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THE GAME

Delaware State (3-12; 0-0 MEAC) begins its 2016-17 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference schedule at North Carolina A&T. The Hornets have been idle since a 77-66 loss to Hawaii in Honolulu on Dec. 30, their fourth straight defeat. The loss overshadowed another strong performance by DSU’s Devin Morgan, who led all players with 26 points to tie his season high. Morgan was 9-for-13 from the field and also matched his season-best with four three-pointers in the game (4-6). DeAndre Haywood was second on the Hornets with 16 points in the Hawaii contest. Morgan is tops on the team and ninth in the MEAC in scoring at 14.5 points per game. He’s also second in the league with a .889 free throw shooting percentage, and is among the league’s top three-point shooters at 2.7 per game. Haywood is tied with Kavon Waller for second on the Hornets with a 10.5 point per game average. Waller is also No. 1 in the MEAC with a .514 three-point shooting percentage (37-72). Hornet forward DeVaughn Mallory, who missed the Hawaii contest due to a family illness, is the team’s leading rebounder (fourth in MEAC) at 6.6 per game. Mallory is also third in the MEAC with a .525 shooting percentage. NCA&T(1-13; 0-0 MEAC) brings a 13-game losing streak into the contest. The Aggies are coming off a 68-53 loss to defending MEAC champ Hampton in their conference opener on Jan. 4. NCA&T only trailed 32-29 at the half, but fell behind by as many as 19 points after the break. Amari Hamilton led three Aggies in double figures with 12 points in the Hampton contest. His performance was highlighted by four three-point field goals (4-8). Sam Hunt is North Carolina A&T’s top scorer this season at 13.8 points per game. He also tops the team with 34 three-point field goals (34-103). Eliel Gonzalez is second on the team in scoring at 10.6 points per game, while Davaris McGowens is the leading rebounder at 7.5 per game.

DELAWARE STATE vs. NCA&T SERIES HISTORY

This is the first of two scheduled meetings between the Hornets and Aggies this season. The teams met once during 2015-16 season, with Delaware State coming out on top 57-55 at DSU’s Memorial Hall. The Hornets led by as many as 22 points in the second half before surviving a late scare by the Aggies. Dana Raysor was Delaware State’s high scorer with 16 points, while Devin Morgan added eight points and a game-high eight assists. The Hornets also won the last time the teams met at North Carolina A&T, posting a 67-52 victory during the 2014-15 season. The Aggies hold a 56-33 lead in the all-time series. The teams are scheduled to meeting again this season on Feb. 1 at Delaware State.

DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY 2016-17 MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES

“HORNETS” (3-12; 0-0 MEAC) vs. NCA&T “Aggies” (1-13; 0-0 MEAC)

Sat., Jan. 7, 2017 - 4:00 p.m.

Greensboro, N.C. (Corbett Sports Center - 6,000)

NOVEMBER 11 CLARKS SUMMITT W, 103-56 13 TEXAS SOUTHERN L, 61-74 16 at UMBC L, 68-90 21 at La. Lafayette L, 82-83 23 at Rice L, 58-80 26 at Montana State L, 66-91 29 at St. John’s (NY) W, 79-72 DECEMBER 2 at Delaware L, 49-64 4 at SMU L, 60-74 8 at North Texas L, 40-73 10 KEYSTONE W, 92-69 17 at Binghamton L, 66-85 19 at Indiana L, 56-103 22 at Iowa L, 57-88 29 at Hawai’i L, 66-77 JANUARY 7 at NCA&T* 4 p.m. 9 at NC Central* 7:30 p.m. 14 Hampton* 4 p.m. 16 NORFOLK STATE* 7:30 p.m. 21 at So. Carolina State* 4 p.m. 23 at Savannah State* 8 p.m. 28 FLORIDA A&M* 4 p.m. 30 NC CENTRAL* 7:30 p.m. FEBRUARY 1 NCA&T* 7:30 p.m. 4 at Bethune-Cookman* 4 p.m. 6 at Florida A&M* 7:30 p.m. 11 at Morgan State* 4 p.m. 13 at Coppin State* 7:30 p.m. 20 MORGAN STATE* 7:30 p.m. 25 UMES* 4 p.m. MARCH 2 HOWARD* 7:30 p.m. 6-11 MEAC Tournament- Norfolk, Va. *- MEAC game Dates and times subject to change All times Eastern

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2016-17 Schedule/Results Live TV: n/a Live Audio: n/a Live Video: Live Stats: Twitter updates: @DSUHornets Delaware State Head Coach Keith Walker (Clemson, ‘81): 33-61 at DSU (3rd year, plus 11 games as interim in 2013-14); 124-163 career; 19-23 in MEAC regular season; 2-0 vs. NCA&T NCA&T Head Coach Jay Joyner (Middle Tennessee State, ‘98): 6-17 at NCA&T and career (first year); 0-0 vs. DSU

DELAWARE STATE PROBABLE STARTERS

No. Player Pos Ht/Wt CL 2016-17 Key Stats 10 Kavon Waller F 6-5/210 JR 10.5 ppg/4.2 rpg/.514 3pt. FG% (Tops in MEAC with .514 3pt. FG% … tied DSU record w/8 threes (8-9) on 12/10) 44 DeVaughn Mallory F 6-7/220 SO 9.9 ppg/6.6 rpg/.525 FG% (Tops on the team and 4th in MEAC in rebounding … 3rd in MEAC in FG% ) 50 Demola Onifade C 6-9/245 SO 1.5 ppg/2.6 rpg/11 blocks

(Team leader with 11 blocks … 4th on the Hornets in rebounding) 22 Devin Morgan G 5-11/180 SO 14.5 ppg/1.8 rpg/3.3 apg (Tops on the Hornets in scoring and assists … 9th in MEAC in scoring … 2015-16 MEAC ROY) 1 DeAndre Haywood G 6-2/200 SR 10.5 ppg/2.3 rpg (Tied for 2nd on the Hornets in scoring … DSU steals leader ...has scored 20 pts. in 3 games )

RESERVES

0 Quincy Tillinghast G 6-0/175 r-SO 1.0 ppg/0.4 rpg

2 Jamelle Christian G 6-1/180 SO 1.4 ppg/1.0 rpg 3 Joseph Lewis F 6-9/225 JR 2.8 ppg/2.9 rpg 5 Kobe Gantz G 6-3/190 FR 4.1 ppg/1.8 rpg 13 Mahir Johnson G 6-0/185 SO First game 20 Mrdjan Gasevic C 6-8/235 SR 3.7 ppg/2.4 rpg 21 Dana Raysor F 6-5/200 SR 4.9 ppg/1.2 rpg/17 3pt. FGs 23 Jordan Bushrod G 6-4/190 FR 0.0 ppg/1.0 rpg 24 Artem Tavakalyan F 6-6/210 JR 5.9 ppg/1.6 rpg 55 Reginald Giles F 6-9/235 FR 0.0. ppg/0.0 rpg

Hornets vs. Aggies

Tale of the Tape (2016-17 stats)

15 games 14 games Scoring 66.9 ppg 57.4 ppg Opp scoring 78.7 ppg 69.8 ppg FG % .422 .394 Opp FG% .475 .415 3-pt. FGs 7.9 pg 5.0 pg 3-pt. % .373 .276 FT% .610 .653 Rebounds 31.5 pg 33.2 pg Rebound Margin -7.7 pg -3.5 pg Assists 13.3 pg 8.5 pg Turnovers 14.5 pg 14.7 pg Turnover Margin -0.2 pg -3.6 Blocks 2.5 pg 2.1 pg Steals 6.1 pg 5.9 pg

DSU QUICK FACTS

General Information

Location Dover, Del. 19901 Founded 1891 Enrollment 4,178 President Dr. Harry L. Williams Director of Athletics Louis “Skip” Perkins Faculty Rep. Dr. Charlie Wilson Nickname Hornets Colors Columbia Blue & Red National Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference MEAC Home Court Memorial Hall Capacity 2,000 Press Row Phone (302) 857-7112

History

First year of Basketball 1949

All-Time Record 730-972 All-Time MEAC Record 304-345 Regular season Titles Three 2004-05, ‘05-’06, ‘06-07 MEAC Tourney Record 21-43 MEAC Tournament Titles (One.. 2005) All-Time NCAA Tourney Record 0-1 Last: lost to Duke 57-46 in 2005 Post-Season NIT record 1-2 Last: lost WVU 74-50 in 2007 Post-Season CBI record 0-1

Coaches/Support Staff

Head Coach Keith Walker Alma Mater Clemson, 1981 Record at DSU 33-61 (second year (+11 games as interim in 2013-14) Career Record 124-163 (10th year) Basketball Office (302) 857-7493 Best Time To reach Contact SID Assistant Coaches Keith Johnson Third season (Cheyney, ’83) Kevin Washington Third season (St. Augustine’s, ’11) Arthur Tyson 17th season (Xavier-La., ‘09) Equipment Manager Mark Springs Sports Medicine Casey Cooper Admin. Assistant Jane Hicks

Team Information

2015-16 Overall Record 7-25 Home 6-7 Away 1-17 Neutral 0-1 2015-16 MEAC Record 5-11 Home 4-4 Away 1-7 Neutral 0-0 MEAC Finish 12th

Lettermen Returning (8) Mrdjan Gasevic (F); DeAndre Haywood (G); Joseph Lewis (F), DeVaughn Mallory (F), Devin Morgan (G), Demola Onifade ((C ), Artem Tavakalyan (F); Kavon Waller (F)

Previous Letterwinners (1) Quincy Tillinghast# (G) #-played in 2014-15 season Lettermen Lost (3) Aric Dickerson, Todd Hughes, Jason Owens, Cahli

Thomas Starters Returning (4) DeAndre Haywood, DeVaughn Mallory, Devin Morgan Demola Onifade Newcomers (2) Kobie Gantz, Reggie Giles

2016-2017 Delaware State University Roster Numerical No. Name Pos Ht /Wt Cl Hometown/Previous School 0 Quincy Tillinghast G 6-0 / 175 RSo. Cincinnati, Ohio /C&P Arts 1 DeAndre Haywood G 6-2 / 200 Sr. Paterson, N.J. /Paterson Eastside 2 Jamelle Christian G 6-1 / 190 RSo. Washington, D.C. /Capital Christian 3 Joseph Lewis F/C 6-9 / 225 Jr. Detroit, Mich. /New Mexico JC 5 Kobe Gantz G 6-4 / 180 Fr. Lancaster, Pa./McCaskey HS 10 Kavon Waller F 6-5 / 210 Jr. Chester, Va./(Thomas Dale HS 13 Mahir Johnson G 6-0/ 180 So. Chester, Pa./ Chester HS 20 Mrdjan Gasevic F/C 6-8 / 235 Sr. Mladenovac, Serbia/KK Mladenovac 21 Dana Raysor G/F 6-5 / 200 Jr. Willingboro, N.J. /San Jacinto JC 22 Devin Morgan G 5-10/ 180 So. Chester, Va./(Matoaca HS 23 Jordan Bushrod G 6-4 / 190 So. Dover, Del. /Bowie State 24 Artem Tavakalyan F 6-6 / 210 Jr. Moscow, Russia /Florida Air Academy 44 DeVaughn Mallory F 6-7 / 200 So. Dover, Del. /Polytech HS 50 Demola Onifade C 6-9 / 245 So. Lagos, Nigeria /Camden Catholic HS 55 Reginald Giles F 6-9 / 235 Fr. Dover, Del./Dover HS

