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Bulls Open Postseason Thursday Against UCF in AAC Tournament March 10, 2020 Story Links Game Notes (PDF) Matchup: USF (14-17, 7-11) vs. UCF (16-14, 7-11) Date: Thursday, March 12 Time: 1 p.m. (EST) Location: Fort Worth, Texas | Dickies Arena TV: ESPNU (Mike Corey, Tim Welsh) Radio: Bulls Unlimited (Jim Lighthall, Joey Johnson) Follow: Listen | Watch | Live Stats | Twitter TAMPA, FLA., MARCH 10, 2020 – The USF men's basketball team begins its quest for an American Athletic Conference Tournament title Thursday at 1 p.m. (EST) when the Bulls travel to Fort Worth, Texas, to face in-state rival UCF in the opening round at Dickies Arena. USF (14-17, 7-11) earned the No. 9 seed in the tournament following a dramatic 61-60 victory over SMU Saturday on Senior Night thanks to a game-winning three-pointer from Laquincy Rideau (West Palm Beach, Fla.) with 0.6 seconds remaining. Rideau finished with 12 points, five rebounds, six assists and five steals in his final game at the Yuengling Center. Rideau enters the postseason ranked second on the team with 12.6 points per game and is 10th in the NCAA with 2.5 steals per game. Junior guard David Collins (Youngstown, Ohio) scored a team-high 15 points to go along with six rebounds and three steals on Saturday against the Mustangs. Collins leads USF with 13.7 points per game and ranks 11th in the NCAA with 216 free throw attempts. Collins opens play on Thursday ranked ninth all-time at USF with 1,266 career points and needs just six more to move into eighth. Junior Justin Brown (Atlanta) adds 9.1 points per game and has made a team-high 55 three-pointers and shoots 33.5 percent from beyond the arc. Sophomore forward Michael Durr (Atlanta) leads USF with 6.1 rebounds per game and Ezacuras Dawson III (Miami) shoots a team-high 37.8 percent from three-point range. THE OPPONENT UCF (16-14, 7-11) closed its regular season with two straight home wins and earned the No. 8 seed after winning the tiebreaker with USF. Earlier this season, USF dropped a 55-54 decision in Orlando in the first matchup between the two but responded two weeks later with a 64-48 win at the Yuengling Center. Junior forward Colin Smith leads the UCF offense with 12.6 points per game and stands second on the team with 6.3 rebounds per game. Freshman guard Darin Green Jr. adds 10.1 points per game and senior guard Dazon Ingram paces UCF with 6.9 rebounds per game. QUOTABLE USF Head Coach Brian Gregory on the conference tournament: "Saturday was a miracle finish and an unbelievable way to end the season at home. Now, the guys are able to turn their attention onto this week and the task at end. I think a lot of the teams in our league are going into the tournament with the thought that they can win it. Then you add to it that we're playing our in-state rival, it really adds a lot to the tournament." NOTABLE • USF is 23-18 against UCF in the all-time series that dates back to the 1971-72 season. • USF is in search of its first win in the American Athletic Conference Tournament since 2016. • USF head coach Brian Gregory is four wins away from 300 career victories. • David Collins has made 428 career free throws and ranks third all-time in school history and second in AAC history. • Laquincy Rideau ranks 10th in the NCAA with 2.4 steals per game and has the 10th-most in the nation with 77. • Laquincy Rideau has the third-most career steals of any player in American Athletic Conference history with 178. • USF is 19-7 since the start of last season when Justin Brown scores in double figures. • David Collins has attempted the 11th-most free throws in the NCAA this season with 216. • USF ranks 20th in the NCAA in scoring defense by allowing just 62.7 points per game. • USF has held 27 of its 31 opponents under their season scoring average. • David Collins ranks ninth all-time at USF in scoring with 1,266 career points. • Justin Brown has made the eighth-most career three-pointers in school history with 155. -
Okay, for those who are interested we are going to try and an American Athletic Conference MBB Tournament Challenge. Just like the NCAA Tournament Challenge (except without the easy app to use) you will earn points based on correctly picking the winner for each game. The is no entry fee but will only allow one entry per person. The winner will receive a $50 Gift Card to Lid's Locker Room courtesy of your's truly (pending Brad's approval). First Round Winner = 10 points Second Round Winner = 20 points Semi-Final Winner = 50 points Tournament Winner = 100 points Tiebreaker = Total points scored in the championship game Entries should be submitted using the following format (example): Game 1: South Florida Game 2: UConn Game 3: SMU Game 4: Memphis Game 5: South Florida Game 6: Wichita State Game 7: Houston Game 8: Tulsa Game 9: South Florida Game 10: Houston Game 11: South Florida Tiebreaker: 130 (must be whole numbers) Once I have everyone's enteries I will send out an easy to track table with everyone's picks on it. ***All 11 selections and tiebreaker must be submitted no later than 12pm ET on Thursday, March 12th as post on this thread*** -
Bulls Welcome SMU to Tampa Saturday on Senior Night March 06, 2020 Story Links Game Notes (PDF) Matchup: USF (13-17, 6-10) vs. SMU (19-10, 9-8) Date: Saturday, March 7 Time: 7 p.m. (EST) Location: Tampa, Fla. | Yuengling Center TV: ESPN3 (Drew Fellios, Stan Lewter) Radio: Bulls Unlimited (Jim Lighthall, Joey Johnson) Follow: Listen | Watch | Live Stats | Twitter TAMPA, FLA., MARCH 6, 2020 – The USF men's basketball team puts the finishing touches on the regular season Saturday at 7 p.m. when the Bulls welcome SMU to the Yuengling Center on Senior Night. USF will honor seniors Antun Maricevic (Zagreb, Croatia) and Laquincy Rideau (West Palm Beach, Fla.) prior to tip-off along with student managers David Eichenberger, Keren Dang, Darian Dollar and graduate assistant Tim Heaton. USF (13-17, 6-10) enters the weekend having won two of its last three games and sits tied for eighth place in the league standings. The Bulls will earn no worse than the No. 9 seed in the upcoming conference tournament with a victory on Saturday over SMU. USF can finish as high as the No. 8 seed with a win over the Mustangs and a UCF loss to East Carolina. Junior guard David Collins (Youngstown, Ohio) continues to serve as the offensive catalyst for USF with a team-high 13.6 points per game to go along with 3.9 rebounds per game. Collins begins play Saturday against SMU needing one more point to move into ninth on USF's all-time scoring list. Rideau stands second on the team with 12.7 points per game while ranking 11th in the NCAA with 2.4 steals per game. The 2019 