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EVANSVILLE BASKETBALLFIVE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS | FIVE NCAA D-1 TOURNAMENTS

OCTOBER 2012Oct. 27 USI @ W, 73-55

NOVEMBER 2012Nov. 3 Illinois-Springfi eld @ W, 79-54Nov. 10 at No. 22 Notre Dame $ L, 49-58Nov. 15 Buffalo $ L, 50-56Nov. 16 Yale $ W, 66-56Nov. 17 Western Illinois $ W, 49-44Nov. 20 at Tennessee Tech W, 62-50Nov. 26 Alabama A&M W, 72-46

DECEMBER 2012Dec. 1 at Colorado State ^ L, 72-79Dec. 5 Miami (Ohio) W, 94-68Dec. 8 Murray State L, 70-82Dec. 15 Alabama State W, 80-67Dec. 18 Oakland City W, 103-69Dec. 22 at Butler L, 67-75Dec. 29 at CREIGHTON L, 70-87

JANUARY 2013Jan. 2 MISSOURI STATE W, 62-59 OTJan. 5 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS # W, 85-68Jan. 9 at NORTHERN IOWA W, 62-59Jan. 13 WICHITA STATE W, 71-67Jan. 16 at DRAKE L, 69-83Jan. 19 at INDIANA STATE # L, 62-72Jan. 23 BRADLEY W, 66-56Jan. 26 at ILLINOIS STATE # L, 62-67Jan. 29 NORTHERN IOWA W, 54-51 OT

FEBRUARY 2013Feb. 2 at MISSOURI STATE L, 61-62Feb. 5 at BRADLEY L, 70-76Feb. 10 DRAKE - ESPNU W, 84-78 OTFeb. 13 at SOUTHERN ILLINOIS L, 56-65Feb. 16 CREIGHTON - ESPNU L, 68-71Feb. 20 ILLINOIS STATE W, 79-62Feb. 23 at Wright State & W, 70-58Feb. 27 at WICHITA STATE W, 59-56

MARCH 2013Mar. 2 INDIANA STATE # W, 84-68Mar. 8 vs. No. 5 Indiana State % L, 50-51Mar. 19 Tennessee State * W, 84-72Mar. 23 Eastern Kentucky *! W, 86-72Mar. 26 Canisius 6 p.m. CT

@ - Exhibition Game$ - Coaches vs. Cancer^ - Mountain West - MVC Challenge# - Televised by MVC Networks& - Ramada Bracketbusters Game% - MVC Tournament - St. Louis* - CollegeInsider.com Tournament*! - CIT game at USI

Home Games in BoldHome MVC Games in BOLD CAPSMVC Games in ALL CAPSAll Times Central

2012-13 Schedule

Off The Bench# Name Pos Ht/Wt Cl PPG RPG NOTES0 Ryan Sawvell F 6-8/200 SO 3.4 2.9 Scored 16 pts vs. OCU1 Jordan Nelson G 6-0/160 SO 2.1 0.5 Notched career-high 11 pts vs. ISU4 Lewis Jones F/G 6-3/200 SR 6.2 2.3 Recorded career high 9 rbs vs. EKU10 Jaylon Moore F 6-7/230 SO 3.6 1.9 Set career high 10 pts vs. AAMU14 Andy Chinn G 6-0/165 SR 0.0 0.3 Recorded 2 pts vs. UIS20 Brandon Williams G 6-0/170 SR 0.0 0.0 Played 3 min vs. OCU23 Mike Leazer G 6-3/170 FR 0.0 1.0 Had a rebound vs. AAMU and OCU25 Rokas Cesnulevisius F 6-8/215 SO 1.0 2.0 Tied career mark w/5 rb vs. AAMU31 D.J. Balentine G 6-2/210 FR 8.3 1.6 Registered 18 pts at Wright State44 David Howard F/C 6-8/225 FR - - Redshirted for 2012-13 season

Probable Evansville Starters

12Points Rebounds Shooting Free Throw Minutes

2.8 2.7 41.7 52.2 15.1

Notes: Has made the start in each of the last seven games for UE, Aces have won fi ve of those contests

22Ned Cox

SR - G - 6-1 - 185San Antonio, Texas

JudsonPoints Rebounds Shooting Free Throw Minutes

11.1 2.0 41.7 83.6 30.4

Notes: Became the 45th player in program history to score 1,000 points with 10 against Bradley

55Egidijus MockeviciusFR - C - 6-10 - 225Kursenai, Lithuania

Lithuanian Univ. of Edu. Sci.Points Rebounds Shooting Free Throw Minutes

5.6 4.9 65.5 18.3

Notes: Led the MVC with 2.2 blocks per game in league play, has 58 on the season

EVANSVILLE INFORMATION2012-13 Record: 20-14, 10-8 MVC

Head Coach: Marty SimmonsRecord at UE: 87-102 (6th Season)

Career Record: 185-175 (12th Season)

2012-13 STATISTICAL LEADERSPoints: Colt Ryan - 19.8 PPG

Rebounds: Troy Taylor - 7.1 RPGAssists: Colt Ryan - 131 assists

Blocks: Egidijus Mockevicius - 58 blocksMinutes: Colt Ryan - 32.8 MPG

CANISIUS INFORMATION2012-13 Record: 20-13, 11-7 MAAC

Head Coach: Jim BaronRecord at Canisius: 19-13 (1st Season)Career Record: 408-382 (26th season)

2012-13 STATISTICAL LEADERSPoints: Billy Baron - 17.1 PPG

Rebounds: Chris Manhertz - 8.8 RPGAssists: Billy Baron - 168 assistsBlocks: Jordan Heath - 50 blocksMinutes: Billy Baron - 34.8 MPG

69.1

Adam WingFR - G - 6-4 - 205

Morehead, Ky.Rowan County

GAME THIRTY-FIVEEvansville at Canisius

March 26, 2013 - 6:00 p.m. CT - Koessler Athletic Center

Live Coverage: 91.5 WUEV - www.WUEV.orgPxP: Lance Wilkerson Color: Bob Pristash

11Colt Ryan

SR - G/F - 6-5 - 210Batesville, Ind.

BatesvillePoints Rebounds Shooting Free Throw Minutes

19.8 3.4 42.3 89.7 32.8

Notes: Stands second on the all-time UE scoring list with 2,228 points

5Troy Taylor

SR - G - 6-0 - 184Anderson, Ind.

AndersonPoints Rebounds Shooting Free Throw Minutes

6.9 7.1 46.5 62.0 29.4

Notes: Notched second triple-double in UE history vs. CU; tallied 19 rbs vs. MSU in next game

2012-13 UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE MEN’S BASKETBALL 1

Contact: Bob Pristash Offi ce: 812-488-2285 Cell: 812-266-5288 Email: [email protected]

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2012-13 PURPLE ACES GAME NOTES

In its storied NCAA history, the Aces have participated in 62 postseason games, accu-mulating an impressive 45-20 mark. That includes a 40-10 record in what was at the time called the NCAA College Division as the Aces won fi ve national championships. Since entering Division I in 1977, Evansville has played in 14 postseason tournament games, winning on four occasions. Two years ago, UE defeated Hofstra in the fi rst round of the CBI to grab their fi rst postseason win since 1989 against Oregon State.

DIVISION IDate Tourney Opponent W/L Score2013 CIT Eastern Kentucky W 86-722013 CIT Tennessee State W 84-722012 CBI Princeton L 86-952011 CBI at Boise State L 69-752011 CBI vs. Hofstra W 77-702009 CIT vs. Belmont L 76-921999 NCAA Kansas L 74-951994 NIT vs. Tulane L 63-761993 NCAA Florida State L 70-821992 NCAA UTEP L 50-551989 NCAA Seton Hall L 73-871989 NCAA Oregon State W 94-90 OT1988 NIT vs. Boston College L 81-861988 NIT vs. Utah W 66-551982 NCAA Marquette L 62-67

NCAA COLLEGE DIVISION (now Division II)1976 NCAA vs. Eastern Illinois L 73-751976 NCAA vs. Wright State W 85-751974 NCAA vs. Wisc.-Green Bay W 87-751974 NCAA vs. Wittenberg L 55-59 OT1972 NCAA vs. Eastern Michigan L 88-931972 NCAA vs. Wittenberg W 81-731971* NCAA vs. Old Dominion W 97-821971* NCAA vs. SW Louisiana W 93-741971* NCAA vs. Hartwick W 105-691971* NCAA vs. Central Michigan W 78-601971* NCAA vs. Ashland W 82-741968 NCAA vs. Trinity (Texas) L 77-931968 NCAA at Missouri State W 79-731968 NCAA at Lincoln (Mo.) W 95-801966 NCAA at Southern Illinois L 77-901966 NCAA at Lamar Tech W 111-1031965* NCAA vs. Southern Illinois W 85-82 OT1965* NCAA vs. St. Michael’s W 93-701965* NCAA vs. Philadelphia Textile W 92-761965* NCAA at Bellarmine W 81-741965* NCAA at Bethune Cookman W 118-771964* NCAA vs. Akron W 72-591964* NCAA vs. St. Coll. of Iowa W 82-671964* NCAA vs. Cal Poly W 95-731964* NCAA vs. Southern Illinois W 64-591964* NCAA vs. Jackson State W 97-691963 NCAA vs. Southern Illinois L 73-861963 NCAA at Washington (Mo.) W 85-761963 NCAA at Concordia W 66-561962 NCAA vs. Southern Illinois L 83-881962 NCAA vs. North Carolina A&T W 97-821961 NCAA at MacMurray W 98-97 OT1961 NCAA at Lincoln (Mo.) L 77-901960* NCAA vs. Chapman W 90-691960* NCAA vs. Kentucky Wesleyan W 76-691960* NCAA vs. American W 101-911960* NCAA vs. Wabash W 89-681960* NCAA vs. Arkansas State W 91-741959* NCAA vs. Missouri State W 83-671959* NCAA vs. North Carolina A&T W 110-921959* NCAA vs. St. Michael’s W 82-631959* NCAA vs. Wittenberg W 56-501959* NCAA vs. Belmont Abbey W 66-541958 NCAA vs. Wheaton W 95-931958 NCAA vs. St. Michael’s L 70-781958 NCAA vs. American W 82-721958 NCAA vs. Akron W 82-701958 NCAA vs. Wabash W 70-68 OT1957 NCAA at Buff alo L 75-771957 NCAA vs. Illinois State W 108-96

*NCAA College Division National Championship year- 1965 team went undefeated (29-0)

Aces In The Postseason The Opening Tip- For the fi rst time, the Aces advanced to the quarterfi nals of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament following an 86-72 victory over Eastern Kentucky on Saturday- The win gave UE its fi rst 20-win season since 1998-99 while marking the fi rst time Evansville won two postseason tournament games since the championship season of 1971- UE is just three wins away from taking top honors in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament- The other remaining teams include Loyola (Md.), East Carolina, Canisius, Bradley, Northern Iowa, Weber State along with Oral Roberts and UC Irvine, who play their second-round game on Wednesday

