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OWENS EXPRESS MEN’S BASKETBALL
12-TIME OCCAC CHAMPIONS 1967, 1981, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2014, 2015
11 NJCAA All-Americans --- 8 NJCAA National Tournament Appearances --- 2 National Championships
TODAY’S MATCHUP OWENS
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LORAIN COUNTY
THE BASICS Head Coach: Dennis Springs (1st Yr.)
Head Coach: Marty Eggleston
Career Record: 3-1
Career Record: n/a
Career OCCAC Record: 1-0
Career OCCAC Record: n/a
STATISTICAL LEADERS PPG: Jamerson 14.8 RPG: Stafford 6.2 APG: Hatchett 8.6 SPG: Stafford 1.7 BPG: Jamerson/Stafford 0.7 FG%: Stafford 58.3 3PT FG%: Jamerson - 48.1 FT %: Searles 86.4
PPG: Steele 23.9 RPG: Wilkerson 6.7 APG: Gibbons 2.8 SPG: Gibbons 1.9 BPG: Wilkerson 0.7 FG%: Bell 53.7 3PT FG%: Steele 42.9 FT %: Steele 73.3
NOTES
- Welcome to tonight’s OCCAC matchup between the visiting Lorain County Community College Commodores and your Owens Express. Tonight’s game is being streamed live and will be archived online for free at our YouTube page, which can be found by searching Owens Express Athletics. - Lorain County enters tonight’s matchup with a 9-4 overall record, including a 2-2 mark in conference play. They are led by T.J. Steele, who comes into tonight’s game averaging 23.9 PPG. He has scored at least 13 points in every game and produced a season-high 40 against Jamestown on Nov. 30. On top of that, Steele is currently second in the conference in scoring at 23.8 PPG. - Owens sophomore guard Shondell Jackson, meanwhile, is seventh in the league in scoring at 19.5 PPG. - In the last meeting between these two teams, Owens came out on top 103-78 at home on Feb. 3 of last year. Owens is 6-0 against Lorain County since the 2012-13 season, and they have reached the century mark in four of those six games, while averaging 100.3 PPG during that stretch. - Owens has two players in the top five in the nation in 3-point field goals made (Derrik Jamerson Jr., 4th, 51) and assists per game (Roy Hatchett Jr., 2nd, 8.6). - Jamerson enters tonight needing 19 made 3-pt FGs and 35 attempted 3-pt FGs to break each of the program’s career records. He has made at least one 3-pt FG in every game played in his career. - To view the schedule and results, along with links to recaps, photo albums and videos this year, visit OwensExpress.com and select men’s basketball from the sport dropdown. Once there, click on schedule/results and then the corresponding links will appear next to each game. - You can follow live updates on Twitter by searching the handle @owensexpress, and you can find us on Facebook by searching Owens Express Athletics. We also have Instagram and You Tube pages that you can find by searching Owens Express Athletics.
2016-17 Lorain County Commodores Roster No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos. High School/Hometown 0 Kyndell Hardy 6-4 FR G/F Shaker Heights, OH 1 Kyle Fayne 6-3 FR F Aurora/Aurora, OH 2 TJ Steele 5-8 SO G Shaker Heights/Shaker Heights, OH 3 Rashaad Gibbons 6-0 FR G Canton, OH 4 Kevin Kelly 6-0 FR G Elyria Catholic/Amherst, OH 10 TJ Munn 6-5 FR F Start/Toledo, OH 11 Ryan Williams 5-11 FR G Fairview Park, OH 12 Deric Nichols 6-4 FR F Benedictine/Cleveland, OH 15 Mike Wilkerson 6-3 FR F/C Cleveland, OH 20 Chris Theodus 6-2 SO G Cleveland, OH 21 Mike Rell 6-2 FR G/F Valley Forge/Parma, OH 22 Jahleel Moon 6-1 FR G Lorain, OH 23 Christian Santiago 6-3 FR G/F Lincoln West/Cleveland, OH 24 Nick Wills 6-1 FR G/F Valley City, OH 25 Jake Schultz 6-0 FR G Heritage Christian/Parma, OH 35 Justin Green 6-5 SO F Mount Vernon/Elyria, OH HEAD COACH: Marty Eggleston (5th Year Overall, 4th Full Season) ASSISTANT COACH: John Keshock
