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- 1. Angelo State | Cameron | Eastern New Mexico | Midwestern State | Tarleton State | Texas A&M-Commerce Texas A&M-Kingsville | Texas Woman’s | UT Permian Basin | West Texas A&M | Western New Mexico www.lonestarconference.org | 1221 W. Campbell Rd. Suite 171, Richardson, Texas 75080 | Phone: 972-234-0033 | Fax: 972-234-4110 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, February 05, 2018 Contact: Melanie Robotham, (972) 234‐0033 Ext. 103 LONE STAR CONFERENCE MEN’S BASKETBALL WEEKLY RELEASE February 5, 2018 LSC MEN’S BASKETBALL UT Permian Basin and West Texas A&M are tied for first in Lone Star Conference standings with identical 10‐2 league records. LSC action rolls on this week with action on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. The LSC men have a 126‐94 overall record so far this season. In the NCAA South Central Region, the men’s teams are currently 21‐14 combined versus Heartland Conference teams and 16‐6 against the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. LSC schedule and results available here: http://www.lonestarconference.org/calendar.aspx?path=mbball&& PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSIVE David Chavlovich, West Texas A&M University, SR, Guard, Arlington, Texas, Bowie HS Chavlovich scored 26 points on 6 of 12 shooting from the field with three triples and 11 of 12 from the line in a 105‐86 win over then‐No. 8 UT Permian Basin to help pull the Buffs into a tie for first in the LSC, heading into the final month of the regular season. He had a season‐high nine assists and four steals in the game in 35 minutes of play. Chavlovich had just five points in the first half and scored 21 in the second marking his 20th double figure scoring game of the season and 11th of 20 points or more. DEFENSIVE Gaige Prim, West Texas A&M University, FR, Guard, Aurora, Colo., Grandview HS Prim recorded his sixth double‐double of the season with 18 points and 12 rebounds in the 105‐86 win over then‐No. 8 UT Permian Basin on Tuesday. Prim went 6 of 13 from the field and 6 of 8 from the line, while pulling down four offensive rebounds and eight on the defensive end. Prim tied his career‐high with the 18 points and came within one rebound of tying his career‐high. Prim played in 25 minutes off the bench, while recording one block and two steals. WEEKLY AWARDS Offensive N‐15 Daeshon Francis, UT Permian Basin N‐21 David Chavlovich, West Texas A&M N‐27 Jordan Evans, West Texas A&M D‐4 Dorian Armstrong, Texas A&M‐Commerce D‐11 James McPherson, UT Permian Basin
- 2. D‐20 Jordan Evans, West Texas A&M (2) J‐8 Daeshon Francis, UT Permian Basin (2) J‐15 Trey Conrod, Texas A&M‐Commerce J‐22 Daeshon Francis, UT Permian Basin (3) J‐29 Corinthian Ramsey, Tarleton State F‐5 David Chavlovich, West Texas A&M (2) Defensive N‐15 Ryan Quaid, West Texas A&M N‐21 Gaige Prim, West Texas A&M N‐27 Deshawn Riddick, Tarleton State D‐4 Ryan Quaid, West Texas A&M (2) D‐11 Josh Hawley, Tarleton State D‐20 Ryan Quaid, West Texas A&M (3) J‐8 Dorian Armstrong, Texas A&M‐Commerce J‐15 Ryan Quaid, West Texas A&M (4) J‐22 Sammy Allen, UT Permian Basin J‐29 Josh Hawley, Tarleton State (2) F‐5 Gaige Prim, West Texas A&M (2) OTHER TOP PERFORMERS Reggie Reid, Texas A&M University‐Commerce, averaged 26.5 points for the No. 22 Lions last week. He scored a career‐high 35 points in the Lions' overtime win against Western New Mexico, shooting 60 percent from the field and a perfect 8‐of‐8 from the foul line. Reid scored 24 of his points in the second half and overtime, willing the Lions to victory. He then had 18 points in the Lions' 85‐81 overtime loss to Eastern New Mexico, going 7‐of‐8 from the foul line. Reid is eighth in the LSC in scoring, fifth in assists and leads the conference in steals. Brandon Neel, Midwestern State University, spearheaded Midwestern State's efforts averaging 18.3 points per game and shooting 50 percent from the field in wins over St. Mary's, Texas A&M‐Kingsville and Angelo State last week. The senior guard from Cincinnati has scored 10‐or‐more points in each of his last 15 games to up his season scoring average to a team‐high 18.2 points per game. Neel notched his second‐straight 27‐point effort while pulling down seven rebounds in a 79‐69 win over St. Mary's on Monday, then battled his way to a 15‐point, 5‐rebound night as the Mustangs limited Texas A&M‐Kingsville to 24.1 percent shooting in a 66‐44 victory. Neel finished the week as one of five players in double figures with 13 points in an 88‐78 win over Angelo State. For the week, Neel sported averages of 18.3 points and five rebounds while shooting 22‐of‐44 from the field and 8‐of‐10 from the charity stripe. He also logged four steals and two blocked shots. Ja'Michael Brown, Angelo State University, led the Rams offense as it embarked on a two game road tour this week. The point guard out of Raceland, Louisiana averaged a team leading 17 points per game for the week. This included a marking his sixth game with at least 20 points as he dropped 25 in ASU's matchup with Midwestern State. Brown averaged over 50 percent from both inside and outside of the arch, while going a perfect 8‐8 from the charity stripe. In addition, he headed ball distribution with 10 assists. Defensively, he closed the week pocketing three steals. Davis Wade, Western New Mexico, tallied 33 points in the two games, scoring in double‐figures in both. He came off the bench to pour in a season‐high 23 points on 5‐8 shooting (all from three), along with an 8‐8 effort at the foul line against No. 22 Texas A&M‐Commerce. He turned around and scored 10 points on 4‐10 shooting, along with two three‐ pointers against Tarleton State. He added five rebounds, two assists and a steal for the week, while shooting 50 percent from the field, nearly 44 percent from three and 100 percent at the foul line.
