2014-15 UNION UNIVERSITY Men’s Basketball Notes

2014-15 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCEMEN’S BASKETBALL FINAL STANDINGS

School Gulf South Overall Streak

West Georgia 11-4 16-4 W4Shorter 11-4 16-5 W5Alabama-Huntsville 10-5 15-6 W1UNION 9-6 15-6 L1West Alabama 9-6 14-9 L2Christian Brothers 8-7 11-8 W3Delta State 8-7 11-10 L4Lee* 6-9 11-9 W2Mississippi College* 6-9 8-9 W1North Alabama 6-9 9-12 L1Valdosta State 4-11 9-12 L3West Florida 2-13 6-15 L7

*-Lee and Mississippi College are not eligible for conference champion-ships or postseason. Lee is in the provisional (final) year of the NCAA DII membership process. Mississippi College is in year-2 candidacy. # NABC ranking

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GAME INFORMATION

Head Coach: David NivenUnion Record/Years: 108-69/6thCareer Record/Years: 108-69/6th 2014-15 Stat LeadersPoints: Pearson (17.8)Rebounds: Day (8.8)Total Assists: Pearson (76)Total Steals: Brock (40)3-pointers made: Pearson (41)

SERIES INFORMATION

Series Record: UWG leads 3-1.

Last Meeting: December 20th, 2014 at Union. The Bulldogs beat West Georgia 95-87 with the help of Corieon Pearson scoring 26 points and Marterrace Brock add-ing 21 points. Ashanti Day had a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds. West Georgia was led by Alex Abreu with 31 points and Donta Stocks with 20.

Head Coach: Michael CooneySchool Record/Years: 100-98/8thCareer Record/Years: 100-98/8th2014-15 Stat LeadersPoints: Stocks (21.5)Rebounds: Austin (5.3)Total Assists: Abreu (89)Total Steals: Stocks (45)3-pointers made: Abreu (58)

NOTES• Union is coming off a loss at Mississippi College on Saturday, falling 72-67. The Bulldogs led at the half 27-22 over the Choctaws but fell into foul trouble in the second half. Union and Mississippi College traded the lead 13 times in the final half but the Choctaws ultimately held on to pull out the win. Pearson, Day, Brock each earned double digit point totals with 16, 15 and 14 points respectively.

• Pearson still leads in scoring for the Bulldogs averaging 17.8 points per game. Pearson is fourth in the GSC in scoring, while West Georgia’s Deonta Stocks leads the league with 21.5 points per game. West Georgia’s Alex Abreu is the top 3-pointer shooter in the GSC with 58 made 3’s, (.479). Pearson is seventh with 41 made 3’s (.383).

• Union is currently 4-3 on the road this season, while West Georgia boasts a 9-1 record at home.

• Tonight, Union will take on West Georgia who is currently sitting in a tie for first place on top of the Gulf South standings with a 11-4 record. West Georgia is currently on a four game winning streak after taking down North Alabama 93-84 on Saturday.

• Union and West Alabama currently sit tied for the fourth spot in the standings with 9-6 records. The Bulldogs are currently two games out of the first place spot. Only the top eight seeds in from the regular season (not counting Lee or Mississippi College) will advance to the conference tournament. The top four seeds will host a first round game.

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NAIA National Tournament Appearances ............. 141958, ‘92, ‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11NCAA College Division Region Tournaments ........... 1

1968 (2nd place)Conference Regular Season Titles ........................... 9

1968, ‘98, ‘99, 2002, ‘05, ‘06, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11Conference Tournament Titles.............................. 10

1958, ‘68, ‘92, ‘98, ‘99, 2002, ‘05, ‘06, ‘09, ‘10

2014-15 WIN/LOSS RECORDS:Overall. ................................................................. 15-6 Home. ................................................................... 7-3 Road. .................................................................... 4-3 Neutral. ................................................................ 4-0vs. NCAA DII Top 25. ............................................... 0-0vs. NCAA DII Receiving Votes ................................ 0-1Gulf South Conference. .......................................... 9-6 Home. .................................................................. 5-3 Road. ................................................................... 4-3

UNION ACTIVE STREAKS:Overall. ..................................................................... L1 Home. ..................................................................... L1 Road. ...................................................................... L1 Neutral. ................................................................ W6Conference Regular Season. .................................... L1

AROUND UNION ATHLETICS (www.uuathletics.com)

Spring sports starting their seasons soon. Baseball opens at home, Feb. 5, 6 and 7 vs. Bethel and Blue Mountain. Softball opens on the road at UAH Classic, Feb. 6-7.

The GSC announced the fall sport academic honors. Union had 63 total student-athletes from cross country, soccer, and volleyball. Union ranked fifth in the conference total number on the honor roll and was the top non-football school listed. It was also Union’s highest fall number in the three years in the GSC. Eight players were named GSC All-Academic.

