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THE GAME

Delaware State begins 2017-18 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference play against defending conference champ North Carolina Central. The Hornets bring a nine-game losing streak into the contest. DSU closed out 2017 with a 105-52 loss to Penn at the Palestra in Philadelphia on Dec. 27. Penn shot better than 61 percent from the field in the contest. The Quakers were 35-for-57 from the field, including 14-of-27 on three-point shots (51.9%), to post a season-high point total. Fifteen of the 16 players who competed for the Quakers scored in the contest. Jonathan Walker was the only Delaware State player in double figures with 10 points. Penn’s point total was also the most by a Hornet opponent this season. Among the players who have competed in a majority of this season’s games, center Simon Okolue (sr.) is the DSU leader in scoring (10.4 ppg) and rebounding (6.4 pg). Okolue also has team highs in double-figure scoring games (8) and double-doubles (3). Swingman Artem Tavakalyan (sr.) averages 10.0 points per game and is second on the Hornets in rebounding (4.9 pg) and tied for second in three-point field goals (17). Freshman point guard Pinky Wiley is the team assist leader with 31 and is tied with Tavakalyan for second on the squad with 17 three-pointers. Forward Kavon Waller (sr.), a Preseason All-MEAC Third Team selection, has 11 three-pointers in the last four games to take over the team lead with 20. Delaware State has played its last nine games without sophomore guard Kobe Gantz, who was leading the team in scoring (13.5 ppg), assists and steals when he went down with a season-ending knee injury in the game-six win over Georgian Court on Nov. 25.

North Carolina Central has won its last two games, topping McNeese State 77-71 and St. Andrew’s 75-55, in

its final tune-ups before MEAC play. In the McNeese State game, Brandon Goldsmith led all players with 19

points, while Raasean Davis posted a double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds, Davis also tied for the

team high with 16 points in the win over St. Andrews. For the season, Davis is the team leader in scoring

(15.6 ppg) and rebounding (7.9 pg). Reginald Gardner, Jr. is second on the Eagles in scoring at 11.5 points

per game and has a team-high 31 three-point field goals. NCCU’s Jordan Perkins is fourth in the MEAC in

assists at 4.4 per game (62 total). The Eagles are No. 1 in the MEAC with a .486 team shooting percentage,

HORNETS vs. EAGLES SERIES HISTORY (NCCU leads 20-16)

This is the first of two scheduled meetings between the Hornets and Eagles this season. The teams split two

games last season, with each winning on the road. Delaware State won the first 2016-17 meeting 69-68 in

Durham, N.C. The Eagles avenged the loss with an 82-74 victory at Delaware State later in the season. The

teams are scheduled to battle again on Feb. 3, 2018 at North Carolina Central.

DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY 2017-18 MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES

“HORNETS” (2-13; 0-0 MEAC) vs. N.C. Central “Eagles” (6-8; 0-0 MEAC)

Wed., Jan. 3, 2018 - 7:30 p.m. ET

Dover, Del. (Memorial Hall - 1,500)

Live Video: DSUHornets.com

NOVEMBER 10 CAIRN W, 71-50 13 at DePaul L, 57-81 15 at IPFW L, 71-85 16 at Illinois-Chicago L, 55-95 20 at E. Tenn. State L, 57-81 25 GEORGIAN COURT W, 68-55 27 at Troy L, 64-95 29 BINGHAMTON L, 64-85 DECEMBER 2 at East Carolina L, 57-63 6 UMBC L, 60-81 9 at Duquesne L, 48-97 17 DELAWARE L, 59-68 19 at Pittsburgh L. 68-74

22 at Nebraska L, 68-85 27 at Penn L, 52-105 JANUARY 3 NC CENTRAL* 7:30 6 SO, CAROLINA STATE* 4:00 8 NCA&T* 7:30 12 at Hampton* 7:00 15 at Florida A&M* 8:00 20 BETHUNE-COOKMAN* 4:00 22 at Morgan State* 7:30 27 SAVANNAH STATE* 4:00 FEBRUARY 3 at NC Central* 4:00 5 at NCA&T* 7:30 12 at Norfolk State* 8:00 17 FLORIDA A&M* 4:00 19 COPPIN STATE* 7:30 24 at Howard* 4:00 26 at UMES* 7:30 MARCH 1 MORGAN STATE* 7:30 5-10 MEAC Tournament-Norfolk, Va. *- MEAC game Dates and times subject to change All times Eastern

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2017-18 Schedule/Results Live TV: n/a Live Audio: n/a Live Video: DSUHornets.com Live Stats: DSUHornets.com Twitter updates: @DSUmbb Delaware State Head Coach Keith Walker (Clemson, ‘81): 42-84 at DSU (4th year, plus 11 games as interim in 2013-14); 133-186 career; 5-8 vs. NCCU NCCU Head Coach LaVelle Moton (NC Central, ’96): 158-111 at NCCU and career (ninth); 4-5 vs. DSU

DELAWARE STATE PROBABLE STARTERS

No. Player Pos Ht/Wt CL 2017-18 Key Stats 24 Artem Tavakalyn F 6-6/200 SR 10.0 ppg/4.9 rpg (Led Hornets with career-hi 20 pts. on 8-12 FGs; 3-4 3 pt. vs. E. Carolina on Dec. 2… has hot 14 of last 23 3ptA 10 Kavon Waller F 6-6/210 SR 8.4 ppg/4.2 rpg/2.2 apg (Pre-season All-MEAC Third Team pick … team leader with 16 3pt. FGs … has scored 33 pts. In last 2 games) 23 Simon Okolue C 6-10/250 JR 10.4 ppg/6.4 rpg/1.2 bpg (DSU’s top scorer, rebounder & shot blocker … 2nd leading scorer ...has two double-doubles this season

4 Pinky Wiley G 6-1/180 FR 8.9 ppg/1.3 rpg/2.1 apg (Team leader in assists and third in 3 pt. FGs … tallied career-hi 17 pts. vs Fort Wayne on Nov. 15) 11 Jonathan Walker G 6-3/185 SR 8.4 ppg/2.2 rpg/2.3 apg (Career-high 17 pts in two games this season)

RESERVES

0 Kobe Gantz G 6-5/190 SO 13.6 ppg/5.2 rpg/3.3 apg (Out for remainder of season due to knee injury … was team leader in scoring, assists and steals at time of injury)

3 Joseph Lewis F 6-9/205 SR 2.8 ppg/2.7 rpg (Missed first 4 games … had 7 pts., 3 reb.; 2 assists in 2017-18 vs. E. Tenn. St. in season debut ) 1 Marquis Collins F 6-7/225 FR 5.0 ppg/1.8 rpg/.905 FT% (scored career-hi 14 pts on 3-5 FG, 2-3 3pt FG, 6-6 FTs vs. Georgian Ct. on Nov. 25 … 18-20 FTs this season) 5 Jonathan Mitchell G 6-4/195 JR 9.3 ppg/3.5 rpg/2.5 apg (Has missed 11 gms., including last 7, due to injury … tallied 13 pts. on 5-5 FG, 3-3 FTs in DSU debut vs. Cairn) 13 Myles Carter G 6-1/170 FR 0.4 ppg/0.2.rpg 15 Ameer Bennett F 6-8/215 FR 2.6 ppg/1.9 rpg 21 Saleick Edwards G 6-4/190 JR 1.4 ppg/0.9 rpg 22 Matthew Stevenson G 6-2/175 r-FR 0.2 ppg/0.2 rpg 32 Daivon Gamble F 6-6/215 JR 2.8 ppg/1.6 rpg 50 Demola Onifade C 6-9/210 JR 0.8 ppg/2.1 rpg 55 Reginald Giles F/C 6-8/220 JR 2.0 ppg/2.0 rpg (2 games)

Hornets vs. Eagles

Tale of the Tape (2017-18 stats)

15 games 14 games Scoring 61.3 ppg 75.1 ppg Opp scoring 80.0 ppg 70.6 ppg FG % .396 .486 Opp FG% .478 .428 3-pt. FGs 5.3 pg 6.3 pg 3-pt. % .294 .361 FT% .703 .698 Rebounds 32.7 pg 37.3 pg Rebound Margin -4.3 pg +5.2 pg Assists 10.3 pg 15.8 pg Turnovers 14.9 pg 14.9 pg Turnover Margin -2.2 pg -1.9 pg Blocks 2.7 pg 2.7 pg Steals 6.7 pg 5.6 pg

DSU QUICK FACTS

General Information

Location Dover, Del. 19901__ Founded 1891____________ Enrollment 4,178___________ President Dr. Harry L. Williams Interim Director of Athletics Mary Hill_________ _ Faculty Rep. Dr. Charlie Wilson__ Nickname Hornets___________ Colors Columbia Blue & Red National Affiliation NCAA Division I____ Conference MEAC____________ Home Court Memorial Hall______ Capacity 2,000_____________ Press Row Phone (302) 857-7112_____

History

First year of Basketball 1949

All-Time Record 738-995 All-Time MEAC Record 311-354 Regular season Titles Three 2004-05, ‘05-’06, ‘06-07 MEAC Tourney Record 21-44 MEAC Tournament Titles (One.. 2005) All-Time NCAA Tourney Record 0-1 Last: lost to Duke 57-46 in 2005 Post-Season NIT record 1-2 Last: lost WVU 74-50 in 2007 Post-Season CBI record 0-1 Lost to Radford 78-51 in 2015

Coaches/Support Staff

Head Coach Keith Walker Alma Mater Clemson, 1981 Record at DSU 42-84 (Fourth year (+11 games as interim in 2013-14) Career Record 133-186 (10th year) Basketball Office (302) 857-7493 Best Time To reach Contact SID Assistant Coaches Keith Johnson Fourth season (Cheyney, ’83) Kevin Washington Fourth season (St. Augustine’s, ’11) Arthur Tyson 18th season (Xavier-La., ‘09) Equipment Manager Mark Springs Sports Medicine Casey Cooper Admin. Assistant Jane Hicks

Team Information

2016-17 Overall Record 10-22 Home 4-7 Away 6-13 Neutral 0-1 2016-17 MEAC Record 7-9 Home 2-6 Away 5-3 Neutral 0-0 MEAC Finish 10th

Lettermen Returning (6) Jamelle Christian (G); Kobe Gantz (G); Joseph Lewis (F), Demola Onifade (C ), Artem Tavakalyan (F); Kavon Waller (F)

Lettermen Lost (5) Mrdjan Gasevic (gr.), DeAndre Haywood (gr.),

DeVaughn Mallory (tr.), Devin Morgan (tr.), Dana Raysor (gr.)

Starters Returning (1) Kavon Waller (F) Newcomers (9) Ameer Bennett (Fr.; F); Myles Carter (Fr.; G); Marquis Collins (So.; F); Saleick Edwards (Jr.; G); Daivon Gamble (Jr.; F); Jonathan Mitchell (Jr.; G); Simon Okolue (Jr.; C); Matthew Stevenson (Fr.; G); Pinky Wiley (Fr,; G),

2017-2018 Delaware State University Rosters Numerical No. Name Pos Ht /Wt Cl Hometown/Previous School 0 Kobe Gantz G 6-4 / 180 So. Lancaster, Pa./McCaskey HS 1 Marquis Collins G/F 6-7/2015 So. Chester, Pa./Chester HS 2 Jamelle Christian G 6-1 / 190 r-Jr. Washington, D.C. /Capital Christian 3 Joseph Lewis F/C 6-9 / 225 Sr. Detroit, Mich. /New Mexico JC 4 Johquin “Pinky” Wiley G 5-11/175 Fr. Chesterfield, Va./Chesterfield HS 5 Jonathan Mitchell G 6-4/195 Jr. Waterbury, Conn./San Jacinto CC 10 Kavon Waller F 6-5 / 210 Sr. Chester, Va./(Thomas Dale HS 11 Jonathan Walker G 6-3/185 Sr. Atlanta, Ga./Lithonia 13 Myles Carter G 6-1/170 Fr. Phila., Pa./Palumbo HS 15 Ameer Bennett F 6-8/220 Fr. Richmond, Va./St. Christopher's HS 21 Saleik Edwards G 6-3/210 Jr. Winterville, N.C./Brunswick CC 22 Matthew Stevenson G 6-2/175 r-Fr. Winston-Salem, N.C./Hargave M.A. 23 Simon Okolue F 6-10/260 Sr. Orange Co., Cal./Central Ariz. CC 24 Artem Tavakalyan F 6-6 / 210 Sr. Moscow, Russia /Fla. Air Academy 32 Daivon Gamble F/C 6-6 /235 Jr. Charlotte, N.C./Brunswick CC 50 Demola Onifade C 6-9 / 245 Jr. Lagos, Nigeria /Camden Catholic HS 55 Reginald Giles C 6-9/215 So. Dover, Del./Dover HS Alphabetical No. Name POS Ht/Wt Cl Hometown/Previous School 15 Ameer Bennett F 6-8/220 Fr. Richmond, Va./St. Christopher's HS 13 Myles Carter G 6-1/170 Fr. Phila., Pa./Palumbo HS 2 Jamelle Christian G 6-1 / 190 r-Jr. Washington, D.C. /Capital Christian 1 Marquis Collins G/F 6-7/2015 So. Chester, Pa./Chester HS 21 Saleik Edwards G 6-3/210 Jr. Winterville, N.C./Brunswick CC 32 Daivon Gamble F/C 6-6 /235 Jr. Charlotte, N.C./Brunswick CC 0 Kobe Gantz G 6-4 / 180 So. Lancaster, Pa./McCaskey HS 55 Reginald Giles C 6-9/215 So. Dover, Del./Dover HS 3 Joseph Lewis F/C 6-9 / 225 Sr. Detroit, Mich. /New Mexico JC