Alphabetical No. Name POS Ht /Wt Cl Hometown/Previous School 23 Jordan Bushrod G 6-4 / 190 So. Dover, Del. /Bowie State

2 Jamelle Christian G 6-1 / 190 RSo. Washington, D.C. /Capital Christian

5 Kobe Gantz G 6-4 / 180 Fr. Lancaster, Pa./McCaskey HS

20 Mrdjan Gasevic F/C 6-8 / 235 Sr. Mladenovac, Serbia/KK Mladenovac

55 Reginald Giles F 6-9 / 235 Fr. Dover, Del./Dover HS

1 DeAndre Haywood G 6-2 / 200 Sr. Paterson, N.J. /Paterson Eastside

13 Mahir Johnson G 6-0/ 180 So. Chester, Pa./ Chester HS

3 Joseph Lewis F/C 6-9 / 225 Jr. Detroit, Mich. /New Mexico JC

44 DeVaughn Mallory F 6-7 / 200 So. Dover, Del. /Polytech HS

22 Devin Morgan G 5-10/ 180 So. Chester, Va./(Matoaca HS

50 Demola Onifade C 6-9 / 245 So. Lagos, Nigeria /Camden Catholic HS

21 Dana Raysor G/F 6-5 / 200 Jr. Willingboro, N.J. /San Jacinto JC

24 Artem Tavakalyan F 6-6 / 210 Jr. Moscow, Russia /Florida Air Academy

0 Quincy Tillinghast G 6-0 / 175 RSo. Cincinnati, Ohio /C&P Arts

10 Kavon Waller F 6-5 / 210 Jr. Chester, Va./(Thomas Dale HS

Head Coach - Keith Walker (Clemson, ‘81): - third year (plus 11 games as interim HC in 2013-14)

Assistant Coaches – Keith Johnson (Cheyney, ‘83) – third season; Kevin Washington (St. Au-

gustine’s, ‘12) - third season; Arthur Tyson (NC Central, ‘84) - 17th season

BY CLASS Seniors (2): Mrjdjan Gasevic, DeAndre Haywod Juniors (4 ): Joseph Lewis, Dana Raysor, Artem Tavakalyan, Kavon Waller Sophomores (5): Jamelle Christian, DeVaughn Mallory, Devin Morgan, Jr., Demola Onifade, Quincy Tillinghast (r) Freshmen (2): Kobe Gantz, Reggie Giles BY STATE/NATION Delaware (1): Jordan Bushrod (Dover), Reggie Giles (Dover), DeVaughn Mallory (Dover) District of Columbia (1): Jamelle Christian Michigan (1): Joseph Lewis (Detroit) New Jersey (2): DeAndre Haywood (Paterson), Dana Raysor (Willingboro) Nigeria (1): Demola Onifade Ohio (1): Quincy Tillinghast (Cincinnati) Pennsylvania (1): Kobe Gantz (Lancaster) Russia (1): Artem Tavakalyan (Moscow) Serbia (1): Mrdjan Gasevic (Mladenovac) Virginia (2): Devin Morgan, Jr., Kevon Waller (Chester) PRONUNCIATIONS 0 Quincy Tillinghast TILL-ING-HAST

5 Kobe Gantz Gants

10 Kavon Waller KUH-vahn

20 Mrdjan Gasevic MUR-jon GAS –uh-vich

21 Dana Raysor Ray-zer

24 Artem Tavakalyan R-tem TAH-VAH-ky-um

44 DeVaughn Mallory DUH-vohn

50 Demola Onifade DEH-moh-lah OO-nuh-fah-day

DELAWARE STATE 2016-17 MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES

HORNETS IN THE MEAC Delaware State has enjoyed its share of success in league play since the 2000-01 season. The Hornets own a 164-106 mark vs. MEAC competi-tion during the span (.607). DSU has reached double figures in MEAC wins 10 times since 2000-01 season. Delaware State claimed three consecutive MEAC regular season titles from 2004-07. During that span, the Hornets were 46-8 in league games. Delaware State captured its only MEAC Tournament title and NCAA Tourna-ment berth in 2005. The Hornets have competed in six MEAC Tournament championship games, including the 2015 title contest last March. DSU in MEAC since 2000-01 W-L Finish/Standings 2000-01 11-7 Third 2001-02 12-6 Second 2002-03 13-5 Third 2003-04 11-7 Fourth 2004-05 14-4 * First 2005-06 16-2 $ First 2006-07 16-2 $ First 2007-08 10-6 Fourth 2008-09 6-10 Sixth 2009-10 11-5 Third 2010-11 5-11 Eighth 2011-12 12-4 Third 2012-13 8-8 Sixth 2013-14 5-11 T-eighth 2014-15 9-7 Sixth 2015-16 5-11 12th 2016-17 0-0 Totals 164-106 (.607) * - MEAC regular season & tourney champs $ - MEAC regular season champs

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HORNETS NINTH IN MEAC PRESEASON POLL

The Delaware State men’s basketball team has a long way to go to prove Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference pollsters wrong. The Hornets have been picked to finish 12th in the 2016-17 MEAC regular season race, according to a poll of league head coaches and sports information repre-sentatives. Howard is the choice of pollsters to capture the 2016-17 MEAC crown. The Bison, led by league preseason Player-of-the-Year James Daniel, garnered 14 of 25 first place votes and 299 total points. South Carolina State is a close second, collecting nine first place votes and 292 points. Despite winning the last two MEAC Tournament championships, Hampton is picked to finish third this season, garnering two first place votes and 250 points. Delaware State collected 104 points, ahead of only Florida A&M at the bottom with 50. DSU sophomore guard Devin Morgan has been named to the 2016-17 preseason All-MEAC Second Team, while senior guard DeAndre Haywood is a third team pick.

Morgan (left), the 2015-16 MEAC Rookie-of-the-Year, MEAC Rookie-of-the-Year, was tops on the Hornets and 23rd in the MEAC in scoring at 12.2 points per game last season. He ranked 11th in the league in assists (2.7 pg), 10th in free throw percentage (.792), 14th in three-point percentage (.356) and ninth in three-pointers per game (2.3) during the 2015-16 season. Morgan, a five-time MEAC Rookie-of-the-Week selec-tion, reached the “Final 4” in balloting for College Court Reports Mid-Major Freshman-of-the-Year last season. Haywood (right) was second on the Hornets in scor-

ing (11.5 ppg), tops in steals and second in assists as a junior during the 2015-16 season. He was ninth in the MEAC in steals a year ago.

2016-17 Men's Basketball Preseason Predicted Order of Finish

As voted by MEAC Head Men's Basketball Coaches and Sports Information Directors (First-Place Votes in Parenthesis)

Team (1st place votes) Total Points 1. Howard (14) 299 2. South Carolina State (9) 292 3. Hampton (2) 250 4. North Carolina Central 234 5. Norfolk State 203 6. Bethune-Cookman 182 7. North Carolina A&T State 141 8. Maryland Eastern Shore 140 9. Morgan State 136 10. Coppin State 123 11. Savannah State 121 12. Delaware State 104 13. Florida A&M 50

2016-17 Preseason All-MEAC Teams First Team Name School Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown James Daniel, III Howard G/F 6-0 175 Sr. Hampton, Va. Eric Eaves SCSU G 6-3 195 Sr. Columbia, S.C. Jordan Potts BCU G 5-10 185 r-Sr. Columbus, Ohio Sam Hunt NCA&T G 6-2 175 r-Jr. Greensboro, N.C. Marcel Boyd Howard G 6-10 230 Sr. Accokeek, Md. Second Team Name School Pos. Ht. /Wt. Cl. Hometown Patrick Cole NCCU G 6-5 210 r-Sr. Newark, N.J Edward Stephens SCSU G 6-2 185 Jr. Columbia, S.C. Phillip Carr MSU F 6-8 200 Jr. Brooklyn, N.Y. Devin Morgan DSU G 5-10 180 So. Chester, Va. Bakari Copeland UMES F 6-6 235 Sr. Decatur, Ga. Third Team Name School Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown Troyce Manassa SSU G 6-4 215 Sr. Mobile, Ala. Terry Harris, Jr. CSU F 6-8 205 Sr. Baltimore, Md. Jordan Butler NSU F 6-6 240 Jr. Hartford, Conn. DeAndre Haywood DSU G 6-2 200 Sr. Paterson, N.J. Damon Collins Howard G/F 6-5 180 Sr. Grand Prairie, Texas * Preseason Player of the Year - James Daniel, Howard

2016-17 MEAC Standings

as of Jan. 7, 2017 MEAC Overall Morgan State 1-0 4-10 Savannah State 1-0 4-10 Coppin State 1-0 2-14 NC Central 0-0 9-5 Hampton 0-0 4-10 Florida A&M 0-0 3-11 UMES 0-0 3-12 Delaware State 0-0 3-12 NCA&T 0-0 1-13 SC State 0-1 3-11 Bethune-Cookman 0-1 3-11 Howard 0-0 3-12 Norfolk State 0-1 3-12

2015-16 Final MEAC Standings MEAC Overall *#Hampton 13-3 18-10 Norfolk State 12-4 16-15 SC State 12-4 17-13 Bethune-Cookman 10-6 14-17 Savannah State 9-7 14-14 NCA&T 7-9 10-21 NC Central 7-9 12-18 UMES 7-9 9-22 Morgan State 6-10 8-21 Howard 6-10 12-19 Coppin State 6-10 8-21 Delaware State 5-11 7-24 %Florida A&M 4-12 8-21 * - 2016 MEAC Tournament Champion ^ - 2015-16 regular season champion

Walker served as head coach at Division II Shaw University in Raleigh, N.C., for seven seasons from 1993 to 2000. He posted a 91-102 overall record at Shaw, including a 21-9 mark and the school’s first-ever NCAA Tournament berth during the 1994-95 season. He led the team to a 17-9 mark in the 1997-98 campaign. The Bears finished in the Top 10 of the Sheridan Broadcast Network Black College poll during two of Walker's seasons. In 1998, he coached a team of U.S. collegiate players to a bronze medal at a tournament in Russia. From 1987 to '93, Walker was an assistant coach at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. IUP was ranked number one in the NCAA Division II poll during parts of three seasons while Walker was on the staff. Before entering the coaching ranks, he enjoyed a playing career that in-cluded a brief stint with the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers during the 1985-86 season. Prior to reaching the NBA, Walker played a total of seven years with various European and U.S. professional basketball leagues. As a collegiate player at Clemson University, he helped lead the Tigers to a 23-9 overall record and an Elite Eight appearance in the NCAA Tournament during the 1979-80 season. Walker earned a 1981 Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Clemson in 1981; and a master’s degree in Student Personnel Services from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1991. Keith and wife Kim have three children, Dockery, Zachary and Sawyer. Dockery was a four-year basketball letterwinner at Brown University.

