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Thursday, December 1
Memorial Coliseum
7:30 p.m.
Purdue Fort Wayne
vs
UMKC
Photo by: Lucas Carter
Kangaroo Men Travel to Fort Wayne for 2011-12 Summit League Opener
11/30/2011 5:59:00 PM | Men's Basketball
PREGAME NOTES
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - After opening the year with a 2-2 overall record, the IPFW Mastodons open play in the Summit League, hosting the Kangaroos of UMKC at the Memorial Coliseum on Thursday evening.
Opponent: UMKC Kangaroos (3-4)
When: Thursday, December 1, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Fort Wayne, Ind. | Memorial Coliseum (5,800)
Radio: ESPN 1380 AM (Kent Hormann, play by play, Jeff Parrish, analyst)
Live Stats: IPFW Live Stats
Streaming Video: IPFW All-Access
HIGH SCORER
According to the ESPN.com Men's Basketball Season Stats, IPFW junior Frank Gaines currently ranks in a tie
for sixth in the country in points per game, averaging 23.0 per contest. He has reached the 20-point plateau
in three of the team's four games this season
SCOUTING THE KANGAROOS
UMKC comes into the Coliseum with a 3-4 overall record after winning two straight and claiming
the Chicago Invitational Challenge Title with a 93-53 victory over Longwood. UMKC has also topped
Nebraska Omaha by three, while falling to NCAA Division II Northwest Missouri State, Bradley, Utah
Valley, and Wisconsin.
This years' team has been paced by Reggie Chamberlain, who averages a team-best 17.7 points
per game. Trinity Hall pours in 11.1 points per contest while Kirk Korver, younger brother of Chicago
Bulls forward Kyle Korver, scores 6.4. The 'Roos sport four players that average between 6.0 and
6.4 points per game, as Dustin Dibble (6.3), Estan Tyler (6.0), and Bernard Kamwa (6.0) all fall
within that range as well.
Thomas Staton pulls down a team-leading five rebounds per game, as UMKC is out-rebounded
by an average of five rebounds per contest. Tyler leads the team with 17 assists, with Chamberlain
and Staton each have dished out 15, while Staten also leads the team with nine blocks and 10
steals.
LAST TIME OUT
The Iowa Hawkeyes forced 23 IPFW turnovers, converting them into 33 points, holding off a feisty Mastodon
squad late in the game to come away with an 82-72 victory at Carver Hawkeye Arena on Saturday afternoon.
Frank Gaines scored a game-high 25 points for IPFW, who fell to 2-2. Trey McCorkle and Mario Hines each
scored a dozen points, Jason Smeathers scored nine, while Joe Edwards chipped in seven.
McCorkle pulled down a game-high eight rebounds, as the Mastodons out-rebounded Iowa 30-to-26. Hines
grabbed six boards, while Gaines had five. John Peckinpaugh dished out a team-best three assists, while
Gaines had two steals.
The Mastodons made 52.3 percent of its shots (23-of-44), led by Gaines who was 10-of-14 from the field,
and 3-of-4 from long range. McCorkle led the charges at the charity stripe by going 8-for-8, as the team made
19-of-26 shots (73.1 percent).
QUICK HITTERS
• Frank Gaines currently sits first in the Summit League and sixth in NCAA Division I in scoring, averaging 23.0 points per game.
• After totaling one double-double over his first three seasons, IPFW senior Trey McCorkle has picked up two in the first four games of the 2011-12 season.
• IPFW head coach Tony Jasick is 2-2 in his first season as head coach of the Mastodons
• IPFW junior Mario Hines and UMKC redshirt sophomore Fred Chatmon were high school teammates as seniors at Garfield Heights H.S.
• Gaines has reached double-figure scoring in each of his last 16 games dating back to last season, and has scored 20 or more in five of his last six.
• Since being held to four points on January 20 at North Dakota State, Gaines has averaged 19.8 points per game, totaling 16 total contests
• IPFW is out-rebounding its opponents by an average of 6.3 rebounds per game
• McCorkle and Hines each rank inside of the top-15 in the Summit League in field goal percentage
HIGH SCORER
According to the ESPN.com Men's Basketball Season Stats, IPFW junior Frank Gaines currently ranks in a tie
for sixth in the country in points per game, averaging 23.0 per contest. He has reached the 20-point plateau
in three of the team's four games this season
SCOUTING THE KANGAROOS
UMKC comes into the Coliseum with a 3-4 overall record after winning two straight and claiming
the Chicago Invitational Challenge Title with a 93-53 victory over Longwood. UMKC has also topped
Nebraska Omaha by three, while falling to NCAA Division II Northwest Missouri State, Bradley, Utah
Valley, and Wisconsin.
This years' team has been paced by Reggie Chamberlain, who averages a team-best 17.7 points
per game. Trinity Hall pours in 11.1 points per contest while Kirk Korver, younger brother of Chicago
Bulls forward Kyle Korver, scores 6.4. The 'Roos sport four players that average between 6.0 and
6.4 points per game, as Dustin Dibble (6.3), Estan Tyler (6.0), and Bernard Kamwa (6.0) all fall
within that range as well.
Thomas Staton pulls down a team-leading five rebounds per game, as UMKC is out-rebounded
by an average of five rebounds per contest. Tyler leads the team with 17 assists, with Chamberlain
and Staton each have dished out 15, while Staten also leads the team with nine blocks and 10
steals.
LAST TIME OUT
The Iowa Hawkeyes forced 23 IPFW turnovers, converting them into 33 points, holding off a feisty Mastodon
squad late in the game to come away with an 82-72 victory at Carver Hawkeye Arena on Saturday afternoon.
Frank Gaines scored a game-high 25 points for IPFW, who fell to 2-2. Trey McCorkle and Mario Hines each
scored a dozen points, Jason Smeathers scored nine, while Joe Edwards chipped in seven.
McCorkle pulled down a game-high eight rebounds, as the Mastodons out-rebounded Iowa 30-to-26. Hines
grabbed six boards, while Gaines had five. John Peckinpaugh dished out a team-best three assists, while
Gaines had two steals.
The Mastodons made 52.3 percent of its shots (23-of-44), led by Gaines who was 10-of-14 from the field,
and 3-of-4 from long range. McCorkle led the charges at the charity stripe by going 8-for-8, as the team made
19-of-26 shots (73.1 percent).
QUICK HITTERS
• Frank Gaines currently sits first in the Summit League and sixth in NCAA Division I in scoring, averaging 23.0 points per game.
• After totaling one double-double over his first three seasons, IPFW senior Trey McCorkle has picked up two in the first four games of the 2011-12 season.
• IPFW head coach Tony Jasick is 2-2 in his first season as head coach of the Mastodons
• IPFW junior Mario Hines and UMKC redshirt sophomore Fred Chatmon were high school teammates as seniors at Garfield Heights H.S.
• Gaines has reached double-figure scoring in each of his last 16 games dating back to last season, and has scored 20 or more in five of his last six.
• Since being held to four points on January 20 at North Dakota State, Gaines has averaged 19.8 points per game, totaling 16 total contests
• IPFW is out-rebounding its opponents by an average of 6.3 rebounds per game
• McCorkle and Hines each rank inside of the top-15 in the Summit League in field goal percentage
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