2014-15 Union University Men’s Basketball Schedule/Results

(# is ranking at time of game, RV denotes receiving votes)

Day Opponent Location Time/ResultNOVEMBERSat. 8 Williams Baptist & UNION W 75-67Fri. 14 LeMoyne-Owen Rome, Ga. W 99-66Sat. 15 Spring Hill Rome, Ga. W 75-60Wed. 19 Rust UNION W 96-74Sat. 22 Stillman Huntsville, Ala. W 79-78 OTSun. 23 Benedict Huntsville, Ala. W 76-68Sat. 29 Truett-McConnell UNION W 86-71DECEMBERThu. 4 Shorter * Rome, Ga. W 91-85Sat. 6 Lee * Cleveland, Tenn. L 78-71Thu. 11 Mississippi College * UNION W 97-65Sat. 13 Delta State * UNION L 58-68Thu. 18 West Alabama * UNION W 71-62Sat. 20 West Georgia * UNION W 95-87JANUARYSat. 3 West Florida * Pensacola, Fla. W 82-79Mon. 5 Valdosta State * Valdosta, Ga. W 84-78Sat. 10 Alabama Huntsville * UNION L 73-81Mon. 12 North Alabama * Florence, Ala. L 63-84Thu. 15 Christian Brothers * UNION W 58-55Thu. 22 Lee * UNION W 94-75Sat. 24 Shorter * UNION L 63-84Thu. 29 Delta State * Cleveland, Miss. W 79-70Sat. 31 Mississippi College * Clinton, Miss. L 67-72FEBRUARYThu. 5 West Georgia * Carrollton, Ga. 6:30 p.m.Sat. 7 West Alabama * Livingston, Ala. 4:00 p.m.Thu. 12 Valdosta State * UNION 8:00 p.m.Sat. 14 West Florida * UNION 4:00 p.m.Thu. 19 North Alabama * UNION 8:00 p.m.Sat. 21 Alabama Huntsville * Huntsville, Ala. 4:00 p.m.Thu. 26 Christian Brothers * Memphis, Tenn. 7:00 p.m.MARCHTue 3 GSC Quarterfinals Higher Seed TBA Fri 6 GSC Semifinals Birmingham, Ala. TBASat 7 GSC Finals Birmingham, Ala. TBA14-16 NCAA DII South Region Tourney @ TBA TBA25-28 NCAA DII National Tourney Evansville, Ind. TBA Home Games are in bold | Neutral Games are in ItalicsAll times are listed as CENTRAL TIME and are subject to change* denotes a Gulf South Conference game & Homecoming/Exhibition

Union University Bulldogs (15-6, 9-6) vs. University of West Georgia Wolves (16-4, 11-4)Thursday, February 5th, 2015

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UNION UNIVERSITY BULLDOGSJackson, Tennessee

Head Coach: David Niven (Oklahoma Baptist University, 1996; 6th season) Assistant Coaches: Trevor Lydic (Asbury University, 2000; 5th season)Graduate Assistant: David Minaya (Liberty University, 2011; 2nd season)

No. Name - Player Info. (Ht., Wt., Cl., Pos., Hometown, Prev. Sch.) Field Goals Three Pointers Free Throws Fouls Total

3 ROY BULLOCK 5-10, 185 lbs., JR, G, O’Fallon, Ill./O’Fallon HS

2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36

3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

1 2 34 5

5 BRENNAN BOWLING6-2, 180 lbs., FR, G, Williston, Tenn./Fayette Academy

2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36

3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

1 2 34 5

13 MARTERRACE BROCK 6-4, 200 lbs., JR, G, Memphis, Tenn./Tallahassee CC

2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36

3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

1 2 34 5

15 FELIPE ROCHA (FEE leep ay - ROW cha) 6-8, 210 lbs., SO, F, Santa Cruz do Sul. Brazil/Life Center

2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36

3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

1 2 34 5

20 THOMAS GREER 6-4, 180 lbs., SR, G, Milan, Tenn./Austin Peay

2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36

3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

1 2 34 5

21 PEDRO FALLER (FAH ler) 6-0, 185 lbs., SR, G, Espirito Santo, Brazil/Hamilton Heights Chr.

2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36

3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

1 2 34 5

22 ZACH PHILLIPS 6-0, 175 lbs., SO, G, Pinson, Tenn./Chester County HS

2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36

3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

1 2 34 5

23 CORIEON PEARSON (CORE re on) 6-2, 185 lbs., SR, G, Memphis, Tenn./Seward County CC

2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36

3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

1 2 34 5

24 ASHANTI DAY (ay SHON tee) 6-6, 210 lbs., SO, G, Snellville, Ga./Flora Macdonald

2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36

3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

1 2 34 5

32 ERIC LEISEY (LIE zee) 6-8, 215 lbs., JR, F, Lititz, Penn./Warwick HS

2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36

3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

1 2 34 5

33 JORDAN MONTGOMERY 6-4, 195 lbs., JR, G, Orlando, Fla./ Kennesaw State

2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36

3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

1 2 34 5

34 TYLER STOCKING 6-4, 200 lbs., JR, F, Louisville, Ky. /Asbury Univ.

2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36

3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

1 2 34 5

42 JEREMY GREEN 6-3, 215 lbs., JR, F, Memphis, Tenn./Bolton HS

2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36

3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

1 2 34 5

44 AUSTIN RENTFROW 6-8, 225 lbs., FR, C, Benton, Ky./Marshall County HS

2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36

3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

1 2 34 5

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UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA WOLVESCarrollton, Georgia