Special Day At The PAC- For the fi rst time in 42 years, the Purple Aces won two postseason contests after defeating Eastern Kentucky- The championship season of 1971 was the last time UE has won more than one game in a postseason tournament as the Aces went a perfect 5-0 en route to their fi fth NCAA College Division National Championship- Evansville also reached the magic 20-win mark for the fi rst time in 14 years; the last time UE did so was in the 1998-99 campaign where they posted a 23-10 record

Three In A Row On The Road- Tuesday’s game at Canisius can put an end to another long streak as UE is looking for its third consecutive road victory- The last time the Aces did so came in the magical 1998-99 season with consecutive road wins at Wichita State, Missouri State and Indiana State- In its last two true road games, UE topped Wright State before earning its fi rst win at Wichita since 2001

6-1 Stretch- Over the course of the last seven games, the Purple Aces are an impressive 6-1 as they continue to peak at the best time of the year- It is the third such streak in the Marty Simmons era as UE had a 6-1 streak in the 2010-11 season and started off the 2008 year at 7-1- Shooting has been the primary diff erence in the streak as UE has outshot the opposition 47.2%-40.1% while also owning a 46.9%-30.2% edge from outside- Colt Ryan has averaged 23.9 points per game over that stretch while also contributing on defense with eight steals and 4.9 rebounds per game- The Aces own a +2.4 rebounding edge and a +1.9 lead in turnovers

Postseason Road Contests- Tuesday’s contest at Canisius will mark the 13th true road postseason game for UE since 1957 as the Aces have won 8 out of its fi rst 12- Boise State marked the lone Division I opponent that UE has faced on the road as they fell to the Broncos by a 75-69 fi nal in the CBI two years ago- In the NCAA College Division, Evansville posted an impressive 8-3 mark in road tournament games

Long Range Shooting- As Evansville prepares to face one of the top 20 teams in the nation in 3-point shooting, the Aces are hoping to use their defensive eff orts from the last four games to try and handle the Griffi ns- The last four games have seen the opposition hit just 29.6% of its treys while UE has heated up beyond the arc, draining 45.1% of its attempts- Those eff orts included Indiana State combining to hit just 11 out of 39 treys before Tennessee State went 7-of-32; EKU hit the top percentage at 40.7% (11/27), but after starting the game 4-4, EKU hit just seven of their fi nal 23 attempts- Tennessee State attempted 32 3-pointers, that marked the most that an opponent has put up in the Coach Simmons era at UE

The CIT- 2013 will mark the fi fth annual CollegeInsider.com Tournament, which started in 2009- Past winners of the tournament include: Mercer (2012), Santa Clara (2011), Missouri State (2010), Old Dominion (2009)- Evansville played in inaugural event in 2009, falling to Belmont in a home game at Roberts Stadium by a 92-76 fi nal; the Bruins scored 49 in the fi rst half before outscoring UE by a 43-41 margin in the second half to take the win- Other MVC teams who have played in the tournament include Bradley (2009), Creighton (2010), Drake (2009 and 2012) Indiana State (2012), Missouri State (2010) and Northern Iowa (2011)- UE is one of three MVC teams in this year’s tourney as UNI and Bradley have also accepted bids

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Aces In St. LouisUE in the MVC Tournament - 5-19

Record as the #1 seed - 2-1; as the #2 seed - N/Aas the #3 seed - 1-1; as the #4 seed - 0-1as the #5 seed - 0-3; as the #6 seed - 0-6as the #7 seed - 1-1; as the #8 seed - 0-1

as the #9 seed - 1-1; as the #10 seed - 0-4

1995 3/4 #5 UE vs. #4 Bradley L 64-791996 3/2 #6 UE vs. #3 Tulsa L 55-651997 3/1 #5 UE vs. #4 UNI L 65-731998 2/28 #6 UE vs. #3 Missouri St. L 59-601999 2/27 #1 UE vs. #9 Wichita St. W 79-71 2/28 #1 UE vs. #4 Bradley W 64-63 3/1 #1 UE vs. #2 Creighton L 61-702000 3/4 #6 UE vs. #3 SIU L 63-752001 3/3 #6 UE vs. #3 Illinois St. L 77-812002 3/1 #10 UE vs. #7 UNI L 75-782003 3/8 #5 UE vs. #4 Missouri St. L 51-652004 3/5 #9 UE vs. #8 Indiana St. W 63-59 3/6 #9 UE vs. #1 SIU L 67-932005 3/5 #10 UE vs. #7 Drake L 68-822006 3/2 #7 UE vs. #10 Illinois St. W 52-45 3/3 #7 UE vs. #2 SIU L 55-712007 3/1 #8 UE vs. #9 Drake L 96-101 OT2008 3/6 #10 UE vs. #7 Missouri St. L 46-692009 3/6 #6 UE vs. #3 Illinois St. L 68-782010 3/4 #10 UE vs. #7 Missouri St. L 46-522011 3/4 #6 UE vs. #3 Indiana St. L 50-522012 3/2 #3 UE vs. #6 Missouri St. W 72-64 3/3 #3 UE vs. #2 Creighton L 71-992013 3/8 #4 UE vs. #5 Indiana St. L 50-51

Aces In The ValleyAces vs. Bradley (18-24)

Home: 14-7; Away: 3-16; Neutral: 1-1MVC Regular Season: 16-22;

MVC Tourney: 1-1

Aces vs. Creighton (10-29)Home: 8-11; Away: 2-16; Neutral: 0-2

MVC Regular Season: 10-27; MVC Tourney: 0-2

Aces vs. Drake (20-19)Home: 11-7; Away: 9-10; Neutral: 0-2


UE On The All-MVC TeamsFirst Team All-Conference

1995 ....................................Andy Elkins1998 .............................. Marcus Wilson1999 .............................. Marcus Wilson2000 .................................... Craig Snow2009 ............................................. Shy Ely2012 ........................................ Colt Ryan2013 ......................................... Colt Ryan

Second Team All-Conference1995 ................................ Reed Jackson1998 ............................ Chris Hollender2001 .................................... Craig Snow2003 ..................................... Clint Cuffl e2004 ..................................... Clint Cuffl e2007 ................................ Matt Webster2011 ........................................ Colt Ryan

Honorable Mention All-Conference2012 ............................ Denver Holmes

All-Freshman Team1999 .....................................Adam Seitz2001 ................ Dan Lytle, Clint Cuffl e2004 .......................Bradley Strickland2006 ............Jason Holsinger, Shy Ely2008 ................... Pieter van Tongeren2009 ............................Kaylon Williams2010 ........................................ Colt Ryan2012 .................................Ryan Sawvell2013 ................................ D.J. Balentine, .............................Egidijus Mockevicius

All-Newcomer Team1996 ............................... Marcus Wilson2006 ........................... Jason Holsinger2010 ........................................ Colt Ryan

Freshman of the Year2010 ......................................... Colt Ryan

All-Defensive Team1995 .............................. Reed Jackson1999 ........................... Jeremy Stanton2000 ........................... Jeremy Stanton2001 ........................... Jeremy Stanton2012 .................................. Troy Taylor2013 .................................. Troy Taylor

All-Bench Team1997 ................................... Je” Layden1998 ................................Kyle Runyan1999 .................................Curt Beagle2001 ..............................Chuck Hedde2002 ............................Jordan Watson2003 ........................... Tobias Brinkley2013 ...............................D.J. Balentine

Scholar Athlete of the Year2012 ......................................... Colt Ryan2013 ......................................... Colt Ryan

Scholar-Athlete First Team1995 ............................... Chris Quinn1996 ...................Kareem Richardson2002 ............................... Mark Allaria2003 ................................. Clint Cuffl e2004 ................................. Clint Cuffl e2007 Kyle Anslinger, Jason Holsinger2008 .......................... Jason Holsinger2009 .......................... Jason Holsinger2012 .................................... Colt Ryan

Most Improved Team1998 ......................... Chris Hollender1999 .............Curt Begle, Craig Snow2000 ..................................Adam Seitz2002 .....................................Dan Lytle2003 ................................. Clint Cuffl e2005 ......................... Lucious Wagner2008 .........................................Shy Ely2009 ................................Nate Garner2010 .......................... Denver Holmes

Sixth Man of the Year1999 ...................................Curt Begle2012 ...................................... Ned Cox

Aces vs. Illinois State (17-30)Home: 13-10; Away: 3-18; Neutral: 1-2


Aces vs. Indiana State (77-82)Home: 50-29; Away: 26-50; Neutral: 1-3


Aces vs. Missouri State (27-31)Home: 18-8; Away: 8-19; Neutral: 1-4


Aces vs. No. Iowa (23-19)Home: 16-5; Away: 7-12; Neutral: 0-2


Aces vs. So. Illinois (50-66)Home: 35-22; Away: 13-41; Neutral: 2-3


Aces vs. Wichita State (16-22)Home: 10-8; Away: 5-14; Neutral: 1-0


Back At The PAC- Evansville is 2-0 on the west side of town following the 86-72 win over EKU; in 2011, the Aces also called the PAC home in game one of the College Basketball Invitational- Hofstra was the opponent as Evansville ended a six-game postseason losing streak to earn a 77-70 win over the Pride; prior to that game, the last postseason win came in the NCAA Tournament over Oregon State in 1989- That contest saw four Aces register double fi gures, led by Colt Ryan’s 21; UE and Hofstra each hit 50.9% of their shots (27-53)

Back In The Postseason- Since arriving at UE, Marty Simmons has led the Aces to four postseason berths in his six years including two appearances in the CIT- In fi ve career postseason games, Colt Ryan has averaged an even 20.5 points per game, his high of 29 came versus Princeton last season- Ned Cox has also registered double fi gures in his four postseason outings, tallying 10 vs. Hofstra, 17 at Boise State,15 against Princeton and 16 this week, an average of 14.5 per game- Last year, the Aces participated in the CBI, taking on Princeton at the Ford Center; the Tigers came away with a 95-86 win, shooting 60% on its way to the win; UE was also stellar from the fl oor, hitting 59.6% of their shots

Scouting The Competition- Canisius enters Tuesday’s game with a 20-13 record while posting an 11-7 mark in the MAAC- In the CIT opener, the Griff s took down Elon by a 69-53 fi nal before defeating Youngstown State in overtime, 84-82, on Saturday- Three-point shooting is a specialty for Canisius as they led their league and currently rank 17th in the nation as they shoot 38.4% beyond the arc; they are second in the MAAC in overall shooting at 44.3%- Rebounding is another strength as they lead the MAAC in rebounding margin at +1.1- Billy Baron leads the way for the Griff s as he has tallied 17.1 points while dishing out 168 assists; his scoring output was third in the league while his 5.1 assists were tops in the conference- Baron led all players with 30 points in the win at Youngstown State- Chris Manhertz leads the way for CC and is second in the conference with 8.8 rebounds per contest

