Feb. 19, 2003

Complete Release in PDF Format
Download Free Acrobat Reader

The Game
After, producing its most lopsided win against a Division I opponent this season with a 69-49 triumph over Marshall last Saturday, Miami (10-11; 8-4 Mid-American Conference) embarks on a rugged four-day trip to play at Akron (10-11; 5-7 MAC) and Buffalo (4-17; 1-11 MAC) on Thursday, Feb. 20 and Saturday, Feb. 22, respectively. The RedHawks face the Zips in an 8 p.m. tilt and clash with the Bulls at noon. Both games will be televised on Fox Sports Ohio and Pittsburgh.

Junior guard Juby Johnson (Warrensville Heights, Ohio/Warrensville Heights) tallied a game-high 21 points in Saturday's win over the Thundering Herd and added six rebounds and two steals en route to MAC East Division Player of the Week accolades. Johnson is averaging 15.5 points per game and 17.3 ppg in league action. Sophomore Danny Horace (Cincinnati, Ohio/Western Hills) follows, averaging 11.8 ppg and 5.8 rebounds per game, while junior guard Chet Mason (Cleveland, Ohio/South) chips in 9.4 ppg and a team-best 6.2 rpg.

Akron, which had its Monday night game versus Ohio postponed due to poor weather, looks to snap a two-game skid after dropping games to Central Michigan (99-92) and at Marshall (74-58). The Zips boast the MAC's most potent scoring offense, averaging 80.5 ppg in league action, while Miami owns the league's stingiest defense, allowing just 59.3 ppg in MAC games. The Zips are paced by Derrick Tarver's 22.3 ppg, Johnny Hollingsworth's 17.8 ppg and Darryl Peterson's 13.4 ppg.

THE SERIES VERSUS THE ZIPS The series with Akron dates back to the 1915 season with Miami owning a 16-10 lead. Earlier this season, Miami captured a 74-59 win in Oxford, which was part of a five-game win streak for the RedHawks. When playing in Akron, Miami holds a slight 5-4 edge. Miami has won its last three meetings with Akron, all of which were in Millett Hall. Akron's last win against the RedHawks was on Feb. 14, 2001, in Akron, 58-55, which also was Miami's last visit to Akron. (For complete series information, please refer to page 51 of the media guide.)

JOHNSON NAMED MAC EAST DIVISION PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Juby Johnson was named Mid-American Conference East Division Player of the Week after helping Miami to its most lopsided win this season against a Division I opponent and securing its second-place East Division standing, the conference office announced Feb. 17.

Johnson poured in a game-high 21 points en route to a 69-49 win over Marshall in Miami's lone contest of the week, which snapped a two-game skid for the RedHawks and moved them to within one game of East Division leader Kent State. This is Johnson's fourth 20-plus point game in five games and his third of the season. In addition to accounting for nearly 30 percent of Miami's points, he also pulled down six rebounds, including a season-high three offensive boards, and snagged two steals. This is the first player of the week honor for Johnson.

JOHNSON CASHING IN THE 20'S
As of late, junior guard Juby Johnson has been going to the bank and cashing in the 20's ... 20-point games, that is. Over the past five games, Johnson has scored 20-plus points in four contest (26 at Eastern Michigan; 21 vs. Buffalo; 21 at Kent State; 21 vs. Marshall). During this stretch he has hit 51.4 percent of his field goals, 44.7 percent of his three-point shots and 83.3 percent of his free throws to average 20.8 points per game.

JOHNSON'S 20/20/20 VISION
For the first time since 2000-01, a Miami player has put together three-straight 20-plus point games. Junior guard Juby Johnson poured in a career-high-tying 26 points at Eastern Michigan and turned around to toss in a game-best 21 points against Buffalo and a team-high 21 points at Kent State. Alex Shorts was the last player to accomplish the feat, with three consecutive 21-point games from Feb. 3-11, 2001.