HEAD COACH KEITH WALKER

Keith Walker was officially introduced as head coach of the Hornets on Apr. 15, 2014. He served as DSU's interim head coach for 11 games after being appointed to the position on Jan. 30, 2014. In his first full season as head coach of the Hornets during the 2014-15 campaign, he led the team to its first MEAC championship game and post-season appearance since 2007. The Hornets defeated Savannah State, How-

ard and top seed North Carolina Central to advance to the 2015 MEAC title game. NC Central was undefeated during the 2014-15 MEAC regular season. Delaware State was invited to compete in the 2015 College Basketball Invitational (CBI) and serve as host of a first round game, marking the first post-season home game in team history. Among the other highlights of Walker’s first full season as head coach of the Hornets was 72-65 win at Wake Forest, Delaware State’s first-ever victory against an Atlantic Coast Conference opponent. The Hornets also posted impressive road wins at Penn in the historic Palestra (77-75) and Delaware (66-53) during the 2014-15 season. Walker is also credited with aiding the development of center Kendall Gray, who became the second player in league history to earn MEAC Player-of-the-Year and Defensive Player-of-the-Year in the same season (2014-15). Last season, Gray also became the first player in recorded NCAA Div. I history to reach 30 points (33) and grab 30 rebounds in a game (Mar. 5, 2015 vs. Coppin State). Also during the 2014-15 season, Amere May became the first Delaware State player to lead the MEAC in scoring in more than 20 years. Walker first joined the Delaware State staff as an assistant coach in July 2000. During his stint as the interim coach, Walker led the Hornets to a 5-6 overall record and 5-5 mark in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Prior to the appointment, the team was 4-15 overall and 0-6 in the conference. Delaware State posted a season-high three-game win streak, highlighted by a victory over MEAC Tournament runner-up Morgan State, during Walker’s stint as interim head coach. During the 2013-14 season, Hornet junior center Kendall Gray set a team record with 81 blocks. Gray was named to the 2014 All-MEAC Second Team. Gray held the previous team record with 75 blocks as a sophomore the previous year. The Hornets recorded 185 blocks during the 2012-13 cam-paign, the second-best single-season mark in team history. During the 2011-12 season, Walker’s work with the Hornet big men was instrumental in the team's school-record 192 blocks, shattering the record previously held by the 1989-90 squad. Delaware State was tops in the MEAC and fifth among all NCAA Division I teams at 6.6 blocks per game during the 2011-12 campaign. In addition, DSU power forward Marques Oliver moved into first place on the team's list for career blocks that sea-son. Oliver finished his career with 222 blocks. Walker helped lead the Hornets to three consecutive MEAC regular sea-son titles from 2004 to '07, during which the Hornets posted a league rec-ord of 46-8 (.850). The Hornets appeared in three consecutive MEAC Tournament championship games, capturing the title and accompanying NCAA Tournament berth in 2005. The following year, Delaware State defeated Northern Arizona on the road in the National Invitation Tourna-ment for the team's only national post-season win. The Hornets also ap-peared in the 2007 National Invitation Tournament.

Keith Walker Coaching Career Year School W-L MEAC 1993-94 Shaw 7-20 1994-95 Shaw 21-9 1995-96 Shaw 15-13 1996-97 Shaw 11-17 1997-98 Shaw 17-9 1998-99 Shaw 12-15 1999-00 Shaw 8-19 2013-14 Delaware St. 5-6 5-5 2014-15 Delaware St. 18-18 9-7 2015-16 Delaware St. 7-25 5-11 2016-16 Delaware St. 3-12 0-0 Career Record 124-163 At Delaware State: 33-61 vs. MEAC opponents (reg. season): 19-23 MEAC Tournament record: 3-3

KEITH WALKER VS. ALL OPPONENTS

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Alaska-Anchorage 0-1 Allen 2-1 Arkansas 1-0 Armstrong 1-0 —BBB— Barber-Scotia 2-0 Benedict 1-1 Bethune-Cookman 1-3 Binghamton 0-1 Bowie State 6-2 —CCC— Campbell 0-1 Catawba 0-2 Central State 0-1 Cheyney 3-1 Clarks Summitt 3-0 Clinch Valley 0-1 Coppin State 2-3 —DDD— Delaware 1-2 —EEE— Edward Waters 0-1 Elizabeth City State 0-8 —-FFF—- Fayetteville State 1-7 Florida A&M 2-2 Florida Memorial 0-1 Fort Valley State 0-2 Francis Marion 2-0 Fresno State 0-1 —GGG— Grand Canyon 0-1 —HHH— Hampton 2-3 Hawai’i 0-2 Howard 2-2 —III— Indiana 0-1 Iona 0-1 Iowa 0-1 —JJJ— Johnson & Wales 4-0 Johnson C. Smith 4-2 —KKK— Keystone 1-0 Knoxville 1-0 —LLL— La.-Lafayette 0-1 Lamar 0-1 Lane 1-0 Lindsey Wilson 1-0 Livingstone 5-2

—MMM— Michigan 0-1 Morehouse 0-1 Montana State 0-1 Morgan State 1-3 Morris Brown 0-2 Morris College 2-0 Mt. Aloysius 2-0 —NNN— Nebraska 0-1 NCA&T 2-0 NC Central 4-7 NJIT 0-1 Norfolk State 1-4 North Texas 0-2 —OOO— Old Dominion 0-1 Oregon 0-1 —PPP— Pennsylvania 1-1 —RRR— Radford 0-1 Rhode Island 0-1 Rice 0-1 —SSS— San Francisco 0-1 Savannah State 3-3 SMU 0-1 So. Carolina State 2-3 St. Augustine’s 4-5 St. Francis Brooklyn 1-0 St. John’s (NY) 1-0 St. Paul’s 4-4 St. Thomas 1-0 —TTT— Tampa 0-1 Temple 0-2 Texas Christian 0-1 Utah 0-1 Texas Southern 0-1 —UUU— UC Riverside 0-1 UMBC 0-1 UMES 2-3 Utah 0-1 —VVV— Virginia State 5-3 Virginia Union 3-6 Voorhees 1-0 —WWW— Wake Forest 1-0 Wilberforce 1-0 Winston-Salem State 3-5 2016-17 opponents in bold

DELAWARE STATE 2016-17 MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES

ROAD TRIPPIN’

Delaware State’s men’s basketball “traveling” party will spend plenty of time packing and unpacking this season. The Hornets are scheduled to log nearly 26,400 miles by bus and plane to a total of 14 states. The schedule is highlight-ed by a second visit to Hawai’i in three years. The Hornets are scheduled to face the Rainbow Warriors on Dec. 29. DSU also visited The Aloha State during the 2014-15 season. The Hornets will also face first time opponents La.-Lafayette, Rice, Montana State, St. John’s, SMU Binghamton, Indiana and Iowa on the road this season. Hornets’ 2016-17 road trips by the numbers Destination Game(s) Estimated Round trip miles Baltimore, Md.. 11/16 at UMBC 180 Lafayette, La./Houston, Tex./ Bozeman, Mont. . 11/20-27 at La. Lafayette/Rice/Montana St. 5388 Jamaica, NY 11/29 at St. John’s 282 Newark, Del. 12/2 at Delaware 104 Dallas/Denton, Tex. 12/4-9 at SMU/North Texas 2900 Binghamton, N.Y. 12/17 at Binghamton 505 Bloomington, Ind./Iowa City, IA 12/19-22 at Indiana/Iowa 2123 Honolulu, HI 12/29 at Hawai’i 9804 Greensboro/Durham, NC 1/7-10 at NCA&T/NC Central 818 Orangeburg, SC/Savannah, Ga. 1/21-24 at SC State/ at Savannah St. 1600 Daytona/Tallahassee, Fl. 2/4-7 at Beth-Cookman/Florida A&M 2000 Baltimore, Md. 2/11; 2/13 at Morgan State/Coppin State 360 Norfolk, Va. 3/6-11 MEAC Tournament 400

MAN ON FIRE

Despite going four -for-11 on three-point attempts in the last three games, Delaware State junior Kavon Waller remains atop the MEAC and No. 5 among all NCAA men’s Division I basketball players in three-point accuracy this season. Waller is shooting 53.7% from three-point range this season, knocking down 36 of his 67 attempts. Waller was eight-for-nine on three-point attempts (.889) in the Hornets’ 92-69 win over Keystone on Dec. 10. The eight threes tied a school record first set by Marty Bailey in a 2000 MEAC Tournament game. In addition to topping all MEAC players in three-point percentage, Waller is tied for sixth in the league in total threes (36) and three-pointers per game (2.6). His overall shooting percentage of .505 (52-for-103) is seventh in the MEAC this season. As a team, Delaware State is No. 2 in the MEAC with a .371 three-point shooting percentage (111-for-299). A year ago, Waller averaged 5.7 points per game on 54-of-123 shooting from the field (.439), including 26-of-62 shooting (.419) from three-point territory. He has reached double figures in scoring in seven of the Hornets’ 10 games this season.

INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR

The 2016-17 Hornets again have a distinct international flavor. For the second year in a row DSU’s roster includes three players born outside the United States. Center Demola Onifade (fr.), born in Lagos, Nigeria, joined the team last season. Onifade came to America at age 16, and attended Camden Catholic HS in N.J. Mrdjan Gasevic, born in Serbia is in his fourth season with the Hornets. Gasevic resided in Texas before joining the Hornets prior to the 2013-14 season. Russia-born Artem Tavakalyan is in second year at Delaware State. He joined the Hornets before the 2015-16 season after attending the Florida Air Academy.

STINGERS

Waller (F), Mallory (F), Onifade (C ), Haywood (G) and Morgan (G) have started each game for the Hornets this season … DSU is tops in the MEAC in three-point shooting (.382), second in three-pointers per game (8.3) and second in the league in overall field goal percentage (.435) … the Hornets are tied for second in the MEAC in assists at 14.0 per game

HORNETS AMONG MEAC LEADERS

(As of Nov. 21) Scoring - DeAndre Haywood (5th) - 18.0 ppg FG% - DeVaughn Mallory (6th) - .579 Kavon Waller (7th) - .565 Assists - Devin Morgan (10th) - 3.7 pg FT% - DeAndre Haywood (T-14th) - .727 3 pt. Pct - Kavon Waller (Third); .563 3 pt. FG made– Kavon Waller (T-3rd) - 3.0 pg Devin Morgan (7th) - 2.7 pg Blocks - Demola Onifade (5th) - 1.3 pg Assist/Turnover Ration-Devin Morgan (5th) - 2.8

HORNETS IN MEAC TEAM RANKINGS

Scoring - 3rd (77.3 ppg) Scoring Defense - 4th (73.3 ppg) Scoring Margin - 2nd (+4.0 ppg) Free throw Pct. - 9th (.635) Field goal Pct. - 2nd (.461) Field goal Pct. Defense - 4th (.431) Three-point FG Pct. - 5th (.354) Three-point pct. Defense - 7th (.356) Rebounding - 8th (35.3 pg) Rebounding Defense - 7th (39.7 pg) Rebounding Margin - 8th (-4.3 pg) Blocks - Sixth (3.3 pg) Assists - 3rd (13.7 pg) Steals - T-10th (5.0 pg) Turnover Margin - 4th (+2.0 pg) Assist/Turnover Ratio - 3rd (1.1) Offensive Rebounds - 3rd (13.3 pg) Defensive Rebounds - 11th (22.0 pg) Three-point FGs - Fifth (7.7 pg)

