1.22.2001
This Week in Men's Basketball
THE RPI
Through games of January 21
Conferences Team
1. Big Ten 24. Cincinnati
2. SEC 39. Southern Miss
3. ACC 45. South Florida
4. Pac-10 67. Charlotte
5. Big East 69. Saint Louis
6. Big 12 71. Marquette
7. Atlantic 10 77. Memphis
8. Conference USA 94. DePaul
9. WAC 105. UAB
10. Mountain West 116. Louisville
11. MCC 196. Tulane
12. Missouri Valley 201. Houston
SAGARIN RATINGS
Through games of January 21
Conferences Team
1. ACC 20. Southern Miss
2. Big Ten 33. South Florida
3. SEC 36. Cincinnati
4. Pac-10 41. Charlotte
5. Big 12 63. Saint Louis
6. Big East 78. Memphis
7. Atlantic 10 92. Marquette
8. WAC 115. DePaul
9. Conference USA 122. UAB
10. Mountain West 155. Louisville
11. MCC 216. Houston
12. Missouri Valley 235. Tulane
RANKED WINS
Nov. 17 Southern Miss 65, @ (15) Arkansas 54
Nov. 29 (17) Cincinnati 82, @ (24) Dayton 75
Dec. 9 @ South Florida 87, (25) Texas 69
Dec. 22 (20) Cincinnati 77, (17) Alabama 74 (San Juan, P.R.)
20/10 CLUB
The following Conference USA players have posted at least 20 points and 10
rebounds in a game this season
LeDaryl Billingsley (TUL)
22 points, 16 rebounds vs. Nicholls State,11/17
20 points, 11 rebounds at SMU, 12/2
24 points, 17 rebounds vs. Loyola (N.O.), 12/9
22 points, 10 rebounds vs. UAB, 1/20
Kelly Wise (MEM)
22 points, 14 rebounds vs. Miami (Ohio), 11/23
20 points, 12 rebounds at Arkansas, 12/2
B.B. Waldon (USF)
27 points, 10 rebounds vs. Texas, 12/9
28 points, 11 rebounds vs. Central Florida, 12/15
28 points, 11 rebounds vs. Tulane, 1/13
Rodney White (CHA)
23 points, 11 rebounds vs. Charleston Southern, 12/6
David Walker (UAB)
20 points, 13 rebounds vs. Hawaii, 12/23
Bobby Simmons (DPU)
35 points, 15 rebounds vs. Northern Illinois, 12/23
21 points, 10 rebounds vs. Charlotte, 1/17
24 points, 15 rebounds vs. Temple, 1/20
Linton Johnson (TUL)
22 points, 12 rebounds vs. Florida, 12/28
Elvin Mims (USM)
20 points, 13 rebounds at UAB, 1/13
Vandarel Jones (USM)
22 points, 13 rebounds at La.-Lafayette, 1/18
CLOSE CALLS
Here is a look at how Conference USA teams have fared in games decided by
six points or less (Through January 21):
Charlotte 1-2
Cincinnati 2-3
DePaul 3-2
Houston 2-2
Louisville 3-2
Marquette 5-3
Memphis 3-3
Saint Louis 1-2
South Florida 0-3
Southern Miss 1-2
Tulane 1-2
UAB 2-1
EARLY SIGNEES
Below is a list of each Conference USA school's early signees. According to
the December issue of Basketball Times, Clark Francis of Hoop Scoop has
rated Memphis and DePaul the top two fall recruiting classes in the nation.
In addition, two other C-USA programs have recruiting classes among Clark's
Top 40: Louisville (21) and Marquette (35).