5 Jonathan Mitchell G 6-4/195 Jr. Waterbury, Conn./San Jacinto CC

23 Simon Okolue F 6-10/260 Sr. Orange Co., Cal./Central Ariz. CC

50 Demola Onifade C 6-9 / 245 Jr. Lagos, Nigeria /Camden Catholic HS

22 Matthew Stevenson G 6-2/175 r-Fr. Winston-Salem, N.C./Hargrave M.A.

11 Jonathan Walker G 6-3/185 Sr. Atlanta, Ga./Lithonia

10 Kavon Waller F 6-5 / 210 Sr. Chester, Va./(Thomas Dale HS

24 Artem Tavakalyan F 6-6 / 210 Sr. Moscow, Russia /Fla. Air Academy

4 Johquin “Pinky” Wiley G 5-11/175 Fr. Chesterfield, Va./Chesterfield HS

Head Coach - Keith Walker (Clemson, ‘81): - third year (plus 11 games as interim HC in 2013-14)

Assistant Coaches – Keith Johnson (Cheyney, ‘83) – third season; Kevin Washington (St. Au-

gustine’s, ‘12) - third season; Arthur Tyson (NC Central, ‘84) - 17th season

BY CLASS Seniors (4): Joseph Lewis, Artem Tavakalyn, Jonathan Walker, Kavon Waller Juniors (5 ): Jamelle Christian, Demola Onifade, Saleick Edwards, Daivon Gamble, Jonathan Mitchell Sophomores (3): Marquis Collins, Kobe Gantz, Reginal Giles, Freshmen (5): Ameer Bennett, Myles Carter, Reggie Giles , Matthew Stevenson, Pinky Wiley BY STATE/NATION California (1): Simon Okolue (Laguna Niguel) Delaware (1): Reggie Giles (Dover) District of Columbia (1): Jamelle Christian Georgia (1): Jonathan Walker Michigan (1): Joseph Lewis (Detroit) Nigeria (1): Demola Onifade North Carolina (3): Saleick Edwards (Winterville), Daivon Gamble (Charlotte), Matthew Stevenson (Winston-Salem), Pennsylvania (1): Myles Carter (Phila.,), Marquis Collins (Chester, Kobe Gantz (Lancaster) Russia (1): Artem Tavakalyan (Moscow) Virginia (2): Ameer Bennett (Richmond), Kevon Waller (Chester), Pinky Wiley (Chesterfield)

PRONUNCIATIONS

5 Kobe Gantz Gants

10 Kavon Waller KUH-vahn

24 Artem Tavakalyan R-tem TAV-VAH-ky-um

23 Simon Okolue OO-koo-lah- lay

50 Demola Onifade DEH-moh-lah OO-nuh-fah-day

21 Saliek Edwards SHUH-leek

32 Daivon Gamble DAY-vahn

DELAWARE STATE 2017-18 MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES

HORNETS IN THE MEAC Delaware State has enjoyed its share of success in league play since the 2000-01 season. The Hornets own a 171-115 mark vs. MEAC competi-tion during the span (.598). DSU has reached double figures in MEAC wins 10 times since 2000-01 season. Delaware State claimed three consecutive MEAC regular season titles from 2004-07. During that span, the Hornets were 46-8 in league games. Delaware State captured its only MEAC Tournament title and NCAA Tourna-ment berth in 2005. The Hornets have competed in six MEAC Tournament championship games, including the 2015 title contest. DSU in MEAC since 2000-01 W-L Finish/Standings 2000-01 11-7 Third 2001-02 12-6 Second 2002-03 13-5 Third 2003-04 11-7 Fourth 2004-05 14-4 * First 2005-06 16-2 $ First 2006-07 16-2 $ First 2007-08 10-6 Fourth 2008-09 6-10 Sixth 2009-10 11-5 Third 2010-11 5-11 Eighth 2011-12 12-4 Third 2012-13 8-8 Sixth 2013-14 5-11 T-eighth 2014-15 9-7 Sixth 2015-16 5-11 12th 2016-17 7-9 8th 2017-18 - Totals 171-115 (.598) * - MEAC regular season & tourney champs $ - MEAC regular season champs

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WALLER NAMED TO PRESEASON ALL-MEAC THIRD TEAM

Delaware State senior forward Kavon Waller (Chester, Va.) has been named to the 2017-18 Preseason All-MEAC Men’s Basketball Team, in voting by league head coaches and sports information directors.

Voters also picked the Hornets to finish 10th in the

upcoming MEAC regular season race. Morgan State is the preseason league favorite. Norfolk State, defending champ North Carolina Central, Hampton and Savannah State round out the top five. Waller was fourth on the Hornets in scoring at 10.0 points per game, while ranking third in the MEAC in three-point field goal percentage (.422) and ninth in the league at 2.3 three-pointers per game (73 total) as a junior during the 2016-17 season. He tied the team record with eight three-pointers (8-for-9) during

a career-best 26-point performance in the Hornets’ 92-69 victory over Key-stone last season. Morgan State senior forward Phillip Carr has been selected as the 2017-18 MEAC Preseason Player-of-the-Year.

Delaware State was tied for eighth with a 7-9 MEAC record (10-22 overall)

last season.

2017-18 Preseason All-MEAC Teams As voted on by the league's head coaches and sports information directors Preseason Player of the Year: Phillip Carr, Morgan State FIRST TEAM

Phillip Carr Morgan State F 6-8 200 Sr. Brooklyn, N.Y. Tiwian Kendley Morgan State G 6-5 190 Sr. Harlem, N.Y. Zaynah Robinson Norfolk State G 5-11 180 Sr. Atlanta, Ga. Brandon Tabb Bethune-Cookman G/F 6-4 180 Sr. Hampton, Va. Charles Williams Howard G/F 6-6 185 So. Richmond, Va. SECOND TEAM Jermaine Marrow Hampton G 5-10 165 So. Newport News, Va. Dexter McClanahan Savannah State G 6-4 180 Jr. Stockbridge, Ga. Desmond Williams Florida A&M F 6-6 208 Sr. Atmore, Ala. Ryan Andino MDES G 6-1 185 Sr. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Alex Long Norfolk State F 6-8 220 Jr. Clinton, Md.

THIRD TEAM

Dejuan Clayton Coppin State G 6-2 170 So. Bowie, Md.

Davaris McGowens NCA&T F 6-7 235 Sr. Taylors, S.C.

Pablo Rivas N.C. Central F 6-6 200 Sr. Colon', Panama

Kavon Waller Delaware State F 6-6 210 Sr. Chester, Va.

Marcus Barham Florida A&M G 6-5 185 Sr. Melbourne, Fla.

2017-18 MEAC Standings

As of Jan. 1 MEAC Overall

NCA&T 0-0 7-8 NC Central 0-0 6-8 Bethune-Cookman 0-0 5-9 Hampton 0-0 5-10 Morgan State 0-0 4-9 So. Carolina State 0-0 4-11 MDES 0-0 3-11 Savannah State 0-0 3-12 Howard 0-0 3-13 Norfolk State 0-0 2-12 Delaware State 0-0 2-13 Florida A&M 0-0 1-15 Coppin State 0-0 0-14

2016-17 Final MEAC Standings MEAC Overall

#NC Central 13-3 22-8 Norfolk State 12-4 15-15 Hampton 11-5 14-15 Morgan State 11-5 14-15 Savannah State 10-6 13-16 UMES 9-7 12-19 SC State 7-9 10-19 Delaware State 7-9 10-21 Coppin State 7-9 10-23 Bethune-Cookman 6-10 9-21 Howard 5-11 8-23 Florida A&M 5-11 7-22 NCA&T 1-15 3-28 # - MEAC Tournament champion

Walker served as head coach at Division II Shaw University in Raleigh, N.C., for seven seasons from 1993 to 2000. He posted a 91-102 overall record at Shaw, including a 21-9 mark and the school’s first-ever NCAA Tournament berth during the 1994-95 season. He led the team to a 17-9 mark in the 1997-98 campaign. The Bears finished in the Top 10 of the Sheridan Broadcast Network Black College poll during two of Walker's seasons. In 1998, he coached a team of U.S. collegiate players to a bronze medal at a tournament in Russia. From 1987 to '93, Walker was an assistant coach at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. IUP was ranked number one in the NCAA Division II poll during parts of three seasons while Walker was on the staff. Before entering the coaching ranks, he enjoyed a playing career that in-cluded a brief stint with the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers during the 1985-86 season. Prior to reaching the NBA, Walker played a total of seven years with various European and U.S. professional basketball leagues. As a collegiate player at Clemson University, he helped lead the Tigers to a 23-9 overall record and an Elite Eight appearance in the NCAA Tournament during the 1979-80 season. Walker earned a 1981 Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Clemson in 1981; and a master’s degree in Student Personnel Services from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1991. Keith and wife Kim have three children, Dockery, Zachary and Sawyer. Dockery was a four-year basketball standout at Brown University.

HEAD COACH KEITH WALKER

Keith Walker was officially introduced as head coach of the Hornets on Apr. 15, 2014. He served as DSU's interim head coach for 11 games after being appointed to the position on Jan. 30, 2014. In his first full season as head coach of the Hornets during the 2014-15 campaign, he led the team to its first MEAC championship game and post-season appearance since 2007. The Hornets defeated Savannah State, How-

ard and top seed North Carolina Central to advance to the 2015 MEAC title game. NC Central was undefeated during the 2014-15 MEAC regular season. Delaware State was invited to compete in the 2015 College Basketball Invitational (CBI) and serve as host of a first round game, marking the first post-season home game in team history. Among the other highlights of Walker’s first full season as head coach of the Hornets was 72-65 win at Wake Forest, Delaware State’s first-ever victory against an Atlantic Coast Conference opponent. The Hornets also posted impressive road wins at Penn in the historic Palestra (77-75) and Delaware (66-53) during the 2014-15 season. Walker is also credited with aiding the development of center Kendall Gray, who became the second player in league history to earn MEAC Player-of-the-Year and Defensive Player-of-the-Year in the same season (2014-15). Last season, Gray also became the first player in recorded NCAA Div. I history to reach 30 points (33) and grab 30 rebounds in a game (Mar. 5, 2015 vs. Coppin State). Also during the 2014-15 season, Amere May became the first Delaware State player to lead the MEAC in scoring in more than 20 years. Walker first joined the Delaware State staff as an assistant coach in July 2000. During his stint as the interim coach, Walker led the Hornets to a 5-6 overall record and 5-5 mark in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Prior to the appointment, the team was 4-15 overall and 0-6 in the conference. Delaware State posted a season-high three-game win streak, highlighted by a victory over MEAC Tournament runner-up Morgan State, during Walker’s stint as interim head coach. During the 2013-14 season, Hornet junior center Kendall Gray set a team record with 81 blocks. Gray was named to the 2014 All-MEAC Second Team. Gray held the previous team record with 75 blocks as a sophomore the previous year. The Hornets recorded 185 blocks during the 2012-13 cam-paign, the second-best single-season mark in team history. During the 2011-12 season, Walker’s work with the Hornet big men was instrumental in the team's school-record 192 blocks, shattering the record previously held by the 1989-90 squad. Delaware State was tops in the MEAC and fifth among all NCAA Division I teams at 6.6 blocks per game during the 2011-12 campaign. In addition, DSU power forward Marques Oliver moved into first place on the team's list for career blocks that sea-son. Oliver finished his career with 222 blocks. Walker helped lead the Hornets to three consecutive MEAC regular sea-son titles from 2004 to '07, during which the Hornets posted a league rec-ord of 46-8 (.850). The Hornets appeared in three consecutive MEAC Tournament championship games, capturing the title and accompanying NCAA Tournament berth in 2005. The following year, Delaware State defeated Northern Arizona on the road in the National Invitation Tourna-ment for the team's only national post-season win. The Hornets also ap-peared in the 2007 National Invitation Tournament.

