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2014-15 UNION UNIVERSITY Men’s Basketball Notes
2014-15 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCEMEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS
School Gulf South Overall Streak
West Georgia (2 seed) 15-7 21-7 W4Alabama Huntsville (1 seed) 15-7 21-8 W1West Alabama (3 seed) 15-7 21-10 W1UNION (5 seed) 13-9 20-9 W2Shorter (4 seed) 13-9 19-10 L2Christian Brothers (7 seed) 12-10 15-12 L2Delta State (6 seed) 12-10 15-14 L1Lee* 10-12 16-12 W5North Alabama (8 seed) 10-12 13-16 L1Mississippi College * 9-13 11-13 L4Valdosta State 5-17 10-18 W1West Florida 3-19 7-21 L6
*-Lee and Mississippi College are not eligible for conference champion-ships or postseason. Lee is in the provisional (final) year of the NCAA DII membership process. Mississippi College is in year-2 candidacy. # NABC ranking ! has clinched a conference tourney berth
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GAME INFORMATION
Head Coach: David NivenUnion Record/Years: 112-72/6thCareer Record/Years: 112-72/6th 2014-15 Stat LeadersPoints: Pearson (18.3)Rebounds: Day (8.0)Total Assists: Pearson (115)Total Steals: Brock (62)3-pointers made: Pearson (72)
SERIES INFORMATION
Series Record: UAH leads 6-0
Last Meeting: February 21th at UAH. Alabama Huntsville beat Union 75-74. UAH went on a 12-2 run in the final 3:30 for the comeback win. Union had a shot to win as the game ended but the bucket was waived off. Corieon Pearson led Union with 30 points while Jordan Montgomery added 11. Ronnie Mack led UAH with 20 points and Greg Gardner had 16 points.
Head Coach: Lennie AcuffSchool Record/Years: 344-177/18thCareer Record/Years: 461-289/24th2014-15 Stat LeadersPoints: Seab (15.4)Rebounds: Herring (7.8)Total Assists: Gardner (164)Total Steals: Gardner (31)3-pointers made: Seab (59)
NOTES• Union, seeded fifth in the GSC Tournament, is coming off a very dramatic 77-76 win at No. 4 seed Shorter Tuesday night. The game was close all the way with Union clinging to a one point lead with five seconds left. Shorter missed on a 15-foot attempt at a game-winning shot, giving Union the win. Marterrace Brock led the way with 24 points. Jordan Montgomery added 15 points while Corieon Pearson and Felipa Rocha scored 13 points each.
• Union now advances to the semifinals of the conference tournament in their first year of postseason play in the GSC and NCAA DII. Top seeded Alabama Huntsville awaits Union. Union lost at UAH just two weeks ago, 75-74.
• Corieon Pearson was Union’s representative on the 2015 Gulf South Conference postseason honors list. Pearson earned first team All-GSC honors. Pearson leads Union with 18.3 points per game and ranks second in the GSC. Marterrace Brock ranks No. 6 in the GSC scoring race with 17.4 points per game. Ashanti Day is fifth in the GSC with 8.0 rebounds per game.
• Union’s Brock has had the hot hand as of late. He has posted 20-plus points in his last two games to lead the Bulldogs to wins both times. Rocha’s 13 points at Shorter was the most in his two years at Union since he scored 17 versus North Alabama as a freshman.
• Union is looking to continue their run in the conference tournament, while also improving their position in the region standings. The Bulldogs are currently ranked no. 6 in the latest NCAA Dvision II South Region rankings and are “on the bubble” to make it into the region tournament next weekend.