1. Memphis 7-t. Virginia
2. DePaul 7-t. Kansas
3. Missouri 9-t. Minnesota
4-t. UCLA 9-t. Arizona
4-t. Auburn 21. Louisville
6. Florida 35. Marquette
Charlotte
Mitchell Bittle, G, 6-2, 175, Rural Hall, N.C. (R.J. Reynolds)
Cincinnati
Jason Maxiell, F, 6-7, 230, Carrollton, Texas (Newman Smith)
DePaul
Sam Hoskin, F/C, 6-9, 260, Livonia, Mich. (Schoolcraft Junior College)
Drake Diener, G, 6-5, 180, Fond du Lac, Wis. (Goodrich)
Kenny Adelke, F/C, 6-8, 225, Brooklyn, N.Y.( Robeson)
Eddy Curry, C, 6-11, 285, South Holland, Ill. (Thornwood)
Quemont Greer, G/F, 6-7, 215, Homestead, Fla. (Berkshire)
LeVar Seals, G, 6-4, 180, Chicago, Ill. (Providence St. Mel's)
Houston
Rickey Huckaby, G, 6-1, 175, Mexia, Texas (Mexia)
Darrius Brannon, F, 6-9, 205, Port Arthur, Texas (Lincoln)
Bryan Shelton, G, 6-4, 180, Friendswood, Texas (Clear Brook)
Louisville
Dennis Coutee, G/F, 6-6, 215, Jeffersonville, Ind. (Jeffersonville)
Carlos Hurt, G, 6-2, 180, Alief, Texas (Elsik)
Leroy Davis, G, 6-4, 200, Wadley, Ala. (Southern Union Community College)
Marquette
Travis Diener, G, 6-0, 180, Fond du Lac, Wis. (Goodrich)
Ron Howard, G, 6-5, 175, Chicago, Ill. (Whitney Young)
Kevin Menard, F, 6-7, 205, Frankfort, Ill. (Lincoln-Way)
Memphis
Duane Erwin, F, 6-9, 215, Hunstsville, Ala. (Lee)
Chris Massie, C, 6-8, 280, Arcola, Texas (Oxnard College)
Anthony Rice, G, 6-4, 190, Atlanta, Ga. (North Clayton)
Dajuan Wagner, G, 6-3, 185, Camden, N.J. (Camden)
Saint Louis
John Seyfort, F, 6-9, 235, Stevensville, Mont. (Stevensville)
Kenny Brown, C, 6-10, 250, St. Louis, Mo. (Hazelwood West)
Randy Pulley, G, 6-2, 205, Raleigh, N.C. (Word of God Christian Academy)
South Florida
Brian Swift, G, 5-10, 185, Warrensville, Ohio (Warrensville Heights)
Brandon Brigman, F, 6-9, 230, Philadelphia, Pa. (St. John Neumann)
Marlon Bryant, G, 6-2, 180, Wildwood, Fla. (Leesburg)
Greg Brittan, F, 6-6, 210, Dora, Fla. (Central Florida CC/Mt. Dora)
Southern Miss
Jasper Johnson, G, 6-7, 230, Hollandale, Miss. (Simmons)
Ben Lambert, C, 6-9, 240, Mobile, Ala. (Leflore HS/Okaloosa-Walton CC)
James Pattman, G, 6-1, 191 Lilburn, Ga. (Berkman)
Carey Rigsby, C, 6-9 , 230 Houston, Texas (Willow Ridge)
Dante Stiggers, G, 6-2, 160 Houston, Texas (Alief-Hastings)
Tulane
Ben Benfield, G, 6-4, 175, River Ridge, La. (John Curtis Christian)
Karl Hollingsworth, G/F, 6-5, 220, Jonesboro, Ga. (Mt. Zion)
WAGNER'S 100
Memphis signee DA JUAN WAGNER became the 14th high school player in history
to score 100 points when he reached the century mark in Camden (N.J.) High
School's 157-67 win over Gloucester Township Technical School on Jan. 15.
CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLES
35 DeMarco Johnson, CHA (1995-98)
29 Quentin Richardson, DPU (1998-2000)
28 Kenyon Martin, CIN (1996-2000)
28 Carlos Williams, UAB (1995-97)
27 Danny Fortson, CIN (1995-97)
21 Kelly McCarty, USM (1995-97)
20 Galen Robinson, HOU (1995-97)
20 BOBBY SIMMONS, DPU (1999-)
19 KELLY WISE, MEM (1999-)
18 B.B. WALDON, USF (1999-)
CAREER STATISTICAL LEADERS
Through January 20
SCORING
Player, School Yrs. G Pts
DeMarco Johnson, CHA 1996-98 91 1763
Nate Johnson, LOU 1997-2000 125 1513
Brian Wardle, MAR 1998- 97 1410
Marques Maybin, LOU 1998- 102 1399
Danny Fortson, CIN 1996-97 66 1367
B.B. Waldon, USF 1999- 75 1286
Kenyon Martin, CIN 1997-2000 116 1279
Aaron Hutchins, MAR 1996-98 89 1259
Carlos Williams, UAB 1996-97 62 1236
Cedric Dixon, UAB 1996-98 94 1232
DeJuan Wheat, LOU 1996-97 69 1210
Jerald Honeycutt, TUL 1996-97 63 1194
Damon Cobb, UAB 1996-99 127 1175
Quentin Richardson, DPU 1999-2000 64 1147
Tony Williams, LOU 1997-2000 120 1133
Kenny Younger, HOU 1998-2000 87 1131
THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE
Player, School Yrs. G 3-pt FG
Damon Cobb, UAB 1996-99 127 234
Virgel Cobbin, SLU 1996-99 122 217
Diego Guevara, CHA 1998- 101 198
Aaron Hutchins, MAR 1996-98 89 195
Darnell Burton, CIN 1996-97 64 183
DeJuan Wheat, LOU 1996-97 69 175
ASSISTS
Player, School Yrs. G Ast
Aaron Hutchins, MAR 1996-98 89 491
Sean Colson, CHA 1997-98 60 427
Mel Cauthen, USM 1998- 103 354
Jamall Walker, SLU 1996-99 123 350
Chris Garner, MEM 1996-97 61 298
BLOCKED SHOTS
Player, School Yrs. G Blk
Kenyon Martin, CIN 1997-2000 116 292
Lawrence Nelson, TUL 1996-98 89 176
Kelly Wise, MEM 1999- 74 146
Faisal Abraham, MAR 1996-97 61 142
C-USA VERSUS THE NATION'S CONFERENCES
Here's a look at Conference USA's record against each of the nation's
Division I Conferences in 2000-01 (Through January 21):
Conference Rec. Conference Rec.