2016-17 RECORD IN DEPTH OVERALL RECORD: 10-5 OCCAC Region XII Home Away Neutral
1-1 6-5 6-2 4-2 0-1
2016-17 SCHEDULE/RESULTS DATE
11/01 11/09 11/12 11/16 11/18 11/19 11/22 11/30 12/03 12/09 12/14 12/17 12/20 12/30 01/07 01/11 01/14 01/18 01/21 01/25 01/28 02/01 02/04 02/08 02/11 02/15 02/18 02/22 02/25 03/04 03/07 03/10 03/11 03/21 03/22 03/23 03/24 03/25
OPPONENT
RESULT
@ Mercyhurst North East W 89-75 HENRY FORD W 90-80 (OT) WASHTENAW W 118-61 @ No. 6 Schoolcraft L 102-76 @ Kalamazoo Valley# L 79-74 Grand Rapids# L 71-63 NO. 9 LANSING W 100-99 NO. 6 SCHOOLCRAFT W 88-80 MUSKEGON W 91-77 @ Adrian College JV W 96-67 NO. 5 CUYAHOGA* L 95-90 @ NO. 4 Sinclair* W 84-81 KELLOGG W 91-61 JACKSON W 83-72 @ Hocking W 88-72 LORAIN COUNTY* 7:30 PM @ Columbus State* 3 PM EDISON* 7:30 PM CLARK STATE* 3 PM @ Lakeland* 7:30 PM @ Cincinnati State* 3 PM @ Cuyahoga* 7:30 PM HOCKING 3 PM @ Lorain County* 7:30 PM SINCLAIR* 3 PM @ Edison* 7:30 PM COLUMBUS STATE* 3 PM LAKELAND* 7:30 PM @ Clark State* 3 PM CINCINNATI STATE* 3 PM District 11 Quarterfinals^ 7:30 PM District 11 Semifinals TBA District 11 Finals TBA NJCAA D-II Nationals TBA NJCAA D-II Nationals TBA NJCAA D-II Nationals TBA NJCAA D-II Nationals TBA NJCAA D-II Nationals TBA ALL CAPS - HOME GAMES * CONFERENCE GAMES # KVCC Classic @ KVCC ^ If necessary
2016-17 Owens Express Men’s Basketball Roster HEAD COACH: DENNIS SPRINGS ASSISTANT COACHES: TBA
PG
#0 TY’RESE SEARLES
- Season-high 9 rebounds vs Jackson - Tied season-high w/8 assists against Hocking - 3 points away from 500 in his career
G
#1 DERRIK JAMERSON JR.
- Fourth in the nation in 3-point FG made this year - Just 37 points away from 700 in his career - Produced double-double No. 3 of the season vs Hocking
PG
#2 ROY HATCHETT JR.
- Second in nation in assists/game at 8.6 - Eight straight games with at least seven assists, 10 total - Fourth game with 10 or more assists in W over Hocking
G
#3 SHONDELL JACKSON
- Averaging 19.5 PPG over two conference games - 5 straight games scoring in double figures, 8 of past 9 - Fourth on team in 3-pt FG percentage (35.6)
G
#10 JAMIRI BENNETT
- Made first start and had season-high 17 min. vs Hocking - Season-high 6 rebounds vs Hocking - 8-for-15 from the field this year in limited minutes
PG
#12 MASON DURDEN
- 9 minutes vs Kellogg, second highest total of the season - One of four players from Toledo on the roster - Averaging 10.4 points per 40 minutes played
G/F
#15 MARQUEVIOUS WILSON
- Six games w/10 or more points, 5 in past 7 games - Season-high 8 rebounds vs Hocking - 3rd on team in FT percentage (81.8)
F
#22 DEREK REECE JR.
- Season-high 21 points in win over Kellogg - Has at least 3 rebounds in each of past six games - Season-high 5 offensive rebounds vs Schoolcraft Nov. 30
F
#23 RICO STAFFORD
- Double-figure scoring in 9 of 15 games this year - Nine games shooting at least 50 percent (team-high) - 5 or more rebounds in 13 of 15 games
F
#24 JAMES GRAYS
- Missed first 13 games due to injury - Averaging 4.5 PPG, 2.5 RPG over two games played - Started in his season-debut vs Jackson Dec. 30
6-2 So. Cornerstone/Pontiac, MI
6-5 So. Cornerstone/Pontiac, MI
6-1 So. Glenville/Cleveland, OH
6-6 So. Warren Harding/Warren, OH
6-1 Fr. Maumee/Toledo, OH
6-0 Fr. Whitmer/Toledo, OH
6-3 Fr. Lima Senior/Lima, OH
6-6 So. Springfield/Toledo, OH
6-6 Fr. Lima Senior/Lima, OH
6-5 So. Start/Toledo, OH
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