Keith Walker Coaching Career Year School W-L MEAC 1993-94 Shaw 7-20 1994-95 Shaw 21-9 1995-96 Shaw 15-13 1996-97 Shaw 11-17 1997-98 Shaw 17-9 1998-99 Shaw 12-15 1999-00 Shaw 8-19 2013-14 Delaware St. 5-6 5-5 2014-15 Delaware St. 18-18 9-7 2015-16 Delaware St. 7-25 5-11 2016-17 Delaware St. 10-22 7-9 2017-18 Delaware St. 2-13 - Career Record 133-186 At Delaware State: 42-84 vs. MEAC opponents (reg. season): 26-33 MEAC Tournament record: 3-4

KEITH WALKER VS. ALL OPPONENTS

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Alaska-Anchorage 0-1 Allen 2-1 Arkansas 1-0 Armstrong 1-0 —BBB— Barber-Scotia 2-0 Benedict 1-1 Bethune-Cookman 2-4 Binghamton 0-2 Bowie State 6-2 —CCC— Cairn 1-0 Campbell 0-1 Catawba 0-2 Central State 0-1 Cheyney 3-1 Clarks Summitt 3-0 Clinch Valley 0-1 Coppin State 2-4 —DDD— Delaware 1-3 DePaul 0-1 Duquesne 0-1 —EEE— East Carolina 0-1 East Tennessee State 0-1 Edward Waters 0-1 Elizabeth City State 0-8 —-FFF—- Fayetteville State 1-7 Florida A&M 3-3 Florida Memorial 0-1 Fort Valley State 0-2 Francis Marion 2-0 Fresno State 0-1 —GGG— Georgian Court 1-0 Grand Canyon 0-1 —HHH— Hampton 2-5 Hawai’i 0-2 Howard 3-2 —III— Illinois-Chicago 0-1 Indiana 0-1 Iona 0-1 Iowa 0-1 IPFW 0-1

—JJJ— Johnson & Wales 4-0 Johnson C. Smith 4-2 —KKK— Keystone 1-0 Knoxville 1-0 —LLL— La.-Lafayette 0-1 Lamar 0-1 Lane 1-0 Lindsey Wilson 1-0 Livingstone 5-2 —MMM— Michigan 0-1 Morehouse 0-1 Montana State 0-1 Morgan State 2-4 Morris Brown 0-2 Morris College 2-0 Mt. Aloysius 2-0 —NNN— Nebraska 0-2 NCA&T 3-0 NC Central 5-8 NJIT 0-1 Norfolk State 1-5 North Texas 0-2 —OOO— Old Dominion 0-1 Oregon 0-1 —PPP— Pennsylvania 1-2 Pittsburgh 0-1 —RRR— Radford 0-1 Rhode Island 0-1 Rice 0-1 —SSS— San Francisco 0-1 Savannah State 3-4 SMU 0-1 So. Carolina State 2-5 St. Augustine’s 4-5 St. Francis Brooklyn 1-0 St. John’s (NY) 1-0 St. Paul’s 4-4 St. Thomas 1-0

—TTT— Tampa 0-1 Temple 0-2 Texas Christian 0-1 Utah 0-1 Texas Southern 0-1 Troy 0-1 —UUU— UC Riverside 0-1 UMBC 0-2 UMES 2-3 Utah 0-1 —VVV— Virginia State 5-3 Virginia Union 3-6 Voorhees 1-0 —WWW— Wake Forest 1-0 Wilberforce 1-0 Winston-Salem State 3-5 2017-18 opponents in bold

DELAWARE STATE 2017-18 MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES

SHOOTING WOES

Delaware State is hoping the start of MEAC play brings a break in its season long shooting slump. Through 15 games this season, the Hornets are 332-for-839 from the field (.396) and has yet to hit the 50% mark in a game this season. Delaware State was a 41.9% shooting team during the 2016-17 season. The Hornets are also struggling from three-point range this season, hitting just 80 of 272 shots from beyond the arc for a 29.4% clip. Last season, DSU shot 36.2% from three-point range. Delaware State is averaging 5.3 three-pointers per game this season, down from 8.2 per contest a year ago. The three-ball played a key role in Delaware State’s fortunes during the 2016-17 season. The Hornets were tops in the MEAC in three-point FG percentage (.361) and second in three-pointers per game (8.4 pg) last season. DSU was 244-for-676 from beyond the arc a year ago. The 263 threes last season were the second-best single season mark in team history, trailing only the 282 in 36 games by the 2014-15 squad.

INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR

The 2017-18 Hornets again have a distinct international flavor. DSU’s roster includes three international players. Center Demola Onifade (so.), born in Lagos, Nigeria, joined the team as a freshman in 2015-16. Onifade came to America at age 16, and attended Cam-den Catholic HS in N.J. Russia-born Artem Tavakalyan is in fourth year at Delaware State. He joined the Hornets before the 2015-16 season after attending the Florida Air Academy. Junior center Simon Okolue is of Nigerian descent, although he born in the U.S.

STINGERS

The Hornets’ Feb. 12 contest at Norfolk State is scheduled to be televised live on ESPNU as part of the 2017-18 MEAC/ESPN television contract … Delaware State has three or more blocks in nine games this season … DSU is fourth in the MEAC in steals at 6.7 per game (as of Jan. 2) … the Hornets have used 10 different starting line-ups this season … no DSU player has started each game this season.

HORNETS AMONG MEAC LEADERS

(As of Nov. 21) Scoring - DeAndre Haywood (5th) - 18.0 ppg FG% - DeVaughn Mallory (6th) - .579 Kavon Waller (7th) - .565 Assists - Devin Morgan (10th) - 3.7 pg FT% - DeAndre Haywood (T-14th) - .727 3 pt. Pct - Kavon Waller (Third); .563 3 pt. FG made– Kavon Waller (T-3rd) - 3.0 pg Devin Morgan (7th) - 2.7 pg Blocks - Demola Onifade (5th) - 1.3 pg Assist/Turnover Ration-Devin Morgan (5th) - 2.8

HORNETS IN MEAC TEAM RANKINGS

Scoring - 3rd (77.3 ppg) Scoring Defense - 4th (73.3 ppg) Scoring Margin - 2nd (+4.0 ppg) Free throw Pct. - 9th (.635) Field goal Pct. - 2nd (.461) Field goal Pct. Defense - 4th (.431) Three-point FG Pct. - 5th (.354) Three-point pct. Defense - 7th (.356) Rebounding - 8th (35.3 pg) Rebounding Defense - 7th (39.7 pg) Rebounding Margin - 8th (-4.3 pg) Blocks - Sixth (3.3 pg) Assists - 3rd (13.7 pg) Steals - T-10th (5.0 pg) Turnover Margin - 4th (+2.0 pg) Assist/Turnover Ratio - 3rd (1.1) Offensive Rebounds - 3rd (13.3 pg) Defensive Rebounds - 11th (22.0 pg) Three-point FGs - Fifth (7.7 pg)

DSU 2016-17 INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Points - 20, DeAndre Haywood vs. UMBC (Nov. 16) Haywood vs. Tex. Southern (Nov. 13) 16, Kavon Waller vs. Clarks Summitt (Nov. 11) Rebounds - 8, DeVaughn Mallory vs Summitt (Nov 11) 7, Mallory vs UMBC (Nov. 16) Assists - 5, Devin Morgan vs. Summitt (Nov. 11) 4, Kobie Gantz vs. Tex. Southern (Nov. 13) Steals - 2, Haywood vs. UMBC (Nov. 16) Dana Raysor vs. Summitt (Nov. 11) Blocks - 2, Demola Onifade, vs. Tex. So. (Nov. 13) 3-point FGs- 4, Kavon Waller vs. Summitt (Nov. 11) Morgan vs. Hampton (Feb. 22)

Free Throws - 10, Devin Morgan vs. UMBC. (Nov. 16)

2016-17 HONORS

Devin Morgan

Preseason All-MEAC Second Team

DeAndre Haywood

Preseason All-MEAC Third Team

THE LAST TIME ...

The Hornets scored at least 100 points - Nov. 11, 2016 (103, vs. Clarks Summitt; 103-56) The Hornets allowed at least 100 points - Dec. 19, 2016 (103, vs. Indiana; 56-103) A Hornet scored at least 30 points - Feb. 22, 2016 (31, Devin Morgan vs. Hampton) A Hornet scored at least 40 points - Mar. 5, 2015 (40, Amere May vs. Coppin State) A Hornet had at least 15 rebounds - Mar. 5, 2015 (30, Kendall Gray vs. Coppin State) A Hornet had at least 20 rebounds - Mar. 5, 2015 (30, Kendall Gray vs. Coppin State) A Hornet had at least 10 assists - Dec. 10, 2016 (10, Devin Morgan vs. Keystone) A Hornet had at least five blocks - Feb. 11, 2017 (5, Demola Onifade vs. Morgan State) A Hornet had at least five steals - Nov. 15, 2017 (7, Kobe Gantz vs. Fort Wayne) A Hornet recorded a “double-double” - Nov. 13, 2017 Kobe Gantz (21 pts/10 reb.) vs. DePaul

The 2017-18 Hornets are:

2-3 at home 0-10 on the road 0-0 at neutral sites 0-0 in MEAC reg. season 0-13 vs. Div. I opponents 2-0 vs. non Div. I opponents 2-13 vs. non-MEAC opp. 0-0 vs. Div. I Top 25 teams 0-1 in overtime games 2-5 when scoring 60 or more points 0-13 when allowing 60 or more points 1-1 when scoring 70 or more 0-10 when allowing 70 or more points 0-0 when scoring 80 or more points 0-9 when allowing 80 or more points 0-7 when scoring less than 60 points 2-0 when allowing less than 60 points 0-3 in games decided by 10 points or less 0-0 in games decided by five or less 2-9 in games decided by more than 10 1-7 in games decided by 20 or more 2-2 when leading at the half 0-11 when trailing at the half 0-0 when tied at the half 2-0 when leading with 10:00 left 0-13 when trailing with 10:00 left 0-0 when tied with 10:00 left 2-1 when leading with 5:00 left 0-11 when trailing with 5:00 left 0-0 when tied with 5:00 left 1-0 when they have outrebounded opp. 1-13 when being outrebounded 0-0 when rebounds are even 1-12 when they have more turnovers 1-1 when opponent has more turnovers 0-0 when turnovers are even 0-9 when they have more fouls 2-2 when they shoot more free throws 0-11 when opponent shoots more FTs 0-0 when free throws are even 0-0 when shooting at least 50% 2-1 when shooting a higher FG% 2-5 when hitting more 3-pt. FGs

HORNET single game records (individual)

Most Points 50 Tom Davis vs. Brooklyn (2/1/89) 48 Amere May vs. St. Francis Brooklyn (12/17/14) 47 Tom Davis vs. Florida A&M (2/20/89) 44 Tom Davis vs. UMES (2/22/90) 40 Amere May vs. Coppin State (3/5/15) Most Rebounds 35 Marvin Spratley vs. St. Paul’s (2/11/71) 30 Kendall Gray vs. Coppin State (3/5/15) Most Assists 13 Antoine Morris vs. Morgan State (2/7/96) Antoine Morris vs. Bowie State (2/25/96) Most Blocks 8 (Eight times, most recent Kendall Gray vs. UMES (2/28/15) Most Steals 9 Phil Anderson vs. Penn State (12/29/93) Jay Threatt vs. Wilmington (11/16//09)

Most Three-Point Field Goals

8 Kavon Waller vs. Keystone (12/10/16)

Marty Bailey vs. Florida A&M (MEAC Tourn.); 3/7/00

Hornet 2017-18 Honors

All-MEAC Preseason Second Team

Kavon Waller (sr.) Forward

DELAWARE STATE 2017-18 MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES—VETERAN PROFILES

0

KOBE GANTZ

SOPHOMORE

GUARD

6-4/180

LANCASTER, PA./

McCASKEY HS

2017-18 HIGHS

Points: 23, vs. Ft. Wayne (Nov. 15)

Field goals: 8, vs. Ft. Wayne (Nov. 15)

3 pt FGs: 3, vs. DePaul (Nov. 13)

Free throws: 8, vs. DePaul (Nov. 13)

Rebounds: 10, vs. DePaul (Nov. 13)

Assists: 7, vs. UIC (Nov. 16)

Blocks: n/a

Steals: 7, vs. Ft. Wayne (Nov. 15)

Minutes: 40 (two games)

CAREER HIGHS

Points: 23, vs. Ft. Wayne (11/15/17)

Field goals: 8, vs. Ft. Wayne (11/15/17)

3 pt FGs: 3, vs. DePaul (11/13/17)

Free throws: 8, vs. DePaul (11/13/17)

Rebounds: 10, vs. DePaul (11/13/17)

Assists: 7, vs. UIC (11/16/17)

Blocks: 1, vs. St. John’s (11/29/16)

Steals: 7, vs. Ft. Wayne (11/1517)

Minutes: 40 (two games)