America East 0-0 Missouri Valley 1-2
Atlantic Coast 4-2 Mountain West 2-2
Atlantic 10 9-8 Northeast 1-0
Big East 1-7 Ohio Valley 4-1
Big Sky 2-0 Pac-10 2-4
Big Ten 0-5 Patriot 0-0
Big 12 4-7 Southeastern 3-10
Big South 1-0 Southern 4-0
Big West 2-2 Southland 3-0
Colonial 4-0 SWAC 6-1
Independents 1-0 Sun Belt 7-4
Ivy 0-0 Trans America 2-1
Mid-American 3-1 Western Athletic 2-7
Mid-Continent 4-0 West Coast 0-1
Mid-Eastern Athletic 1-0 Non-Division I 6-0
MCC 3-0 Total 81-64
Metro Atlantic Athletic 1-0 (.559)
LEAGUE ANNOUNCES SCHEDULE CHANGES
Please note the following changes in the Conference USA composite schedule:
The dates for both DePaul-Saint Louis games have also been moved. The Blue
Demons and Billikens squared off at Allstate Arena in Chicago on Dec. 19 and
will meet at Savvis Center in St. Louis on Jan. 31 at 7:10 p.m. CST.
The Marquette at Memphis game, originally scheduled for 3 p.m. CST on Feb. 3
on ESPN Plus, has been moved to Friday, Feb. 2 at 6 p.m. CST on ESPN.
The Feb. 3 UAB at Southern Miss game will be televised by ESPN Plus at 3
p.m.
DOUBLE-DOUBLES (Through January 21)
The following Conference USA players have each recorded more than one
double-double this season.
Player, School Season Total Career Total
Kelly Wise, Memphis 8 19
LeDaryl Billingsley, Tulane 8 15
Bobby Simmons, DePaul 7 20
Linton Johnson, Tulane 6 6
Cam Stephens, Charlotte 5 5
Patrick Okafor, Houston 4 4
David Walker, UAB 4 10
B.B. Waldon, South Florida 4 18
Will Campbell, UAB 4 4
Imari Sawyer, DePaul 3 3
George Williams, Houston 3 15
Brandon Brown, Tulane 2 2
Brandon Spann, Tulane 2 2
Maurice Jeffers, Saint Louis 2 3
Elvin Mims, Southern Miss 2 2
Earl Barron, Memphis 2 4
Oluoma Nnamaka, Marquette 2 5
Chris Heinrich, Saint Louis 2 4
Vandarel Jones, USM 2 8
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
The following players have earned Conference USA Player of the Week honors
during the 2000-01 season:
Nov. 20 Rodney White, Charlotte
Nov. 27 Imari Sawyer, DePaul
Dec. 4 Demon Brown, Charlotte
Dec. 11 B.B. Waldon, South Florida
Dec. 18 Leonard Stokes, Cincinnati
Jan. 2 B.B. Waldon, South Florida
Jan. 8 Brian Wardle, Marquette
Jan. 15 Altron Jackson, South Florida
Jan. 22 Jobey Thomas, Charlotte
HOME COOKIN
Here is how each Conference USA team has fared at home in 2000-01 (Through
January 21):
Team Venue Record Pct. Win Streak
Charlotte Halton Arena 4-2 .667 L 2
Cincinnati Shoemaker Center 6-1 .857 W 3
DePaul Allstate Arena 7-2 .778 W 1
United Center 0-2 .000 L 2
Houston Hofheinz Pavilion 2-5 .286 W 1
Louisville Freedom Hall 3-6 .333 W 1
Marquette Bradley Center 7-3 .700 L 1
US Cellular Arena 0-1 .000 L 1
Memphis The Pyramid 6-3 .667 W 3
Saint Louis Savvis Center 8-1 .889 W 4
South Florida Sun Dome 7-0 1.000 W 7
Southern Miss Reed Green Col. 8-0 1.000 W 8
Tulane Fogelman Arena 5-1 .833 W 6
New Orleans Arena 1-2 .333 L 1
UAB Bartow Arena 6-2 .750 L 1
Total 70-31 .693
Non-Conference 52-19 .732
COACHES RECORDS - (Through January 21)
Coach (School) School Career
Bobby Lutz (CHA) 50-34 231-125
Bob Huggins (CIN) 288-91 456-163