Head Coach: Michael Cooney (8th season) Assistant Coach: Andy YoungGraduate Assistant Coach: Ryan Litzinger

No. Name - Player Info. (Ht., Wt., Cl., Pos., Hometown, Prev. Sch.) Field Goals Three Pointers Free Throws Fouls Total

0 JOSEPH HARRELL6-8, JR, F, Albany, Ga./Daytona State

2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36

3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

1 2 34 5

1 DEONTA STOCKS6-1, SO, G, Lithonia, Ga./Dayton State

2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36

3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

1 2 34 5

2 THOMAS HIGGINBOTHAM5-9, SR, G, Snellville, Ga.

2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36

3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

1 2 34 5

3 CHRISTIAN HOUSTON5-11, JR, G, Lithonia, Ga./Palm Beach CC/Clark Atlanta

2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36

3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

1 2 34 5

4 JOVANY AUSTIN6-7, JR, F, Chicago, Ill./Malcolm X

2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36

3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

1 2 34 5

5 DEONTRE BROWN6-1, JR, G, Bolingbrook, Ill.

2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36

3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

1 2 34 5

10 WILLIE EVANS5-9, SO, G, Madison, Ga./Georgia State

2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36

3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

1 2 34 5

11 MALICK KONE6-1, JR, G, Lakeland, Ga.

2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36

3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

1 2 34 5

12 MARCUS DORTCH6-4, JR, G, Powder Springs, Ga./Southern Poly

2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36

3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

1 2 34 5

21 ALEX ABREU5-10, SR, G, Bayamon, P.R./University of Akron

2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36

3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

1 2 34 5

23 ZACH TAULIEN6-5, JR, G, Mooroolbark, Australia

2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36

3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

1 2 34 5

24 TAYLOR COCHRAN6-4, SR, G, Fayetteville, Ark.

2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36

3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

1 2 34 5

25 EMORY BERNARD6-5, SR, F, Atlanta, Ga./Daytona State

2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36

3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

1 2 34 5

30 FREDRIK BOEHN6-7, JR, G, Nesbru, Norway/Ohlone

2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36

3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

1 2 34 5

Filling up the stat sheetNumber of times current player has…Stat & Record Comparisons

2014-15 UNION UNIVERSITY men’s basketball notes

UNION’S RECORD WHEN SCORING…100 or more points .................................................. 0-0 90 or more points .................................................... 6-080 or more points .................................................... 9-070 or more points .................................................. 14-269 or less points ...................................................... 1-4

UNION’S RECORD WHEN GIVING UP…100 or more points .................................................. 0-090 or more points .................................................... 0-080 or more points .................................................... 2-370 or more points .................................................... 9-569 or less points ...................................................... 6-1

UNION’S RECORD WHEN MAKING…0-to-5 three pointers ............................................... 1-26-to-9 three pointers ............................................... 8-210 or more three pointers ....................................... 6-2

UNION’S RECORD WHEN SHOOTING FROM THE FIELD…50% or better ........................................................... 5-045% - 49% ................................................................ 3-040% - 44% ................................................................ 6-339% or lower ........................................................... 1-3

UNION’S RECORD WHEN SHOOTING FROM 3PT RANGE…50% or better ........................................................... 1-040% - 49% ................................................................ 6-130% - 39% ................................................................ 6-229% or lower ........................................................... 2-3

UNION’S RECORD WHEN SHOOTING…Field Goal PercentageBetter than opponents ............................................ 9-1Worse than opponents ............................................ 6-5Equal to opponents ................................................. 0-0

Three-Point PercentageBetter than opponents ............................................ 8-3Worse than opponents ............................................ 7-3Equal to opponents ................................................. 0-0

Free-Throw PercentageBetter than opponents ............................................ 9-2Worse than opponents ............................................ 6-4

UNION’S RECORD WHEN REBOUNDING…Better than opponent .............................................. 6-2 Worse than opponent ............................................. 8-4Equal with opponent ............................................... 1-0

UNION’S RECORD WHEN TURNOVERS ARE…Fewer than opponent ............................................ 12-1 More than opponent ............................................... 3-4Equal with opponent ............................................... 0-1

UNION’S RECORD WHEN…Leading at the half ................................................. 12-2Trailing at the half .................................................... 3-4Tied at the half ........................................................ 0-0Overtime ................................................................. 1-0

GAMES DECIDED BY…10 points or less ...................................................... 9-45 points or less ........................................................ 3-1

UNION’S RECORD BY DAY…Monday ................................................................... 1-1Tuesday .................................................................... 0-0Wednesday .............................................................. 1-0Thursday .................................................................. 6-0Friday ....................................................................... 1-0Saturday .................................................................. 5-5 Sunday ..................................................................... 1-0

UNION’S RECORD BY MONTH…November ................................................................ 6-0December ................................................................ 4-2January .................................................................... 5-4February .................................................................. 0-0March ...................................................................... 0-0

30+ points .......................... 14-15 ..................CareerMarterrace Brock ................ 2 ....................................2Corieon Pearson .................. 1 ....................................1

20+ points .......................... 14-15 ..................CareerCorieon Pearson .................. 8 ..................................25Marterrace Brock ................ 10 ................................10 Ashanti Day.......................... 2 ....................................7 Roy Bullock III ...................... 0 ....................................5Jordan Montgomery ............ 3 ....................................3Pedro Faller ......................... 0 ................................... 2