2017-18: Out for the remainder of the season due to a knee injury… suffered injury in game six vs. Georgian Court (Nov. 25) … starting guard in first six games ...team leader in scoring (13.5 ppg) , assists (20) and steals (16), and was second in rebounding (5.2 pg) at time of injury … posted first career double-double, scoring 21 points and grabbing 10 rebounds, vs. DePaul (Nov. 13) … scored career-high 23 points (8-14 FGs; 2-4 3pt FG. 5-6 FT) and recorded seven steals, also a career-best, vs. Fort Wayne (Nov. 15) … tallied 17 points (4-7 FG, 8-9 FTs) at E. Tenn. St. (Nov. 20) … dished out career-high seven assists vs. Illinois-Chicago (Nov. 16). 2016-17: Appeared in 25 games, including two starts … third on the Hornets with 61 assists … has dished out three-or-more assists in 11 games … has career-high six dimes in two games (SC State, Savannah State) … scored career-high 15 points in two games … tallied 15 points (4-5 FG; 7-8 FT) vs. Hampton (Jan. 14) and vs. NCA&T (7-9 FGs) on Feb. 1 … came off the bench to tally 13 points (5-7 FGs) against Indiana (Dec. 19) … eighth on the Hornets in scoring (4.8) … scored 14 points (6-8 FGs) in collegiate debut vs. Clarks Summitt on Nov. 11 … sat out three games due to a head injury High School: Two-time Pennsylvania Class AAAA All-State selection (junior & senior years) … helped lead McCaskey High School to state tournament berths each year … averaged 19.2 points per game during senior season and 17.8 as a junior … averaged 26 points per game in McCaskey’s state tournament semifinal run during his junior year in 2015 … competed at point and shooting guard during his scholastic career … also helped lead the Tornado to Lancaster- Lebanon championship during senior season … also attracted interest from Wisconsin, Temple, New Mexico State and Drexel

Gantz 2017-18 Game-by-Game

|---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----|

Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg

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CAIRN 11/10/17 * 22 3-6 .500 0-1 .000 2-3 .667 3 4 7 7.0 3 0 5 2 0 3 8 8.0

at DePaul 11/13/17 * 40 5-8 .625 3-5 .600 8-12 .667 1 9 10 8.5 2 0 2 4 0 2 21 14.5

at Fort Wayne 11/15/17 * 40 8-14 .571 2-4 .500 5-6 .833 2 5 7 8.0 3 0 1 5 0 7 23 17.3

at UIC 11/16/18 * 37 0-12 .000 0-3 .000 4-5 .800 1 1 2 6.5 3 0 7 1 0 2 4 14.0

at ETSU 11/20/17 * 24 4-7 .571 1-1 1.000 8-9 .889 0 3 3 5.8 3 0 4 3 0 0 17 14.6

GEORGIAN COURT 11/25/17 * 20 3-11 .273 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 2 0 2 5.2 2 0 1 0 0 2 8 13.5

Totals......................... 6 183 23-58 .397 8-19 .421 27-36 .750 9 22 31 5.2 16 0 20 15 0 16 81 13.5

Games played: 6

Minutes/game: 30.5

Points/game: 13.5

FG Pct: 39.7

3FG Pct: 42.1

FT Pct: 75.0

Rebounds/game: 5.2

Assists/game: 3.3

Turnovers/game: 2.5

Assist/turnover ratio: 1.3

Steals/game: 2.7

GANTZ CAREER STATS


GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg

2017-18 6-6 183 30.5 23-58 .397 8-19 .421 27-36 .750 9 22 31 5.2 16 0 20 15 0 16 81 13.5

2016-17 27-2 502 18.6 42-105 .400 9-35 .257 33-62 .532 21 33 54 2.0 55 1 67 43 2 11 126 4.7

TOTALS 33-8 685 20.7 65-163 .399 17-54 .315 60-98 .612 30 55 85 2.6 71 1 87 58 2 27 207 6.3


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JOSEPH LEWIS

SENIOR

FORWARD/CENTER

6-9/215

DETROIT, MICH.

2017-18 HIGHS

Points: 7 (two games)

Field goals: 2 (two games)

3 pt FGs: 2, vs. E. Tenn. St. (Nov. 20)

Free throws: 2, vs. Geo. Ct. (Nov. 25)

Rebounds: 6, vs. Geo. Ct. (Nov. 20)

Assists: 3, vs. E. Carolina (Dec. 2)

Blocks: 2, vs. E. Carolina (Dec. 2)

Steals: n/a

Minutes: 25, vs. E. Tenn. St. (Nov. 20)

CAREER HIGHS

Points: 13, vs. Lamar (11/21/15)

Field goals: 5, vs. Hampton (2/22/16)

3 pt FGs: 2, vs. Lamar (11/21/15)

Free throws: 3 (two games)

Rebounds: 12, vs. Hampton (2/22/16)

Assists: 4, vs. Lamar (2/22/16)

Blocks: 4, vs. La. Lafayette (11/21/16)

Steals: 3 (two games)

Minutes: 32, vs. Penn (11/17/15)

Notes/trends

LEWIS CAREER STATS

---TOTAL---| ---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----|


2017-18 10-7 151 15.1 11-43 .256 2-10 .200 4-9 .444 1 26 27 2.7 19 0 9 15 5 0 28 2.8

2016-17 29-2 381 13.1 37-117 .316 3-18 .167 14-21 .667 21 65 86 3.0 56 1 23 41 16 11 91 3.1

2015-16 29-10 401 13.8 51-121 .421 7-22 .318 21-40 .525 21 70 91 3.1 61 4 23 32 8 18 130 4.5

TOTALS 68-19 933 13.7 99-281 .352 12-50 .240 39-70 .557 43 161 204 3.0 134 5 55 88 29 29 249 3.7

2017-18: Has appeared in nine games … missed first four contests (coaches decision) … matched seven high of seven points vs. Delaware on Dec. 17 …

also tallied seven points (2-of-3 FGs) in his season debut vs. ETSU (Nov. 20) … had season-highs of three assists and two blocks vs. E. Carolina (Dec. 2) 2016-17: Competed in 29 games, starting two … had season-high seven points at two games (NCCU, Indiana) … pulled down season-best nine rebounds vs. Norfolk State (Jan. 16) … had career-high four blocks, five points and seven rebounds vs. Louisiana Lafayette (Nov. 21) … contributed four points (2-4 FGs) and two rebounds in 15 minutes vs. St. John’s (Nov. 29) … tied for second on Hornets with six blocks 2015-16: Competed in 28 games, starting 10 … recorded DSU’s only “double-double of the season with career-highs of 13 points and 10 rebounds vs. Lamar (Nov. 21) … tied for second on the Hornets in rebounding (3.1 pg) … grabbed 12 rebounds vs. Bethune-Cookman (Feb. 6), the single-game high for the Hornets this season … tallied 12 points (5-7 FGs) vs. Hampton on Feb. 22 … led Hornets with eight rebounds vs. Penn (Nov. 17) … shared team lead with seven boards vs. Summit in last outing (Jan. 4) … was three-for-five from the field (seven points) and grabbed five rebounds in DSU debut vs. Delaware (Nov. 13) … second on the Hornets with 12 points (5-7 FGs) vs. Hampton in last outing (Feb. 22). Junior College: Competed for New Mexico Junior College during 2014-15 season … appeared in 12 games, starting two … averaged 5.2 points per game … came off the bench to score career-high 22 points (8-12 FG; 2-3 3pt. FG; 4-5 FT) in 123-68 win over Wayland Baptist … also had career-high eight rebounds in Wayland Baptist contest … scored 12 points (5-7 FG) vs. Southwest Texas JC ... junior college teammate of DSU sophomore guard Malik Carter. High School/Prep: Competed for Redemption Christian Academy and Detroit Westside Christian Academy Prep Personal: Son of Terrie Lewis … has two sisters and one brother … born July 8, 1995 in Detroit, Mich. … majoring in Mass Communications at DSU

Lewis 2017-18 Game-by-Game



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at ETSU 11/20/17 * 25 2-7 .286 2-3 .667 1-2 .500 1 2 3 3.0 2 0 2 2 1 0 7 7.0

GEORGIAN COURT 11/25/17 * 19 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 2-4 .500 0 6 6 4.5 3 0 2 0 0 0 4 5.5

at Troy 11/27/17 * 17 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 3.3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3.7

BINGHAMTON 11/29/17 * 9 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 2.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.8

at ECU 12/02/17 * 22 3-8 .375 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0 3 3 2.6 4 0 3 2 2 0 6 3.4

UMBC 12/06/17 * 10 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 4 4 2.8 2 0 0 5 1 0 0 2.8

at Duquesne 12/09/17 * 10 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 2.7 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 2.4

DELAWARE 12/17/17 21 3-8 .375 0-2 .000 1-3 .333 0 5 5 3.0 4 0 0 1 1 0 7 3.0

at Pitt 12/19/17 4 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 2.7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.7

at Penn 12/27/17 14 2-8 .250 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 3 3 2.7 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 2.8

Totals......................... 7 151 11-43 .256 2-10 .200 4-9 .444 1 26 27 2.7 19 0 9 15 5 0 28 2.8

DELAWARE STATE 2017-18 MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES— VETERAN PROFILES

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DEMOLA ONIFADE

JUNIOR/CENTER

6-9/245

LAGOS,NIGERIA./

CAMDEN CATHOLIC

(N.J.) HS

2017-18 HIGHS

Points: 4 (two games) Field goals: 2 (two games) 3 pt FGs: n/a Free throws: 1, vs. DePaul (Nov. 13) Rebounds: 5, vs. Ft. Wayne (Nov. 15) Assists: 1, vs. Troy (Nov. 21) Blocks: 2, vs. DePaul (Nov. 13) Steals: 1, vs. Cairn (Nov. 10) Minutes: 21, vs. Troy (Nov. 21)

CAREER HIGHS

Points: 8, vs. UMBC (11/16/16)

Field goals: 4, vs UMBC (11/16/16)

3 pt FGs: n/a

Free throws: 1 (eight games)

Rebounds: 8 (two games)

Assists: 2, vs. Clark Summitt (11/11/16)

Blocks: 4 (two games)

Steals: 2, vs. Keystone (12/10/16)

Minutes: 27 (three games)

Notes/trends Needs one rebound at reach 200 at DSU

ONIFADE CAREER STATS

|---TOTAL---||---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----|


2017-18 14-2 157 11.2 5-25 .200 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 10 19 29 2.1 25 0 1 10 3 1 11 0.8 2016-17 30-28 469 15.6 18-56 .321 0-0 .000 4-13 .308 35 59 94 3.1 71 3 9 25 29 6 40 1.3

2015-16 28-19 421 15.0 17-46 .370 0-0 .000 4-10 .400 26 59 85 3.0 64 2 6 23 30 5 38 1.4

TOTALS 72-49 1047 14.5 40-127 .315 0-0 .000 9-25 .360 71 137 208 2.9 160 5 16 58 62 12 89 1.2

2017-18: Has competed in 13 games, starting one (Illinois-Chicago) … has season-high four points in two games (Troy on Nov. 27 & Nebraska on Dec. 22)

… pulled down season-best five rebounds at DePaul (Nov. 13) … also logged season-best 21 minutes in Troy contest 2016-17: Starting center in 28 of the 30 games in which he appeared … team leader with 26 blocks … had career-highs of five blocks and nine rebounds in 56-45 win over Morgan State (Feb. 11) … the Morgan State performance was key to his selection as MEAC co-Defensive Player-of-the-Week on Feb. 13 … recorded four blocks vs. Savannah State on Jan. 23 …. 13th in MEAC in blocks (1.0 pg) … pulled down eight rebounds in loss to NC Central (Jan. 10) … scored career-high 8 points (4-5 FGs) vs. UMBC on Nov. 16 … also grabbed six rebounds in UMBC contest … tallied four points (2-2 FGs) vs. Rice (Nov. 23). 2015-16: Appeared in 28 games, including 19 starts … team leader with 30 blocks ... blocked career-high four shots vs. Morgan State (Jan. 9) … 10th in the

MEAC in blocks at 1.1 per game … fourth on the Hornets in rebounding at 3.0 per game (85 total ) … scored career-high five points vs. Grand Canyon (Dec. 15) … had career-best nine rebounds and blocked three shots vs. Michigan (Dec. 12) … grabbed eight rebounds and had three blocks vs. UC Riverside (Nov. 24) … had two blocks vs. Temple (Dec. 19) … was two-for-two from the field (four points) vs. Summit (Jan. 4). High School: Averaged 14 rebounds, 10 points and five blocks per game during senior season … selected as team’s Most Improved Player after helping lead Camden Catholic to 24-6 overall record as a senior … limited to two games during junior year due to a shoulder injury … honor student. Club/AAU: Played for Team Speed AAU

Personal: Son of Kola and Shola Onifade … guardian: Dr. Earl Pearsall, Jr. … born 9/22/96 in Lagos, Nigeria … came to U.S. at age 16 … majoring in Elec-

trical Engineering at DSU

Onifade 2017-18 Game-by-Game



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CAIRN 11/10/17 11 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 2.0 4 0 0 3 0 1 0 0.0

at DePaul 11/13/17 13 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0 2 2 2.0 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 0.5

at Fort Wayne 11/15/17 17 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2 3 5 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3

at UIC 11/16/17 * 7 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 2.3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.3

at ETSU 11/20/17 16 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 1 2 2.2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.2

GEORGIAN COURT 11/25/17 3 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1.8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2

at Troy 11/27/17 21 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 3 3 2.0 3 0 1 1 0 0 4 0.7

BINGHAMTON 11/29/17 4 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1.8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.6

at ECU 12/02/17 7 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 1 2 1.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.6

UMBC 12/06/17 13 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 3 1 4 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.7

at Duquesne 12/09/17 5 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 1 2 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.6