Pat Kennedy (DPU) 55-56 381-247
Ray McCallum (HOU) 4-12 130-88
Denny Crum (LOU) 669-288 669-288
Tom Crean (MAR) 23-21 23-21
John Calipari (MEM) 10-8 203-79
Lorenzo Romar (SLU) 30-21 72-65
Seth Greenberg (USF) 67-66 172-136
James Green (USM) 79-57 79-57
Shawn Finney (TUL) 7-10 7-10
Murry Bartow (UAB) 82-60 82-60
TAKING CARE OF THE BASKETBALL
Through Jan. 21, seven Conference USA players have assist-to-turnover ratios
of 1.5 or better.
OVERALL
Team Assists Turnovers Ratio
Rashon Burno, DPU 62 30 2.07
Mel Cauthen, USM 58 29 2.00
Shyrone Chatman, MEM 75 38 1.97
Cedric Smith, USF 56 29 1.93
Demon Brown, CHA 76 45 1.69
Josh Fisher, SLU 54 33 1.64
Bobby Simmons, DPU 51 32 1.59
LEAGUE GAMES
Team Assists Turnovers Ratio
Brian Wardle, MAR 12 1 12.00
Cedric Smith, USF 21 8 2.62
Shyrone Chatman, MEM 26 13 2.00
LeAndrew Bass, UAB 35 19 1.84
Rashon Burno, DPU 20 11 1.82
Linton Johnson, TUL 17 10 1.70
Reece Gaines, LOU 20 13 1.54
2001 CONFERENCE USA TOURNAMENT
The 2001 Conference USA Tournament will be held March 7-10 at Freedom Hall
in Louisville. All 12 teams will compete for the league's automatic bid to
the NCAA Tournament. First round games are scheduled for Wednesday, March 7,
second round for Thursday, March 8, the semifinals are slated for Friday,
March 9 and the championship for Saturday, March 10. The first and second
rounds and semifinals will be televised by ESPN Plus, with the championship
to be televised by CBS at 12 p.m. EST on March 10.
PRESS ROW NUMBERS
Charlotte (704) 687-4999
Cincinnati (513) 556-3800
DePaul (847) 296-6999
Houston (713) 743-9477
Louisville (502) 852-5567
Marquette (414) 227-0580
Memphis (901) 527-9942
Saint Louis (314) 589-5832
South Florida (813) 974-3287
Southern Miss (601) 266-5428
Tulane (504) 862-8122
UAB (205) 934-0722
WOODEN AND NAISMITH AWARD NOMINEES
Cincinnati guard KENNY SATTERFIELD has been nominated for the Naismith and
Wooden Award, while South Florida junior forward B.B. WALDON has been
nominated for the Wooden Award. The Atlanta Tipoff Club, which founded the
Naismith Awards program, annually recognizes the nation's top men's and
women's college basketball players. The Naismith Board of Selectors,
comprised of top coaches and basketball media members, chooses the 30 men's
and women's preseason candidates for the Naismith Award. A panel of voters
from across the country select the top 50 players as potential finalists for
the John R. Wooden Award, presented to the nation's top player. Former
Cincinnati star Kenyon Martin received both honors last spring.
PRESEASON POLLS
AMERICAN NATIONAL
1. Cincinnati 1. South Florida
2. DePaul 2. Memphis
3. Charlotte 3. UAB
4. Louisville 4. Southern Miss
5. Marquette 5. Houston
6. Saint Louis 6. Tulane
INTRIGUING TREND
Through Jan. 21, South Florida, Tulane and Saint Louis are the top three
field goal percentage leaders in Conference USA. However, they are also the
three lowest three-point field goal percentage shooting teams. Furthermore,
Louisville, the league leader in three-point field goal percentage, is ninth
in field goal percentage overall.