American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year, Rideau will finish his career ranked fifth all-time at USF and third all-time in league history with over 170 career steals. Junior Justin Brown (Atlanta) adds 9.2 points and 5.3 rebounds per game and is averaging 17.3 points and 7.3 rebounds per game over the last four games. Sophomore forward Michael Durr (Atlanta) provides a team-high 6.2 rebounds per game. THE OPPONENT SMU (19-10, 9-8) has lost four of its last five games following a 61-58 setback at UCF on Wednesday. The Mustangs, however, lead The American in scoring offense with 73.4 points per game and are the league's best free throw shooting team at 77.4 percent. Sophomore guard Kendric Davis ranks seventh in The American in scoring with 14.7 points per game and leads the league with 6.8 assists per game. Junior guard Tyson Jolly adds 14.4 points and 6.1 rebounds per game, while Feron Hunt grabs a team-high 6.7 rebounds per game to go along with 11.2 points per game. QUOTABLE USF Head Coach Brian Gregory on Senior Night: "Senior day is always tough on everybody, but it really is a celebration for our two seniors and for what they've done in the two years they've played here. You get to this point and you celebrate their success and you celebrate the impact they've made, but really you take a step back and think about how blessed we are to have both of those guys a part of our program." NOTABLE • USF is 5-11 against SMU in the all-time series that dates back to the 1986-87 season. • USF head coach Brian Gregory is five wins away from 300 career victories. • David Collins has made 417 career free throws and ranks third all-time in school history and second in AAC history. • Laquincy Rideau ranks 11th in the NCAA with 2.4 steals per game and has the 10th-most in the nation with 72. • Justin Brown is shooting 43.9 percent from three-point range over the last seven games. • Laquincy Rideau has the third-most career steals of any player in American Athletic Conference history with 173. • USF is 19-7 since the start of last season when Justin Brown scores in double figures. • David Collins has attempted the 16th-most free throws in the NCAA this season with 201. • USF ranks 23rd in the NCAA in scoring defense by allowing just 62.8 points per game. • USF has held 26 of its 30 opponents under their season scoring average. • David Collins ranks 10th all-time at USF in scoring with 1,251 career points. • Justin Brown has made the eighth-most career three-pointers in school history with 155.
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Bulls Host Cincinnati Tuesday in White Out Game March 02, 2020 Story Links Game Notes (PDF) Matchup: USF (13-16, 6-10) vs. Cincinnati (18-10, 11-5) Date: Tuesday, March 3 Time: 7 p.m. (EST) Location: Tampa, Fla. | Yuengling Center TV: ESPNU (Paul Sunderland, Sean Harrington) Radio: Bulls Unlimited (Jim Lighthall, Joey Johnston) Follow: Listen | Watch | Live Stats | Twitter TAMPA, FLA., MARCH 2, 2020 – The USF men's basketball team shoots for its third consecutive win when the Bulls return to the Yuengling Center to host Cincinnati on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in a white out game. USF (13-16, 6-10) posted a 64-58 road win over Temple on Sunday and leapfrogged the Owls in the league standings. Junior guard Justin Brown (Atlanta) scored a game-high 13 points and added nine rebounds to record his ninth game of at least seven rebounds this year. Brown has been on fire as of late and is averaging 17.7 points and 8.0 rebounds per game while shooting 45.5 percent from beyond the arc over the last three games. Sophomore Michael Durr (Atlanta) added 12 points, seven rebounds and three blocks Sunday against Temple and has scored in double figures in three straight games for the first time in his career. Overall, Durr leads USF with 6.1 rebounds per game to go along with 6.6 points per game. Junior guard David Collins (Youngstown, Ohio) leads the USF offense with 13.8 points per game and enters play Tuesday needing just 10 points to move into ninth place on the Bulls' all-time scoring list. Senior Laquincy Rideau (West Palm Beach, Fla.) is second on the team with 12.6 points per game and ranks 10th in the NCAA with 2.4 steals per game. THE OPPONENT Cincinnati (18-10, 11-5) has lost two of its last three games after falling at No. 25 Houston on Sunday to fall to 4-6 on the road this season. On offense, Cincinnati ranks second in The American in scoring offense with an average of 72.8 points per game. Senior guard Jarron Cumberland averages a team-high 15.3 points per game to go along with 126 assists and 28 steals, while fellow senior Tre Scott adds 11.3 points per game and a league-best 10.5 rebounds per game. Guard Keith Williams (12.1 ppg) and forward Chris Vogt (11.4 ppg) also score in double figures for the Bearcats. QUOTABLE USF Head Coach Brian Gregory on the matchup against Cincinnati: "We go into this game playing pretty good basketball, and we've found some ways to win some close games. We've got some guys playing their best basketball of their careers. Cincinnati has really good players. Williams is athletic and is as tough as anybody in the league. Moving Cumberland to point guard has been a little bit of an adjustment, but he's still one of the best playmakers in the league because he can see over the defense and has a great feel for the game. They have a heck of a team when you add the big fella inside. They've played in a ton of close games, and where they lost most of those early on, they've won most of those as of late." NOTABLE • USF is 8-33 against Cincinnati in the all-time series that dates back to the 1974-75 season. • USF head coach Brian Gregory is five wins away from 300 career victories and is coaching his 100th game at USF. • David Collins has made 413 career free throws and ranks third all-time in school history and second in AAC history. • Laquincy Rideau ranks 10th in the NCAA with 2.4 steals per game and has the 10th-most in the nation with 69. • Justin Brown is shooting 45.7 percent from three-point range over the last six games. • Laquincy Rideau has the third-most career steals of any player in American Athletic Conference history with 170. • USF is 19-6 since the start of last season when Justin Brown scores in double figures. • David Collins has attempted the 20th-most free throws in the NCAA this season with 193. • USF ranks 16th in the NCAA in scoring defense by allowing just 62.2 points per game. • USF has held 26 of its 29 opponents under their season scoring average. • David Collins ranks 10th all-time at USF in scoring with 1,231 career points. • Justin Brown has made the eighth-most career three-pointers in school history with 152.
