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2012-13 Purple aces game notesAces In St. LouisUE On The All-MVC TeamsUE in the MVC Tournament - 5-19Record as the #1 seed - 2-1; as the #2 seed - N/Aas the #3 seed - 1-1; as the #4 seed - 0-1as the #5 seed - 0-3; as the #6 seed - 0-6as the #7 seed - 1-1; as the #8 seed - 0-1as the #9 seed - 1-1; as the #10 seed - 33/8#5 UE vs. #4 Bradley#6 UE vs. #3 Tulsa#5 UE vs. #4 UNI#6 UE vs. #3 Missouri St.#1 UE vs. #9 Wichita St.#1 UE vs. #4 Bradley#1 UE vs. #2 Creighton#6 UE vs. #3 SIU#6 UE vs. #3 Illinois St.#10 UE vs. #7 UNI#5 UE vs. #4 Missouri St.#9 UE vs. #8 Indiana St.#9 UE vs. #1 SIU#10 UE vs. #7 Drake#7 UE vs. #10 Illinois St.#7 UE vs. #2 SIU#8 UE vs. #9 Drake#10 UE vs. #7 Missouri St.#6 UE vs. #3 Illinois St.#10 UE vs. #7 Missouri St.#6 UE vs. #3 Indiana St.#3 UE vs. #6 Missouri St.#3 UE vs. #2 Creighton#4 UE vs. #5 Indiana 5L77-81L75-78L51-65W63-59L67-93L68-82W52-45L55-71L 96-101 OTL46-69L68-78L46-52L50-52W72-64L71-99L50-51First Team All-Conference1995 .Andy Elkins1998 . Marcus Wilson1999 . Marcus Wilson2000 . Craig Snow2009. Shy Ely2012 . Colt Ryan2013. Colt RyanSecond Team All-Conference1995 . Reed Jackson1998 . Chris Hollender2001 . Craig Snow2003 . Clint Cuffle2004 . Clint Cuffle2007 . Matt Webster2011 . Colt RyanAll-Defensive Team1995 . Reed Jackson1999 . Jeremy Stanton2000 . Jeremy Stanton2001. Jeremy Stanton2012. Troy Taylor2013. Troy TaylorAll-Bench Team1997 . Je” Layden1998 .Kyle Runyan1999 . Curt Beagle2001 .Chuck Hedde2002 .Jordan Watson2003. Tobias Brinkley2013.D.J. BalentineHonorable Mention All-Conference2012 . Denver HolmesScholar Athlete of the Year2012. Colt Ryan2013. Colt RyanAll-Freshman Team1999 .Adam Seitz2001 . Dan Lytle, Clint Cuffle2004 .Bradley Strickland2006 .Jason Holsinger, Shy Ely2008 . Pieter van Tongeren2009 .Kaylon Williams2010 . Colt Ryan2012 .Ryan Sawvell2013. D.J. Balentine,.Egidijus MockeviciusScholar-Athlete First Team1995 . Chris Quinn1996 .Kareem Richardson2002 . Mark Allaria2003 . Clint Cuffle2004 . Clint Cuffle2007 .Kyle Anslinger, Jason Holsinger2008 . Jason Holsinger2009 . Jason Holsinger2012 . Colt Ryan2013. Colt RyanAll-Newcomer Team1996. Marcus Wilson2006. Jason Holsinger2010. Colt RyanMost Improved Team1998 . Chris Hollender1999 .Curt Begle, Craig Snow2000 .Adam Seitz2002 .Dan Lytle2003 . Clint Cuffle2005 . Lucious Wagner2008 .Shy Ely2009 .Nate Garner2010 . Denver HolmesFreshman of the Year2010. Colt RyanSixth Man of the Year1999 .Curt Begle2012 . Ned CoxAces In The ValleyAces vs. Bradley (18-24)Home: 14-7; Away: 3-16; Neutral: 1-1MVC Regular Season: 16-22;MVC Tourney: 1-1Aces vs. Illinois State (17-30)Home: 13-10; Away: 3-18; Neutral: 1-2MVC Regular Season: 13-25;MVC Tourney: 1-2Aces vs. No. Iowa (23-19)Home: 16-5; Away: 7-12; Neutral: 0-2MVC Regular Season: 19-18;MVC Tourney: 0-2Aces vs. Creighton (10-29)Home: 8-11; Away: 2-16; Neutral: 0-2MVC Regular Season: 10-27;MVC Tourney: 0-2Aces vs. Indiana State (77-82)Home: 50-29; Away: 26-50; Neutral: 1-3MVC Regular Season: 20-18;MVC Tourney: 1-2Aces vs. So. Illinois (50-66)Home: 35-22; Away: 13-41; Neutral: 2-3MVC Regular Season: 15-23;MVC Tourney: 0-3Aces vs. Drake (20-19)Home: 11-7; Away: 9-10; Neutral: 0-2MVC Regular Season: 20-17;MVC Tourney: 0-2Aces vs. Missouri State (27-31)Home: 18-8; Away: 8-19; Neutral: 1-4MVC Regular Season: 17-20;MVC Tourney: 1-4Aces vs. Wichita State (16-22)Home: 10-8; Away: 5-14; Neutral: 1-0MVC Regular Season: 15-22;MVC Tourney: 1-03