MIAMI 500
500 was the number of choice for Miami the week of Jan. 27-Feb. 2. With a 73-58 win over Eastern Michigan on Jan. 29, Miami attained its 500th Mid-American Conference win. A 57-55 win over Buffalo on Feb. 1 upped Miami's overall record to .500 (9-9) for the first time since it was 3-3 with a win over Western Michigan on Dec. 7.

MIAMI IS FIRST TO 500!
With a 73-58 win at Eastern Michigan on Jan. 29, Miami became the first Mid-American Conference school to attain 500 league wins. In their 56th year in the MAC, the RedHawks hold a 502-290 record in conference play and boast a league-best .634 winning percentage. The next closest school in the win column is Ohio University, which owns a 449-354 record over 57 years in the MAC. Miami also owns 20 regular-season MAC crowns, more than twice the number of any other league school.

ANY GIVEN DAY
One of the unique things about Miami's team is that on any given day a variety of players can step to the forefront and make key contributions, which is evident by its three different player of the week honorees-the greatest number of different honorees of any MAC school-and additional scholar-athlete of the week. Chet Mason, Danny Horace and Juby Johnson have each been decorated as MAC East Division Player of the Week, while Tim Schenke (Cincinnati, Ohio/Elder) was tabbed MAC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Week.

WILLIAMS MAKES "PLAY OF THE GAME"
Senior guard/forward Doug Williams (Piketon, Ohio/Piketon) has been a quiet contributor as of late, giving the RedHawks quality minutes in seven of their last eight games. While his career-high-tying eight points in Miami's win at Eastern Michigan got lost in the shuffle of other milestones that night, Williams made a bold statement in Miami's Feb. 1 game against Buffalo. With Miami surging back from a 15-point deficit, Williams single-handedly thwarted a break-away bucket that would have given Buffalo momentum, stripping the ball from Roderick Middleton, saving it from going out of bounds and shuttling it down the court to his teammates. Williams' steal led to a Josh Hausfeld three-pointer during a 22-5 Miami run. According to head coach Charlie Coles, "Doug Williams made the play of the game for us."

HAUSFELD MAKING KEY CONTRIBUTIONS
Freshman guard Josh Hausfeld (Cincinnati, Ohio/Roger Bacon) landed himself a spot in the starting lineup in Miami's first game of 2003 and has been making key contributions in many areas to help lift the RedHawks to their present 8-4 MAC mark. Hausfeld has hit critical three's to spark Miami runs and is leading the team with a 43.9 percent three-point shooting percentage in MAC play. Currently he is averaging a solid 8.8 ppg in league play. He also owns a team-high 34 assists in MAC action, while committing just 12 turnovers for a 2.8 assist/turnover ratio.

'HAWKS CAN DISH IT OUT
In its last two games, Miami has compiled 17 assists in each contest, its highest number of assists this season. In Saturday's win over Marshall, the RedHawks also produced their best assist/turnover ratio the season 17/7 (2.42). Chet Mason dished out a game-high six assists on Saturday against Marshall, while Gene Seals (Saginaw, Mich./Saginaw) handed out a game-best and career-high eight assists on Feb. 9 at Ball State. Seals' eight assists are the most by any RedHawk this season.

AGAIN MIAMI BOASTS ONE OF NATION'S TOP NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULES
Over the past two seasons, Miami's strength of schedule has been among the top 15 nationally at the conclusion of non-conference play, and this season is no exception. As has become the signature of Miami's non-conference slate, the RedHawks' strength at the end of their non-conference slate was among the nation's top five according to CollegeRPI.com and in the Sagarin Index (No. 4 in CollegeRPI.com and No. 5 in the Sagarin Index). Heading into its game against Cincinnati, Miami's strength of schedule was No. 1 in both indexes. Currently, the RedHawks' strength of schedule is ranked No. 22 in the Sagarin Index and 39th by CollegeRPI.com. Miami is 96th according to CollegeRPI.com and is ranked 103rd by Sagarin.