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE
Team FGM FGA Pct.
1. South Florida 478 1021 .468
2. Tulane 456 981 .465
3. Saint Louis 446 967 .461
9. Louisville 460 1089 .422
THREE-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE
Team FGM FGA Pct.
1. Louisville 110 285 .386
10. Tulane 73 228 .320
11. Saint Louis 53 167 .317
12. South Florida 85 279 .305
NCAA STATS Through Games of Jan. 15
Scoring 31. Rodney White, CHA, 19.9
Assists 18. Imari Sawyer, DPU, 6.4
Field Goal Percentage 18. David Walker, UAB, .594
Free Throw Percentage 19. Dominic Smith, HOU, .889
Rebounding 7. Kelly Wise, MEM, 11.1
23. LeDaryl Billingsley, TUL, 9.9
Field Goal & Defense 11. Saint Louis, .381
Three-Point Field Goals
Per Game 8. Charlotte, 9.3
Steals 16. Brandon Spann, TUL, 2.7
Scoring Defense 4. Southern Miss, 59.3
13. Marquette, 60.2
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3- THE MAGIC NUMBER
When Cincinnati's STEVE LOGAN hit 7-of-9 three-pointers at Louisville on
Jan. 13, it marked the third-best single-game performance in league history.
Logan and Charlotte's JOBEY THOMAS have each tied the Conference USA
single-game record for three-pointers in a league contest. Thomas had seven
treys at DePaul on Jan. 17.
.875 (7-8) Patrick Lewis, TUL, at Saint Louis 2-14-96
.857 (6-7) Troy Robertson, SLU, vs. Eastern Illinois 12-21-96
(6-7) Cedric Dixon, UAB, vs. South Florida 2-22-96
.778 (7-9) Steve Logan, CIN, at Louisville 1-13-01
.750 (6-8) Brian Kiser, LOU, at UCLA 1-27-96
CONFERENCE USA SIDs
Conference USA (312-553-0483) Brian Teter (bjteter@c-usa.org)
Pete Rhoda (pjrhoda@c-usa.org)
Charlotte (704-687-6310) Tom Whitestone (tewhites@email.uncc.edu)
Cincinnati (513-556-5191) Tom Hathaway (tom.hathaway@uc.edu)
DePaul (773-325-7525) Scott Reed (sreed1@wppost.depaul.edu)
Houston (713-743-9410) Rick Poulter (rpoulter@uh.edu)
Louisville (502-852-6581) Kenny Klein (kenny.klein@louisville.edu)
Marquette (414-288-5287) John Farina (john.farina@marquette.edu)
Memphis (901-678-2397) Ron Mears (rmears@memphis.edu)
Saint Louis (314-977-3462) Doug McIlhagga (mcilhad2@slu.edu)
South Florida (813-974-4092) Mike Hogan (mhogan@admin.usf.edu)
Southern Miss (601-266-4503) Regiel Napier (regiel.napier@usm.edu)
Tulane (504-865-5506) John Sudsbury (jsudsbu@tulane.edu)
UAB (205-934-0722) Jack Duggan (jackd@uab.edu)
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COACHES TELECONFERENCE
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weekly coaches teleconference each Monday at 11:00
a.m. EST/10:00 a.m. CST. The phone number to participate is (913) 981-5508.
A replay will be available throughout the week by calling (402) 633-6900.
11:00 a.m. EST/10:00 a.m. CST - Announcements
11:05 a.m. EST/10:05 a.m. CST - Bob Huggins, Cincinnati
11:12 a.m. EST/10:12 a.m. CST - Denny Crum, Louisville
11:19 a.m. EST/10:19 a.m. CST - Bobby Lutz, Charlotte
11:26 a.m. EST/10:26 a.m. CST - Seth Greenberg, South Florida
11:33 a.m. EST/10:33 a.m. CST - Shawn Finney, Tulane
11:40 a.m. EST/10:40 a.m. CST - Ray McCallum, Houston
11:47 a.m. EST/10:47 a.m. CST - Pat Kennedy, DePaul
11:54 a.m. EST/10:54 a.m. CST - Tom Crean, Marquette
12:01 p.m. EST/11:01 a.m. CST - John Calipari, Memphis
12:08 p.m. EST/11:08 a.m. CST - Lorenzo Romar, Saint Louis
12:15 p.m. EST/11:15 a.m. CST - James Green, Southern Miss
12:22 p.m. EST/11:22 a.m. CST - Murry Bartow, UAB
12:29 p.m. EST/11:29 a.m. CST - Media Notes Exchange