UNION UNIVERSITY SPORTS INFORMATIONUU Box 1821 | 1050 Union University Drive | Jackson, TN 38305www.uuathletics.com/media Steven Aldridge, SID, [email protected]; (O) 731-661-5027Cody Cunningham, Orien Mitchell - Graduate Assistants
NAIA National Tournament Appearances ............. 141958, ‘92, ‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11NCAA College Division Region Tournaments ........... 1
1968 (2nd place)Conference Regular Season Titles ........................... 9
1968, ‘98, ‘99, 2002, ‘05, ‘06, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11Conference Tournament Titles.............................. 10
1958, ‘68, ‘92, ‘98, ‘99, 2002, ‘05, ‘06, ‘09, ‘10
2014-15 WIN/LOSS RECORDS:Overall. ................................................................. 20-9 Home. ................................................................... 9-4 Road. .................................................................... 7-5 Neutral. ................................................................ 4-0vs. NCAA DII Top 25. ............................................... 1-0vs. NCAA DII Receiving Votes ................................ 0-1Gulf South Conference. ........................................ 13-9 Home. .................................................................. 7-4 Road. ................................................................... 6-5
UNION ACTIVE STREAKS:Overall. ................................................................... W2 Home. ..................................................................... L1 Road. .................................................................... W2 Neutral. ................................................................ W6Conference Regular Season. .................................. W1
2014-15 Union University Men’s Basketball Schedule/Results
(# is ranking at time of game, RV denotes receiving votes)
Day Opponent Location Time/ResultNOVEMBERSat. 8 Williams Baptist & UNION W 75-67Fri. 14 LeMoyne-Owen Rome, Ga. W 99-66Sat. 15 Spring Hill Rome, Ga. W 75-60Wed. 19 Rust UNION W 96-74Sat. 22 Stillman Huntsville, Ala. W 79-78 OTSun. 23 Benedict Huntsville, Ala. W 76-68Sat. 29 Truett-McConnell UNION W 86-71DECEMBERThu. 4 Shorter * Rome, Ga. W 91-85Sat. 6 Lee * Cleveland, Tenn. L 78-71Thu. 11 Mississippi College * UNION W 97-65Sat. 13 Delta State * UNION L 58-68Thu. 18 West Alabama * UNION W 71-62Sat. 20 West Georgia * UNION W 95-87JANUARYSat. 3 West Florida * Pensacola, Fla. W 82-79Mon. 5 Valdosta State * Valdosta, Ga. W 84-78Sat. 10 Alabama Huntsville * UNION L 73-81Mon. 12 North Alabama * Florence, Ala. L 63-84Thu. 15 Christian Brothers * UNION W 58-55Thu. 22 Lee * UNION W 94-75Sat. 24 Shorter * UNION L 63-84Thu. 29 Delta State * Cleveland, Miss. W 79-70Sat. 31 Mississippi College * Clinton, Miss. L 67-72FEBRUARYThu. 5 #24 West Georgia * Carrollton, Ga. W 88-81Sat. 7 West Alabama * Livingston, Ala. L 70-74Thu. 12 Valdosta State * UNION W 91-80Sat. 14 West Florida * UNION W 82-63Thu. 19 North Alabama * UNION L 70-93Sat. 21 Alabama Huntsville * Huntsville, Ala. L 74-75Thu. 26 Christian Brothers * Memphis, Tenn. W 72-65MARCHTue 3 Shorter ! Rome, Ga. W 77-76 Fri 6 Alabama Huntsville ! Birmingham, Ala. 5:00 p.m.Sat 7 GSC Finals ! Birmingham, Ala. 4:00 p.m.14-16 NCAA DII South Region Tourney @ TBA TBA25-28 NCAA DII National Tourney Evansville, Ind. TBA Home Games are in bold | Neutral Games are in ItalicsAll times are listed as CENTRAL TIME and are subject to change& Homecoming/Exhibition * denotes a Gulf South Conference game! denotes a Gulf South Tournament game
Union University Bulldogs (20-9) vs. University of Alabama in Huntsville Chargers (21-8)Friday, March 6, 2015
Birmingham, Ala. - Hanna Center (5000) - Samford UniversityRadio: WWGM 93.1 FM, Gerry Neese
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South Regional Rankings (Feb. 18) No. Team vs. DII vs. South Region 1. Florida Southern 26-1 24-1 2. Barry 18-4 16-3 3. West Georgia 18-7 18-74. Alabama Huntsville 20-8 20-85. West Alabama 19-10 17-96. Union 17-9 17-9 7. Lynn 15-8 13-7 8. Tampa 16-9 14-89. Shorter 17-10 17-910. Paine 20-5 20-5
Quarterfinals (Tues, March 3 @ No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 seeds)Game A: No. 1 Alabama Huntsville def No. 8 North Alabama, 97-79Game B: No. 2 West Georgia def No. 7 Christian Brothers, 74-56Game C: No. 3 West Alabama def No. 6 Delta State, 75-63Game D: No. 5 Union def No. 4 Shorter, 77-76
Semifinals (Friday, March 6, Birmingham, Ala., Samford Univ.)Note: Highest remaining seed will play at 5:00 p.m.) Game E: No. 1 Alabama Huntsville vs. No. 5 Union, 5:00 p.m.Game F: No. 2 West Georgia vs. No. 3 West Alabama, 7:30 p.m.
Finals (Saturday, March 7, Birmingham, Ala., Samford Univ.)Game G: Winner Game E vs. Winner Game F, 4:00 p.m.
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UNION UNIVERSITY BULLDOGSJackson, Tennessee
Head Coach: David Niven (Oklahoma Baptist University, 1996; 6th season) Assistant Coaches: Trevor Lydic (Asbury University, 2000; 5th season)Graduate Assistant: David Minaya (Liberty University, 2011; 2nd season)
No. Name - Player Info. (Ht., Wt., Cl., Pos., Hometown, Prev. Sch.) Field Goals Three Pointers Free Throws Fouls Total