DELAWARE 12/17/17 11 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.6

at Nebraska 12/22/17 15 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 2 3 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 4 0.8

at Penn 12/27/17 * 14 0-4 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 2 3 2.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.8

Totals......................... 2 157 5-25 .200 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 10 19 29 2.1 25 0 1 10 3 1 11 0.8


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ARTEM TAVAKALYAN

SENIOR

FORWARD

6-6/210

MOSCOW, RUSSIA

2017-18 HIGHS

Points: 20, vs. E. Carolina (Ded. 2) Field goals: 8, vs. ECU (Dec. 2) 3 pt FGs: 3 (two games) Free throws: 6, vs. DePaul (Nov. 13) Rebounds: 9, vs. UIC (Nov. 16) Assists: 4, Cairn (Nov. 10) Blocks: 1, vs. E. Carolina (Dec. 2) Steals: 2, vs. UIC (Nov. 16) Minutes: 38, vs. Del. (Dec. 17)

CAREER HIGHS

Points: 20, vs. E. Carolina (12/2/17)

Field goals: 8 (two games)

3 pt FGs: 3 (three games)

Free throws: 6, vs. DePaul (11/13/17)


Assists: 8, vs. Beth-Cook (2/6/16)

Blocks: 2, vs. SC State (1/21/17)

Steals: 2 (three games)

Minutes: 38, vs. Del. (12/17/17)

Notes/trends

Has at least one three-point field

goal in six of last eight games …

has hit 14 of his last 26 three-point

shot attempts (.538) ... second on

the team with seven double-figure

scoring games

TAVAKALYAN CAREER STATS


## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg

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2017-18 15-9 360 24.0 54-124 .435 17-44 .386 25-29 .862 23 51 74 4.9 28 0 18 26 1 11 150 10.0

2016-17 32-10 475 14.8 66-164 .402 22-65 .338 39-62 .629 16 63 79 2.5 48 0 27 35 8 15 193 6.0

2015-16 29-6 333 11.5 34-96 .354 7-27 .259 13-23 .565 13 36 49 1.7 47 1 26 21 2 10 88 3.0

2014-15 13-0 81 6.2 8-22 .364 2-9 .221 4-12 .333 2 10 12 0.9 11 0 1 5 2 2 22 1.7

TOTALS 89-25 1249 14.0 162-406 .399 48-145 .331 81-126 .643 54 160 214 2.4 134 1 72 87 13 38 453 5.1

2017-18: Has appeared in each game, starting eight, including the last three … second among Hornets who have competed in at least 10 games with 10.1

point per game scoring average … second on the team in rebounding (5.0 pg) and second in three-point field goals (17) … scored career-high 20 points (8-12 FG; 3-4 3p FG) and grabbed eight rebounds (each team-high) vs. E. Carolina (Dec. 2) … tallied team-high 18 points to lead all players in 71-50 win over Cairn in season opener (Nov. 10) …tied career-high with nine rebounds vs. Illinois-Chicago (Nov. 16) … logged career-best 38 minutes in overtime contest against Delaware (Dec. 17). 2016-17: Competed in all 32 games, including nine starts … fifth on the Hornets in scoring at 6.5 points per game … scored season-high 15 points (6-12 FGs;

3-4 FTs) vs. Savannah State (Jan. 23) … tallied 14 points (6-11 FGs) in season opening win vs. Clarks Summitt on Nov. 11 … second on the Hornets with 10 points (4-8 FGs; 2-5 3pt. FGs) vs. Montana State (Nov. 26) … grabbed season-high seven rebounds vs. Morgan State on Feb. 11 … had career-high three 3pt. FGs (9 points) vs. N. Texas (Dec. 8) …tallied 10 points (4-7 FGs; 2-4 3pt. FGs) vs. Keystone in last outing (Dec. 10) … contributed four points in seven minutes in win over St. John’s (Nov. 29) … has reached double figures in scoring in five games. 2015-16: Competed in 29 games, starting six … had career-highs of 19 points (8-for-15 FGs) and nine rebounds vs. Cheyney (Feb. 1) … dished out career-

best eight assists, tying for the team season-high, vs. Bethune-Cookman (Feb. 6) … tallied five points vs. Lamar (Nov. 21) and Michigan (Dec. 12) … was two-for-three from the field in Michigan contest … tallied four points at Fresno State (Nov. 27) … hit two of three shots from the field (four points) vs. Utah (Dec. 22). 2014-15: Competed in 13 games as a reserve … averaged 6.2 minutes per game … missed first four games of the season due to an ankle injury … season totals included 22 points, 12 rebounds, two blocks and two steals … was eight-for-22 from the field (.364), including two-of-nine from three-point territory (.222) … scored career-high six points (3-6 FGs) in Collegiate Basketball Invitational (CBI) contest against Radford (Mar. 18) … tallied five points (1-3 FG; 1-2 3pt. FG; 2-4 FT) and career-high four rebounds in collegiate debut at Iona (Nov. 26) … scored four minutes in six minutes of playing time hit vs. Florida A&M (Feb. 9) … hit his only shot, a three-pointer, and a blocked a shot in win over Savannah State (Jan. 19) International Competition: Competed for Armenia in the U20 European 2015 Men's Championship ... was ninth in the championship in scoring at 16.9 points per game, tallying 118 points in seven contests ... high scoring game was 23 points (9-18 FG; 5-6 FT) vs. Republic of Georgia ... scored 20 points against Switzerland and MKD ... reached double figures in scoring in each game. High School: Helped lead Florida Air Academy (Melbourne, Fla.) to 26-2 overall record and Florida State Playoff berth during 2013-14 season. Personal: Son of Varsenik Apresyan and Samuel Tavakalyan … has one brother … name is pronounced: R-tem TAV-VAH-ky-um

Tavakalyan 2017-18 Game-by-Game



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CAIRN 11/10/17 * 32 7-16 .438 1-6 .167 3-4 .750 2 5 7 7.0 1 0 4 0 0 1 18 18.0

at DePaul 11/13/17 * 22 0-5 .000 0-3 .000 6-6 1.000 1 2 3 5.0 4 0 2 2 0 0 6 12.0

at Fort Wayne 11/15/17 * 20 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 2 3 5 5.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 9.3

at UIC 11/16/17 * 34 5-12 .417 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 2 7 9 6.0 2 0 2 2 0 2 12 10.0

at ETSU 11/20/17 * 17 2-6 .333 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 2 1 3 5.4 0 0 0 2 0 1 6 9.2

GEORGIAN COURT 11/25/17 9 1-4 .250 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 4.7 2 0 1 2 0 0 2 8.0

at Troy 11/27/17 22 5-7 .714 3-4 .750 0-1 .000 1 1 2 4.3 1 0 0 1 0 1 13 8.7

BINGHAMTON 11/29/17 21 3-7 .429 0-2 .000 3-4 .750 2 3 5 4.4 0 0 1 2 0 0 9 8.8

at ECU 12/02/17 28 8-12 .667 3-4 .750 1-1 1.000 0 8 8 4.8 3 0 1 3 1 2 20 10.0

UMBC 12/06/17 11 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000 3-3 1.000 0 3 3 4.6 4 0 1 2 0 1 9 9.9

at Duquesne 12/09/17 23 5-10 .500 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000 4 3 7 4.8 1 0 0 1 0 0 13 10.2

DELAWARE 12/17/17 * 38 2-9 .222 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000 2 4 6 4.9 1 0 3 2 0 0 7 9.9

at Pitt 12/19/17 * 25 4-9 .444 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 1 5 6 5.0 4 0 1 3 0 0 10 9.9

at Nebraska 12/22/17 * 35 5-9 .556 2-2 1.000 1-2 .500 3 2 5 5.0 1 0 2 3 0 2 13 10.1

at Penn 12/27/17 * 23 3-8 .375 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000 1 3 4 4.9 2 0 0 0 0 1 8 10.0

Totals......................... 9 360 54-124 .435 17-44 .386 25-29 .862 23 51 74 4.9 28 0 18 26 1 11 150 10.0


11

JONATHAN WALKER

SENIOR

GUARD

6-2/190

LITHIA SPRINGS, GA./

LITHIA SPRINGS HS

2017-18 HIGHS


Field goals: 7, vs. UMBC. (Dec. 6)

3 pt FGs: 3, vs. Geo. Ct. (Nov. 25)

Free throws: 6, vs. BING (Nov. 29)


Assists: 6, vs. ECU (Dec. 2)

Blocks: n/a

Steals: 4, vs. Troy (Nov. 27)

Minutes: 36, vs. UMBC (Dec. 6)

CAREER HIGHS


Field goals: 7, vs. UMBC (12/6/17)

3 pt FGs: 3, vs. Geo. Ct. (11/25/17)

Free throws: 5, vs. BING (11/29/17)

Rebounds: 4, vs. ECU (12/2/17)

Assists: 6, vs. ECU (12/2/17)

Blocks: n/a

Steals: 4, vs. Troy (11/ 27/17)

Minutes: 36, vs. UMBC (12/6/17)

Notes/trends

starting point guard in the last eight

games

2017-18: Has appeared in 10, starting the last nine … did not compete in first four contests … has career-high 17 points in two games (Georgian Court; UMBC) … was 6-for-9 from the field and 3-of-5 on 3pt. attempts vs. Georgian Court (Nov. 25) … hit 7 of 14 shots in UMBC contest … third among team regulars in scoring (8.2 ppg) … second on the Hornets with 22 assists … also had three assists and three steals in Georgian Court contest … recorded career-high four steals vs. Troy (Nov. 27) … dished out career-best six assists vs. E. Carolina (Dec. 2) … logged career-high 36 minutes in UMBC contest. 2016-17: Appeared off the bench in six games, tallying seven points High School: Four-year letterwinner at Lithia Springs HS … limited by an ankle injury during senior year . Personal: Previously attended Morehouse University in Atlanta.

Walker 2017-18 Game-by-Game



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at ETSU 11/20/17 21 2-5 .400 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 1 0 0 3 0 2 4 4.0

GEORGIAN COURT 11/25/17 * 26 6-9 .667 3-5 .600 2-2 1.000 3 0 3 2.0 3 0 3 0 0 3 17 10.5

at Troy 11/27/17 * 30 4-10 .400 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 1 0 1 1.7 3 0 1 1 0 4 9 10.0

BINGHAMTON 11/29/17 * 27 1-5 .200 1-2 .500 5-6 .833 0 2 2 1.8 2 0 5 1 0 1 8 9.5

at ECU 12/02/17 * 31 2-10 .200 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 1 3 4 2.2 1 0 6 2 0 3 4 8.4

UMBC 12/06/17 * 36 7-14 .500 1-5 .200 2-3 .667 2 2 4 2.5 3 0 4 1 0 0 17 9.8

at Duquesne 12/09/17 * 23 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 2-4 .500 0 0 0 2.1 2 0 0 3 0 0 4 9.0

DELAWARE 12/17/17 * 34 4-7 .571 1-2 .500 7-8 .875 0 2 2 2.1 3 0 1 2 0 1 16 9.9

at Pitt 12/19/17 * 23 1-6 .167 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 2 2 4 2.3 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 9.0

at Nebraska 12/22/17 * 20 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 1 1 2 2.3 1 0 2 3 0 1 1 8.2

at Penn 12/27/17 * 35 4-9 .444 0-1 .000 2-4 .500 1 0 1 2.2 4 0 1 2 0 1 10 8.4

Totals......................... 10 306 32-82 .390 6-25 .240 22-31 .710 11 13 24 2.2 25 0 25 20 0 16 92 8.4

WALKER CAREER STATS



2017-18 11-10 306 27.8 32-82 .390 6-25 .240 22-31 .710 11 13 24 2.2 25 0 25 20 0 16 92 8.4

2016-17 6-0 19 3.2 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 3-6 .500 1 2 3 0.5 4 0 1 1 0 1 7 1.2

TOTALS 17-10 325 19.1 34-88 .386 6-26 .231 25-37 .676 12 15 27 1.6 29 0 26 21 0 17 99 5.8


10

KAVON

WALLER

SENIOR

FORWARD

6-5/220

CHESTER, VA.

2017-18 HIGHS

Points: 17, vs Pitt (Dec. 19) Field goals: 6 (two games) 3 pt FGs: 5, vs. Pitt (Dec. 19) Free throws: 2, vs. Penn (Dec. 27) Rebounds: 9, vs. Nebraska (Dec. 22) Assists: 6, vs. Geo. Ct. (Nov. 25) Blocks: 2, vs. Binghamton (Nov. 29) Steals: 2, vs. Pitt (Dec. 19) Minutes: 40, vs. Delaware (Dec. 17)

CAREER HIGHS

Points: 26, vs. Keystone (12/10/16)

Field goals: 9, vs. Keystone (12/10/16)

3 pt FGs: 8, vs. Keystone (12/10/16)

Free throws: 4 (two games)

Rebounds: 9, vs. Nebraska (Dec. 22)

Assists: 6, vs. Geo. Ct. (11/25/17)

Blocks: 2 (two games)

Steals: 2, vs. Pitt (Dec. 19)

Minutes: 40, vs Delaware (12/17/17)

Notes/trends

Reached 700 points at Delaware

State in last outing vs. Penn (Dec.