DSU 2016-17 INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Points - 20, DeAndre Haywood vs. UMBC (Nov. 16) Haywood vs. Tex. Southern (Nov. 13) 16, Kavon Waller vs. Clarks Summitt (Nov. 11) Rebounds - 8, DeVaughn Mallory vs Summitt (Nov 11) 7, Mallory vs UMBC (Nov. 16) Assists - 5, Devin Morgan vs. Summitt (Nov. 11) 4, Kobie Gantz vs. Tex. Southern (Nov. 13) Steals - 2, Haywood vs. UMBC (Nov. 16) Dana Raysor vs. Summitt (Nov. 11) Blocks - 2, Demola Onifade, vs. Tex. So. (Nov. 13) 3-point FGs- 4, Kavon Waller vs. Summitt (Nov. 11) Morgan vs. Hampton (Feb. 22)

Free Throws - 10, Devin Morgan vs. UMBC. (Nov. 16)

2016-17 HONORS

Devin Morgan

Preseason All-MEAC Second Team

DeAndre Haywood

Preseason All-MEAC Third Team

HORNETS AMONG MEAC LEADERS

(As of Jan. 7) Scoring - Devin Morgan (9th) - 14.5 ppg Kavon Waller (T-26th) - 10.5 ppg DeAndre Haywood (T-26th) - 10.5 ppg Rebounding - DeVaughn Mallory (4th) - 6.6 pg FG% - DeVaughn Mallory (3rd ) - .525 Kavon Waller (9th) - .477 Assists - Devin Morgan (6th) - 3.3 pg FT% - Devin Morgan (2nd) - .889 Steals - DeAndre Haywood (2nd) - 1.5 pg 3 pt. Pct - Kavon Waller (1st ); .514

Dana Raysor (T-10th) .395 3 pt. FG made– Devin Morgan (T-5th) - 2.7 pg

Kavon Waller (7th) - 2.5 pg Blocks - Demola Onifade (15th) - 0.7 pg Assist/Turnover Ratio-Devin Morgan (3rd) - 1.8 Offensive Rebounds-DeVaughn Mallory (2nd) - 3.1 pg Defensive Rebounds - n/a Minutes Played--Devin Morgan (6th) - 33.0 pg

HORNETS IN MEAC TEAM RANKINGS

Scoring - 6th (66.9 ppg) Scoring Defense - 8th (78.7 ppg) Scoring Margin - 8th (-11.8 ppg) Free throw Pct. - 12th (.610) Field goal Pct. - 2nd (.422) Field goal Pct. Defense - 9th (.475) Three-point FG Pct. - 1st (.373) Three-point pct. Defense - 7th (.359) Rebounding - 11th (31.5 pg) Rebounding Defense - 7th (39.2 pg) Rebounding Margin - 9th (-7.7 pg) Blocks - T-9th (2.5 pg) Assists - 4th (13.3 pg) Steals - 5th (6.1 pg) Turnover Margin - 8th (-0.2 pg) Assist/Turnover Ratio - 6th (0.9) Offensive Rebounds - 6th (11.1 pg) Defensive Rebounds - 12th (20.3 pg) Three-point FGs - 2nd (7.9 pg)

THE LAST TIME ...

The Hornets scored at least 100 points - Nov. 11, 2016 (103, vs. Clarks Summitt; 103-56)

The Hornets allowed at least 100 points - Dec. 19, 2016 (103, vs. Indiana; 56-103) A Hornet scored at least 30 points - Feb. 22, 2016 (31, Devin Morgan vs. Hampton) A Hornet scored at least 40 points - Mar. 5, 2015 (40, Amere May vs. Coppin State) A Hornet had at least 15 rebounds - Mar. 5, 2015 (30, Kendall Gray vs. Coppin State) A Hornet had at least 20 rebounds - Mar. 5, 2015 (30, Kendall Gray vs. Coppin State) A Hornet had at least 10 assists - Dec. 10, 2016 (10, Devin Morgan vs. Keystone)

A Hornet had at least five blocks - Feb. 28, 2015 (8, Kendall Gray vs. So. UMES) A Hornet had at least five steals - Jan. 25, 2016 (5, DeAndre Haywood vs. NCA&T) A Hornet recorded a “double-double” - Dec. 10, 2016 DeVaughn Mallory (18 pts/13 reb.) & Devin Morgan (16 pts/10 ast) vs.

Keystone

The 2016-17 Hornets are:

2-1 at home 1-11 on the road 0-0 at neutral sites 0-0 in MEAC reg. season 1-12 vs. Div. I opponents 2-0 vs. non Div. I opponents 3-12 vs. non-MEAC opp. 0-0 vs. Div. I Top 25 teams 0-0 in overtime games 3-7 when scoring 60 or more points 2-12 when allowing 60 or more points 3-1 when scoring 70 or more 1-11 when allowing 70 or more points 2-1 when scoring 80 or more points 0-7 when allowing 80 or more points 0-5 when scoring less than 60 points 1-0 when allowing less than 60 points 1-1 in games decided by 10 points or less 0-1 in games decided by five or less 2-11 in games decided by more than 10 2-6 in games decided by 20 or more 3-1 when leading at the half 0-11 when trailing at the half 0-0 when tied at the half 3-1 when leading with 10:00 left 0-11 when trailing with 10:00 left 0-0 when tied with 10:00 left 3-0 when leading with 5:00 left 0-11 when trailing with 5:00 left 0-0 when tied with 5:00 left 2-1 when they have outrebounded opp. 1-11 when being outrebounded 0-0 when rebounds are even 1-9 when they have more turnovers 2-3 when opponent has more turnovers 0-0 when turnovers are even 1-11 when they have more fouls 3-2 when they shoot more free throws 0-9 when opponent shoots more FTs 1-0 when free throws are even 3-0 when shooting at least 50% 3-0 when shooting a higher FG% 0-12 when shooting a lower FG% 2-3 when hitting more 3-pt. FGs

HORNET single game records (individual)

Most Points 50 Tom Davis vs. Brooklyn (2/1/89) 48 Amere May vs. St. Francis Brooklyn (12/17/14) 47 Tom Davis vs. Florida A&M (2/20/89) 44 Tom Davis vs. UMES (2/22/90) 40 Amere May vs. Coppin State (3/5/15) Most Rebounds 35 Marvin Spratley vs. St. Paul’s (2/11/71) 30 Kendall Gray vs. Coppin State (3/5/15) Most Assists 13 Antoine Morris vs. Morgan State (2/7/96) Antoine Morris vs. Bowie State (2/25/96) Most Blocks 8 (Eight times, most recent Kendall Gray vs. UMES on 2/28/15 ) Most Steals 9 Phil Anderson vs. Penn State (12/29/93) Jay Threatt vs. Wilmington (11/16//09)

Most Three-Point Field Goals

8 Kavon Waller vs. Keystone (12/10/16)

Marty Bailey vs. Florida A&M (MEAC Tourn.); 3/7/00

Hornet 2016-17 Honors

MEAC Preseason Second Team Devin Morgan (so.) Guard DeAndre Haywood (sr.) Guard College Sports Madness MEAC Player-of-the-Week Devin Morgan (Nov. 28)

DELAWARE STATE 2016-17 MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES—VETERAN PLAYER PROFILES

1

DeANDRE HAYWOOD

SENIOR/GUARD

6-2/200

PATERSON, N.J.

2016-17 HIGHS

Points: 20 (three games)

Field goals: 8, vs. Tex. So. (Nov. 13)

3 pt FGs: 3, vs. Hawaii (Dec. 29)

Free throws: 10, vs. UMBC (Nov. 16)

Rebounds: 3 (three games)

Assists: 4 (two games)

Blocks: 1, vs St. John’s (Nov. 29)

Steals: 3, vs. Delaware (Dec. 2)

Minutes: 33, vs. UMBC (Nov. 16)

CAREER HIGHS

Points: 25, vs. Cheyney (1/15/15)

Field goals: 9, vs. Cheyney (1/5/15)

3 pt FGs: 4, vs. N. Texas (11/19/14)

Free throws: 10, vs. UMBC (11/16/16)

Rebounds: 6, vs. Morgan St. (1/9/16)

Assists: 6, vs. NC Central (1/27/16)

Blocks: 1 (four games)

Steals: 4, vs. Penn (11/15/14)

Minutes: 39, vs. Howard (1/20/16)

Notes/trends

Needs 10 points to reach 900 at

DSU … team scoring leader in

three games … one of two seniors

on 2016-17 roster

HAYWOOD CAREER STATS

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

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

2016-17 15-15 416 27.7 58-138 .420 9-33 .273 33-56 .589 11 23 34 2.3 32 0 31 35 2 23 158 10.5

2015-16 30-19 773 25.8 127-271 .469 18-60 .300 74-138 .536 25 75 100 3.3 68 1 72 63 3 39 346 11.5

2014-15 31-19 654 18.7 71-184 .386 17-56 .304 60-86 .698 17 50 67 1.9 58 0 45 62 4 29 219 6.3

2013-14 27-10 377 14.0 55-138 .399 11-43 .256 46-66 .697 15 31 46 1.7 38 0 18 26 1 13 167 6.2

TOTALS 103-63 2220 22.6 311-731 .425 55-192 .286 213-346 .616 68 179 247 2.4 196 1 166 186 10 104 890 8.6

… tied for fourth on the Hornets with 17 three-point field goals (17-for-56; .304) … dished out career-high five assists vs. Delaware (Dec. 7) … led Hornets in scoring in six games …topped Hornets with 18 points in 104-63 vs. Baptist Bible (Nov. 17) and at N. Texas (Nov. 19) … had career-high four three-point field goals in N. Texas contest … reached double-figures in scoring in eight games … credited with four assists vs. Penn (Nov. 15), St. Francis Brook-lyn (Dec. 17) and NCA&T (Jan. 24).

2013-14: MEAC All-Rookie selection … competed in 27 games, including 10

as a starter … fifth on the Hornets in scoring at 6.2 ppg … scored career-high 20 points vs. Florida A&M (Feb. 17) … tallied 17 points vs. Bethune-Cookman (Feb. 15) … tallied then-career-high 13 points (5-9 FGs) vs. Savannah State (Feb. 10) … tallied 11 points in Hornet debut vs. Cairn (Nov. 9) … also tallied 11 points at Buffalo (Nov. 30) and scored eight points in eight minutes in loss to Geo. Washington (Nov. 19) … tallied seven points (3-5 FGs) vs. NCA&T (Jan. 20)

High School: Standout player at Paterson Eastside HS ... selected as a the

Passaic County Player-of-the-Year during senior season, when he averaged 21.3 points, 7.4 rebounds, 4.3 steals and 4.1 assists per game ... also New Jersey All-State and all-conference selection ... played for head basketball coach Juan Griles at Paterson Eastside.

Personal: Son of Janet Reed and William Haywood ... born 12/19/94 ... Sport

Management major.

2016-17: Preseason All-MEAC Third Team selec-

tion … tied for second on the Hornets and tied for

26th in the MEAC in scoring at 10.5 ppg … second

in MEAC in steals (1.5 pg) … had season-high three

three-point FGs vs. Hawaii in last outing (Dec. 29) …

scored 20 points in three consecutive games (Tex.