10+ points .......................... 14-15 ..................CareerCorieon Pearson .................. 18 ................................66Roy Bullock .......................... 4 ..................................37Ashanti Day.......................... 14 ................................35 Pedro Faller ......................... 5 ..................................31 Marterrace Brock ................ 17 ................................17 Jordan Montgomery ............ 10 ................................10 Felipe Rocha ........................ 0 ....................................2Eric Leisey ............................ 1 ....................................2

20+ rebounds ..................... 14-15 ..................CareerNone .................................... 0 ....................................0

10+ rebounds ..................... 14-15 ..................CareerAshanti Day ......................... 9 ..................................20Eric Leisey ............................ 0 ....................................3Corieon Pearson .................. 0 ....................................2Jordan Montgomery ............ 1 ....................................1

5+ assists ............................ 14-15 ..................CareerCorieon Pearson .................. 6 ..................................21 Roy Bullock III ...................... 0 ..................................11Pedro Faller ......................... 1 ....................................2Ashanti Day.......................... 2 ....................................2Marterrace Brock ................ 1 ....................................1

Double-doubles .................. 14-15 ..................CareerAshanti Day ......................... 7 ..................................16Corieon Pearson .................. 0 ....................................2

NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball NABC Coaches’ Poll

Last Updated - February 3, 2015

NO. SCHOOL RECORD POINTS PREV.1 Lincoln Memorial (14) 20-0 394 22 Florida Southern (1) 19-1 381 33 Barry (1) 17-1 364 44 Augustana (S.D.) 21-1 352 55 Bellarmine 18-2 325 66 Minn. State-Moorhead 24-1 324 77 Angelo State 19-1 306 88 Colorado-Colo. Springs 19-2 272 99 Indianapolis 17-2 259 110 West Liberty 17-2 252 1011 Metro State 18-3 237 1112 Tarleton State 18-2 221 1213 Colorado Mines 17-2 208 1314 Wisconsin-Parkside 18-2 186 2015 Mount Olive 20-2 178 1516 BYU-Hawaii 17-2 169 1717 Ferris State 17-3 140 2218 Indiana (Pa.) 18-3 117 2119 Azusa Pacific 18-3 109 1420 Western Oregon 18-3 100 2421 Lake Superior State 17-3 67 NR22 UNC-Pembroke 18-3 64 1923 Midwestern State 17-4 38 NR24 West Georgia 16-4 32 NR25 Central Missouri 17-4 25 NR

Dropped out: No. 16 Cal Baptist, No. 18 Minnesota State-Mankato, No. 23 St. Edward’s (Texas), No. 25 Texas A&M-Commerce.

Others receiving votes: Cal Baptist 20, Saginaw Valley 15, Minnesota State-Mankato 12, Columbus State 6, Lynn 5, Cal Poly Ponoma 4, King (Tenn.) 4, Sciences in Philadelphia 4, Southern Connecticut State 3, Chico State 2, Seattle Pacific 2, American International 1, Northwest Missouri State 1, Point Loma Nazarene 1.

11/24 - Pearson passes 1,000 career points with 17 points vs. Benedict11/25 - Pearson named Tennessee Sports Writers As-sociation (TSWA) Player of the Week12/4 - Union wins seventh straight game to open season 7-0 for the first time since the mid 1900’s12/4 - David Niven earns coaching win number 100 with 91-85 victory at Shorter12/23 - Brock named Gulf South Conference (GSC) Player of the Week 1/13 - Day named GSC Player of the Week; TSWA Player of the Week

2014-15 Union University Men’s Basket-ball Awards/Honors/Highlights 2014-15 D2SIDA Media Poll

Feb. 3 No. School (1st) Record Votes Prev.1 Lincoln Mem. (Tenn.) (12) 20-0 391 22 Barry (Fla.) (2) 17-1 378 33 Augustana (S.D.) (1) 21-1 358 44 Florida Southern 19-1 350 55 Bellarmine (Ky.) 18-2 342 66 Angelo State (Texas) (1) 19-1 330 77 Minn. State-Moorhead 24-1 306 88 Colorado Mines 17-2 268 119 West Liberty (W.Va.) 17-2 260 910 Colorado-Co. Springs 19-2 234 1211 BYU Hawaii 17-2 216 1812 Ferris State (Mich.) 17-3 199 1613 Indianapolis (Ind.) 17-2 193 114 Mount Olive (N.C.) 20-2 188 1715 Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 18-3 166 1016 Wisconsin-Parkside 18-2 161 2117 Midwestern State (Texas) 17-4 126 2318 UNC Pembroke 18-3 124 1419 Lynn (Fla.) 14-4 111 2020 Metropolitan State (Colo.) 18-3 101 1921 Tarleton State (Texas) 18-2 78 T2522 Northern State (S.D.) 18-4 54 T2523 Western Oregon 18-3 53 RV24 American Int. (Mass.) 15-4 50 2225 Glenville State (W.Va.) 16-4 47 24

Also receiving votes: Lake Superior State (Mich.) 35, In-diana (Pa.) 22, University of the Sciences (Pa.) 14, Min-nesota State 12, Central Missouri 11, California Baptist 6, Montevallo (Ala.) 5, West Georgia 4, Southern Con-necticut State 3, Dixie State (Utah) 2, Texas A&M-Com-merce 1, Columbus State (Ga.) 1.