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Bulls Open March Sunday with Trip to Temple February 28, 2020 Story Links Game Notes (PDF) Matchup: USF (12-16, 5-10) vs. Temple (14-14, 6-9) Date: Sunday, March 1 Time: 12 p.m. (EST) Location: Philadelphia, Pa. | Liacouras Center TV: CBS Sports Network (Alex Del Barrio, Mike O'Donnell) Radio: Bulls Unlimited (Jim Lighthall, Joey Johnson) Follow: Listen | Watch | Live Stats | Twitter TAMPA, FLA., FEB. 28, 2020 – The USF men's basketball team embarks on its final road trip of the regular season on Sunday at noon when the Bulls travel to Philadelphia, Pa., to face Temple at the Liacouras Center. USF (12-16, 5-10) returned to its winning ways on Wednesday with a 73-68 overtime win against East Carolina behind 18 points and nine rebounds from junior guard Justin Brown (Atlanta). Brown connected on a season-high four 3-pointers and is shooting 41.4 percent from beyond the arc of the last five games. In addition, Brown is averaging 20.0 points and 7.5 rebounds per game over the last two games. Sophomore forward Michael Durr (Atlanta) tied his career high with 15 points to go along with eight rebounds, one assist and one steal. Durr, who leads the team with 6.1 rebounds per game, has scored in double figures in back-to-back games. Senior Laquincy Rideau (West Palm Beach, Fla.) poured in 14 points, three rebounds, five assists and one steal Wednesday against the Pirates. Rideau averages 12.7 points per game and ranks second in the league in steals (2.4 spg) and fourth in assists (4.0 apg). Junior David Collins (Youngstown, Ohio) leads USF with 13.9 points per game while ranking 19th in the NCAA with 184 free throw attempts. Collins recently moved into 10th place on USF's all-time scoring list and needs 21 more points to tie Hakim Shahid for ninth with 1,252 career points. THE OPPONENT Temple (14-14, 6-9) has lost two consecutive games and leads USF in the league standings by just one game. The Owls dropped a 72-69 decision Thursday at Wichita State to fall to 4-7 on the road this season. At home, however, Temple has won its last three league games at the Liacouras Center and is 8-5 overall in Philadelphia. Senior guard Quinton Rose leads Temple with 16.4 points per game and is currently the all-time leading scorer in the American Athletic Conference. Junior guard Nate Pierre-Louis stands second on the team with 11.5 points per game to go along with a team-high 8.3 rebounds per game. QUOTABLE USF Head Coach Brian Gregory on the matchup at Temple: "This will be a great challenge for us on the road. The last two games we've played against them went to overtime and we're decided by two points or less. They were both great college basketball games, really epic battles. Quinton Rose is the all-time leading scorer in this conference and he's just a tremendous, tremendous basketball player. Nate Pierre-Louis is one of my favorite players in the league because of how hard he plays. They've got a very talented team, and our guards are going to have to matchup really well against their guards. We have to go a great job of taking care of the basketball, and we need to build on the momentum that we got the other night against East Carolina." NOTABLE • USF is 2-11 against Temple in the all-time series that dates back to the 2011-12 season. • USF head coach Brian Gregory is six wins away from 300 career victories. • David Collins has made 408 career free throws and ranks third all-time in school history and second in AAC history. • Laquincy Rideau ranks 11th in the NCAA with 2.4 steals per game and has the 10th-most in the nation with 66. • Justin Brown is shooting 41.4 percent from three-point range of the last five games. • Laquincy Rideau has the third-most career steals of any player in American Athletic Conference history with 167. • USF is 18-6 since the start of last season when Justin Brown scores in double figures. • David Collins has attempted the 19th-most free throws in the NCAA this season with 184. • USF ranks 20th in the NCAA in scoring defense by allowing just 62.4 points per game. • USF has held 25 of its 28 opponents under their season scoring average. • David Collins ranks 10th all-time at USF in scoring with 1,231 career points. • Justin Brown has made the ninth-most career three-pointers in school history with 149.
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Bulls Host East Carolina Wednesday in Celebrate Black Culture Game February 25, 2020 Story Links Game Notes (PDF) Matchup: USF (11-16, 4-10) vs. East Carolina (11-17, 5-10) Date: Wednesday, Feb. 25 Time: 7 p.m. (EST) Location: Tampa, Fla. | Yuengling Center TV: ESPN3 (Drew Fellios, Mike O'Donnell) Radio: Bulls Unlimited (Jim Lighthall, Joey Johnson) Follow: Listen | Watch | Live Stats | Twitter TAMPA, FLA., FEB. 25, 2020 – The USF men's basketball team makes its return to the Yuengling Center Wednesday at 7 p.m. when the Bulls host East Carolina to close out the month of February. USF will also celebrate black culture with new Adidas shoes and shooting shirts to celebrate and honor the Tuskegee Airmen, the first black military aviators in the United States Army Air Corps, a precursor of the United States Air Force. Trained at the Tuskegee Army Air Field in Alabama, the Tuskegee Airmen flew more than 15,000 individual sorties in Europe and North Africa during World War II. USF (11-16, 4-10) received a career-high 22 points to go along with six rebounds from junior Justin Brown (Atlanta) on Sunday at UConn. Overall, Brown is averaging 8.5 points and 5.1 rebounds per game while connecting on a team-high 45 three-pointers. In addition, Brown is shooting 44.4 percent from beyond the arc over his last four games. Junior David Collins (Youngstown, Ohio) added 18 points against the Huskies and moved into 10th place on the USF all-time scoring list with 1,220 career points. Collins leads USF and ranks 10th in The American with 14.0 points per game. Collins has also attempted the 19th-most free throws in the NCAA with 179 and has the most career attempts in AAC history with 585. Senior guard Laquincy Rideau (West Palm Beach, Fla.) turned in another outstanding game with 12 points, four rebounds, five assists and three steals Sunday against UConn. Rideau is second on the team with 12.7 points per game and 10th in the NCAA with 2.4 steals per game. His three steals Sunday at UConn gave him 166 during his two years at USF, which ranks him third all-time in AAC history. THE OPPONENT East Carolina (11-17, 5-10) snapped a three-game losing streak Sunday with a 67-63 home victory against Temple. The Pirates, however, are just 1-9 on the road this season and have lost five of those contests by double figures. Sophomore forward Jayden Gardner leads East Carolina and ranks first in The American with 20.2 points per game. Gardner also stands first on the team and third in the conference with 9.6 rebounds per game. Freshman guard Tristen Newton also scores in double figures for the Pirates with 10.2 points per game to go along with a team-best 105 assists. NOTABLE • USF is 10-9 against East Carolina in the all-time series that dates back to the 2002-03 season. • USF head coach Brian Gregory is seven wins away from 300 career victories. • Justin Brown is shooting 44.4 percent from three-point range over the last four games. • David Collins has made 405 career free throws and ranks third all-time in school history and second in AAC history. • Laquincy Rideau ranks 10th in the NCAA with 2.4 steals per game and has the ninth-most in the nation with 65. • Laquincy Rideau has the third-most career steals of any player in American Athletic Conference history with 166. • USF is 17-6 since the start of last season when Justin Brown scores in double figures. • USF ranks 16th in the NCAA in scoring defense by allowing just 62.2 points per game. • USF has held 24 of its 27 opponents under their season scoring average. • David Collins ranks 10th all-time at USF in scoring with 1,220 career points. • Justin Brown has made the ninth-most career three-pointers in school history with 145. • Ezacuras Dawson III ranks fourth in The American with a .405 three-point percentage.