MVC Postseason Honors - Four players were named to various MVC postseason teams- Colt Ryan earned All-MVC First Team honors for the second year in a row; the only other Ace to be named to the list on two occasions was Marcus Wilson in 1998 and 1999- Ryan also became the third 2-time MVC Scholar Athlete of the Year while earning a berth on the Scholar Athlete Team- For the second year in a row, Troy Taylor earned a berth on the All-Defensive Team; he is just the third player in program history to make the list- A pair of freshmen earned All-Freshmen Team honors as D.J. Balentine and Egidijus Mockevicius took a spot on the 5-player list; they are the third Evansville duo to be named in the same year- Balentine was also named to the MVC All-Bench Team on March 6

Preseason Honors - Senior Colt Ryan has received several preseason accolades entering the 2012-13 campaign. Those include: - MVC Preseason All-Conference Team - SENIOR Class Award Watch List - Lou Henson Preseason All-America Team - No. 3 Under-The-Rader Player (CBSSports.com) - No. 11 shooter on Luke Winn’s Top 16 list (SI.com)

Second On The List And Top Ten In The Valley- With every game played, senior Colt Ryan is getting closer to leaving UE as its all-time leading scorer; with 25 points against Eastern Kentucky, his tally moved to 2,228 in his career, he is just 8 points away from tying the mark, which was set by Larry Humes (1963-66) and stands at 2,236- Ryan was just third player in UE history and one of only 15 in MVC history to reach 2,000 in his career; his total stands at 2,228 and he is 7th on the Valley list; with 31 points against Indiana State in the regular season fi nale, Ryan passed Xavier McDaniel and Cleo Littleton on the list

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University of Evansville Sports Information Director Bob Pristash will be serving as the primary media contact for Aces Men’s Basketball this season and all interview and media requests must be directed to his attention. He can be reached via email at [email protected] or at 812-266-5288.

Head coach Marty Simmons and requested players will be available prior to practice each day. All requests must be made by Noon of that day. No exceptions. All scheduled interviews will take place in the arena prior to practice. Please see the schedule in game notes for a full schedule of that week. Please contact Bob Pristash on the day of your scheduled interview to confi rm location. With schedules at the Ford Center possibly changing last minute, we want to make sure you end up at the correct place. There will also be no availability on game day prior to the contest and on scheduled off days.

Photographers (including TV and other video) are permitted to shoot during the fi rst 10 minutes of practice. All photographers must notify Bob Pristash in advance in order to attend practice. Coach Simmons and selected players will be available following each home game in the media room of the Ford Center following a ten-minute cooling off period. Quotes from road games will be included in the post-game release.

Media Policy

You can fi nd the Purple Aces on Facebook and Twitter! Follow the UE men’s basketball team on Facebook at “Aces Men’s Basketball (Offi cial). The Aces hoops team is also on Twitter @evansvillehoops. You can

also follow all of the University of Evansville athletics teams on Twitter @ueathletics and on Facebook at University of Evansville Athletic Department.

GoPurpleAces.com is the offi cial home of University of Evansville athletics. GoPurpleAces has the most info on Evansville Ath-letics and provides daily updates on all UE sports. It is also the one place to fi nd live streaming and audio from several Aces athletics contests.

The Marty Simmons Radio Show Aces head coach Marty Simmons and Lance Wilkerson host the “Marty Simmons Radio Show” every Monday night at 6 p.m.-7 p.m. at Turoni’s on the east side. The show can be heard on WUEV 91.5 FM. The restaurant is located just north of the UE campus. Fans are in-vited to come out each week and get the inside scoop on the latest developments with the Aces basketball team!

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THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE (subject to change)Wed. March 27

TBATues. March 267 p.m. game at

CanisiusQuarterfi nals - CIT

Sat. March 30TBA

Mon. March 25TBA

Fri. March 29TBA

Sun. March 24Travel to Buff alo

Thurs. March 28TBA

Series History

Evansville’s Non-Conference RecordAtlantic 10 (Butler) ...........................................................................0-1Big East (Notre Dame) .....................................................................0-1Division II (Oakland City) ................................................................1-0Horizon (Wright State) ....................................................................1-0Ivy (Yale) ...............................................................................................1-0MAAC (Canisius) ................................................................................0-0MAC (Buff alo, Miami-Ohio) ...........................................................1-1Mountain West (Colorado State) .................................................0-1Ohio Valley (EKU, Murray St., Tenn. Tech, Tenn. State) .........3-1SWAC (Alabama A&M, Alabama State) .....................................2-0Summit (Western Illinois) ..............................................................1-0

Evansville .......................... Category .........................Canisius 69.1 ppg ...............................Scoring Off ense ...................................73.2 65.0 ppg .............................. Scoring Defense ...................................69.7 +4.1 ppg .............................. Scoring Margin ....................................+3.5 44.1% ....................................... Field Goal % ................................... 44.3% 44.1% ...............................Field Goal % Defense .......................... 44.1% 73.8% ...................................... Free Throw % .................................. 71.7% -0.2 .....................................Rebounding Margin ...............................+1.1 5.9/gm ................................3 Pt. FG Per Game .................................... 9.2 37.4% ..........................................3 Pt. FG % ..................................... 38.4% 15.9/gm...............................Assists Per Game...................................12.8 2.9/gm ................................. Blocks Per Game ..................................... 3.1 5.9/gm ..................................Steals Per Game ..................................... 5.9 11.4/gm............................Turnovers Per Game ...............................13.2 17.6/gm....................... Personal Fouls Per Game ...........................16.8

Tale of the Tape

Th is will mark the fi rst meeting between Evansville and Canisius. Th e Golden Griffi ns are members of the Metro Atlan-tic Athletic Conference. Th e Aces have faced three other MAAC members while posting a 4-1 record. Below is the mark against other MAAC foes for UE:

Iona 1-0Rider 1-0Siena 2-1

More On Colt- He is the No. 2 scorer in the MVC and is tied for 18th in the nation with 19.8 points per outing- Since the game at Butler in December, Ryan has tallied double fi gures in 22 out of 23 games- Against Drake, Ryan surpassed the 2,000-point mark in style, recording a season-high 33 points; in the 23 games since Butler, he has posted an average of 22.7 points per game after struggling to begin the year as he averaged 12.4 points in the fi rst 11 contests- In two games versus the Bulldogs this year, Ryan drained 30 out of 31 free throws; for the season, he is shooting a league-leading 89.7% from the line- A steady player on the defensive end, Ryan will leave UE with the most steals in school history; he continues to add to his total, which stands at 181; Reed Jackson was the previous record holder with 150- Ryan is back at 100% following a hip pointer and led the MVC in conference minutes played with 37.4 per game; that is 1.7 minutes more than anyone else in the league averaged

MVC Free Throws- One of the top free throw shooters in MVC and UE history, Colt Ryan is fi fth in all-time free throws made with 570 in his career; with six at Wichita State, he passed Roger Phegley of Bradley, who played from 1974-78- Up next on the list is Bob Harstad of Creighton, who tallied 588 in his career- His 9-for-12 outing against Illinois State helped him jump four spots on the list, most notably passing Larry Bird’s tally of 542 set in his career at Indiana State, which spanned from 1976-79

So What Is The Diff erence?- After a 4-1 start in league play, the Aces won three of their next ten games, however, after that, the Aces their fi nal four games of the regular season while winning fi ve out of six overall- The defense has been the story in the recent streak; in the 9-game stretch, 38.8% of the opponents threes have been good, but the last seven games saw just 30.2% of those shots connected on- Another story has been the 3-point shooting for UE; in the 3-6 slide, they hit just 31.2% of their treys, however, the recent 6-1 stretch has seen an unbelievable 46.2% of those shots reach the bottom of the net

Back In Form- D.J. Balentine has found his stroke once again, resulting in berths on the MVC All-Freshman Team and the All-Bench squad- Balentine got back on track with 18 points and Wright State, since then he has posted 10.8 points per contest, second on the squad behind only Colt Ryan- Balentine has been sharp over that span, draining 48.1% of his shots, including 13 out of 24 treys (54.62%); that is a sharp improvement over his numbers in the fi rst 16 MVC games as he posted just 5.4 PPG while shooting just 29.9% (32-107) overall and 24.6% (14-57) from 3-point range- In the win at Wright State, he found the bottom of the rim seven times, including four 3’s en route to 18 points; last time out, he knocked down all three treys that he attempted vs. EKU- With his average of 15 PPG in the games against Miami and Murray State, Balentine garnered MVC Newcomer of the Week honors on Dec. 10; it was the fi rst honor for a UE player this season- His 26-point outing against Colorado State was the top eff ort by a freshman since Colt Ryan notched 31 at Creighton in his freshman campaign of 2009-10. It still marks the top scoring output for a UE player this season

Nelson Stepping Up- Through UE’s fi rst 29 games of the season, sophomore Jordan Nelson tallied just 26 points while six 3-pointers- In the last fi ve games, he has made a full 180, nearly matching his output in the fi rst part of the season as he has posted 27 points over that span; he has been almost automatic from long range, knocking down six out of eight treys - His fi ve points at Wichita State may have been the most important fi ve as they ended scoreless droughts while helping the Aces to the win- Against Indiana State, all 11 of Nelson’s points came in the fi rst half as he helped the Aces to the halftime lead and the win; the 11 tallies marked a career high




GENERAL INFORMATIONName .............................................................................. University of EvansvilleFounded............................................................................................................ 1854Location .........................................................................................Evansville, Ind.Enrollment ...................................................................................................... 2,822Nickname ............................................................................................Purple AcesColors ........................................................................Purple, White and OrangeNational Affi liation ...................................................................NCAA Division IConference............................................................Missouri Valley ConferenceHome Floor/Capacity .......................................................Ford Center/11,000President ..................................................................................Dr. Thomas KazeeDirector of Athletics .......................................................................John StanleyAthletic Ticket Offi ce ..................................................................812-488-ACES

COACHING STAFFHead Coach .................................................Marty Simmons (Evansville, ‘87) Record at Evansville ........................................ 87-102 (.460), 6th season Overall Record ............................................. 185-175 (.514), 12th seasonAssistant Coach ............................................Jimmy Elgas (Illinois State, ‘93)Assistant Coach ...........................................Carson Harris (Manchester, ‘01)Assistant Coach ..............................Geoff Alexander (Western Illinois, ‘00)Director of Basketball Operations ............. Kavon Lacey (Evansville, ‘11)Strength and Conditioning Coach .............................................Joe HermesAssistant Athletic Trainer ............................................................. Troy CoppusDirector Of Development For Men’s Basketball .....................Kim Gentry

TEAM INFORMATION2011-12 Overall Record ..............................................................................16-162011-12 Missouri Valley Record/Finish ............................................. 9-9/3rdStarters Returning/Lost ...................................................................................3/2Letterwinners Returning/Lost.................................................................... 10/3Newcomers ..............................................................................................................5