2014-15 UNION UNIVERSITY men’s basketball players & coaches#3 ROY BULLOCK III

5-10, 185 lbs., JR, GHometownO’Fallon, Ill.Previous SchoolO’Fallon HSHigh SchoolO’Fallon HS

#20 THOMAS GREER

6-4, 180 lbs., SR, GHometownMilan, Tenn.Previous SchoolAustin PeayHigh SchoolWest Carroll HS

#23 CORIEON PEARSON

6-2, 165 lbs., SR, GHometownMemphis, Tenn.Previous SchoolSeward County HSHigh SchoolRidgeway HS

#33 JORDAN MONTGOMERY

6-4, 195 lbs., JR, GHometownOrlando, Fla.Previous SchoolKennesaw StateHigh SchoolOrlando Christian Prep

DAVID NIVENHead Coach

6th Season93-63 (.596)

Alma MaterOklahoma BaptistUniversity (1994)

#5 BRENNAN BOWLING

6-2, 180 lbs., FR, GHometownWilliston, Tenn.Previous SchoolFayette AcademyHigh SchoolFayette Academy

#21 PEDRO FALLER

6-0, 185 lbs., SR, GHometownEspirito Santo, BrazilPrevious SchoolHamilton Heights ChristianHigh SchoolHamilton Heights Christian

#24 ASHANTI DAY

6-6, 210 lbs., SO, GHometownSnellville, Ga.Previous SchoolFlora Macdonald AcademyHigh SchoolFlora Macdonald Academy

#34 TYLER STOCKING

6-4, 200 lbs., JR, FHometownLouisville, Ky.Previous SchoolAsbury Univ.High SchoolChristian Aca. of Louisville

TREVOR LYDICAssistant Coach

5th Season

Alma MaterAsbury University (2000)

#15 FELIPE ROCHA

6-8, 210 lbs., SO, FHometownSanta Cruze do Sul, BrazilPrevious SchoolLife Center AcademyHigh SchoolLife Center Academy

#22 ZACH PHILLIPS

6-0, 175 lbs., SO, GHometownPinson, Tenn.Previous SchoolChester County HSHigh SchoolChester County HS

#32 ERIC LEISEY

6-8, 215 lbs., JR, FHometownLititz, Pa.Previous SchoolWarwick HSHigh SchoolWarwick HS

DAVID MINAYAGraduate Assistant

2nd Season

Alma MaterLiberty University (2011)

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#44 AUSTIN RENTFROW

6-8, 225 lbs., FR, CHometownBenton, Ky.Previous SchoolMarshall County HSHigh SchoolMarshall County HS

#13 MARTERRACE BROCK

6-4, 200 lbs., JR, GHometownMemphis, Tenn.Previous SchoolTallahassee CCHigh SchoolRidgeway HS

#42 JEREMY GREEN

6-3, 215 lbs., JR, FHometownMemphis, Tenn.Previous SchoolBolton HSHigh SchoolBolton HS

2014-15 UNION UNIVERSITY men’s basketball season stats

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RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL

2014-15 Union University Men's BasketballUnion (TN) Combined Team Statistics

All Games

All Games 7-3 4-3 4-015-6Conference 5-3 4-3 0-09-6Non-conference 2-0 0-0 4-06-0

## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avgTotal 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds

3 Roy Bullock 21-2 386 18.4 50-114 .439 31-71 .437 18-25 .720 3 29 32 1.5 32 0 31 19 1 16 149 7.105 Brennan Bowling 11-0 59 5.4 6-18 .333 4-14 .286 2-2 1.000 0 4 4 0.4 7 0 3 4 1 3 18 1.613 Marterrace Brock 21-14 582 27.7 125-308 .406 27-93 .290 83-118 .703 33 70 103 4.9 45 0 48 39 13 40 360 17.115 Felipe Rocha 21-18 459 21.9 25-55 .455 0-3 .000 5-10 .500 40 38 78 3.7 56 1 10 10 7 6 55 2.620 Thomas Greer 4-1 40 10.0 2-9 .222 0-4 .000 0-0 .000 1 5 6 1.5 4 0 8 0 2 2 4 1.021 Pedro Faller 21-13 509 24.2 48-111 .432 32-84 .381 21-35 .600 5 32 37 1.8 37 0 41 16 4 18 149 7.122 Zach Phillips 5-0 10 2.0 1-4 .250 0-2 .000 1-2 .500 0 1 1 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.623 Corieon Pearson 21-20 748 35.6 139-276 .504 41-107 .383 54-75 .720 12 62 74 3.5 44 0 76 56 8 27 373 17.824 Ashanti Day 20-17 640 32.0 70-174 .402 16-56 .286 95-121 .785 48 127 175 8.8 46 1 51 44 5 9 251 12.632 Eric Leisey 16-0 228 14.3 23-34 .676 0-0 .000 5-7 .714 17 25 42 2.6 32 1 5 2 10 2 51 3.233 Jordan Montgomery 21-20 552 26.3 81-187 .433 40-109 .367 39-52 .750 26 88 114 5.4 70 6 23 21 18 27 241 11.534 Tyler Stocking 3-0 6 2.0 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 2 3 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.042 Jeremy Green 3-0 6 2.0 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1.0TM TEAM 29 29 58 1 3