Southern, UMBC, La. Lafayette) … hit career-high

10 free throws (10-13) vs. UMBC (Nov. 16) … team

leader with 23 steals

2015-16: Appeared in 30 games, starting 19 …

second on the Hornets in scoring (11.5 ppg), total

points (346) and assists (72), and tops in steals (39)

… ranked ninth in the MEAC in steals (1.3 pg) …

also team leader in total rebounds (100) and re-

bounds per game (3.3) … fifth on the Hornets with 18

three-point field goals … scored season-high 24

points (8-15 FG; 2-2 3pt. FG; 6-8 FT) in 75-71 win

over UMES (Feb. 13) … led Hornets with 23 points

(8-13 FGs; 3-6 3pt. FG; 4-6 FT) in 71-67 loss to

Howard (Jan 11) … tallied team-high 21 points (8-14

FG; 1-2 3ptFG; 4-8 FT) vs. Temple (Dec. 19) … hit

seven-of-nine field goal attempts, including one-of-

two from three-point range, and five-of-six free

throws in 20 point effort to lead Hornets to 71-60 win

over North Carolina Central (Jan. 27) … knocked

down eight-of-14 shots from the field and grabbed six

rebounds in loss to Hampton (Feb. 29) … led the

Hornets or tied for team-high scoring honors in 13

contests … reached double-figures in scoring in 20

games, including eight in a row to end the season …

scored 10-or-more points in 10 of the last 11 games

… nailed season-high three three-point field goals in

two games (Nov. 29 at San Francisco and Jan. 11

vs. Howard) … led the team or tied for high rebound-

ing total in six contests … grabbed career-high six

rebounds vs. Morgan State (Jan. 9) and dished out

personal-best six assists vs. North Carolina Central

(Jan. 27)

2014-15: Appeared in all 35 games, starting 19 …

scored career-high 25 points (9-11 FGs; 3-4 3pt. FGs) vs. Cheyney on Jan. 5 … named MEAC Player-of-the-Week after scoring team high 23 points in 77-75 overtime win at Penn in season opener (Nov. 15) .. was eight-for-16 from the field and seven-of-10 at the free throw line in Penn contest … also tallied four assists and four steals in season opener … had team high 21 points (8-16 FGs) in loss to CBI Tour-nament loss to Radford (Mar. 18) …third on the Hornets with 29 steals … fifth on the Hornets in scoring at 6.3 points per-game .


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KAVON

WALLER

JUNIOR

FORWARD/GUARD

6-5/220

CHESTER, VA.

2016-17 HIGHS

Points: 26, vs. Keystone (Dec. 10) Field goals: 9, vs. Keystone (Dec. 10) 3 pt FGs: 8, vs. Keystone (Dec. 10) Free throws: 2 (two games) Rebounds: 8, vs. Iowa (Dec. 22) Assists: 4, vs. St. John’s (Nov. 29) Blocks: 1 (four games) Steals: 1 (two games) Minutes: 39, vs. Tex. So. (Nov. 13)

CAREER HIGHS

Points: 26, vs. Keystone (12/10/16)

Field goals: 9, vs. Keystone (12/10/16)

3 pt FGs: 8, vs. Keystone (12/10/16)

Free throws: 4 (two games)

Rebounds: 8 (two games)

Assists: 4 (three games)

Blocks: 2 (two games)

Steals: 1 (10 games)

Minutes: 39, vs. Tex. So. (11/13/16)

Notes/trends

Has at least one three-point FG in

14 of DSU’s 15 games and 3-or-

more in six contests

WALLER CAREER STATS



2016-17 15-15 463 30.9 53-111 .477 37-72 .514 14-20 .700 16 47 63 4.2 35 0 22 19 7 4 157 10.5

2015-16 28-6 539 19.3 54-123 .439 26-62 .419 26-47 .553 30 46 76 2.7 50 1 19 40 10 7 160 5.7

2014-15 36-9 491 13.6 46-85 .541 17-39 .436 20-26 .769 27 37 64 1.8 54 1 16 24 5 3 129 3.6

TOTALS 79-30 1493 18.9 153-319 .480 80-173 .462 60-93 .645 73 130 203 2.6 139 2 57 83 22 14 446 5.6

High School: District Player-of-the-Year, All-Region First Team, Second

Team All-Metro and Virginia All-State Honorable Mention as a senior at Thom-as Dale High School … averaged 24 points per game during senior year … competed in Virginia 804 All-Star Game following senior season … All-District Second Team as a junior … competed for Richmond Squires, Virginia Storm and Virginia Heat AAU teams. Personal: Son of Shirlene Smith and Carroll Waller … has three brothers and

three sisters … cousin of Virginia Tech football player Ken Oxendine.

2016-17: Starting forward in all 15 games … tops in

the MEAC with .514 3pt. FG percentage (37-for-72) … ninth in MEAC with .477 overall FG percentage (53-for-111) … tied school record with eight three-pointers en route to career-high 26 points vs. Key-stone on Dec. 10 … hit his first eight three-point shots before missing his final attempt in Keystone contest … tied for second on the Hornets in scoring 10.5 points per game … second on the team with 37 three-pointers …seventh in MEAC in three-pointers per game (2.5) … scored 17 points, highlighted by five 3pt. FGs vs. Montana State (Nov. 26) … led DSU with 16 points (6-8 FGs; 4-6 3pts. FG) in 103-56 victory over Clarks Summitt in season opener … tallied 15 points (6-9 FGs; 3-5 3pt FGs) vs. St. John’s (Nov. 29) … has reached double-figures in scoring in eight of DSU’s 13 contests … second on the Hornets in rebounding at 3.7 per game. 2015-16: Competed in 28 games, starting six …

fourth on the Hornets in scoring at 5.7 points per game … fourth on the team with 26 three-point field goals … came off the bench to score career-high 19 points vs. NC Central (Jan. 27) … was seven-for-11 from the field and three-of-five from three-point terri-tory in NC Central contest … shared team lead with 18 points (4-5 3pt. FGs) vs. Florida A&M (Feb. 8) … career-high four three-point field goals vs. in Florida A&M contest … also tallied 18 points (6-9 FGs) in win over Norfolk State (Feb. 20) … tied for team lead with 10 points vs. Fresno State (Nov. 27) ... Third on the team with seven blocks. ..tied career-high with two blocks vs. Penn (Nov. 17).

2014-15: Competed in each game, including nine

starts … one of two players to appear in all 36 games … averaged 13.6 minutes per contest … started seven consecutive games from Feb. 3 (NJIT) to Feb. 23 (Norfolk State) …second on the team with .541 field goal percentage (46-for-85) … 76.9% free throw shooter (20-for-26) … tied for fourth on the team with 17 three-point field goals (17-39) … top three-point percentage among all Hornets with at least 10 three-pointers made (.436) … made first career start vs. Oregon (Dec. 20), tallying seven

points, highlighted by two three-point field goals … scored career-high 11 points (4-8 FGs; 3 three-pointers) vs. Coppin State (Feb. 16) … was four-for-five from the field, including two three-pointers (2-3) at Norfolk State (Feb. 23) … tallied nine-points (3-5 FGs; 2-2 3pt.FGs) vs. Cheyney on Jan. 5, highlight-ed by three three-point field goals … scored eight points (4-6 FGs) vs. Hawaii … tallied seven points in three games (Wake Forest, Iona, Baptist Bible) … was four-for-four at the free throw line vs. Dela-ware (Dec. 7) … averaged 1.8 rebounds per game … also credited with 16 assists, five blocks and three steals.


3

JOSEPH LEWIS

JUNIOR

FORWARD/CENTER

6-9/215

DETROIT, MICH.

2016-17 HIGHS

Points: 7, vs. Indiana (Dec. 19)

Field goals: 2, vs. La. Laf. (Nov. 21)

3 pt FGs: 2, vs. La. Lafayette (Nov. 21)

Free throws: 2, vs. Summit (Jan. 11)

Rebounds: 7, vs. La. Laf. (Nov. 21)

Assists: 3, vs. Tex. So. (Nov. 13)

Blocks: 4, vs. La. Laf. (Nov. 21)

Steals: 1 (three games)

Minutes: 23, vs. La. Laf. (Nov. 21)

CAREER HIGHS

Points: 13, vs. Lamar (11/21/15)

Field goals: 5, vs. Hampton (2/22/16)

3 pt FGs: 2, vs. Lamar (11/21/15)


Rebounds: 12, vs. Hampton (2/22/16)

Assists: 4, vs. Lamar (2/22/16)

Blocks: 4, vs. La. Lafayette (11/21/16)

Steals: 3 (two games)

Minutes: 32, vs. Penn (11/17/15)

Notes/trends

Has at least one field goal in 12 of

DSU’s 13 games

LEWIS CAREER STATS

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


2016-17 14-0 176 12.6 16-61 .262 1-12 .083 7-11 .636 8 35 43 3.1 26 1 10 22 7 7 40 2.9 2015-16 29-10 401 13.8 51-121 .421 7-22 .318 21-40 .525 21 70 91 3.1 61 4 23 32 8 18 130 4.5

TOTALS 43-10 577 13.4 67-182 .368 8-34 .235 28-51 .549 29 105 134 3.1 87 5 34 54 15 25 170 4.0

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MRDJAN GASEVIC

SENIOR

FORWARD

6-8/235

MLADENOVAC, SERBIA

2016-17 HIGHS

Points: 10 (two games)

Field goals: 4 (three games)

3 pt FGs: n/a

Free throws: 2 (three games)

Rebounds: 5 vs. No. Texas (Dec. 8)

Assists: 2, vs. Mont. St. (Nov. 26)


Steals: 1, vs. UMBC (Nov. 16)

Minutes: 23, vs. SMU. (Dec. 4)

CAREER HIGHS

Points: 10 (four games)

Field goals: 5, vs. Cairn (11/9/13)

3 pt FGs: n/a

Free throws: 6 (6-6), vs. Savannah

State (2/10/14)


Assists: 4, vs. Coppin State (3/3/16)

Blocks: 2, vs. Oregon (12/20/2014)

Steals: 2 (three games)

Minutes: 31, vs. Delaware (11/13/15)

Notes/trends

One of two seniors on 2016-17

roster

2016-17: Has appeared as a reserve in 13 games … tied career-high 10 points in two games (SMU, No. Texas) ... tallied eight points (4-6 FGs) vs. Montana State (Nov. 26) … scored six points (3-5 FGs) in season opener against Clarks Summitt on Nov. 11 … was two-for-two from the field (5 pts) vs Texas Southern on Nov. 13. 2015-16: A appeared in 27 games, start-ing the first four … scored season-high nine points in double-overtime loss to Florida A&M on Feb. 8 … tallied eight points (4-8 FGs) vs. Grand Canyon (Dec. 15) … dished out career-high four assists vs. Coppin State in last outing (ar. 3) … tied career-high with seven rebounds vs. Summit (Jan. 4) ... had four points and six rebounds vs. Delaware in season opener (Nov. 13) … was two-for-three from the floor (four points) in loss to Michigan (Dec. 12) … scored four points vs. Utah (Dec. 22). 2014-15: Competed in 26 games, includ-ing two starts (vs. Oregon on Dec. 20 and Radford in CBI Tournament on Mar. 18) … scored season-high eight points (3-3 FGs; 2-2 FTs) and gabbed four re-bounds in win over Hampton (Feb. 19) … tallied five points (3-4 FTs), career-best two blocks and six rebounds at. Oregon (Dec. 20) … tallied three points and grabbed career-best seven rebounds vs. Rhode Island (Dec. 13) … also blocked a shot in Rhode Island contest … pulled down six rebounds vs UMES (Feb. 28) and Radford (Mar. 18) … scored two points in 104-63 victory over Baptist Bible (Nov. 17) … missed three games due to an ankle injury. 2013-14: Competed in 21 games, starting three … tied career-high with 10 points (6-6 FTs) vs. Savannah State (Feb. 10) ...