HISTORYFirst Year of Basketball ...........................................................................1919-20Overall Record .................................................... 1,281-1,001 (.561), 92 yearsNCAA College Division National Champions .......... 1959, 60, 64, 65, 71 Missouri Valley Record ........................................... 146-195 (.428), 18 yearsFord Center Record .................................................26-10 (.722), 2nd seasonLast Postseason ...........................................................................2-0 in 2013 CIT W, 84-72 vs. Tennessee State, W, 86-72 vs. Eastern KentuckyNCAA Tournament Appearances ....... 5 (1982, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1999) Last NCAA Appearance .........L, 95-74 vs. Kansas (1999 First Round)NIT Appearances .......................................................................... 2 (1988, 1994) Last NIT Appearance ...............L, 76-63 vs. Tulane (1994 First Round)CIT Appearances ......................................................................................2 (2013) Last CIT Appearance...........W, 84-72 vs. Tenn. St. (2013 First Round)CBI Appearances ......................................................................................1 (2011) Last CBI Appearance ........ L, 95-86 vs. Princeton (2012 First Round)

SPORTS INFORMATIONSports Information Director (MBB contact) ..........................Bob Pristash Offi ce ...................................................................................... (812) 488-2285 Cell ............................................................................................ (812) 266-5288 E-Mail ......................................................................... [email protected] Sports Information Director ....................................... Dustin Hall Offi ce ....................................................................................... (812) 488-1152 E-Mail ........................................................................ [email protected] Design Specialist ............................................................... Jim Leising Offi ce ....................................................................................... (812) 488-2350 E-Mail ........................................................................... [email protected] of the Aces .....................................................................Lance Wilkerson Offi ce ....................................................................................... (812) 488-2623 E-Mail ......................................................................... [email protected] Information Fax ............................................................ (812) 488-2199Mailing Address ............................................................. 1800 Lincoln Avenue .......................................................................................... Evansville, In 47722Offi cial Athletics Website .....................................www.GoPurpleAces.com

Quick Facts Wing Making Impact In Starting Lineup- One of the special stories for UE over the last eight games has been the play of Adam Wing, who has started each of those contests- Prior to making his fi rst start, Wing had not played more than 20 minutes in a game, however, in the games since, he has played at least 23 minutes in seven of those contests while averaging 4.1 boards- Through the fi rst 26 games of the year, Wing hauled in just 41 rebounds, he has registered 32 in the eight games since- Wing saw 214 minutes of action (10.7/gm) in the fi rst 26 games for UE, but the last eight have seen him on the fl oor for 208 minutes (26.0/gm)- After a 10-point, 7-rebound eff ort versus Creighton, Wing came back with a career-high 35 minutes of play against Illinois State and has set a career ark with 8 rebounds in the games at Wright State and Wichita State- Just as important as his eff orts on the stat sheet was the fact that he has been called for just 11 fouls in his last 179 minutes of action; entering the Illinois State game at the Ford Center, Wing averaged 6.3 fouls per 40 minutes of play

Defending The Ford Center- In just its second season, the Ford Center has proven to be a tough place for the opposition to play; last season, UE was 11-7 at home before winning 15 of its 18 home contests this season

Saving His Best For Last- Ned Cox is looking to put the perfect fi nishing touch on a solid career at UE- Despite suff ering a slight injury at Wright State, Cox has still managed to put together his top season, notching a total of 366 points thus far, besting his total of 293 a season - The San Antonio, Texas native has scored at least eight points in all but six games, three of those coming since his injury- Prior to suff ering injury against the Raiders, Cox was on fi re, hitting 16 points in three of the prior four games; since the game at SIU, he has connected on 15 out of 30 shots from long range- Cox has been rocketing up the all-time UE scoring list; since registering his 1000th points, Cox has moved up to 34th on the list after hitting the 1000-point mark with 10 at Bradley- He passed Reed Jackson on the list with 13 tallies vs. EKU, he has 1,102 in his time at UE- Since the beginning of last season, Cox has been one of the top free throw shooters in the league as he has hit 96 out of 112 attempts, including 51 out of 61 this season- Cox has done an excellent job of taking care of the ball while fi nding his teammates for open baskets; Cox has tallied 101 assists against 41 turnovers, good for an assist/turnover ratio 2.5 (2nd overall in the MVC); in league play, his ratio of 3.4 was tops amongst all league players

Team of the Week- Following a 3-game win streak with victories over Illinois State, a BracketBusters victory at Wright State and an impressive road win at Wichita will make national news and EPSN honored the Aces as the “Team of the Week” in Myron Medcalf’s Mid-Major Report on Feb. 28- The fi nale win over Indiana State marked the 18th win of the season for UE, the most in Coach Simmons tenure at UE, surpassing the 17-14 mark in 2008-09

Getting Better By The Day- Through the fi rst 19 games of the season, Egidijus Mockevicius played 20 minutes or more on just four occasions, since the home game versus Bradley, he has gotten his chance to play more minutes and has responded in a big way - Mockevicius has seen 20 minutes of action or more in 9 of those 15 games while playing 36 minutes on two occasions; after posting 16.6 minutes and 3.7 rebounds through the fi rst 19 games of the seasons, the frosh has played 20.4 minutes while hauling in 6.5 rebounds per game in the 14 games since- The No. 2 shot blocker in the MVC (and No. 1 in league play) posted a career-high of six in homes games against UNI and Drake; his total of 58 on the season is the most since Sascha Hupmann had 74 blocks in the 1991-92 season, Hupmann’s mark came six months prior to Mockevicius being born in September of 1992- His top off ensive outing of the year came against Missouri State where he fi nished with a game-high 18 points on a perfect 6-for-6 shooting eff ort; he also connected on six of his nine free throw attempts- Mockevicius is the top shot-blocking freshman in the Valley

Dishing It Out- Evansville is one of the most unselfi sh teams out there; led by Colt Ryan’s 4.1 assists, the Aces rank 14th in the nation, averaging 15.9 per game- For the season, UE has assists on 64% of its fi eld goals, 11th in the country- Colt Ryan has also averaged 4.0 assists per game and ranks 4th in the league with his total; he is the only player in the MVC to rank in the top six for points (2nd), assists and steals (6th)



Conference Rank

TEAM STATSCATEGORY Rank ActualScoring Off ense 5 68.1Scoring Defense 5 64.6Scoring Margin 5 +3.5Free Throw Pct. 3 .737Field Goal Pct. 7 .436Field Goal Pct. Defense 7 .4413-Point FG Pct. 3 .3663-Point FG Pct. Defense 9 .352Rebounding Off ense 5 33.1Rebounding Defense 5 33.9Rebounding Margin 5 -0.8Blocked Shots 4 3.1Assists 2 15.8Steals 6 5.9Turnover Margin 1 +3.31Assist/Turnover Ratio 2 1.4Off ensive Rebounds 5 10.0Defensive Rebounds 7 23.0

INDIVIDUAL STATS

ScoringColt Ryan 2 19.6/game

ReboundingTroy Taylor 6 7.1/gameEgidijus Mockevicius 15 4.9

AssistsColt Ryan 4 4.0/gameTroy Taylor 6 3.7

Free Throw PercentageColt Ryan 1 .894

StealsColt Ryan 6 1.5/game

3-Point PercentageNed Cox 5 .419Colt Ryan 10 .393

3-Point FG MadeColt Ryan 7 1.8/gameNed Cox 8 1.7D.J. Balentine 10 1.5

Blocked ShotsEgidijus Mockevicius 2 1.8/game

Assist/Turnover RatioNed Cox 2 2.5Colt Ryan 4 1.8Troy Taylor 7 1.7

Off ensive ReboundsTroy Taylor 9 2.0/gameEgidijus Mockevicius 10 1.9

Defensive ReboundsTroy Taylor 4 5.1/game

Minutes PlayedColt Ryan 5 33.1/game

Evansville Stat Rankings (as of 3/18/13)It ’s Tough On The Road- Since the beginning of the 1999-2000 season, the Purple Aces are 24-102 in MVC road games; in their fi rst fi ve years in the league, UE was 21-24 in road games, making for a grand total of 45-126 in Valley games away from home since the 1994-95 campaign- Evansville has had just one season over .500 away from home in league play and has not won more than three league road games since the 1998-99 season- This season, two big diff erence come in turnover margin and rebounding; in home league games, UE was +2.0 on the boards while forcing 4.8 more turnovers; that was a diff erent story on the road as they were outrebounded by 4.7 per game while the turnover margin was a bit lower at +1.2

MVC Wins vs. Losses-Defense has been the key for UE when pitting its wins versus its losses in MVC play this season- through ten victories, UE’s defense has allowed opponents to shoot 42.3% overall and 32.7% from 3-point range; in the eight league losses, the opposition has shot 47.8%, including a 43.1% from long range- UE’s shooting from outside is also a determining factor as its wins have seen 38.6% of its treys go in while the losses have seen UE shoot 32.8% beyond the arc

Looking For Another Weapon- Seniors Colt Ryan and Ned Cox have established themselves as the top two scoring threats for UE, especially over the last 17 games- Since the game at Drake, the duo has accounted for 49.1% of Evansville’s off ense, registering 571 out of 1164 points- In other facets over that span, they have scored 61 out of UE’s 99 three-pointers and 149 of the 216 made free throws for the Aces- They have also combined to record 26 out of Evansville’s 41 double-digit eff orts since January 16

Strong At The Line- Evansville has hit 70% of its attempts or more in 14 out of 18 league games, including seven eff orts over 80% - Those performances from the line have been pivotal all season, especially late in games as Evansville has won 16 out of 17 games when it has been ahead with fi ve minutes remaining - UE has also outperformed its opponents in MVC games as the opposition has hit 70.8% of its free throws while Evansville has hit 76.6% of its attempts- Following a 6-12 performance at Colorado State, the Aces team percentage stood at 66.3%, however, since then, Evansville has hit 385 out of 512 attempts, 75.2%- Last season, UE was one of the top free throw shooting teams in the land, hitting 76.4% of its attempts

Call Him “Triple T”- Troy Taylor has the ability to aff ect the game on all ends of the fl oor as he leads UE in rebounding while ranking second in assists and steals- The point guard has averaged 7.5 rebounds in the Valley outings, fourth in the league tally; he led the Aces in rebounding in 11 out of 18 league games this season and while hauling in at least fi ve in all but two contests, in UE’s Arch Madness outing, Taylor led all players with 10 caroms- Aside from his performance on the boards, Taylor has started to crank it up off ensively, posting double-digit outings nine times overall this season, he began the season with just 8 double fi gure outings in his UE career- A perfect 7-for-7 performance vs. EKU gave Taylor a career-best 16 points; he came close to his second triple-double, tallying 7 rebounds and 7 assists- While it is hard to go up from having a triple-double, Troy Taylor gave it his best shot on January 5 versus Missouri State as he fi nished with 19 boards; it marked the fi rst time a UE player grabbed 15 or more since Nate Garner did so vs. Western Kentucky on 12/13/08- Taylor recorded 10 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists on his way to just the second triple-double in UE history versus Creighton; it marked the 36th triple-double in MVC history and the second in as many seasons as Jake Odum of Indiana State had one a year ago- The only other time it happened in program history was when Reed Jackson did so vs. New Hampshire on Jan. 3, 1995; he fi nished with 13 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists- He led the way for Evansville with 10 boards against Indiana State; over the last two years, he has led UE in rebounding on 31 occasions, more than anyone else



Since the 1948-49 season, the University of Evansville has squared off against 60 ranked opponents, posting a 15-45 mark. The 2012-13 season marked the fourth in a row that UE has topped a ranked opponent after grabbing a 71-67 win over No. 23 Wichita State at the Ford Center.