2012-13 Purple aces game notesFollow The AcesYou can find the Purple Aces onFacebook and Twitter! Follow the UEmen’s basketball team on Facebookat “Aces Men’s Basketball (Official).The Aces hoops team is also onTwitter @evansvillehoops. You canalso follow all of the University of Evansville athleticsteams on Twitter @ueathletics and on Facebook atUniversity of Evansville Athletic Department.GoPurpleAces.com is the official home of University ofEvansville athletics. GoPurpleAceshas the most info on Evansville Athletics and provides daily updates onall UE sports. It is also the one placeto find live streaming and audiofrom several Aces athletics contests.The Marty Simmons Radio ShowAces head coach Marty Simmons and Lance Wilkersonhost the “Marty Simmons Radio Show” every Mondaynight at 6 p.m.-7 p.m. at Turoni’s on the east side. Theshow can be heard on WUEV 91.5 FM. The restaurantis located just north of the UE campus. Fans are invited to come out each week and get the inside scoopon the latest developments with the Aces basketballteam!Home Media StatsMembers of the media can follow today’s game bylogging on to evansville.statbroadcast.com. You canfollow it on any laptop or mobile device. This access isavailable for all home contests.Media PolicyUniversity of Evansville Sports Information Director Bob Pristash willbe serving as the primary media contact for Aces Men’s Basketball thisseason and all interview and media requests must be directed to hisattention. He can be reached via email at rp113@evansville.edu or at812-266-5288.Head coach Marty Simmons and requested players will be availableprior to practice each day. All requests must be made by Noon of thatday. No exceptions. All scheduled interviews will take place in thearena prior to practice. Please see the schedule in game notes for a fullschedule of that week. Please contact Bob Pristash on the day of yourscheduled interview to confirm location. With schedules at the FordCenter possibly changing last minute, we want to make sure you end upat the correct place. There will also be no availability on game day priorto the contest and on scheduled off days.Photographers (including TV and other video) are permitted to shootduring the first 10 minutes of practice. All photographers must notifyBob Pristash in advance in order to attend practice. Coach Simmonsand selected players will be available following each home game inthe media room of the Ford Center following a ten-minute cooling offperiod. Quotes from road games will be included in the post-gamerelease.Scoring In The 80’s- After notching just 50 points in the Arch Madness loss to Indiana State, Evansvilleaveraged 84.7 points in the first three CIT games- It is just the second time UE has posted three games in a row over 80 points in the CoachSimmons era, the other time came in the 2010-11 season when the Aces notched 90 vs.Maryland Eastern Shores, 81 against Middle Tennessee State and wrapped it up with 87versus Norfolk StateThe CIT- 2013 marked the fifth annual CollegeInsider.com Tournament, which started in 2009- Past winners of the tournament include: East Carolina (2013), Mercer (2012), Santa Clara(2011), Missouri State (2010), Old Dominion (2009)- Evansville played in inaugural event in 2009, falling to Belmont in a home game at RobertsStadium by a 92-76 final; the Bruins scored 49 in the first half before outscoring UE by a 4341 margin in the second half to take the win- Other MVC teams who have played in the tournament include Bradley (2009 and 2013),Creighton (2010), Drake (2009 and 2012) Indiana State (2012), Missouri State (2010) andNorthern Iowa (2011 and 2013)- UE was one of three MVC teams in this year’s tourney as UNI and Bradley have alsoaccepted bidsBack In The Postseason- Since arriving at UE, Marty Simmons has led the Aces to four postseason berths in his sixyears including two appearances in the CIT- In seven career postseason games, Colt Ryan averaged an even 22.6 points per game, hishigh of 39 came against Canisius- Last year, the Aces participated in the CBI, taking on Princeton at the Ford Center; theTigers came away with a 95-86 win, shooting 60% on its way to the win; UE was also stellarfrom the floor, hitting 59.6% of their shotsWhat A Half- Down by nine at the break against the Golden Griffins, the Purple Aces roared back thanksto one of their tops halves of basketball in over two years- UE shot 60% in the second half (18-of-30) en route to 56 points in the latter period; Ryanwas responsible for 30 of those tallies- That is the most points in a half for Evansville since it