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Bulls Battle UConn in Sunday Matinee February 22, 2020 Story Links Game Notes (PDF) Matchup: USF (11-15, 4-9) vs. UConn (14-12, 5-8) Date: Sunday, Feb. 23 Time: 2 p.m. (EST) Location: Storrs, Conn. | Gampel Pavilion TV: CBS Sports Network (Dave Ryan, Bob Wenzel) Radio: Bulls Unlimited (Jim Lighthall, Joey Johnson) Follow: Listen | Watch | Live Stats | Twitter STORRS, CONN., FEB. 22, 2020 – The USF men's basketball team will face the University of Connecticut for the final time as a member of the Athletic American Conference Sunday at 2 p.m. when the Bulls take on the Huskies at Gampel Pavilion. USF (11-15, 4-9) suffered another heartbreaking defeat Thursday against Wichita State, as the Bulls fell 65-55 despite holding their 24th opponent of the season under its scoring average. Overall, USF ranks 14th in the NCAA in scoring defense by limiting opponents to 61.6 points per game. Redshirt senior guard Laquincy Rideau (West Palm Beach, Fla.) paced USF with 14 points, six rebounds, two assists and three steals Thursday at Wichita State. Rideau ranks second on the team with 12.7 points per game and stands second in the league and 10th in the NCAA with 2.4 steals per game. He enters play Sunday against the Huskies needing one more steal to move into sole possession of third place on the league's all-time career steals list with 164. Junior guard David Collins (Youngstown, Ohio) added 11 points and six rebounds against the Shockers and paces the USF offense with 13.8 points per game. Collins already ranks 12th all-time at USF with 1,202 career points and needs only 14 more to move into the top 10. Sophomore forward Michael Durr (Atlanta) grabs a team-high 6.1 rebounds per game, while junior Justin Brown (Atlanta) has made a tea-best 42 three-pointers. Sophomore guard Ezacuras Dawson III (Miami) is shooting 41.7 percent from beyond the arc and ranks second in The American in three-point field goal percentage. THE OPPONENT UConn (14-12, 5-8) has lost two of its last three games after falling in double overtime on Thursday at Temple. The Huskies, however, are 11-3 at home this season and have not lost in Storrs since losing in overtime to Tulsa on Jan. 26. Senior guard Christian Vital leads UConn with 14.8 points per game to go along with a team-high 6.5 rebounds per game and 63 steals. Freshman guard James Bouknight stands second on the team with 12.4 points per game, and junior Josh Carlton is tied for the team lead in rebounds with 6.5 per game. NOTABLE • USF is 4-22 against UConn in the all-time series that dates back to the 1972-73 season. • USF head coach Brian Gregory is seven wins away from 300 career victories. • USF is limiting opponents to just 25.7 percent from three-point range over the last seven games. • David Collins has made 398 career free throws and ranks third all-time in school history and second in AAC history. • Laquincy Rideau ranks 10th in the NCAA with 2.4 steals per game. • Laquincy Rideau has the third-most career steals of any player in American Athletic Conference history with 163. • USF is 17-5 since the start of last season when Justin Brown scores in double figures. • USF ranks 14th in the NCAA in scoring defense by allowing just 61.6 points per game. • USF has held 24 of its 26 opponents under their season scoring average. • David Collins ranks 12th all-time at USF in scoring with 1,202 career points. • Justin Brown has made the ninth-most career three-pointers in school history with 142. • Ezacuras Dawson III ranks second in The American with a .417 three-point percentage.