also tallied 10 points (5-6 FGs) and grabbed four rebounds in collegiate debut vs. Cairn (Nov. 9). High School: Averaged 21.0 points, 11 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game for KK Mladenovac ... 75% free throw shoot-er ... played for head coaches Marko Maksimovic and Aleksander Zivanovic. Prep School: Attended Creating Young

Minds in Irving, Tex. ... averaged 14.7 points, 10 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 2012-13 season ... 77% free throw shoot-er. Personal: Son of Mladjen and Mitra Gasevic ... born 2/12/1993 …name is pronounced: MUR-jon GAS –uh-vich

2016-17: Has appeared off the bench in all 13 games … scored season high seven points (3-7 FG) vs. Indiana in last outing Dec. 19) … had career-high four blocks, five points and seven rebounds vs. Louisiana Lafayette (Nov. 21) … contributed four points (2-4 FGs) and two rebounds in 15 minutes vs. St. John’s (Nov. 29) … tied for second on Hornets with six blocks 2015-16: Has competed in 28 games, starting 10 … recorded DSU’s only “double-double of the season with career-highs of 13 points and 10 rebounds vs. Lamar (Nov. 21) … tied for second on the Hornets in rebounding (3.1 pg) … grabbed 12 rebounds vs. Bethune-Cookman (Feb. 6), the single-game high for the Hornets this season … tallied 12 points (5-7 FGs) vs. Hampton on Feb. 22 … led Hornets with eight rebounds vs. Penn (Nov. 17) … shared team lead with seven boards vs. Summit in last outing (Jan. 4) … was three-for-five from the field (seven points) and grabbed five rebounds in DSU debut vs. Delaware (Nov. 13) … second on the Hornets with 12 points (5-7 FGs) vs. Hampton in last outing (Feb. 22). Junior College: Competed for New Mexico Junior College during 2014-15 season … appeared in 12 games, starting two … averaged 5.2 points per game … came off the bench to score career-high 22 points (8-12 FG; 2-3 3pt. FG; 4-5 FT) in 123-68 win over Wayland Baptist … also had career-high eight re-bounds in Wayland Baptist contest … scored 12 points (5-7 FG) vs. Southwest Texas JC ... junior college teammate of DSU sophomore guard Malik Carter. High School/Prep: Competed for Redemption Chris-tian Academy and Detroit Westside Christian Acade-my Prep Personal: Son of Terrie Lewis … has two sisters and one brother … born July 8, 1995 in Detroit, Mich. … majoring in Mass Communications at DSU

GASEVIC CAREER STATS

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


2016-17 13-0 135 10.4 19-43 .442 0-0 .000 10-14 .714 11 21 32 2.5 18 0 6 13 3 4 48 3.7 2015-16 28-5 284 10.1 27-69 .391 0-0 .000 17-32 .531 26 41 67 2.4 36 0 16 20 6 4 71 2.5

2014-15 26-2 222 8.5 22-46 .478 0-0 .000 8-21 .381 25 40 65 2.5 33 0 4 15 4 5 52 2.0

2013-14 21-3 134 6.4 9-17 .529 0-0 .000 7-9 .778 5 14 19 0.9 16 0 3 9 1 1 25 1.2

TOTALS 88-10 795 9.0 77-175 .440 0-0 .000 42-76 .553 67 116 183 2.1 103 0 29 57 14 14 196 2.2


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DANA RAYSOR

FORWARD/GUARD

6-5/200

WILLINGBORO, N.J./

SAN JACINTO JC (TEX.)

2016-17 HIGHS

Points: 15, vs. La. Lafayette (Nov. 21)

Field goals: 5, vs. La. Laf (Nov. 21)

3 pt FGs: 5, vs. La.-Lafayette (Nov. 21)



Assists: 3, vs. Summitt (Nov. 11)

Blocks: n/a

Steals: 2, vs. Summitt (Nov. 11)

Minutes: 28, vs. La. Laf. (Nov. 21)

CAREER HIGHS

Points: 17, vs. TCU (12/28/15)

Field goals: 6, vs. TCU (12/28/15)

3 pt FGs: 4 (three games)

Free throws: 5 vs. Hampton (2/29/16)

Rebounds: 7, vs. NCA&T. (1/25/16)

Assists: 3, vs. TCU (12/25/15)


Steals: 2 (four games)

Minutes: 34, vs. Howard (1/11/16)

Notes/trends

has at least one three-point field

goal in seven of the 11 games in

which he’s played … four three-

pointers at Binghamton on Dec. 10

were his first since Nov. 26

RAYSOR CAREER STATS



2016-17 12-0 195 16.3 19-48 .396 17-42 .405 9-15 .600 5 10 15 1.3 18 1 11 11 1 6 64 5.3

2015-16 30-19 590 19.7 60-171 .351 38-118 .322 37-54 .685 18 49 67 2.2 62 2 25 27 2 17 195 6.5

42-19 785 18.7 79-219 .361 55-160 .344 46-69 .667 23 59 82 2.0 80 3 36 38 3 23 259 6.2

2016-17: Has appeared as a reserve in 12 games … sixth on the Hornets in scoring at 5.6 points per game … third on the team with 17 three-point field goals ...scored season-high 15 points vs. La. Lafayette (Nov. 21) … also tied career-high with four three-point field goals in the contest … boasts a .425 three-point shooting percentage (17-for-40). 2015-16: Competed in 29 games, starting t 18 … third on the Hornets in scoring at 6.3 points per game … second on the team with 35 three-point field goals … led Hornets with season-high 17 points, highlighted by four three-pointers, vs. TCU (Dec. 28) … tallied 15 points (4-6 three point FGs) vs. Summit (Jan. 4) … made his first DSU start vs. Temple on Dec. 19 … tallied 11 points in Temple contest … second on the Hornets with 17 three-point field goals … scored six points vs. Fresno State (Nov. 27) and Penn (Nov. 17) … scored five points in Hornet debut vs. Delaware (Nov. 13.) … has at least one three-pointer in 18 games … has reached double figures in scor-ing in eight contests. 2014-15 (at San Jacinto JC): Appeared in 30 games, averaging 7.4 points and 2.8 rebounds per game … knocked down 52 three-point field goals on 169 attempts (31.0%) … season totals also included 21 assists and 10 steals … nailed seven three-point field goals (seven-for-eight) in a 23-point performance against Lone Star Kingwood College … hit five three-pointers (5-6) in win over Cedar Valley Col-lege … drained four threes vs. Coastal Bend College and NW Florida State … had at least two three-pointers in 13 games. High School: All-Middlesex County (N.J.) selection and ranked among the state’s top 20 postgrads by NJ Hoops. Personal: Son of Denise Caputo … has one brother … born 3/4/93 in Trenton, N.J. … earned associates degree from San Jacinto in 2015 … hopes to become a college coach.


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DEVIN MORGAN

SOPHOMORE

GUARD

5-10/180

CHESTER, VA./

MATOACA HS

2016-17 HIGHS

Points: 26, vs. St. John’s (Nov. 29) Field goals: 9, vs. St. John’s (Nov. 29) 3 pt FGs: 5 (two games) Free throws: 5, vs. St. John’s (Nov. 29) Rebounds: 4 (two games) Assists: 10, vs. Keystone (Dec. 10) Blocks: n/a Steals: 3, vs. St. John’s (Nov. 29) Minutes: 40, vs. SMU (Dec. 4)

CAREER HIGHS

Points: 31, vs. Hampton (2/22/16)

Field goals: 10, vs. Hampton (2/22/16)

3 pt FGs: 5 (four games)

Free throws: 10 vs. Morg. St. (1/9/16)

Rebounds: 11, vs. NCCU (1/27/16)

Assists: 10, vs. Keystone (12/10/16)

Blocks: n/a

Steals: 3, vs. St. John’s (11/29/16)

Minutes: 50, vs. FAMU (2/8/16)

Notes/trends

needs nine points to reach 600 at

DSU … tied for Hornets’ top scor-

ing game this season (26 pts.) …

has at least three assists in 10 of

team’s 15 games

MORGAN CAREER STATS



2016-17 15-15 495 33.0 73-183 .399 40-103 .388 32-36 .889 3 24 27 1.8 21 0 49 27 0 18 218 14.5

2015-16 31-25 950 30.6 121-331 .366 70-198 .354 61-77 .792 22 75 97 3.1 45 0 83 59 0 29 373 12.0

TOTALS 46-40 1445 31.4 194-514 .377 110-301 .365 93-113 .823 25 99 124 2.7 66 0 132 86 0 47 591 12.6

High School: Four-year varsity letterwinner at Matoaca High School … Con-

ference 12 Player-of-the-Year and First Team All-Region and All-Metro selec-tion after averaging 29.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game as a senior … All-VHSL 5A Second Team selection during senior season … No. 2 all-time scorer in school history … senior year highlighted by 38-point perfor-mance vs. Manchester, 35. Vs. Colonial Heights and 34 against Meadowbrook … averaged 20 points, six assists and five rebounds per game as a junior … surpassed 1,000 career point mark during junior season … All-Conference First Team, Second Team All-Region and Third Team All-Metro during 11th grade season … helped lead team to district championship as a 10th grader … First Team All-District and All-Metro Third team as a sophomore … averaged 17 points, six assists and five rebounds per game during sophomore season … All-District selection as a freshman … averaged 15 points, five assists and three rebounds per game during freshman season. Club/AAU: Competed for Team Richmond AAU Personal: Son of Andre and Felicia Morgan … has two brothers … born July

28, 1997 in Richmond, Va. … majoring at Sport Management at DSU … also considered college offers from Northern Arizona, Radford and Longwood.