27) … has at least one three-point

field goal in 10 of the 11 games in

which he has played this season

… has six career games with four-

or-more three-pointers and four

games with five-or-more threes

WALLER CAREER STATS



2017-18 11-11 350 31.8 34-95 .358 20-64 .313 4-8 .500 11 35 46 4.2 19 0 24 17 6 3 92 8.4

2016-17 32-29 986 30.8 111-259 .429 73-176 .415 24-36 .667 26 100 126 3.9 87 0 49 49 13 10 319 10.0

2015-16 28-6 539 19.3 54-123 .439 26-62 .419 26-47 .553 30 46 76 2.7 50 1 19 40 10 7 160 5.7

2014-15 36-9 491 13.6 46-85 .541 17-39 .436 20-26 .769 27 37 64 1.8 54 1 16 24 5 3 129 3.6

TOTALS 107-55 2366 22.1 245-562 .436 136-341 .399 74-117 .632 94 218 312 2.9 210 2 108 130 34 23 700 6.5

2017-18: Preseason All-MEAC Third Team selection … has appeared in last 11 games … missed the first four contests … team leader with 20 three-point

field goals … scored season-high 17 points vs. Pitt on Dec. 19 … also knocked down season-high five three-pointers in Pitt contest … had second-best scoring output of the season (16 points) and grabbed career-high nine rebounds vs. Nebraska (Dec. 22) … third on the Hornets with 24 assists …dished out career-best six assists vs. Georgian Court (Nov. 25) … was 3-of-7 from the field, all from three-point territory, in season debut vs. ETSU (Nov. 20) 2016-17: Starting forward in 29 of DSU’s 32 games … fourth in the MEAC with .415 3pt. FG percentage (64-for-152) … tied school record with eight three-pointers en route to career-high 26 points vs. Keystone on Dec. 10 … hit his first eight three-point shots before missing his final attempt in Keystone contest … fourth on the Hornets in scoring 10.0 points per game … second on the team with career-high 73 three-pointers …10th in MEAC in three-pointers per game (2.3) … led DSU with 19 points, highlighted by five three-pointers, in 80-77 victory at Florida A&M (Feb. 6) … scored 17 points, including five 3pt. FGs, vs. Montana State (Nov. 26) … had team-high 16 points (6-8 FGs; 4-6 3pts. FG) in 103-56 victory over Clarks Summitt in season opener … tallied 15 points (6-9 FGs; 3-5 3pt FGs) vs. St. John’s (Nov. 29) … has reached double-figures in scoring in 15 of DSU’s 32 contests … second on the Hornets in rebounding at 3.9 per game.

2015-16: Competed in 28 games, starting six … fourth on the Hornets in scoring at 5.7 points per game … fourth on the team with 26 three-point field goals

… came off the bench to score career-high 19 points vs. NC Central (Jan. 27) … was seven-for-11 from the field and three-of-five from three-point territory in NC Central contest … shared team lead with 18 points (4-5 3pt. FGs) vs. Florida A&M (Feb. 8) … career-high four three-point field goals vs. in Florida A&M contest … also tallied 18 points (6-9 FGs) in win over Norfolk State (Feb. 20) … tied for team lead with 10 points vs. Fresno State (Nov. 27) ... Third on the team with seven blocks. ..tied career-high with two blocks vs. Penn (Nov. 17). 2014-15: Competed in each game, including nine starts … one of two players to appear in all 36 games … averaged 13.6 minutes per contest … started

seven consecutive games from Feb. 3 (NJIT) to Feb. 23 (Norfolk State) …second on the team with .541 field goal percentage (46-for-85) … 76.9% free throw shooter (20-for-26) … tied for fourth on the team with 17 three-point field goals (17-39) … top three-point percentage among all Hornets with at least 10 three-pointers made (.436) … made first career start vs. Oregon (Dec. 20), tallying seven points, highlighted by two three-point field goals … scored career-high 11 points (4-8 FGs; 3 three-pointers) vs. Coppin State (Feb. 16) … was four-for-five from the field, including two three-pointers (2-3) at Norfolk State (Feb. 23) … tallied nine-points (3-5 FGs; 2-2 3pt.FGs) vs. Cheyney on Jan. 5, highlighted by three three-point field goals … scored eight points (4-6 FGs) vs. Hawaii … tallied seven points in three games (Wake Forest, Iona, Baptist Bible) … was four-for-four at the free throw line vs. Delaware (Dec. 7) … averaged 1.8 re-bounds per game … also credited with 16 assists, five blocks and three steals. High School: District Player-of-the-Year, All-Region First Team, Second Team All-Metro and Virginia All-State Honorable Mention as a senior at Thomas Dale High School … averaged 24 points per game during senior year … competed in Virginia 804 All-Star Game following senior season … All-District Sec-ond Team as a junior … competed for Richmond Squires, Virginia Storm and Virginia Heat AAU teams. Personal: Son of Shirlene Smith and Carroll Waller … has three brothers and three sisters … cousin of Virginia Tech football player Ken Oxendine.

Waller 2017-18 Game-by-Game



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at ETSU 11/20/17 * 35 3-7 .429 3-7 .429 0-0 .000 1 1 2 2.0 2 0 1 4 0 0 9 9.0

GEORGIAN COURT 11/25/17 * 33 1-11 .091 1-10 .100 0-0 .000 1 3 4 3.0 2 0 6 0 1 0 3 6.0

at Troy 11/27/17 * 24 2-5 .400 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0 2 2 2.7 1 0 5 1 0 0 5 5.7

BINGHAMTON 11/29/17 * 30 2-5 .400 1-4 .250 1-1 1.000 0 3 3 2.8 2 0 3 1 2 0 6 5.8

at ECU 12/02/17 * 17 2-6 .333 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 1 2 3 2.8 3 0 1 0 0 1 5 5.6

UMBC 12/06/17 * 33 4-10 .400 2-6 .333 0-0 .000 0 2 2 2.7 1 0 3 2 0 0 10 6.3

at Duquesne 12/09/17 * 33 2-10 .200 0-6 .000 0-2 .000 1 5 6 3.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 4 6.0

DELAWARE 12/17/17 * 40 3-11 .273 2-6 .333 0-0 .000 2 4 6 3.5 3 0 1 3 1 0 8 6.3

at Pitt 12/19/17 * 38 6-11 .545 5-8 .625 0-0 .000 0 2 2 3.3 1 0 2 1 0 2 17 7.4

at Nebraska 12/22/17 * 35 6-12 .500 3-7 .429 1-2 .500 3 6 9 3.9 2 0 1 1 0 0 16 8.3

at Penn 12/27/17 * 32 3-7 .429 1-4 .250 2-3 .667 2 5 7 4.2 0 0 1 3 1 0 9 8.4

Totals......................... 11 350 34-95 .358 20-64 .313 4-8 .500 11 35 46 4.2 19 0 24 17 6 3 92 8.4

DELAWARE STATE 2017-18 MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES—NEWCOMER PROFILES

15

AMEER

BENNETT

FRESHMAN

FORWARD

6-8/220

RICHMOND, VA.

2017-18 HIGHS

Points: 14, vs UIC (Nov. 16) Field goals: 5, vs. UIC (Nov. 16) 3 pt FGs: n/a Free throws: 5, vs Duquesne (Dec. 9) Rebounds: 4 (three games) Assists: 1 (four games) Blocks: 1 (two games) Steals: 1 (three games) Minutes: 26, vs. UIC (Nov. 16)

2017-18: Has appeared in all 13 games … has one start, in season opener vs. Cairn (Nov. 10) … scored career-high 14 points (5-9 FG; 4-6 FT) at UIC (Nov. 16) …

has career-best four rebounds in three games High School: Averaged 12 points and nine rebounds per game, and earned Virginia Prep All-Conference honors as a senior at St. Christopher’s High School during the 2016-17 season... three-year starter ... helped lead St. Christopher’s to 20 or more wins in each season, a conference championship as a junior and state tourna-ment final four appearance in sophomore year ... posted 48 percent field goal percentage, including 40 percent on three-point shots, during his senior season.

2017-18 Game-by-Game



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CAIRN 11/10/17 * 16 0-6 .000 0-0 .000 2-6 .333 2 2 4 4.0 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 2.0

at DePaul 11/13/17 10 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2 0 2 3.0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1.0

at Fort Wayne 11/15/17 20 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 2.7 2 0 0 3 1 0 2 1.3

at UIC 11/16/17 26 5-9 .556 0-0 .000 4-6 .667 3 1 4 3.0 3 0 1 1 0 0 14 4.5

at ETSU 11/20/17 9 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 2.8 4 0 1 3 0 0 2 4.0

GEORGIAN COURT 11/25/17 15 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2 2 4 3.0 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 3.3

at Troy 11/27/17 12 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 1 1 2 2.9 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.6

BINGHAMTON 11/29/17 7 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 2.5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3.1

at ECU 12/02/17 9 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 1 2 2.4 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3.0

UMBC 12/06/17 3 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.7

at Duquesne 12/09/17 8 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 5-6 .833 0 2 2 2.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 2.9

DELAWARE 12/17/17 3 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 2.0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 2.7

at Pitt 12/19/17 3 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1.8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.5

at Penn 12/27/17 19 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 1 2 3 1.9 3 0 0 2 0 0 5 2.6

Totals......................... 1 160 11-34 .324 0-0 .000 15-24 .625 12 15 27 1.9 20 0 4 22 2 3 37 2.6

2016-17: Has competed as a reserve in 11 games … scored career-high 14 points (6-6 FT; 3-5 FG) vs Georgian Court (Nov. 25) … team leader with .900 free throw percentage (18-for-20) … pulled down career-best five rebounds vs. Pittsburgh (Dec. 19) High School: Four-year varsity letterwinner at Chester High School ... averaged 12.1 points per game and All-Delaware County Second Team selection during

senior season ... averaged 9.6 points and 5.3 rebounds per game as a junior.




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CAIRN 11/10/17 8 0-4 .000 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000 0 2 2 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2.0

at ETSU 11/20/17 5 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2.0

GEORGIAN COURT 11/25/17 19 3-5 .600 2-3 .667 6-6 1.000 2 1 3 2.3 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 6.0

at Troy 11/27/17 14 1-5 .200 1-3 .333 3-4 .750 0 2 2 2.3 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 6.0

BINGHAMTON 11/29/17 7 1-3 .333 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5.4

at ECU 12/02/17 6 2-3 .667 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1.5 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 5.3

UMBC 12/06/17 20 0-5 .000 0-3 .000 1-2 .500 0 1 1 1.4 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4.7

at Duquesne 12/09/17 18 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 4 4 1.8 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 4.4

DELAWARE 12/17/17 5 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 1.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.1

at Pitt 12/19/17 14 2-4 .500 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000 2 3 5 2.0 5 1 1 3 0 0 9 4.6

at Nebraska 12/22/17 12 3-6 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.9 5 1 0 0 0 0 7 4.8

at Penn 12/27/17 23 3-7 .429 0-2 .000 1-1 1.000 0 1 1 1.8 4 0 1 1 0 0 7 5.0

Totals......................... 0 151 17-46 .370 7-22 .318 19-21 .905 4 18 22 1.8 22 2 4 8 0 1 60 5.0 1

MARQUIS

COLLINS

R-FRESHMAN

FORWARD

6-7/235

CHESTER, PA.

2017-18 HIGHS

Points: 14, vs Georgian Ct. (Nov.

25) Field goals: 3, vs. Georgian Ct. (Nov. 25) 3 pt FGs: 2, Georgian Ct. (Nov. 25) Free throws: 6, vs Georgian Ct.

(Nov. 25) Rebounds: 5, vs. Pitt (Dec. 19) Assists: 1 (three games) Blocks: n/a Steals: 1, vs. Georgian Ct. (Dec. 6) Minutes: 20, vs. UMBC (Dec. 6)


21

SALEIK

EDWARDS

JUNIOR

GUARD

6-8/220

RICHMOND, VA.

2017-18 HIGHS

Points: 5, vs Delaware (Dec. 17) Field goals: 1 (five games) 3 pt FGs: n/a Free throws: 3 vs. Del. (Dec. 17) Rebounds: 3 (two games) Assists: 1 (three games) Blocks: n/a Steals: 1 (three games) Minutes: 18, vs. Pitt (Dec. 19)

2017-18: Has appeared in 11 games, starting the two … scored his DSU high five points (1-2 FGs; 3-3 FTs) vs. Delaware (Dec. 17) … has career-best three

rebounds in two games (Pitt, Cairn) … also logged season high 18 minutes vs. Pitt. (Dec. 19) Junior College: Brunswick’s second leading scorer at 13.9 points per game as a sophomore during the 2016-17 season ... also averaged 4.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game last season ... scored career-high 25 points on 9-for -12 shooting from the field, including 6-of-9 on three-point FGs, vs. Caldwell last season. … teammate of current Hornet junior Davion Gamble High School: Attended North Carolina's J.H. Rose High School and South Central H.S. ... averaged 14.5 points per game as a senior at South Central.