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Winner drawn 2/24! This is a ticket giveaway for members that have donated to The Bulls Pen in 2020. You are not automatically entered, so please enter this giveaway for two front row, center court seats that include food and parking! Bulls vs. ECU Wednesday, February 26, 7:00 p.m. Yuengling Center Please be sure your email address is in your profile as the tickets and parking pass will be sent to you electronically. -
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Bulls Open Road Trip Thursday at Wichita State February 19, 2020 Story Links Game Notes (PDF) Matchup: USF (11-14, 4-8) vs. Wichita State (19-6, 7-5) Date: Thursday, Feb. 20 Time: 7 p.m. (EST) Location: Wichita, Kan. | Koch Arena TV: CBS Sports Network (Rich Waltz, Dan Dickau) Radio: Bulls Unlimited (Jim Lighthall) Follow: Listen | Watch | Live Stats | Twitter TAMPA, FLA., FEB. 19, 2020 – The USF men's basketball team embarks on a two-game road trip that begins Thursday at 7 p.m. (EST) when the Bulls travel to Wichita, Kan., to take on Wichita State at Koch Arena. USF (11-14, 4-8) turned in another strong defensive performance against Tulsa in its most recent game. The Bulls limited the Golden Hurricane to 56 points and have now held 11 opponents to fewer than 60 points this season. In addition, USF ranks 12th in the NCAA in scoring defense by limiting teams to an average of 61.4 points per game. Junior guard David Collins (Youngstown, Ohio) scored a team-high 14 points to go along with five rebounds and one steal against Tulsa. Collins already ranks 13th all-time at USF in scoring with 1,191 points and enters play Thursday against the Shockers needing four more points to move into 12th place. Overall, Collins is first on the team and 10th in The American with 14.0 points per game. Redshirt senior guard Laquincy Rideau (West Palm Beach, Fla.) added 10 points, four rebounds, five assists and one steal against Tulsa and stands 10th in the NCAA and second in The American with 2.4 steals per game. Rideau enters play with 160 career thefts and needs three more to move into third place on the league's all-time list. Offensively, Rideau is second on the team with 12.6 points per game and has scored at least 20 points in two of the last three games. Junior Justin Brown (Atlanta) is third on the team with 8.0 points per game and second with 5.0 rebounds. Brown has also made a team-best 42 three-pointers and ranks ninth all-time at USF with 142 career treys. Sophomore Ezacuras Dawson III (Miami) ranks second in the league in three-point field goal percentage by making 41.4 percent of his attempts from downtown. Sophomore Michael Durr (Atlanta) paces USF and ranks 16th in the conference with 6.0 rebounds per game. THE OPPONENT Wichita State (19-6, 7-5) enters the week having won two straight after defeating Tulane 82-57 last Sunday. The Shockers, however, have lost three of their last five games but still own a 14-2 record at Koch Arena. Sophomore guard Erik Stevenson paces the Wichita State offense with 11.9 points per game and a team-high 41 steals. Senior forward Jaime Echenique adds 10.9 points per game, a .491 field goal percentage and a team-best 6.4 rebounds per game. QUOTABLE USF Head Coach Brian Gregory on the matchup with Wichita State: "I thought we were very good defensively against Wichita State in the first matchup, but we're going to have to do a better job rebounding the ball. I thought some of their offensive rebounds hurt us. We have to find ways, when we're in a lull offensively, to manufacture some points, either in transition or with the offensive glass. I think we're playing better than we were when we faced them earlier. We're rebounding the ball better, especially offensively, and other than the first 20 minutes against Tulsa, the way we've played is much more competitive and capable of beating some of the best teams in the league. Wichita State is one of the toughest places to play in the country, but our guys have responded to those environments, so I think our guys are looking forward to the challenge." NOTABLE • USF is 1-2 against Wichita State in the all-time series that dates back to the 2017-18 season. • USF head coach Brian Gregory is seven wins away from 300 career victories. • USF is limiting opponents to just 25.4 percent from three-point range over the last six games. • David Collins has made 395 career free throws and ranks third all-time in school history and second in AAC history. • Laquincy Rideau ranks 10th in the NCAA with 2.4 steals per game. • Laquincy Rideau has the fourth-most career steals of any player in American Athletic Conference history with 160. • USF is 17-5 since the start of last season when Justin Brown scores in double figures. • USF ranks 12th in the NCAA in scoring defense by allowing just 61.4 points per game. • USF has held 23 of its 25 opponents under their season scoring average. • David Collins ranks 13th all-time at USF in scoring with 1,191 career points. • Justin Brown has made the ninth-most career three-pointers in school history with 142. • Ezacuras Dawson III ranks second in The American with a .414 three-point percentage. -
I'm not sure if this had already been circulated and think NEBull may have alluded to it, but it looks like we will be playing in the Rocket Mortgage by Quicken Loans Fort Myers Tip-Off on November 23rd and 25tt. The field includes, Butler, Wisconsin and Colorado. Links to all holidaye tournaments are below: https://www.bloggingthebracket.com/2019/11/27/20985709/2020-21-college-basketball-early-season-tournaments-mte-thanksgiving-holiday-tournaments
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Bulls Host Tulsa Saturday in Blackout Game February 14, 2020 Story Links Game Notes (PDF) Matchup: USF (11-13, 4-7) vs. Tulsa (16-8, 8-3) Date: Saturday, Feb. 15 Time: 12 p.m. (EST) Location: Tampa, Fla. | Yuengling Center TV: ESPNU (Dave LaMont, Mark Adams) Radio: Bulls Unlimited (Jim Lighthall, Joey Johnston) Follow: Listen | Watch | Live Stats | Twitter TAMPA, FLA., FEB. 14, 2020 – The USF men's basketball team closes a two-game homestand Saturday at noon when the Bulls host Tulsa at the Yuengling Center in a matchup broadcast live on ESPNU. USF (11-13, 4-7) suffered a heartbreaking 62-58 loss to No. 19 Houston Wednesday at the Yuengling Center, but the Bulls still enter play having won three of their last four games. Senior guard Laquincy Rideau (West Palm Beach, Fla.) scored a team-high 21 points to go along with two rebounds and two steals. Rideau ranks second on the team with 12.8 points per game and is second in the league and 12th in the NCAA with 2.4 steals per game. In addition, Rideau is only four steals shy of moving into third place on the league's all-time list. Junior David Collins (Youngstown, Ohio) added 13 points, three rebounds and two steals against the Cougars and moved into 14th place all-time at USF with 1,177 career points. Overall, Collins leads USF and ranks ninth in The American with 14.0 points per game. Collins has also attempted the 20th-most free throws in the NCAA this season and has made the second-most career free throws of any player in conference history. Junior Justin Brown (Atlanta) is third on the team with 8.0 points per game and second with 5.1 rebounds per game. Brown enters the weekend averaging 12.3 points and 9.3 rebounds per game over the last three games. Sophomore forward Michael Durr (Atlanta) leads USF with 6.1 rebounds per game to go along with 6.0 points per game. THE OPPONENT Tulsa (16-8, 8-3) sits in third place in the league standings despite dropping two of its last three games. The Golden Hurricane won seven of their first eight league games before suffering their first two-game losing streak of the year with consecutive losses to UConn and USF. Tulsa returned to its winning ways on Wednesday with a 70-56 home victory over East Carolina. Junior guard Brandon Rachal is the leading scorer and rebounder for Tulsa with 13.3 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. Senior forward Martins Igbanu adds 13.0 points, 4.8 rebounds and is shooting 55.3 percent from the field. Transfer Jeriah Horne also scores in double figures with 11.3 points per game to go along with 5.2 rebounds per game. QUOTABLE USF Head Coach Brian Gregory on the matchup with Tulsa: "It doesn't get any easier. We're playing the second-place team in the league. Frank has done such a good job with them. They are a very veteran team with only one freshman in the playing group, everybody else is an upperclassman. They've really been carried by their juniors and seniors. This is another great opportunity for us to play another high-quality opponent in our league. We have to bounce back and put Wednesday night behind us. We have to continue to play with that same energy and same focus that we had the other night against a very good Houston team." NOTABLE • USF is 0-8 against Tulsa in the all-time series that dates back to the 2014-15 season. • USF head coach Brian Gregory is seven wins away from 300 career victories. • USF is limiting opponents to just 26.4 percent from three-point range over the last five games. • David Collins has made 392 career free throws and ranks third all-time in school history. • Laquincy Rideau ranks 12th in the NCAA with 2.4 steals per game. • Laquincy Rideau has the fourth-most career steals of any player in American Athletic Conference history with 159. • USF is 17-4 since the start of last season when Justin Brown scores in double figures. • USF ranks 16th in the NCAA in scoring defense by allowing just 61.7 points per game. • USF has held 22 of its 24 opponents under their season scoring average. • David Collins ranks 14th all-time at USF in scoring with 1,177 career points. • Justin Brown has made the ninth-most career three-pointers in school history with 140. • Ezacuras Dawson III ranks third in The American with a .420 three-point percentage.