Date Rank Team H/A Score 2/16/13 23 Creighton H L, 68-71 1/13/13 23 Wichita State H W, 71-67 12/29/12 12 Creighton A L, 70-87 12/22/12 19 Butler A L, 67-75 11/10/12 22 Notre Dame A L, 49-58 3/3/12 24 Creighton N L, 71-99 2/7/12 15 Creighton H W, 65-57 12/6/11 6 North Carolina A L, 48-97 11/27/10 23 Butler A W, 71-68 (OT) 2/23/10 25 Northern Iowa H W, 55-54 11/21/09 11 Butler H L, 60-64 12/18/08 1 North Carolina A L, 73-91 2/9/08 16 Drake A L, 65-73 11/17/07 25 Butler H L, 47-60 2/24/07 13 Southern Illinois A L, 69-76 12/22/06 16 Butler A L, 65-76 3/6/04 15 Southern Illinois N L, 67-93 2/18/04 20 Southern Illinois H L, 69-84 1/17/04 24 Creighton A L, 53-72 12/27/03 22 Purdue A L, 62-82 1/23/03 10 Creighton H W, 74-66 1/15/03 13 Creighton A L, 56-93 12/3/02 25 Western Kentucky H W, 81-76 12/21/96 13 Indiana N L, 57-75 11/27/96 22 Indiana N L, 73-74 1/22/94 22 Xavier H W, 91-61 3/18/93 10 Florida State N L, 70-82 3/13/93 22 Xavier N W, 80-69 12/18/90 21 Michigan State A L, 76-81 2/15/90 22 Xavier A L, 52-71 1/18/90 20 Xavier H W, 59-51 12/20/89 25 Michigan State H L, 66-80 3/19/89 11 Seton Hall N L, 73-87 1/21/87 6 DePaul H L, 68-78 2/28/84 5 DePaul A L, 65-96 12/19/83 7 Purdue H W, 80-65 2/10/82 3 DePaul A L, 58-59 2/9/81 3 DePaul H L, 53-61 12/15/80 3 UCLA A L, 62-69 2/26/80 1 DePaul A L, 94-105 77-78 N/A Indiana State A L, 76-102 73-74 10 Long Beach State H L, 67-75 69-70 13 Jacksonville H L, 70-100 69-70 12 Purdue H W, 80-78 69-70 17 Colorado A L, 66-97 68-69 14 New Mexico State H L, 75-86 61-62 8 Purdue H L, 77-83 60-61 6 Utah A L, 77-132 59-60 - Iowa H L, 84-86 57-58 13 UCLA H W, 83-76 53-54 - Maryland N L, 58-66 52-53 - Washington (Mo.) N/A L, 71-79 52-53 - Murray State N/A L, 79-80 51-52 19 Eastern Kentucky A L, 66-86 50-51 - Murray State N/A L, 61-70 50-51 - Dayton N/A W, 60-54 49-50 - Louisville N W, 79-61 49-50 - Western Kentucky N L, 69-73 49-50 - Bowling Green N W, 73-71 48-49 - Western Kentucky A L, 47-71

Aces vs. Ranked OpponentsTaking A New Role- One of the unsung heroes of the Aces’ recent streak has been Lewis Jones- In the nine games prior to coming off of the bench, Jones shot just 35% (21-60), but in the seven games since, he has hit an accurate 45.9% of his shots as 17 out of his 37 fi eld goals have been good- At Wright State, Jones had one of his best games in recent weeks as he shot an effi cient 5-of-7 to register 10 points and four rebounds- UE’s performance from the line has gotten better as the season has gone along and Jones has been a large part of that; through the fi rst nine games, Jones was just 10-of-23 on his free throw attempts, but he has turned that around, hitting 38 of his last 53 attempts- In the CIT win over Eastern Kentucky, Jones set a career mark, pulling in nine rebounds

Near The Top- Evansville ranks near the top of the nation in several statistical categories thanks to its unselfi sh play- With an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.434, UE is 8th in the nation; UE also turns the ball over an average of just 11.1 times per game, which ranks them 32nd overall- Taking care of the ball has been one of the strengths for the Aces, they have turned the ball over on just 16.4% of their possessions; the national average for that statistic is 19.3%- As a team, the Aces average just 11.1 turnovers per contest; that is 2.0 below the national average of 13.1

Overtime Success- Overtime has been kind to the Aces this season as they are a perfect 3-0 in the extra period this year- UE overcame a late 7-point defi cit to send the home game vs. UNI to the extra period; Ned Cox hit the game-tying three with 30 seconds left in regulation; against Drake, it was Colt Ryan whose late trey sent the game into the extra session- The 54 points scored in the OT win were the least UE has posted in an overtime triumph since defeating Eastern Kentucky by a 47-44 fi nal in the 1945-46 campaign

Success Continues Against Ranked Squads- For the fi rst time in program history, Evansville has defeated a ranked opponent four seasons in a row- Coach Simmons has led UE 4-6 mark in the last 10 games versus a ranked team; that is the top 10-game stretch in program history- The Aces have won three home games against ranked teams, dating back to the win over UNI in 2011; Simmons is 3-2 in home contests vs. ranked teams

Moore A Force Down Low- Jaylon Moore has enjoyed playing against the Alabama schools this year, notching ten points in games against Alabama A&M and Alabama State- Through 34 games in 2012, Moore has scored 119 points; he registered 30 all of last season

Telling Numbers- Rebounding has been a telling stat when looking at the win/loss results for UE; when the Aces win or tie in rebounding, they are 14-4, when they are on the losing end of that stat, they are just 6-10- In its wins, the Aces hold a +3.2 edge on the boards, however, in the losses, the opposition is outrebounding UE by 5.1 per game- Shooting has also aff ected the outcome; Evansville holds a .472-.420 shooting edge in its wins while the losses have seen opponents outshoot UE by a .474-.398 margin- Evansville has won 11 opening tips this season, going 9-2 when gaining the fi rst possession- The status of the game with fi ve minutes remaining also has had a direct impact on the fi nal results; the Aces are 16-1 when holding a lead at the 35-minute mark, but have come back from a defi cit at that point just three times, going 3-13 when trailing with fi ve minutes remaining; UE and Wichita State were tied in the 1/13 matchup as UE pulled out the win in Evansville- Since the beginning of the 2011-12 campaign, UE has had 17 games where four or more players have reached double fi gures in scoring; the Aces were 9-2 when doing that last season and are 5-2 thus far in 2012-13



PollsAP Top 25 (March 18, 2013)

Team Record Points 1 Gonzaga (45) 31-2 1,6042 Louisville (20) 29-5 1,5793 Kansas 29-5 1,4594 Indiana 27-6 1,4105 Miami (FL) 27-6 1,3536 Duke 27-5 1,2977 Ohio State 26-7 1,2438 Georgetown 25-6 1,2049 Michigan State 25-8 1,03810 New Mexico 29-5 98910 Michigan 26-7 98912 Kansas State 27-7 90313 Saint Louis 27-6 81014 Florida 26-7 76815 Marquette 23-8 64616 Syracuse 26-9 62617 Oklahoma State 24-8 59518 Wisconsin 23-11 52819 Memphis 30-4 42420 Pittsburgh 24-8 29321 Arizona 25-7 25922 Creighton 27-7 21523 Notre Dame 25-9 19824 UCLA 25-9 18925 Oregon 26-8 172

Others receiving votes: Virginia Commonwealth 163, North Carolina 51, UNLV 38, Butler 17, Florida State 14, Ole Miss 13, Saint Mary’s 11, Belmont 11, Colorado State 10, Wichita State 5, Montana 1

ESPN/USA Today Top 25 (March 18, 2013)

Team Record Points 1 Gonzaga (30) 31-2 7742 Louisville (1) 29-5 7433 Kansas 29-5 7034 Indiana 27-6 6394 Miami (FL) 27-6 6396 Ohio State 26-7 6117 Duke 27-5 6098 Georgetown 25-6 5439 Michigan State 25-8 49610 New Mexico 29-5 46511 Michigan 26-7 44112 Florida 26-7 42013 Saint Louis 27-6 39814 Kansas State 27-7 37015 Memphis 30-4 32316 Marquette 23-8 29117 Wisconsin 23-11 27618 Syracuse 26-9 26319 Oklahoma State 24-8 24020 Arizona 25-7 18321 Creighton 27-7 14222 Pittsburgh 24-8 12323 VCU 26-8 9724 Oregon 26-8 6625 Saint Mary’s 27-6 63

Others receiving votes: UCLA 46, North Carolina 37, Notre Dame 26, Belmont 21, Ole Miss 10, Butler 9, Colorado State 5, UNLV 3

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS

Most PointsGame: 65, Scott Haff ner vs. Dayton (1988-89)Season: 941, Larry Humes (1964-65)Career: 2,236, Larry Humes (1964-66)

Most Field GoalsGame: 23, Scott Haff ner vs. Dayton (1988-89)Season: 357, Larry Humes (1964-65)Career: 865, Larry Humes (1964-66)

Highest Field Goal PercentageGame (min. 12 att.): .929, Sascha Hupmann: 13-14 vs. Butler (1990-91)Season: .648, Brian Hill: 180-278 (1989-90)Career: .631, Brian Hill: 424-672 (1987-90)

Highest Scoring AverageSeason: 32.5, Larry Humes (1964-65)Career: 26.4, Larry Humes (1964-66)

Most 3-Point Field GoalsGame: 11, Scott Haff ner vs. Dayton (1988-89)Season: 98, Scott Haff ner (1988-89)Career: 284, Jason Holsinger (2006-09)

Highest 3-Point Field Goal PercentageGame (min. 8 att.): 1.000,MarcusWilson: 9-9 vs. UT-Martin (1998-99)Season: .558, Brian Jackson: 53-95 (1994-95)Career: .431, Scott Haff ner: 245-569 (1986-89)

Most Free Th rowsGame: 20, Matt Webster vs. Lipscomb (2006-07)Season: 227, Larry Humes (1964-65)Career: 533, Matt Webster (2004-07)

Highest Free Th row PercentageGame (min. 15 att.): 1.000, Shy Ely 18-18 vs. Creighton (2007-08); Marcus Wilson 15-15 vs. Drake (1998-99)Season: .918, Scott Shreffl er: 78-85 (1991-92)Career: .887, Marcus Wilson: 455-513 (1996-99)