2016-17: Preseason All-MEAC Second Team selec-

tion … named College Sports Madness MEAC Play-er-of-the-Week on Dec. 5 after scoring 58 points in 3 games … starting point guard in all 15 games … tops on the Hornets (9th in MEAC) in scoring at 14.5 ppg) … second in the MEAC with .889 free throw shooting percentage (32-36) … tied for 5th in MEAC in three-pointers per game (2.7) … recorded first collegiate “double-double” with 16 points and career-high 10 assists vs. Keystone on Dec. 10 … tied season-high with 26 points (9-13 FG; 4-6 3 pt. FG) vs. Hawaii in last outing (Dec. 29) tallied 24 points (4 three-point FGs) vs. Iowa (Dec. 22) … scored sea-son-high 26 (9-13 FGs; 3-6 3pt. FGs) in 79-72 upset of St. John’s (Nov. 29) … tops on the team and seventh in MEAC in assists (3.4 pg) … tops in the MEAC with 2.0 assist-to-turnover ratio … eighth in 3 pointers per game (2.5) … tied for team lead with 34 three-point field goals … scored team-high 23 points vs. La. Lafayette (Nov. 21) and SMU (Dec. 4) … led Hornets in scoring (16 pts) and tied season high with five assists vs. Rice (Nov. 23) … had a string of 33 games with at least one three-pointer snapped against Montana State on Nov. 26

2015-16: MEAC Rookie-of-the-Year, the sixth Hor-

net to receive the award … reached the “Final 4” in balloting for College Court Reports Mid-Major Fresh-man-of-the-Year … five-time MEAC Rookie-of-the-Week selection … tops on the Hornets and 23rd in the MEAC in scoring at 12.2 points per game …. ranked 11th in the league in assists (2.7 pg), 10th in free throw percentage (.792), 14th in three-point percentage (.356) and ninth in three-pointers per game (2.3) …tied for seventh in MEAC with 70 three-point field goals ...tied for second in team history for three-pointers by a freshman (record is 73 by Casey Walker in 2010-11 season) ... topped the Hornets in scoring, or tied for the lead in 11 games … reached double-figures in scoring in 20 games, including the last 10 ... ended his rookie season with a string of 28 straight games with at least one three-point field goal … nailed at least three three-pointers in 11 games, including five in two contests … scored a career-best 31 points in home loss to Hampton (Feb. 22), the season single-game high on the team … was 10-for-19 from the field, including five-of-nine from three-point territory, and perfect on six free throws in the Hampton contest ...scored game-high 27 points at Morgan State (Jan. 9), highlighted by 10-for-10 shooting at the free throw line ...led Hornets with 21 (7-14 FGs; two three-pointers; 5-6 FTs) vs. SC State (Jan. 16) … hit six-of-nine shots from the field, in-cluding four-of-seven three-pointers, in 20-point performance at UMES (Feb. 27)


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ARTEM TAVAKALYAN

JUNIOR

FORWARD

6-6/210

MOSCOW, RUSSIA

2016-17 HIGHS

Points: 14, vs. Clarks Summitt (Nov. 11) Field goals: 6 , Cl. Summitt (Nov. 11) 3 pt FGs: 3, vs. No. Texas (Dec. 8) Free throws: 2, vs. Rice (Nov. 23) Rebounds: 4, vs Cl. Summitt (Nov. 11) Assists: 3, vs Cl. Summitt (Nov. 11) Blocks: n/a Steals: 1, vs. Cl. Summitt (Nov. 11) Minutes: 25, vs. Montana St. (Nov. 26)

CAREER HIGHS

Points: 19, vs. Cheyney (2/1/16)

Field goals: 8, vs. Cheyney (2/1/16)

3 pt FGs: 3, vs. N. Texas (Dec. 8)

Free throws: 3, vs. Cheyney (2/1/16)

Rebounds: 9, vs. Cheyney (2/1/16)

Assists: 8, vs. Beth-Cook (2/6/16)


Steals: 2 (two games)

Minutes: 27, vs. Cheyney (2/1/16)

Notes/trends

Has five of his nine three-point field

goals in the last two games (5-10)

… has at least one field goal in 10

of DSU’s 11 games.

TAVAKALYAN CAREER STATS



2016-17 14-0 184 13.1 30-71 .423 10-33 .303 10-21 .476 3 19 22 1.6 17 0 9 19 2 6 80 5.7 2015-16 29-6 333 11.5 34-96 .354 7-27 .259 13-23 .565 13 36 49 1.7 47 1 26 21 2 10 88 3.0

TOTALS 43-6 517 12.2 64-167 .383 17-60 .283 23-44 .523 16 55 71 1.7 64 1 35 40 4 16 168 3.9

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DeVAUGHN MALLORY

SOPHOMORE

FORWARD

6-7/200

DOVER, DEL./

POLYTECH HS

2016-17 HIGHS

Points: 18, vs. Keystone (Dec. 10)

Field goals: 9, vs. Keystone (Dec. 10)

3 pt FGs: n/a

Free throws: 2 vs. Cl. Summitt (Nov. 11)

Rebounds: 13, vs. Keystone (Dec. 10)


Blocks: 2, vs. La. Laf. ( Nov. 21)

Steals: 2, vs. Rice (Nov. 23)

Minutes: 27 (two games)

CAREER HIGHS

Points: 16, vs. St. John’s (11/29/16)

Field goals: 8, vs. St. John’s (11/29/16)

3 pt FGs: 1, vs. Lamar (11/21/15)

Free throws: 2 (four games)

Rebounds: 9, vs. La. :Laf. (11/21/16)


Blocks: 2 (two games

Steals: 2, vs. Rice (11/23/16)

Minutes: 27 (three games)

Notes/trends

Has led the Hornets or tied for the

team rebound high in nine

games … has six or more re-

bounds in six games

2016-17: Starting forward in 14 games … missed last contest (at Hawaii) due to a family illness … tops on the Hornets and fourth in the MEAC in rebounding (6.6 pg) … third in the MEAC with .525 field goal percentage (64-122) … fourth on the Hornets in scoring at 9.8 ppg … posted first collegiate “double-double” with career-highs of 18 points and 13 rebounds vs. Keystone on Dec. 10 … scored 16 points (8-13 FGs) in 79-72 win over St. John’s (Nov. 29) …tallied 13 points on 6-for-6 shooting vs. UMBC on Nov. 16 … pulled down nine rebounds vs. Louisiana Lafa-yette on Nov. 21 2015-16: Appeared in 29 games, starting 11 … second on the team with .440 field goal percentage (44-100) … … shared team lead with season-high 13 points (5-9 FGs; 1-3 3pt. FG) and grabbed five re-bounds vs. Lamar (Nov. 21) … hit five-of-seven shots from the field for 11 points and tied career-high with six rebounds vs. Cheyney (Feb. 1) … was three-for-three from the field (six points) in loss to Ne-braska (Nov. 19) … grabbed season-high four rebounds vs. Temple (Dec. 19) … was 12-for-18 from the field during a four-game stretch from Nov. 19 to Nov. 27… missed two games outing (TCU, Summit) due to illness High School: 2014-15 Gatorade Dela-ware Player-of-the-Year … averaged 19 points and 11 rebounds while shooting 54 percent from the field to help lead Poly-tech to a 22-2 overall record and state championship game appearance as a senior … Fox Sports 1290 Delaware All-State selection … two-time All-Henlopen Conference First Team selection … also posted regular-season averages of four assists, three steals and three blocks per game during senior season … named to

All-Henlopen Conference Second Team as a junior ... averaged 20 points and seven rebounds per game during junor season ... All-Henlopen Conference Hon-orable Mention as a sophomore ... Honor Roll student. Personal: Son of Jonathan and Crystal Mallory ... born July 17, 1997 in Charles-ton, S.C. ... volunteers locally on behalf of Habitat for Humanity, Special Olympics and as a mentor for special needs chil-dren ... majoring in Movement Science at DSU.

2016-17: Has competed as a reserve in all 13 games … fifth on the Hornets in scoring at 6.0 points per game … scored season-high 14 points (6-11 FGs) in season opening win vs. Clarks Summitt on Nov. 11 … second on the Hornets with 10 points (4-8 FGs; 2-5 3pt. FGs) vs. Montana State (Nov. 26) … also grabbed season-high four rebounds in Clarks Summitt contest … had career-high three 3pt. FGs (9 points) vs. N. Texas (Dec. 8) …tallied 10 points (4-7 FGs; 2-4 3pt. FGs) vs. Keystone in last outing (Dec. 10) … contributed four points in seven minutes in win over St. John’s (Nov. 29) 2015-16: Competed in 29 games, starting six … had career-highs of 19 points (8-for-15 FGs) and nine rebounds vs. Cheyney (Feb. 1) … dished out career-best eight assists, tying for the team season-high, vs. Bethune-Cookman (Feb. 6) … tallied five points vs. Lamar (Nov. 21) and Michigan (Dec. 12) … was two-for-three from the field in Michigan contest … tallied four points at Fresno State (Nov. 27) … hit two of three shots from the field (four points) vs. Utah (Dec. 22). 2014-15: Competed in 13 games as a reserve … averaged 6.2 minutes per game … missed first four games of the season due to an ankle injury … sea-son totals included 22 points, 12 rebounds, two blocks and two steals … was eight-for-22 from the field (.364), including two-of-nine from three-point territory (.222) … scored career-high six points (3-6 FGs) in Collegiate Basketball Invitational (CBI) con-test against Radford (Mar. 18) … tallied five points (1-3 FG; 1-2 3pt. FG; 2-4 FT) and career-high four rebounds in collegiate debut at Iona (Nov. 26) … scored four minutes in six minutes of playing time hit vs. Florida A&M (Feb. 9) … hit his only shot, a three-pointer, and a blocked a shot in win over Savannah State (Jan. 19) International Competition: Competed for Armenia in the U20 European 2015 Men's Championship ... was ninth in the championship in scoring at 16.9 points per game, tallying 118 points in seven con-tests ... high scoring game was 23 points (9-18 FG; 5

-6 FT) vs. Republic of Georgia ... scored 20 points against Switzerland and MKD ... reached double figures in scoring in each game. High School: Helped lead Florida Air Academy (Melbourne, Fla.) to 26-2 overall record and Florida State Playoff berth during 2013-14 season. Personal: Son of Varsenik Apresyan and Samuel Tavakalyan … has one brother … name is pronounced: R-tem TAV-VAH-ky-um

MALLORY CAREER STATS



2016-17 14-14 336 24.0 64-122 .525 0-0 .000 9-15 .600 43 49 92 6.6 42 2 14 18 4 11 137 9.8 2015-16 29-11 389 13.4 44-100 .440 1-8 .125 12-19 .632 34 37 71 2.4 54 0 6 27 8 4 101 3.5

TOTALS 43-25 725 16.9 108-222 .486 1-8 .125 21-34 .618 77 86 163 3.8 96 2 20 45 12 15 238 5.5

DELAWARE STATE 2016-17 MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES—ONIFADE/GANTZ

50

DEMOLA ONIFADE

SOPH./CENTER

6-9/245

LAGOS,NIGERIA./

CAMDEN CATHOLIC

(N.J.) HS

2016-17 HIGHS

Points: 8, vs. UMBC (Nov. 16) Field goals: 4, vs. UMBC (Nov. 16) 3 pt FGs: n/a Free throws: n/a Rebounds: 6, vs. UMBC (Nov. 16) Assists: 2, vs. Cl. Summitt (Nov. 11) Blocks: 3, vs. Keystone (Dec. 10) Steals: 1 (three games) Minutes: 20, vs. Rice (Nov. 23)

CAREER HIGHS

Points: 8, vs. UMBC (11/16/16)

Field goals: 4, vs UMBC (11/16/16)

3 pt FGs: n/a

Free throws: 1 (four games)

Rebounds: 8, vs. Riverside (1125/15)

Assists: 2, vs. Cl. Summitt (11/11/16)

Blocks: 4, vs. Morgan St. (1/9/16)

Steals: 1 (five games)

Minutes: 27 (two games)

Notes/trends

Has at least one block in seven of

the Hornets’ 11 games

ONIFADE CAREER STATS



2016-17 14-14 205 14.6 10-30 .333 0-0 .000 1-5 .200 16 20 36 2.6 37 1 6 11 11 5 21 1.5 2015-16 28-19 421 15.0 17-46 .370 0-0 .000 4-10 .400 26 59 85 3.0 64 2 6 23 30 5 38 1.4

TOTALS 42-33 626 14.9 27-76 .355 0-0 .000 5-15 .333 42 79 121 2.9 101 3 12 34 41 10 59 1.4

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KOBE GANTZ

FRESHMAN

GUARD

6-4/180

LANCASTER, PA./

McCASKEY HS

2016-17 HIGHS

Points: 14, vs. Summitt (Nov. 11)

Field goals: 3, vs. Summitt (Nov. 11)