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Bulls Look to Extend Winning Streak Wednesday Against No. 19 Houston February 11, 2020 Story Links Game Notes (PDF) Matchup: USF (11-12, 4-6) vs. Houston (19-5, 9-2) Date: Wednesday, Feb. 12 Time: 9 p.m. (EST) Location: Tampa, Fla. | Yuengling Center TV: ESPNU (Kevin Brown, Mark Adams) Radio: Bulls Unlimited (Jim Lighthall, Joey Johnston) Follow: Listen | Watch | Live Stats | Twitter TAMPA, FLA., FEB. 11, 2020 – The USF men's basketball team puts its three-game winning streak on the line Wednesday at 9 p.m. when the Bulls host No. 19 Houston at the Yuengling Center. Fans are encouraged to being recyclable items to Gate A or C to receive a special general admission ticket for $9. All season ticket members who bring a recyclable item will receive 15 percent off at the team store. USF (11-12, 4-6) sits in seventh place in The American after turning in a 75-73 victory at Memphis on Saturday, giving the Bulls consecutive wins at FedEx Forum for the first time in school history. Junior guard David Collins (Youngstown, Ohio) scored a game-high 21 points to go along with four assists and two steals. Collins, who ranks ninth all-time in school history with 19 games of at least 20 points, leads the USF offense with 14.0 points per game. Laquincy Rideau (West Palm Beach, Fla.) also scored 21 points against the Tigers and ranks second on the team with 12.4 points per game. In addition, Rideau is 10th in the NCAA and first in The American with 2.4 steals per game and has collected the fourth-most career thefts in league history with 157. He also stands fifth in the conference with 4.0 assists per game and is 14 helpers away from moving into the top 10 in league history. Junior forward Justin Brown (Atlanta) added 14 points and a career-high 16 rebounds against Memphis for his second career double-double. His performance against the Tigers landed him on a spot on the league's honor roll to give the Bulls a member of the honor roll in back-to-back weeks. Overall, Brown is fourth on the team with 7.9 points per game and second on the team with 5.2 rebounds per game. THE OPPONENT Houston (19-5, 9-2) has won seven of its last eight games and sits atop the league standings with a one game lead over Cincinnati. The Cougars rank third in the league in scoring offense (73.7 ppg), second in scoring defense (62.6 ppg) and are first in the NCAA in rebounding margin with 10.0 more rebounds than their opponents. Houston has only been out-rebounded five times thus far this season. Freshman guard Caleb Mills leads Houston with 13.0 points per game to go along with a team-best 40 three-pointers made. Sophomore guard Quentin Grimes adds 12.3 points per game, while forward Nate Hinton scores 10.7 points per game and grabs a team-best 9.4 rebounds per game. QUOTABLE USF Head Coach Brian Gregory on the matchup with Houston: "We're playing pretty good basketball now, and hopefully we can continue to build on that momentum. Our defense has picked it up a notch and we've done a great job on the glass over the last couple of weeks. Our offense, at times, is much improved. We're moving the ball better, making better decisions with the ball and getting a lot of good basketball with a lot of different guys. We had a big road win on Saturday afternoon against Memphis, and you hope to continue that against the best team in the league in Houston. They have a tremendous coach and they are so well balanced. You can't key on one guy and you can't key on one specific area of the game. You have to have a well-balanced attack both offensively and defensively to put yourself in position to get a big win." NOTABLE • USF is 12-19 against Houston in the all-time series that dates back to the 1976-77 season. • USF head coach Brian Gregory is seven wins away from 300 career victories. • USF ranks 45th in the NCAA with 8.0 steals per game and has at least eight in 14 of 23 games this season. • David Collins has made 385 career free throws and ranks third all-time in school history. • USF ranks 41st in the NCAA in turnovers forced with 16.0 per game. • Laquincy Rideau ranks 10th in the NCAA with 2.4 steals per game. • USF is 17-4 since the start of last season when Justin Brown scores in double figures. • USF ranks 19th in the NCAA in scoring defense by allowing just 61.7 points per game. • USF has held 21 of its 23 opponents under their season scoring average. • David Collins ranks 15th all-time at USF in scoring with 1,164 career points. • Justin Brown has made the ninth-most career three-pointers in school history with 137. • Ezacuras Dawson III ranks fourth in The American with a .420 three-point percentage.