- 3. Tyler Williams, Cameron University, led Cameron on the offensive end last week, averaging 16 points during their two game split. Against Angelo State, the junior had a career high 22 points on 7‐14 shooting from the field while knocking down all five of his free throw attempts; he also had nine rebounds and five steals. He followed that up with 10 points in the win over Texas A&M‐Kingsville in which he also had four assists and went 4‐5 from the line. Deshawn Riddick, Tarleton State University, averaged 12 points and 4.5 assists per game against Eastern and Western New Mexico. Lamarquis Thompson, Eastern New Mexico University, had a big week for the Hounds in wins over #22 Texas A&M‐ Commerce and Tarleton State. Against the Texans, his eight points, four rebounds and two assists all came in the second half. Thompson's strong play at guard helped the Hounds to lead Tarleton State 17‐0 in points off turnovers for the final 20 minutes and 28‐7 for the game. On Saturday, he paced ENMU with 15 points in an overtime victory over 22nd‐ranked Texas A&M‐Commerce. In that contest, he shot .545 from the floor, .500 from three point range, grabbed five rebounds, dished out four assists and had a pair of steals. Latrell Spivey, Western New Mexico, dominated the glass throughout the week, as he pulled down 19 for the week, with 16 coming on the defensive end. He also had two steals and five points. He grabbed 11 rebounds against the No. 22 Lions and then added eight against the Texans, posting a steal in each game. Brandon Williams, Angelo State University, continued to lead the Rams defensive efforts this week as he pulled down a squad most 18 boards, which averaged him nine per game. The big man also led ASU with four stolen balls, as well as added a pair of blocks to remain on top of the team's list in the category. Offensively, he hit 86.7 percent of his sort range shots on his way to a 13.5 points per game average for the week. Josh Hawley, Tarleton State University, led Tarleton with 8.5 rebounds per game while also averaging 11 points to go with 1.5 blocks and 1.5 steals. Hawley and the Texans held Eastern and Western New Mexico to an average of 55 points per game and 35 percent from the floor. Ola Ayodele, Midwestern State University, played a key role in Midwestern State's defensive resurgence since being inserted into the starting lineup six games ago. MSU has held four of its six opponents to lower than 45 percent shooting from the field since Ayodele became a starter. The versatile 6‐6 forward average 7.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and three assists while helping MSU to three consecutive wins last week. Ayodele went for eight points, six rebounds including four defensive and five assists in a 79‐69 win over St. Mary's on Monday. Seven of his 10 rebounds in Thursday's 66‐44 win over Texas A&M‐Kingsville were on the defensive as he played a central role in MSU's limiting the Hoggies to a 24.1 percent shooting night. Ayodele posted a line of 10 points, five rebounds and three assists in Saturday's win over Angelo State. Shawn Shelton, Eastern New Mexico University, led a dynamic defensive effort by the Greyhounds last week in wins over #22 Texas A&M‐Commerce and Tarleton State. The senior forward had blocked shots in both games, which included two against Tarleton State. Texas A&M‐Commerce was limited to just 18.2 percent from three‐point range in the first half of play, which helped ENMU take a three‐point advantage into halftime. His five defensive rebounds, with four against the Lions helped limit the opposition's second‐chance points. With nine points against Texas A&M‐ Commerce and six against Tarleton State, Shelton aided Eastern's cause on both sides of the floor. Willie Rooks, Texas A&M University‐Commerce, had a steal late in the No. 22 Lions' overtime win against Western New Mexico, thwarting any attempt the Mustangs had of making a comeback in the game. He had a block and two steals in the game and also hit the game‐tying shot with 11 seconds in regulation to force overtime. Rooks then played 39 minutes against Eastern New Mexico and pulled in eight rebounds in the contest. He had four assists and 13 points in the game. He is fifth in the LSC in scoring and ninth in steals. LSC NOTES (Submitted by LSC SID’s) Angelo State