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Mississippi College - 1998-99 Season Statistics

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Mike Jones
Men's Basketball Coach

Mike Jones begins his eleventh season as head coach of the Choctaws. Jones has led the Chocs through ten consecutive winning seasons and Choctaw fans can expect to see more of the same in the 1998-99 season. After 14 years of head coaching experience, his junior college and four-year-college combined record is now 309-96, which calculates into a .763 winning percentage.

Jones wasted no time establishing Mississippi College as a top-flight competitor in the Division II Gulf South Conference. In 1995, Jones led the Chocs to a GSC title and the second round of the NCAA Division II tournament. He has earned respect in the American Southwest Conference as the Choctaws won the ASC Championship in their first-year of competition compiling their best record at 24-3 under Jones and their best record in more than 70 years of Choctaw basketball. In his ten seasons as head coach, he has compiled a 197-75 (.724) record, three shy of winning 200 games at MC. Jones has amassed a record of 109-15 (.880), including a mark of 15-0, last year. No doubt, impressive winning tradition awaits opponents as they enter A.E. Woods Coliseum.

Mike led the tribe to the NCAA Division III basketball tournament last year and advanced to the second round. His personal accomplishments from last season were being named ASC Coach of the Year and reaching the milestone of winning his 300th game as a head coach. He had three players to make the ASC All-Conference Team and one to be named ASC Player of the Year. Jones places a lot of emphasis on defense and it showed, as the Choctaws led the conference in Scoring Defense and they placed in the top 15 nationally.

Success seems to follow Mike each year, as he has been a proven coach on the Division II and Division III levels.

The Mississippi College Choctaws were ranked in the Top 30 by the NCAA as having one of the best winning percentages in the 1990's. A tribute that Jones gives to the student-athlete's that have been recruited during that time.

Mike made the move to Mississippi College from Copiah-Lincoln Junior College in 1984-85, after four distinguished years of state dominance and national prestige. During his tenure at Co-Lin, his teams were ranked in the National Junior College Athletic Association's Top-Twenty poll. During his four-year stay, he took teams to the National Junior College Tournament with the 1988 team finishing seventh. His teams were State Junior College Champions in 1988 and were two-time Region XXIII Champions.

For his accomplishments, Jones was named Region XXIII Junior College Coach of the Year in 1986 and 1988. On October 19, 1996, the Copiah-Lincoln Junior College community gave Jones the ultimate honor; they inducted him in their 1996 Sports Hall of Fame class.

Considering Jones' background as an assistant coach, his success at Co-Lin takes few by surprise. Before taking on the junior college ranks, Jones spent eight years as an assistant at the University of Southern Mississippi.

After receiving a bachelor of science degree in education at Mississippi College in 1975, Jones served as a graduate assistant at the university and was responsible for all scouting and recruiting. He later received a master of education in school administration, in 1977.

Mike is the son of Juanita Bridges of New Hebron, MS, and is married to the former Jane Cooper of New Hebron. They have two children, Michael Douglas, Jr., and Mandy. (top of page)


1998-99 Season Outlook

Head Coach Mike Jones and the Choctaw coaching staff are very excited to return to the hardwood floort, for what promises to be a very young and exciting basketball team. Mississippi College is looking to imporve on a very impressive start in the AMerican southwest conference and NCAA Division III. The Choctaws finished last season with a mark of 24-3, their best ever under Jones.

The Choctaws are the defedning ASC champions and are the preseason pick for first place in the 1998-99 season. "Our team will be a very inexperienced team and we must get contributions from some of our new guys very early, if we are goijng to be the team that we want to be," Jones said. Returning from last year's second round NCAA III basketball tournament team are starters Darrell Diamond and Brad Schut.

Diamond emerged as one of the top shooting guards in the ASC last year. The 6-1 senior was the second leading scorer, averaging 12 points and four rebounds per game. Schut, a 6-2 senior forward, averaged 10 points and four rebounds per game. The younger players will look to Diamond and Schut for leadership as they will provide the nucleus for this Choctaw team.