MIAMI 69, MARSHALL 49
Juby Johnson knocked down one of his three treys just seconds into the game to give Miami a lead it would never relinquish as the RedHawks went on to down Marshall 69-49. Johnson poured in a game-high 21 points to bolster the RedHawks.

In the first half, Miami connected on three of its first five three-point attempts to claim a 9-6 lead. The RedHawks did not take a shot within the three-point arc for the first 4:40 of the contest. In addition to Johnson, Bryan Reed and Josh Hausfeld drained treys for the Red and White in the opening minutes of the contest. Holding just a two-point edge, 12-10, at the 13:10 mark, Miami went on a 9-1 run sparked by another Hausfeld three pointer and bolstered with a pair of back-to-back three-point plays by Johnson. A Ronald Blackshear trey cut the RedHawk lead to five, 21-16, with 8:53 left in the first half, but that would be as close as the Thundering Herd would get. Larry Drake drilled a three pointer at the 2:16 mark and then came right back to chip in a lay up and give the RedHawks a 34-21 lead with 1:55 left in the first half. Blackshear knocked down a jumper with just over 30 seconds left to cut the Marshall deficit to 11, but Danny Horace tossed in a layup as time expired in the first half to make the halftime margin 13 points, 36-23.

Over nearly the first six minutes of the second half, Marshall was limited to just two points. Johnson chipped in five of the RedHawks' eight points as Miami jumped out to a 19-point lead, 44-25, with 14:23 left to play. A three-pointer by Horace at the 12-minute mark handed Miami its largest lead of the game-21 points-pushing the RedHawks to a 50-29 advantage. Three times in the second half Miami posted a 21-point lead over Marshall. The Thundering Herd was able to pull within 16 points, 57-14, with 3:51 remaining, but it wasn't enough as Miami rolled to the 69-49 triumph.

In addition to his 21 points, Johnson grabbed six rebounds, including a season-high three offensive boards, and snagged two steals. Horace added 14 points and a game-high seven rebounds. Chet Mason dished out six of Miami's season-high-tying 17 assists, while Hausfeld went 3-for-4 from three-point range for the RedHawks.

HOME SWEET HOME
Over its 34 seasons as the home of Miami basketball, Millett Hall has certainly been a welcome venue for the RedHawks, who are 326-106 (.755) on their home court. Eight of Miami's 10 wins this season have been in the confines of Millett Hall. Last season, the RedHawks won just two games away from Millett Hall.

DRAKE REJOINS ROSTER
Miami University senior guard Larry Drake (Groveport, Ohio/Groveport-Madison) was cleared to rejoin the men's basketball team starting with its game versus Eastern Michigan on Jan. 29 after completing a class that had held him out of action since the RedHawks' Jan. 8 game versus Kent State.

HAUSFELD HAS BREAKOUT GAME
Freshman guard Josh Hausfeld has steadily been emerging in the RedHawk lineup, but Jan. 20 against Akron Hausfeld had a breakout game. Going 7-of-9 (.778 ) from the field, including 5-of-7 (.714) from three-point range, Hausfeld poured in a career-high 19 points, and his career-best six assists led to 13 additional RedHawk points. He also grabbed a career-best five rebounds while playing all 40 minutes of the game for the first time this season.

THE HORACE FACTOR
It is no secret that when Miami scores at least 70 points, it wins games. A key factor for that scoring surge is sophomore forward Danny Horace. In Miami's wins, Horace averages 14.9 points per game, 6.9 rebounds per game and shoots 44.9 percent from the field. Contrastingly, he scores just 9.0 ppg, shoots 33.3 percent from the field and notches 4.7 boards per game in Miami's losses. In the six games where Miami has reached 70 or more points, Horace averages 16.3 ppg, 7.2 rpg and hits 49.3 percent of his shots.

FIRST-HALF FIRE
In the first half of Miami's Jan. 29 game at Eastern Michigan, Miami shot a sizzling 71.4 percent from the field, hitting 20-of-28 field goals. It was the RedHawks' best single-half effort of the season. For the game, Miami shot 54.9 percent from the floor, just the second time this season it has shot 50.0 percent or better.