3 ROY BULLOCK 5-10, 185 lbs., JR, G, O’Fallon, Ill./O’Fallon HS
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36
3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
1 2 34 5
5 BRENNAN BOWLING6-2, 180 lbs., FR, G, Williston, Tenn./Fayette Academy
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36
3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
1 2 34 5
13 MARTERRACE BROCK 6-4, 200 lbs., JR, G, Memphis, Tenn./Tallahassee CC
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36
3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
1 2 34 5
15 FELIPE ROCHA (FEE leep ay - ROW cha) 6-8, 210 lbs., SO, F, Santa Cruz do Sul. Brazil/Life Center
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36
3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
1 2 34 5
20 THOMAS GREER 6-4, 180 lbs., SR, G, Milan, Tenn./Austin Peay
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36
3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
1 2 34 5
21 PEDRO FALLER (FAH ler) 6-0, 185 lbs., SR, G, Espirito Santo, Brazil/Hamilton Heights Chr.
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36
3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
1 2 34 5
22 ZACH PHILLIPS 6-0, 175 lbs., SO, G, Pinson, Tenn./Chester County HS
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36
3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
1 2 34 5
23 CORIEON PEARSON (CORE re on) 6-2, 185 lbs., SR, G, Memphis, Tenn./Seward County CC
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36
3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
1 2 34 5
24 ASHANTI DAY (ay SHON tee) 6-6, 210 lbs., SO, G, Snellville, Ga./Flora Macdonald
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36
3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
1 2 34 5
32 ERIC LEISEY (LIE zee) 6-8, 215 lbs., JR, F, Lititz, Penn./Warwick HS
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36
3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
1 2 34 5
33 JORDAN MONTGOMERY 6-4, 195 lbs., JR, G, Orlando, Fla./ Kennesaw State
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36
3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
1 2 34 5
34 TYLER STOCKING 6-4, 200 lbs., JR, F, Louisville, Ky. /Asbury Univ.
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36
3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
1 2 34 5
42 JEREMY GREEN 6-3, 215 lbs., JR, F, Memphis, Tenn./Bolton HS
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36
3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
1 2 34 5
44 AUSTIN RENTFROW 6-8, 225 lbs., FR, C, Benton, Ky./Marshall County HS
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36
3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
1 2 34 5
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UNIV. OF ALABAMA HUNTSVILLE CHARGERS Huntsville, Alabama
Head Coach: Lennie Acuff (18th season at UAH, 25th overall) Assistant Coaches: Derek Johnston, Anthony Komara
No. Name - Player Info. (Ht., Wt., Cl., Pos., Hometown, Prev. Sch.) Field Goals Three Pointers Free Throws Fouls Total