Mississippi College welcomes the return of David Horner, a 6-6 senior forward that injured his knee and had to sit out most of the year. Horner's return will give the Choctaws a big lift in the perimeter shooting area and rebounding. Before his injury, Horner was shooting better than 50 percent from the field and averaging four rebounds per contest. Blair Smyly is another returner that provided great hustle and defense to the team. Curt Crain, a 6-0 sophomore guard, got a lot of playing time last season at the point position. He played in 24 games and averaged 19 minutes. Crain will provide experience as he knows the Choctaws' system well.

One big question mark is the post position. "We will rotate several guys in this position," Jones said. Bo Lewis, a 6-10 junior got some playing time last year. Jeremy Bowen, a 6-7 junior, will contribute heavily in the rebounding area. He is a physical player but will miss the first of the season due to a shoulder injury. Newcomers Jo Dan Robert, a 6-7 junior, and Derrick Davis, a 6-6 junior, are expected to contribute early -- both are transfers from Mississippi Delta Community College.

Other notable newcomers expected to provide valuable minutes for Mississippi College are Rusty Chapman, a 5-6 senior guard from Southwest Community College; Eric Sager, a 6-8 junior from Germany; and Omar Carter, a 6-2 junior transfer from Mississippi Valley State University.

Offensively, the Choctaws will run sets that cater to the style of players that they have. "I think that we have a lot more athletic ability with this team and we will do a lot to use our speed and quickness," Jones said. Defensively, Mississippi College will have the same philosophy as in the past. "Play hard and very agressive. Our size is smaller than we have had, so we will play a more multiple defense than before. I think that strong defense and creating a chemistry among the new and old players will be an important key for us to be successful this season," Jones said. (top of page)


Men's 1998-99 Results & Schedule

RECORD:                OVERALL      HOME        AWAY       NEUTRAL  
ALL GAMES...........   (25-4)      (18-0)      (7-2)       (0-2)    
CONFERENCE..........   (9-1)       (5-0)       (4-1)       (0-0)    
NON-CONFERENCE......   (16-3)      (13-0)      (3-1)       (0-2)    

  DATE            OPPONENT             W/L    SCORE  ATTEND
  ------------    -------------------- ---    -----  ------
  Nov 27, 1998    HUNTINGDON (ALA.)    W      81-66     400
  Nov 28, 1998    BELHAVEN COLLEGE     W      75-51     800
  Dec. 3, 1998    MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR   W      76-63    1100
  Dec 5, 1998     SCHREINER COLLEGE    W      74-64     650
  Dec 18, 1998    WESLEY COLLEGE       W      84-49     300
  Dec 19, 1998    LOYOLA-NEW ORLEANS   W      83-73     300
  Jan 2, 1999  at Hardin-Simmons       W      84-70       -
  Jan 4, 1999  at McMurry University   W      78-65     714
  Jan 7, 1999     SUL ROSS STATE       W      68-66     850
  Jan 9, 1999     HOWARD PAYNE         W      82-59     900
 *Jan 12, 1999    LETOURNEAU           W      70-42    1350
  Jan 14, 1999 at East Texas Baptist   W      71-50     350
  Jan 18, 1999 at Huntingdon (Ala.)      L    68-76       -
 *Jan 21, 1999    AUSTIN COLLEGE       W      72-66    1750
 *Jan 23, 1999    UNIV. OF THE OZARKS  W      81-63    1100
 *Jan 28, 1999    UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS W  OT  70-69    1780
 *Jan 30, 1999    UT-DALLAS            W  O2 103-98     750
 *Feb 4, 1999  at Austin College       W      75-65     379
 *Feb 6, 1999  at Univ. of the Ozarks    LO2  98-101      -
 *Feb 11, 1999 at University of Dallas W      70-53     261
 *Feb 13, 1999 at UT-Dallas            W      59-52       -
 *Feb 16, 1999 at LeTourneau           W      70-65       -
  Feb 20, 1999    EAST TEXAS BAPTIST   W      79-68    1350
  Feb 22, 1999    HUNTINGDON (ALA.)    W      79-57    1800
 @Feb 26, 1999    HOWARD PAYNE         W      89-57    1100
 @Feb 27, 1999    AUSTIN COLLEGE       W      69-54    1350
 ^Mar 6, 1999     MARYVILLE (TENN.)    W      67-53    2300
 ^Mar 12, 1999 vs John Carroll           L    57-78       -
 @ Denotes ASC Tournament Game
 ^ Denotes NCAA Division III Tournament Game
 * Denotes ASC Game