FIVE MAKE BIG IMPACT OVER FIVE-GAME WIN STREAK
Over Miami's five-game win streak, five players were key elements to Miami's wins, scoring the bulk of the RedHawks' points: Juby Johnson (18.2), Danny Horace (16.0), Chet Mason (9.8), Josh Hausfeld (9.4), Gene Seals (5.8). Seals was averaging double figures before being sidelined with an ankle injury just four minutes into the Jan. 25 contest against Ball State. Making just his second start of the season, Seals was able to score two points and dish out an assist in just four short minutes of action. Horace and Mason also averaged 7.4 and 7.0 rebounds per game, respectively.

MASON ONE OF NATION'S TOP SMALL REBOUNDERS
Last season, Chet Mason ranked nationally among the top small rebounders (6-foot-3 and under), according to Stats, Inc., and this year he's picking up where he left off. Mason ranks sixth on the list, averaging 6.2 boards per game. Boston College's Ryan Sidney tops the list, averaging 7.1 rpg.

MASON STEALS SHOW
Junior guard Chet Mason grabbed a game-best and season-high six steals against Ohio, all of which came in the second half, which ties for fourth on Miami's single-game list. The six steals are the second-highest single-game sum in Miami history. Three people have recorded seven steals.

MORE ON MASON
In the three games prior Miami's Toledo and Ohio tilts, junior guard Chet Mason scored a collective 18 points. In Miami's games against Toledo and Ohio, Mason led the RedHawks in scoring, tallying 17 and 22 points, respectively. Not only did Mason average 19.5 points per game, he hit 65.2 percent of his field goals (15-of-23) and 55.6 percent of his three-point attempts (5-of-9). Against Ohio, Mason was an impressive 80.0 percent from the field (8-of-10) and 75.0 percent from three-point range (3-of-4).

A LITTLE GIVE AND TAKE
Junior guard Chet Mason and sophomore forward Danny Horace combined for 10 of the RedHawks' season-high 12 steals against Ohio. Mason snagged a career-high six steals, which ties for fourth on Miami's single-game chart, while Horace came up with four picks. The duo didn't just take, as they accounted for four of Miami's 12 assists. Mason handed out three assists and Horace had one.

TOP NUMBERS
Miami produced the most points in a half all season, amassing 47 in the second half against Ohio. The RedHawks also tallied a season-high 12 steals, while committing a season-low seven turnovers, equalled two weeks later against Ball State. Scoring 77 points, Miami also recorded its second-highest point total this season, falling just one shy of its 78 points against Dayton.

TOP NUMBERS PART II
Miami shot a season-high 58.3 percent from the field against Akron, one of two 50.0 shooting performances this season. The RedHawks also dished out 16 assists, pulled down a season-best 35 rebounds and produced their greatest rebounding margin (+16) against the Zips.

TOP NUMBERS PART III
In a 73-58 win at Eastern Michigan, Miami shot a blistering 71.4 percent from the field in the first half, it's best single-half efficiency of the season, en route to its largest halftime lead, 45-17. It also marked the most first-half points the RedHawks have scored this season.

A PUSH FOR 70
When the RedHawks hit 70 points, they win games. Six times this season Miami has reached the 70-point plateau, collecting wins five times. Miami topped Dayton 78-63, Central Michigan 71-62, Ohio 77-65, Akron 74-59 and Eastern Michigan 77-58. Its only loss when reaching 70 points was at Ball State, 70-78.

