University of Southern Indiana men’s basketball hit the road for the first time in 2020-21 when it visits the University of Indianapolis Sunday for a 2 p.m. (CST) contest. The road game is the start of three-straight away from Screaming Eagles Arena.
Following the visit to UIndy and the holiday break, the Screaming Eagles make the trip to Truman State University January 3 and Quincy University January 5. The USI-Quincy game was originally slated for January 6.
Fans can catch all of the game coverage for the 2020-21, including live stats, video stream, and audio broadcasts, is available at GoUSIEagles.com. The games also can be heard on ESPN 97.7FM and 95.7FM The Spin.
USI Men’s Basketball vs. UIndy Quick Notes:
Eagles back in the game. USI got out of quarantine to post an 81-70 victory over McKendree University to conclude the Screaming Eagles’ season-opening homestand. Junior guard Jelani Simmons led the Eagles’ scorers with 18 points, while senior forwards Emmanuel Little and Josh Price followed with 15 and 14 points, respectively.
USI receives votes. After the victory over McKendree, USI received votes for the NABC Top 25 poll. The Eagles were ranked 25th in the preseason poll.
Price gets third-straight double-double. USI senior forward Josh Price finished the win over McKendree with his third-straight double-double to start the year, posting 14 points and 10 rebounds versus McKendree. Price is the first Eagle to start the season with three-straight double-doubles since Aaron Nelson had 15-straight to begin 2013-14.
Hughes and Rivera have big days in return to the court. Senior guards Clayton Hughes and Mateo Rivera had big days in returning to the court. Hughes tied a career-high with four steals, while dropping in nine points. Rivera scored seven points and dished out a pair of assists in his first appearance of the year.
Gouard visits UIndy for the first time. Head Coach Stan Gouard is making his first visit to the University of Indianapolis Sunday since taking the helm at USI.
2020-21 Eagle leaders after homestand. Senior forwards Emmanuel Little and Josh Price lead USI after the season-opening homestand with 17.7 and 17.3 points per game, respectively. Price also leads the squad with 12.7 rebounds per contest. Senior guard Jelani Simmons and sophomore guard Tyler Henry round out USI’s double-digit scorers with 16.7 and 10.0 points per contest, respectively.
Little climbing in the record books. Senior forward Emmanuel Little is 11th all-time at USI with 1,222 career points, four points away from entering the top 10 in program history. Little also is fifth all-time with 738 career rebounds, 44 behind fourth place Billy Harris (782).
USI vs. UIndy. USI holds a 58-24 series lead over the University of Indianapolis, 54-23 in league play. UIndy took both meetings last year, winning in Indianapolis, 86-74, and at Screaming Eagles Arena, 88-76, snapping a four-game winning streak in the series by USI.
UIndy in 2020-21. The Greyhounds are 0-3 to start its season and had their game with McKendree postponed last Saturday. UIndy fell to 0-3 after falling to Lewis University Tuesday, 77-64, at home.