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Men's 1997-98 Results & Schedule

RECORD:                OVERALL      HOME        AWAY       NEUTRAL  
ALL GAMES...........   (24-3)      (15-0)      (9-3)       (0-0)    
CONFERENCE..........   (13-1)      (7-0)       (6-1)       (0-0)    
NON-CONFERENCE......   (11-2)      (8-0)       (3-2)       (0-0)    

  DATE            OPPONENT             W/L    SCORE  ATTEND
  ------------    -------------------- ---    -----  ------
  11/22/97        PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN  W      87-64       -
  12/2/97         RUST COLLEGE         W      61-54       -
  12/8/97         SAVANNAH ARTS        W  OT  85-82       -
  12/13/97        BELHAVEN UNIVERSITY  W      52-33       -
 *1/3/98       at Howard Payne Univ.   W      87-61       -
 *1/5/98       at Sul Ross State Univ. W      60-63       -
 *1/8/98          UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS W      61-48       -
  1/10/98         MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR * W      78-54       -
  1/13/98         HUNTINGDON COLLEGE   W      73-59       -
 *1/15/98      at Austin College       W      71-58       -
 *1/17/98      at Univ. of the Ozarks  W      69-55       -
 *1/22/98         MCMURRY UNIVERSITY   W      64-62       -
 *1/24/98         HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIV. W      78-65       -
  1/26/98      at Huntington College   W      70-67       -
  1/31/98      at Rust College         W      72-68       -
 *2/5/98          HOWARD PAYNE UNIV.   W      81-54       -
 *2/7/98          SUL ROSS STATE UNIV. W      75-52       -
  2/9/98          WESLEY COLLEGE       W     101-47       -
 *2/12/98      at University of Dallas W      57-46       -
  2/14/98      at Mary Hardin-Baylor * W      84-76       -
 *2/19/98         AUSTIN COLLEGE       W      83-59       -
 *2/21/98         UNIV. OF THE OZARKS  W      75-54       -
  2/23/98      at Savannah Arts          L    53-57       -
 *2/26/98      at McMurry University     L    77-79       -
 *2/28/98      at Hardin-Simmons Univ. W      75-71       -
 #3/5/98          SEWANEE UNIVERSITY   W      60-54       -
 #3/7/98       at Christopher-Newport    L    67-78       -
 * denotes conference game
 # denotes Division III Tournament game

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Men's Team Statistics

   TEAM STATISTICS                        MISS          OPP          
   --------------------------------------------------------          
   SCORING.......................         2225         1888          
     Points per game.............         79.5         67.4          
     Scoring margin..............        +12.0            -          
   FIELD GOALS-ATT...............     804-1562     655-1592          
     Field goal pct..............         .515         .411          
   3 POINT FG-ATT................      149-370      172-534          
     3-point FG pct..............         .403         .322          
     3-pt FG made per game.......          5.3          6.1          
   FREE THROWS-ATT...............      468-654      406-589          
     Free throw pct..............         .716         .689          
   REBOUNDS......................         1013          889          
     Rebounds per game...........         36.2         31.8          
     Rebounding margin...........         +4.4            -          
   ASSISTS.......................          521          348          
     Assists per game............         18.6         12.4          
   TURNOVERS.....................          431          479          
     Turnovers per game..........         15.4         17.1          
     Turnover margin.............         +1.7            -          
     Assist/turnover ratio.......          1.2          0.7          
   STEALS........................          229          209          
     Steals per game.............          8.2          7.5          
   BLOCKS........................           83           52          
     Blocks per game.............          3.0          1.9          
   WINNING STREAK................            0            -          
     Home win streak.............           18            -          
   ATTENDANCE....................        19930         1954          
     Home games-Avg/Game.........      18-1107        9-189          
     Neutral site-Avg/Game.......            -        2-125          
                                                                     
   BY PERIOD     1st  2nd  OT   OT2    Total
   ------------ ---- ---- ---- ----     ----
   Team........  996 1162   31   36  -  2225
   Opponents...  840  984   30   34  -  1888