Union (TN) 21 4225 571-1293 .442 192-544 .353 323-447 .723 215 513 728 34.7 374 9 296 215 69 150 1657 78.9

Opponents 21 4225 559-1258 .444 118-363 .325 304-436 .697 256 576 832 39.6 374 7 244 278 52 105 1540 73.3

Team Statistics UU OPPSCORING 1657 1540

Points per game 78.9 73.3Scoring margin +5.6 -

FIELD GOALS-ATT 571-1293 559-1258Field goal pct .442 .444

3 POINT FG-ATT 192-544 118-3633-point FG pct .353 .3253-pt FG made per game 9.1 5.6

FREE THROW-ATT 323-447 304-436Free throw pct .723 .697F-Throws made per game 15.4 14.5

REBOUNDS 728 832Rebounds per game 34.7 39.6Rebounding margin -5.0 -

ASSISTS 296 244Assists per game 14.1 11.6

TURNOVERS 215 278Turnovers per game 10.2 13.2Turnover margin +3.0 -Assist/turnover ratio 1.4 .9

STEALS 150 105Steals per game 7.1 5.0

BLOCKS 69 52Blocks per game 3.3 2.5

Attendance 5906 5212Home game-Avg/Game 10-591 7-584Neutral site-Avg/game 4-282

Score by periods 1st 2nd OT 1 TotalOpponents 697 834 9 1540Union (TN) 803 844 10 1657

Date Opponent Att.Score11/14/14 vs LeMoyne-Owen W 99-66 25011/15/14 vs Spring Hill College W 75-60 15011/19/14 RUST W 96-74 43211/22/14 vs Stillman College Wot 79-78 47811/23/14 vs Benedict W 76-68 24811/29/14 TRUETT-MCCONNELL W 86-71 39212/04/14 at Shorter W 91-85 500*12/06/14 at Lee University L 71-78 832*12/11/14 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE W 97-65 455*12/13/14 DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY L 58-68 423*12/18/14 WEST ALABAMA W 71-62 391*12/20/14 WEST GEORGIA W 95-87 401*01/03/15 at West Florida W 82-79*01/05/15 at Valdosta State W 84-78 449*01/10/15 ALABAMA HUNTSVILLE L 73-81 684*01/12/15 at North Alabama L 63-84 389*01/15/15 CHRISTIAN BROTHERS W 58-55 879*01/22/15 LEE UNIVERSITY W 94-75 942*01/24/15 SHORTER L 63-84 907*01/29/15 at Delta State University W 79-70 1107*01/31/15 at Mississippi College L 67-72 809*

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2014-15 UNION UNIVERSITY men’s basketball NCAA/GSC Stat Rankings

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NCAA Statistics

Union (TN) - 2014-15 Men's Basketball Ranking Summary thru games 02/01/2015

StatisticNational

RankConference

RankValue National Leader Value

ConferenceLeader

Value

3-pt Field Goal Attempts (294 ranked) 13 1 543 Simon Fraser 754 Union (TN) 543

Assist Turnover Ratio (294 ranked) 23 2 1.38 Minn. St. Moorhead 2.05 Shorter 1.60

Assists Per Game (294 ranked) 111 5 14.1 Barry 20.4 Shorter 19.7

Blocked Shots Per Game (294 ranked) 128 5 3.2 Southern Conn. St. 6.6 West Ala. 4.3

Defensive Rebounds per Game (294 ranked) 156 6 24.43 Tex. A&M-Commerce 30.40 Shorter 27.29

Fewest Fouls (294 ranked) 142 4 372 Oakland City 241 Christian Bros. 282

Fewest Turnovers (294 ranked) 13 1 215 Southwestern Okla. 185 Union (TN) 215

Field-Goal Percentage (294 ranked) 177 9 44.3 Angelo St. 54.5 Shorter 52.0

Field-Goal Percentage Defense (294 ranked) 173 4 44.4 Lincoln Memorial 36.4 Ala.-Huntsvil le 42.5

Free Throw Attempts (294 ranked) 113 6 447 Barton 683 West Ala. 549

Free Throws Made (294 ranked) 89 4 323 Barton 465 West Ala. 407

Free-Throw Percentage (294 ranked) 83 3 72.3 Saint Leo 79.9 Delta St. 77.4

Offensive Rebounds Per Game (294 ranked) 207 7 10.00 Slippery Rock 18.64 North Ala. 14.00

Rebound Margin (294 ranked) 269 9 -5.3 Slippery Rock 13.7 North Ala. 5.6

Scoring Defense (294 ranked) 169 4 73.3 Cal Poly Pomona 56.7 Christian Bros. 66.7

