University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball returns to the road this week, playing in the Bellarmine Classic Friday and Saturday in Louisville, Kentucky. USI is slated to play Shaw University Friday and St. Catharine College Saturday with tip-off scheduled for 4 p.m. (CST) each day.
Game coverage for USI Men’s Basketball games, including live stats, audio and video, is available at GoUSIEagles.com. The Eagle games also can be heard over the air on WEOA 98.5FM/1400AM and WPSR 90.7FM.
This Week’s USI Men’s Basketball Quick Notes:Â
Eagles finish homestand with 5-1 mark. USI went 5-1 in the longest homestand of the season after opening GLVC action with an 89-61 win over McKendree University and an 85-64 victory over the University of Illinois Springfield. Junior guard Bobo Drummond led the Eagles in scoring last week with 18.0 points, while junior guard Jeril Taylor dropped in 14.0 points per contest.
Four in double-digits to start the year.  USI has four players averaging in double-digit to start the 2015-16 campaign. Junior guard Jeril Taylor and freshman guard Alex Stein are currently on top of the USI scoring column with 15.8 and 14.5 points per game, respectively, while junior guard Bobo Drummond is third with 13.5 points per outing and senior forward George Edwards is dropping in 12.8 points per contest.
Reaching career and season-highs last week. Several Eagles reached career and season-highs last week. Senior guard Travis Britt posted a career-high with 15 points and junior guard Drummond dished a career-best seven assists in the win over McKendree. Junior guard Cortez Macklin dropped in a season-high 18 points, while senior forward George Edwards matched a career-high with four assists.
Watson back on the bench. USI Head Coach Rodney Watson will be back on the bench this week after missing the Illinois Springfield contest with minor surgery last Friday. Assistant Coach Brent Owen subbed in for Watson during the GLVC contest.
USI at the Bellarmine Classic. USI is 10-2 in the Bellarmine Classic the tournament began in 2009. Last year, USI lost to eventual 2015 national champion Florida Southern College, 91-80, and defeated Ohio Valley University, 84-83.
USI vs. Shaw. USI and Shaw University will be matching up in men’s basketball for the first time in the history of the two programs.
Shaw in 2015-16. The Bears of Shaw University are 1-6 to start 2015-16 and have lost their last three contests. Shaw started the year with three-straight losses before getting a win over Bluefield State University and starting a second three-game losing streak. The Bears have suffered three of the losses by three-points or less.
USI vs. St. Catharine. USI leads the all-time series with St. Catharine, 2-0, meeting the Patriots for the first time since 2011-12. The Eagles also are 1-0 on a neutral court versus SCC, defeating the Patriots, 65-62, at the Bellarmine Classic in 2011.
St. Catharine in 2015-16. The Patriots of St. Catharine are members of the NAIA and are 3-8 during the 2015-16 campaign. St. Catharine has won once in its last six contests.