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MEN'S BASKETBALL INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

## SUMMARY              GP-GS   Min   FG%  3PT%   FT%  R/G  A/G STL BLK PTS/G
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14 Rusty Chapman....... 28-27  31.3  .476  .439  .806  2.5  2.7  41   1  16.3
32 Brad Schut.......... 28-28  23.8  .635  .333  .815  4.9  2.6  21  19  10.5
21 David Horner........ 28-28  21.6  .590  .455  .632  4.6  1.1  26  15  10.0
3  Darrell Diamond..... 26-26  27.8  .452  .377  .804  4.2  3.4  33   3   9.7
34 Pedro Phillips...... 18-2   22.7  .527  .258  .682  6.1  0.9  20   2  12.4
4  Travis Bernhard..... 28-1   15.9  .507  .429  .793  1.2  2.1  17   2   5.4
23 Derrick Davis....... 28-0   13.1  .602  .000  .500  3.2  0.4   7   3   4.7
10 Curt Crain.......... 28-28  24.5  .508  .000  .698  2.4  3.4  20   1   3.6
42 Bo Lewis............ 28-0    9.8  .466  .000  .697  1.7  0.4   6  12   2.8
44 Blair Smyly......... 22-0   11.2  .442  .000  .813  1.8  0.5  11   4   2.3
30 Rodney Gambill...... 15-0    4.5  .346  .333  .500  0.5  0.1   3   0   1.7
40 Jeremy Bowen........ 16-0    5.1  .533  .000  .800  1.1  0.3   3   5   1.5
0  Ohmar Carter........ 17-0    4.9  .273  .000  .556  0.8  0.1   1   4   1.0
20 Andy Allen.......... 15-0    3.8  .625  .000  .778  0.9  0.3   1   5   1.1
35 Clayton Carnall.....  5-0    5.6  .364  .500  .333  1.4  0.0   3   0   2.0
34 Harold Rogers.......  4-0    7.0  .750 1.000  .600  1.8  0.3   0   0   2.5
5  John Barclona....... 12-0    2.9  .400  .000  .167  0.4  0.5   2   0   0.4
22 Steven Makamson.....  4-0    3.5  .000  .000 1.000  0.8  0.8   0   1   0.5
40 Jeff Walton.........  3-0    4.3  .000  .000 1.000  1.7  0.3   0   0   0.7
33 Joe Dan Roberts.....  1-0    2.0  .000  .000  .000  1.0  1.0   0   0   0.0
   Total............... 28           .515  .403  .716 36.2 18.6 229  83  79.5
   Opponents........... 28           .411  .322  .689 31.8 12.4 209  52  67.4

SCORING              GP   FG-FGA   FG%  3FG-FGA  3PT%   FT-FTA   FT%   PTS PTS/G
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Rusty Chapman....... 28  151-317  .476   76-173  .439   79-98   .806   457 16.3
Brad Schut.......... 28  120-189  .635    1-3    .333   53-65   .815   294 10.5
David Horner........ 28  121-205  .590   15-33   .455   24-38   .632   281 10.0
Darrell Diamond..... 26   94-208  .452   20-53   .377   45-56   .804   253  9.7
Pedro Phillips...... 18   79-150  .527    8-31   .258   58-85   .682   224 12.4
Travis Bernhard..... 28   37-73   .507   12-28   .429   65-82   .793   151  5.4
Derrick Davis....... 28   50-83   .602    0-0    .000   31-62   .500   131  4.7
Curt Crain.......... 28   32-63   .508    0-1    .000   37-53   .698   101  3.6
Bo Lewis............ 28   27-58   .466    0-0    .000   23-33   .697    77  2.8
Blair Smyly......... 22   19-43   .442    0-1    .000   13-16   .813    51  2.3
Rodney Gambill...... 15    9-26   .346    5-15   .333    2-4    .500    25  1.7
Jeremy Bowen........ 16    8-15   .533    0-0    .000    8-10   .800    24  1.5
Ohmar Carter........ 17    6-22   .273    0-4    .000    5-9    .556    17  1.0
Andy Allen.......... 15    5-8    .625    0-1    .000    7-9    .778    17  1.1
Clayton Carnall.....  5    4-11   .364    1-2    .500    1-3    .333    10  2.0
Harold Rogers.......  4    3-4    .750    1-1   1.000    3-5    .600    10  2.5
John Barclona....... 12    2-5    .400    0-1    .000    1-6    .167     5  0.4
Steven Makamson.....  4    0-4    .000    0-1    .000    2-2   1.000     2  0.5
Jeff Walton.........  3    0-2    .000    0-0    .000    2-2   1.000     2  0.7
Joe Dan Roberts.....  1    0-0    .000    0-0    .000    0-0    .000     0  0.0
Total............... 28  804-1562 .515  149-370  .403  468-654  .716  2225 79.5
Opponents........... 28  655-1592 .411  172-534  .322  406-589  .689  1888 67.4