Most ReboundsGame: 31, Jim Smallins vs. Ky. Wesleyan (1956-57)Dale Wise vs. Ky. Wesleyan & Ball State (1959-60)Season: 496, Dale Wise (1959-60)Career: 1,197, Dale Wise (1958-60)

Highest Rebounding AverageSeason: 17.1, Dale Wise (1959-60)Career: 14.6, Dale Wise (1958-60)

Most AssistsGame: 15, Jeremy Stanton vs. Illinois State (2000-01);Tyrone Scott vs. Oklahoma City (1983-84)Season: 211, Reed Craft on (1988-89)Career: 601, Jeremy Stanton (1998-01)

Most Blocked ShotsGame: 8, Dan Godfread vs. Alcorn State (1988-89)8, Mark Jewell vs. Indiana State (1990-91)Season: 92, Dan Godfread (1988-89)Career: 226, Dan Godfread (1985-90)

TEAM RECORDS

Most PointsGame: 136, vs. Butler (1990-91)Season: 2,748 (1964-65)

Most Field GoalsGame: 53, vs. DePauw (1964-65)Season: 1,113 (1964-65)

Highest Field Goal PercentageGame: .725, vs. Western Kentucky (1981-82)Season: .529 (1987-88 and 1988-89)

Highest Scoring AverageSeason: 94.7 (1964-65)

Most 3-Point Field GoalsGame: 17, vs. Southern Illinois (1996-97)Season: 244 (1993-94)

Highest 3-Point Field Goal Percentage (min. 10 attempts)Game: .833: 10-12 vs. Butler (1990-91)10-12 vs. Southern Illinois (1995-96)Season: .444: 213-480 (1988-89)

Most Free Th rowsGame: 46 vs. N. Carolina A&T (1958-59); 46 vs. Butler(1990-91)Attempts: 63 vs. Butler (1990-91)Season: 587 (1959-60)

Highest Free Th row Percentage (min. 20 attempts)Game: .955 (21-22), vs. Indiana State (1958-59).955 (21-22), vs. Charleston Southern (1997-98)Season: .772 (515-667 in 1998-99)

Most ReboundsGame: 87, vs. St. Joseph's (1958-59)Season: 1,835 (1959-60)

Highest Rebound AverageSeason: 63.3 (1959-60)

Most Blocked ShotsGame: 11 vs. Alcorn State (1988-89); 11 vs. Indiana State(1990-91)Season: 145 (1988-89)

Most AssistsGame: 32, vs. Chicago State (1992-93)Season: 638 (1988-89)

Double Figure Points Career 12-13 11-12 10-11 09-10 Colt Ryan 105 28 29 25 23 Ned Cox 52 21 14 10 7 Troy Taylor 16 8 6 1 1 Ryan Sawvell 15 6 9 - - Lewis Jones 13 6 3 4 - D.J. Balentine 13 13 - - - Jordan Jahr 10 2 2 6 - Egidijus Mockevicius 4 4 - - - Jaylon Moore 2 2 - - - Jordan Nelson 2 1 1 - - Adam Wing 1 1 - - -

20+ Points Scored Career 12-13 11-12 10-11 09-10 Colt Ryan 52 18 17 10 7 Ned Cox 5 1 2 - 2 D.J. Balentine 1 1 - - - Lewis Jones 1 - 1 - -

30+ Points Scored Career 12-13 11-12 10-11 09-10 Colt Ryan 10 3 4 2 1

40+ Points Scored Career 12-13 11-12 10-11 09-10 Colt Ryan 1 - 1 - -

10+ Rebounds Career 12-13 11-12 10-11 09-10 Troy Taylor 15 6 6 - 3 Ryan Sawvell 4 2 2 - - Egidijus Mockevicius 3 3 - - - Jordan Jahr 1 - 1 - -

Double-Doubles Career 12-13 11-12 10-11 09-10 Troy Taylor 6 2 3 - 1 Ryan Sawvell 2 1 1 - - Jordan Jahr 1 - - 1 - Colt Ryan 1 1 - - -

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Around The ValleyMissouri Valley 2012-13 Standings

SCHOOL CONF OVERALL Creighton 13-5 27-7Wichita State 12-6 26-8Northern Iowa 11-7 18-14Evansville 10-8 19-14Indiana State 9-9 18-14Illinois State 8-10 18-14Bradley 7-11 16-16Drake 7-11 15-17Missouri State 7-11 10-22Southern Illinois 6-12 14-16

MVC Preseason Poll - 2012-13

School (First Place Votes) TOTAL 1 Creighton (38) 398 2 Illinois State (2) 327 3 UNI 316 4 Wichita State 298 5 Evansville 240 6 Drake 184 7 Indiana State 165 8 Missouri State 122 9 Bradley 8410 Southern Illinois 66

Preseason All-Conference Team

Preseason All-ConferenceDoug McDermott, Creighton (Pre-Season Player of the Year)

Colt Ryan, EvansvilleJackie Carmichael, Illinois StateJake Odum, Indiana StateBen Simons, Drake

Honorable MentionGregory Echenique, CreightonAnthony James, UNICarl Hall, Wichita StateSeth Tuttle, UNI

Evansville’s Record Against The Valley

School Overall Home Away NeutralBradley 18-24 14-7 3-16 1-1Creighton 10-29 8-11 2-16 0-2Drake 20-19 11-7 9-10 0-2Illinois St. 17-30 13-10 3-18 1-2Indiana St. 77-82 50-29 26-50 1-3Missouri St. 27-31 18-8 8-19 1-4UNI 23-19 16-5 7-12 0-2Southern Ill. 50-66 35-22 13-41 2-3Wichita St. 16-22 10-8 5-14 1-0

2012-13 Evansville Starting LineupsUSI (exh) Taylor Cox Ryan Jones Sawvell UIS (exh) Taylor Cox Ryan Jahr Mockevicius at Notre Dame Taylor Cox Ryan Jahr SawvellBuffalo Taylor Cox Ryan Jahr SawvellYale Taylor Cox Jones Sawvell MockeviciusWestern Illinois Taylor Cox Jones Jahr Sawvellat Tennessee Tech Taylor Cox Jahr Sawvell MockeviciusAlabama A&M Taylor Cox Jahr Sawvell Mockeviciusat Colorado State Taylor Cox Ryan Sawvell MockeviciusMiami (OH) Taylor Cox Ryan Jones MockeviciusMurray State Taylor Cox Ryan Jones MockeviciusAlabama State Taylor Cox Ryan Jones MockeviciusOakland City Taylor Cox Ryan Jones Mockeviciusat Butler Taylor Cox Ryan Jones Mockeviciusat Creighton Taylor Cox Ryan Jones MockeviciusMissouri State Taylor Cox Ryan Jones MockeviciusSouthern Illinois Taylor Cox Ryan Jones Mockeviciusat Northern Iowa Taylor Cox Ryan Jones MockeviciusWichita State Taylor Cox Ryan Jones Mockeviciusat Drake Taylor Cox Ryan Jones Mockeviciusat Indiana State Taylor Cox Ryan Jones MockeviciusBradley Taylor Cox Ryan Jones Mockeviciusat Illinois State Taylor Cox Ryan Jones MockeviciusNorthern Iowa Taylor Cox Ryan Jones Mockeviciusat Missouri State Taylor Cox Ryan Jones Mockeviciusat Bradley Taylor Cox Ryan Jones MockeviciusDrake Taylor Cox Ryan Jones Mockeviciusat Southern Illinois Taylor Cox Ryan Jones MockeviciusCreighton Taylor Cox Ryan Wing MockeviciusIllinois State Taylor Cox Ryan Wing MockeviciusWright State Taylor Cox Ryan Wing Mockeviciusat Wichita State Taylor Balentine Ryan Wing MockeviciusIndiana State Taylor Cox Ryan Wing MockeviciusIndiana State Taylor Cox Ryan Wing Mockevicius Tennessee State Taylor Cox Ryan Wing Mockevicius Eastern Kentucky Taylor Cox Ryan Wing Mockevicius



Ryan Sawvell Career 12-13 11-12 10-11 09-10 Points 1 - 1 - - Rebounds 13 6 7 - - Steals 8 4 4 - -

Jordan Nelson Career 12-13 11-12 10-11 09-10 Steals 1 1 - - -

Lewis Jones Career 12-13 11-12 10-11 09-10 Points 2 1 1 - - Rebounds 2 1 - 1 - Assists 1 1 - - - Steals 6 5 - 1 -

Troy Taylor Career 12-13 11-12 10-11 09-10 Points 2 - - 1 1 Rebounds 35 18 11 2 4 Assists 43 14 11 7 11 Steals 39 15 9 7 8

Jaylon Moore Career 12-13 11-12 10-11 09-10 Rebounds 1 - 1 - - Steals 2 2 - - -

Colt Ryan Career 12-13 11-12 10-11 09-10 Points 73 23 18 20 12 Rebounds 22 1 11 6 4 Assists 38 12 10 8 8 Steals 57 16 14 13 14

Adam Wing Career 12-13 11-12 10-11 09-10 Rebounds 1 1 - - - Assists 1 1 - - - Steals 4 4 - - -

Jordan Jahr Career 12-13 11-12 10-11 09-10 Points 2 1 - 1 - Rebounds 7 2 1 4 - Assists 1 1 - - - Steals 3 3 - - -

Ned Cox Career 12-13 11-12 10-11 09-10 Points 15 4 4 4 3 Rebounds 1 - 1 - - Assists 29 13 6 6 4 Steals 18 8 2 5 3

Rokas Cesnulevicius Career 12-13 11-12 10-11 09-10 Rebounds 1 - 1 - -

D.J. Balentine Career 12-13 11-12 10-11 09-10 Points 3 3 - - - Assists 1 1 - - - Steals 4 4 - - -

Egidijus Mockevicius Career 12-13 11-12 10-11 09-10 Points 2 2 - - - Rebounds 10 10 - - - Steals 3 3 - - -

Times Leading The AcesCongratulations Are In Order- A sincere congratulations go out to former Ace Scott Haff ner who was named to the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame’s 2013 class; the Noblesville, Ind. native led his high school to an undefeated season in 1984 before coming to UE in 1987; he set the UE record with 65 points versus Dayton- Others in the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame with ties to UE include: Shelly Brand Adlard, Don Buse, Gus Doerner, Robert Hoff man, Larry Humes, Bryan Jerrel, Arad McCutchan, Kern McGlothlin, Clarence Riggs, Walter Riggs, Bill Robertson, Bob Sakel and Steve Welmer

Welcome To UE- On November 19, head coach Marty Simmons announced that three players have signed to play in 2012-13, including Jaylon Brown, Duane Gibson and his son; Blake Simmons- A 5-11 guard, Jaylon Brown will attend UE after fi nishing out his high school career at Fishers (Ind.) High School. Brown led Fishers with 13.2 points and 2.8 assists last season and was rated as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com.- Duane Gibson, a 6-3, 190 guard, is a native of Cleveland, Ohio and played his high school career at Villa Angela-St. Joseph High. His alma mater is a hotbed in sports as basketball players Clark Kellogg and Kevin Edwards attended as well as football players Mike Golic, Elvic Grbac and Desmond Howard. In his junior campaign, Gibson averaged 12 points and 8 rebounds and he was named to the Preseason All-Ohio First Team.- Blake Simmons, son of head coach Marty Simmons, will come to UE from just down the road in Newburgh, Ind. where he played at Castle High School. The 6-5 guard averaged 19.7 points and 6.9 rebounds per game last season while shooting 41% from three-point range. Simmons led the Knights to a 20-5 record in 2011-12 along with its second Class 4A semistate appearance. He was named to the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association All-State First Team a season ago.