JOHNSON'S BAND-AID BRAND DEFENSE
As the Johnson & Johnson Band-Aid slogan goes, "I'm stuck on Band-Aid, 'cause Band-Aid's stuck on me," junior guard Juby Johnson's brand of defense stuck on Marshall's Ronald Blackshear, Ball State's Chris Williams, Evansville's Clint Cuffle, Central Michigan's Mike Manciel, Ohio's Steve Esterkamp and Akron's Derrick Tarver. In Saturday's game against Marshall, Thundering Herd gun Ronald Blackshear was averaging 25.1 ppg in league action ... he was limited to a team-best 13 points against the RedHawks. Heading into its Jan. 25 game, Williams, who averaged 23.1 points per game to rank ninth nationally entering the contest with Miami, was held to a season-low eight points by Johnson. Cuffle, who averaged 20.3 points per game and is one of the nation's top three-point shooters, hitting more than 60 percent of his three-point attempts prior to the Dec. 30 contest, was held to a mere four points as he went just 1-for-9 from the field versus Johnson. Manciel averaged 14.5 ppg and was held to nine by Johnson, while Esterkamp averaged 12.2 ppg and scored just five on Johnson. Tarver averaged 31.5 ppg in league action and scored 20, eight of which came in the waning minutes of the contest.

JOHNSON-MIAMI'S MINUTE MAN AND MORE
In six of Miami's last 10 games, junior guard Juby Johnson logged a full 40 minutes. Johnson has been a driving force in the RedHawk lineup, hitting critical baskets to place Miami in contention to win games or overcome deficits and playing superior defense while typically drawing the toughest defensive assignments. Johnson is scoring at an 18.0 point-per-game clip to lead the RedHawks over the past 10 games, including a career-high-tying 26 points at Eastern Michigan on Jan. 29. This season, Johnson has scored in double figures in 15 games, including 10 of Miami's last 11 contests.

HAUSFELD CRACKING THE STARTING LINEUP
Freshman guard Josh Hausfeld earned the first start of his collegiate career against Butler on Dec. 14, but came off the bench in the Miami's next two games-Cincinnati and Evansville-to record 10 and eight points respectively. Hausfeld made his return to the starting lineup versus Central Michigan and has started the last 10 games.

MAC NUGGETS Three RedHawks are ranked among MAC statistical leaders. Juby Johnson ranks seventh in made three-point field goals (2.10), 13th in scoring (15.5) and 14th in free-throw percentage (.750) and 15th in field goal percentage (.461). Chet Mason ranks ninth in defensive rebounds (4.90) ninth in rebounds (6.2) and ranks eighth in steals (1.57). Danny Horace is 11th in defensive rebounds (4.19), 14th in rebounds (5.8), and 12th in free-throw percentage (.758).

MAC NUGGETS PART II
In conference only games, five players rank among MAC statistical leaders. Josh Hausfeld is seventh in made three pointers (2.08). Chet Mason ranks fifth in steals (2.25), sixth in defensive rebounds (5.42) and 10th in rebounding (6.7). Juby Johnson is fifth in made three-point field goals (2.50) and fourth in three-point field goal shooting percentage (.400), seventh in scoring (17.2) and 13th in field goal percentage (.463), while Danny Horace ranks eighth in defensive rebounds (5.17), and ninth in rebounding (6.8) and free throw percentage (.776). Gene Seals ranks 14th in blocked shots (0.67). As a team, the RedHawks lead the league in scoring defense (59.3)..

STINGY DEFENSE
One of the hallmarks of Charlie Coles coached Miami basketball teams is a strong emphasis on defense. For the season, Miami has been among the nation's top teams in scoring defense and currently ranks 11th nationally according to ESPN.com, giving up just 60.0 ppg.

BREAKING DOWN THE BARRIER
With a 77-65 win at Ohio on Jan. 18, Miami broke down the road barrier that has hindered it since Feb. 6, 2002. Road games have been a true obstacle for the RedHawks, who won just two road contests last season and won their first in six tries this season at Ohio. Miami had lost eight straight road games, however, they have won their last two road contests, collecting wins at Ohio and Eastern Michigan. The Red and White also ended a three-game drought in The Convo with its previous win there on Feb. 18, 1998, 85-53.