0 MICHAEL GILMORE6-0, SO, G, Birmingham, Ala./Center Point HS
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36
3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
1 2 34 5
1 CHAYSE ELLIOTT6-2, FR, G, Bremen, Ala./Cold Springs HS
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36
3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
1 2 34 5
4 GARRETT COSGROVE6-8, JR, F, Birmingham, Ala./Oak Mountain HS
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36
3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
1 2 34 5
10 SPENCER PALMER 6-3, JR, G, Madison, Ala./Madison Academy
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36
3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
1 2 34 5
12 GREG GARDNER6-5, JR, G, Indianapolis, Ind./Bishop Chatard HS
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36
3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
1 2 34 5
13 TROY SAXTON6-2, SO G, Louisville, Ky./Trinity HS
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36
3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
1 2 34 5
22 TAYLOR CHAPMAN6-2, SR, G, Huntsville, Ala./Grissom HS
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36
3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
1 2 34 5
24 SEAB WEBSTER6-6, SO, F, Gurley, Ala./Madison County HS
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36
3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
1 2 34 5
30 KIP OWENS6-9, FR, F, Memphis, Tenn./Evangelical Christian Sch.
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36
3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
1 2 34 5
31 PRESTON HERRING6-8, JR, F, Lester, Ala./Austin Peay State Univ.
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36
3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
1 2 34 5
33 RONNIE MACK6-0, SR, G, Birmingham, Ala./Oak Mountain HS
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36
3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
1 2 34 5
34 JUSTIN WARD6-6, FR, G, New Market, Ala./Buckhorn HS
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36
3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
1 2 34 5
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36
3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
1 2 34 5
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36
3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
1 2 34 5
Filling up the stat sheetNumber of times current player has…Stat & Record Comparisons
2014-15 UNION UNIVERSITY men’s basketball notes
UNION’S RECORD WHEN SCORING…100 or more points .................................................. 0-0 90 or more points .................................................... 7-080 or more points .................................................. 12-070 or more points .................................................. 19-569 or less points ...................................................... 1-4
UNION’S RECORD WHEN GIVING UP…100 or more points .................................................. 0-090 or more points .................................................... 0-180 or more points .................................................... 4-370 or more points .................................................. 12-769 or less points ...................................................... 8-1
UNION’S RECORD WHEN MAKING…0-to-5 three pointers ............................................... 1-26-to-9 three pointers ............................................... 8-310 or more three pointers ..................................... 11-4
UNION’S RECORD WHEN SHOOTING FROM THE FIELD…50% or better ........................................................... 6-045% - 49% ................................................................ 6-140% - 44% ................................................................ 7-439% or lower ........................................................... 1-4
UNION’S RECORD WHEN SHOOTING FROM 3PT RANGE…50% or better ........................................................... 4-140% - 49% ................................................................ 8-330% - 39% ................................................................ 6-229% or lower ........................................................... 2-3
UNION’S RECORD WHEN SHOOTING…Field Goal PercentageBetter than opponents .......................................... 12-2Worse than opponents ............................................ 8-7Equal to opponents ................................................. 0-0
Three-Point PercentageBetter than opponents .......................................... 13-5Worse than opponents ............................................ 7-4Equal to opponents ................................................. 0-0
Free-Throw PercentageBetter than opponents .......................................... 12-3Worse than opponents ............................................ 8-6
UNION’S RECORD WHEN REBOUNDING…Better than opponent .............................................. 8-2 Worse than opponent ........................................... 11-7Equal with opponent ............................................... 1-0
UNION’S RECORD WHEN TURNOVERS ARE…Fewer than opponent ............................................ 14-2 More than opponent ............................................... 5-6Equal with opponent ............................................... 1-1
UNION’S RECORD WHEN…Leading at the half ................................................. 17-3Trailing at the half .................................................... 3-6Tied at the half ........................................................ 0-0Overtime ................................................................. 1-0
GAMES DECIDED BY…10 points or less .................................................... 12-65 points or less ........................................................ 4-3
UNION’S RECORD BY DAY…Monday ................................................................... 1-1Tuesday .................................................................... 1-0Wednesday .............................................................. 1-0Thursday .................................................................. 9-1Friday ....................................................................... 1-0Saturday .................................................................. 6-7 Sunday ..................................................................... 1-0
UNION’S RECORD BY MONTH…November ................................................................ 6-0December ................................................................ 4-2January .................................................................... 5-4February .................................................................. 4-3March ...................................................................... 1-0
30+ points .......................... 14-15 ..................CareerMarterrace Brock ................ 2 ....................................2Corieon Pearson .................. 2 ....................................2
20+ points .......................... 14-15 ..................CareerCorieon Pearson .................. 11 ................................28Marterrace Brock ................ 14 ................................14 Ashanti Day.......................... 2 ....................................7 Roy Bullock III ...................... 0 ....................................5Jordan Montgomery ............ 3 ....................................3Pedro Faller ......................... 1 ................................... 3
10+ points .......................... 14-15 ..................CareerCorieon Pearson .................. 25 ................................73Roy Bullock .......................... 7 ..................................40Ashanti Day.......................... 16 ................................37 Pedro Faller ......................... 7 ..................................33 Marterrace Brock ................ 24 ................................24 Jordan Montgomery ............ 16 ................................16 Felipe Rocha ........................ 2 ....................................4Eric Leisey ............................ 1 ....................................2
20+ rebounds ..................... 14-15 ..................CareerNone .................................... 0 ....................................0
10+ rebounds ..................... 14-15 ..................CareerAshanti Day ......................... 10 ................................21Eric Leisey ............................ 0 ....................................3Corieon Pearson .................. 0 ....................................2 Marterrace Brock ................ 3 ....................................3Jordan Montgomery ............ 1 ....................................1Felipe Rocha ........................ 1 ....................................1
5+ assists ............................ 14-15 ..................CareerCorieon Pearson .................. 9 ..................................24 Roy Bullock III ...................... 0 ..................................11 Marterrace Brock ................ 3 ....................................3Pedro Faller ......................... 2 ....................................3Ashanti Day.......................... 2 ....................................2
Double-doubles .................. 14-15 ..................CareerAshanti Day ......................... 7 ..................................16 Marterrace Brock ................ 2 ....................................2Corieon Pearson .................. 0 ....................................2
NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball NABC Coaches’ Poll
Last Updated - March 3rd, 2015
No. School Record Points Prev.1 Florida Southern 27-1 399 12 Bellarmine 25-2 382 23 Lincoln Memorial 27-1 354 34 West Liberty 25-2 343 45 Minn. State-Moorhead 31-2 341 56 Augustana (S.D.) 28-2 322 67 Tarleton State 26-2 307 78 Wisconsin-Parkside 25-2 296 89 Mount Olive 27-2 270 1010 Colorado Mines 23-3 256 1111 Azusa Pacific 24-4 228 1312 Metro State 24-4 222 1413 Indianapolis 22-4 210 1614 Barry 22-4 202 915 UNC Pembroke 25-4 157 1916 Sciences in Philadelphia 24-4 133 2117 Angelo State 24-4 124 1518 Central Missouri 23-5 120 1219 California Baptist 22-5 107 2220 Indiana (Pa.) 24-5 83 2421 Colorado-Colorado Springs 23-5 82 1822 Lake Superior State 23-5 61 1723 BYU-Hawaii 21-5 46 NR24 Western Oregon 23-5 43 2025 Northwest Missouri State 22-5 36 NRDropped out: No. 23 Southern Connecticut State, No. 25 Cal Poly Pomona,
Others receiving votes: Minnesota State-Mankato 14, Southern Connecticut State 12, Michigan Tech 10, Montevallo 9, Cal Poly Pomona 7, Chico State 7, South-ern New Hampshire 7, West Georgia 5, Seattle Pacific 3, Dixie State 2.
