MARSHALL, Texas – Getting set to honor eight seniors for their careers in the program, the East Texas Baptist University men's basketball team will host Belhaven University and Louisiana College this weekend in their final regular season games in Ornelas Gym. ETBU has already qualified for the American Southwest Conference championship tournament next week.
Below are the information for the games.
ETBU vs. Belhaven | Marshall, TX | Thursday, Feb. 20th
Arena: Ornelas Gymnasium
Time: 7:30 PM
All-Time Series: ETBU, 9-2
* Last ETBU Win: Jan. 25, 2020 (84-83)
* Last BU Win: Nov. 16, 2007 (79-68)
ETBU at Louisiana College | Marshall, TX | Saturday, Feb. 22nd
Arena: Ornelas Gymnasium
Time: 3:00 PM
All-Time Series: ETBU 31-21
* Last ETBU Win: Jan. 23, 2020 (84-81)
* Last LC Win: Feb. 9, 2019 (81-76)
ETBU
- 18-5 overall and 11-3 in the American Southwest Conference East Division. This puts them third place.
- Defeated Mary Hardin-Baylor, 98-82, on Thursday. Jordan Gray recorded a double-double with 22 points and 12 rebounds to lead ETBU.
- Defeated Concordia, 83-70, on Saturday. Nathan Fontenot led ETBU with 17 points off the bench.
- Honoring eight seniors in Lane Bricker, Landin Brown, Jacob Bush, Colton Collins, Robby Dooley, Gray, Nolan Johnson, and Westin Riddick on Saturday vs. LC.
- Last defeated BU, 84-83, in Jackson on Jan. 25. Dooley led ETBU with 21 points and 11 rebounds for a double-double.
- Won the last nine straight meetings with BU dating back to Jan. 16, 2016.
- Last defeated LC, 84-81, in Pineville on Jan. 23. Chris Haynes led with 25 points for the Tigers.
- ETBU is second in the ASC in points per game with 85.5 while third in points allowed per game with 76.0
- ETBU is #1 in the nation in free throw percentage (81.4%)
- First in the ASC in Assist/Turnover Ratio (1.3)
- Second in the ASC in three-point percentage (37.1%)
- Dooley is in the ASC Top 10 in scoring (9th; 16.5 ppg), field goal percentage (6th; 56.9%), three-point field goal percentage (2nd; 47.4%) and steals per game (3rd; 2.1)
- Haynes is in the ASC Top 10 in field goal percentage (3rd; 61.6%) and free throw percemtage (4th; 84.5%)
- Brown is third in the ASC Top 10 in assists (4.8 per game), free throw percentage (7th; 82.5%) and steals per game (6th; 2.0)
BU
- Currently fourth in the ASC with a 10-13 overall record and a 7-7 record in the East Division after a 93-90 overtime win over the University of Ozarks
- Luke Couch scored a game high 36 points in the win over UO.
- Last defeated ETBU in 2007.
- In the 84-83 loss to ETBU, Couch (18 points), Joshua Roberts (17 points), Matthew McMillan (16 points), and Brosnan Cooks (13 points) scored in double figures.
- BU is first in the ASC in assists per game (17.7) and three point field goals made per game (10.1)
- BU is fourth in the ASC in three-point field goal percentage (35.6%) and three-point field goal percentage defense (33.0%)
- Assist/Turnover ratio of 1.2 is second in the ASC
- Couch (18.1 ppg) and Cooks (17.4 ppg) are 6th and 8th respectively in the ASC
- Cooks is fifth in the ASC in rebounds per game (7.7) and fourth in assists (4.6)
- Justin Jones is fifth in the ASC in free throw percentage (84.5%)
- Roberts is sixth in three-point field goal percentage (41.9%)
LC
- Currently fifth in the ASC with a 12-11 overall record and a 6-8 East Division record after losses to UO and the University of Texas Dallas.
- Kae'ron Baker led the Wildcats with 19.0 ppg in the two contests combined.
- Lost four of their last five meetings to ETBU.
- In their 84-81 loss to ETBU, Baker scored 26 points while Jaylen Rhone (16 points), Austin Denzel (11 points), and K.D. Wallace (11 points) scored in double figures.
- Averaging 74.1 ppg, which is second to last in the ASC.
- Second in the ASC in points allowed (72.6 ppg)
- First in the ASC in three-point percentage (39.0%)
- Fourth in the ASC in assists (15.9 per game) and three-point field goals made (9.9 per game)
- Baker is fourth in the ASC with 20.1 ppg, tenth in assists (3.2 per game), and first in three-pointers percentage (47.9 %).