THE 'SLUIS IS LOOSE!
Redshirt freshman Nate VanderSluis (Oak Harbor, Ohio/Oak Harbor) made his much-anticipated debut in a RedHawk uniform on Dec. 14 when Miami hosted Butler. The 6-foot-11 center, who has battled foot injuries the past two seasons, played five minutes against the Bulldogs and scored four points and snagged two rebounds. He also saw limited action against Cincinnati on Dec. 28 and Kent State on Jan. 8, but made his presence felt against Akron on Jan. 20, scoring four points, grabbing three rebounds and playing 18 minutes.

REDHAWKS HOT AND COLD FROM THREE-POINT RANGE
Against Evansville, Miami drained its first five three-point attempts, and didn't miss a field goal until the 15:40 mark. Miami hit 41.2 percent of its first-half three pointers (7-of-17)-its best first-half effort of the season. Things cooled off for the RedHawks, who went 9-of-29 from three-point range for the game as they made just 2-of-12 attempts in the second half, a 16.7 percent effort. The RedHawks' 29 attempts were their most since the Red and White attempted 30 versus Buffalo in February of 2000 and ranked among the top eight for single-game attempts in Miami history.

HORACE TABBED MAC EAST PLAYER OF THE WEEK
For the second consecutive week, a Miami University men's basketball player has earned Mid-American Conference East Division Player of the Week accolades. Sophomore forward Danny Horace was tabbed player of the week, the conference office announced on Jan 27. Horace paced the RedHawks in wins over Akron (74-59) and Ball State (58-56). He poured in a career-high-tying 21 points against Akron to lead all scorers, drilling 10-of-13 field goals to shoot a sizzling 76.9 percent from the field, helping Miami to its best shooting efficiency of the season (.583). His seven boards against the Zips lifted Miami to a season-high for rebounds (35) and its greatest rebounding margin of the season (+16). Against the Cardinals, Horace tallied a game-best 18 points and pulled down a team-best nine boards as Miami battled to outrebound BSU, 34-32. Over the final minute of the contest with Ball State trailing by just two points, Horace pulled down two crucial rebounds, including a defensive board with 35 seconds, which led to a three-point play by Horace off a dunk and the ensuing free throw to give the RedHawks a five-point cushion. Miami pulled down 15 offensive rebounds, led by Horace's four, to tally a season-high, bettering the 14 offensive boards it collected at Maryland. The Ball State win marked the 11th straight triumph over the Cardinals in Miami's Millett Hall. For the week, Horace averaged 19.5 points per game, and 8.0 rebounds per game to lead the RedHawks. He also shot 55.2 percent from the field (16-of-29). Horace has scored in double figures in Miami's last four games. This is the first career player of the week honor for Horace.

MASON TABBED MAC EAST PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Junior guard Chet Mason was tabbed Mid-American Conference East Division Player of the Week following games against Toledo and Ohio. Mason led Miami against Toledo and Ohio, scoring 17 and 22 points, respectively, to average 19.5 points per game for the week. He came into the week producing just 18 combined points over Miami's previous three games, but got his shooting touch back last week. Mason's career-high 22 points against Ohio lifted Miami to a 77-65 win over the Bobcats, its first road win since Feb. 6, 2002, and first win in The Convo since 1998. Mason was a sizzling 8-of-10 from the field (.800) and 3-of-4 from three-point range (.750), single-handedly putting together two second-half runs to cinch the game against the Bobcats. He also grabbed a game-high and career-best six steals, all in the second half, which ties for fourth on Miami's single-game chart. For the week, Mason hit 65.2 percent of his field goals 55.6 percent of his three-point attempts, averaged 7.0 rebounds per game and collected eight steals.