11/24 - Pearson passes 1,000 career points with 17 points vs. Benedict11/25 - Pearson named Tennessee Sports Writers As-sociation (TSWA) Player of the Week12/4 - Union wins seventh straight game to open season 7-0 for the first time since the mid 1900’s12/4 - David Niven earns coaching win number 100 with 91-85 victory at Shorter12/23 - Brock named Gulf South Conference (GSC) Player of the Week 1/13 - Day named GSC Player of the Week; TSWA Player of the Week2/7 - Union clinches first ever berth in GSC Tourney2/18 - Union ranked No. 5 in South Region Poll2/25 - Union ranked No. 8 in South Region Poll3/2 - Corieon Pearson was named first team All-GSC3/3 - Union ranked No. 6 in South Region Poll
2014-15 Union University Men’s Basket-ball Awards/Honors/Highlights
2014-15 D2SIDA Media Poll
Feb. 24
No. School (1st) Record Votes Prev.1 Florida Southern (13) 25-1 397 12 Bellarmine (Ky.) (1) 24-2 373 33 Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) (1) 24-1 363 44 Augustana (S.D.) (1) 26-2 347 25 Tarleton State (Texas) 23-2 323 76 West Liberty (W.Va.) 23-2 314 67 Minnesota State-Moorhead 29-2 301 88 Wisconsin-Parkside 24-2 289 T99 Barry (Fla.) 21-3 279 510 Mount Olive (N.C.) 25-2 258 1311 Colorado Mines 22-3 243 1412 Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 23-4 219 1513 Angelo State (Texas) 23-3 214 T914 Central Missouri 22-4 177 1715 Metropolitan State (Colo.) 22-4 162 1216 Lake Superior State (Mich.) 23-4 140 2117 Indianapolis (Ind.) 21-4 121 1118 UNC Pembroke 23-4 112 2219 Southern Connecticut State 22-5 104 2520 Colorado-Colorado Springs 22-4 98 T1 21 Univ. of the Sciences (Pa.) 21-4 93 1822 Dixie State (Utah) 19-6 51 RV23 Western Oregon 22-4 44 1624 California Baptist 20-5 34 T1925 Paine (Ga.) 21-5 26 RV
Also receiving votes: Georgia Regents 23, Northwest Missouri State 22, Lewis (Ill.) 17, Montevallo (Ala.) 14, BYU-Hawaii 9, Bowie State (Md.) 8, Indiana (Pa.) 8, Chico State (Calif.) 6, Southern New Hampshire 3, Min-nesota State 2, Midwestern State (Texas) 2, Texas A&M-Commerce 1, Southern Indiana 1, Alabama-Huntsville 1, Saginaw Valley State (Mich.) 1.
2014-15 UNION UNIVERSITY men’s basketball players & coaches#3 ROY BULLOCK III
5-10, 185 lbs., JR, GHometownO’Fallon, Ill.Previous SchoolO’Fallon HSHigh SchoolO’Fallon HS
#20 THOMAS GREER
6-4, 180 lbs., SR, GHometownMilan, Tenn.Previous SchoolAustin PeayHigh SchoolWest Carroll HS
#23 CORIEON PEARSON
6-2, 165 lbs., SR, GHometownMemphis, Tenn.Previous SchoolSeward County HSHigh SchoolRidgeway HS
#33 JORDAN MONTGOMERY
6-4, 195 lbs., JR, GHometownOrlando, Fla.Previous SchoolKennesaw StateHigh SchoolOrlando Christian Prep
DAVID NIVENHead Coach
6th Season93-63 (.596)
Alma MaterOklahoma BaptistUniversity (1994)
#5 BRENNAN BOWLING
6-2, 180 lbs., FR, GHometownWilliston, Tenn.Previous SchoolFayette AcademyHigh SchoolFayette Academy
#21 PEDRO FALLER
6-0, 185 lbs., SR, GHometownEspirito Santo, BrazilPrevious SchoolHamilton Heights ChristianHigh SchoolHamilton Heights Christian
#24 ASHANTI DAY
6-6, 210 lbs., SO, GHometownSnellville, Ga.Previous SchoolFlora Macdonald AcademyHigh SchoolFlora Macdonald Academy
#34 TYLER STOCKING
6-4, 200 lbs., JR, FHometownLouisville, Ky.Previous SchoolAsbury Univ.High SchoolChristian Aca. of Louisville
TREVOR LYDICAssistant Coach
5th Season
Alma MaterAsbury University (2000)
#15 FELIPE ROCHA
6-8, 210 lbs., SO, FHometownSanta Cruze do Sul, BrazilPrevious SchoolLife Center AcademyHigh SchoolLife Center Academy
#22 ZACH PHILLIPS
6-0, 175 lbs., SO, GHometownPinson, Tenn.Previous SchoolChester County HSHigh SchoolChester County HS
#32 ERIC LEISEY
6-8, 215 lbs., JR, FHometownLititz, Pa.Previous SchoolWarwick HSHigh SchoolWarwick HS
DAVID MINAYAGraduate Assistant
2nd Season
Alma MaterLiberty University (2011)
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#44 AUSTIN RENTFROW