                                  REBOUNDS
TOTALS               GP   MIN  OFF  DEF  TOT   PF  FO    A   TO  A/TO  HI
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Rusty Chapman....... 28   877   11   59   70   54   0   75   58   1.3  28
Brad Schut.......... 28   665   45   92  137   63   1   72   56   1.3  19
David Horner........ 28   605   30   99  129   63   0   32   46   0.7  22
Darrell Diamond..... 26   724   37   72  109   40   1   88   38   2.3  27
Pedro Phillips...... 18   409   28   81  109   42   1   17   36   0.5  30
Travis Bernhard..... 28   445    4   29   33   36   0   59   25   2.4  16
Derrick Davis....... 28   366   30   60   90   40   0   12   31   0.4  15
Curt Crain.......... 28   687   12   56   68   37   0   94   40   2.3  11
Bo Lewis............ 28   274   14   33   47   29   0   11   19   0.6   8
Blair Smyly......... 22   246   11   29   40   34   0   12   16   0.8   9
Rodney Gambill...... 15    68    4    4    8    7   0    2    3   0.7   6
Jeremy Bowen........ 16    82    5   12   17   15   0    4    7   0.6   6
Ohmar Carter........ 17    84    8    6   14    5   0    2    8   0.3   4
Andy Allen.......... 15    57    2   11   13    8   0    5   10   0.5   8
Clayton Carnall.....  5    28    2    5    7    1   0    0    2   0.0   4
Harold Rogers.......  4    28    1    6    7    4   0    1    1   1.0   5
John Barclona....... 12    35    0    5    5    6   0    6    8   0.8   2
Steven Makamson.....  4    14    0    3    3    0   0    3    3   1.0   2
Jeff Walton.........  3    13    3    2    5    1   0    1    3   0.3   2
Joe Dan Roberts.....  1     2    1    0    1    0   0    1    0   0.0   0
Total............... 28  5909  296  717 1013  505   4  521  431   1.2 103
Opponents........... 28  5925  325  564  889  564   -  348  479   0.7 101
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Paul Allen Duke
Women's Basketball Coach

Paul Allen Duke begins his fourth season as head coach of the Mississippi College Lady Choctaws. In three seasons, Duke has an overall record of 50-24 for a winning percentage of .676. The 1997-98 season has been the best for the Lady Choctaws under the direction of Duke. They finished with a 21-4 record and a share of the American Southwest Championship. The Lady Choctaws began last season with a winning streak of 12 games and continued the streak through an impressive 27 games, making it the longest winning streak in the Lady Choctaw basketball history.

Duke was named American Southwest Conference Coach of the Year in 1997-98, and had players to be named Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year. Three of his players were named to the ASC All-Conference Team. Duke's team finished near the top of all ASC statistic categories and in the top 15 of most NCAA Division III categories. Before entering the NCAA Division III ranks, Duke had much success in the Gulf South Conference and at the NCAA Divison II level. Duke had two players to make the All-Gulf South Conference Team and one to make the All-South Regional Second Team.

Prior to becoming head coach, Duke served the university as the assistant women's basketball coach for seven seasons. As assistant coach, Duke was part of the Lady Chocs team that finished in the finals of the Gulf South Conference Championship Tournament. He also served as a graduate assistant under Mike Jones for one year. Duke's 20 years of experience as a basketball coach, 11 of which are on the college level, include an impressive list of accomplishments.

