnovers and four rebounds against the Clippers. Paul Jackson s Career Stats Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-3FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct OR-DR Reb/Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg / / / / / /5.8 TOTAL / / /3.1 Eastern Kentucky University 13