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CAIRN 11/10/17 * 15 1-5 .200 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 2 1 3 3.0 1 0 0 3 0 1 2 2.0

at DePaul 11/13/17 * 13 0-6 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1.5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0

at Fort Wayne 11/15/17 7 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 1-1 1.000 0 1 1 1.3 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1.7

at UIC 11/16/17 7 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1 1 2 1.5 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.3

at ETSU 11/20/17 5 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.4 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1.4

GEORGIAN COURT 11/25/17 2 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.2

BINGHAMTON 11/29/17 11 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1.3

at ECU 12/02/17 8 0-3 .000 0-2 .000 1-2 .500 0 0 0 0.9 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.3

UMBC 12/06/17 2 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.1

DELAWARE 12/17/17 10 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000 0 0 0 0.7 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1.5

at Pitt 12/19/17 18 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 2 1 3 0.9 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 1.5

at Nebraska 12/22/17 8 0-3 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 1 0 1 0.9 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.4

Totals......................... 2 106 6-32 .188 0-14 .000 5-7 .714 6 5 11 0.9 10 0 4 5 0 4 17 1.4

2017-18: Has appeared as a reserve in 10 games … scored career-high eight points (2-3 FG; 4-5 FT) vs. Illinois-Chicago (Nov. 16) … pulled down career-high four

rebounds vs. Duquesne (Dec. 9) Junior College: Averaged 9.5 points and was Brunswick’s second leading rebounder at 6.4 per game during the 2016-17 campaign ... had career-highs of 25 points and 14 rebounds in a win over Clinton Junior College last season ... junior college teammate of Hornet guard Saleik Edwards.




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CAIRN 11/10/17 10 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 1 2 3 3.0 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 2.0

at DePaul 11/13/17 14 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0 1 1 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 2.5

at Fort Wayne 11/15/17 4 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1.3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.7

at UIC 11/16/17 13 2-3 .667 0-1 .000 4-5 .800 0 2 2 1.5 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 3.3

at ETSU 11/20/17 7 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 1.4 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 3.0

at Troy 11/27/17 14 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.8

BINGHAMTON 11/29/17 10 3-4 .750 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 1 0 1 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 1 7 3.4

UMBC 12/06/17 7 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3.0

at Duquesne 12/09/17 15 2-6 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 3 1 4 1.4 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 3.1

at Nebraska 12/22/17 6 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 2 3 1.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.8

Totals......................... 0 100 9-21 .429 1-2 .500 9-11 .818 6 10 16 1.6 13 0 1 4 4 4 28 2.8

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DAIVON

GAMBLE

JUNIOR

FORWARD

6-6/235

CHARLOTTE, N.C.

2017-18 HIGHS

Points: 8, vs UIC (Nov. 16) Field goals: 3, Binghamton (Nov.

29) 3 pt FGs: 1, Binghamton (Nov. 29) Free throws: 4, vs UIC (Nov. 16) Rebounds: 4, vs. Duquesne (Dec. 6) Assists: 1 (two games) Blocks: 1 (four games) Steals: 1 (four games) Minutes: 15, vs. Duquesne (Dec. 9)


5

JONATHAN

MITCHELL

SOPHOMORE

GUARD

6-4/195

WATERTOWN, CT

2017-18 HIGHS

Points: 16, vs Ft. Wayne (Nov.

15) Field goals: 7, Ft. Wayne (Nov.

15) 3 pt FGs: 1 (two games) Free throws: 5, vs. DePaul (Nov. 13) Rebounds: 6, vs. Ft. Wayne (Nov. 15) Assists: 3 (three games) Blocks: 1 (two games) Steals: 1 (three games) Minutes: 34, vs. DePaul (Nov. 13)

2017-18: Limited to four games due to hamstring injury … has missed last six and 10 of last 11 games … scored 13 points on 5-of-5 shooting from the field and 3-of-

3 at the free throw line in DSU debut (Nov. 10 vs. Cairn) … tallied career-high 16 points (7-3 FGs) vs. Fort Wayne (Nov. 15) Junior College: Averaged 5.3 points and 2.9 rebounds per game at San Jacinto JC (Tex.) during 2016-17 season. High School: Standout at Watertown (Conn.) High School ... averaged 19.3 points, 9.8 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.5 steals per game as a senior ... previously attended Shooting for Greatness Academy in Connecticut.




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CAIRN 11/10/17 28 5-5 1.000 0-0 .000 3-3 1.000 1 3 4 4.0 0 0 3 0 1 1 13 13.0

at DePaul 11/13/17 * 34 0-7 .000 0-2 .000 5-10 .500 2 2 4 4.0 1 0 3 1 1 1 5 9.0

at Fort Wayne 11/15/17 * 31 7-13 .538 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000 3 3 6 4.7 1 0 3 4 0 0 16 11.3

BINGHAMTON 11/29/17 4 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 3.5 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 9.3

Totals......................... 2 97 13-26 .500 2-5 .400 9-14 .643 6 8 14 3.5 2 0 10 5 2 3 37 9.3

2017-18: Only Hornet to start all 14 games … tops among Hornets who have played in 10-or-more games in scoring (10.4 ppg), rebounding (6.4 pg), field goal

percentage (.574) and blocks (16) … also tops on the team with eight double-figure scoring games … has two double-doubles, including a 12-point, 12-rebound performance vs. Pitt (Dec. 19) … tallied 12 points and 12 boards vs. UMBC (Dec. 6) … scored his DSU high of 17 points in Hornet debut vs. Cairn (Nov. 10) … has career-high 12 rebounds in three games (Cairn, UMBC, Pitt) Junior College: Averaged 13 points, 11 rebs. and two blocks at NW Florida College last season …previously attended Arizona Central JC … averaged 20 points, 18 rebs. and blocked 36 shots as a senior at Capistrano HS in California. High School; Played two season at Capistrano Valley Christian High School in California ... averaged 13.0 points, 11.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks in 50 games dur-

ing his two seasons ... senior year stats included 14.7 points and 12.1 rebounds per game. Personal: Nigerian descent, but born and raised in California.




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CAIRN 11/10/17 * 25 8-13 .615 0-0 .000 1-1 1.000 8 4 12 12.0 3 0 0 2 2 0 17 17.0

at DePaul 11/13/17 * 27 5-7 .714 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 3 4 7 9.5 4 0 0 1 1 0 12 14.5

at Fort Wayne 11/15/17 * 18 2-7 .286 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 2 4 6 8.3 3 0 0 1 2 0 4 11.0

at UIC 11/16/17 * 25 2-7 .286 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 3 2 5 7.5 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 9.3

at ETSU 11/20/17 * 17 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2 3 5 7.0 4 0 1 1 2 2 4 8.2

GEORGIAN COURT 11/25/17 * 31 6-11 .545 0-0 .000 4-10 .400 5 3 8 7.2 3 0 1 1 1 1 16 9.5

at Troy 11/27/17 * 13 3-5 .600 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 2 3 6.6 4 0 0 1 0 1 6 9.0

BINGHAMTON 11/29/17 * 36 6-9 .667 0-0 .000 3-5 .600 0 5 5 6.4 4 0 0 0 1 0 15 9.8

at ECU 12/02/17 * 32 4-12 .333 0-0 .000 6-7 .857 2 2 4 6.1 4 0 0 2 2 1 14 10.2

UMBC 12/06/17 * 28 6-7 .857 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 6 6 12 6.7 3 0 0 1 0 1 12 10.4

at Duquesne 12/09/17 * 25 4-6 .667 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2 2 4 6.5 1 0 1 1 2 2 8 10.2

DELAWARE 12/17/17 * 18 4-4 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 6.0 5 1 0 2 1 0 8 10.0

at Pitt 12/19/17 * 35 5-9 .556 0-0 .000 2-4 .500 3 9 12 6.5 2 0 0 2 1 2 12 10.2

at Nebraska 12/22/17 * 30 5-8 .625 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 3 3 6 6.4 2 0 0 2 0 0 13 10.4

Totals......................... 14 360 62-108 .574 0-1 .000 21-35 .600 40 50 90 6.4 46 1 3 17 16 11 145 10.4

23

SIMON

OKOLUE

SENIOR

CENTER

6-10/260

Laguna Niguel., Cal.

2017-18 HIGHS

Points: 17, vs Cairn (Nov. 10) Field goals: 8, Cairn (Nov. 10) 3 pt FGs: n/a Free throws: 6 vs ECU (Dec. 2) Rebounds: 12, (two games) Assists: 1 (three games) Blocks: 2 (five games) Steals: 2 (two games) Minutes: 36, vs. Binghamton (Nov.

29)


4

PINKY

WILEY

FRESHMAN

GUARD

5-11/175

CHESTERFIELD, VA.

2017-18 HIGHS

Points: 17, vs Ft. Wayne (Nov.

15) Field goals: 7, Ft. Wayne (Nov.

15) 3 pt FGs: 3, vs. UIC (Nov. 16) Free throws: 4, vs. Troy (Nov. 27) Rebounds: 5, vs. Del. (Dec. 17) Assists: 7, vs. Pitt (Dec. 19) Blocks: 1, vs. ECU (Dec. 2) Steals: 4, vs. Georgian Ct. (Nov. 25) Minutes: 45, vs. Delaware (Dec. 17)

2017-18: Has appeared as a reserve in five games … scored first two points of his career vs. Nebraska (1-1 FG) in last outing (Dec. 22) … played season-high six minutes in Nebraska contest




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CAIRN 11/10/17 2 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

at DePaul 11/13/17 0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

at UIC 11/16/17 1 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

at Duquesne 12/09/17 5 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.0

at Nebraska 12/22/17 6 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0.4

Totals......................... 0 14 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.2 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0.4

2017-18: Has competed in each game, starting 10, including the last eight … team leader with 30 assists and fourth in scoring (8.9 ppg) … has reached double-figures in scoring in six games, including the last two … third on the squad with 14 three-point field goals … scored career-high 17 points vs. Fort Wayne (Nov. 15) … second on the Hornets with 16 points and dished out career-high seven assists vs. Pitt (Dec. 19) … has four assists in two games (Illinois-Chicago, Binghamton) … recorded four steals in win over Georgian Court (Nov. 25) High School: 2016-17, Virginia 5A South Region Player-of-the-Year, Conference 12 Player-of-the-Year and 5A State Co-Player of the Year ... averaged 11 points

and seven assists per game during his senior season ... 2016-17 Richmond Times-Dispatch All-Metro First Team player ... helped lead L.C. Bird to the Virginia 5A state championship as a senior ... nailed to game-winning shot with four seconds left to send the team to the championship game. Personal: Given first name is Johquin ... prefers to be called "Pinky




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CAIRN 11/10/17 29 3-6 .500 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0 3 3 3.0 1 0 2 4 0 2 7 7.0

at DePaul 11/13/17 27 4-9 .444 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 0 0 0 1.5 2 0 1 3 0 0 9 8.0

at Fort Wayne 11/15/17 * 38 7-14 .500 2-7 .286 1-1 1.000 0 1 1 1.3 1 0 1 1 0 2 17 11.0

at UIC 11/16/17 * 38 4-15 .267 3-8 .375 0-0 .000 1 0 1 1.3 2 0 4 6 0 1 11 11.0

at ETSU 11/20/17 19 1-5 .200 0-4 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 1.4 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 9.2

GEORGIAN COURT 11/25/17 23 2-3 .667 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1.2 0 0 1 0 0 4 4 8.3

at Troy 11/27/17 * 33 4-7 .571 2-4 .500 4-6 .667 0 1 1 1.1 2 0 3 3 0 0 14 9.1

BINGHAMTON 11/29/17 * 30 4-8 .500 1-4 .250 2-3 .667 1 1 2 1.3 1 0 0 4 0 3 11 9.4

at ECU 12/02/17 * 40 0-5 .000 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0 1 1 1.2 2 0 4 2 1 1 0 8.3

UMBC 12/06/17 * 37 3-10 .300 2-7 .286 1-2 .500 0 1 1 1.2 1 0 1 3 0 3 9 8.4

at Duquesne 12/09/17 * 33 2-10 .200 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000 0 0 0 1.1 0 0 1 2 0 2 7 8.3

DELAWARE 12/17/17 * 45 3-9 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1 4 5 1.4 0 0 3 2 0 3 6 8.1

at Pitt 12/19/17 * 40 6-13 .462 1-6 .167 3-4 .750 1 1 2 1.5 4 0 7 5 0 1 16 8.7

at Nebraska 12/22/17 * 33 6-13 .462 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.4 1 0 2 2 0 3 12 8.9

at Penn 12/27/17 * 36 3-7 .429 3-4 .750 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1.3 1 0 1 1 0 0 9 8.9

Totals......................... 11 501 52-134 .388 17-61 .279 13-20 .650 4 16 20 1.3 18 0 31 40 1 26 134 8.9

13

MYLES

CARTER

FRESHMAN

GUARD

6-1/170

PHILA., PA.

2017-18 HIGHS

Points: 2, vs Nebraska (Dec. 22) Field goals: 1, vs. Neb. (Dec. 22) 3 pt FGs: n/a Free throws: n/a Rebounds: 1, vs. Neb. (Dec. 22) Assists: n/a Blocks: n/a Steals: n/a Minutes: 6, vs. Nebraska (Dec.