3 pt FGs: n/a

Free throws: 1, vs. Tex. So. (Nov. 13)

Rebounds: 6, vs. Indiana (Dec. 19)

Assists: 4 (four games)


Steals: 1, vs. UMBC (Nov. 16)

Minutes: 12, vs. Summitt (Nov. 11)

Notes/trends

Has at least one assist in each

game he has appeared

2016-17: Has appeared off the bench in 10 games … sat out three games due to a head injury … came off the bench to tally 13 points (5-7 FGs) against Indiana in last outing … third on the Hornets with 25 assists … dished out career-high four assists vs. Montana State (Nov. 26) … scored career-high 14 points (6-8 FGs) in collegiate debut vs. Clarks Summitt on Nov. 11 . High School: Two-time Pennsylvania Class AAAA All-State selection (junior & senior years) … helped lead McCaskey High School to state tournament berths each year … averaged 19.2 points per game during senior season and 17.8 as a junior … averaged 26 points per game in McCaskey’s state tournament semifinal run during his junior year in 2015 … com-peted at point and shooting guard during his scholastic career … also helped lead the Tornado to Lancaster- Lebanon championship during senior season … also attracted interest from Wisconsin, Temple, New Mexico State and Drexel

2016-17: Starting center in each game … team leader with 11 blocks and is fourth on the club in rebounding at 3.0 per game … scored career-high 8 points (4-5 FGs) vs. UMBC on Nov. 16 … also grabbed season-high six rebounds in UMBC contest … tallied four points (2-2 FGs) vs. Rice (Nov. 23) ... 12th in MEAC in blocks (0.9 pg) 2015-16: Appeared in 28 games, including 19 starts … team leader with 30 blocks ... blocked career-high four shots vs. Morgan State (Jan. 9) … 10th in the MEAC in blocks at 1.1 per game … fourth on the Hornets in rebounding at 3.0 per game (85 total ) … scored career-high five points vs. Grand Canyon (Dec. 15) … had career-best nine rebounds and blocked three shots vs. Michigan (Dec. 12) … grabbed eight rebounds and had three blocks vs. UC Riverside (Nov. 24) … had two blocks vs. Temple (Dec. 19) … was two-for-two from the field (four points) vs. Summit (Jan. 4). High School: Averaged 14 rebounds, 10 points and five blocks per game during senior season … select-ed as team’s Most Improved Player after helping lead Camden Catholic to 24-6 overall record as a senior … limited to two games during junior year due to a shoulder injury … honor student. Club/AAU: Played for Team Speed AAU Personal: Son of Kola and Shola Onifade … guardi-an: Dr. Earl Pearsall, Jr. … born 9/22/96 in Lagos, Nigeria … came to U.S. at age 16 … majoring in Electrical Engineering at DSU

GANTZ SEASON STATS



2016-17 11-0 204 18.5 17-39 .436 3-13 .231 9-22 .409 8 12 20 1.8 20 0 28 19 1 2 46 4.2

DELAWARE STATE 2016-17 MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES/SEASON STATS

DELAWARE STATE 2016-17 MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES/PLAYER POINTS-REBOUNDS-ASSISTS

DELAWARE STATE 2016-17 MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES/DSU_GAME-BY-GAME

DELAWARE STATE 2016-17 MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES...DSU/OPPONENT HIGHS

Delaware State - INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Points 26 WALLER,Kavon vs Keystone (12/10/16) 26 MORGAN,Devin at St. John's (11/29/16) 26 MORGAN, Devin at Hawaii (12/29/16) 24 MORGAN, Devin at Iowa (12/22/16) 23 MORGAN,Devin at SMU (12/04/16) 23 MORGAN,Devin at Louisiana (11/21/16) Field Goals Made 9 WALLER,Kavon vs Keystone (12/10/16) 9 MALLORY,DeVaughn vs Keystone (12/10/16) 9 MORGAN,Devin at St. John's (11/29/16) 9 MORGAN, Devin at Hawaii (12/29/16) Field Goal Att. 19 MORGAN,Devin at Louisiana (11/21/16) 16 MORGAN,Devin at Rice (11/23/16) FG Pct (min 5 made) 1.000 (6-6) MALLORY,DeVaughn at UMBC (11/16/16) .818 (9-11) WALLER,Kavon vs Keystone (12/10/16) 3-Point FG Made 8 WALLER,Kavon vs Keystone (12/10/16) 5 MORGAN,Devin at SMU (12/04/16) 5 WALLER,Kavon at Montana State (11/26/16) 5 MORGAN,Devin at Louisiana (11/21/16) 3-Point FG Att. 10 MORGAN,Devin at Louisiana (11/21/16) 9 WALLER,Kavon vs Keystone (12/10/16) 9 MORGAN,Devin vs Keystone (12/10/16) 9 MORGAN,Devin at North Texas (12/08/16) 9 MORGAN,Devin at SMU (12/04/16) 3-Pt FG Pct (min 2 made) .889 (8-9) WALLER,Kavon vs Keystone .750 (3-4) MORGAN,Devin vs Clarks Summitt Free Throws Made 10 HAYWOOD,DeANDRE at UMBC (11/16/16) 5 MORGAN,Devin at St. John's (11/29/16) Free Throw Att. 13 HAYWOOD,DeANDRE at UMBC (11/16/16) 7 MORGAN,Devin at St. John's (11/29/16) 7 HAYWOOD,DeANDRE vs Texas Southern ( FT Pct (min 3 made) 1.000 (4-4) MORGAN,Devin at SMU (12/04/16) 1.000 (4-4) MORGAN,Devin at Louisiana (11/21/16) 1.000 (4-4) HAYWOOD,DeANDRE at Louisiana (11/21/16) 1.000 (3-3) MORGAN,Devin at Rice (11/23/16) Rebounds 13 MALLORY,DeVaughn vs Keystone (12/10/16) 10 GASEVIC, Mrdjan vs. Iowa (12/22/16) 9 MALLORY,DeVaughn at Binghamton (12/17/16) 9 MALLORY,DeVaughn at Louisiana (11/21/16) Assists 10 MORGAN,Devin vs Keystone (12/10/16) 5 MORGAN,Devin at Rice (11/23/16) 5 MORGAN,Devin vs Clarks Summitt (11/11/16) Steals 6 HAYWOOD,DeANDRE at SMU (12/04/16) 3 HAYWOOD,DeANDRE at Delaware (12/02/16) 3 MORGAN,Devin at St. John's (11/29/16) 3 MORGAN,Devin at Rice (11/23/16) Blocked Shots 4 LEWIS,Joe at Louisiana (11/21/16) 3 ONIFADE,Demola vs Keystone (12/10/16) Turnovers 5 TAVAKALYN,Artem at SMU (12/04/16) Fouls 5 BY THREE PLAYERS

Minutes 40 WALLER,Kavon at SMU (12/04/16)

40 MORGAN,Devin at SMU (12/04/16)

Opponent - INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Points 25 Bartley IV, Frank at Louisiana (11/21/16) 24 Lyles, Jairus at UMBC Retrievers (11/16/16) 20 Washington, Bryce at Louisiana (11/21/16) 20 Dulani Robinson vs Texas Southern (11/13/16) Field Goals Made 9 Lyles, Jairus at UMBC (11/16/16) 7 AHMED, Bashir at St. John's (11/29/16) 7 Washington, Bryce at Louisiana (11/21/16) 7 Maura, K.J. at UMBC (11/16/16) Field Goal Att. 18 PONDS, Shamorie at St. John's (11/29/16) 16 Jalan McCloud vs Texas Southern (11/13/16) FG Pct (min 5 made) 1.000 (5-5) FROLING, Harry at SMU (12/04/16) .857 (6-7) MOORE, Ben at SMU (12/04/16) 3-Point FG Made 5 Fard Muhammad at Binghamton (12/17/16) 5 Diaz, Khyle vs Keystone (12/10/16) 5 Corbett, Chivarsky at Delaware (12/02/16) 5 FREY, Harald at Montana State (11/26/16) 3-Point FG Att. 12 Diaz, Khyle vs Keystone (12/10/16) 10 CASHAW, Connor at Rice (11/23/16) 3-Pt FG Pct (min 2 made) 1.000 (2-2) Palmer, Terrence vs Keystone .750 (3-4) Maura, K.J. at UMBC (11/16/16) Free Throws Made 9 Bartley IV, Frank at Louisiana (11/21/16) 8 BROWN, Sterling at SMU (12/04/16) Free Throw Att. 12 Bartley IV, Frank at Louisiana (11/21/16) 11 Yosef Yacob at Binghamton Univ. (12/17/16) FT Pct (min 3 made) 1.000 (6-6) MVUEZOLO JR., Joe at Montana State (11/26/16) 1.000 (6-6) Dulani Robinson vs Texas Southern (11/13/16) 1.000 (6-6) Dougoud, Evan vs Clarks Summitt (11/11/16) 1.000 (4-4) Everson Davis at Binghamton Univ. (12/17/16) 1.000 (4-4) LOTT, Chad at Rice (11/23/16) 1.000 (3-3) YAKWE, Kassoum at St. John's (11/29/16) Rebounds 21 Marvin Jones vs Texas Southern (11/13/16) 14 Washington, Bryce at Louisiana (11/21/16) Assists 7 Stricklin, Devin vs Keystone (12/10/16) 7 REESE, J-Mychal at North Texas (12/08/16) 7 EVANS, Marcus at Rice (11/23/16) Steals 4 PONDS, Shamorie at St. John's (11/29/16) Blocked Shots 7 YAKWE, Kassoum at St. John's (11/29/16) Turnovers 5 Belcher, Perry vs Keystone (12/10/16) 5 AHMED, Bashir at St. John's (11/29/16) 5 KOULECHOV, Egor at Rice (11/23/16)

Fouls 5 BY THREE PLAYERS

DELAWARE STATE 2016-17 MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES/ … LAST 4 GAMES

DELAWARE STATE 2014-15 MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES_RADIO/TV ROSTER

HORNETS’ TV/RADIO ROSTER

0

QUINCY

TILLINGHAUST

GUARD - r-SO

6-0/175

CINCINNATI, OH

3

JOE LEWIS

F/C - JR

6-9/225

DETROIT, MICH.

1

DeANDRE

HAYWOOD

GUARD - SR

6-2/205

PATERSON, N.J.

5

KOBE

GANTZ

GUARD - FR

6-4/180

LANCASTER., PA.

21

DANA RAYSOR

FORWARD - JR

6-5/200

WILLINGBORO,

N.J.

24

ARTEM

TAVAKALYAN

FORWARD – JR

6-6/210

MOSCOW, RUSSIA

KEITH WALKER

HEAD COACH

2

JEMELLE

CHRISTIAN

G - SO

6-1/190

WASH., DC

10

KAVON

WALLER

FORWARD - JR

6-5/220

CHESTER, VA.

22

DEVIN

MORGAN

GUARD - SO

5-10/180

CHESTER, PA.

44

DeVAUGHN

MALLORY

FORWARD - SO

6-7/210

DOVER, DEL.

20

MRDJAN

GASEVIC

FORWARD - SR

6-8/235

MLADENOVAC

SERBIA

23

JORDAN

BUSHROD

GUARD - FR

6-4/190

DOVER, DEL.

50

DEMOLA

ONIFADE

CENTER - SO

6-9/245

LAGOS, NIGERIA

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