6-8, 225 lbs., FR, CHometownBenton, Ky.Previous SchoolMarshall County HSHigh SchoolMarshall County HS
#13 MARTERRACE BROCK
6-4, 200 lbs., JR, GHometownMemphis, Tenn.Previous SchoolTallahassee CCHigh SchoolRidgeway HS
#42 JEREMY GREEN
6-3, 215 lbs., JR, FHometownMemphis, Tenn.Previous SchoolBolton HSHigh SchoolBolton HS
2014-15 UNION UNIVERSITY men’s basketball season stats
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RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL
2014-15 Union University Men's BasketballUnion (TN) Combined Team Statistics
All Games
All Games 9-4 7-5 4-020-9Conference 7-4 6-5 0-013-9Non-conference 2-0 1-0 4-07-0
## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avgTotal 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds
3 Roy Bullock 28-3 538 19.2 70-162 .432 44-99 .444 22-30 .733 6 35 41 1.5 40 0 45 24 1 22 206 7.405 Brennan Bowling 16-0 93 5.8 11-29 .379 8-24 .333 2-2 1.000 2 8 10 0.6 9 0 4 6 1 6 32 2.013 Marterrace Brock 29-21 812 28.0 175-419 .418 44-122 .361 110-157 .701 44 124 168 5.8 57 0 72 60 22 62 504 17.415 Felipe Rocha 29-24 675 23.3 40-86 .465 5-10 .500 10-16 .625 56 60 116 4.0 77 1 19 14 12 10 95 3.320 Thomas Greer 4-1 40 10.0 2-9 .222 0-4 .000 0-0 .000 1 5 6 1.5 4 0 8 0 2 2 4 1.021 Pedro Faller 29-14 670 23.1 66-155 .426 46-117 .393 31-48 .646 5 39 44 1.5 59 0 54 23 4 22 209 7.222 Zach Phillips 7-0 14 2.0 1-5 .200 0-3 .000 1-2 .500 0 3 3 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.423 Corieon Pearson 29-28 1031 35.6 192-385 .499 72-169 .426 74-105 .705 17 79 96 3.3 54 0 115 74 8 38 530 18.324 Ashanti Day 28-25 877 31.3 87-223 .390 18-67 .269 108-142 .761 59 165 224 8.0 69 2 68 64 11 13 300 10.732 Eric Leisey 21-1 259 12.3 24-36 .667 0-0 .000 6-9 .667 20 31 51 2.4 36 1 7 3 10 3 54 2.633 Jordan Montgomery 29-28 800 27.6 116-254 .457 61-151 .404 48-66 .727 36 119 155 5.3 99 8 35 31 21 41 341 11.834 Tyler Stocking 4-0 8 2.0 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 2 3 0.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.042 Jeremy Green 4-0 8 2.0 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0.8TM TEAM 40 39 79 1 4
Union (TN) 29 5825 785-1767 .444 299-767 .390 412-577 .714 287 710 997 34.4 505 12 427 304 92 219 2281 78.7
Opponents 29 5825 786-1738 .452 174-520 .335 401-571 .702 337 788 1125 38.8 503 8 383 382 85 151 2147 74.0
Team Statistics UU OPPSCORING 2281 2147
Points per game 78.7 74.0Scoring margin +4.7 -
FIELD GOALS-ATT 785-1767 786-1738Field goal pct .444 .452
3 POINT FG-ATT 299-767 174-5203-point FG pct .390 .3353-pt FG made per game 10.3 6.0
FREE THROW-ATT 412-577 401-571Free throw pct .714 .702F-Throws made per game 14.2 13.8
REBOUNDS 997 1125Rebounds per game 34.4 38.8Rebounding margin -4.4 -
ASSISTS 427 383Assists per game 14.7 13.2
TURNOVERS 304 382Turnovers per game 10.5 13.2Turnover margin +2.7 -Assist/turnover ratio 1.4 1.0
STEALS 219 151Steals per game 7.6 5.2
BLOCKS 92 85Blocks per game 3.2 2.9
Attendance 8638 11143Home game-Avg/Game 13-664 12-835Neutral site-Avg/game 4-282
Score by periods 1st 2nd OT 1 TotalOpponents 1001 1137 9 2147Union (TN) 1118 1153 10 2281
Date Opponent Att.Score11/14/14 vs LeMoyne-Owen W 99-66 25011/15/14 vs Spring Hill College W 75-60 15011/19/14 RUST W 96-74 43211/22/14 vs Stillman College Wot 79-78 47811/23/14 vs Benedict W 76-68 24811/29/14 TRUETT-MCCONNELL W 86-71 39212/04/14 at Shorter W 91-85 500*12/06/14 at Lee University L 71-78 832*12/11/14 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE W 97-65 455*12/13/14 DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY L 58-68 423*12/18/14 WEST ALABAMA W 71-62 391*12/20/14 WEST GEORGIA W 95-87 401*01/03/15 at West Florida W 82-79*01/05/15 at Valdosta State W 84-78 449*01/10/15 ALABAMA HUNTSVILLE L 73-81 684*01/12/15 at North Alabama L 63-84 389*01/15/15 CHRISTIAN BROTHERS W 58-55 879*01/22/15 LEE UNIVERSITY W 94-75 942*01/24/15 SHORTER L 63-84 907*01/29/15 at Delta State University W 79-70 1107*01/31/15 at Mississippi College L 67-72 809*02/05/15 at West Georgia W 88-81 2814*02/07/15 at West Alabama L 70-74 482*02/12/15 VALDOSTA STATE W 91-80 702*02/14/15 WEST FLORIDA W 82-63 1018*02/19/15 NORTH ALABAMA L 70-93 1012*02/21/15 at Alabama Huntsville L 74-75 1128*02/26/15 at Christian Brothers W 72-65 507*03/03/15 at Shorter W 77-76 1000