Scoring Margin (294 ranked) 95 5 5.6 Angelo St. 27.6 Shorter 9.5

Scoring Offense (294 ranked) 70 3 78.9 Simon Fraser 110.5 Shorter 88.9

Steals Per Game (294 ranked) 131 5 7.0 Simon Fraser 13.7 West Ga. 9.4

Three Pt FG Defense (294 ranked) 57 3 32.5 Chowan 25.0 Ala.-Huntsville 31.7

Three-Point Field Goals Per Game (294 ranked) 28 2 9.1 Simon Fraser 12.9 West Ga. 9.3

Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage (294 ranked) 152 7 35.4 Lindenwood (MO) 45.0 Delta St. 41.8

Total 3-point FGM (294 ranked) 22 1 192 King (TN) 265 Union (TN) 192

Total Assists (294 ranked) 79 5 296 Shorter 414 Shorter 414

Total Blocks (294 ranked) 109 5 68 Southern Conn. St. 131 West Ala. 98

Total Rebounds (294 ranked) 125 6 723 Slippery Rock 1,031 North Ala. 864

Total Steals (294 ranked) 105 5 147 Francis Marion 268 Valdosta St. 192

Turnover Margin (291 ranked) 45 2 3.0 Simon Fraser 9.7 West Ga. 5.6

Turnovers Per Game (294 ranked) 5 1 10.2 Minn. St. Moorhead 7.9 Union (TN) 10.2

Won-Lost Percentage (294 ranked) 60 3 71.4 Lincoln Memorial 100.0 West Ga. 80.0

Statistic PlayerNational

RankConference

RankValue National Leader Value

ConferenceLeader

Value

3-pt Field Goal Attempts (242 ranked) Jordan Montgomery

Corieon Pearson

161

189

7

10

101

97

Ryen Vilmont, Franklin Pierce 174 Ronnie Mack, Ala.-Huntsville 149

Assist Turnover Ratio (250 ranked) Corieon Pearson 223 10 1.36 Thomas Higginbotham, West Ga. 4.46 Thomas Higginbotham, West Ga. 4.46

Assists Per Game (248 ranked) Corieon Pearson 139 8 3.8 Zach Monaghan, Minn. St. Mankato 8.6 Dedric Ware, Shorter 6.4

Blocked Shots Per Game (150 ranked) Alex Herrera, Fort Lewis 3.68 Colin Cook, Valdosta St. 2.37

Defensive Rebounds per Game (249 ranked) Ashanti Day 45 3 6.06 Tanner McGrew, West Va. Wesleyan 9.78 Jordan Jacks, Shorter 6.89

Double Doubles (27 ranked) Garret Kerr, USciences 17 Jordan Jacks, Shorter 10

Field-Goal Percentage (250 ranked) Corieon Pearson 118 6 50.4 Brennan McElroy, Indianapolis 71.2 Jordan Jacks, Shorter 61.0

Free Throw Attempts (249 ranked) Ashanti Day

Marterrace Brock

62

78

2

4

112

106

Alex Herrera, Fort Lewis 239 Deonta Stocks, West Ga. 114

Free Throws Made (250 ranked) Ashanti Day

Marterrace Brock

46

115

2

4

88

74

Alex Herrera, Fort Lewis 163 Deonta Stocks, West Ga. 89

Free-Throw Percentage (250 ranked) Ashanti Day 198 8 78.6 Troy Hammel, Merrimack 96.1 Nathan Spehr, North Ala. 91.0

Minutes Per Game (150 ranked) Corieon Pearson 39 6 35:34 Nick Schlitzer, Philadelphia U. 40:07 Trey Casey, Christian Bros. 37:56

Offensive Rebounds Per Game (248 ranked) Ashanti Day 107 8 2.56 Wykevin Bazemore, Winston-Salem

Eugene McCrory, Tampa

4.41

4.41

Calvin Dade, North Ala. 3.58

Points Per Game (250 ranked) Corieon Pearson

Marterrace Brock

106

114

5

6

17.3

17.1

Darian Hooker, NYIT 26.7 Deonta Stocks, West Ga. 20.7

Rebounds Per Game (250 ranked) Ashanti Day 43 5 8.6 Eric Anderson, New Haven 13.1 Jordan Jacks, Shorter 9.3

Steals Per Game (249 ranked) Marterrace Brock 59 3 2.05 Isaiah Johnson, Young Harris 3.36 Trey Casey, Christian Bros. 2.53

Three-Point Field Goals Per Game (236 ranked) Jordan Montgomery

Corieon Pearson

231

236

8

9

2.05

2.00

Seger Bonifant, West Liberty 4.59 Alex Abreu, West Ga. 2.94

Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage (102 ranked) Seger Bonifant, West Liberty 53.4 Alex Abreu, West Ga. 49.1

Total 3-point FGM (234 ranked) Jordan Montgomery

Corieon Pearson

157

170

7

8

39

38

Seger Bonifant, West Liberty 78 Alex Abreu, West Ga. 53

Total Assists (244 ranked) Corieon Pearson 103 8 72 Zach Monaghan, Minn. St. Mankato 164 Dedric Ware, Shorter 122

Total Blocks (178 ranked) Alex Herrera, Fort Lewis 70 Colin Cook, Valdosta St. 45