22)

DELAWARE STATE 2017-18 MEN’S BASKETBALL STATS … LAST 4 GAMES

DELAWARE STATE 2017-18 MEN’S BASKETBALL STATS

DELAWARE STATE 2017-18 MEN’S BASKETBALL … DELAWARE STATE /OPP GAME-BY-GAME

00 01 03 04 05 10 11 13 15

Opponent Date Score WL GANTZ,KOB COLLINS,M LEWIS,JOE WILEY,PIN MITCHELL, WALLER,KA WALKER,JO CARTER,MY BENNETT,A

-------- ---- ----- -- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------

CAIRN 11/10/17 71-50 W 8- 7- 5 2- 2- 0 DNP 7- 3- 2 13- 4- 3 DNP DNP 0- 0- 0 2- 4- 0

at DePaul 11/13/17 57-81 L 21-10- 2 DNP DNP 9- 0- 1 5- 4- 3 DNP DNP 0- 0- 0 0- 2- 0

at Fort Wayne 11/15/17 71-85 L 23- 7- 1 DNP DNP 17- 1- 1 16- 6- 3 DNP DNP DNP 2- 2- 0

at UIC 11/16/17 55-95 L 4- 2- 7 DNP DNP 11- 1- 4 DNP DNP DNP 0- 0- 0 14- 4- 1

at ETSU 11/20/17 57-81 L 17- 3- 4 2- 2- 0 7- 3- 2 2- 2- 0 DNP 9- 2- 1 4- 1- 0 DNP 2- 2- 1

GEORGIAN COURT 11/25/17 68-55 W 8- 2- 1 14- 3- 0 4- 6- 2 4- 0- 1 DNP 3- 4- 6 17- 3- 3 DNP 0- 4- 1

at Troy 11/27/17 64-95 L DNP 6- 2- 0 0- 1- 1 14- 1- 3 DNP 5- 2- 5 9- 1- 1 DNP 5- 2- 0

BINGHAMTON 11/29/17 64-85 L DNP 3- 0- 0 0- 0- 0 11- 2- 0 3- 0- 1 6- 3- 3 8- 2- 5 DNP 0- 0- 0

at ECU 12/02/17 57-63 L DNP 5- 0- 0 6- 3- 3 0- 1- 4 DNP 5- 3- 1 4- 4- 6 DNP 2- 2- 1

UMBC 12/06/17 60-81 L DNP 1- 1- 1 0- 4- 0 9- 1- 1 DNP 10- 2- 3 17- 4- 4 DNP 0- 0- 0

at Duquesne 12/09/17 48-97 L DNP 2- 4- 1 0- 2- 0 7- 0- 1 DNP 4- 6- 0 4- 0- 0 0- 0- 0 5- 2- 0

DELAWARE 12/17/17 59-68 OL DNP 2- 1- 0 7- 5- 0 6- 5- 3 DNP 8- 6- 1 16- 2- 1 DNP 0- 0- 0

at Pitt 12/19/17 68-74 L DNP 9- 5- 1 0- 0- 0 16- 2- 7 DNP 17- 2- 2 2- 4- 2 DNP 0- 0- 0

at Nebraska 12/22/17 68-85 L DNP 7- 1- 0 DNP 12- 1- 2 DNP 16- 9- 1 1- 2- 2 2- 1- 0 DNP

at Penn 12/27/17 52-105 L DNP 7- 1- 1 4- 3- 1 9- 0- 1 DNP 9- 7- 1 10- 1- 1 DNP 5- 3- 0

21 22 23 24 32 50 55

Opponent Date Score WL EDWARDS,S STEVENSON OKOLUE,SI TAVAKALYA GAMBLE,DA ONIFADE,D GILES,REG

-------- ---- ----- -- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------

CAIRN 11/10/17 71-50 W 2- 3- 0 0- 1- 0 17-12- 0 18- 7- 4 2- 3- 0 0- 2- 0 DNP

at DePaul 11/13/17 57-81 L 0- 0- 0 DNP 12- 7- 0 6- 3- 2 3- 1- 0 1- 2- 0 DNP

at Fort Wayne 11/15/17 71-85 L 3- 1- 1 DNP 4- 6- 0 4- 5- 0 0- 0- 0 0- 5- 0 2- 1- 0

at UIC 11/16/17 55-95 L 0- 2- 0 0- 0- 0 4- 5- 0 12- 9- 2 8- 2- 0 0- 0- 0 2- 3- 0

at ETSU 11/20/17 57-81 L 2- 1- 1 DNP 4- 5- 1 6- 3- 0 2- 1- 0 0- 2- 0 DNP

GEORGIAN COURT 11/25/17 68-55 W 0- 0- 0 DNP 16- 8- 1 2- 1- 1 DNP 0- 0- 0 DNP

at Troy 11/27/17 64-95 L DNP DNP 6- 3- 0 13- 2- 0 2- 0- 0 4- 3- 1 DNP

BINGHAMTON 11/29/17 64-85 L 2- 0- 1 0- 0- 0 15- 5- 0 9- 5- 1 7- 1- 0 0- 0- 0 DNP

at ECU 12/02/17 57-63 L 1- 0- 0 DNP 14- 4- 0 20- 8- 1 DNP 0- 2- 0 DNP

UMBC 12/06/17 60-81 L 0- 0- 0 DNP 12-12- 0 9- 3- 1 0- 1- 0 2- 4- 0 DNP

at Duquesne 12/09/17 48-97 L DNP 1- 0- 0 8- 4- 1 13- 7- 0 4- 4- 1 0- 2- 0 DNP

DELAWARE 12/17/17 59-68 OL 5- 0- 0 DNP 8- 1- 0 7- 6- 3 DNP 0- 1- 0 DNP

at Pitt 12/19/17 68-74 L 2- 3- 0 DNP 12-12- 0 10- 6- 1 DNP DNP DNP

at Nebraska 12/22/17 68-85 L 0- 1- 1 DNP 13- 6- 0 13- 5- 2 0- 3- 0 4- 3- 0 DNP

at Penn 12/27/17 52-105 L DNP 0- 0- 0 DNP 8- 4- 0 DNP 0- 3- 0 DNP

DELAWARE STATE 2017-18 MEN’S BASKETBALL … POINTS-REBOUNDS-ASSISTS

DELAWARE STATE MEAC TOURNAMENT HISTORY

1972 Howard 67 Delaware State 57 Quarterfinal

1973 NCA&T 91 Delaware State 74 Quarterfinal


1975 Delaware State 77 NCCU 57 Quarterfinal

Morgan St. 78 Delaware State 72 Semi-final

Howard 89 Delaware State 78 Consolation


1977 NCCU 66 Delaware State 65 Quarterfinal

1978 SC State 64 Delaware State 50 Quarterfinal

1979 Delaware State 78 SC State 73 Quarterfinal

Howard 61 Delaware State 51 Semi-final

1980 Florida A&M 69 Delaware State 67 Quarterfinal



1983 SC State 65 Delaware State 58 Quarterfinal

1984 Delaware State 67 UMES 52 Quarterfinal

NCA&T 70 Delaware State 62 Semi-final


1986 UMES 75 Delaware State 64 Quarterfinal

1987 BCC 64 Delaware State 63 Quarterfinal




1991 Delaware State 95 Howard 93 Quarterfinal

Delaware State 93 Morgan St. 78 Semi-final

Florida A&M 84 Delaware State 80 (OT) Final


1993 Delaware State 88 NCA&T 79 Quarterfinal

Delaware State 75 SC State 64 Semi-final

Coppin St. 80 Delaware State 53 Final

1994 UMES 91 Delaware State 76 Quarterfinal

1995 Delaware State 100 FAMU 73 Play-in

Coppin St. 83 Delaware State 57 Quarterfinal


Coppin St. 78 Delaware State 64 Semi-final

1997 SC State 85 Delaware State 82 (OT) Quarterfinal


1999 UMES 90 Delaware State 75 Play-in

2000 Florida A&M 69 Delaware State 66 Play-in


2002 Delaware State 54 Coppin State 45 Quarterfinal

Howard 65 Delaware State 56 Semi-final

2003 Howard 68 Delaware State 65 (OT) Quarterfinal

2004 Delaware State 67 Norfolk State 55 Quarterfinal

Coppin State 55 Delaware State 52 Semifinal

2005 Delaware State 66 Bethune-Cookman 43 Quarterfinal

Delaware State 61 So. Carolina State 48 Semifinal

Delaware State 55 Hampton 53 Final

2006 Delaware State 59 Howard 47 Quarterfinal

Delaware State 63 SC State 51 Semifinal

Hampton 60 Delaware State 56 Final

2007 Delaware State 68 Coppin State 49 Quarterfinal

Delaware State 56 Morgan State 53 Semifinal

Florida A&M 58 Delaware State 56 Final

2008 Delaware State 64 NCA&T 62 Quarterfinal

Morgan State 61 Delaware State 55 Semifinal

2009 Hampton 51 Delaware State 32 Opening Round

2010 Delaware State 57 Bethune-Cookman 55 Quarterfinal

SC State 70 Delaware State 66 OT Semifinal

2011 SC State 64 Delaware State 59 Opening Round


2013 Delaware State 73 Howard 61 Opening Round

Delaware State 63 Hampton 60 Quarterfinal

NCA&T 84 Delaware State 78 Semifinal

2014 Florida A&M 65 Delaware State 61 Opening Round

2015 Delaware State 64 Savannah St. 58 First Round

Delaware State 65 Howard 60 Quarterfinal

Delaware State 63 NC Central 57 Semi-final

Hampton 82 Delaware State 61 Final

2016 Savannah State 63 Delaware State 58 Opening round

2017 Bethune-Cookman 69 Delaware State 62 Opening round

All-time MEAC Tournament record: 26-46

Championships: 2005

15 semi-final appearances: 1975, 1979, 1984, 1991, 1993, 1996, 2002, 2004,

2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2015) Six finals appearances: 1991, 1993,

2005, 2006, 2007, 2015

DSU VS. ALL OPPONENTS IN MEAC TOURNAMENT

OPP W-L LAST WIN LAST LOSS

Bethune-Cookman 2-2 2010 1987

Coppin State 2-4 2007 2004

Florida A&M 1-11 1995 2014

Hampton 2-3 2013 2015

Howard 4-8 2015 2003

MD-Eastern Shore 3-3 1996 1994

Morgan State 2-3 1991 2008

Norfolk State 1-0 2004 -

NCA&T 2-5 1993 2013

NC Central 2-1 2015 1977

Savannah State 1-1 2015 2016-

South Carolina St. 4-5 2006 2011

26-45

HORNET MEAC ALL-TOURNAMENT HONORS

1979 Second Team - Charles Shealy

1980 Second Team – Anthony Baylor

1984 Second Team – Danny Sapp, Bernard Campbell

1991 First Team – Emanual Davis, Tom Davis

1993 First Team – Hijr Sabree, Andrew Miles Second Team – Andre

Griffin

1996 Second Team – Antoine Morris

2005 First Team – Jahsha Bluntt (Most Outstanding Player);

Darrin Shine Most Outstanding Coach - Greg Jackson

2006 First Team - Jahsha Bluntt, Darrin Shine

2007 First Team - Jahsha Bluntt, Roy Bright

2008 First Team - Roy Bright

2015 First Team - Tyshawn Bell

DELAWARE STATE 2014-15 MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES_RADIO/TV ROSTER

HORNETS’ TV/RADIO ROSTER

1

MARQUIS

COLLINS

FORWARD - FR

6-7/225

CHESTER, PA.

4

PINKY

WILEY

GUARD - FR

6-4/180

RICHMOND, VA.

2

JEMELLE

CHRISTIAN

G - SR

6-1/190

WASH., D.C.

5

JONATHAN

MITCHELL

G/F - JR

6-5/220

WATERBURY, CT

3

JOE LEWIS

F/C - SR

6-9/225

DETROIT, MICH.

10

KAVON

WALLER

FORWARD - SR

6-6/210

CHESTER, VA.

23

SIMON

OKOLUE

CENTER – JR

6-10/260

LIGUNA

NIGUEL,CAL.

11

JONATHAN

WALKER

GUARD - SR

6-2/190

LITHIA SPRINGS,

GA.

22

MATTHEW

STEVENSON

GUARD - r-FR

6-2/175

WINSTON-

SALEM, N.C.

32

DAIVON

GAMBLE

FORWARD - JR

6-6/235

CHARLOTTE,

N.C.

13

MYLES

CARTER

GUARD - FR

6-1/170

PHILA.,

PA.

21

SELEICK

EDWARDS

GUARD - JR

6-3/210

CHESTER, VA.

24

ARTEM

TAVAKALYN

G/F - SR

6-6/210

MOSCOW,

RUSSIA

50

DEMOLA

ONIFADE

CENTER - JR

6-9/245

LAGOS,

NIGERIA

55

REGINALD

GILES

C - SO

6-9/215

DOVER,

DEL.

KEITH WALKER

HEAD COACH

15

AMEER

BENNETT

FORWARD - FR

6-8/200

RICHMOND, VA.

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