OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE 215 Centerview Drive, Suite 115 Brentwood, TN 37027 Phone - (615) 371-1698 FAX - (615) 891-1682 www.OVCSports.com
STAFF Beth DeBauche, Commissioner Kate Barnett, Assistant Commissioner for Championships & Compliance E-mail: kbarnett@ovc.org Stephanie Castera Assistant Commissioner for Institutional Services/SWA E-mail: scastera@ovc.org Brian Pulley, Assistant Commissioner for External Affairs E-mail: bpulley@ovc.org Kyle Schwartz, Assistant Commissioner for Strategic Communications E-mail: kschwartz@ovc.org Travis Tellitocci, Asst. Commissioner for Football, Basketball & Officiating E-mail: ttellitocci@ovc.org Lauren Berst, Director of Administration E-mail: lberst@ovc.org Heather Brown, Director of Communications E-mail: hbrown@ovc.org Bryce Robinson, Director of Digital Media E-mail: brobinson@ovc.org Jonathan Owens, Assistant Director of Championships & Administration E-mail: lberst@ovc.org Jon Kuka, General Manager - OVC IMG Sports Marketing E-mail: jkuka@ovc.org Curtis Shaw, Coordinator of Men’s Basketball Officials E-mail: user211715@aol.com Lisa Mattingly Coordinator of Women’s Basketball Officials E-mail: lisamattingly23@gmail.com
MEMBERSHIP Austin Peay State University - Clarksville, Tenn. Member since 1962 Belmont University - Nashville, Tenn. Member since 2012 Eastern Illinois University - Charleston, Ill. Member since 1996 Eastern Kentucky University - Richmond, Ky. Member since 1948 Jacksonville State University - Jacksonville, Ala. Member since 2003 Morehead State University - Morehead, Ky. Member since 1948 Murray State University - Murray, Ky. Member since 1948 Southeast Missouri State University - Cape Girardeau, Mo. Member since 1991 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville - Edwardsville, Ill. Member since 2008 Tennessee State University - Nashville, Tenn. Member since 1986 Tennessee Technological University - Cookeville, Tenn. Member since 1949 University of Tennessee at Martin - Martin, Tenn. Member since 1992
TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Men’s Basketball Contacts .........................................................................................IFC Table of Contents ...........................................................................................................1 Media Information...........................................................................................................2 OVC Style Guide ............................................................................................................3 Ohio Valley Conference .............................................................................................. 4-5 OVC Honors and Awards ...............................................................................................6 Ohio Valley Conference Staff ................................................................................... 7-10 Conference Alignments ................................................................................................11 2014 NCAA Women’s Final Four............................................................................ 12-13 OVC Basketball Venues ......................................................................................... 14-15 ESPN+..........................................................................................................................16 Men’s Basketball Information Introduction Page .........................................................................................................17 Men’s Basketball Notes .......................................................................................... 18-19 Composite Schedule .............................................................................................. 20-21 Austin Peay ............................................................................................................ 22-23 Belmont .................................................................................................................. 24-25 Eastern Illinois ........................................................................................................ 26-27 Eastern Kentucky ................................................................................................... 28-29 Jacksonville State................................................................................................... 30-31 Morehead State ...................................................................................................... 32-33 Murray State ........................................................................................................... 34-35 Southeast Missouri ................................................................................................. 36-37 SIUE ....................................................................................................................... 38-39 Tennessee State..................................................................................................... 40-41 Tennessee Tech ..................................................................................................... 42-43 UT Martin ................................................................................................................ 44-45 2017-18 All-OVC Teams ...............................................................................................46 Superlatives, Players of the Week, NCAA Stats ..........................................................47 Overall Team Statistics ........................................................................................... 48-49 Conference-Only Team Statistics ........................................................................... 50-51 Overall Individual Statistics .................................................................................... 52-53 Year-by-Year Final Standings ................................................................................. 54-55 Team Champions/Individuals Honors ..................................................................... 56-57 OVC Coaches of the Year ............................................................................................58 All-Conference Teams ............................................................................................ 59-61 Record Book........................................................................................................... 62-63 Career and Season Top 10’s .................................................................................. 64-65 Year-by-Year Statistical Leaders ............................................................................ 66-67 All-Time Players of the Week ................................................................................. 68-71 All-Time OVC Preseason Polls............................................................................... 72-73 OVC Tournament .................................................................................................... 74-75 All-Time Tournament Results ................................................................................. 76-77 All-Time All-Tournament Teams ....................................................................................78 Tournament Records ....................................................................................................79 Postseason History ................................................................................................ 80-84 NCAA Bracket ..............................................................................................................85 OVC Players in the NBA Draft ......................................................................................86 OVC Teams All-Time in the AP Top 25 .........................................................................87 Wilson...........................................................................................................................88 Embassy Suites/Sun Belt Bakery .................................................................................89 Dunn Hospitality ...........................................................................................................90 Women’s Basketball Information Introduction Page .........................................................................................................91 Women’s Basketball Notes..................................................................................... 92-93 Composite Schedule .............................................................................................. 94-95 Austin Peay ............................................................................................................ 96-97 Belmont .................................................................................................................. 98-99 Eastern Illinois .................................................................................................... 100-101 Eastern Kentucky ............................................................................................... 102-103 Jacksonville State............................................................................................... 104-105 Morehead State .................................................................................................. 106-107 Murray State ....................................................................................................... 108-109 Southeast Missouri .............................................................................................. 110-111 SIUE .................................................................................................................... 112-113 Tennessee State.................................................................................................. 114-115 Tennessee Tech .................................................................................................. 116-117 UT Martin ............................................................................................................. 118-119 2017-18 All-OVC Teams .............................................................................................120 Superlatives, Players of the Week, NCAA Stats ........................................................121 Overall Team Statistics ....................................................................................... 122-123 Conference-Only Team Statistics ....................................................................... 124-125 Overall Individual Statistics ................................................................................ 126-127 Year-by-Year Final Standings ............................................................................. 128-130 Team Champions/Individual Honors...........................................................................131 All-Conference Teams ........................................................................................ 132-134 Record Book....................................................................................................... 135-136 Career and Season Top 10’s .............................................................................. 137-138 Year-by-Year Statistical Leaders ........................................................................ 139-140 All-Time Players of the Week ............................................................................. 141-145 All-Time OVC Preseason Polls........................................................................... 146-147 OVC Tournament ................................................................................................ 148-149 All-Time Tournament Results ............................................................................. 150-152 All-Time All-Tournament Teams ..................................................................................153 Tournament Records ..................................................................................................154 Postseason History ............................................................................................ 155-156 NCAA Bracket ............................................................................................................157 Jostens .......................................................................................................................158
CREDITS This 2018-19 Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Media Guide was written, designed and edited by Kyle Schwartz, Assistant Commissioner for Strategic Communications, and Heather Brown, Director of Communications. Assistance provided by and a special thanks to the sports information directors at the 12 OVC member institutions for providing content and assistance. The guide is available at OVCSports.com as a PDF download. Upon request it is also available on CD. The CD also contains the PDF media guides of all 12 OVC schools as well as a Logo/Headshot Library of the Conference office and member institutions. To request a copy, contact Kyle Schwartz or Heather Brown in the OVC office. 2018-19 Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Media Guide • 1