Duke began his coaching career in 1977 at Sylva Bay High School, where he served for three years as athletic director, head football coach, and head coach for both the girls' and boys' basketball teams. He established a strong tradition of excellence, leading both basketball teams to their first winning season in the history of the school and to the Class A State Basketball Championship.

Duke moved to St. Andrews Episcopal School in Jackson (1980-85), and immediately led the Saints to a 17-4 record, their first winning season in the history of the school. Duke's last high school position before coming to Mississippi College was at Woodland Hills School in Jackson (1986-87) where he served as head basketball coach. With an eye for excellence, Duke's knowledge of the game was developed by learning from some of the greatest names in basketball.

This commitment to learning led Duke to work at basketball camps under such greats as Dean Smith (University of North Carolina), Bob Boyd (Mississippi State University), and Red Auerbach (owner of the Boston Celtics). He also has worked camps at Villanova University, where Rollie Massimino led the Wildcats to the NCAA National Championship, and Mississippi College, another championship-winning team under Coach Mike Jones. Duke attended Mississippi State University, where he played for one year, and completed his bachelor of science degree in 1976. He received a master of education degree at Mississippi College in 1987. (top of page)


1998-99 Season Outlook

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Women's 1998-99 Results & Schedule

RECORD:                OVERALL      HOME        AWAY       NEUTRAL  
ALL GAMES...........   (18-7)      (14-2)      (4-5)       (0-0)    
CONFERENCE..........   (8-2)       (5-0)       (3-2)       (0-0)    
NON-CONFERENCE......   (10-5)      (9-2)       (1-3)       (0-0)    

  DATE            OPPONENT             W/L    SCORE  ATTEND
  ------------    -------------------- ---    -----  ------
  Nov 20, 1998    WILLIAM CAREY        W      51-50     500
  Nov 24, 1998    BLUE MOUNTAIN        W      71-61     350
  Nov 28, 1998    ANGES SCOTT          W      96-16     350
  Dec 3, 1998     MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR   W      70-55     450
  Dec 5, 1998     SCHREINER COLLEGE    W      64-44     300
  Dec 18, 1998    LOYOLA-NEW ORLEANS   W      54-50     300
  Jan 2, 1999  at Hardin-Simmons         L    49-62       -
  Jan 4, 1999  at McMurry University   W      60-51     359
  Jan 7, 1999     SUL ROSS STATE       W      72-53     515
  Jan 9, 1999     HOWARD PAYNE         W      60-50     530
 *Jan 12, 1999    LETOURNEAU           W      55-52     800
  Jan 14, 1999 at East Texas Baptist     L    58-69       -
  Jan 16, 1999    TALLEDEGA COLLEGE      L    62-70     450
 *Jan 21, 1999    AUSTIN COLLEGE       W      75-68       -
 *Jan 23, 1999    UNIV. OF THE OZARKS  W      69-46     400
 *Jan 28, 1999    UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS W      62-51     450
 *Jan 30, 1999    UT-DALLAS            W      58-33     300
 *Feb 4, 1999  at Austin College         L    51-72     417
 *Feb 6, 1999  at Univ. of the Ozarks    LOT  63-73       -
 *Feb 11, 1999 at University of Dallas W      64-60     135
 *Feb 13, 1999 at UT-Dallas            W      64-51       -
 *Feb 16, 1999 at LeTourneau           W      61-48       -
  Feb 20, 1999    EAST TEXAS BAPTIST     L    50-68    1200
  Feb 22, 1999    HUNTINGDON (ALA.)    W      79-49    1200
 @Feb 26, 1999 at Hardin-Simmons         L    52-68       -
 @ Denotes ASC Tournament Game
 * Denotes ASC Game

Women's 1997-98 Final Results

RECORD:                OVERALL      HOME        AWAY       NEUTRAL  
ALL GAMES...........   (21-4)      (13-1)      (8-3)       (0-0)    
CONFERENCE..........   (11-3)      (6-1)       (5-2)       (0-0)    
NON-CONFERENCE......   (10-1)      (7-0)       (3-1)       (0-0)    