Total Field Goal Attempts (248 ranked) Marterrace Brock

Corieon Pearson

18

60

2

6

278

246

Garret Kerr, USciences 330 Dedric Ware, Shorter 283

Total Field Goals Made (197 ranked) Corieon Pearson

Marterrace Brock

39

79

3

8

124

113

Garret Kerr, USciences 170 Jordan Jacks, Shorter 147

Total Minutes (150 ranked) Corieon Pearson 22 4 676:00 Shaq Dance, Limestone 772:00 Dedric Ware, Shorter 705:00

Total Points (249 ranked) Corieon Pearson

Marterrace Brock

67

70

5

6

328

325

Derrick White, UC-Colo. Springs 486 Dedric Ware, Shorter 369

Total Rebounds (245 ranked) Ashanti Day 43 5 155 Garret Kerr, USciences 246 Jordan Jacks, Shorter 176

Total Steals (227 ranked) Marterrace Brock

Corieon Pearson

38

191

2

9

39

27

Jacquise Moore, Lees-McRae 58 Trey Casey, Christian Bros. 43

Triple Doubles (1 ranked) 7 players tied 1

West Georgia Season Box Score (as of Jan 31, 2015)

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL

ALL GAMES........... (16-4) (9-1) (7-3) (0-0)

CONFERENCE.......... (11-4) (5-1) (6-3) (0-0)

NON-CONFERENCE...... (5-0) (4-0) (1-0) (0-0)

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

## 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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01 Stocks, Deonta..... 19-18 610 32.1 133-280 .475 35-76 .461 108-136 .794 12 55 67 3.5 41 1 45 46 2 45 409 21.5

21 Abreu,Alex......... 20-19 616 30.8 107-213 .502 58-121 .479 65-75 .867 19 52 71 3.6 46 2 89 48 4 35 337 16.9

12 Dortch, Marcus..... 18-12 405 22.5 74-154 .481 30-75 .400 29-35 .829 20 42 62 3.4 50 0 15 15 3 14 207 11.5

04 Austin, Jovany..... 20-2 355 17.8 80-156 .513 0-4 .000 35-66 .530 38 68 106 5.3 54 1 6 20 11 10 195 9.8

25 Bernard, Emory..... 20-18 384 19.2 78-146 .534 0-0 .000 10-21 .476 31 58 89 4.5 62 3 17 20 13 15 166 8.3

24 Cochran, Taylor.... 20-11 510 25.5 44-85 .518 21-44 .477 25-36 .694 19 63 82 4.1 40 0 33 20 11 14 134 6.7

05 Brown, Deontre..... 19-2 241 12.7 39-78 .500 9-28 .321 14-27 .519 10 19 29 1.5 18 0 11 16 1 9 101 5.3

23 Taulien, Zach...... 19-1 245 12.9 31-77 .403 27-64 .422 7-9 .778 10 21 31 1.6 32 0 7 7 2 8 96 5.1

02 Higginbotham, Thoma 19-17 382 20.1 27-58 .466 3-10 .300 10-24 .417 17 38 55 2.9 33 0 64 14 2 21 67 3.5

11 Kone, Malick....... 6-0 41 6.8 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 6-8 .750 5 2 7 1.2 9 0 2 2 1 5 10 1.7

10 Evans, Willie...... 16-0 98 6.1 8-28 .286 1-11 .091 2-2 1.000 7 3 10 0.6 17 0 11 13 1 8 19 1.2

30 Boehn, Fredrik..... 11-0 78 7.1 1-11 .091 1-11 .091 4-5 .800 1 12 13 1.2 7 0 7 4 0 2 7 0.6

33 Dupree,Dylan....... 7-0 35 5.0 2-10 .200 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 1 5 6 0.9 11 0 1 2 0 2 4 0.6

Team............... 26 22 48 2.4 1 0 0

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Total.............. 20 4000 626-1301 .481 185-447 .414 315-444 .709 216 460 676 33.8 421 7 308 227 51 188 1752 87.6

Opponents.......... 20 4000 562-1210 .464 139-386 .360 362-505 .717 269 527 796 39.8 382 - 295 339 68 137 1625 81.2

SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd Total

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West Georgia.................. 840 912 - 1752

Opponents..................... 773 852 - 1625

DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND

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11/14/14 CLAFLIN UNIVERSITY W 78-73 -

11/15/14 MOREHOUSE W 101-78 1676

11/17/14 POINT UNIVERSITY W 115-90 1071

11/26/14 CARVER BIBLE W 87-73 374

11/29/14 at University of Montevallo W 96-89 150

*12/4/14 at Delta State University W 87-84 835

*12/6/14 at Mississippi College W 92-81 423

*11-14-14 ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE L 62-79 850

*12/18/14 at Christian Brothers W 67-61 405

*12/20/14 at Union (TN) L 87-95 401

*1/3/15 at Lee University W 96-72 500

*1/5/15 at Shorter L 92-109 200

*1/10/15 VALDOSTA STATE W 93-86 4732

*1/12/15 WEST FLORIDA W 82-65 816

*1/15/15 NORTH ALABAMA W 92-83 2435

*1/17/15 at West Alabama L 71-73 543

*1/22/15 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE W 86-85 2162

*1/24/15 DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY W 90-85 3462

*1/29/15 at Alabama-Huntsville W 85-80 1382

*1/31/15 at North Alabama W 93-84 1238