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Bulls Take Winning Streak to Memphis for Saturday Matinee February 07, 2020 Story Links Game Notes (PDF) Matchup: USF (10-12, 3-6) vs. Memphis (17-5, 6-3) Date: Saturday, Feb. 8 Time: 4 p.m. (EST) Location: Memphis, Tenn. | FedEx Forum TV: CBS Sports Network (Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas, Gary Parrish) Radio: Bulls Unlimited (Jim Lighthall, Joey Johnston) Follow: Listen | Watch | Live Stats | Twitter TAMPA, FLA., FEB. 7, 2020 – The USF men's basketball team seeks its third consecutive win when the Bulls travel to Memphis, Tenn., for an afternoon matchup with Memphis on Saturday at 4 p.m. (EST) from the FedEx Forum. The game is scheduled to be broadcast live on CBS Sports Network. USF (10-12, 3-6) turned in a 64-48 victory over in-state rival UCF last Saturday in the second and final round of the War on I-4. It was the 10th time this season in which USF has held an opponent to fewer than 60 points. In addition, the Bulls lead The American and rank 17th in the NCAA by limiting teams to just 61.1 points per game. Redshirt senior guard Laquincy Rideau (West Palm Beach, Fla.) scored 14 points and added eight rebounds, four assists and six steals Saturday against UCF on his way to moving into fourth place on the league's all-time steals list with 157 career thefts. Rideau enters the weekend with 56 steals this season and ranks eighth in the NCAA with 2.5 per game. He also stands second on the team with 12.0 points per game and third with 4.5 rebounds per game. Sophomore guard Ezacuras Dawson III (Miami) scored 12 points off the bench Saturday against UCF and was a perfect 2-for-2 from beyond the arc. Dawson is shooting 42.0 percent from three-point range this season and ranks third in the league in three-point field goal percentage. Junior guard Justin Brown (Atlanta) had 14 points against the Knights and paces the USF offense with 36 three-pointers made. Junior guard David Collins (Youngstown, Ohio) leads USF with 13.7 points per game to go along with 3.7 rebounds and 1.9 steals per game. Collins is 12th in The American in scoring and 60th in the nation in steals per game. He enters play against Memphis 13 points shy of moving into 15th place on the school's all-time scoring list. THE OPPONENT Memphis (17-5, 6-3) has won three straight after defeating Temple 79-65 on Wednesday behind 21 points and four assists from freshman guard Lester Quinones. The Tigers have boast one of the top offenses and defenses in The American, as Memphis is second in the league in scoring with 73.8 points per game and third in scoring defense by allowing 63.6 points per game. Freshman forward Precious Achiuwa leads Memphis with 15.1 points and 10.1 rebounds per game and poured in 22 points and 11 rebounds last month against USF at the Yuengling Center. Quinones adds 10.8 points per game and stands second on the team with 26 three-pointers made. QUOTABLE USF Head Coach Brian Gregory on the matchup with Memphis: "Memphis is playing very, very well right now coming off another win over Temple on Wednesday. Obviously, this will be a great environment to play in with the sellout crowds that they've had this year, so we're going to have to play extremely well. Hopefully we'll be able to build on our big win on Saturday and our win on the road the week before. We're going to have to do every aspect of our game, from our transition game to our defense and our offense, a little bit better to play against the talent that Memphis is able to put on the court." NOTABLE • USF is 6-27 against Memphis in the all-time series that dates back to the 1972-73 season. • USF head coach Brian Gregory is eight wins away from 300 career victories. • USF ranks 36th in the NCAA with 8.2 steals per game and has at least eight in 14 of 22 games this season. • David Collins has made 377 career free throws and ranks third all-time in school history. • USF ranks 31st in the NCAA in turnovers forced with 16.2 per game. • Laquincy Rideau ranks eighth in the NCAA with 2.5 steals per game. • USF is 16-4 since the start of last season when Justin Brown scores in double figures. • USF ranks 17th in the NCAA in scoring defense by allowing just 61.1 points per game. • USF has held 20 of its 22 opponents under their season scoring average. • David Collins ranks 16th all-time at USF in scoring with 1,143 career points. • Justin Brown has made the ninth-most career three-pointers in school history with 136. • Ezacuras Dawson III ranks third in The American with a .420 three-point percentage.
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Does anyone have insight into what brought the students out for today's game against UCF? It's been a long time since I've seen so many students attend a USF basketball game. Playing a rival and a good start time tell part of the story but I'm guessing there was some marketing that finally clicked to bring everyone out.
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Bulls Host UCF Saturday in Autism Awareness Game January 31, 2020 Story Links Game Notes (PDF) Matchup: USF (9-12, 2-6) vs. UCF (11-9, 2-6) Date: Saturday, Feb. 1 Time: 4 p.m. (EST) Location: Tampa, Fla. | Yuengling Center TV: ESPNU (Anish Shroff, Mark Wise) Radio: Bulls Unlimited (Jim Lighthall, Joey Johnston) Follow: Listen | Watch | Live Stats | Twitter TAMPA, FLA., JAN. 31, 2020 – The USF men's basketball team opens the month of February on Saturday at 4 p.m. when the Bulls welcome in-state rival UCF to the Yuengling Center for the second round of the War on I4 and the program's Autism Awareness Game. The Coaches Powering Forward for Autism initiative was created in 2014 by USF assistant coach Tom Herrion and Towson head coach Pat Skerry. The duo founded the project to help raise awareness about autism, which affects an estimated 1 in 59 children in the United States today and more than 70 million people worldwide. Inspired by their sons, both diagnosed with autism, Herrion and Skerry made a simple request to fellow coaches – wear the Autism Speaks blue puzzle piece pin during the televised February weekend games. In an overwhelming response, more than 82 NCAA coaches and broadcasters took to the sidelines and airwaves throughout that weekend in 2014, wearing the puzzle pin. By 2018, the support soared to 375 NCAA coaches wearing the pins and more than 420 schools showing their support of people with autism. The 2020 goal is to continue to grow this initiative to include all Division I programs, along with other divisions and provide basketball coaches, their teams and schools with an even greater opportunity to increase global understanding and acceptance of people with autism. USF (9-12, 2-6) returning to its winning ways on Wednesday with a 66-52 victory at Tulane behind 14 points, eight rebounds, four assists and three steals from junior guard David Collins (Youngstown, Ohio). Collins leads the USF offense with 14.2 points per game and needs 17 more points to move into 15th place on the school's all-time scoring list. Collins also stands 60th in the NCAA with 1.9 steals per game and is second on the team with 37 assists. Redshirt senior guard Laquincy Rideau (West Palm Beach, Fla.) also scored 14 points to go along with three assists against the Green Wave. Rideau adds 11.9 points per game and is second in the league and 17th in the nation with 2.4 steals per game. Redshirt freshman Madut Akec (Bradenton, Fla.) made his first career start on Wednesday and finished with his best night in a USF uniform with a career-high 10 points, eight