Previous NotesFour-Game Win Streak- With its four-game win streak to end the regular season, Evansville fi nished with its fi rst 18-win season under Coach Simmons and its fi rst since going 18-12 in the 1999-00 season- The last time UE fi nished the regular season on such a streak was in the 1992-93 campaign when the Aces reeled off wins against Dayton, Butler, Detroit Mercy and Loyola- They rode the momentum to three more wins in the MCC Tournament on their way to a berth in the NCAA’s where they faced Florida State

10 Wins In The Valley- For just the fourth time since entering the league, Evansville won 10 league games- The Aces were 11-7 in 1994-95 and 1996-97 while going 13-5 to win the regular season championship in 1998-99- The championship season was the last time prior to 2013 that UE won ten league contests

Win In Wichita- Evansville ended a few streaks with a 59-56 triumph in Wichita on Feb. 27- It marked the fi rst win for the Aces at Koch Arena since Feb. 6, 2001 when they picked up another 3-point win, taking down the Shockers by a fi nal of 77-74- That season also marked the last time Evansville swept the season series from Wichita State

RPIRealTimeRPI.com (March 17)

Top ten + UE opponents SOS

Team Record RPI Rank SOS Conf

1 Duke 27-5 0.6724 1 0.6069 Acc

2 New Mexico 29-5 0.6712 2 0.6032 Mwest

3 Louisville 29-5 0.6606 6 0.5941 Bige

4 Miami (FL) 27-6 0.6537 5 0.5957 Acc

5 Kansas 29-5 0.6472 19 0.5782 Big12

6 Gonzaga 30-2 0.6439 75 0.5471 Wcc

7 Michigan St. 24-8 0.6398 3 0.5966 Big10

8 Florida 26-7 0.6393 21 0.5758 Sec

9 Ohio St. 26-7 0.6356 11 0.5858 Big10

10 Indiana 27-6 0.6350 10 0.5859 Big10

18 Colorado St. 23-8 0.6182 35 0.5644 Mwest

22 Butler 25-8 0.6165 32 0.5658 Atl10

24 Creighton 27-7 0.6091 82 0.5441 Mvc

36 Notre Dame 25-9 0.5980 49 0.5583 Bige

37 Wichita St. 26-8 0.5960 92 0.5379 Mvc

69 Eastern Kentucky 22-9 0.5585 163 0.4941 Ovc

72 Indiana St. 17-14 0.5573 50 0.5574 Mvc

82 Northern Iowa 17-14 0.5510 47 0.5594 Mvc

105 Tennessee St. 16-14 0.5376 121 0.5232 Ovc

106 Evansville 17-14 0.5350 103 0.5317 Mvc

112 Canisius 18-13 0.5288 142 0.5026 Maac

116 Murray St. 19-10 0.5282 185 0.4859 Ovc

120 Illinois St. 18-15 0.5262 116 0.5248 Mvc

122 Western Ill. 20-8 0.5232 291 0.4528 Summit

130 Wright St. 20-12 0.5202 210 0.4787 Horiz

144 Drake 14-17 0.5136 85 0.5422 Mvc

191 Bradley 16-16 0.4856 177 0.4883 Mvc

193 Southern Ill. 13-17 0.4854 149 0.4988 Mvc

198 Yale 12-17 0.4789 175 0.4887 Ivy

203 Missouri State 9-22 0.4758 81 0.5443 Mvc

217 Buff alo 12-20 0.4669 147 0.4992 Midam

242 Tennessee Tech 10-17 0.4538 196 0.4812 Ovc

258 Miami (OH) 8-22 0.4446 152 0.4976 Midam

326 Alabama St. 9-22 0.3956 332 0.4213 Swac

329 Alabama A&M 9-20 0.3860 340 0.4103 Swac

*Counts Division I wins only



BracketBuster History- The game at Wright State marked the tenth and fi nal appearance in the BracketBusters series for Evansville; UE was an even 5-5 in the series- Below are the all-time results from UE’s BracketBuster history.

2013 - at Wright State - W, 70-582012 – vs. Western Illinois – W, 68-452011 – at Murray State – L, 72-472010 – vs. UIC – L, 82-802009 – vs. Miami (OH) – W, 75-612008 – at Eastern Illinois - W, 63-552007 – at Samford – W, 69-652006 – vs. UT-Martin – L, 69-622005 – vs. Loyola – L, 68-642004 – at Central Michigan – L, 90-73

Teaming Up On The Boards- Egidijus Mockevicius and Troy Taylor combined to grab 25 rebounds in the win over UNI; Mockevicius set his career mark with 13 boards (8 on the off ensive end) while Taylor recorded 12- It marked the fi rst time two Aces have recorded 10 or more rebounds in the same game since Taylor and James Haarsma each fi nished with 12 in a 76-46 win over SIU Edwardsville on Nov. 18, 2009; in the 2008-09 campaign, UE had three games in which teammates hauled in ten boards apiece

Senior Achievement- In the 1/5 victory over Southern Illinois, all four senior starters (Ned Cox, Lewis Jones, Colt Ryan and Troy Taylor) scored in double fi gures; it marked the fi rst time in their careers that each fi nished a game with 10 or more tallies

Winging It- Relentless eff ort in practice resulted in freshman Adam Wing seeing a career-high 17 minutes of action against Miami- That eff ort paid off as the Morehead, Ky. product his 4-of-5 shots while fi nishing with a career-best 9 points to go along with 5 rebounds and a blocked shot- In the contest at Creighton, Wing hit 3-of-4 shots to fi nish with six points in 14 minutes of play

Sawvell Back In Form- Prior to the game at Creighton, sophomore Ryan Sawvell rode the top scoring streak of his career as he has notched a total of 37 points in the three games before the trip to Omaha- The Mundelein, Ill. product has used an effi cient scoring touch over that three-game span, (16-of-21) to hit 76.2% of his attempts; he has also averaged 6 rebounds- Over a stretch of six games prior to facing Alabama State, Sawvell tallied a total of ten points prior to his recent streak- That streak was the second time in his career that he notched 10+ points in three consecutive contests

Hitting The Century Mark- Tuesday’s 103-69 win over Oakland City marked the fi rst time the Aces have hit the 100-point plateau since a Nov. 19 game versus Central Michigan in 2004- The game marked the 103rd time in program history that UE eclipsed that mark and just the third time since the season opener of the 1995-96 season- That total marked the top scoring output since Marty Simmons became head coach and was a Ford Center record

Two In A Row- Fans have been treated to some great games at the Ford Center as UE topped Alabama A&M by a 72-46 fi nal before grabbing a 94-68 win over Miami in early December- Back-to-back wins by 25 points or more at home have been hard to come by; the last time UE did so was in 2009-10 with wins over Oakland City and SIU Edwardsville to begin the year; the last time the Aces won by that margin over two Division I opponents came in the 1999-00 season as UE took down Morehead State, 78-48, before downing Charleston Southern in its next home contests by a score of 96-67- Evansville posted 94 points in the win over Miami; the last time the Aces put up that many points at home was in the 2004-05 season opener as UE topped Central Michigan by a 100-85 fi nal



Conference ............................................................ 10-8Home ........................................................................ 15-3Away .......................................................................... 4-10Neutral .........................................................................1-1Leading at Half ...................................................... 17-6Trailing at Half ...........................................................2-8Tied at Half .................................................................1-0Overtime Game ........................................................3-0MVC Home Game ....................................................8-1MVC Road Game ......................................................2-7MVC Tournament .....................................................0-1Non- MVC Home Game .........................................7-2Non- MVC Road Game ...........................................2-3Non- MVC Neutral Game ......................................1-0vs. Ranked Opponents...........................................1-4Leading-5 min. left ............................................... 16-1Trailing-5 min. left ................................................ 3-13Score Tied-5 min. left .............................................1-0UE outrebounds opp. .......................................... 12-3UE outrebounded by opp. ................................ 6-10Team rebounds are even .....................................2-1UE shoots 50% from fl oor .....................................7-1 UE shoots -50% from fl oor ..............................13-13Opp. shoots 50% from fl oor.................................3-4Opp. shoots -50% from fl oor ..........................17-10UE makes more FTs .............................................. 15-2UE makes less FTs ................................................. 4-12FTs the same ..............................................................1-0UE has more TOs ......................................................4-1Opp. has more TOs ............................................... 14-9TOs even .....................................................................2-4UE wins opening tip ...............................................9-2UE loses opening tip .........................................11-12UE scores 60 points or less ...................................3-4Opp. scores 60 points or less ............................ 10-3UE scores 61-69 points ..........................................5-6Opp. scores 61-69 points ......................................7-3UE scores 70-79 points ..........................................4-4Opp. scores 70-79 points ......................................3-5UE scores 80-89 points ..........................................6-0Opp. scores 80-89 points ......................................0-3UE scores 90 points or more ................................2-0Opp. scores 90 points or more ............................0-0Two or less score in double digits .....................8-6Three or more score in double digits ............ 12-8On Monday ................................................................1-0On Tuesday ................................................................4-1On Wednesday .........................................................6-2On Thursday ..............................................................0-1On Friday ....................................................................1-1On Saturday ...............................................................6-9On Sunday .................................................................2-0In November .............................................................4-2In December ..............................................................3-4In January ...................................................................6-3In February .................................................................4-4In March ......................................................................3-1Game decided by 5 pts or less ............................6-5Game decided by 6-10 pts ...................................3-4Game decided by 11-20 pts .................................8-3Game decided by 21 pts or more ......................3-0Exhibition Games ....................................................2-0

Evansville’s Record When.... Presence Down Low - Ryan Sawvell posted another solid eff ort as he grabbed a game-high 8 rebounds at TTU; it was the second time he led the Aces in rebounding this season- Sawvell had a blue collar eff ort at Notre Dame, especially on the defensive end. In what UND center Jack Cooley called “a Big East game”, Sawvell limited Cooley to just seven shots on the day. He got the job done on both ends of the fl oor, tallying 11 boards and ten points. - Sawvell registered the third double fi gure rebounds eff ort of his career and the second double-double. His fi rst double-double came at Bradley last season when he notched 12 points and 16 rebounds; he posted another 10-point performance to lead UE to a 66-56 win over Yale

Boarding It Up- Through the fi rst four games of the 2012-13 campaign, UE found itself being outrebounded by an average of 10 per game; that all changed in the wins over Tennessee Tech and Alabama A&M as the Aces were on the better end of the fi nal tally, fi nishing with an average of 8 more rebounds than the opposition- Last season, Evansville had just one two-game streak of outrebounding its opponents, doing so against Bradley and Illinois State

Defensive Streak - Evansville’s defense turned it up in a November 3-game win streak, holding WIU, TTU and AAMU to just 46.7 PPG while holding WIU and TTU to under 20 points in a half (AAMU had 21 in the fi rst half ); large runs have been key in those contests; in the win over WIU, the Aces held the Leathernecks scoreless over a span of 8:28 in the second half, forcing them to miss all fi ve shots along with eight turnovers; a similar run in the fi rst half at Tennessee Tech saw UE go on a 20-2 run while holding the Golden Eagles to 1-11 shooting over that span; the defense was at it again versus the Bulldogs, in the fi rst half, the Aces went on a 22-3 run while holding AAMU without a fi eld goal over the span of 8:55- UE has held those three opponents to 50 or fewer points; by comparison, Evansville held just one team to under 50 last season as Western Illinois mustered up 45 points in a Feb. 18 meeting; this year the Leathernecks scored just 44 points versus UE, the fewest point an opponent has scored since Oakland City had 42 in the 2010-11 season opener- The last time the Aces held three opponents in a row under 50 points as UE held Cleveland State, Buff alo and SEMO to 49, 44 and 45 points, respectively, early in the 2006-07 season.