  DATE            OPPONENT             W/L    SCORE  ATTEND
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  11/24/97     at Blue Mountain        W      67-57       -
  12/2/97         RUST COLLEGE         W      65-46       -
  12/6/97      at Belhaven College     W      68-64       -
  12/9/97         JUDSON COLLEGE       W      80-27       -
  12/11/97        DILLARD COLLEGE      W      61-54       -
  12/13/97        BELHAVEN COLLEGE     W      77-51       -
  12/19/97        LOYOLA-LOUISIANA     W      70-63       -
 *1/3/98       at Howard Payne         W      63-55       -
 *1/5/98       at Sul Ross State Univ. W      67-53       -
 *1/8/98          UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS W      87-47       -
  1/10/98         MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR * W      72-66       -
 *1/15/98      at Austin College       W      44-41       -
 *1/17/98      at Univ. of the Ozarks  W      66-60       -
 *1/22/98         MCMURRY UNIVERSITY   W      62-35       -
 *1/24/98         HARDIN-SIMMONS       W      71-58       -
  1/26/98         TALLADEGA COLLEGE    W      85-58       -
  1/31/98      at Rust College         W      57-42       -
 *2/5/98          HOWARD PAYNE         W      74-37       -
 *2/7/98          SUL ROSS STATE UNIV. W      69-46       -
 *2/12/98      at University of Dallas W      61-49       -
  2/14/98      at Mary Hardin-Baylor *   L    52-63       -
 *2/19/98         AUSTIN COLLEGE         L    67-81       -
 *2/21/98         UNIV. OF THE OZARKS  W      77-57       -
 *2/26/98      at McMurry University     L    78-91       -
 *2/28/98      at Hardin-Simmons         L    69-81       -
 * denotes conference game

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Women's Team Statistics

   TEAM STATISTICS                        MISS          OPP          
   --------------------------------------------------------          
   SCORING.......................         1570         1370          
     Points per game.............         62.8         54.8          
     Scoring margin..............         +8.0            -          
   FIELD GOALS-ATT...............     578-1328     469-1279          
     Field goal pct..............         .435         .367          
   3 POINT FG-ATT................       63-198       73-289          
     3-point FG pct..............         .318         .253          
     3-pt FG made per game.......          2.5          2.9          
   FREE THROWS-ATT...............      351-565      359-537          
     Free throw pct..............         .621         .669          
   REBOUNDS......................          998          784          
     Rebounds per game...........         39.9         31.4          
     Rebounding margin...........         +8.6            -          
   ASSISTS.......................          404          295          
     Assists per game............         16.2         11.8          
   TURNOVERS.....................          549          536          
     Turnovers per game..........         22.0         21.4          
     Turnover margin.............         -0.5            -          
     Assist/turnover ratio.......          0.7          0.6          
   STEALS........................          277          250          
     Steals per game.............         11.1         10.0          
   BLOCKS........................           56           47          
     Blocks per game.............          2.2          1.9          
   WINNING STREAK................            0            -          
     Home win streak.............            1            -          
   ATTENDANCE....................         8095          911          
     Home games-Avg/Game.........       16-506        9-101          
     Neutral site-Avg/Game.......            -          0-0          
                                                                     
   BY PERIOD     1st  2nd  OT     Total
   ------------ ---- ---- ----     ----
   Team........  726  839    5  -  1570
   Opponents...  595  760   15  -  1370

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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS