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2014-15 UNION UNIVERSITY men’s basketball NCAA/GSC Stat Rankings
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NCAA Statistics
Union (TN) - 2014-15 Men's Basketball Ranking Summary thru games 03/01/2015
StatisticNational
Rank
Conference
RankValueNational Leader Value
Conference
LeaderValue
3-pt Field Goal Attempts (294 ranked) 15 1 736 Simon Fraser 958 Union (TN) 736
Assist Turnover Ratio (294 ranked) 18 2 1.40 Minn. St. Moorhead 1.97 Shorter 1.50
Assists Per Game (294 ranked) 81 6 14.8 West Liberty 20.3 Shorter 18.7
Blocked Shots Per Game (294 ranked) 122 5 3.3 Southern Conn. St. 6.3 West Ala. 4.3
Defensive Rebounds per Game (294 ranked) 143 6 24.46 Tex. Permian Basin 30.29 North Ala. 27.64
Fewest Fouls (294 ranked) 97 3 489 Oakland City 323 Christian Bros. 389
Fewest Turnovers (294 ranked) 11 1 294 Northwest Mo. St. 247 Union (TN) 294
Field-Goal Percentage (294 ranked) 163 8 44.5 Angelo St. 53.3 Shorter 49.6
Field-Goal Percentage Defense (294 ranked) 181 5 45.0 Lincoln Memorial 37.0 Ala.-Huntsville 43.0
Free Throw Attempts (294 ranked) 171 6 565 Barton 902 West Ala. 706
Free Throws Made (294 ranked) 152 6 405 Barton 610 West Ala. 524
Free-Throw Percentage (294 ranked) 96 5 71.7 Saint Leo 80.2 Delta St. 75.0
Offensive Rebounds Per Game (294 ranked) 234 8 9.54 Slippery Rock 18.17 North Ala. 13.43
Rebound Margin (294 ranked) 267 10 -5.0 Seattle Pacific 13.6 North Ala. 5.0
Scoring Defense (294 ranked) 178 5 74.0 Cal Poly Pomona 55.8 West Ala. 68.7
Scoring Margin (294 ranked) 100 4 4.8 Angelo St. 22.9 West Ala. 7.6
Scoring Offense (294 ranked) 67 3 78.7 Simon Fraser 104.2 West Ga. 86.5
Steals Per Game (294 ranked) 88 4 7.5 Simon Fraser 12.7 West Ga. 9.5
Three Pt FG Defense (294 ranked) 63 2 33.3 Lincoln Memorial 26.6 Shorter 33.3
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game (294 ranked) 9 1 10.2 King (TN) 12.6 Union (TN) 10.2
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage (294 ranked) 45 5 38.7 Northwest Mo. St. 44.4 Delta St. 41.5
Total 3-point FGM (294 ranked) 13 1 285 King (TN) 365 Union (TN) 285
Total Assists (294 ranked) 67 5 413 West Liberty 547 Shorter 523
Total Blocks (294 ranked) 108 4 91 Southern Conn. St. 182 West Ala. 129
Total Rebounds (294 ranked) 169 8 952 Slippery Rock 1,349 North Ala. 1,150
Total Steals (294 ranked) 73 4 211 Simon Fraser 331 West Ga. 256
Turnover Margin (293 ranked) 42 2 2.9 Simon Fraser 8.0 West Ga. 4.7
Turnovers Per Game (294 ranked) 9 1 10.5 Minn. St. Moorhead 8.2 Union (TN) 10.5
Won-Lost Percentage (294 ranked) 73 3 67.9 Lincoln Memorial
Fla. Southern
96.4
96.4
West Ga. 74.1
Statistic PlayerNational
Rank
Conference
RankValueNational Leader Value
Conference
LeaderValue
3-pt Field Goal Attempts (249 ranked) Corieon Pearson
Jordan Montgomery
135
196
6
10
161
146
Ryen Vilmont, Franklin Pierce 265 Ronnie Mack, Ala.-Huntsville 221
Assist Turnover Ratio (250 ranked) Corieon Pearson 195 10 1.52 Thomas Higginbotham, West Ga. 4.00 Thomas Higginbotham, West Ga. 4.00
Assists Per Game (249 ranked) Corieon Pearson 112 8 4.0 Zach Monaghan, Minn. St. Mankato 8.2 Dedric Ware, Shorter 6.4
Blocked Shots Per Game (146 ranked) Shane Heyward, Columbus St. 3.35 Dakari Mayo, West Ala. 2.31
Defensive Rebounds per Game (250 ranked) Ashanti Day
Marterrace Brock
48
246
4
15
5.89
4.32
Eric Anderson, New Haven 9.85 Jordan Jacks, Shorter 6.96
Double Doubles (27 ranked) Garret Kerr, USciences 25 Calvin Dade, North Ala.