notched 58 in the second half againstNorfolk State on Dec. 23, 2010Cracking Down Inside- In 2011-12, the Purple Aces finished the year being outrebounded by 5.2 caroms per game- Thanks to a great deal of effort on all ends, UE finished just -0.3 in that category thisseason- The 2011-12 season saw the opposition grab 1,095 boards while UE was held to just 927;on the offensive side, UE was on the wrong end of a 337-279 tally- Last season, Evansville turned the tables, holding a 378-343 edge on the offensive glasswhile down by just ten (1218-1208) in the overall rebounding battleMVC Postseason Honors- Four players were named to various MVC postseason teams- Colt Ryan earned All-MVC First Team honors for the second year in a row; the only otherAce to be named to the list on two occasions was Marcus Wilson in 1998 and 1999- Ryan also became the third 2-time MVC Scholar Athlete of the Year while earning a berthon the Scholar Athlete Team- For the second year in a row, Troy Taylor earned a berth on the All-Defensive Team; he isjust the third player in program history to make the list- A pair of freshmen earned All-Freshmen Team honors as D.J. Balentine and EgidijusMockevicius took a spot on the 5-player list; they are the third Evansville duo to be namedin the same year- Balentine was also named to the MVC All-Bench Team on March 6- Aside from the MVC honors, Colt Ryan was named to the NABC District 16 First Team alongwith earning a berth on the Lou Henson All-America Team; he also eanred a berth on theCollegeInsider.com All-Tournament TeamPreseason Honors- Senior Colt Ryan received several preseason accolades entering the 2012-13 campaign.Those include:- MVC Preseason All-Conference Team- SENIOR Class Award Watch List- Lou Henson Preseason All-America Team- No. 3 Under-The-Rader Player (CBSSports.com)- No. 11 shooter on Luke Winn’s Top 16 list (SI.com)Tops For UE And Top Ten In The Valley- With 39 points on the road at Canisius, Colt Ryan set the all-time UE scoring record beforefinishing his career with 2,279 point in his career- Ryan was just third player in UE history and one of only 15 in MVC history to reach 2,000 inhis career; his total finished at 2,279 and he is 6th on the Valley list2012-13 University of Evansville MEN’S Basketball4

2012-13 Purple aces game notesTale of the TapeMore On Colt- He finished the season as the No. 2 scorer in the MVC and 15th in the nationwith 20.1 points per game- Over the course of the final 25 games of the season, he registered double figuresin 24 of those outings- Against Drake, Ryan surpassed the 2,000-point mark in style, recording a seasonhigh 33 points; in the 25 games since facing Butler, he has posted an averageof 23.4 points per game after struggling to begin the year as he averaged 12.4points in the first 11 contests- In two games versus Drake this year, Ryan drained 30 out of 31 free throws; forthe season, he shot a league-leading 89.3% from the line- A steady player on the defensive end, Ryan will leave UE with the most steals inschool history; he continues to add to his total, which stands at 182; Reed Jacksonwas the previous record holder with 150- Ryan is back at 100% following a hip pointer and led the MVC in conferenceminutes played with 37.4 per game; that was 1.7 minutes more than anyone elsein the league averagedEvansville. Category.East Carolina69.5 ppg.Scoring Offense.76.465.5 ppg. Scoring Defense.71.3 4.0 ppg. Scoring Margin. 5.144.2%. Field Goal %. 44.6%44.4%.Field Goal % Defense. 43.1%73.7%. Free Throw %. 71.7%-0.2.Rebounding Margin.-1.75.9/gm.3 Pt. FG Per Game. 7.937.4%.3 Pt. FG %. 