SCHENKE NAMED MAC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Miami University's basketball programs swept the Mid-American Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Week awards Dec. 10 as junior forward Colleen Day (Independence, Ohio/Holy Name) and sophomore forward Tim Schenke were named the female and male scholar-athletes of the week. Schenke, who owns a 3.37 GPA and majors in finance, helped Miami to back-to-back wins for the first time since early last February and got Miami to the .500 mark for the first time this season with wins over Dayton, 78-63, and a league-opening win over Western Michigan, 44-39. Schenke hit a critical three as time expired in the first half against Dayton to cut the Flyer lead to five and give the RedHawks momentum going into the second half. During a 17-0 second half run, Schenke hit another three to push Miami's lead to five. Miami's bench was a key component to the Dayton win, outscoring the Flyers 18-7. Schenke accounted for nine of those 18 points-a career-high sum. For the second straight game, Schenke drilled a critical three against Western Michigan. All seven of his points came in the second half. Defensively, he helped hold Bronco forward Anthony Kann, who averaged 12.0 ppg heading into the contest, to just two points.

BENCH MARKS
A key to Miami's 78-63 win over Dayton was the production it received from its bench as the RedHawk bench outscored the Flyer bench 18-7. That margin was due in large part to sophomore Tim Schenke-who manufactured a career-high nine points, going 3-for-4 from three-point range-and junior forward Gene Seals, who added seven points.

THREE-POINT TURN AROUND
Over its first four games, Miami went a paltry 20-of-80 from three-point range, connecting on no more than six in a single game. Against Dayton, it seemed as if that might be the case in the first half as the RedHawks hit just 2-of-11 three-point attempts, including one by sophomore forward Tim Schenke just as the first half ended. The second half, however, was a much different story for the RedHawks, who drilled 8-of-10 three-point attempts for a sizzling .800 second-half three-point shooting percentage. Miami made its first five three-point attempts of the second half and didn't miss until the 13:29 mark.

DANNY "WRIGHT" ON THE BLOCK
When it comes to blocked shots, Danny Horace likes facing the Wright State Raiders. Last season as a freshman, Horace swatted five Raider shots, which tied Miami's No. 5 single-game total. On Nov. 30, Horace blocked three Raider shots for a grand total of eight over the past two years.

REBOUNDS FOR REED
Against Wright State, senior forward Bryan Reed (Terre Haute, Ind./North) snagged a career-high 11 rebounds and become just the second RedHawk this season to produce double figures in rebounding. His 11 rebounds against the Raiders also was a game-high sum, four more than any other player. For the week, Reed averaged a team-best 8.0 boards per game.

HAUSFELD STEPS UP AGAINST MARYLAND
Freshman guard Josh Hausfeld stepped to the floor in front of a national audience against No. 12/15 Maryland and showed that he is more than capable of playing with the nation's finest. Hausfeld was one of just two RedHawks and one of only four players to score in double figures, amassing 11 points off 4-of-8 field goals. Hausfeld drilled three treys as he went 3-of-4 (.750) from beyond the three-point arc. He also produced two rebounds and one steal.

DANNY DOUBLE-DOUBLE
In just the second game of the season, sophomore forward Danny Horace notched his first double-double for the RedHawks. Horace led all players with 17 points and 12 rebounds against No. 12/15 Maryland on Sunday. His 12 boards was twice the sum of any other player. He also had three steals and one assist.

JOHNSON TABBED MAC PRESEASON ALL-EAST DIVISION
Junior guard Juby Johnson was one of 10 players named to the Mid-American Conference All-Divisional Teams as voted by the MAC News Media Association. Johnson joined Ohio's Brandon Hunter, Kent State's Antonio Gates, Marshall's Ronald Blackshear and Akron's Andy Hipsher on the MAC Preseason All-East Division Team. Ball State's Theron Smith, Central Michigan's Chris Kaman, Eastern Michigan's Ricky Cottrill, Toledo's Nick Moore and Western Michigan's Robby Collum comprised the Preseason All-West Division Team.

A MIAMI WIN WOULD ...
* Even Miami's overall record to 11-11, marking the third time this season the RedHawks have reached .500
* Improve Miami's conference road mark to 3-3
* Extend Miami's streak against the Zips to four-straight games.

A MIAMI LOSS WOULD ...
* Drop the RedHawks MAC road record to 2-4.
* Hand Miami its second consecutive loss in Akron.