rebounds and three assists. His performance on the glass helped the Bulls hold a 40-19 rebounding edge. THE OPPONENT UCF (11-9, 2-6) lost its second straight game after dropping a 59-57 decision to Memphis on Wednesday to fall into a tie for last place in the league standings. In addition, UCF has lost seven of its last nine games and is 1-3 on the road in conference play. Junior forward Colin Smith stands as the top scorer for UCF with 12.7 points per game to go along with 6.4 rebounds per game. Junior guard Ceasar DeJesus adds 11.1 points per game and shoots 50.9 percent from the field, while senior Dazon Ingram leads the team with 7.5 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game. QUOTABLE USF Head Coach Brian Gregory on the matchup with UCF: "It's interesting how the schedule works out. We've each only played two games since the first meeting, so not a lot of changes in either team. I thought it was a really good college basketball game the first time we played. Both teams defended really well, but at the end they made a couple of big plays, so give them credit for that. I think over the last two weeks we've tightened up some things, and I think we're a better team. Now you need to go out there and execute your offensive and defensive game plan for 40 minutes. It's a game that means a lot to us and we need to go out there and play that way, and I thought we did that in game one. I think we're gonna have a great crowd, but we have to go out there and play well to be successful." NOTABLE • USF is 22-18 against UCF in the all-time series that dates back to the 1971-72 season. • David Collins has made more career free throws than any other player in American Athletic Conference history. • USF head coach Brian Gregory is nine wins away from 300 career victories. • USF ranks 45th in the NCAA with 8.1 steals per game and has at least eight in 13 of 21 games this season. • David Collins has made 375 career free throws and ranks third all-time in school history. • USF ranks 35th in the NCAA in turnovers forced with 16.2 per game. • Laquincy Rideau ranks 17th in the NCAA with 2.4 steals per game. • USF is 15-4 since the start of last season when Justin Brown scores in double figures. • USF ranks 24th in the NCAA in scoring defense by allowing just 61.8 points per game. • USF has held 19 of its 21 opponents under their season scoring average. • David Collins ranks 16th all-time at USF in scoring with 1,139 career points. • Justin Brown has made the ninth-most career three-pointers in school history with 133. -
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Bulls Close Month of January Wednesday at Tulane January 28, 2020 Story Links Game Notes (PDF) Matchup: USF (8-12, 1-6) vs. Tulane (10-9, 2-5) Date: Wednesday, Jan. 29 Time: 8 p.m. (EST) Location: New Orleans, La. | Fogelman Arena TV: ESPN3 (Bob Licht, Victor Howell) Radio: Bulls Unlimited (Jim Lighthall) Follow: Listen | Watch | Live Stats | Twitter TAMPA, FLA., JAN. 25, 2020 – The USF men's basketball team closes out the month of January on Wednesday at 8 p.m. (EST) when the Bulls travel to New Orleans, La., to take on Tulane at Fogelman Arena. USF (8-12, 1-6) enters play coming off a setback at No. 25 Houston in which the Bulls held their 18th opponent of the season under its scoring average. Junior guard David Collins (Youngstown, Ohio) connected on three free throws and became the all-time leader in career free throws made in American Athletic Conference history. Collins paces USF with 14.2 points per game and has attempted the 20th-most free throws of any player in the NCAA this season. Senior guard Laquincy Rideau (West Palm Beach, Fla.) stands second on the team with 11.8 points per game and leads The American with 2.5 steals per game. Rideau enters play Wednesday at Tulane needing just one more theft to move into a tie for fifth place on the league's career steals list with 151. Rideau also ranks fourth in the conference with 4.2 assists per game. Sophomore guard Ezacuras Dawson III (Miami) adds 7.6 points per game and ranks sixth in the league with a .393 three-point field goal percentage. Fellow sophomore Michael Durr (Atlanta) is tops on the team with 6.2 rebounds per game. THE OPPONENT Tulane (10-9, 2-5) lost its third consecutive game on Saturday following an 81-62 setback at East Carolina. During the losing streak, the Green Wave has lost all three games by at least 13 points and has not scored more than 62 points in any of the three. Junior guard Teshaun Hightower leads the Tulane offense with 16.1 points per game and ranks third in scoring in The American. Newcomer K.J. Lawson adds 13.7 points and senior guard Christion Thompson is third on the team with 12.7 points per game to go along with a team-high 6.5 rebounds per game. NOTABLE • USF is 16-21 against Tulane in the all-time series that dates back to the 1991-92 season. • David Collins has made more career free throws than any other player in American Athletic Conference history. • USF has played eight games this season decided by 10 points or less. • USF ranks 42nd in the NCAA with 8.2 steals per game and has at least eight in 13 of 20 games this season. • David Collins has made 371 career free throws and ranks third all-time in school history. • USF ranks 32nd in the NCAA in turnovers forced with 16.4 per game. • Laquincy Rideau ranks 12th in the NCAA with 2.5 steals per game. • USF is 15-4 since the start of last season when Justin Brown scores in double figures. • USF ranks 32nd in the NCAA in scoring defense by allowing just 62.3 points per game. • USF has held 18 of its 20 opponents under their season scoring average. • David Collins ranks 16th all-time at USF in scoring with 1,125 career points. • Justin Brown has made the 10th-most career three-pointers in school history with 132.
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6 AAC teams with a DER inside the Top 50 and 8 inside the Top 100 (including the Bulls). Houston is the most balanced team in the conference and looks to be the favorite to win the conference Cincinnati looks they may be able to recover from a terrible December Tulsa has only played 2 games against the Top 5 teams in the conference and still has the meat of their schedule ahead of them A sliding Memphis team, Tulane and USF all have an OER Ranking of 340 or worse over their last 5 games Wichita State has the best road DER in the country Memphis is last in the conference in road OER, but #3 nationally in home DER
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For returning players averaging 3.5 points per game or more these are their statistical imporvement/decline compared to their 2018-19 statistics: PPG FG% 3FG% FT% As/GM Rb/GM St/GM David Collins Down Up Down Down Down Down Down Laquincy Rideau Down Down Down Down Down Up Down Justin Brown Down Down Down Up Down Up Same Michael Durr Up Down Same Up Down Same Same Xavier Castaneda Up Up Up Same Down Up Up I know alot of people point to Yetna as being the primary driver behind the lost season, but where is the impact in coaching and developing other players in the team? Asists are down across the board and yet we returned out top 3 assist men from last season. Only Casteneda looks to have improved statistically in the quality metrics and his counting metrics are bouyed by the increase in minutes played this year. Gregory no doubt gets a pass for this season, but I am underwhelmed by the improvement in any of our top 5 returning players from last year. We are only averaging 48.7 ppg over our last 3 and only 53.8 ppg over our last 5.