## SUMMARY              GP-GS   Min   FG%  3PT%   FT%  R/G  A/G STL BLK PTS/G
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30 Tina Herron......... 24-22  28.2  .567  .000  .485  7.9  1.1  50   2  13.3
32 Tiffany Green....... 25-25  29.4  .420  .443  .761  4.9  2.7  46  14  10.2
34 Laura Coleman....... 23-2   21.5  .511  .000  .604  6.0  1.0  20  21   9.4
40 Corey Fitzgerald.... 25-24  18.5  .441  .000  .557  4.3  0.9  20   9   6.6
23 Jennifer White...... 24-24  25.1  .413  .289  .625  4.0  2.8  48   2   6.7
11 LaShondra Farmer.... 25-24  28.9  .328  .308  .724  2.6  3.4  25   2   6.2
14 Kyt Keen............ 24-1   11.1  .500  .000  .800  2.0  0.2   7   0   4.3
13 Gina Burkhead....... 23-1   11.7  .278  .200  .615  2.2  1.1  12   0   2.7
12 Betsy Burkhead...... 25-1   15.1  .222  .174  .643  1.6  1.6  17   0   2.3
41 Stephanie Kelly..... 25-0    7.3  .563  .000  .500  0.5  0.8  14   1   0.8
10 Jennie Blackwell.... 18-0    4.9  .500 1.000  .563  0.5  0.8   7   3   1.0
35 Shannon Moore....... 18-0    4.8  .350  .000  .667  1.3  0.0   3   1   1.0
20 Amanda West.........  9-0    4.1  .538  .000 1.000  0.6  0.3   4   1   1.9
15 Eron Calcote........  6-0    3.5  .143  .000  .000  0.5  0.8   2   0   0.3
   Total............... 25           .435  .318  .621 39.9 16.2 277  56  62.8
   Opponents........... 25           .367  .253  .669 31.4 11.8 250  47  54.8

SCORING              GP   FG-FGA   FG%  3FG-FGA  3PT%   FT-FTA   FT%   PTS PTS/G
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Tina Herron......... 24  127-224  .567    0-0    .000   66-136  .485   320 13.3
Tiffany Green....... 25   86-205  .420   31-70   .443   51-67   .761   254 10.2
Laura Coleman....... 23   92-180  .511    0-0    .000   32-53   .604   216  9.4
Corey Fitzgerald.... 25   63-143  .441    0-0    .000   39-70   .557   165  6.6
Jennifer White...... 24   64-155  .413   13-45   .289   20-32   .625   161  6.7
LaShondra Farmer.... 25   42-128  .328    8-26   .308   63-87   .724   155  6.2
Kyt Keen............ 24   38-76   .500    0-0    .000   28-35   .800   104  4.3
Gina Burkhead....... 23   20-72   .278    6-30   .200   16-26   .615    62  2.7
Betsy Burkhead...... 25   18-81   .222    4-23   .174   18-28   .643    58  2.3
Stephanie Kelly..... 25    9-16   .563    0-0    .000    2-4    .500    20  0.8
Jennie Blackwell.... 18    4-8    .500    1-1   1.000    9-16   .563    18  1.0
Shannon Moore....... 18    7-20   .350    0-0    .000    4-6    .667    18  1.0
Amanda West.........  9    7-13   .538    0-0    .000    3-3   1.000    17  1.9
Eron Calcote........  6    1-7    .143    0-3    .000    0-2    .000     2  0.3
Total............... 25  578-1328 .435   63-198  .318  351-565  .621  1570 62.8
Opponents........... 25  469-1279 .367   73-289  .253  359-537  .669  1370 54.8

                                  REBOUNDS
TOTALS               GP   MIN  OFF  DEF  TOT   PF  FO    A   TO  A/TO  HI
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Tina Herron......... 24   677   75  115  190   83   1   27   75   0.4  24
Tiffany Green....... 25   735   45   77  122   46   1   68   56   1.2  20
Laura Coleman....... 23   494   54   83  137   70   2   22   55   0.4  22
Corey Fitzgerald.... 25   463   37   71  108   75   4   22   39   0.6  21
Jennifer White...... 24   603   31   66   97   56   1   68   75   0.9  13
LaShondra Farmer.... 25   723   10   55   65   26   0   84   83   1.0  14
Kyt Keen............ 24   266   20   29   49   23   0    5   24   0.2  19
Gina Burkhead....... 23   270   24   26   50   29   0   26   24   1.1  10
Betsy Burkhead...... 25   377   11   28   39   25   0   40   33   1.2   9
Stephanie Kelly..... 25   183    4    8   12    6   0   20   37   0.5   2
Jennie Blackwell.... 18    88    1    8    9   11   0   14   16   0.9   7
Shannon Moore....... 18    87    7   16   23    6   0    0   12   0.0   8
Amanda West.........  9    37    2    3    5    5   0    3    1   3.0  11
Eron Calcote........  6    21    1    2    3    3   0    5    3   1.7   2
Total............... 25  5024  352  646  998  464   9  404  549   0.7  96
Opponents........... 25  5024  263  521  784  472   -  295  536   0.6  73
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