Coaches vs. Cancer Classic - Evansville is proud to be associated with the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic for the fi rst time. The tournament began in 1995 and 1996 in a showcase format before becoming a tournament in 1997 with Princeton winning the inaugural event. Since its inception, Coaches vs. Cancer has raised almost $85 million to support the fi ght against cancer. The fi rst four games of this season were a part of the tournament as UE fell at Notre Dame before winning two out of three contests at the Ford Center. Evansville fell to Buff alo before rallying to defeat Yale and Western Illinois.- WIU failed to hit a three-pointer in the Nov. 17 contest, the fi rst time UE had not allowed a trey since Bradley failed to hit one against UE on Feb. 17, 1999- After suff ering a hip pointer in the loss to Buff alo, Colt Ryan saw just ten minutes of action in the three-game tournament at the Ford Center; despite the loss, Evansville rallied to pick up victories over Yale and Western Illinois

Preseason Poll - For the second-straight year, the University of Evansville was picked to fi nish fi fth in the Valley. Last season, UE surpassed the pick, taking the third seed for the 2012 MVC Tournament and the Aces seem poised to repeat that feat this year as they return four seniors who will be the core of UE’s squad.

Looking Towards The Future- It was recently announced that freshman David Howard will redshirt this season. That will give him the opportunity to work ahead and learn UE’s system entering next season with a great chance of making an immediate impact.

Season Openers- Evansville opened its 94th season of basketball against Notre Dame. The Aces fell to 62-32 all-time in their season-opening contests with the loss, ending a streak of four season-opening wins in a row.



In 55 seasons at Roberts Stadium, the Aces amassed an amazing .723 win-ning percentage, capturing 604 games. Below is a rundown of the Aces home history at Roberts Stadium and the Ford Center.

Year W-L Win % Attend. Avg.1956-57 13-2 .867 34,172 2,2781957-58 17-2 .895 120,902 6,363*1958-59 17-2 .895 136,841 7,202*1959-60 19-1 .950 168,361 8,4181960-61 8-6 .572 91,525 6,5381961-62 9-7 .563 113,901 7,1191962-63 12-3 .800 124,636 8,309*1963-64 17-2 .895 185,112 9,743*1964-65 17-0 1.000 185,310 10,9011965-66 11-3 .768 129,604 9,2571966-67 4-11 .267 109,628 7,3091967-68 14-2 .875 112,700 7,0441968-69 8-7 .533 87,772 5,8521969-70 10-4 .714 104,219 7,444*1970-71 16-4 .800 134,867 6,7431971-72 15-2 .882 122,749 7,2211972-73 9-5 .643 68,773 4,5851973-74 14-3 .824 109,074 7,2711974-75 8-5 .615 63,066 4,5051975-76 13-3 .813 82,107 5,1321976-77 9-5 .643 64,063 5,3391977-78 1-1 .500 13,086 6,5431978-79 5-9 .357 112,214 8,0151979-80 12-4 .750 123,760 7,7351980-81 13-2 .867 126,726 8,4481981-82 12-1 .923 130,099 10,0081982-83 10-8 .556 152,243 8,4581983-84 11-6 .647 135,572 7,9751984-85 10-5 .667 93,675 6,2451985-86 7-7 .500 91,224 6,5161986-87 12-2 .857 110,923 7,9231987-88 15-1 .938 145,959 9,1221988-89 15-0 1.000 139,201 9,2801989-90 11-5 .688 154,362 9,6481990-91 9-6 .600 161,757 10,784 1991-92 15-1 .938 163,168 10,1981992-93 11-2 .846 152,616 11,7401993-94 13-4 .765 173,904 10,2301994-95 12-2 .857 146,843 10,4891995-96 9-5 .643 146,400 10,4571996-97 12-4 .750 133,561 8,3481997-98 10-5 .667 122,655 8,1771998-99 10-3 .769 111,625 8,5871999-00 12-3 .800 125,061 8,3372000-01 10-4 .714 100,070 7,1482001-02 6-8 .429 81,503 5,8222002-03 9-5 .643 93,398 6,6712003-04 4-8 .333 79,421 6,6182004-05 10-5 .667 94,777 6,3182005-06 7-7 .500 84,351 6,0252006-07 10-5 .667 82,407 5,4942007-08 7-8 .467 82,292 5,4862008-09 15-4 .789 111,400 5,8632009-10 7-9 .438 77,314 4,8322010-11 12-3 .800 77,269 5,15155 Years 604-231 .723 6,280,218 7,521

2011-12 11-7 .611 92,431 5,1352012-13 15-3 .833 80,327 4,4632nd Year 26-10 .722 172,758 4,799

*NCAA Championship Season

Home Court AdvantagePreseason NotesA Lot To Look Forward To - Fresh off of its best MVC eff ort in 13 years, the Aces have plenty to be excited about heading into the 2012-13 season. Evansville is set to return three starters and 11 letterwinners, which comprise 69.3% of its scoring, 77.9% of its rebounding, 68.4% of the squad’s assists and over 70% of the team’s minutes from 2011-12. The Aces used an overtime win in the regular season fi nale over Missouri State to move from the possibility of being as low as eighth in the league to a fi nal fi nish of third.

Big Shoes To Fill - Two slots in the starting lineup are available following the graduation of Denver Holmes and Kenneth Harris. Holmes started 89 games in his UE career before fi nishing with 975 points. The Olathe Kan. native was the top free throw shooter in the Valley last season, hitting 87.3% of his attempts. In two seasons with the Aces, Harris made 63 starts, including all 32 as a senior. He posted 617 points in his time at UE while recording 327 rebounds. Looking to fi ll those slots will be seniors Ned Cox and Lewis Jones, who each played in all 32 games in their junior years.

A Home Of Their Own - With the hectic schedule at the downtown Ford Center, the Aces were forced to move their practices on campus to the Carson Center. With the schedules of other UE sports along with the university as a whole, the time that the Aces had on the practice fl oor got to be limited at times. That all will change in October with the opening of the Fifth Third Basketball Practice Facility. Built at a cost of over $3 million, the structure will have fl oors for both the UE men’s and women’s teams along with new offi ces and a lounge for both squads.

2011-12 Season-In-Review NotesPlaying Against The Best - The Missouri Valley Conference proved that it is one of the best in the country as it sent seven out of ten teams to postseason play in 2012. Evansville was one of those squads, advancing to its second consecutive CBI. The Aces played 32 games in 2011-12 with 21 of those against postseason teams. Thirteen of its opponents also advanced to the postseason. In all, seven of UE’s games came against teams that made it to the NCAA Tournament.

Just The Second Time - In the 2012 Missouri Valley Tournament, the Aces went in as the No. 3 seed, the second-highest ever while advancing to Saturday’s semifi nals for just the second time. It was a stark turnaround for a team that entered the tournament with just a 4-17 mark in its previous 17 tries. Evansville began with a 72-64 victory over Missouri State, earning the season sweep of the Bears. The win marked Evansville’s fi fth Arch Madness victory. With the three-game sweep of Missouri State, the Aces completed their second ever three-game sweep, the other came in 1999 when UE was a perfect 3-0 over Wichita State.

We’re Back - For the third time in four years and the tenth time since entering Division I in 1977, the University of Evansville played in the postseason. In 2009, only Coach Simmons’ second season, he led the Aces to the CIT where they squared off against Belmont. Last year, UE picked up its fi rst postseason win since the 1989 NCAA Tournament win over Oregon State in the opening round win over Hofstra. It has been almost 20 years since UE accomplished the feat as Jim Crews led UE to three-straight postseason berths, including two NCAA tournaments, from 1992-94.

Coaching Them Up - Since his arrival at UE in 2007, head coach Marty Simmons has steadily turned the program around. In three of the last four years, Simmons has fi nished in the top six in the league after the program had done so just once in the eight seasons before 2009. His squads have shown vast improvement against top competition, winning three of his last fi ve games versus ranked opponents. Prior to that streak, Evansville had fallen in ten-consecutive games against top-25 squads. With a 15-14 regular season mark in 2011-12, Simmons helped UE to its fi rst back-to-back winning regular seasons since 1998-99 through 1999-2000.

Making The Adjustment - For the fi rst time since 1956, the Purple Aces opened a home arena as they began play at the Ford Center in downtown Evansville in 2011. In their fi rst season at the home venue, UE posted an 11-7 mark which included wins over Butler and nationally-ranked Creighton. Evansville got more comfortable with its new surroundings as the season went on, winning its fi nal four regular season home games at the Ford Center.



POINTS IN THE PAINTOpp. UE-Opp. W/LNotre Dame 22-24 (-10) LBuff alo 30-34 (-4) LYale 34-32 (+2) WWestern Illinois 22-32 (-10) WTennessee Tech 24-14 (+10) WAlabama A&M 34-26 (+8) WColorado State 24-32 (-8) LMiami (OH) 34-24 (+10) WMurray State 26-44 (-18) LAlabama State 34-20 (+14) WOakland City 52-28 (+24) WButler 30-32 (-2) LCreighton 40-36 (+4) LMissouri State 30-30 WSouthern Illinois 26-36 (-10) WNorthern Iowa 20-22 (-2) WWIchita State 20-30 (-10) WDrake 18-18 LIndiana State 18-28 (-10) LBradley 24-18 (+6) WIllinois State 18-26 (-8) LNorthern Iowa 16-30 (-14) WMissouri State 24-22 (+2)

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