2008-2009 Evansville Purple Aces

2008-2009 Evansville Purple Aces Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
- Bryan Bouchie Fr C 6-11 245 Dec 28, 1988 Washington (IN) United States Washington High School
- Shy Ely Sr GF 6-5 205 Jul 16, 1987 Indianapolis (IN) United States Speedway High School
- C.J. Erickson Fr GF 6-6 200 Sep 27, 1989 Excelsior (MN) United States Minnetonka High School
- Nate Garner Sr F 6-5 224 Jun 22, 1987 Cedar Rapids (IA) United States Washington High School
- Darin Granger Jr G 6-2 168 Jul 17, 1987 Indianapolis (IN) United States Lawrence Central High School
- Trevor Gregory Jr G 6-1 205 Jan 17, 1988 Evansville (IN) United States Harrison High School
- James Haarsma Fr F 6-7 230 Feb 8, 1989 Kenosha (WI) United States St. Catherine's High School
- Denver Holmes Fr GF 6-4 180 Jun 26, 1989 Olathe (KS) United States Olathe North High School
- Jason Holsinger Sr G 5-11 177 Jun 22, 1986 Lapel (IN) United States Lapel High School
- Clint Hopf So F 6-8 235 Feb 6, 1989 Ferdinand (IN) United States Forest Park High School
- Zach House Fr C 7-0 218 Nov 13, 1988 Rock Falls (IN) United States Rock Falls High School
- Kavon Lacey So G 6-0 200 Jul 27, 1989 Alton (IL) United States Alton High School
- Taylor Morrow Jr G 6-2 163 Jul 31, 1986 Wadesville (IN) United States North Posey High School
- Pieter Van Tongeren So C 6-10 235 Aug 27, 1987 Driehuis Netherlands Ichthus College High School
- Kaylon Williams Fr G 6-3 185 Jul 31, 1989 Cedar Rapids (IA) United States Kennedy High School

Recent Evansville Purple Aces History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 16-17 (6-14) 10th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2022-2023 5-27 (1-19) 12th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2021-2022 6-24 (2-16) 10th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2020-2021 9-16 (7-11) 5th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2019-2020 9-23 10th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2018-2019 11-21 (5-13) 10th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2017-2018 17-15 (7-11) 7th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2016-2017 16-17 (6-12) 8th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2015-2016 25-9 (12-6) 2nd (MVC) Runner Up N/A
2014-2015 24-12 (9-9) 5th (MVC) 2nd Rnd CIT Champion
2013-2014 14-19 (6-12) 8th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2012-2013 21-15 (10-8) 4th (MVC) 2nd Rnd CIT 4th Rnd
2011-2012 16-16 (9-9) 3rd (MVC) 3rd Rnd CBI 1st Rnd
2010-2011 16-16 (9-9) 6th (MVC) 2nd Rnd CBI 2nd Rnd
2009-2010 9-21 (3-15) 10th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2008-2009 17-14 (8-10) 5th (MVC) 2nd Rnd CIT 1st Rnd
2007-2008 9-21 (3-15) 10th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2006-2007 14-17 (6-12) 7th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2005-2006 10-19 (5-13) 7th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2004-2005 11-17 (5-13) 9th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2003-2004 7-22 (5-13) 8th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2002-2003 12-16 (8-10) 5th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A

2008-2009 Evansville Purple Aces Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Shy Ely NABC All-District (16) First Team
Jason Holsinger Academic All-American First Team
Shy Ely MVC All-Conference First Team
Jason Holsinger MVC All-Conference Honorable Mention
Kaylon Williams MVC All-Freshman Team
Nate Garner MVC Most-Improved Team

2008-2009 Evansville Purple Aces Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters J. Holsinger K. Williams S. Ely N. Garner P. Van Tongeren
Rotation K. Lacey   J. Haarsma    
Lim PT D. Granger D. Holmes C. Erickson C. Hopf Z. House
Lim PT T. Gregory        

2008-2009 Evansville Purple Aces Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Shy Ely 31 35.1 18.9 5.8 1.7 0.8 0.3 2.1
Jason Holsinger 31 33.9 12.4 1.8 3.5 0.7 0.1 2.3
Nate Garner 31 29.1 10.0 6.2 1.7 1.3 0.1 2.1
Kaylon Williams 31 29.4 6.3 4.3 4.9 1.5 0.1 2.5
James Haarsma 31 18.4 5.8 4.2 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.7
Pieter Van Tongeren 31 16.7 4.8 3.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.6
Kavon Lacey 31 18.4 4.2 1.9 1.9 0.5 0.1 1.4
Denver Holmes 26 8.3 2.2 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.6
Clint Hopf 29 6.8 1.8 1.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.4
Darin Granger 13 7.7 1.2 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.5
C.J. Erickson 14 3.6 1.1 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3
Trevor Gregory 7 1.7 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
Zach House 9 4.0 0.3 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.6

2008-2009 Evansville Purple Aces Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Marty Simmons Head Coach 2007-2008 Assistant Coach (Evansville, 1997 to 2002)
Jimmy Elgas Assistant Coach 2007-2008 N/A
Kim Gentry Director of Basketball Development 2008-2009 N/A
Terry Collins Head Athletic Trainer 1987-1988 N/A
Troy Coppus Assistant Athletic Trainer 2007-2008 N/A