Jordan Jacks, Shorter
13
13
Field-Goal Percentage (250 ranked) Corieon Pearson 96 5 50.7 Joseph Stroud, Central Wash. 71.4 Calvin Dade, North Ala. 58.9
Free Throw Attempts (246 ranked) Marterrace Brock
Ashanti Day
103
143
4
6
153
142
Alex Herrera, Fort Lewis 323 Deonta Stocks, West Ga. 189
Free Throws Made (245 ranked) Marterrace Brock
Ashanti Day
126
126
4
4
108
108
Derrick White, UC-Colo. Springs 227 Deonta Stocks, West Ga. 155
Free-Throw Percentage (250 ranked) Jordan Riewer, Minn. St. Moorhead 94.8 Nathan Spehr, North Ala. 93.5
Minutes Per Game (150 ranked) Corieon Pearson 48 6 35:27 Nick Schlitzer, Philadelphia U. 39:51 Trey Casey, Christian Bros. 38:09
Offensive Rebounds Per Game (250 ranked) Eugene McCrory, Tampa 4.46 Calvin Dade, North Ala. 3.57
Points Per Game (250 ranked) Corieon Pearson
Marterrace Brock
60
110
4
6
18.6
17.1
Darian Hooker, NYIT 28.3 Deonta Stocks, West Ga. 22.8
Rebounds Per Game (249 ranked) Ashanti Day 74 5 7.9 Eric Anderson, New Haven 13.1 Calvin Dade, North Ala. 9.6
Steals Per Game (249 ranked) Marterrace Brock 37 3 2.18 Jacquise Moore, Lees-McRae 3.30 Trey Casey, Christian Bros. 2.46
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game (250 ranked) Corieon Pearson
Jordan Montgomery
97
197
5
10
2.50
2.11
Deric Rudolph, Ga. Southwestern 4.00 Ronnie Mack, Ala.-Huntsville 2.64
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage (105 ranked) Corieon Pearson 32 3 43.5 Seger Bonifant, West Liberty 52.5 Trey Casey, Christian Bros. 45.6
Total 3-point FGM (236 ranked) Corieon Pearson
Jordan Montgomery
72
167
3
8
70
59
Ryen Vilmont, Franklin Pierce 111 Ronnie Mack, Ala.-Huntsville 74
Total Assists (244 ranked) Corieon Pearson 95 8 111 Zach Monaghan, Minn. St. Mankato 246 Dedric Ware, Shorter 179
Total Blocks (193 ranked) Alex Herrera, Fort Lewis 92 Dakari Mayo, West Ala. 67
Total Field Goal Attempts (246 ranked) Marterrace Brock
Corieon Pearson
20
62
3
5
406
373
Darian Hooker, NYIT 499 Dedric Ware, Shorter 430
Total Field Goals Made (197 ranked) Corieon Pearson
Marterrace Brock
34
93
5
8
189
166
Garret Kerr, USciences 257 Devin Schmidt, Delta St. 198
Total Minutes (150 ranked) Corieon Pearson 41 4 993:00 Nick Schlitzer, Philadelphia U. 1156:00 Dedric Ware, Shorter 1043:00
Total Points (248 ranked) Corieon Pearson
Marterrace Brock
45
83
4
6
520
480
Darian Hooker, NYIT 708 Deonta Stocks, West Ga. 593
Total Rebounds (244 ranked) Ashanti Day 69 6 214 Garret Kerr, USciences 359 Calvin Dade, North Ala. 268
Total Steals (243 ranked) Marterrace Brock
Jordan Montgomery
26
243
2
8
61
38
Jacquise Moore, Lees-McRae 89 Trey Casey, Christian Bros. 64
Triple Doubles (2 ranked) Quamain Rose, UNC Pembroke 2 Brandon Herman, North Ala.
Ryan Fleming, Christian Bros.
1
1