35.0%16.0/gm.Assists Per Game.17.32.9/gm. Blocks Per Game. 4.55.9/gm.Steals Per Game. 8.211.3/gm.Turnovers Per Game.12.817.7/gm. Personal Fouls Per Game.17.8Free Throw List- Aside from his other accolades, Colt Ryan finished No. 1 in UE history with 601free throws made, he passed Matt Webster for top honors; Webster finished hiscareer with 533- Ryan also made his mark on the MVC record book as his total of 601 put himfourth all-time- His 9-for-12 outing against Illinois State helped him jump four spots on the list,most notably passing Larry Bird’s tally of 542 set in his career at Indiana State,which spanned from 1976-79Evansville’s Non-Conference RecordAtlantic 10 (Butler).0-1Big East (Notre Dame).0-1Conference USA (East Carolina).0-1Division II (Oakland City).1-0Horizon (Wright State).1-0Ivy (Yale).1-0MAAC (Canisius).1-0MAC (Buffalo, Miami-Ohio).1-1Mountain West (Colorado State).0-1Ohio Valley (EKU, Murray St., Tenn. Tech, Tenn. State).3-1SWAC (Alabama A&M, Alabama State).2-0Summit (Western Illinois).1-0Doing It All- Troy Taylor has the ability to affect the game on all ends of the floor as he led theAces in rebounding and assists while posting the second-leading total of steals- Taylor’s play was pivotal against Canisius as he registered 10 points, 8 assists, 5rebounds and 4 steals- The point guard averaged 7.5 rebounds in the Valley outings, fourth in theleague tally; he led the Aces in rebounding in 11 out of 18 league games thisseason and while hauling in at least five in all but two league contests, in UE’sArch Madness outing, Taylor led all players with 10 caroms- Aside from his performance on the boards, Taylor cranked it up offensively,posting double-digit outings 10 times overall in his senior season, he began theyear with just 8 double figure outings in his UE career- A perfect 7-for-7 performance vs. EKU gave Taylor a career-best 16 points; hecame close to his second triple-double, tallying 7 rebounds and 7 assists- He led the way for Evansville with 10 boards against Indiana State; over the lasttwo years, he has led UE in rebounding on 31 occasions, more than anyone elseCall Him “Triple T”- Troy Taylor recorded 10 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists on his way to justthe second triple-double in UE history versus Creighton; it marked the 36thtriple-double in MVC history and the second in as many seasons as Jake Odum ofIndiana State had one a year ago- The only other time it happened in program history was when Reed Jackson didso vs. New Hampshire on Jan. 3, 1995; he finished with 13 points, 10 reboundsand 12 assists- While it is hard to go up from having a triple-double, Troy Taylor gave it his bestshot on January 5 versus Missouri State as he finished with 19 boards; it markedthe first time a UE player grabbed 15 or more since Nate Garner did so vs. WesternKentucky on 12/13/08Thurs. March 28Practice at 3:15 p.m.Interviews at 2:45 p.m.Fifth Third PracticeFacilityFri. March 29Travel to Greenville,N.C.Series HistoryEvansville and East Carolina meet for the third time in Saturday’sCIT Semifinal matchup. In a home-and-home series in 1998-99and 1999-2000, the home team took each game. The first meeting in Greenville saw the Pirates take an 82-79 win before UEdefended Roberts Stadium to the tune of a 68-63 win.Of the 12 schools currently in Conference USA, Evansville hasplayed six, including ECU. UE has posted a 6-15 mark againstthose schools with the most meetings coming against Marshallwhere the Aces are 4-5. Evansville and Tulsa met in the mid 1990’sas MVC foes where the Golden Hurricane won 6 out of 7 matchups. The Aces are 0-1 against Rice, Southern Miss and Tulane.THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE (subject to change)Sat. March 304 p.m. CT game atEast CarolinaSemifinals - CITSun. March 31TBAMon. April 1TBATues. April 2TBA2012-13 University of Evansville MEN’S BasketballWed. 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2012-13 Purple aces game notesQuick FactsGENERAL INFORMATIONName. University of EvansvilleFounded. 1854Location.Evansville, Ind.Enrollment. 2,822Nickname.Purple AcesColors.

dec. 29 at creighton l, 70-87 january 2013 jan. 2 missouri state w, 62-59 ot jan. 5 southern illinois # w, 85-68 jan. 9 at northern iowa w, 62-59 jan. 13 wichita state w, 71-67 jan. 16 at drake l, 69-83 jan. 19 at indiana state # l, 62-72 jan. 23 bradley w, 66-56 jan. 26 at illinois state # l, 62-67 jan. 29 northern iowa w, 54-51 ot